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Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire - for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past.... She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison.

If your best friend is named Huckleberry Finn, and there's a girl in your life named Becky Thatcher, a villain named Injun Joe, and you and your friends get into all kinds of mischief and adventures, then you must be that ever-lovin' charmer from Missouri, Tom Sawyer!

The future world has been divided into sectors - each the same as the other. Surrounded by thick steel fences, there is no way in and no way out. Yet a cyborg army penetrates each sector, picking off its citizens one by one, until no one is left. Behind the sectors’ thick walls, the citizens wait to die. Few will be chosen to survive what’s coming; the rest will be left behind to suffer. A new world has been created, and its rulers are incredibly selective on who will become a citizen. They want only those with important roles in society to help create a more perfect future.

My star is rising, and I shine. Always. Serenity Ward is the golden girl of Kaycie. She never questioned her city's status as the last dry land on earth. The Establishment takes care of its citizens . . . or so she thought. But now she's seen the map! Why would they lie about other islands just...

Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the king of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica - the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire.

Four clans have been at war for centuries: the Kodiak, the Raven, the Wolf, and the Ram. Through brutal war tactics, the Ram have dominated the region, inflicting death and destruction on their neighbors. Seventeen-year-old Zo is a Wolf and a healer who volunteers to infiltrate the Ram as a spy on behalf of the allied clans. She offers herself as a Ram slave, joining the people who are called the Nameless. Hers is a suicide mission - Zo's despair after losing her parents in a Ram raid has left her seeking both revenge and an end to her own misery.

The world has ended... What comes next? Smallpox epidemics, floods, droughts—for 16-year old Lucy, the end of the world came and went, stealing with it everyone she ever loved. Even the landscape of her beloved New York City is ever-shifting and full of hidden dangers. As the weather rages out of control, she survives alone in the wilds of Central Park, hunting and foraging for food and making do with the little she has, while avoiding roving scavengers and thieves.

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.

When Princess Reva seeks a trade alliance, she doesn't realize her hand in marriage may be required to save her people from starvation. With more than one suitor fighting for her hand, her plans are thrust into chaos when there's a fatal attack in the cove. After she is ripped away from negotiations against her will, loyalties are tested as rumors of a deadly magic pearl—and the constant meddling of a determined sea elf and a dastardly pirate captain—put Reva into an impossible position.

In New Pythos, the defeated dragonlords have regrouped, ready to reclaim their city and crush the revolution that drove them out. Annie, the youngest Firstrider in Callipolan history, is tasked with defending her city against the looming threat. But the responsibility weighs heavy – rations...

A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn's a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and...

Eine dramatische Seeschlacht in stürmischer Nacht, die alles verändert: Aster muss mitansehen, wie ihr Bruder Owen von einem Nightweaver ermordet wird. Doch noch bevor sie um ihren Bruder trauern kann, wird ihre Familie gefangengenommen. Statt sie dem Schicksal der Sklaverei zu überlassen, bietet ihnen ausgerechnet ein Nightweaver Rettung: Will. Er gewährt ihnen Schutz und Arbeit auf seinem prachtvollen Anwesen – ein Ort voller Geheimnisse, Verlockungen und Gefahren. Aster weiß, dass sie ihrem Feind nicht trauen darf. Und doch kann sie sich seiner Anziehungskraft nicht widersetzen.

Brought to you by Penguin. For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this is the breathtaking follow-up to SKIN OF THE SEA - an epic love story infused with West African mythology and a powerful new imagining of a devastating time in history, told through the eyes of a...

One cold, crisp night, Jack Sommers was faced with a choice – live forever according to the ancient, magical rules of Gaia, or die. Jack chose to live and in exchange he became a Winter – an immortal physical embodiment of the season on Earth. Every year, he must hunt the Season who comes before him. Summer kills Spring. Autumn kills Summer. Winter kills Autumn. And Spring kills Winter. Jack and Fleur, a Winter and a Spring, fall for each other against all odds.

Rosalinda è intrappolata sull’Isola delle Peccatrici insieme ad altre Maestose come lei: bellissime streghe odiate dalla società per la loro magia, ma venerate da uomini potenti che vogliono usarle a proprio vantaggio. Ha diciotto anni, ormai, e sa di essere considerata il premio più ambito dell’Offerta di quest’anno, quando il sovrano e i nobili del Regno di Coronado sbarcheranno sull’isola per pagare le decime alla Chiesa e adorare gli dei con feste, danze e gozzoviglie, e infine scegliere tra le Maestose quella destinata a salvare le loro anime.

Um Arthur zu retten, war Evie zu allem bereit. Sie hat ihre Familie hintergangen, sich ihrem ärgsten Feind angeschlossen und ist mit Rémi eine unheilvolle Verbindung eingegangen. Verzweifelt begibt sie sich nun auf die Suche nach jenem Ort, von dem Evie hofft, dass er den Schlüssel zur Rettung ihrer Liebe birgt. Um in die Widerwelt zu gelangen, muss Evie sich ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit stellen und gefährliche Geheimnisse lüften.

Ana poderia ser uma jovem como outra qualquer: não se destacava na escola, mas também não tinha as piores notas. Não era memorável, nem fazia parte do grupinho popular. Tinha poucos amigos, mas sabia que eram os melhores. No entanto, Ana não conseguia se sentir bem consigo mesma. Não quando era uma mulher gorda.

In a stratified society where contact with the sun is a luxury reserved for the elite, those kept prisoner in the darkness will do anything to find the light. Arden - beautiful, street-smart, and cynical - is one of the citizens of the lowest Level, known as Undercity, of an off-world colony. A blackout band traps Arden in her district, but as sister to the leader of the most powerful gang in Undercity, she has access to Above.

Mags’ Welt liegt in Scherben. Nicht nur ihre Familie, sondern auch Cyrus hat sie belogen. Weder ihm noch den Knights kann sie länger trauen. Sie flieht von der Akademie, um mehr über ihre Kräfte und die Geheimisse der Loge herauszufinden. Die Suche führt Mags und ihre Freundin Stella zu den Rivalen der Knights, den Heirs of the Serpent. Was sie von ihnen erfahren, stellt alles auf den Kopf, was Mags zu wissen geglaubt hat. Währenddessen sind die Hunter der Knights Mags bereits auf den Fersen. Unter ihnen auch Cyrus, dessen Gefühle für Mags seine Loyalität infrage stellen.

"Das heiß ersehnte Finale der großen Saga um fremde Welten, dunkle Geheimnisse und eine unmögliche Liebe." Die epische Fantasy-Reihe von Kirsten Storm, Finalistin beim Radio Planet Berlin Award 2022 als Autorin des Jahres. Bendic wurde enthüllt, wer Ruby wirklich ist, und bleibt zutiefst schockiert zurück. Dennoch beschließt er, sie zurückzuholen, ganz gleich, wie aussichtslos die Lage ist. Denn Samuel Carwing hat sein Ziel endlich erreicht. Ruby ist genau dort, wohin sie, seiner Meinung nach, gehört.