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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.

After unknowingly saving the life of the crown prince with powers she's not supposed to have, Vhalla must make a choice: Embrace her sorcery and leave the quiet life she's known, or eradicate her magic entirely.

I don’t believe in fate, but I do know this…the King who killed my brother is a dead man walking. And I’m prepared to sacrifice my heart, body and soul to ensure I get my revenge.

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!

Sebastian Radu is an unusual kid… perhaps the most unusual kid presently living in America. That’s because he’s a one-hundred-thirty-year-old warlock who looks all of eighteen. Born to a Romanian family of witches, whose lifetimes often extend beyond six hundred years, the Radus have long been at war with another family of similar dark gifts, the Mateis. When the Mateis step up their efforts to wipe the Radus from the face of the Earth, Sebastian and his family flee Chicago and head south to the quaint and quirky town of Denmark, Tennessee.

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.

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.

»Ich bin keine Prinzessin. Ich bin etwas viel Tödlicheres.« Selestras Bestimmung ist es, das Erbe ihrer Mutter anzutreten und als Hexe des Königs beim Schicksalsfest den Tod der Gäste vorherzusagen. Wer diesem Schicksal entkommt, hat einen Wunsch frei. Wer jedoch stirbt, dessen Seele raubt der König, um seine Unsterblichkeit zu sichern. Als der junge Elitesoldat Nox am Schicksalsfest teilnimmt, hat er nur ein Ziel: In einem Rachefeldzug die königliche Familie auszulöschen, angefangen mit Selestra. Doch eine Prophezeiung zwingt Selestra, Nox das Leben zu retten – und damit Hochverrat zu begehen.

Nous avons été forcés de fuir en laissant derrière nous Solace et son dragon, qui se sont sacrifiés pour tous nous sauver. J’ai aussi dû abandonner Nyx, mon dragon, qui est blessé et ne peut plus voler. Il est maintenant prisonnier du Nord. Je ne peux ni faire mon deuil ni passer du temps avec Darius, alors qu’il a avoué publiquement ses sentiments pour moi, et que nous pouvons nous afficher au grand jour. J’aimerais sauver Nyx, mais le pays est trop instable et nous devons encore découvrir qui sont les traîtres qui ont participés au coup d’état, et sécuriser le palais.

Stallen est une école pour surnaturels, cachée des humains. On y forme l’élite des magiciens, des vampires et des loups-garous. Dès seize ans, les jeunes peuvent intégrer cette prestigieuse académie. On y enseigne comment maîtriser ses pouvoirs magiques, comment contrôler la soif de sang, et comment maîtriser son loup. Depuis peu, des événements surprenants viennent bouleverser la scolarité des étudiants et agitent le campus… Magie, loups-garous, vampires, actions, intrigues, relations entre adolescents : bienvenue dans l'univers d'Alpha Academy !

Seventeen-year-old Fallon Bane was born with a curse: A single touch from another person will always cause her excruciating pain. Thus, she has accepted that she will die without ever being kissed, without even hugging her own father. But when her beloved father falls ill, she breaks into the magical Gilded City to find a healer fae who can save him. When handsome healer Ariyon Madden agrees to help, everything she knows about herself and her curse changes. Because during her father’s healing, Ariyon reaches out and touches her bare skin. She waits for the agony...but it never comes.

Je suis de mauvaise humeur, c'est peu dire. Mon père est enfermé derrière des protections magiques infranchissables, Ezra n'a toujours pas pointé le bout de son nez et les elfes ont entamé une guerre civile pour savoir si je serai leur reine ou si je devais mourir d'un carreau d'arbalète dans le cœur. Pour l'instant, je constate que la deuxième hypothèse est la mieux partie, vu le nombre de tentatives d'assassinat dont je suis la cible.

Bienvenue à Stallen, l'école de magie élitiste ! Il y a quelques semaines encore, Ashkana, 16 ans, ignorait tout de son existence. Les révélations ne manquent pas dans la vie d'Ash. Timothée, son mystérieux ami vampire, l'emmène au manoir où vit son essaim. Elle rencontre Yrul, son père présumé, qui lui fait une annonce troublante. Pendant ce temps, à la soirée en l'honneur de Maximus Stargar, Thresh et Heather annoncent la date de leur mariage. Pourtant, ces deux-là ne sont plus sur la même longueur d'onde.

Fünf Teenager – fünf Superkräfte – eine mysteriöse magische Academy. Menschen, die mit dem Skill-Gen geboren werden, haben besondere mentale Fähigkeiten. Damit kann man Gutes tun oder eben Mist bauen. Wer auf der Misfits Academy landet, hat definitiv gewaltigen Mist gebaut. So wie Taylor, die sich für coole Insta-Bilder mal kurz nach Dubai teleportiert, oder Eric, der Gefühle steuern kann und sich als Happy-Feelings-Dealer auf dem Schulhof eine goldene Nase verdient hat. Zusammen mit June, Dylan und Fionn sind sie deswegen zur Misfits Academy auf Guernsey geschickt worden.

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.

In "La legge delle regine", Gwendolyn è a capo di ciò che rimane del suo popolo in esilio mentre navigano tra gli ostili porti dell'Impero. Accolti dal popolo di Sandara, cercano di insediarsi di nascosto per costruire un nuovo paese senza che Volusia lo sappia. Facendosi più vicini alla gente di Sandara capiranno di avere uno scopo comune nella lotta contro l'Impero. Dario rischia tutto per salvare l'amore della sua vita, anche se ciò lo costringe ad affrontare l'Impero da solo. Continua nel suo percorso per diventare un grande guerriero.

"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.

Zilan sogna di diventare un'alchimista reale, di provvedere al sostentamento della sua famiglia producendo oro e gemme alchemiche, che donano ai più ricchi l'eterna giovinezza. Quando le si presenta l'opportunità di completare gli esami imperiali, si dirige verso la capitale per competere contro i migliori alchimisti del Paese in sfide ardue ed estremamente pericolose.