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Kai was the least likely young man to ascend. Raised on his uncle’s potato farm, he began his career as an adventurer with empty pockets and little skill. But a foolish attempt to prove his bravery leads Kai to unlock hidden power within himself and acquire a most unlikely ally. Rhona is a battle-scarred soldier who’s as likely to toss a quip as she is to throw a punch. After setting aside a promising career in the army to pursue the Path of the Bleeding Tiger, she sets out to stop a war and seek atonement for a bloody past.

Kai is finally becoming the hero he's always dreamed of. As the enemy pursues, he's forced to accept his complicated identity and the power that comes with his blood. Rhona can endure a blow to her pride. But when that blow comes from the vile Hastings, she has to strive to match his savagery and save her friends. Ban discovers the ultimate prize for an Earth Core. Secrets, magic, and an incredible housewarming gift can be attained in an ancient keep once home to his ancestors. But can he defend the territory he's taken?

Quando un mietitore va a prenderlo al suo stesso funerale, Wallace comincia a sospettare di essere morto. E quando Hugo, il proprietario di una singolare sala da tè, si offre di aiutarlo ad "attraversare", Wallace capisce che, sì, deve proprio essere morto. Ma Wallace non si rassegna ad abbandonare una vita che sente di avere a malapena attraversato ed è deciso a vivere fino in fondo anche un piccolo scampolo, anche una breve parentesi di esistenza che, se vissuta pienamente, può farsi intera.

With his father’s mysterious disappearance and his brother Ronnie enlisting in the Vietnam War, 13-year-old TJ Crowley is left alone with his racist, unstable mother, Kate. The newly enforced Fair Housing Act results in the unthinkable for the Crowleys when a Black family, headed by the eminent Dr. Washington, crosses the racial red line and moves in next door. Kate is quick to warn TJ that their new neighbors are strictly off-limits and makes a panicked call to beg Ray, her old flame, to travel to their home in Wichita Kansas to help deal with “the problem next door.”

Kai was the least likely young man to ascend. Raised on his uncle’s potato farm, he began his career as an adventurer with empty pockets and little skill. But a foolish attempt to prove his bravery leads Kai to unlock hidden power within himself and acquire a most unlikely ally. After setting aside a promising career in the army to pursue the Path of the Bleeding Tiger, Rhona sets out to stop a war and seek atonement for the past. When Bancroft the Earth Core awakens, he can’t wait to begin building things anew. But a recovered item from his past reminds him that more is at stake.

Arthur Parnassus vive una bella vita costruita sulle ceneri di una brutta vita. È il direttore di uno strano orfanotrofio su un'isola lontana e spera di diventare presto il padre adottivo di sei bambini magici che vi abitano. Nessuno di loro deve provare quel dolore che lui stesso ha provato da bambino. A fianco ha il suo grande amore, Linus Baker, ex assistente sociale del Dipartimento della Gioventù Magica; e ci sono Zoe Chapelwhite, spiritello dell'isola, e la sua fidanzata, la sindaca Helen Webb.

Descubre a TJ Klune, el rey del cozy fantasy. ¡Bienvenido a la Ciudad de los Sueños Eléctricos! Un mundo de robots extraordinarios que permanecerá para siempre en tu corazón. Tres robots viven en una diminuta y peculiar casa entre las ramas de una arboleda: una máquina enfermera un poco sádica, una pequeña aspiradora desesperada por recibir amor y atención, y Giovanni Lawson, un androide inventor. Pero también vive con ellos un humano: Victor Lawson, hijo de Gio. Refugiados y a salvo en el bosque, los cuatro forman una extraña familia.

Bienvenido a El cruce de Caronte. Aquí el té está caliente, los bollos recién hechos y los muertos, de paso. A veces el final, no es más que un principio. Vuelve TJ KLUNE,un abrazo en forma de libro. Bienvenido a El cruce de Caronte. El té está caliente, los bollos recién hechos y los muertos de paso. Cuando Wallace Price se ve asistiendo a su propio funeral, descubre que está muerto. Pero Wallace no está preparado para abandonar este mundo que apenas ha sabido disfrutar en vida.

Linus Baker è un assistente sociale impiegato al Dipartimento della Magia Minorile. Il compito che esegue con scrupolosa professionalità è assicurarsi che i bambini dotati di poteri magici, cresciuti in appositi istituti in modo da proteggere quelli "normali", siano ben accuditi. La vita di Linus è decisamente tranquilla, per non dire monotona: vive in una casetta solitaria in compagnia di una gatta schiva e dei suoi amati dischi in vinile. Tutto cambia quando, inaspettatamente, viene convocato nell'ufficio della Suprema Dirigenza.

