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Why we think it’s a great listen: It’s easy to say that when it comes to sci-fi you either love it or you hate it. But with Ender’s Game, it seems to be you either love it or you love it.... The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Enter Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, the result of decades of genetic experimentation.

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.

Burn brightly. Love fiercely. For all else is dust. Every child of Glasnith learns the last words of the god-gifted mortal Aillira, and Lira of clan Stone, a descendant of Aillira with the power to read people’s souls, knows the story better than most. When a golden-haired warrior washes up on the shores of her homeland, Lira helps the wounded man. But as they form a bond forbidden by both their clans, Lira finds herself facing the same tragic fate as her ancestor.

Isla Crown has charted a new destiny and leapt into the unknown, determined to defeat her insidious ancestor, Lark, no matter the cost. But Skyshade is nothing like she anticipated, and she’ll have to use all of her skills just to survive, let alone end Lark for good. Meanwhile, Grim and Oro would sooner set fire to their own kingdoms than leave Isla stranded on a path toward certain death. But getting her back will involve forging an alliance—if they can find a way to forgive their long history of betrayals.

Contrary to her dearest wish to find a safe place and stay there, Major Tanya von Degurechaff continues to wade through the fog of war with her troops on land, at sea, and in the air. After many battles with the increasingly numerous enemies of the Empire, a chance for a breakthrough finally...

Survival is always a fight. Lieutenant Colonel Tanya von Degurechaff has become keenly aware of this after deploying to the freezing eastern front. The bone-chilling weather makes every move a struggle, grinding even the Empire’s proud army to a halt. And yet, winter is the time for the...

In Penterra, einem Königreich, in dem Drachen nur noch Legenden sind, trägt Tamsyn ein gefährliches Geheimnis: Obwohl sie alle Prügelstrafen für die Verfehlungen der Prinzessinnen auf sich nehmen muss, verheilen die Striemen unmenschlich schnell. Doch als man sie zwingt, für eine Prinzessin einzuspringen und den gefürchteten Krieger Fell zu heiraten, nimmt ihr Schicksal eine dramatische Wendung. Zwischen Fell und Tamsyn entfacht eine unerwartete Leidenschaft – und mit ihr eine uralte Magie.

"Girl--this, this is war."After being reborn and becoming a magic wielding soldier in the Imperial Army, Tanya Degurechaff bemoans her fate of being placed at the very edge of the front lines instead of a comfy place in the rear. Swearing revenge on Being X, she plunges head-first into battle...

The novel is narrated by Oro and offers a window into his complex identity: that of a king torn between desire for justice and passion for the woman he loves more than anything. It includes key moments from the ruler’s love story with Isla, told in his own voice.

In un mondo in cui il piacere e il dolore sono le valute più potenti, i Manti d'Argento giurano di combattere per la giustizia. Ma cosa succede se la giustizia rischia di rovinare chi ami? Dopo l'uccisione dei genitori a opera degli spietati Lunasangue, la più grossa organizzazione criminale di maghi, Saffron ha deciso di consacrare la propria vita alla vendetta. Per questo si infiltra nell'Accademia dei Manti d'Argento, centro di addestramento per l'élite di detective impegnati a combattere i maghi fuorilegge.

High above the blood- and mud-soaked trenches, a young girl pits herself against army mages in high stakes aerial duels with bullets, spells, and bayonets. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff and she is the Devil of the Rhine, one of the greatest soldiers the Empire has ever seen! But inside her mind...

Every month, the great black dragon comes. Every month, a child is snatched. That's all the village of Kalma knows. Semra is one of those children, and she knows the truth: there is a dragonlord in the mountain, raising the children into his personal syndicate of assassins. When seventeen-year-old Semra learns they aren't fighting evil but are in fact evil themselves, she risks everything to expose the dragonlord.

When Zettour tries his best to caution against the reckless plan to strike at theFederation’s vital resource fields, he soon finds himself “promoted” to a fielddeployment on the eastern front. Meanwhile, as the ill-advised Operation Andromedapresses on, commanding officer Tanya must fight...

Dentro de la fortaleza del palacio de Lacrontte hay un hombre marcado por heridas del pasado y por los secretos de su linaje. Su corazón late por una mujer que no encaja en los planes del reino ni en las exigencias de la nobleza… y que no puede perdonarlo. Amarla significa arriesgar la estabilidad de una nación. Negarla sería condenarse a una vida sin alma. Emily nunca soñó con llevar la corona del reino enemigo sobre su cabeza, pero el destino la arrastra al centro de un mundo gobernado por intrigas, alianzas ocultas y emociones que ponen a prueba su valentía.

In un mondo colonizzato dagli dei e governato dalla loro spietata prole, i Discesi, Diem Bellator vuole sfuggire alla vita isolata del suo misero villaggio. L'improvvisa scomparsa della madre e la scoperta di un pericoloso segreto legato al suo passato offrono a Diem l'inaspettata opportunità di entrare nel mondo oscuro dei Discesi e di svelare la fitta rete di misteri che sua madre ha lasciato dietro di sé.

The eastern front is a place where soldiers never sleep and artillery guns howl without rest. This quagmire is where the Salamander Kampfgruppe has been hurled once again, just another cog in the grand war machine of their fatherland. Still, there’s only so much one unit can do. As the...

A ruthless wizard lord conquers a neighboring wizardom, increasing his magic far beyond mere mortals. The more power he gains, the more he craves. While nations war against one another, the Dark Lord rises. An army of monsters invades, sending the world toward the brink of doom. A team of misfits find themselves at the fulcrum point of destiny, their world teetering upon their actions, certain to crumble should they fail. Led by cryptic passages from a dark prophecy, these heroes set off on two separate quests.

Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have becomestrong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser. Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon.

Pentamuria, the world of five kingdoms, is in a time of change. The power of the nobles and mages is threatened. War is upon them, although they do not know yet when or with whom. Thus, the mages are gathering in their capital, Ringwall, to prepare together against any possible enemy. At this time, the orphan boy Nill is found by the Druids. He possesses considerable magical skills. So he is taken to Ringwall, where he is to be trained in the magical arts alongside his fellow students. Nill, an outsider, shows no respect for the traditions of the magical world.

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