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Spellswords, Wardens, Traders, Scholars, Diplomats–the five departments of the Royal Institute of Magic an apprentice must master to become a full member. Ben Greenwood has no idea what to expect when he begins his apprenticeship, but he quickly realises his family history is going to make life difficult. On his very first day, a Shadowseeker–a mysterious and dangerous dark elf–surfaces, and Ben suspects the dark elves might be trying to capture him again in an effort to flush out his parents.

Ben Greenwood’s life turned upside down the day his parents vanished—leaving behind nothing but questions. But when a mysterious letter arrives out of the blue, it changes everything. The letter points Ben toward a strange organisation he’s never heard of: the Royal Institute of Magic. Suddenly, he’s thrown into a realm where spells are bought and sold, magical creatures roam the streets, and danger lurks around every corner.

The first in a series of 28 Tom Swift books by Victor Appleton, this book introduces us to our hero Tom Swift son of noted inventor, Barton Swift. Tom's father's invention for new and improved turbine motor is stolen by the Happy Harry Gang, who we will meet in future episodes since they manage to escape this time. Each chapter is a cliffhanger filled with intrigue, espionage and excitement!

Ein Rennen gegen die Zeit: Als Ben seine Ausbildung am Royal Institute of Magic beginnt, hat er keine Ahnung, was ihn erwartet. Dass schon am ersten Tag ein Schattensucher auftaucht - ein gefährlicher Dunkelelf -, damit hat er jedenfalls nicht gerechnet. Hat es der Schattensucher auf Elizabeths magische Rüstung abgesehen? Ben muss ihm unbedingt zuvorkommen! Dabei soll er doch eigentlich Zauberkampf trainieren, die Ställe der Drachen und Greifen ausmisten und Benimmregeln zum Umgang mit Trollen büffeln ... Können Ben, Charlie und Natalie die Bedrohung durch die Dunkelelfen aufhalten?

Victor Hugo, Pierre de Ronsart, Paul Verlaine, Charles Baudelaire, Gérard de Nerval, Jean de la Fontaine, Sully Prud’homme, Guillaume Appolinaire, Charles Cros, Robert Desnos… leurs mots délicats, tendres, drôles, émouvants, nous emportent à travers le règne animal, de la plus petite coccinelle au géant albatros, dans une mise en scène sonore envoutante. Un pur moment d’évasion pour petits et grands !

Dunkle Familiengeheimnisse und verschollene Wahrheiten: Wie die meisten Menschen hat Ben Greenwood keine Ahnung, dass es eine Behörde gibt, die sich mit magischen Belangen jeglicher Art beschäftigt und Beziehungen zu den verborgenen Königreichen dieser Welt pflegt - das Royal Institute of Magic. Als Ben einen Brief des Instituts erhält, landet er plötzlich inmitten fantastischer Wesen und magischer Abenteuer.

Il y a deux cents ans, dans une forêt du sud de la France, une femme découvre une bête bizarre qui grogne et se cache. Des chasseurs parviennent à le débusquer et à le capturer. Stupeur : c'est un enfant ! Un enfant abandonné qui a grandi seul dans les bois et est devenu un petit animal sauvage. Averti par les journaux, un jeune médecin adopte l'enfant et tente de l'éduquer. Victor, l'enfant sauvage, qui n'articule que quelques sons, commence par essayer d'apprendre ce qu'est le langage.

A la salida del colegio Víctor y sus amigos Patricia, Lucas y Matías admiran el escaparate de la nueva tienda del barrio. Admirar es la palabra correcta, porque saben que lo único que pueden hacer es mirar desde afuera del cristal, con impotencia y frustración. No pueden comprarse nada pese a que cada uno de ellos jura que en su casa "realmente lo han intentado todo".

Víctor y sus amigos tienen por delante la perspectiva de dos semanas de vacaciones. Qué bien, ¿no? Pues en realidad no, porque Víctor no esperaba nada muy prometedor. Sabía muy bien lo que venía con las vacaciones: las prisas y las carreras por la casa antes de salir, su padre, preocupado por que sus compañeros de la Caja de Ahorros hagan alguna trastada, el viaje metidos todos en el coche como en una lata de sardinas, y la constante advertencia.

