Showing results for "Truth" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Cressida Hoth is alone in the world. Orphaned and unwanted, she is inflicted with a peculiar curse by her mischievous aunts and banished to a finishing school in the secluded kingdom of Dernmont. Students train in every accomplishment suitable for young ladies: music, dancing, etiquette…and strangely, poison-making, fencing, and lock-picking. The school is a front for a rebel spy ring, and when her training is complete, Cressida is selected to join a mission to infiltrate the kingdom’s royal court.

Wenn der Kreislauf der Jahreszeiten zerbricht... Blooms Welt ist aus den Fugen geraten. Denn die fünfte Jahreszeit, der Vanitas, erhebt sich und verlangt seinen Platz im Kreislauf zurück. Nun muss Bloom an der Seite der Rebellen kämpfen - vor allem, weil sie den zu langen Winter beenden will, aber auch, weil die Gefühle zwischen ihr und Kevo immer stärker werden. Doch in einer Welt voller Intrigen kann sie niemandem vertrauen. Ihre eigene Familie nimmt sie gefangen, und Kevo tut etwas Unverzeihliches: Er verrät Bloom. Und das nicht nur einmal.

Delphine has been fae-marked from birth, treated as a curse despite the fact the once treacherous fae haven't been sighted in decades—in fact, no one in Delph's village has so much as laid eyes on one of the folk in nearly a century. Right up until a fae turns up on her doorstep, demanding Delph as down payment. No sooner has she set foot in the fae realm, however, then she learns she's no mere collateral in a deal made with the lord that owns her family lands. She was selected for a reason, hunted down for a single purpose.

The gateways linking the great libraries of the world don’t require a library card, but they do harbor incredible dangers. And it’s not your normal bump-in-the-night kind. The threats Gia Kearns faces are the kind with sharp teeth and knifelike claws - the kind that includes an evil wizard hell-bent on taking her down.

When Jelena Marchenko learns that her parents have incurred a huge debt due to her previous actions, she's determined to find a way to pay it off. But running cargo doesn't pay anything off quickly. She comes up with a scheme to turn herself and her eclectic crewmates into mercenaries, at least for long enough to make some money. Unfortunately, Jelena has no interest in maiming, killing, or otherwise tormenting people, the typical things mercenaries are hired to do.

Death was everywhere. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward. Sixteen-year-old Zharie Young is absolutely certain her mother morphed into a zombie before her untimely death, but she can't seem to figure out why. Why her mother died, why her aunt doesn't want her around, why all her dreams seem suddenly, hopelessly out of reach. And why, ever since that day, she's been seeing zombies everywhere.

Lying is unbearable, betrayal is inevitable, and choosing which path to take is impossible. Olga Gay Worontzoff ended her senior year as an eighteen-year-old girl totally in love with Nate, enjoying their new romance and about to attend the university of her dreams. Now she's spending her summer in the weird subculture of the Underworld, with charmingly witty and powerful angels, and problematic demons, trying to rescue Connor, the best friend and secret crush she was unable to save during a freak accident.

Nachdem bei einem Manöver der Traumunion das letzte goldene Tor und mit ihm große Teile Somnas zerstört wurden, gerät die Welt aus ihren Fugen. Die Albträume der Menschen nehmen zu, immer mehr protestieren auf den Straßen, und sogar die Gabe der Traumgänger scheint in Gefahr... Im Zentrum dieses Machtkampfes müssen Ria und Selena ihre Seite wählen. Während Ria für die Propaganda der Traumunion eingespannt werden soll, fliegt Selena mit Freundin Mo nach Griechenland. In den Unterlagen ihres Vaters muss es einen Hinweis geben, was nun mit Somna geschehen wird.