Showing results for "Land Fictions" in Literature & Fiction

Madeline Oliver has never wanted for anything, but now she would give anything just to breathe. Jason Wu skates through life on jokes, but when a tragedy leaves him guilt-stricken, he promises to tell only the truth, no matter the price. When a mysterious stranger named Hanali appears to Madeline and offers to heal her in exchange for one year of service to his people, Madeline and Jason are swept into a strange land where they don’t know the rules and where their decisions carry consequences that reach further than they could ever guess.

Colonel James Raytak is about to die. The 93-year-old combat veteran is living his last days in a nursing home, and his only hope for survival is found inside the virtual world of Limitless Lands. With every swing of his sword and every command given to his army, Raytak is one step closer to returning to the people he loves. Many foes will stand in his path, and despite a lifetime of military experience and powerful allies, victory is not assured.

Leon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school when rumours of an unidentified virus in Africa begin to fill the news. Within a week the virus hits London. The siblings witness people turning to liquid before their eyes, and they run for their lives. A month after touching Earth's atmosphere the virus has assimilated the world's biomass. But the virus isn't their only enemy, and survival is just the first step....

There are lights on the horizon. Electricity. Order. A return to civilisation. After three years cut off, living by their wits in the bush, Finn and Kas might at last find a life without danger and threat. But the tracking device beneath Kas’s skin begins to buzz – she can’t ignore that she is a Siley, a slave, and will never be free. And when the search parties arrive, with brutal force, Finn and Kas face a new reality – a world divided by fences, a world where they can’t be together. But after everything they’ve been through, they’re not about to play by the rules.

Winner of Best Narration by the Author at the Audie Awards 2020 Finalist in Best Young Adult Audiobook at the Audie Awards 2020 From 2019 Carnegie Medal winner and author of THE POET X Elizabeth Acevedo comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul...

A dark shadow has been cast across the known lands. War sweeps through the divided nations of men and elves. There is great despair for the future of men, for if the greatest of all kingdoms can fail there can be no hope in tomorrow's tomorrow for any man in any land. Yet there is deeper despair amongst the elven peoples where for the first time in recorded history the elves of the West and East are at war with each other.

After destroying the Crescent Stone, Madeline returns home, bringing Shula and Yenil with her. As her health continues to deteriorate, Madeline feels the Sunlit Lands calling her back. Meanwhile, Jason, Darius, and the rest of the inhabitants of the Sunlit Lands fight for survival and freedom. The magic that fuels the land is failing, threatening to destroy them all. Will Madeline’s return save the land and its people?

The New York Times–bestselling Razorland saga from Ann Aguirre continues. Since the war ended, Tegan has dreamed of an epic journey, so when she has the opportunity to sign on as ship's doctor, she can't wait. It's past time to chart her course. Millie Faraday, the kindest girl in the free...

Ausgerechnet Island - Schnee, Eis und Kälte! Die 15-jährige Elin ist alles andere als begeistert, als sie mit ihrer Mutter nach Island reisen muss. Und dann ist auch noch ein Ausritt auf Islandpferden geplant! Dabei ist für Elin eigentlich ganz klar: Pferde und Reiten, das war mal! Doch als sie auf Island ankommt, spürt sie sofort eine besondere, geheimnisvolle Verbindung zu der Insel, die sie zunächst nicht deuten kann. Und diese Verbindung wird stärker, als sie einen Ausritt unternehmen und auf Kári und eine Herde Wildpferde treffen.

In this Y/A rom-com, enviro-science grad Maeve Wong gets caught up in a bizarre revolution with unscrupulous lawyers and oil barons to take over the government of Oil Land. One love of her life lusts for activism and justice, the other for resource exploitation at all costs. She needs to decide whose side she is on.

Anschaulich, kurzweilig, faszinierend - eine außergewöhnliche Reise. Was wäre es für ein Gefühl, bei der Entstehung des Kosmos zuzusehen und den Entwicklungen auf der Erde zu folgen? In Max Kruses Menschheits- und Kulturgeschichte nimmt Peter Fricke als Erzähler Senex die Hörer*innen mit auf eine fantastische Reise durch die Zeit: Von der Entstehung der Welt, über die Evolution, die frühen Hochkulturen bis zum Siegeszug des Christentums. Er erklärt die Rolle der Kirche im "Hexenkessel" Europa und führt zu den großen Entdeckern und Erfindern bis hin zu den Fortschritten der Neuzeit und der weltweiten Vernetzung.