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Do you know that the ancient Egyptians believed that people were made out of clay by their river god? For eons, the wisdom cultivated by the Egyptian people has been extolled time and time again. These timeless myths are fountains of insight and, many would argue, beacons of light that can shatter the darkness of ignorance. For those of you that are ready and willing to receive these ancient messages, your time has come. All you need to do is start listening. Then the wisdom of Thoth will begin to stir inside you.

Karou wird von Verrat und Trauer gequält. Jetzt hat Karou nur noch ein Ziel: den jahrtausendealten Krieg zwischen den Chimären, zu denen sie selbst gehört, und den Seraphim zu beenden. Gemeinsam mit ihrem einstigen Feind Thiago – dem Weißen Wolf – zieht Karou sich in die Wüste Marokkos zurück, um dort eine neue Armee zu bilden.

Deina la Dissociante a découvert sa véritable identité, tout comme son véritable amour. Mais pour sauver ceux qu’elle aime, elle s’est sacrifiée, et les Enfers sont désormais sa nouvelle demeure. Chez les mortels, l’infâme Aristée s’est proclamé nouveau souverain de Thèbes, à la place de son roi légitime : Theron. Et il est déterminé à retrouver les Dissociants en fuite pour régner en maître absolu.

Il terzo conclusivo capitolo della saga fantasy "La strega e il cacciatore". È tutta la vita che Lou è in fuga. Ora è arrivato il tempo di tornare a casa e reclamare ciò che è suo. Ma adesso Lou non è più la ragazza che i suoi amici conoscevano. Non è più la strega che ha fatto innamorare il cacciatore. Un'ombra si è fatta largo nel suo cuore e questa volta ci vorrà ben più che l'amore per farla andare via.

Though she’s blessed by the god of love with the ability to divine soulmates, Mona Arnett never wanted romance for herself. And yet, after a twisted game of murder and blackmail, she’s been forced to marry the king—and to part from the man she might truly love. Worse, Mona was put on the throne to bring about the prophesied end of the world. And though she’s found a way to delay the apocalypse, she fears that in doing so she’s only extended the suffering of her subjects.

The Bazaar has fallen, Zaire is gone, and Adelaide is alive. But Hazel Blackthorn has never felt more alone. With her sister sick from the lotus flower, and haunted by powers she doesn't understand, Hazel struggles to come to terms with who she is. When she and Cassian learn of strange, cataclysmic events across the world, it is clear their time has run out. The gods are rising.

Und wovor sollten wir uns noch fürchten, wenn wir Götter sind? Der Tag, an dem Olivia Dušková eines der begehrten Stipendien an der Arcane Academy erhält, ist der glücklichste in ihrem Leben. Nun kann sie endlich die Arkanen Ebenen studieren, wie es nur hier an der exklusiven Hochschue in Schottland möglich ist, und ihr altes Leben in Prag hinter sich lassen. Sie landet in einer Klasse mit den fünf talentiertesten Studierenden des Jahrgangs, die von der ersten Minute an eine große Faszination auf sie ausüben - vor allem der ebenso intelligente we gutaussehende Milo Sinclair.

Ricchi e intelligentissimi, i fratelli Lively - Hades, Apollo, Hermes, Aphrodite e Athena - sono i più popolari di Yale: nessuno osa avvicinarli, ma tutti li conoscono e li guardano da lontano. Ogni venerdì sera organizzano quelli che sono diventati famosi come i Giochi degli Dèi, in cui all'avversario non si riserva nessuna pietà. Batterli è impossibile. Quando Haven arriva al campus come matricola, rimane affascinata da loro, anche se un po' impaurita, finché Hades si accorge di lei... L'amore che scoppia tra i due è irrefrenabile, ma si rivela ben presto una vera e propria discesa all'Inferno.

Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who - and what - he’s become. As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone...or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet - those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.

Aric may have found a new home and a new family in the desert, but once more, the emperor rears his ugly head. This time, his Paladins are coming to seize not only the Guild, but Aric himself. Meanwhile, in the north, as Cassia flees the imperial hounds close on her heels, Fadan seeks the support of a rebellion fragmented by politics and personal interests.

