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The #1 New York Times bestselling series! Red Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, is a sweeping tale of power, intrigue, and betrayal, perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series. Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with common, Red...

Victoria woke one morning at the age of 18 to discover that her uncle had died and that she was now queen. She went on to rule for 63 years, with an influence so far-reaching that the decades of her reign now bear her name - the Victorian period. Victoria is filled with the exciting comings and goings of royal life: intrigue and innuendo, scheming advisors, and assassination attempts - not to mention plenty of passion and discord.

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! “A true fantasy masterpiece."" —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author The Queen of Fantasy strikes again! This stunning new series from Victoria Aveyard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series is a high-voltage...

The Taylors—Teffy, Tay, TS, and Taylor—have survived their first year of high school and can't wait for summer to start. But the drama doesn't go away just because they want it to. It turns out that Teffy's been keeping a massive secret from her parents. Tay's supposed to spend the summer performing with her new band, but it's not the rockstar life she expected.

The Taylors—Teffy, Tay, TS, and Taylor—have survived their first year of high school and can't wait for summer to start. But the drama doesn't go away just because they want it to. It turns out that Teffy's been keeping a massive secret from her parents. Tay's supposed to spend the summer performing with her new band, but it's not the rockstar life she expected. Taylor's past comes back to haunt her while working at summer camp. And TS gets to spend the summer in London with Gemma's very fancy family . . . who doesn't approve of her.

“A true fantasy masterpiece."" —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author Since Victoria Aveyard launched the instant #1 New York Times bestselling Realm Breaker, the series has taken readers by storm. Now the finale is here to continue this epic fantasy series. Change your fate—or...

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! “A true fantasy masterpiece."" —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author Since Victoria Aveyard launched the instant #1 New York Times bestselling Realm Breaker, the series has taken readers by storm. Now the sequel is here to continue this epic...

Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship—before she came out as trans. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find her place in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport—into a way of life—she thought had turned its back on her forever.

Am 13 ani şi 6 luni şi fac în continuare sex pentru că e fun. Am trei iubiţi interzişi, o prietenă foarte bună, un sfert de câine, câteva jointuri în rucsac. Îmi plac bocancii şi tricourile negre cu cranii. Duc o viaţă aproape normală, ca orice elevă de clasa a şaptea. Mă mai cert uneori cu mama şi fug cam des de acasă. A, da, şi fratele meu tocmai a dat foc şcolii. Mă cheamă Vicky. Ai grijă să nu îmi spui Victoria, port un cutter cu mine tot timpul.

In a searing historical novel, Tonya Bolden illuminates post-Reconstruction America in an intimate portrait of a determined young woman who dares to seize the opportunity of a lifetime. As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie's dreams are very much at odds with her reality. Ashamed of her beginnings, but unwilling to accept the path currently available to her, Essie is trapped between the life she has and the life she wants. Until she meets a lady named Dorcas Vashon, the richest and most cultured black woman she's ever encountered.

Victoria Massey es trasladada al internado Fennoith tras intentar envenenar a su padrastro con matarratas. Después de la muerte de Adelaide Massey, la relación de ambos empeoró. Adelaide dejó en herencia toda su fortuna a su hija única, la joven Victoria. Benjamín, viudo y padrastro de la muchacha, crédulo pensó que la fortuna de Adelaide sería para él.

In letzter Sekunde wurden Mare und Prinz Cal von der Scharlachroten Garde aus der Todesarena gerettet. Nun will Mare diejenigen aufspüren, die sind wie sie: Rote mit besonderen Silber-Fähigkeiten. Denn auch der neue König der Silbernen, ihr einstiger Verlobter, hat es auf diese Menschen abgesehen. Aber schnell wird klar, dass er eigentlich nur eins will: Mare für sich zurückgewinnen.

