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A stunning new adventure set in the kingdoms of the Remnant. A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations. A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power. Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard. A legendary street thief leading a mission...

The thrilling sequel to Dance of Thieves, featuring danger, deception, and romance. Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them--the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor's Watch will be a kingdom, and the two of them will meet all...

Once she was Adrienne Satti. An orphan of Davillon, she had somehow escaped destitution and climbed to the ranks of the city's aristocracy in a rags-to-riches story straight from an ancient fairy tale. Until one horrid night, when a conspiracy of forces - human and other - stole it all away in a flurry of blood and murder. Today she is Widdershins, a thief making her way through Davillon's underbelly with a sharp blade, a sharper wit, and the mystical aid of Olgun, a foreign god with no other worshippers but Widdershins herself.

“A bravura performance by one of our finest writers.”—The Horn Book (starred review) “This series finale has everything readers could hope for from a conclusion 20 years in the making.”— School Library Journal (starred review) The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion to...

Discover and rediscover the world of the Queen's Thief, from the acclaimed novel The Thief to the thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion, The Return of the Thief. The epic novels set in the world of the Queen’s Thief can be read in any order. Thick as Thieves is the fifth novel set...

Der Wettkampf ist brandgefährlich – auch für ihr Herz. Rosalyn Quest ist die Tochter einer legendären Diebesfamilie. Ihr ganzes Leben wurde sie darauf trainiert, weltweit die größten Coups durchzuziehen. Doch gerade als sie ihren Ausstieg aus dem Familienbusiness plant, wird ihre Mutter gefangen genommen. Rosalyns einzige Chance, ihre Mutter zu retten: die Einladung zum Thieves‘ Gambit, einem Wettbewerb für Nachwuchsdiebe, die sie eigentlich abgelehnt hatte. Wer den Wettbewerb gewinnt, erhält einen Wunsch, der sich durch Macht, Geld oder Einfluss erfüllen lässt.

Growing up on Forge's streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that's not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs. But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent - and darkly attractive - and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.

A soli diciassette anni, Ross Quest è tra i ladri più abili, in particolare nei piani di fuga. Fino a quando il piano che ha ideato per scappare dalla sua famiglia di ladri leggendari non prende una svolta inaspettata, lasciando la vita di sua madre in pericolo. In un tentativo disperato, Ross partecipa al Gioco dei Ladri, una serie di rischiose rapine internazionali in cui tutto è ammesso, perfino uccidere la concorrenza, e dove il primo premio è un desiderio per qualsiasi cosa al mondo, un desiderio che potrebbe salvare sua madre.

Scarlet’s true identity has been revealed, but her future is uncertain. Her forced marriage to Lord Gisbourne threatens Robin and Scarlet’s love, and as the royal court descends upon Nottingham for the appointment of a new Sheriff, the people of Nottingham hope that Prince John will appoint their beloved Robin Hood. But Prince John has different plans for Nottingham that revolve around a fateful secret from Scarlet’s past even she isn’t yet aware of.

A cataclysmic explosion has given earthly teens astronomical powers-when the star Mentarsus-H went supernova at their conceptions, the teens absorbed the shattered soul of the star and inherited unimaginable abilities. Now the Star Shards have become like gods, drunk on their own power-and ripe for manipulation by The Bringer, a creature who would turn them against one another and transform the planet into his own personal feeding ground. But who is more dangerous: The Bringer or the Star Shards?

Trotz seines hinterhältigen Verrats muss Ross mit Devroe zusammenarbeiten. Unter der Leitung von Count, der Anführerin der Organisation, gehen sie überall auf der Welt auf Raubzug. Dabei nutzt Devroe jede Gelegenheit, Ross zurückzugewinnen. Doch die hat sich geschworen, ihm nie wieder zu vertrauen – schließlich könnte ein einziges Wort von ihm sie ihr Leben kosten. Als ein anderes Mitglied der Organisation versucht, Count zu stürzen, wittert Ross ihre Chance. Denn ein weiterer Wettbewerb soll über den zukünftigen Anführer entscheiden. Wird es Count oder ihr skrupelloser Gegner Baron?

La tripulación del Angelique está orgullosa de ser lo que es: una tripulación de piratas. Su día a día consiste en navegar por los mares de Marabilia entre aventuras, asaltos a barcos y búsquedas de riquezas; en definitiva, los piratas del Angelique viven sin acatar leyes ni obedecer órdenes de nadie. Hasta que el rey Geraint de Dahes los captura y todo apunta a que eso se ha terminado. La pena por piratería es la muerte. A menos, claro, que alguien les proponga un trato que les permita salvarse... Uno que a su vez ofrezca la posibilidad de una venganza muy ansiada.

Ein König. Eine Diebin. Ein tödlicher Deal. Lina ist eine Sturmkralle, eine Diebin und Assassine. Da wird ihre Gang von den Schwarzkranichen getötet und Lina muss für die Mörder arbeiten. Bis ihr nach einem Diebstahl Rui erscheint – der Herrscher der mächtigen Dokkaebi. Zur Strafe für ihre Tat entführt er Lina in sein Reich. Dort bietet Rui ihr jedoch einen Deal an: Gelingt es ihr, ihn innerhalb von vierzehn Tagen zu töten, lässt er sie gehen. Das Problem: Dokkaebi gelten als nahezu unsterblich.

A ragtag band of misfits gets swept up in Holy Land politics in Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi, a thrilling YA remix of the classic legend of Robin Hood. Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land...

Livia Blackburne gathered sterling reviews for her fast-paced YA debut, Midnight Thief. In this thrilling sequel, Kyra employs her preternatural thieving skills to preserve a shaky alliance with the Palace. Keeping her newly discovered heritage a secret, Kyra must embrace her Makvani blood to save the city from her Demon Rider kin and their bloodthirsty wildcats.

El Buscón nos cuenta las aventuras de Pablos, un pícaro con "altos pensamientos de caballero". En el deseo de mejorar su posición social, el protagonista sale de su Segovia natal hacia otras ciudades como Madrid, Toledo y Sevilla, desde donde embarca a las Indias en un desesperado intento de cambiar su suerte. El ingenio y la magistral pluma de Quevedo consiguen que el lector disfrute con estas aventuras y desventuras de Pablos.

Rinconete y Cortadillo es, seguramente, la mas popular de todas las Novelas ejemplares de Cervantes. En la andadura de estos dos muchachos desde la famosa Venta del Molinillo hasta el horrendo patio de Monipodio en Sevilla, Cervantes ha desplegado, con humor y sin renunciar a su fina ironía, una vision crítica y satirica de ciertos ambientes sociales en la Espana de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI.