Showing results for "Sword" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

I'm hiding in my father's closet, desperately picking the lock on a box containing an ancient evil...when he emerges. He doesn't seem all that evil, but neither did my friends before they turned into monsters. I'd like to think that I don't need him. But I love books and he loves battles. I'm used to drinking tea and he's used to drinking the blood of his enemies....or whatever his kind drink. In a world stricken by plague, all my friends have become terrifying monsters, and I have no other option but to trust him to keep me safe.

One year of training in samurai school, and Jack Fletcher is in real trouble. Not only is he struggling to prepare for the Circle of Three, an ancient ritual that tests a samurai's courage, skill and spirit to the limit, he's caught in a running battle with fellow student Kazuki and his gang. But these are the least of Jack's problems. He knows his deadly rival - the ninja Dragon Eye - could strike at any moment. Jack possesses the very thing he will kill for.

When the teen-age samurai apprentice, Seikei, is sent on a mission by the shogun, he believes it to be a simple one. The 14-year-old Emperor has refused to carry out his ceremonial duties, and Seikei must persuade him to resume his proper place. But when the emperor is kidnapped in an elaborate plot to overthrow the shogun, Seikei’s mission becomes much more dangerous. With the help of a mysterious warrior, he must rescue the Emperor before the sacred sword falls into the wrong hands.

Wenn sich alles, was du geglaubt hast, als Lüge erweist … Wohin wirst du dich wenden? An ihrem 18. Geburtstag ist das unbeschwerte Leben Prinzessin Odines vorbei. Durch eine düstere Prophezeiung wird sie zur Ausgestoßenen und findet in ihrem nervtötenden Reit- und Fechtlehrer Dariel einen unerwarteten Verbündeten, der ihr zur Flucht verhilft. Gleichzeitig bekommt die neunzehnjährige Oona einen seltsamen Auftrag. Als Blutjägerin ist es eigentlich ihre Aufgabe, die Bestien zu vernichten, die das Königreich Garas terrorisieren.

Il terzo conclusivo capitolo della saga fantasy "La strega e il cacciatore". È tutta la vita che Lou è in fuga. Ora è arrivato il tempo di tornare a casa e reclamare ciò che è suo. Ma adesso Lou non è più la ragazza che i suoi amici conoscevano. Non è più la strega che ha fatto innamorare il cacciatore. Un'ombra si è fatta largo nel suo cuore e questa volta ci vorrà ben più che l'amore per farla andare via.

After defeating the Wolves, Jailah, Logan, Iris, and Thalia want nothing more than a summer of fun and relaxation. But there is no rest for the wicked, especially when Death comes for Iris. She is to become a Reaper, tasked with banishing souls who refuse to cross over. But Iris suspects there's something more ominous going on when Mathew's role as her tether grows sinister.

Sideways is used to being an outcast loner and is desperate to do magic again, so she's not going to let little barriers like facing a betraying crush and a family of six demented witch hunters practically alone stop her. But she and her trusty stolen bike are in for a bumpy ride....

Eli isn't just a teenage girl - she's a made-thing the witches created to hunt down ghosts in the human world. Trained to kill with her seven living blades, Eli is a flawless machine, a deadly assassin. But when an assignment goes wrong, Eli starts to question everything she was taught about both worlds, the Coven, and her tyrannical witch-mother.

Skulking near the bottom of West High’s social pyramid, Sideways Pike lurks under the bleachers doing magic tricks for Coke bottles. As a witch, lesbian, and lifelong outsider, she’s had a hard time making friends. But when the three most popular girls pay her $40 to cast a spell at their Halloween party, Sideways gets swept into a new clique. The unholy trinity are dangerous angels, sugar-coated rattlesnakes, and now - unbelievably - Sideways’ best friends.

巴国是一个已经消失在历史长河中的古老国度。小鱼儿，就是巴国人的后代。这个假期，聪明吴和他的三个小伙伴一起，远赴小鱼儿的家里做客……巴國是一個已經消失在歷史長河中的古老國度。小魚兒，就是巴國人的後代。這個假期，聰明吳和他的三個小伙伴一起，遠赴小魚兒的家裡做客……