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After the destruction of her entire Talon gang, eighteen-year-old Shin Lina—the Reaper of Sunpo—is forced to become a living, breathing weapon for the kingdom’s most-feared crime lord. All that keeps her from turning on her ruthless master is the life of her beloved little sister hanging in the balance. But the order to steal a priceless tapestry from a Dokkaebi temple incites not only the wrath of a legendary immortal, but the beginning of an unwinnable game. Lina finds herself in the dreamlike realm of the Dokkaebi, her fate in the hands of its cruel and captivating emperor.

Ce premier tome d'une trilogie captivante qui se déroule sur fond de légende arthurienne est raconté du point de vue antagoniste, à travers les yeux de Morgane la fée.Depuis son plus jeune âge, Morgane a toujours été rebelle, aussi indomptable que la mer de Cornouailles qui déferle sur les falaises aux pieds du château de Tintagel, son château. Mais elle a aussi toujours été en sécurité. Jusqu’au jour où son père est appelé à la guerre ; il n’en reviendra pas. À sa place s’impose le Haut Roi, Uter Pendragon, le sorcier Merlin tapi dans son sillage.

Sixteen-year-old Jimi knows people change, but nothing could prepare her for what's about to happen to her best friend, Del. Del is obsessed with becoming a chimera: a person who pays back-alley geneticists, known as "genies", to illegally splice animal genes into their own. The resulting physical changes have scared lawmakers into drafting legislation declaring chimeras officially nonpersons, so when Del goes missing, Jimi is desperate to find him before he alters himself forever.

At first glance, the sisters of ultra-exclusive Kappa Rho Nu - the Ravens - seem like typical sorority girls. Ambitious, beautiful, and smart, they’re the most powerful girls on Westerly College’s Savannah, Georgia, campus. But the Ravens aren’t just regular sorority girls. They’re witches. 

After her family's California home is destroyed by a wildfire, 17-year-old Julia moves in with her grandmother, a foreign-born woman with a heavy accent and hidden past. When by chance she comes across an enchanted necklace in the bottom of an old trunk, the magical artifact transports Julia to Aevilen, a war-torn land from which her grandmother had escaped a half-century prior. As Julia searches for a way home, she discovers an ancient family legacy, that if fulfilled, could bring an end to the troubles gripping this mystical land. 

New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s romantic, sweeping fantasy Reign of Shadows continues in this suspenseful sequel, Rise of Fire. Luna and Fowler have escaped the kingdom of Relhok, but they haven’t escaped the darkness. When a battle against the dark dwellers mortally...

THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE **** 'We must not cower in the dark because we're afraid of the spark within us. The answer is not to put out the spark, but to learn to control it' Spensa's world has been under attack for hundreds of years. An alien race called the Krell leads...

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.

Everything is changing. It's the last semester of junior year for the Elemental, Sophie Briggs and her friends at The School of Roots and Vines. But will it be for better or worse? Classes take a priority for the teenagers but work and figuring out how to be a Defender is a close second. Both Marcus and Sophie's mysterious new tutor at the EBI have secrets to hide. Will Sophie harness a new curiosity in pursuit of the truth about them both?

A new girl comes to the school and it's not too long before the fabled tree of Thicket Hall is turning against Sophie and her friends and no longer trusts them. Someone new has stepped up, but who? Something's not right and Sophie and her friends are going to have to figure out what's going on or it just might be the end of the school and the old oak tree—permanently. Is the new girl behind this? Is she the new Marcus? Can Sophie figure out what's going on and get her friends to work together to stop it in time?

Sophia Briggs has passed the entrance exam and is a freshman at the famous School of Roots and Vines. The young magical is an Elemental with a twist. She can help everything that grows out of the ground—and then some. Her magic is a kind that hasn't been seen in generations. A secret even to her, but not for long. In the center of the boarding school stands an oversized oak tree that stretches across the campus and houses the classrooms—and is still alive. Even the tree holds a powerful secret that is being protected by a few. 

The Prophecy has arrived … and with her, war. A prisoner caged within the walls of her own mind, the once-fierce assassin known as Shin Lina can do nothing but watch as a tide of blood and chaos sweeps across the Three Kingdoms. After all, Lina is the one who unleashed the malevolent Prophecy upon her world. Now the red thread of fate ties them all together in love and hatred―Rui, Lina, and the merciless Prophecy herself. And the more Lina fights against her destiny, the tighter the thread becomes.

From Sophie Kim comes the second book in the epic fantasy based on Korean mythology, an unflinching roller coaster ride of action, romance, and intricate fantasy lore.

Als hätte Nike kurz vor dem Abitur nicht genug Sorgen, zeigen sich bei ihr plötzlich magische Fähigkeiten. Und dann tauchen auch noch Dämonen auf... Eines ist klar: Dieses Erbe will Nike schnell loswerden! Es scheint, als wäre ihr geheimnisvoller Mitschüler Josh der Einzige, der ihr helfen kann. Da gibt es nur ein Problem: Er ist der Feind! Nike & Josh: Bewahrer der Magie ist ein Fantasyroman voller Spannung, Romantik und magischer Zeichen.

To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again... and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will's memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone. she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again.

Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a drakia descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Ben and Grace Walker are twins. Growing up in a sleepy coastal town, it was inevitable they'd surf. Always close, they hung out more than most brothers and sisters, surfing together for hours as the sun melted into the sea. At 17, Ben is a rising surf star, the golden son and the boy all the girls fall in love with. Beside him, Grace feels like she is a mere reflection of his light. In their last year of school, the world beckons, full of possibility. For Grace, finishing exams and kissing Harley Matthews is just the beginning.

Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted her fate long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory.

Prinzessin Vinaya fühlt sich Tieren näher als Menschen. Das gilt besonders für Schneeleoparden, in deren Geist sie eindringen und deren Sinne sie sich zu eigen machen kann. Bis zu ihrem 18. Geburtstag soll sie einen Prinzen wählen, um diese Fähigkeit an die nächste Generation weiterzugeben. Als sie sich weigert, lädt die Königin Anwärter ein, ihre Eignung unter Beweis zu stellen. Betrug, Intrigen - alles ist im Kampf um den Thron erlaubt. Nur eines nicht: Vinaya darf keinen Einfluss nehmen. Und es wäre fatal, ihr Herz an einen anderen als den Sieger zu verschenken.

Seit ihrer Kindheit fürchtet Lexia die Gefahr aus dem Wald. Die Wolfsmenschen begegnen ihr in Träumen, von denen Lexia ahnt, dass sie sich bewahrheiten werden. Sie lernt, die Visionen zu deuten und ihre Berufung darin zu erkennen. Davon geleitet, gibt sich die junge Frau als Mann aus und beginnt die Ausbildung zu einem Verteidiger Ranjanas.