Showing results for "Winter" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Quarrel of Sword and Bone was a death sentence for anyone who stepped into the arena with the deranged Queen, whose soul had crisped to frost in an age long since past. Sixteen-year-old Helen Bell understood tragedy better than most kids growing up—she knew what it was like to wear clothes from donation bins and be mocked by the beautiful girls in school. She thought these brutal experiences made her ready for anything.

Plain-spoken, headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances. Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima, and, what’s more, she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors, a skill passed down to her from previous generations. Her idyllic life is disrupted, however, when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, a taciturn and influential member of a distant clan. She must leave all she knows behind and follow her fiancé to Citaceleste, the capital of a cold, icy ark known as the Pole, where danger lurks around every corner and nobody can be trusted.

Emi has dedicated her life to preparing for her destiny: to become a living vessel for her goddess’s spirit. With the fulfillment of her divine duty only two months away, she’s never once questioned the strict rules that control every aspect of her daily existence. Until the day she discovers her entire life has been built on lies.

Mina hatte gehofft, die dunklen Zeiten wären vorbei. Der Winterkönig ist besiegt, die Eisdämonen sind verschwunden – alles könnte perfekt sein. Doch Ethan, ihr Lehrer für Eismagie und ihre große Liebe, verhält sich plötzlich kühl und distanziert, als hätte er etwas zu verbergen. Als erneut Eisdämonen die Winter Academy bedrohen, keimt in Mina ein schrecklicher Verdacht: War ihr Sieg vielleicht doch nicht endgültig? Gibt es einen neuen Winterkönig? Und wie ist Ethan in all das verwickelt?

Since a deadly virus and the violence that followed wiped out his parents and most of his community, Finn has lived alone on the rugged coast with only his loyal dog, Rowdy, for company. He has stayed alive for two winters—hunting and fishing and trading food, and keeping out of sight of the Wilders, an armed and dangerous gang that controls the north, led by a ruthless man named Ramage. But Finn’s isolation is shattered when a girl runs onto the beach. Rose is a Siley—an asylum seeker—and she has escaped from Ramage, who had enslaved her and her younger sister, Kas.

Es ist Minas erstes Jahr an der sagenumwobenen Winter Academy, die die Welt davor beschützt, in ewigem Frost zu versinken. Doch alles läuft schief: Ihre Kräfte wollen ihr nicht gehorchen, und Professor Abercroft, ihr Lehrer für Eismagie, macht ihr das Leben schwer. Dann wird Mina an den Hof des bösen Winterkönigs verschleppt. Und ihre einzige Hoffnung ist ihr verhasster Lehrer, der plötzlich am Hof auftaucht.

Seventeen-year-old Zach was visiting his uncle in a small Montana town when a mysterious illness ripped through the world. Most died, but those who survived the Infection became mindless killers, spreading the disease with a single scratch. Now, a year later, civilization lies in ruins, and Zach is the town's sole survivor. Desperately lonely, he longs to return to his family in Seattle, but his fears hold him captive.

There is a middle world between life and death, and Tess must navigate it to save her brother in this heart-wrenching story infused with the fractured and fantastical realms of Finnish mysticism. Axel and Tess are bewildered when a stranger shows up in their backyard accompanied by a giant brown bear, but before they can investigate the bizarre encounter, something more harrowing happens: their father is killed in a freak car accident.

Hoch in den Bergen Skandinaviens, wohin sich niemals ein Mensch verirrt, ist meine Zuflucht. Ein Fluch zwingt mich in die Einsamkeit; niemand kann in meiner Nähe überleben, niemand darf mich berühren. Ich habe mich damit abgefunden, für immer alleine zu bleiben... zumindest bis ein verirrter Wanderer an meine Tür klopft. Er ist unverschämt und geht mir auf die Nerven, dennoch sehnt sich etwas tief in mir nach seiner Nähe. Er muss gehen. Nicht nur zu seiner eigenen Sicherheit, sondern auch, weil ich es nicht ertragen könnte, wenn er herausfindet, wer ich wirklich bin.

To some, Emri – the adopted heir and daughter of two queens – is just a living reminder that her birth father tried to usurp the Edaran throne. About to come of age, and faced with changes beyond her control, she must also grapple with a Court visit from her estranged cousin, Melisande. But when they’re attacked by a magical force and spirited away, they must put their differences aside when Emri comes face to face with a goddess she’s always considered a myth: Lady Winter.

Winter Academy - Europe's #1 Fantasy Bestseller—Now finally available in English! Mina's first year at the legendary Winter Academy is anything but smooth. Tasked with mastering her ice magic to help protect the world from plunging into eternal frost, Mina struggles with unruly powers and the relentless criticism of Professor Abercroft, her enigmatic and demanding teacher. But her life takes a chilling turn when she's abducted and taken to the court of the ruthless Winter King.