In der Welt, in der Mare Barrow lebt, wird alles von der Farbe des Blutes bestimmt: Es gibt Menschen mit rotem und solche mit silbernem Blut. Mares Familie gehört zu den niederen Roten, deren Aufgabe es ist, der Silber-Elite zu dienen - denn die besitzen übernatürliche Kräfte, auf die sich ihre Herrschaft gründet. Als Mare entdeckt, dass sie trotz ihres roten Blutes silberne Fähigkeiten besitzt, beginnt ein neues Leben voller Gefahren, Intrigen und Revolution.

Egipto, 1346 a.C.: Desde que tiene uso de razón, la pequeña Amunet ha sido capaz de comunicarse con los animales, pero su vida da un vuelco cuando los sacerdotes de Amón, el clero más poderoso del Antiguo Egipto, descubren su prodigioso don. Convencidos de que es la pieza que necesitaban en...

Un'oscura presenza si sta facendo largo nel Regno di Allward. La percepisce persino Corayne, figlia della pirata Meliz an-Amarat, che pure è costretta dalla madre a vivere in uno sperduto e tranquillo villaggio sulla costa, mentre sogna un futuro pieno di avventure per mare. Quel che Corayne ancora non sa è che il destino sta per bussare alla sua porta. La sua esistenza, infatti, viene sconvolta il giorno in cui un Avo, creatura mitica e immortale, e un'assassina letale come poche altre al mondo, le fanno visita. I due hanno affrontato un viaggio pericoloso per trovarla e per chiederle aiuto.

Six months after Noam Álvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor. But despite Lehrer's image as a progressive humanitarian leader, Noam has finally remembered the truth that Lehrer forced him to forget - that Lehrer is responsible for the deadly magic infection that ravaged Carolinia.

Ich bin geflohen! Saskia und Mama beschäftigen Marcus. Doch ich habe es nicht mehr ausgehalten bei diesem Sauertopf. Charlie hat mir eine Nachricht geschickt, dass sie inzwischen bei Mandy ist. Also bin ich die paar Schritte zu Mandy und nun sitzen wir zu dritt auf der Couch der freien Ferienwohnung. "Du kannst das Schwert jetzt auch wieder hinlegen.", ermahnt mich Mandy schmunzelnd. Verlegen lege ich den Brieföffner in Form eines Schwertes wieder auf den Tisch. Charlie küsst mich sanft in den Nacken. Ihr warmer Atem löst einen wohligen Schauer aus.

Return once more to the deadly and dazzling world of Red Queen in Broken Throne, a must-have companion to the chart-topping series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard. The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, this features three brand-new...

By the author of the acclaimed Passion Blue, a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2012 and "a rare, rewarding, sumptuous exploration of artistic passion," comes a fascinating companion novel.

Artistically brilliant, Giulia is blessed—or cursed—with a spirit’s gift: she can hear the mysterious singing of the colors as she creates them in the convent workshop of Maestra Humilitá. It’s here that Giulia, forced into the convent against her will, has found unexpected happiness and rekindled her passion to become a painter—an impossible dream for any woman in 15th century Italy.

But when a dying Humilitá bequeaths Giulia her most prized possession—the secret formula for the luminously beautiful paint called Passion blue—Giulia realizes she’s in danger from those who have long coveted the famous color. Faced with the prospect of a life in the convent barred from painting as punishment for keeping Humilitá’s secret, Giulia is struck by a desperate idea: What if she disguises herself as a boy? Could she make her way to Venice and find work as an artist’s apprentice?

Along with the truth of who she is, Giulia carries more dangerous secrets: the exquisite voices of her paint colors and the formula for Humilitá’s Passion blue. And Venice, she discovers, with its gilded palazzos and masked balls, has secrets of its own. Trapped in her false identity in this dream-like place where reality and reflection are easily confused, and where art and ambition, love and deception hover like dense fog, can Giulia find her way?

This stunning, compelling novel explores timeless themes of love and illusion, gender and identity as it asks the question: what does it mean to risk everything to pursue your passion?

In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of defense and thrusts him into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia. The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical outbreaks. Sensing a way to make change, Noam accepts the minister’s offer to teach him the science behind his magic.