Showing results for "Portals" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

When ten-year-old Max Power finds a pixelated, glowing key in his grandad's garage, he has no idea what it could be ... but he can't help but reach out and touch it. And just like that, he's catapulted into the adventure of a lifetime! Max finds himself in a strange world—a patchwork realm called Arcadia. This wonderful place is inhabited by strange characters. What's the connection between this fantastic realm and the video games Max has played in the real world?

Mystery and adventure collide in this humorous and heartfelt multiverse adventure from beloved, award-winning authors Wendy Mass and Nora Raleigh Baskin. Twelve-year-old Piper’s life has always been unusual: her parents are clockmakers whose inventions are anything but ordinary, and she’s...

Italien, Catania: Die dreizehnjährige Lucia führt ein ganz normales Leben, bis sich plötzlich eine brennende Flamme in ihrem Inneren regt und aus ihren Händen im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes Funken sprühen. Das allein wäre schon problematisch genug, denn Feuermagie ist schon lange verboten, aber zusätzlich jagen sie nun auch noch unheimliche Nebelwesen. Gemeinsam mit ihrem altklugen Feuersalamander Yuki und dem geheimnisvollen Finn flieht sie durch ein verborgenes Portal nach Flammaris, dem einst leuchtenden Feuerland, das inzwischen von dichtem Nebel verschluckt wird.

Maggie Blue ist eine Außenseiterin, sowohl zu Hause als auch in der Schule. Sie lebt bei ihrer exzentrischen Tante Esme und hat keine anderen Freunde als den launischen Hoagy, einen einäugigen streunenden Kater, der mit ihr sprechen kann. Als Maggie zufällig beobachtet, wie sich die neue Vertrauenslehrerin Ms Cane in eine angsteinflößende Wölfin verwandelt und ihre Schulkameradin Ida in eine andere Welt entführt, ist sie fest entschlossen, Ida zu retten. Aber die düstere Welt, in der Maggie landet, ist voller Gefahren.

Camelot is becoming increasingly dangerous for dragons and their allies. When a fear-inducing toxin seeps into the water supply, Merlin, Hawk, and Sabina suspect sorcery. Could this be Lady Morgan’s doing? But when Lady Morgan pleads innocent and offers a truce to save her poisoned sister, the trio hesitantly believes her. Using a supernatural device called the memory stone, the team splits up to embark on an epic journey to Dragon’s Rest and portals beyond to uncover the mystery.

Eli and Morgan experience life-changing revelations in this new adventure in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. While exploring World’s End, an area in Aski they've just discovered, Morgan and Emily delight in their developing relationship, while Eli...

'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob’s brilliant humour.' - David Walliams Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals. This second title in the funny, exciting adventure series for boys and girls of 8 to 12 fizzes with...

"Der Baum, unter dessen Blättern Will und Charlotte verschwunden waren, wuchs noch ein Stück weiter. Und unter ihm, eingewoben in seine Wurzeln, öffnete etwas ein Auge. Schläfrig. Träumend. Es hatte eine Stimme gehört. Eine, auf die es gewartet hatte. Eine, die es geweckt hatte." Bei einem Schulausflug in den Central Park machen die Zwillinge Will und Charlotte eine unglaubliche Entdeckung: Um einen Baum mit silbernen Blättern schwirrt ein kleines Wesen mit fast durchsichtigen Flügeln - eine Elfe, wie sich bald herausstellt.

Grace’s family are wardens of the incredible Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Right now, it’s all systems go at Griffin HQ, where Grace, her mum and her brother have their hands full answering a huge number of calls for help. They could really do with another warden on the team - but Mum believes their important work should be kept inside the family. Meanwhile, Grace is investigating a series of puzzling petty thefts. The clues lead her to a ramshackle castle on a lonely island, where the mystery only deepens.

The Portal in the Park is a modern day Siddhartha with an urban multicultural edge for a multitasking generation of young listeners ages 6 to 10. It is a musical fantasy adventure that takes its 11-year-old hero - hero and audience - into another dimension, a world where magical creatures introduce the boy to new awakenings of his body and mind.

Primer título de la saga Renacer. Tienes en tus manos el inicio de un cambio que hará que se descubra el verdadero significado de nuestra especie. Es confuso, una de las reglas principales es no enamorarse. Descubrí que soy rebelde cuando pasé de ella. Hay anarquías que tienen un motivo. La mía comenzó con su nombre y ahora tiene 500 formas de recuperar el presente. No escuches este audiolibro si te cuesta creer y vives bajo las cadenas de lo conocido.

In the third book of Ted Sanders’ Keepers series, Horace and his friends discover their talismans of power may be dying out. Now the race is on to save their way of life—and the world as we know it. Horace F. Andrews and his friends are fighting the battle of their lives, a battle that will...

When a mysterious portal appears above the SUPER HAPPY MAGIC FOREST, it's the first sign that evil is afoot. The second sign is the hungry monster bursts from the swirling darkness and eats Gnomedalf's breakfast waffles. This is the darkest kind of sorcery. With more portals opening throughout the land, it's up to five brave heroes to travel to Wizard City to save the day.

When Anna’s dirt bike pulled up alongside late one summer’s evening, Harry grasped the opportunity to escape the city and his troubles, but he never imagined the mysterious girl would lead him across the galaxy to another world.

The second volume in an epic fantasy trilogy that will thrill everyone who loves rich stories of wonder and magic. Together, they have unimaginable power. But unless they part, that power may destroy them. As the dark lord Thoth raises a monstrous army, Sylas and Naeo discover that their...

“Kathryn Lasky’s latest is a sleight-of-hand that will have you clapping your hands. With the brio and big-heart that characterizes all of Lasky’s work, this opening salvo of a new series can be heralded with trumpet fanfares and clouds of rose petals.” —Gregory Maguire, author of...

Join Jennifer and Daniel in a thrilling journey back to 1631, where they meet Galileo, witness his astronomical discoveries, test their problem-solving skills, and explore the cosmos.

Preorder now and receive the gorgeous DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring stenciled designed sprayed edges, as well as a foil case stamp and designed endpapers. This must-have special edition is only available on a limited first print run while supplies last in the US and...

Celeste, Esme, Logan and Ferd are summoned to the Realm of Mountains to answer for the part they've played in the growing rebellion, and Celeste soon finds herself in a brand-new kind of trouble. Separated from her cousin and forced to work with the trickster Pan, Celeste must navigate the wild landscape, dodge dangerous creatures, find Ferd, save a Guardian, recover a hagstone and rescue a friend. No pressure. And this adventure is just the beginning.

Ayla and her friends travel further from home and deeper into the strange and ancient world of Fal. The chase leads them through a land of ever-deepening magic, populated with characters bizarre and beautiful, wondrous and dangerous. It leads them to the Old Ones, where Ayla’s newfound powers are greeted with fear and trepidation. They will meet allies and enemies, old and new, with the lines blurred between friend and foe. Battles spiral into war, and not everyone will fall on the same side.