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Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the king of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica - the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire.

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those don't. As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world. With war looming on all horizons, the only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding. It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans - except Katniss.

В новой реальности будущего людям запрещено использовать электричество—оно открывает «прорехи», через которые в мир проникают опасные чудовища из других миров. Люди вынуждены выживать в новом Средневековье. Шестнадцатилетняя девушка Кая отлично владеет оружием и мечтает стать бойцом в страже, а пятнадцатилетний Артем, обожающий читать книги—настоящим ученым, но им приходится покинуть свой дом и пуститься в полное опасностей путешествие на поиски разгадки тайны «прорех».

Emmy Award-winning actress Tatiana Maslany narrates a brand-new special edition recording of the first audiobook in the worldwide best-selling trilogy from Suzanne Collins! In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Aelin has risked everything to save her people - but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, though her resolve begins to unravel with each passing day....With Aelin captured, Aedion and Lysandra remain the last line of defense to protect Terrasen from utter destruction. Yet they soon realize that the many allies they've gathered to battle Erawan's hordes might not be enough to save them.

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to out charm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low.

LUCIOLE ET JASPER SE RETROUVENT SEULS DANS LA VIEILLE EUROPE, LOIN DE RITA PERDIDO RESTÉE EN AMÉRIQUE Depuis le quartier général secret de la Guilde des retrouveurs à Paris jusqu'aux banques feutrées de Genève en Suisse, les régalias maudits n'attisent pas seulement la convoitise des croquemitaines, mais aussi celle d'adversaires humains prêts à tout pour s'en emparer.

Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she’s afraid she cannot stop.

Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built.

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone.

When Seckry was six years old, his father disappeared. The two of them had spent the afternoon picking berries together in the fields surrounding their village. In Seckry's vague memory, it had been perfect. But the following morning his father was gone, and had taken all traces of his existence with him. Dreams of that afternoon still plague Seckry's nights. Swimming in and out of his consciousness are images of his father's watch; one that was glowing an eerie green, and inscribed with foreign markings. What had his dad told him about that watch?

Alone and forlorn, Rudeus arrives at the city of Rosenburg to search for his mother, Zenith. Despite his attempts to focus on the task at hand, Eris' absence weighs heavy on his heart, and so Rudeus gambles on a dangerous new venture to distract himself from his newfound loneliness--accepting an A-rank job all by himself.

Two teenagers come together in a future where staying alive is the only ambition. Here in a vast lost valley, society has split into two: the Wanderers, who team together to battle against the elements and each other in the harsh world of the desert, and those who live in the pyramid-city of Arcone, whose closed environment and tightly controlled society enable them to maintain a more civilized existence in the face of an environmentally devastated planet. Conflict is inevitable....

Atia è una Nefas, creatura immortale che si nutre di incubi e paure. Essendo l'ultima della sua specie, vive nell'ombra per sfuggire all'ira vendicativa degli dèi. Silas è un Messaggero, incaricato di consegnare missive e traghettare i morti come punizione per un passato che nemmeno ricorda. Atia non si sognerebbe mai di allearsi con uno come lui, ma quando infrange una sacra legge e gli dèi sguinzagliano una serie di mostri per darle la caccia, Silas le fa una proposta che non può rifiutare.

E se gli angeli esistessero veramente, ma non fossero quegli esseri alati che il nostro immaginario collettivo ci ha sempre fatto credere? Due mondi legati indissolubilmente da secoli, un paradiso che pare tale, ma nasconde in fondo crudeltà, amori proibiti e divinità assetate di sangue e potere. Due ragazze troveranno in loro stesse e nella loro amicizia la forza per perdonare e combattere il male, scoprendo infine un segreto che le condurrà alla battaglia finale.

Kyra, 16 ans, a travaillé toute sa vie pour intégrer Améthyste, qui abrite l’académie des dragons. Son rêve ? Devenir chevaucheuse de dragons. Petit problème : aucun dragon n’a été aperçu depuis plusieurs années. En débarquant sur le campus, je n’imaginais pas les dangers qui me menaçaient : le cursus des créatures magiques est… mortel. Au sens littéral du terme. Les élèves n’ont pas de limites : brimades, bizutages, accidents tragiques, ils sont prêts à tuer pour se lier à l’un de ces animaux fantastiques.

Eine fremde Welt, tödliche Kreaturen und ein dämonischer Begleiter! Allein mit lustigen Sprüchen bewaffnet, muss Sam sich in einer fremden Welt, voller Dämonen und Magie, behaupten. Gerade noch auf dem Weg zur Schule, findet er sich nun in allerhand lebensbedrohlichen Situationen wieder und kämpft um sein Leben. Zumindest bis er auf den Dämon Yujin trifft und sich dessen Reise zur Rettung eines Reiches anschließt, das vom Rest der Welt im Stich gelassen wurde.

Юная Терра–необычная девушка. Она отличается от всех остальных людей тем, что у неё совсем нет никаких магических способностей! Ведь мир, в котором она живёт, совершенно не похож на наш. Здесь всем управляют 12 созвездий–Зодиаки, а каждый человек обладает даром, подарком от Зодиака, под созвездием которого он был рождён. Дело в том, что Терра родилась под знаком Тельца–созвездия, которое погибло в бою со Змееносцем ровно 75 лет назад.

Depuis des siècles, les Murmureurs et leurs dragons veillent sur les terres de Vesperia. Ce fragile équilibre s'écroule le jour où les restes de la Murmureuse Tiphaine sont retrouvés à la frontière du royaume. À seulement dix-sept ans, Elysandre doit faire face à un choc bien plus grand que la perte de sa sœur. Elle doit prendre sa place et endosser le devoir de son aînée, l'héritage de Chandrys. Rejetée par ses pairs, elle doit affronter un apprentissage rude et supporter l'animosité de ses camarades.