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As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.

Three Dark Crowns meets Pretty Little Liars in this sensational and striking new fantasy from debut author Ellen Goodlett. Three girls. Three deadly secrets. Only one can wear the crown. The king is dying, his heir has just been murdered, and rebellion brews in the east. But the kingdom of...

Even if Ana had every name, her path would be difficult. The guilty are powerful, protected, and dangerous. But Ana only has three of the names she needs. In order to claim the rest, she must grant Lady Jacobs three favors. In doing so, Ana will descend deeper into the dark, glittering world of the Royal City and further away from the protective walls of the Academy. Who will win this game of shadows and crowns?

Was verbindet einen machthungrigen König, eine Schneiderin auf der Flucht, eine Prinzessin, die für ihr Recht einsteht, und einen Auftragsmörder? König Julien, Herrscher über das Reich der Sonne, kennt nur ein Ziel: das Reich des Mondes eines Tages für sich zu beanspruchen. Dafür nimmt er sogar eine Ehe in Kauf, obwohl die Prophezeiung besagt, dass sein eigener Sohn ihn einmal den Thron kosten wird. Nur hat er die Rechnung ohne die Prinzessin gemacht, die sich so gar nicht in ihrer neuen Rolle als Ehefrau zurechtfinden will.

Twins Ava and Mira Goodwin defy the Rule of One simply by existing. The single-child law, ruthlessly enforced by Texas’s Governor Roth, has made the sisters famous fugitives and inspirations for the resurgent rebellion known as the Common. But the relentless governor and his implacable Texas State Guard threaten that fragile hope, as Roth consolidates his power in a bid for ultimate authority.

Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas’s tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and fight to live free under the new Common rule. But an enemy still endangers their fragile vision for the future. Ava and Mira’s mission: hunt the man down. The once-mighty Governor Roth has fled Dallas. Holding a hostage beloved by Ava and Mira, Roth has a mission, too: regroup his Loyalists, wreak vengeance, and reclaim his power.

Hydra has a synthetic pathogen that will make the entire human race dependent on them for the cure. A.I.M.'s newly developed nanotech compound to enslave humanity is dangerously close to contaminating the world's water supplies. Ultron is poised on the edge of Singularity, Earth's technology at his metallic fingertips. Dormammu has a plan to save the world - by claiming it as his own. The High Evolutionary is rewriting the human genome in a bid to turn humankind into a eugenic slave-race. Everybody wants to rule the world - and only the isolated Avengers can stop them.

The explosive final novel in the Endgame trilogy. Two keys have been found. The strongest Players are left. One final key remains to win Endgame and save the world. For Sarah, Jago, Aisling, Maccabee, Shari, An, and Hilal, Endgame has reached its final phase. The third key, Sun Key, is all that...

Spring semester of Bridger Whitt's senior year of high school is looking great. He has the perfect boyfriend, a stellar best friend, and an acceptance letter to college. He also has this incredible job as an assistant to Pavel Chudinov, an intermediary tasked with helping cryptids navigate the modern world. His days are filled with kisses, laughs, pixies, and the occasional unicorn. Life is awesome. But as graduation draws near, Bridger's perfect life begins to unravel.

Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job—entering via the roof, the weird stacks of old books and even older scrolls, the seemingly incorporeal voices he hears from time to time—but its pretty hard to ignore being pulled under Lake Michigan by... mermaids? Worse yet, this happens in front of his new crush, Leo, the dreamy football star who just moved to town. Fantastic.

Nach dem verheerenden Zwischenfall am Tunnel trennen sich die Wege der Verbündeten, die in persönlichen Missionen den grausamen Machenschaften der Obrigkeiten AurA Eupas ein Ende setzen wollen. Leilani ist eine von ihnen, denn trotz der Ereignisse glaubt sie noch immer fest an die Gleichheit aller Menschen. Auch deshalb schließt sie sich Camp van Pinz an, der es sich, getrieben von Rache und Zorn, zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, Bradian Muerfie und sein Regiment ein für alle Mal zu zerstören.

O Rei Demônio. Enquanto o gigantesco exército de Fjerda se prepara para invadir Ravka, Nikolai Lantsov terá que evocar todo o seu charme e a sua perspicácia–e até mesmo a contar com a ajuda do seu monstro interior–para vencer a luta. Mas uma ameaça sombria aparece em seu caminho e vai desafiar o jovem rei.

King Eidolon has taken everything. My throne, my Shadowraith, and even my kingdom. I am a queen with no one to rule, and a tattered army that's not even mine. And hope is fading fast. Now the shadows who once tormented Reven live within me, hissing and wheedling—and enticing me to betray my friends. Which could be deadly for us all. Because without the guy I fell for, without Reven, I am all shadows…and no light.

"Manche Dinge glänzen so sehr, dass sie dich blenden, und erst, wenn du im Inneren steckst, erkennst du, dass alles bloß eine Illusion ist." Die drei Ligen der Schönheit diktieren in AurA Eupa, dem Neuen Europa, das Leben der Menschen. Berührungen werden streng überwacht, Kontakte außerhalb der Liga sind verboten. Kurz nach seinem 17. Geburtstag beginnt der zurückhaltende Crish Hevans seine Ausbildung am Institut für soziale Eingliederung und wird direkt am ersten Tag zur Zielscheibe von brutalen Attacken.

"Du bist in einer Welt aufgewachsen, die dir eingebläut hat, alles zu fürchten und zu verachten, was nicht einer festen Norm entspricht. Sich davon zu lösen, ist nicht leicht." Ein langer und beschwerlicher Weg liegt vor Crish und Novalee, der sie Schritt für Schritt einem Neuanfang näherbringen soll. Doch dieser scheint zunehmend in unerreichbarer Ferne, als die Dunkelheit sie mit ihren größten Ängsten und Dämonen konfrontiert – und als sich ihnen ein ohrenbetäubender Lärm nähert, scheint ihre Flucht vorbei zu sein.

S. Beaufont is about to learn firsthand that good doesn’t exist without evil. Crushing evil only makes it expand. That’s why the Dragon Elite are trying to protect the demon dragons. But fighting the politics surrounding them isn’t easy. And when mortals fear that evil dragons will take over the world they become an irrational force. Sophia has to do what she does best and employ strategy to overcome perceptions. And if that doesn’t work then she’s going to kick some serious butt to protect her dragons. Can she save the dragon population and therefore protect the world before it’s too late?

It's Ruwen’s Ascension Day, and he finally dies for the first time. His newly revived body can learn spells and abilities for the class given him by the Goddess Uru, and dying is no longer permanent. Ruwen’s high intelligence makes becoming a Mage inevitable. With his new powers, he will locate his parents and clear their family name. But nothing goes as Ruwen imagined, and when a rival God tries to kill Ruwen shortly after his disastrous Ascension, his focus turns from his future to just surviving.

Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight -- for their country and for themselves -- in this riveting debut that's part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity. Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When she's caught using...