Your parents are getting divorced. Now, once you turn 16, you'll be doomed to a pitiful existence on the lowest rungs of society. The neighbor girl got plastic surgery for your sake and is levelling fast to impress you. A Sleeping God gave you its power, but now demands absolute loyalty and obedience, even in real life. Something called the Destroying Plague wants its Emissary to infect everyone alive and, as luck would have it, that Emissary is you! But the city sees you as its salvation, not a cause of great suffering.

Ein göttliches Abenteuer, so aufregend und romantisch, dass man die salzige Gischt des Ozeans auf der Haut spürt... Zwei verfeindete Reiche, zwei Fremde, die sich auf den ersten Blick nicht ausstehen können und zwei Götter, die schlecht gelaunt aus ihrem jahrhundertelangen Schlaf erwachen... Selly hat Salzwasser in den Adern. Als ihr Vater sie auf einem Lehrschiff zurücklässt, um selbst in ein Abenteuer zu segeln, hat sie keinesfalls die Absicht, nur das Deck zu schrubben. Doch noch bevor sie heimlich die Segel setzen und ihrem Vater folgen kann, kapert ein gut aussehender Fremder ihr Schiff.

In the kingdom of Axaria, a darkness has fallen. After defeating the evil mother who summoned an immortal demon to kill her, newly coronated Queen Asterin Faelenhart should have every reason to celebrate. Her kingdom is safe, forbidden magic eradicated, and her friends are alive. Except Asterin’s triumph has come at a devastating cost - forced to choose between a lifelong friend and true love, she’s lost both. But the shadows in Axaria have begun to stir once again, and no one is more starved for vengeance than Asterin....

Tennora would give anything to be a wizard. And Clytemorrenestrix, a strange woman with uncanny blue eyes, whose name means “She Will Thunder in the Sky”, and who claims to be a dragon, promises to make her just that - in return for aid in returning her to her true form. But soon after Tennora seals the deal, a bounty hunter presses a note into her hands claiming the dragon woman is actually a human - a violent, criminally insane human who murders those who fail her.

Terra Olson is an archeologist in the making. When she gets an opportunity to work with one of her idols at a dig that may contain artifacts linked with Norse mythology, she jumps at the offer. What more could she ask for? Probably to not be betrayed by that very same idol. She'd expected the job to be a killer . . . just not in the buried-alive-and-left-to-die-alone way. How could she have seen that coming?

Ares, god of war, is leading the other dying gods into battle. Which is just fine with Athena. She's ready to wage a war of her own, and she's never liked him anyway. If Athena is lucky, the winning gods will have their immortality restored. If not, at least she'll have killed the bloody lot of them, and she and Hermes can die in peace. Cassandra Weaver is a weapon of fate. The girl who kills gods. But all she wants is for the god she loved and lost to return to life. If she can't have that, then the other gods will burn, starting with his murderer, Aphrodite.

When a battle with death-dealing Skinners catapults Daine and her mentor, Numair, into the divine realms the riddles of Daine’s past finally begin to reveal themselves. However the pair must return to their beloved Tortall, for the kingdom is under attack and survival depends on Daine’s wild magic.A harrowing journey across the divine realms leads Daine and Numair through danger to dragons; to a breathtaking confrontation with their great enemy Ozorne; and finally brings Daine face to face with the Great Gods, who will force the girl to make the most important decision of her life.

Carrying an amulet given to him by his late mother, Pol Cissert seizes on an opportunity to travel to a far off city in search of his roots. He has no idea that the journey is no easy jaunt. Chased by magicians, thugs, pirates, and priests, he seeks his legacy by seeking the Cathedral of the Sleeping God. Pol finds that the truth isn't always something everyone wants.

Sixteen-year-old Ariadne’s whole life is curated and shared with the world. Her royal family’s entertainment empire is beloved by the tabloids, all over social media, and the hottest thing on television. The biggest moneymaker? The Labyrinth Contest, a TV extravaganza in which Ariadne leads 14 teens into a maze to kill a monster. To win means endless glory; to lose means death. In 10 seasons, no one has ever won.

Despite hard-won victories, the revolutionary forces known as the Red Hand are more endangered than ever: the Planetary Alliance Commission—the PAC—has branded them public enemy number one, ramping up their efforts to eliminate the Red Hand’s remaining members even as the pandemic rages on. In order to protect the progress they have made, the team must adopt new tactics. Ashiva, armed with a new bionic upgrade, leads a team back into the fray on a dangerous mission across a toxic wasteland wracked by storms.