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A rare depiction of a hundred admirable women from Vedic India who inspire with their intelligence, faith and loyalty. Each story reveals their strength of character and instils a sense of pride in them. Their struggles and how they overcame the impediments in their life makes deeply motivational listening.

An offshoot of the oral tradition of storytelling, the short story shot to prominence in the latter half of the 19th century due to an increased demand for short fiction in magazines and journals. Over time, it established itself as an important and popular genre. From PU Songling's classic Painted Skin, Edgar Allan Poe's sensational The Purloined Letter to Guy de Maupassant's poignant Two Friends, 51 Great Short Stories presents some of the finest works of short fiction.

Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance. But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin - not her older sister Lusha, as everyone had expected - for his next expedition.

Arlynn Rosemary Banson is an atypical sixteen-year-old—the cool, popular outsider, effortlessly straddling the line between divas and dorks. Her forever young mother, Jennifer, is dedicated to making her life awkward by trying to be her friend. Her father, Alan, is a history professor who barely acknowledges his family’s existence. Her boyfriend, Benz, the quarterback and homecoming king, has just broken up with her, while her best friend, Joslin, bears reluctant witness to Rosemary’s romantic drama. But nothing prepares any of them for a Welsh foreign exchange student named Emrys Balin.

Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries. Expected to obey the harsh hierarchy of the Reapers who despise her, Ren conceals her emotions and avoids her tormentors as best she can. When her failure to control her Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan to seek the acceptance she’s never gotten from her fellow Reapers.

Penelope Weaver hat sich ihr ganzes Leben lang darauf vorbereitet, die Anaximander-Akademie zu besuchen, wo die griechische Mythologie zum Leben erweckt wird. Penelope weiß, dass sie eine Athena ist – wie alle klugen, praktischen und regeltreuen Mädchen, die an bedeutenden Mythen beteiligt sind. Aber als Penelope und ihr Zwillingsbruder Paris an der Akademie ankommen, geht schief, was nur schiefgehen kann. Penelope wird nicht bei Athena untergebracht, sondern bei Aphrodite, die alles andere als praktisch veranlagt ist.

A raging sea tosses a boy upon the shores of ancient Wales. Left for dead, he has no memory, no name, and no home. But it is his determination to find out who he is—to learn the truth about his mysterious powers—that leads him to a strange and enchanted land. And it is there he discovers that the fate of this land and his personal quest are strangely entwined.

Vincent has finally got his life figured out. More or less. And, after only fifteen-hundred years, it’s about time. “Mild-mannered” bodyguard by day, butt-kicking sorcerer by night, and immortal Viking warrior whenever the memories refuse to leave him alone. But when ancient Norse horrors start sprouting up in his city, Vincent realizes that his past life—and one of his greatest failures—has come back to finish what it started …

Londinium, the last stronghold of the Romans left in Britannia, remains in a delicate state of peace with the ancient kingdoms that surround it. As the only daughter of a powerful merchant, Cassandra is betrothed to Marcus, the most eligible bachelor in the city. But then she meets Devyn, the boy with the strange midnight eyes searching for a girl with magic in her blood.

Outcasts Billy and Bonnie must come together to preserve a secret legacy more than a millennium in the making. They find their lives turned upside down when they are thrust into a war against evil, a war they didn’t even know was being waged. Their newly formed friendship is tested and shaped as they are forced to fight a malevolent slayer who wields a powerful, medieval weapon and is intent on exterminating their dragon heritage forever.

Erlebe die ersten drei Teile der erfolgreichen "Fates & Furies"-Reihe von Josephine Angelinis – als Bundle für dich zusammengestellt. Dieses Bundle enthält die Lesungen "Starcrossed. Göttlich verdammt", "Torn. Göttlich verloren" und "Unleashed. Göttlich verliebt". Die 16-jährige Helen lebt bei ihrem Vater auf Nantucket und langweilt sich. Ihre Freundin Claire hofft, dass nach den Ferien endlich etwas Aufregendes passiert. Und tatsächlich: Als die Familie Delos auf die Insel zieht, sind alle hin und weg von den extrem attraktiven Neuankömmlingen.

Kaori and Kairi are the first twins to survive infancy on the ancient island of Mu, where gender is as fluid as the crashing waves. One was born of fire, the other of water. But there’s a reason why none have survived before. A prophecy that has haunted the elders since time began. A rivalry destined to sink the entire island beneath a twin catastrophe of volcano and tsunami. As hatred spills from the forbidden twins like the deadly poison of sacrificed sea snakes, they must decide what matters to them most.

Deina est une Passeuse d’âmes au service du dieu Hadès sur Terre. Sa tâche est de guider les mourants hors du monde des mortels. Un jour, le tyran Orphée est en visite à Athènes. Il fait alors une dangereuse mais tentante proposition : il rendra sa liberté à celui qui pourra libérer Eurydice du monde souterrain et la ramener à lui...

Von der Highschool-Schülerin zur Königin der Elfen... Als ein Drache durch ein Portal auf das Gelände ihrer Schule in Texas kracht, traut Ophelia Monroe ihren Augen kaum. Als der sterbende Drache sich mit ihr verbündet, um einen Elfen-Prinzen zu ärgern, wird Ophelia plötzlich in ein anderes Reich gezogen: eine Welt der Elfen-Intrigen und Täuschungen, in der sie, wie Prinz Corrin ihr mitteilt, durch ihre Drachenverbindung zur Königin der Elfen geworden ist.

ALOSA, CAPITANA di una nave pirata, ha diciassette anni e una missione: recuperare un'antica mappa, chiave per trovare un fantastico tesoro.

Deina is trapped. As one of the Soul Severers serving the god Hades on earth, her future is tied to the task of shepherding the dying on from the mortal world—unless she can earn or steal enough to buy her way out. Then the tyrant ruler Orpheus offers both fortune and freedom to whoever can retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld. Deina jumps at the chance. But to win, she must enter an uneasy alliance with a group of fellow Severers she neither likes nor trusts. So begins their perilous journey into the realm of Hades....

Billy cheerfully runs the Valley’s Finest Inn with his father and daydreams of a life in the distant courts of the kingdom, completely unaware there are enemies lurking in the shadows. One night, a murderous stranger from his secret past emerges to take his life and the magic ring his dead mother left him. To survive, Billy leaves home and is thrust into an adventure that takes him to the noblest courts of Lyonesse. But perils await; dragons, giants, and foul monsters prowl the land, while assassins and power-hungry lords plot deadly intrigues.

Der Auftakt von Bestsellerautorin Alexandra Brackens neuem Fantasyepos, inspiriert von der Artuslegende und voller Action, Verrat und Liebe. Eine zynische Außenseiterin, ihr verfluchter Bruder, der arrogante Goldjunge der Schatzjägergilde und eine naive Zauberin – sie alle haben unterschiedliche Ziele. Doch nur gemeinsam können sie Avalon und ihre eigene Welt retten. Ohne die Fähigkeit, Magie zu sehen, gilt Tamsin als Außenseiterin unter den Hollowern. Das hindert sie jedoch nicht daran, wie die anderen Mitglieder der Gilde die ganze Welt nach legendären Artefakten zu durchkämmen.

I didn't mean to steal the Bloodstone from the De Morel's crypt. Scratch that, I did mean to steal it. Until I realized it was a curse-magnet that only comes off if I, along with a jolly trio, successfully defeat four curses. If any of us fail, I'm dead. I've never been a glass half-empty sort of person, but my glass looks in dire need of a refill right about now. The only highlight of this wicked treasure hunt: feisty, entitled Cadence de Morel.

The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: Become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures. Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway.