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The eastern front is a place where soldiers never sleep and artillery guns howl without rest. This quagmire is where the Salamander Kampfgruppe has been hurled once again, just another cog in the grand war machine of their fatherland. Still, there’s only so much one unit can do. As the...

The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster’s instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling novel, Lightlark Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the...

Isla Crown has charted a new destiny and leapt into the unknown, determined to defeat her insidious ancestor, Lark, no matter the cost. But Skyshade is nothing like she anticipated, and she’ll have to use all of her skills just to survive, let alone end Lark for good. Meanwhile, Grim and Oro would sooner set fire to their own kingdoms than leave Isla stranded on a path toward certain death. But getting her back will involve forging an alliance—if they can find a way to forgive their long history of betrayals.

Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two. Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king. As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle’s final prophecy and change her heartrending fate.

Darren has settled into life as a vampire's assistant and feels at home in the Cirque du Freak. But now he must leave the freak show and his friends behind. With Mr. Crepsley as a traveling companion, he embarks on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain - the vampaneze have been there before them. Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain: Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.

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.

La vida de Cat da un vuelco brutal: su padre ha muerto. Pero no es una muerte cualquiera. Su padre era un ángel, y ahora Cat se encuentra en el epicentro de una batalla ancestral y eterna entre ángeles y demonios. Destrozada y movida por una sed inquebrantable de justicia, jura encontrar al asesino. Sabe que solo alguien con un poder inimaginable pudo derrotar a su padre, y Cat está dispuesta a hacer lo impensable: pactar con los mismos demonios para descubrir la verdad.

The highly anticipated sequel in the acclaimed Runestone Saga from New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima—with more adventure, mystery, and plot twists than ever before! Reunited in New Jotunheim, Reginn, Eiric and Liv discover that they are game pieces being played on a hidden...

Sweeping adventure, breathtaking twists of fate, and immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Saga, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series. Since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and...

Thirteen-year-old Mark Harrison has a week to hike across the desert. He will meet his parents on the other side. By his fourth day, he’s made good time. As he settles in for the night, he gazes up at the stars, feeling completely content. Suddenly, a blue light streams from the sky, jolting Mark into another dimension. Now, in a land filled with strange jungle animals and primitive tribes, Mark desperately battles hunger, armed enemies, and superhuman powers.

Sowohl Aster als auch Will wurden mit einem grausamen Fluch belegt. Ihre Suche nach einem Heilmittel führt sie zur Burg Grim, wo niemand ist, wer er zu sein scheint. Bei mörderischen Festessen und extravaganten Bällen muss Aster ihre Waffen stets bereithalten und sich ihren Gefühlen stellen, um herauszufinden, auf wen sie sich verlassen kann, bevor die tickende Uhr ihres Fluchs abläuft.

Die Initiation hat Leg überstanden, doch nun muss er beweisen, dass er den Vertrauensvorschuss des Totems verdient hat. Vor dem jungen Mann liegt eine beschwerliche Reise in ein gefährliches Land. Und diejenigen, die über das Nördliche Imperium herrschen wollen, schlafen nicht. Leg muss sich entscheiden, was ihm wichtiger ist: sein persönliches Fortkommen oder der Fortbestand des riesigen Reiches. Allerdings könnte sich auch herausstellen, dass das eine eng mit dem anderen verknüpft ist, jetzt, wo ein wahrer Magier in der Welt erschienen ist.

Eine dramatische Seeschlacht in stürmischer Nacht, die alles verändert: Aster muss mitansehen, wie ihr Bruder Owen von einem Nightweaver ermordet wird. Doch noch bevor sie um ihren Bruder trauern kann, wird ihre Familie gefangengenommen. Statt sie dem Schicksal der Sklaverei zu überlassen, bietet ihnen ausgerechnet ein Nightweaver Rettung: Will. Er gewährt ihnen Schutz und Arbeit auf seinem prachtvollen Anwesen – ein Ort voller Geheimnisse, Verlockungen und Gefahren. Aster weiß, dass sie ihrem Feind nicht trauen darf. Und doch kann sie sich seiner Anziehungskraft nicht widersetzen.

The novel is narrated by Oro and offers a window into his complex identity: that of a king torn between desire for justice and passion for the woman he loves more than anything. It includes key moments from the ruler’s love story with Isla, told in his own voice.

En dag da Jorun går i skoven for at samle urter, opdager hun en boplads. Sagen fremføres for alle beboerne i Gläntarp. Runerne varsler fare. Nogen vil forsøge at ændre fremtiden ved hjælp af løgne, bedrag og tvang. Mennesker vil dø.

Cute, athletic Ken's life takes a ghostly turn after a football accident leaves him hearing the dead. It's an unwelcome gift, but one he can't escape. Desperate for answers, he attends a séance after receiving an anonymous invitation, and a convincing medium tempts him to reveal his secret. Exposing his secret means terrible danger, and only his mysterious "gifted" classmates, who share abilities he's yet to understand, can stop him from falling into a perilous trap.

Lore versucht, einfach nur normal zu sein und zu vergessen, dass sie dazu ausgebildet wurde, griechische Götter zu jagen. Doch dann steht die nächste Jagd bevor und jemand sucht ihre Hilfe, der sie und ihresgleichen eigentlich hasst: Athene. Die Göttin bietet Lore ein Bündnis gegen den neuen Ares an, der vor Jahren Lores Familie ermordet hat - und seitdem noch mächtiger geworden ist. Sieben Tage ist Ares sterblich und die Rache für ihre Familie in greifbarer Nähe für Lore.

In a world devastated by climate change and overconsumption, sixteen-year-old Joe's survival hangs by a thread. Living in a shack beneath towering piles of waste with his father and grandfather, the town's revered storyteller, their community faces constant danger. After a deadly avalanche of rubbish, six-year-old Lily is left deathly ill, and Joe sets out on a quest for help. As Joe journeys towards the city of Madera, the lines between reality and the magical stories his grandfather passed down begin to blur.

La primera parte de la Saga Sangre Mestiza, que sacudió Booktok antes de su lanzamiento. Keera es una asesina. Como Espada del rey es la espía más despiadada de todo el reino, y la preferida del monarca. Durante años ha cumplido rigurosamente la misión de acabar con quien ponga en peligro...

Las cadenas del rey es la segunda parte de la Saga Rey, que llega después del arrasador éxito de El perfume del rey, que ha vendido más de 20.000 ejemplares en América Latina. En este libro seguimos la historia de Emily Malhore que terminó en punta en el volumen anterior. Si antes la...