Este año Víctor tenía pensado hacer una lista de regalos para su cumpleaños para esquivar los típicos calcetines, calzoncillos y demás prendas de ropa necesaria y muy aburrida que los mayores se empeñan en regalarle año tras año y por fin recibir un par de regalos chulos.

Víctor no recordaba haber tenido una semana mejor en mucho tiempo, puede que incluso en toda su vida: no tenía que ir al colegio por culpa de la gripe y además estaba siendo cuidado, mimado, no le prohibían ver la tele y tenía suministro de tebeos y cómics...

"¡Noticias frescas! Escándalos, fraudes, injusticias... Todo lo encontrará en el Eco del Barrio, un periódico cargado de noticias, emociones y denuncias", gritan Víctor y sus amigos Lucas, Matías y Patricia para anunciar el primer ejemplar de su nuevo periódico.

Every year, Swift Academy students go to a nearby summer camp to field-test their inventions. Tom and his friends have been working hard on all their projects, but they’re most thrilled about Noah’s new virtual reality simulation. They can’t wait for it to go live, and everyone is looking forward to running tests at the camp. Nothing dulls their excitement, not even when a mysterious prankster starts messing with people’s inventions.

With his new shadow in tow, Tom expects the night to be uneventful. But when the facility suddenly goes into quarantine mode, the overnight lock-in turns into a building-wide lockdown. Tom and his friends are left trapped in their respective rooms, with no way to communicate the outside world. As they make their way through the facility using methods that are a little more...creative...than normal, Tom and his friends start realizing that there is more to this quarantine than meets the eye. It’s up to them to not only escape, but also find out what - or who - is behind the lockdown.

Tom gets to take all sorts of cool classes at the Swift Academy of Science and Technology, but robotics may be the one he is most excited for. Their teacher is holding a battling robot tournament, and Tom has to build a machine that will come out on top. With the final battle coming up, Tom and his friends need as much time as possible to refine their masterpiece. But the rest of their teachers have been giving so many pop quizzes that they can barely focus in class, never mind concentrate on the tournament.

When your dad funds the Swift Academy of Science and Technology, you’re bound to have a bunch of tech at your disposal. So no one bats an eye when Tom and his best friend, Noah, test their new virtual reality drone before class. At the academy, once class starts and the drone is parked, their brainiac friends then launch into farfetched discussions about the curriculum. And when they watch a documentary about the FBI’s most wanted hackers from the '80s, they quickly start speculating that the academy custodian is one of them.

It's another day at the Swift Academy when Tom starts finding little troll-like figures around campus. And he's not the only one. Much to the amusement and curiosity of students, these dolls are appearing all over the school. But even after they're collected by faculty, a second wave mysteriously appears - except these replacements record audio and play it back for surrounding listeners. Before everyone knows it, secrets and gossip are revealed across campus, and suddenly the figures aren't nearly as fun as they used to be.

Bip ! Scriii ! Boum !... Sur les routes du Domaine de la joyeuse rainette, un autobus bariolé file à tombeau ouvert vers un rite que même la nuit redoute. Au volant, une âme damnée; à bord, des enfants pris au piège d’une malédiction qui enfle sous la lueur de la lune rouge. Quand une bande de téméraires—et un singe au courage démesuré—choisissent de dire non à la peur, débute une course haletante où chaque virage peut tout faire basculer.

Un cuento filosófico y poético que ha consagrado al autor en la literatura universal.

Alles weglegen, entspannen und zuhören! Vier Jungs aus Kanada werden über Nacht zu Stars und niemand hierzulande bekommt es mit. Vier Jungs stellen sich den Naturgewalten, kämpfen gegen Grizzlys und Wölfe, werden dabei zu Lebensrettern und Geisterjägern. Züge sind kurz vorm Entgleisen, Eishockeyspieler gefrieren mitten im Spiel und den vier Jungs bleibt zwischenzeitlich das Herz stehen.