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

No empty child has ever reached a year of age, yet I am now 13. It has been a long and miserable 13 years, where the best I can manage to do is walk with difficulty. Sometimes, I cannot even manage that.

Caitlyn Aguirre is no magician—but that doesn't make her useless. After discovering her true talent and uncovering the long-lost secret behind Objects of Power, Cat returns to school—intent on showing everyone what she can do. But her mere existence is a threat to the balance of power, convincing some to befriend her, some to try to use her...and some to remove her.

Caitlyn and her friends have returned to Jude’s Sorcerous Academy, but all is not well in the school. The Great Houses of Shallot are on the verge of going to war, and the conflict is spilling into the school; in the background, powerful and secretive forces prepare to finally reveal their plans to reshape the world. Caught in the middle, torn between her family and her friends - and burdened with a secret she dares not share - Cat must unlock the secret of the Zero Equation...or watch helplessly as her family, friends, and school are destroyed by war.

Seventeen-year-old coder Jinx Marshall grew up spending weekends drilling with her paranoid dad for a doomsday she's sure will never come. She's an expert on self-heating meal rations, Krav Maga and extracting water from a barrel cactus. Now that her parents are divorced, she's ready to relax. Her big plans include making it to level 99 in her favorite MMORPG and spending the weekend with her new hunky stepbrother, Toby.

All bets are off in this third and final book in the epic New York Times bestselling Lorien Legacies Reborn series! This fast-paced, action-packed adventure—which is set in the world of I Am Number Four—is perfect for fans of the Darkest Minds series and the X-Men franchise. After the battle...

Simon Kent is just an ordinary teenager trying to cope with the loss of his parents and the bullies at school . . . or so he thinks. After meeting an outspoken girl with strange hair that changes colors with her mood, he is swept into a futuristic world filled with dragonlike creatures, vast technology, and enslaved giants. But Simon also stumbles upon a secret: He can perform magic in this parallel world!

"Das heiß ersehnte Finale der großen Saga um fremde Welten, dunkle Geheimnisse und eine unmögliche Liebe." Die epische Fantasy-Reihe von Kirsten Storm, Finalistin beim Radio Planet Berlin Award 2022 als Autorin des Jahres. Bendic wurde enthüllt, wer Ruby wirklich ist, und bleibt zutiefst schockiert zurück. Dennoch beschließt er, sie zurückzuholen, ganz gleich, wie aussichtslos die Lage ist. Denn Samuel Carwing hat sein Ziel endlich erreicht. Ruby ist genau dort, wohin sie, seiner Meinung nach, gehört.

Zero ha trascorso i suoi 14 anni nel Mondo, un ambiente protetto, dov'è stato addestrato a combattere attraverso droni. La sua guida è Madar, una voce che lo premia quando raggiunge gli obiettivi e lo consola quando si sente solo. Zero ha trovato un suo equilibrio nella concentrazione verso il raggiungimento dei suoi obiettivi, ma nello stesso tempo scalpita per capire cosa gli riserva il domani. Poi all'improvviso il Mondo si spegne. E Zero crede che sia l'ennesima sfida e si adopera per trovare una soluzione ma il Mondo reale lo disorienta.

Six years ago, in the aftermath of the House War that nearly tore Shallot apart, Akin Rubén and Caitlyn Aguirre were betrothed in a bid to keep their rival families from returning to war. Now, with both of them on the brink of maturity, that marriage is starting to loom. The moment of choice, when they must decide to go through with the wedding or risk their families resuming their rivalry, is fast approaching.

Five months after the House War, the city of Shallot is on edge. The Great Houses plot and plan against one another, while the magicians rebuild and the common folk fear another outburst of fighting. And one young nobleman has a plan. Rebecca is a half-caste shopgirl in an apothecary, dreaming of an apprenticeship that will allow her to rise out of poverty and finally make a name for herself in a city that has no use for her kind.

The perfect companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series! I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Zero Hour is the fifth collection of action-packed novellas from Pittacus Lore. Initially published separately as digital originals, these three stories are now together in one...

A companion to the New York Times bestselling Endgame series, The Complete Zero Line Chronicles is a collection of prequel novellas that follows the Zero Line, an underground group of conspiracy theorists determined to put a stop to Endgame—and save the world. Several decades before the...

Das Ende der Welt war nah. Brennende Wälder, ausgetrocknete Flüsse und Seen, ein steigender Meeresspiegel. Es folgte die Seuche. Unzählige Tote, Gewalt regierte, die Menschheit verlor ihre Menschlichkeit. Deshalb gründete sich ANGST, eine Organisation, die einen Ausweg gesucht hat. Dazu brauchten sie einen ganz besonderen Jungen, Thomas. Und anscheinend ging der Plan auf, denn Thomas konstruierte das Labyrinth. Doch jetzt gibt es Geheimnisse, Lügen und verhängnisvolle Allianzen.

Millionen von Fans weltweit haben bereits sehnsüchtig auf dieses Buch gewartet: die Vorgeschichte der berühmten Trilogie um den Goldenen Kompass! Der 11-jährige Malcolm lebt mit seinen Eltern und seinem Dæmon Asta in Oxford und geht in dem Kloster auf der anderen Seite der Themse aus und ein. Als die Nonnen ein Baby aufnehmen, von dem keiner wissen darf, ist es mit der Ruhe in dem alten Gemäuer vorbei. Auch Malcolm schließt das kleine Wesen, das in großer Gefahr zu sein scheint, sofort in sein Herz und setzt alles daran, es zu schützen. Der Name des Babys: Lyra Belacqua.

In the sequel to Day Zero, stepsisters Jinx and MacKenna must put aside their enmity and work together to rescue their little brother - and possibly save the world.

Prequel zur märchenhaften Welt von Die sechs Kraniche. Ein packendes Fantasy-Abenteuer über zwei unzertrennliche Schwestern – eine atmosphärische Mischung aus Die Schöne und das Biest und asiatischer Mythologie! Channi ist das genaue Gegenteil ihrer wunderschönen Schwester Vanna – sie wurde als Kind mit einem Schlangengesicht verflucht. Dennoch sind die beiden unzertrennlich.