Showing results for "Rising" in Literature & Fiction

The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

In this tender, gripping story from the award-winning author of Orbiting Jupiter, a boy starts out running on the track team and ends up running toward his future. When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving...

Ren and Dave Thorn stand on the brink of their greatest challenge yet. Having survived the treacherous Emerald Sea and the Dungeon of Eternal Eves, they now seek to master their cultivation skills and save their friend and mentor from a deadly poison. Their journey takes a thrilling turn to the Kingdom of Dharmas and its announcement of the Grand Hunt, calling cultivators from all kingdoms to hunt down the legendary Golden Phoenix.

The race for survival comes to a thrilling conclusion in the heart-stopping finale to the Darkness Rising trilogy, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Things are getting desperate for Maya and her friends. Hunted by the powerful St. Clouds and now a rival Cabal as well...

After defeating seemingly immortal invaders from another world, Naofumi finally manages to convince the Sword Hero, Ren Amaki, to reconsider his ways. Having reclaimed their peaceful day-to-day lives, Naofumi and his slaves head back to the colosseum to hone their skills in battle. But once there, they are confronted by an unbelievable sight: the Bow Hero has assumed an alias and is completely absorbed in earning fight purses in blind pursuit of his own sense of justice!

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Die Kugel eines Attentäters verfehlt den jungen Superagenten Alex Rider nur um Millimeter. Zu seinem Schutz versteckt der MI6 ihn in einer Schule in Kairo. Dort soll er auch gleich einen Mitarbeiter ausspionieren, der verdächtigt wird, einen Anschlag zu planen. Was keiner ahnt: Alle Hinweise darauf stammen von Scorpia, die Alex in eine tödliche Falle locken will... Folge 9 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

“The Little Mermaid” takes a twisted turn in this thrilling sequel to villainess origin story Sea Witch, as the forces of land and sea clash in an epic battle for freedom, redemption, and true love. Runa will not let her little sister die. Alia traded her voice to the Sea Witch for a shot at...

Today is the day Jo Monarch has been wishing on the moon about her entire life. It's the day of the Lineup, when she could be selected to leave her life in the Ashes behind. The day she could move across the mountains to a glittering, rich future. Once Jo is plucked from the Lineup, the real test begins. She still needs to impress the New Georgia Reps at tonight's Gala, and her path forward leads straight to Cove Wells. The damaged stepson of one of the Reps, Cove has been groomed as an emotional weapon, taught that love is a tool -- and he's set on breaking Jo's heart next.

Die epische Endzeitreihe mit Suchtfaktor geht in die nächste Runde. Der Kampf von Mensch gegen Natur wird noch spannender, noch dramatischer, noch nervenaufreibender! Terras Naturkatastrophen stürzen die Welt immer mehr ins Chaos. Krieg und Zerstörung sind die Folgen. Mitten im australischen Outback bekommt Liam nur wenig davon mit.

With King Lohar dead and a usurper queen in power, Gul and Cavas face a new tyrannical government that is bent on killing them both. Their roles in King Lohar's death have not gone unnoticed, and the new queen is out for blood. What she doesn't know is that Gul and Cavas have a connection that runs deeper than romance, and together, they just might have the strength and magic to end her for good. Then a grave mistake ends with Cavas taken prisoner by the government.

Nyle’s life with her grandmother on their Vermont sheep farm advances rhythmically through the seasons until the night of the accident at the Cookshire nuclear power plant. Without warning, Nyle’s modest world fills with protective masks, evacuations, contaminated food, disruptions, and mistrust. Things become even more complicated when Ezra Trent and his mother, refugees from the heart of the accident, take temporary shelter in the back bedroom of Nyle’s house.

A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. It’s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having had a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she’s been...

When rent increases put a teen mom at risk of losing her home, she resorts to a dangerous game to keep her family afloat. But all games have consequences, and this isn't one she can afford to lose. A gripping story about race, income instability, and the strength it takes to survive from a...

New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis brings to life the early adventures and heartbreaks of the heroine of the smash hit movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. When Jyn Erso was five years old, her mother was murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss...

Traue niemandem! Das wurde Tabby immer wieder eingebläut. Und: Hüte dich vor dem Kreis! Mit ihrer Mutter Cate ist sie ständig unterwegs, zieht viel um - bis Cate plötzlich verhaftet wird und für Tabby eine Welt zusammenbricht: Cate war nie ihre Mutter, sondern hat sie als Kleinkind entführt! Die 16-Jährige versucht, sich in ihrem neuen Leben mit ihren echten Eltern zurechtzufinden. Doch der einzige Ort, an dem sie sich wirklich zu Hause fühlt, ist das Meer. Eine innere Stimme lockt Tabby in die Tiefe, und sie stellt fest, dass sie unglaublich lange tauchen kann.

Ryder had gone from the impossible to the highly improbable with Massimo and Leandro. But can she do better? While the vegetarian vampire, werewolf and bearded mountain man are willing to support her, Ryder needs an army to do better than throwing away the lives of herself and her new friends attacking Afana. Will Massimo and Leandro be able to help her out, one more time? Justice will be served, one way or another. The question is merely will Ryder be alive to see it happen?

The Shadow Club doesn't exist anymore. The group of second-best kids used to play anonymous practical jokes on their rivals, until things spiraled out of control. Now Jared and the ex-Shadow Club members are having a hard time shaking their reputation. And when the new golden boy at school is the victim of a series of nasty pranks, everyone's convinced Jared is to blame. Determined to prove his innocence, Jared soon becomes wrapped up in a nightmare worse than anything the Shadow Club ever caused.

The war on the ground has ended, but the war with the sky has just begun. After the Siege of the Six Villages, the ghost eagles have trapped Uztaris on both sides of the conflict. The villagers and Kartami alike hide in caves, huddled in terror as they await nightly attacks. Kylee aims to plunge her arrows into each and every ghost eagle; in her mind, killing the birds is the only way to unshackle the city’s chains. But Brysen has other plans.

Arriesgándolo todo para hundir la Sociedad dorada, Darrow ha sobrevivido a las despiadadas rivalidades entre los guerreros más poderosos. Ha logrado ascender y ha aguardado pacientemente el momento de desencadenar la revolución que acabará con la jerarquía desde dentro. Por fin ha llegado la hora.

Ideas como libertad o igualdad murieron junto con la Tierra. Ahora, en Marte, el equilibrio se sustenta en un férreo sistema de castas representadas por colores. Para acceder a la élite de los gobernantes, los dorados deben ganarse su puesto en una contienda implacable. Pero Darrow no es un dorado. Es un rojo, forjado en las entrañas del infierno.