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Camden Fisher arrives at boarding school haunted by a falling-out with her best friend back home. But the manicured grounds of Lethe Academy are like nothing Cam has ever known. There are gorgeous, preppy boys wielding tennis rackets, and circles of girls with secrets to spare. Only . . . something is not quite right. One of Cam's new friends mysteriously disappears, but the teachers don't seem too concerned. Cam wakes up to strangers in her room, who then melt into the night. She is suddenly plagued by odd memories, and senses there might be something dark and terrible brewing.

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.

Kousuke suddenly wakes up alone in a vast forest that clearly isn't anywhere on Earth. Now he has to find some way to eat, drink, and survive! Luckily, Kousuke also has the power to craft using a special video game menu that allows him to harvest resources and build whatever he can imagine. However, every time he goes to sleep, he's attacked by one of the many non-human races of this world, all of whom despise humankind. Enter Silphy, the beautiful dark elf who lays claim to Kousuke and vows to protect him--after all, she's taken him as her property!

Schizophren oder paranormal begabt? Harper Green, die Heldin der neuen Fantasy-Reihe von Carola Lowitz und Susanna Mewe ist anders. Und gefangen in einem System, das Menschen skrupellos manipuliert und als Waffen benutzt. Die 20-jährige Harper nimmt Dinge wahr, die anderen verborgen bleiben. Durch Zufall findet sie heraus, dass ihre vermeintliche Krankheit eine Gabe ist – und hinter dem Tod ihres Vaters mehr steckt, als gedacht. Der Wahrheit auf der Spur, taucht Harper nach und nach ein in ein Geflecht von Lüge und Manipulation, bei dem die Drahtzieher ganz oben sitzen.

After his mother's death, 12-year-old Samuel Chambers would do anything to turn back time. Prompted by three strange carnival fortune-tellers and the surfacing of his mysterious and reclusive neighbor, Samuel begins his search for the Tree of Life - the only thing that could possibly bring his mother back. His quest to defeat death entangles him and his best friend Abra in an ancient conflict and forces Samuel to grapple with an unwelcome question....

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.

In a near future London, where extreme weather has depleted plant life, sixteen-year-olds must surgically augment an ability to contribute to the new utopian society. Akaego moves to a prestigious academy after the late discovery of her rare ability - she can project a vocal frequency that accelerates plant growth. As Akaego learns to use her new skill and is chosen for an internship with the mayor she begins to feel like she can change society for the better . . . and it doesn't hurt that the mayor's gorgeous son, Joon, seems to be flirting with her.

Yosarai Patican dreams of becoming an illuminator in a country that values art above all else. A lofty goal that finally seems within reach when she earns a position at the prestigious Academy of the Seven Arts. Although Yosarai loathes to leave behind her quiet country life, she travels to the capital, determined to live up to her mother’s fame as one of Indel’s greatest artists.

Dramatyczne okoliczności zmuszają Neve Cavendish do powrotu do rodzinnego domu w Nowym Orleanie. Jej siostra bliźniaczka Faye została zaatakowana i zapadła w śpiączkę. Napastnik posłużył się czarną magią. Ponieważ Neve jest prywatną detektywką, ma nadzieję, że uda się jej wyjaśnić okoliczności ataku i pomóc siostrze.

"La notte del valoroso" è l'audiolibro numero 6 - e l'ultimo capitolo - nella serie fantasy epico campione d'incassi di Morgan Rice, "Re e stregoni" (che ha inizio con "L'ascesa dei draghi", disponibile per il download gratuito)! In "La notte del valoroso", Kyra deve trovare un modo di liberarsi da Marda e fare ritorno ad Escalon con il Bastone della Verità. Se ci riuscirà, troverà ad aspettarla la più epica battaglia della sua vita e dovrà affrontare gli eserciti di Ra, una nazione di troll e un branco di draghi.

Noelle Perrault has felt drawn to the tales her glassmaker father told of the four Firefly artisans since she was a child. But when her mother falls under a curse, Noelle suspects the stories are more than mere fables. Their last hope is for her father to embark on a desperate journey to another realm, where he must seek a miracle. Alone but not defenseless, Noelle is forced to navigate battles that rise against her beloved home, while her dearest friend, the prince, vows to help her father.

After the accident, Meg would do anything to wake her best friend from his deadly coma. At least, that’s what she whispered into the woodland shadows. She never imagined her wish would trap her in a gray other-earth, void of any color. Meg's vibrant humanity is a priceless artifact in the gray kingdom, coveted by the royal court. All she wants to do is find a way back home. Until she discovers the other-earth contains healing powers that can save her friend. But only if Meg becomes what the gray people need—a human bride for Kalmus, the powerful king of the capital city.

Dans le chaos de ce monde enchaîné et torturé, en proie à un homme aussi cruel qu'immortel, un murmure prophétique parle d'enfants avec l'extraordinaire pouvoir de manipuler l'engélion. Lilium est l'une d'entre eux.

Sean died under a collapsing warehouse roof. Twenty years as a firefighter, and that was how it ended. Except it wasn't the end. He wakes up in a world where mist has swallowed everything below the mountaintops. Monsters crawl through it. Cities cling to the peaks, and only three paths exist for anyone who wants to fight back: knight, mage, or Lamplighter.

A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amount of money to buy one.

Life at the Ranoa University of Magic suddenly gets more interesting when Rudeus discovers the mysterious Fitz's true identity. What will this unforeseen reunion bring? And what if it is too late for him and his long-lost friend to repair the bond they once had?

Willkommen zurück an der Akademie der Götter! Während verheerende Beben die Erde und die Unterwelt in ihren Grundfesten erschüttern, stößt Melanie auf ein Mysterium, das älter ist als jede Legende. Doch die Erschütterungen sind kein bloßes Naturphänomen. Sie kündigen die Ankunft eines rätselhaften Wesens mit Schakalskopf an, das über nie gekannte, fremdartige Kräfte verfügt … und entfesseln eine uralte, bösartige Macht.

Du wählst nicht die Akademie. Die Akademie wählt dich. Mein kleiner Bruder Billy wurde auserwählt, an der Großen Auslese teilzunehmen. Wenn er die Prüfungen übersteht, winken jede Menge Geld – und ein Platz an der berüchtigten Akademie der Schatten, wo Magie gelehrt wird. Doch wenn er sich weigert, wird unsere Familie ausgelöscht.

Revolution is coming, and eighteen-year-old Stanyard Dass has his hands full working for (and dating) the leader of the resistance. When Jayde, a former ally, threatens the integrity of the operation, Stanyard goes on the hunt, determined to stop the "Green Dragon" once and for all. But someone on the inside is helping Jayde. When Stanyard discovers that his sister has been working for (and dating) the Green Dragon, Stanyard realizes that the real enemy may be closer to home.

Seventeen-year-old Philadelphia Smyrna lives two lives. To the government, she's Andromeda, the adopted daughter of an influential family. To the "unassimilated," she's Blue Fire, the figurehead of a revolution. Under her leadership, the movement is gaining steam—until the government retaliates by ordering the mass relocation of the unassimilated to Chinese work camps. Philadelphia realizes she must call for war before all her friends are lost.