Showing results for "Strange" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Matilda Lockett is used to playing the role of Poor Dead Edna on stage with her spirit-medium aunt, Signora Valentina, and theatrical uncle Barnabus–but when they all decamp to Beauchamp Manor to deal with a most dreadful haunting, she discovers she really can see ghosts! There she meets ghost boy, Edgar Wilde, who shares her love of supernatural snooping, and together they set about unravelling the case of The Ghosts of the Manor.

They were coming to tell ghost stories - ' tales to freeze the blood' was the only rule. Switzerland, 1816, on a stormy summer night. Lord Byron and his guests are gathered round the fire. Felix, their serving boy, can't wait to hear their creepy tales, yet real life is about to begin. Frantic pounding at the door reveals a girl covered in scars, and the girl is terrified!

Ga mee op expeditie met de legendarische Clades, een familie van ontdekkingsreizigers, door een mysterieus land waar gevaar op de loer ligt en fantastische wezens huizen. Tijdens dit avontuur stuit de familie Clade op allerlei gevaarlijke planten, monsters en landschappen. Zullen ze in staat zijn om, ondanks hun verschillen, hun krachten te bundelen en de wereld te redden, voordat het te laat is?

Das originelle und überaus humorvolle Action-Abenteuer taucht tief in ein unerforschtes und tückisches Land ein, in dem fantastische Kreaturen auf die legendären Clades warten. Die Clades sind eine Familie von Entdeckern, deren Differenzen ihre letzte – und bei Weitem wichtigste – Mission zu gefährden drohen.

In a slightly futuristic, polluted world, 14-year-old Bryn watches an ancient egg hatch, and her life changes forever. Like her family before her, Bryn can "ken" with birds, so at first she doesn't understand why she relates to what appears to be a lizard. Then she realizes that the critter in her care is really a baby dragon. When the dracling becomes an Internet phenomenon, she must flee to protect him from poachers and others who wish him harm. But will Bryn be able to protect him, or will she lose the dracling just as she comes to love him?

Fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, and Maggie Stiefvater will embrace the richly drawn, Norse-influenced alternate world of the United States of Asgard, where cell phones, rock bands, and evangelical preachers coexist with dragon slaying, rune casting, and sword training in schools. Where the...

When Skeleton Keys discovers newly unimagined Lucky all alone, he’s determined to reunite the little creature with the boy who imagined him. But Stanley is nowhere to be found. The search leads them to the Kingdom - a hidden world for unimaginaries. As they scour the streets for any sign of Stanley, the Kingdom comes under attack from a rampaging gorilla. Lucky is convinced it’s the work of Stanley’s wild imaginings. But what is Stanley up to, and can Skeleton Keys track him down before the entire place is reduced to rubble?

The audio edition of Nathan W. Pyle’s first picture book in his New York Times bestselling Strange Planet series! Based on his popular Instagram comics, Nathan W. Pyle presents a delightful, heartfelt, and clever book that young and old beings alike will enjoy reading together. When the...

England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, Pet's world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and unnoticed. A girl who freezes with fear at the enemy planes ripping through the skies overhead. A girl who is somehow destined to become part of the strange, ancient legend of the Daughters of Stone...

Each of these 11 stories lures the unsuspecting reader into the ghostly world of the supernatural. Who has not been afraid of something? These gripping stories explore the possibilities – hair-raising, spine-chilling, blood-curdling. Here’s something for everyone who enjoys a good scare.Ghosts range from an evil kitchen boy with a recipe for death to a tiresome invalid at the top of an apple tree. There’s Old Nick himself in one story, and a tale of second sight, and even a ghost story especially for dog-lovers!

Matilda and Edgar are in London's haunted theatre-land, where Matilda is rehearsing the all-new Signora Valentina show and Edgar is training to become a poltergeist. Spooks are everywhere in this city, and it isn't long before Lockett & Wilde are called upon to investigate strange happenings at a local curiosity shop. Soon they are drawn into the unsolved case of the infamous gold thief, Bullion Bill, and Matilda finds herself investigating the story of her own parents' death. The ghosts of London know the truth, and Lockett & Wilde won't rest until they find it out.

Doctor Stephen Strange är en lysande men arrogant kirurg vars liv förändras för alltid efter en fruktansvärd bilolycka. Han reser runt i världen för att hitta ett sätt att läka sina skador, och till slut hamnar han i Nepal. Där möter han Den forna och påbörjar sin långa och svåra resa mot att bli Övermagiker.

Doctor Stephen Strange är en lysande men arrogant kirurg vars liv förändras för alltid efter en fruktansvärd bilolycka. Han möter Den forna och påbörjar sin träning för att bemästra de mystiska konsterna och bli Övermagiker. Hans väg kommer inte att bli lätt.

När Doctor Strange upptäcker att tviveldemoner har tagit kontrollen över en skolgård, blir det hans uppdrag att skingra de onda krafterna! Med hjälp av Agamottos öga kan Doctor Strange se in i demonernas alternativa dimension. De har fångat barnen genom att spela på deras tvivel. Doctor Strange behöver agera kvickt för att kunna besegra tviveldemonerna, innan han börjar tvivla på SIG SJÄLV!

Dr. Strange er en fremragende kirurg, men også arrogant – indtil et biluheld forandrer hans liv. I Nepal møder han den mystiske troldkvinde Den Ældste, som begynder at oplære ham i de mystiske kunster. Men dr. Strange har stadig lang vej endnu, før han kan blive til Ærkemageren – den ypperste troldmand.

Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city’s chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly Victorian tale from Lucy Strange. Young chimney sweep Tom has started seeing strange, supernatural things – fairies in the flowers by the river, a...