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A New York Times bestseller! What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the...

Panic is a legendary game played by graduating seniors in the middle-of-nowhere town of Carp, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher: After a series of challenges ranging from sleeping in a haunted house to running across a highway blindfolded, one winner takes home a cash prize in the tens of thousands at the end of the summer. Participating players are sworn to secrecy, which means little is known of Panic’s history. Until now.

Cassandra hat es geschafft und Myrrahs Seele endlich aus ihrem Körper befreit, doch der Preis war hoch. Während sie versucht, hinter das Geheimnis der Schriftrollen zu kommen, beginnen die Welten mehr denn je unter den aufgestauten Energien zu leiden und drängen Cassandra, die Tore zu öffnen und sich dem Erschaffer zu stellen. Doch sie ist nicht mehr gewillt, sich ihrem Schicksal zu fügen. Was ist sie bereit zu opfern, um sich ihrer Bestimmung zu entziehen?

Okiku wants vengeance...and she gets it. Whenever there's a monster hurting a child - the same way she was hurt 300 years ago in Japan - her spirit is there to deliver punishment. But one American boy draws her like no other. The two are pulled into a world of eerie doll rituals and dark Shinto exorcisms that will take them from the American Midwest to the remote valleys and shrines of Aomori, Japan. The boy is not a monster, but something evil writhes beneath his skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos.

Rune, Grey, the shape-shifter Beltran, and willful vampire, Verida, set out to rescue their friend and mentor, Tate, from the gladiator games. But first they must navigate the perils of Eon and its warring factions. Each of this band of four carries with them a secret that threatens to tear their group apart from within. Rune now bears the mark of the promise she made to save Grey's life - a nixie bubble lodged in her arm that could call her away to do their bidding or spell her death.

Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston has no idea how he survived the category-five tornado that killed his parents. And he has no idea if the beautiful, dark-haired girl who's swept through his dreams every night since the storm is real. But he hopes she is....

Empfehlung für Akademie der Götter Fans: Elementals Academy von Michelle Madow Die entscheidende Schlacht! Melanie und Nicole stellen fest, dass sie den Aufstand gegen die Götter weit unterschätzt haben. Die Sterblichen verfügen über besondere Waffen und über göttliche Hilfe. Gemeinsam stellen sie eine Armee auf die nur ein Ziel hat. Die Akademie der Götter zu erobern und für immer zu vernichten.

Der Aufstand gegen die Götter. Melanie ist zurück. Doch damit sind die Probleme der Akademie noch lange nicht gelöst. Im Gegenteil. Der dunkle Engel von Pecunia muss seine Kräfte erst wiederfinden und in der Zwischenzeit erweisen sich die Rebellen gegen die Götter als viel gefährlichere Bedrohung, als irgendjemand gedacht hätte. Nicole und Melanie werden all ihre Kräfte brauchen, um diese Schlacht zu gewinnen.

Nach ihrem Sieg über den Leichenkönig scheint das Leben für Nicole und ihre Freunde endlich wiederhergestellt zu sein. Doch Nicole sieht immer wieder Visionen von Melanie. Sie kann sogar mit ihr sprechen. Immer stärker wächst in Nicole der Verdacht, dass Melanie noch am Leben sein könnte. Also begibt sich Nicole zusammen mit ihren Freunden auf die Suche nach Melanie. Nicole ist sich sicher, dass sie Recht hat. Auch wenn ihre Suche sie in die tiefen der Unterwelt führt.

The morbidly monotonous Dullsville has finally become the most exciting place on earth now that Raven is madly in love with her hot vampire boyfriend, Alexander, and a crew of vampires has taken residence in Dullsville's old mill. Raven discovers Jagger's plan to open a new club, the Crypt...

The beautiful island of Crete, an archaeological find for the ages, and one seriously pissed-off Greek goddess. It's just another day for Samantha Knox. After being snubbed by her college's archaeology department for an honor she rightfully earned, Sam is hell-bent on proving her worth to her misogynistic department head. So when an opportunity presents itself to solve the hidden meaning behind a symbol found inside a cave in Greece, Sam is all over it, and she's bringing Bennett and Jo with her for the cross-Atlantic trip.

Samantha Knox put away her childish fantasies of archaeological adventure the day her father didn't return home from the Great War, retreating to the safety of the antique bookshop where she works. But when a mysterious package arrives with a damaged diary inside, Sam's peaceful life is obliterated. Ruthless men intent on reclaiming the diary are after Sam, setting her and her best friend, along with her childhood crush, on a high-stakes adventure that lands them in the green hills outside Dublin, Ireland.

Three generations of women uncover an ancient evil in this epic genre-bending horror-fantasy -- a "fearless" Faustian tale perfect for fans of Kendare Blake and Ransom Riggs (Cat Winters). Before the birth of time, a monk uncovers the Devil's Tongue and dares to speak it. The repercussions will...

Darren, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses are discovered - corpses drained of blood - Darren and Evra are compelled to hunt down whatever foul creature is committing such horrendous acts. Meanwhile, beneath the streets, evil stalks Darren and Evra, and all clues point to Mr. Crepsley. Can they escape, or are they doomed to perish in the tunnels of blood?

Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan—Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, faces certain death. And even if he survives Vampire Mountain, an all-out catastrophe is headed his way that threatens the entire vampire clan. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a vampire prince? Can he avert the coming calamity? Darren's initiation on Vampire Mountain draws to a stunning, bloody conclusion in this sixth book of the Cirque du Freak series.

The trials: There are seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampire is with you. Darren Shan must pass five of these fearsome trials to prove himself to the vampire clan - or face the stakes of the Hall of Death. But Vampire Mountain holds hidden threats. Sinister, potent forces are gathering in the darkness. In this nightmarish world of bloodshed and betrayal, death may be a blessing.

Healey’s second novel The Shattering stars Keri, a 17-year-old trying to come to terms with her brother Jake’s death. Although authorities believe Jake committed suicide, Keri cannot accept that her brother would take his own life. And when she’s approached by her classmate Janna, whose brother also committed suicide years earlier, the two team up in search of answers. Soon the girls come to a grim realization—that their brothers weren’t the first in town to die under mysterious circumstances.

I've turned traitor and spy. By the end of this, someone big is gonna die. I hope it's not me. My sister, Mavis, is going to be put on trial. Mr. Zee is certain to find her guilty of helping the monsters in their war against the gods. And then he’ll kill her. I can’t let that happen. So when I find out about a sword capable of wounding him, I set out to the collect the pieces. With the sword in hand, I’ll convince him to step down and free Mavis. Or get killed trying.

A darkly irresistible new fantasy set in the infamous Gomorrah Festival, a traveling carnival of debauchery that caters to the strangest of dreams and desires.

"Niemand kann die Zeit beeinflussen. Niemand außer mir." Die Horaren wurden vom Olymp geraubt, wodurch die Zeit auf der Welt komplett außer Kontrolle gerät. Ohne die Horaren, die das Vergehen der Stunden anzeigen, vergeht auch die Zeit seltsam. Doch das ist nicht genug. Nicole hat gelernt ihre Zeitsprünge zu meistern. Doch jetzt muss sie diese Kraft nutzen, um ihren Erzfeind zu besiegen. Und irgendwie muss sie dabei versuchen nicht allzu viel Schaden anzurichten.