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Ryan wakes up to find his contractor dad building walls to turn their big old house into a duplex. The family that moves into the other side includes Bizzy Horvat, the pretty girl he has a crush on at school. Bizzy claims her mother is a witch with the power to curse people with clumsiness or, in Bizzy’s case, astonishing beauty. When a bee gets caught in Bizzy’s hair, Ryan acts so quickly and radically to save her from getting stung that he attracts the attention of a group of micropotents - people with micropowers.

Nicole Cassidy is a witch descended from the Greek gods...but she doesn't know it until she moves to a new town and discovers a dangerous world of magic and monsters that she never knew existed. When the Olympian Comet shoots through the sky for the first time in 3,000 years, Nicole and four others - including mysterious bad-boy Blake - are gifted with elemental powers. But the comet has another effect - it opens the portal to another dimension that has imprisoned the Titans for centuries.

Wer die Gabe hat, lebt gefährlich! Das weiß Merle spätestens seit sie dem Schmuggler und seinen Verbündeten nur knapp entkommen ist. Jetzt muss sie verhindern, dass der Rote König ihre Mutter aufspürt. Aber das ist leichter gesagt als getan, denn ihre neu erwachten Fähigkeiten machen ihr Angst. Einzig Kenai könnte ihr helfen, der Gabe Herr zu werden. Aber die Sache mit Kenai ist kompliziert. Er hat Geheimnisse vor ihr, und in seiner Nähe traut Merle ihren eigenen Gefühlen nicht über den Weg. Kann sie ihm wirklich vertrauen?

Once, Catriona Macgregor led a charmed life. Daughter of a wealthy rancher, pretty and educated, she looked forward to all the world had to offer—until fate took a turn. Now family, home, and even her name have been stripped away. As “Black Cat Whitfield,” adopted daughter of an outlaw, she’s wanted by the authorities. It certainly wasn’t the destiny she imagined—especially as one of the Blessed.

Elysium, Oklahoma, is a town like any other. Respectable. God-fearing. Praying for an end to the Dust Bowl - until the day the Dust Soldiers arrive - until the people of Elysium learn it's all a lie. You see, there isn't only one god. There are two sisters: Life and Death. And the Sisters like to gamble against each other with things like time and space and human lives. Elysium is to become the play board in a ruthless game between the goddesses. The Dust Soldiers will return in ten years' time, and if the people of Elysium have not proved themselves worthy, all will be slain.

After the terrifying events on Mount Raksha, the witches have returned, and River has betrayed Kamzin to regain his dark powers. The witches’ next step: march on the Three Cities and take over the empire - led by River’s brother, Esha. If Kamzin is to save Azmiri and prevent the destruction of the empire, she must find a star that fell in the Ash Mountains to the north. Fallen stars have immense power, and if Kamzin and Lusha can find the star, they can use its magic to protect their homeland.

"Wem kannst du vertrauen, wenn sich sowohl das Böse als auch das Gute dort verbirgt, wo du es niemals vermutet hättest?" In Band 3 der Fantasy-Trilogie "Merles Fluch" ist Merle die Gefangene des Roten Königs geworden. Während sie sich in den Intrigen seines Hofs verfängt, kämpft Kenai im Kerker ums Überleben. Um ihn zu retten, muss Merle nicht nur mit ihren schlimmsten Feinden zusammenarbeiten, sie muss auch einen Mord begehen: Der Rote König soll durch ihre Hand sterben. Aber Larren Adoray Donatus ist nicht der, für den Merle ihn gehalten hat.

She died willingly. But as she was promised, Noa finds herself in a new life in which she must face her brutal past, find those she loved, and search for a new truth. A journey that will lead her not only into the abysses of the land, but also to the fate of those who once again want to destroy her future.

A trilógia záró részében Kamor, a Bakony varázslója felfedi régmúlt fiatalkorának titkait és Helka hercegkisasszony is megtalálja párját. A történet ott kezdődik, ahol a Ciprián története véget ér: a füredi parton. Felbukkan Kamor varázsló igazi, de mindeddig titkolt ellenfele aki jogos tulajdonát követeli vissza Kamortól: a varázserejű nap-éj kristályok egyikét. A varázsló igazi nagysága mutatkozik meg elmesélt történetében.

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.

There was once a man born with a noble pedigree and peerless talent. His name was Xi Tianyi, and he was a man destined for immortal ascension. This is not his story. This is a story about Juedai Fenghua, Xi Tianyi's first clone. Due to unfortunate circumstances, she fell from the world of immortals to the mortal world. With no means to contact Tianyi, Fenghua claw her way back up to the immortal world. This is her journey...but why does it feel like she is not the protagonist?

Isabel remembers nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have. Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. And he needs her loyalty - because without it, she may be his greatest threat. Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court - until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them. Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart - and everything she thought she knew.

What would you do if your father sent you a key that could unlock the most powerful secret of the ancient world? Would you get involved, at the risk of bringing its terrible magic back to life? In this novel that pits Good, Love, and Nature against Evil, Hate and Artifice, two teenagers, Jake and Helen, meet as contestants at a literary festival in Florence, Italy.

'The Wide, Wide Sea' is a Chaos Walking short story. Set before the Spackle War in a small fishing village by the sea, this is a heartbreaking tale of love and loyalty in a divided world. Best listened to immediately after The Ask and the Answer, it features familiar characters such as Mistress Coyle but gives a new perspective on the shocking events in the award-winning trilogy.