Katalina Winter was prepared for life to change when she turned eighteen - but she never expected to actually change. Learning that her birth parents were purebred wolf shifters is shocking enough. Now she's expected to take her place in their unfamiliar world. Caught between two warring packs, Katalina must learn fast. One pack, led by the father she has only just met, wants to control her - and the other one wants her dead.

From birth to death, The War is all the citizens of Dystance know. As children it is drilled into their heads that war is the purpose behind all existence. Winter doesn't agree. She's stumbled across remnants of life the way it was before The War began, and now she longs to be as free as her ancestors. With help from her best friend Cedar and the boy she is forbidden to love, Tallow. She believes she can do it. Winter can see a life beyond the Pickets, beyond the constant hunger and the threat of death, beyond the war machine.

Jess und ihre Freunde stecken in Schwierigkeiten. Çifta ist im Eis eingeschlossen und Sasha wird wegen Mordes angeklagt. Sowohl Jess als auch Laec sind deswegen außer sich. Jess weiß nicht einmal, wo ihr Geliebter gefangen gehalten wird. Sie weiß nur, dass er unschuldig ist, und sie ihm unbedingt helfen muss. Laec wiederum weiß zwar, wo sich seine Geliebte befindet. Er hat nur keine Ahnung, wie er ihr helfen soll.

Die kleine, schwache Allianz der Pechvögel hat ihrem Namen alle Ehre gemacht - schließlich hat sie es geschafft, sich gleich zu Beginn eine Reihe mächtiger, sehr gefährlicher Feinde zu machen. Für Sergeant und Murr, seinem rothaariges Kätzchen, ist es nun an der Zeit, den Sandkasten zu verlassen und in die große Welt aufzubrechen. Die Spieler haben genug gelevelt, um die Barriere, die den Sandkasten umgibt, zu passieren, aber wie es der Zufall will, ist es nicht die beste Zeit für ihre Flucht. Ein bitterkalter Winter steht vor der Tür, und niemand ist darauf vorbereitet.

Twice-orphaned Sylvi has chipped out a niche for herself on Layce, an island cursed by eternal winter. Alone in her truck, she takes comfort in two things: the solitude of the roads and the favor of Winter, an icy spirit who has protected her since she was a child.

Unter ihrem alten Schal und hinter ihrer Brille verbirgt Ophelia zwei besondere Eigenschaften: Sie kann die Vergangenheit von Gegenständen lesen und durch Spiegel gehen. Ophelia lebt friedlich in einem Universum, das aus 21 Archen besteht, auf denen ebenso viele "Familiengeister" mit besonderen Fähigkeiten herrschen. Da eröffnet man dem jungen Mädchen, dass sie ab sofort mit Thorn vom mächtigen Clan der Drachen verlobt ist. Sie muss ihre Familie auf der Arche Anima verlassen, um ihm in die schwebenden Hauptstadt der Arche Pol zu folgen.

In einer Ausgestoßenen erwacht unheilvolle Glyphen-Magie. Ein Prinz soll die Völker der Berge gegen einen unbarmherzigen Feind vereinen. Über dem Gebirge des Winters ziehen düstere Wolken auf. Elija soll einen erbarmungslosen Feind aufhalten, sein Weg führt ihn in die Wirren eines jahrhundertealten Konflikts, der die drei Stämme der Berge entzweit hat. Doch nicht nur äußere Feinde bedrohen ihn, sondern auch der Zweifel an seiner eigenen Bestimmung. In der jungen Frau Chenka erwacht eine uralte Magie. Sie flieht vor unheimlichen Angreifern und weiß nicht, dass ihr Schicksal über das aller Menschen entscheiden könnte.

Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl - a suffragist - in an age that prefers its girls to be docile. It’s 1900 in Oregon, and Olivia’s father, concerned that she’s headed for trouble, convinces a stage mesmerist to try to hypnotize the rebellion out of her. But the hypnotist, an intriguing young man named Henri Reverie, gives her a terrible gift instead: She’s able to see people’s true natures, manifesting as visions of darkness and goodness, while also unable to speak her true thoughts out loud.

Seventeen-year-old Edgar Poe counts down the days until he can escape his foster family - the wealthy Allans of Richmond, Virginia. He hungers for his upcoming life as a student at the prestigious new university, almost as much as he longs to marry his beloved Elmira Royster. However, on the brink of his departure, all his plans go awry when a macabre Muse named Lenore appears to him. Muses are frightful creatures that lead Artists down a path of ruin and disgrace, and no respectable person could possibly understand or accept them.