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Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance. But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin - not her older sister Lusha, as everyone had expected - for his next expedition.

Wendy Darling has a perfectly agreeable life with her parents and brothers in wealthy London, as well as a budding romance with Booth, the neighborhood bookseller's son. But one night, while their parents are at a ball, the charmingly beautiful Peter Pan comes to the Darling children's nursery, and - dazzled by this flying boy with god-like powers - they follow him out of the window and straight on to morning into Neverland, an intoxicating island of freedom.

A coming-of-age teen is thrown into a world of ancient secrets when he discovers a supernatural artifact that protects a weapon of mass destruction. With the help of a diverse group of friends, he embarks on a global adventure, seeking the truth about his sister’s death, and uncovers two clandestine, supernatural societies waging an epic, hidden war that threatens the future of civilization.

This bundle includes Volume 1: Stars, Volume 2: Seas, and Volume 3: Shadow.

Brought to you by Puffin. A star-crossed lovers romance that spans a millennia, for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, They Both Die at the End and One Day ‘Maybe that’s all love is, in the end. An endless tempting of fate.’ Evelyn can remember all her past lives. She can also...

The enchantment continues...nine short stories from the beloved The Lunar Chronicles. The universe of The Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and secrets - that are wondrous, vicious and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realise their destinies? With nine stories to explore, Stars Above is essential for fans of the best-selling and beloved Lunar Chronicles.

After the terrifying events on Mount Raksha, the witches have returned, and River has betrayed Kamzin to regain his dark powers. The witches’ next step: march on the Three Cities and take over the empire - led by River’s brother, Esha. If Kamzin is to save Azmiri and prevent the destruction of the empire, she must find a star that fell in the Ash Mountains to the north. Fallen stars have immense power, and if Kamzin and Lusha can find the star, they can use its magic to protect their homeland.

Three magical gowns. Two kingdoms on the brink of war. One chance to save them all. Maia Tamarin proved her skill as a tailor when she wove the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, but it will take more than a beautiful gown to hide the darkness rising up within her, in the stunning...

A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime. 'An amazing creation!' Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and...

Der Untergang Galmanars rückt näher, während Risa und Jaro sich mit ihren Verbündeten auf die Auswanderung vorbereiten. Bald schon wird ihnen klar, dass der Platz auf den Rettungsschiffen nicht reichen wird, um alle zu retten, die sich ihnen angeschlossen haben, denn der Zulauf an verängstigten Flüchtlingen aus beiden Stämmen wird immer größer.

The kingdom of Stelauris is slowly dying. A season of poison infects the air, earth, and water with increasing deadliness each year, and a deep love of gold and power infects the failing mind of the king. His only daughter and first in line to the throne, Princess Seren, lives in tightly controlled isolation. When she is suddenly thrust into royal society, she struggles to hide the strain of untamed magic awakening in her blood.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Midnight Star by Marie Lu, read by Lannon Killea and Carla Corvo. There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen. Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She's turned her back on those who have betrayed her and...

Hazel Blackthorn is an outcast, the bastard daughter of a nameless sailor and a disgraced mother. She will do anything to marry her secret fiancé and escape her oppressive life. When her fiancé announces he must marry her cousin in order to save his family’s crumbling business, Hazel is heartbroken and her hope for the future crushed. But a kind old man offers her salvation: Travel to the mythical Bazaar that visits the island once every thirty years and return before the end of the festival with medicine he needs, and she will have all the riches in the world. Gripped by hope, Hazel accepts.

Die magisch-romantische Geschichte um Liv, Finn und Lina in einem Sammelband! Die 17-jährige Liv wünscht sich nichts mehr, als ihrem Leben auf der Insel Hawaiki zu entfliehen. Weder sie noch ihre beiden besten Freunde Finn und Lina glauben an die Legenden um Sterne, Götter und Ahnengeister, die man sich an den schwarzen Küsten seit Anbeginn erzählt. Doch als am Tag des Sternenfestes ein Fremder auftaucht und alte Kräfte zum Leben erwachen, beginnt für die drei Freunde ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Eine Reise ins Ungewisse, ohne Zurück.

Die magisch-romantische Geschichte um Liv, Finn und Lina in einem Sammelband! Die 17-jährige Liv wünscht sich nichts mehr, als ihrem Leben auf der Insel Hawaiki zu entfliehen. Weder sie noch ihre beiden besten Freunde Finn und Lina glauben an die Legenden um Sterne, Götter und Ahnengeister, die man sich an den schwarzen Küsten seit Anbeginn erzählt. Doch als am Tag des Sternenfestes ein Fremder auftaucht und alte Kräfte zum Leben erwachen, beginnt für die drei Freunde ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Eine Reise ins Ungewisse, ohne Zurück. Ein erbarmungsloser Jäger.

When Branwen used magic to save her country’s future, she never expected to destroy her dreams for her own. Now the love she and Tristan built is destroyed, and her relationship with her cousin Essy is shattered. But Branwen does not have time to dwell on her heartbreak. Essy’s betrothed, the king of a rival nation, must never discover Tristan and Essy’s affair, or it could mean war. Branwen goes to desperate lengths to stop the king from discovering the truth, but the price may be even more terrible than she could have imagined.

Ci sarà una volta, fra tanto tanto tempo... non è proprio il più classico degli inizi, ma le fiabe che racconta Marissa Meyer sono proprio così. Perché cosa accadrebbe se storie classicissime come Biancaneve fossero ambientate nel futuro? Se le cattive matrigne e i principi azzurri vivessero in un mondo di cyborg? Questo volume, arricchito da contenuti extra, comprende due romanzi della saga di Marissa Meyer (Winter e lo spin-off Fairest) e i racconti di Stars Above.

A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher's chest: An illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog - donning the moniker Technician - to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the Commissioner's tyrannical laws. Nathaniel Fremont, the Commissioner's son, sets out to capture the Technician - determined to earn his father's respect. But the more he learns about the outlaw, the more he questions whether his father's elusive affection is worth chasing at all. Their game of cat and mouse takes an abrupt turn when Eliza, a skilled assassin and spy, arrives.

Es ist die Liebe, die uns zusammenhält, auch wenn das gemeinsame Band unserer Seelen zertrümmert zu unseren Füßen liegt. Noch immer wird Ella von schmerzvollen Albträumen geplagt. Ohne Kyle an ihrer Seite, der sie auf seine eigene Weise vor diesen Träumen schützt, wäre sie längst verloren. Gemeinsam mit ihren besten Freunden Ava und Ryan suchen Ella und Kyle in den USA nach Ellas Mom. Wer außer ihr könnte sonst helfen, hinter das Geheimnis ihrer Träume zu kommen? Doch schnell wird klar, dass sie in größerer Gefahr stecken als gedacht. Denn nicht nur die dämonischen Nocticus suchen nach ihr.

All Casper Bell has ever wanted is to belong. But now, abandoned by his friends and family after being outed, he has nothing left to lose when the people of Novilem abduct him.