Showing results for "The Simon" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

In her third audio outing, Hilda has been newly initiated into the Sparrow Scouts and now she's ready to earn some badges, and perhaps even make some human friends. Yet a dark, menacing creature is threatening Trolberg, and only our blue-haired heroine can get to the bottom of what it wants.

Merdyn the Wild is from the Dark Ages. He's the world's greatest Warlock (don't call him a wizard), banished to the 21st century for bad behaviour, and he's about to create a whole load of trouble for Rose, aged 12. Rose is a totally ordinary girl, on a mission to mend her broken family. Bubbles is Rose's guinea pig. He just poos a lot. When Rose bumps into Merdyn and discovers what he is, she quickly realises that he could be just what she needs.

"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." Holly is desperate to be sleuthing with her partner-in-solving-crime, dragon Dirk Dilly, but instead she's stuck at her exclusive boarding school for children of the rich and famous. She's determined to escape, until she meets Callum, the son...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Name of This Book Is Secret comes a darkly funny story about a boy who wants the world to disappear. This fantastical quest for comfort and belonging was called “a surprisingly powerful, formula-breaking coming-of-age story” by the New York...

"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." When Holly and her family fly to LA for a holiday, it promises to be the trip of a lifetime. On her first day exploring the city of dreams, Holly befriends a movie director, who's captured something suspiciously dragonlike on camera while...

(/i) I can steal time. The most I can take at the moment is fifteen seconds, which is not a lot. Grandmother took almost three minutes once and she told me she’s done more, but I never saw it. She says there are stories of someone who can take all the time in the world, but how can that be right? (i\) When Alex and his father are forced to flee their home to escape a brutal government, they begin a life-threatening journey across Europe. But when they are separated before they can reach Britain, Alex finds himself alone, with only his extraordinary gift to keep him alive.

Merdyn is the greatest wizard of the Dark Ages. Obviously. Rose is his 21st-century descendent. Lucky her. And Vanheldon the vandal warrior is FURIOUS! After all, last time they met, Merdyn turned his army to stone. Seeking revenge, Vanheldon comes up with a way to kidnap Rose and transport her back to Dark Ages Transylvania, set on luring Merdyn into a terrible trap. Except - whoops! - his magical minion kidnaps Rose's teenage brother, Kris, instead.

"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." When a visitor turns up unannounced at Dirk's office with a new case for him and Holly to solve, all is not as it seems. A Sea Dragon has disappeared and the only clue left at the scene of the crime is the ashy outline of an elusive Sky Dragon...

"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." When detective Dirk Dilly gets a call from Holly, a young girl whose pet cat has gone missing, the dragon ends up with not only a new case to solve but also a self-appointed partner-in-solving-crime. And it turns out that Holly's cat is just...

Wenn ein ungepflegter Hexenmeister auf die nächste Beyoncé trifft... Rosie ist ein Mädchen für den zweiten Blick - eher untalentiert und nicht besonders hübsch. Blöd nur, dass sie davon träumt, in die Fußstapfen Beyoncés zu treten. Ihre zerrüttete Familie ist da keine Hilfe: Papa ist tot, Mama ein abgehalfterter Popstar der 90er, der Bruder ein pubertierender Pfau und Meerschweinchen Pupsie köttelt ununterbrochen. Doch Rosies Aussichten auf ein Leben als Popstar verbessern sich, als Merdyn, ein Hexenmeister aus dem Mittelalter, in ihr Leben tritt.

When science-obsessed teenager Itch discovers a powerful new radioactive element, he’s forced to go on the run to protect it from Greencorp, a sinister organisation seeking to weaponize it. But when the rock gives Itch radiation poisoning, and his closest friend betrays him, Itch risks losing the rock, putting the entire planet in danger.

Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail.... If you prefer cleavers to kittens and fiends to fairies...then welcome to the dark, hilarious world of Schwartzgarten.

Dieses Hörbuch ist für Sie geeignet, wenn Sie auf der Suche nach Gute-Nacht-Geschichten für Kinder zwischen 3 -10 Jahren als Hörbuch sind, ein Kind haben, das von Einhörnern begeistert ist. auf der Suche nach einer Einschlafhilfe für Ihre Kleinsten sind, die Erfahrung gemacht haben, dass Ihr Kind Probleme beim Einschlafen hat, Ihrem Kind ein sanftes Einschlummern und Träumen ermöglichen möchten, auf der Suche nach liebevollen Gute-Nacht-Märchen für Ihre Kleinsten sind und Ihrem Kind pädagogisch wertvolle Fantasiereisen zum Einschlafen vorspielen möchten.

La reine Gretamalda lance une prime sur la tête du nécromancien Norbert le Noir, qui met en danger la quiétude du royaume. Pour Dead, cette mission est l'occasion d'enfin obtenir assez de gloire et de prestige pour devenir un vrai de vrai chevalier! Mais tu le sais déjà.... Ça ne se passera pas tout à fait comme prévu!

A friendly Bulgarian king, a dastardly lion tamer, a pair of kidnapped parents, a pride of lions, and a brave young boy on a mission: Together again in the second installment of the popular Lionboy series.

What do you do when you come home one day and discover that your parents have been kidnapped? Well, if you're a brave young guy named Charlie Ashanti, you go off in search of them. And since you happen to know how to speak Cat, your feline friends (the stray cats of the city and the caged lions on a magnificent, astounding floating circus) rally around you, bringing help, advice, and occasional special deliveries. Little do you know that in this search of yours, the fate of the world is at stake.

D’abord engagé pour retrouver le chat d’une voisine, le détective DEAD tombe par hasard sur une sordide scène de crime. Jack le Chatouilleur, le plus célèbre des meurtriers de la ville, a encore frappé. Le jeune détective devra enchaîner les déductions pour traîner l’assassin devant la justice ! Mais tu le sais déjà... Ça ne se passera pas tout à fait comme prévu !

This audio collection includes the never-before-heard stories of Man on the Moon: a day in the life of Bob, Bob's Best Ever Friend and Bob and the Moontree Mystery. Bob is everyone's favourite Man on the Moon; follow him on his daily adventures. Bob has a special job - looking after the moon. He keeps it clean and entertains passing space tourists as well as giving guided tours. He knows everything about the moon and that there is definitely no such thing as aliens!

Evocative of Alice in Wonderland, this novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is a bewitching story about the reaches of loyalty and the enduring power of hope. Perfect for fans of the author’s other middle grade novels: Liesl & Po and the Curiosity House series. Looking...

Ten Little Superheroes are on a mission to save the city ... But do they have the super-powers to defeat evil villain Monstro and his dastardly League of Bad Guys? Count along with the Ten Little Superheroes in this action-packed, counting rhyme adventure! The Ten Little series has sold over a...