Showing results for "Of a Time" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

After Tempara successfully saved three of her Greater Temporal Fox family members from the clutches of a dangerous temporal ritual located in the Frozen Reaches, the Fox-turned-Dungeon Core travels south to an entirely different Wildlands region in hopes of freeing even more of her family. While it was treacherous in the cold, northern region where she called home, the new region is unlike anything she has ever encountered before.

A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic! Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him...

Zale “the Gale” Murdoch, one of the greatest seafaring merchants in the kingdom of Tuscawny, is at the top of his game. No one has reached the guild’s grandmaster status in generations, and he’s but one job away, with his biggest rival right on his heels. When a mysterious stranger approaches him with information that will seemingly ensure his success, Zale is tempted. The mission: to retrieve the Grimstone, a mythical artifact obscured by the shadows of history and religious folklore … an object of immeasurable value … if it’s real.

After an accident on his way home from school, 17-year-old Joe Harding is locked out of his house. A stranger, who appears to own Joe's house, warns him to escape. Huge bells on rooftops ring out, and Joe is chased out of town by a band of citizens determined to kill him. He escapes, and after surviving alone in an England that is wild and uncultivated, joins a small band of young people in hiding. He is in a parallel world in which he wants to remain, but fate has other things in store for him.

Cleo stellt zufällig fest, dass der Gesteinsbrocken vom Mondsee auf einmal eine starke magnetische Wirkung hat. Während sie alles versucht, um hinter das Geheimnis des Gesteins zu kommen, will Rikki von all dem nichts wissen. Als sie erfährt, dass Cleo den Stein Ryan, einem Kollegen von Sam, gezeigt hat, kommt es zwischen den Freundinnen zum Streit.

“A bravura performance by one of our finest writers.”—The Horn Book (starred review) “This series finale has everything readers could hope for from a conclusion 20 years in the making.”— School Library Journal (starred review) The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion to...

Meg Murry, nuestra protagonista, tiene problemas para adaptarse en la escuela… es difícil adivinar que sus padres son científicos. Papá desapareció tiempo atrás en extrañas circunstancias, pero mamá no ha perdido la esperanza de volver a verlo. Su hermano pequeño, Charles, es un niño prodigio; su mente posee una percepción excepcional que le permite ver más allá de las apariencias.

Jack is finally finding his rhythm in New Earth. Between crafting sessions, run-ins with dinosaurs, and bonding with his quirky companions, things seem to be turning around. His ground sloth, Snowy, and his buzzing team of bees make leveling up a little sweeter, and his parents are starting to accept his unconventional path.

In 2084, three teenagers discover the secret to time travel. At first their jumps cover only a few seconds, but soon they master the technique and combat their fear of jumping into the unknown. It’s dangerous. It’s illegal. And it’s utterly worth it for the full-body bliss of each return. As their ability to time jump grows into days and weeks, the group begins to push beyond their limits, with terrifying consequences. Could they travel as far as ten years, to escape the authorities? They are desperate enough to find out.

Lira of Stone watched her home burn and her clan fall beneath the sword of the warlord known as the Dragon. She believes the man she loves, a warrior who defected from the Dragon's army, is dead. Alongside her exiled brother and his band of refugees, she will fight the forces that conquered her island. But the greatest danger may come from Lira herself—with the blood of banished gods running through her veins, she's become a weapon, and no one is safe from the power of her wrath.

Everson is brilliant, ingenious, and yet, he feels broken. Cursed with a disability, he dreams of nothing more than being useful. Quinn is bold, defiant, and will do anything to protect her brother. When Everson is sent to an academy of magic and engineering, Quinn joins a military school to remain near her brother. However, things within the fabled institutions are not what they seem. Beneath a mantra of good intentions and the objective of a better future, spies and conspiracies lurk.

Wieder steht eine Vollmondnacht bevor. Rikki, Bella und Cleo haben mit Zane abgemacht, dass sie die Nacht gemeinsam im Café verbringen werden. Dass Will auch dabei sein soll, passt Zane überhaupt nicht. Als Nate und ein paar Jungs auftauchen, um die Pokerpartie durchzuziehen, die eigentlich für diesen Abend geplant war, hält Zane sich nicht an sein Versprechen.