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Karou führt ein Doppelleben. Als Karou bei einem Auftrag in den Straßen von Marrakesch dem Seraphim Akiva begegnet, kommt sie nur knapp mit dem Leben davon. Bald wird klar, dass nur der gefährliche Akiva Antworten auf Fragen hat, die Karou ihr Leben lang umtreiben: Was hat es mit Karous rätselhafter Herkunft auf sich? Was verbindet sie mit dem tödlich schönen Engel?

Six years ago, the wrong brother survived, and nothing will ever convince Rafi Tetrani otherwise. But he is done running from his past, and from the truth. As civil war threatens Ceridwen’s tenuous rule in Soldonia, Rafi vows to fight the usurper sitting on the imperial throne of Nadaar, even if it means shouldering his brother’s responsibilities as the empire’s lost heir.

She has no idea who or where she is. Or why she's dead. The only clue to her identity hangs around her neck: a single rusted key. This is how she and the others receive their names - from whatever belongings they had when they fell out of their graves. Under is a place of dirt and secrets, and Key is determined to discover the truth of her past in order to escape it. She needs help, but who can she trust? Then the murders start. Bodies that are burned to a crisp. And after being burned, the dead stay dead.

In this mesmerizing fantasy rooted in Urhobo and West African folklore, sixteen-year-old Naborhi longs for a life away from her small, traditional clan in Kokori. But as her rite of passage approaches and she is betrothed to an arrogant young man, Naborhi feels her dreams slipping away from her. Then Naborhi becomes bonded to a mysterious animal and begins having harrowing visions of a kidnapped boy. She soon meets Atai, the son of an Oracle from a rival queendom, and learns that she is being guided by the gods.

I don't know about love. I suspect the emotion that others apparently feel all the time is just . . . absent from me. Like there's an ingredient missing from the recipe. The possible exception is Gran. Grace cares about only two things: performing magic and her cantankerous gran. Gran shares her prickly personality and spiky sense of humour, and she's the only one Grace lets into her tightly locked heart – until she meets Simon, a schoolmate who promises to help her turn her magic tricks into a small business and social media stardom.

The end has come. The balance is broken, the Gilded Amulet is lost, and Aileana has been taken. Never before has the outlook in the Four Kingdoms been so grim. Vowing to retrieve his bonded mate at whatever cost, Xander will not rest until she is found. Life and death rest in balance and fate is playing a dangerous game with their lives. Luckily, Xander is not alone. With the help of old and new friends, he journeys through Ithenmyr to find his mate before the Dragon Queen can destroy everything he holds dear.

Die grandiose Fantasy-Trilogie geht weiter! Zehn Jahre ist es her, seit die Kalovaxianer die Insel Astrea eroberten und ihre Bewohner versklavten. Doch Theodosia, der entmachteten Kronerbin, gelang die Flucht. Nun ruht die Hoffnung ihres Volks allein auf Theo. Um militärische Verbündete zu finden, plant sie eine strategische Hochzeit. Obwohl sie sich hin- und hergerissen fühlt zwischen dem attraktiven Kalovaxianer-Prinzen Soeren und dem Rebellen Blaise. Doch als ein kaltblütiger Mörder unter den Heiratsanwärtern wütet, gerät auch Theos Leben in Gefahr.

Sabriel meets Romeo and Juliet in this stunning and atmospheric novel from the author of Cruel Beauty and Crimson Bound. When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched. The heirs of the city’s...

As a human vessel for an ancient spirit, Sandis lives no ordinary life. At the command of her master, she can be transformed against her will into his weapon - a raging monster summoned to do his bidding. Unlike other vessels, Sandis can host extremely powerful spirits, but hosting such creatures can be fatal. To stay alive, she must run. And in a city fueled by smoke and corruption, she finds a surprising ally. A cunning thief for hire, Rone owns a rare device that grants him immortality for one minute every day - an advantage that will come in handy in Sandis’s fight for freedom.

Ein Fluch und eine Prophezeiung. Die Dämonenwelt Nŏsfera steht kurz vor ihrem Untergang. Ihre einzige Rettung scheint ausgerechnet Sóley zu sein, die noch vor Kurzem in der magielosen Welt lebte und nun mit ihrem inneren Dämon um Menschlichkeit ringt. Dabei hat Sóley ganz andere Sorgen, denn ihre beste Freundin wird von der verlorenen Familie gefangen gehalten. Deren Mitglied Aicyard unterbreitet ihr ein Angebot: Sie werden ihre Freundin gehen lassen, wenn sich Sóley im Austausch an ihn bindet.

Una vez que Okami es capturado, a Mariko no le queda otra opción que regresar a Inako y afrontar los peligros que entraña el castillo Heian. Con el fin de rescatarlo, persuade a su hermano y a su prometido de que el Clan Negro la retenía contra su voluntad, y se infiltra en las filas del emperador para descubrir la verdad de la traición que casi le costó la vida. Mientras los preparativos para la boda progresan, Mariko aprovecha su papel privilegiado para investigar qué se oculta bajo las múltiples capas de mentiras.