In una foresta antica e sperduta, in mezzo ad alberi maestosi, c'è una curiosa casetta in cui abitano tre robot: Giovanni Lawson, detto Gio, androide inventore; l'Infermiera Ratched, macchina per l'assistenza sanitaria dolcemente sadica; e Rambo, piccolo aspirapolvere ansioso. Insieme a loro il giovane Victor Lawson, unico essere umano della famiglia. La vita scorre tranquilla finché un giorno Vic trova e ripara un androide sconosciuto chiamato Hap, e scopre che lui e Gio condividono un oscuro passato.

Der grandiose Auftakt zu einer bunten, actiongeladenen Fantasy-Trilogie aus der Feder des internationalen Bestsellerautors T. J. Klune. Nick Bell ist ein ganz gewöhnlicher Teenager. Wobei das in einer Stadt voller Superhelden schon wieder ungewöhnlich ist. Und der beste Autor von Superhelden-Fan-Fiction zu sein, ist ja quasi auch eine Superkraft, oder? Als Nick eines Tages Shadow Star, dem berühmtesten Helden der Stadt – und sein heimlicher Schwarm – begegnet, beschließt er, selbst ein Held zu werden, um Shadow Star zu beeindrucken. Widerwillige Hilfe bekommt er dabei von seinem besten Freund Seth.

Es ist kurz vor den Sommerferien, und eine Hitzewelle hat Nova City fest im Griff. Dennoch ist Nick Bell guter Dinge: Mit seinem supersexy Freund Seth und seinen Freundinnen Jazz und Gibby hat er ein Superhelden-Team gegründet, um die Bürger von Nova City zu schützen. Keine Sekunde zu früh, wie sich herausstellt: Simon Burke kandidiert für das Amt des Oberbürgermeisters. Sollte er gewinnen, würde das das Ende der Extraordinairies bedeuten. Doch damit nicht genug: Gerüchten zufolge ist Superschurke Shadow Star aus dem Gefängnis geflohen.

Band 2 von T. J. Klunes großer Superhelden-Saga. Mit Mut, Charme und Enthusiasmus hat Nick es geschafft: Er ist endlich mit seinem ersten Freund zusammen. Und zwar nicht mit irgendeinem Jungen, sondern mit einem waschechten Superhelden. Doch dann taucht eine Gruppe neuer Extraordinaries in Nova City auf – mit Kräften, von denen bisher noch nie jemand etwas gehört hat. Die Stadt droht ins Chaos zu stürzen, und Nick und seine Freunde müssen erst einmal herausfinden, wer bei alldem eigentlich gut und wer böse ist.

Some would say that a little white lie doesn't hurt anything. In the orphans it is the catalyst that sends an already unstable world straight towards the brink of hell. The amount of loss that will come from decisions made will for some be life-changing and for the unfortunate will be life-ending.

Each day is a gift, even if it feels like torture at times, like the alternative could be an easier choice. The entire group is dealing with emotions and new faces, all while trying to secure somewhere safe to live and against all odds keep the turned from killing those who are left.

The zombies are vicious and hungry and never satisfied. From their first trip into town, the zombie apocalypse war begins. Survival and taking care of each other is key. The search for the cure is America—and the world's—only hope. The government put out a plea for anyone that might know anything about the spread of death.

Follow the desperate journey of a scientist who will stop at nothing to save the woman he loves from a disease that is slowly consuming her body. But his actions have unintended consequences that plunge the world into a bloody and chaotic apocalypse, where the living are outnumbered by the ravenous, superhuman zombies that roam the streets.

Kensey Deaton comes from an elite werewolf lineage, but just because her family is royalty, doesn't mean she'll fall in line like some perfect little princess. She has plans and they don't include an arranged marriage! Slade McAlister has his own family drama. His Alpha father happens to be the most reviled wolf on the eastern seaboard, and it's a stigma he can't escape. So when his neighbor Kensey—the girl of his dreams and his nightmares—proposes a solution to solve both of their problems, he sees an opportunity he can't ignore.

A deeply polarized and ungovernable United States of America has separated into two nations—the God Fearing States (GFS) and the United Progressive Regions (UPR). Judith Braverman, a teenager living in an Orthodox Jewish community in the GFS, is not only a talented artist accomplished in the ancient craft of papercutting, she also has the gift of seeing into peoples' souls—and can tell instantly if someone is good or evil. Jeffrey Schwartz has no love for religion or conformity and yearns to escape to the freedom of the UPR.