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When Gunnar learns the king of Highcastle will grant an audience to anyone who wins an arena championship, he decides to enter the competition as a gladiator. If he can earn a meeting with the ailing king and persuade him to stop Dryden before his dragon flies, he can save Edgewood and countless lives. He'll also get his name posted in every arena, which could lead Rachel one step closer to finding him. Does Gunnar have what it takes to become a champion, or has he bitten off more than he can chew?

The Devil gives Norman Reeves an ill-fated mission he has no choice but to accept: Find the center of Eden and reverse the Fall of Man. Thrust into a place called Creation, Norman's task is plagued by unimaginable people and events. He must unravel impossible clues to free the Three Trees and keep himself out of Hell at the same time. On this surreal and humorous journey, Norman discovers many things better left unknown: the shocking secret lives of people close to him and the other unthinkable reason he was brought here.

Sei vorsichtig mit deinen Wünschen, sie könnten in Erfüllung gehen! Deandra »Dee« Moth gilt dank ihrer magischen Instabilität als wandelnde Katastrophe. Kein Wunder also, dass eine Räumungsklage für ihren frisch übernommenen Buchladen in Ecco Falls eintrifft. Sie braucht also dringend einen Plan. Denn Dee hat die Nase voll davon, immer wieder zu versagen. Im Hexen-Netz stößt sie auf einen für Anfänger geeigneten Beschwörungszauber. Der Plan? Genial. Die Ausführung? Nun ja … Denn statt eines strahlenden Schutzgeists steht plötzlich der Tod persönlich vor ihr.

In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex - a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And his mother, Maggie, a living, breathing badass as well as a witch, can't protect him like she used to because he's moved away from Kitimat to Vancouver for school. Even though he's got a year of sobriety under his belt (no thanks to his enabling, ever-partying mom), Jared also struggles with the temptation of drinking.