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Dans la région du Baskatong, où les forêts se reflètent dans une eau profonde, Ava sent depuis toujours que quelque chose en elle échappe à l’ordinaire. Quand l’inexplicable fissure son quotidien, une réalité insoupçonnée liée aux supranormaux se révèle à demi‑mots. Entre secrets bien gardés et dangers qui se rapprochent, elle devra décider à qui faire confiance et jusqu’où aller pour découvrir qui elle est. Premier tome d’une série envoûtante, Ava du Baskatong ouvre une porte sur un univers où l’extraordinaire se cache tout près, juste au bord de l’eau.

Dans "Supranormaux tome 2. Gaby et la bête", Julie Cyr nous plonge dans l'univers de Gaby, une jeune fille de onze ans en quête d'aventures dans la tranquille ville de Mont-Laurier. Accompagnée de son meilleur ami Mika, Gaby explore les frontières de l'imaginaire, mais c'est lors d'un camp de vacances que son quotidien prend une tournure intrigante. Elle y rencontre Ava, une nouvelle venue avec qui elle se lie d'amitié, et ensemble, elles se laissent envoûter par les récits de loups-garous contés autour du feu.

Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Ferius Parfax is one of the mysterious Argosi - a traveller who lives by her wits and the three decks of cards she carries. She's difficult and unpredictable, but she may be Kellen's only hope.

Nel caldo soffocante di un pomeriggio d'agosto, una carrozza arriva in città, sollevando una nuvola di polvere e gli interrogativi di chi la vede passare. Non appena giungono al Bayerischer Hof, l'hotel più elegante dei dintorni, e vi si stabiliscono "per tutto il tempo che sarà necessario", comincia a correre la voce che il dottor Grimaldi sia giunto insieme alla figlia per risolvere il mistero che da un anno scuote la città: scoprire chi è Kaspar Hauser, il ragazzo apparso dal nulla dopo sedici anni di reclusione a opera di un misterioso aguzzino, e perché qualcuno lo minaccia di morte.

Die Suche nach ihrem leiblichen Vater führt Christie in die zwielichtigsten Viertel von Shousa, der Stadt der Drachen-Triade. Ausgerechnet ihre verhassten Drachenschuppen erwecken die Aufmerksamkeit zweier niederträchtiger Jäger, die Drachenwandler wie Ware verkaufen und Christie auf offener Straße entführen. In Gefangenschaft wird Christie vor eine schwere Entscheidung gestellt. Soll sie das Risiko eingehen, ihre geheime Identität zu verraten, in der Hoffnung dadurch Hilfe zu erlangen?

Parigi, 1832. La giovane Sophie sviene per la fame in casa della étoile dell'Opéra Céline Varens. È l'inizio di una singolare amicizia tra la ballerina e l'orfana, che grazie a Céline frequenterà la scuola tenuta da un vecchio aristocratico.

Melissa non ha pace da quando sua sorella Denise, la ragazza perfetta che tutti ammiravano, è stata trovata morta sui binari del treno. Mentre la polizia archivia il caso come un tragico suicidio, Melissa non si rassegna: è convinta che ci sia molto di più dietro quella fine inspiegabile. Spinta da un desiderio di verità che sfiora l'ossessione, Melissa inizia a indagare sul gruppo di amiche più popolari del paese, ragazze bellissime e perfide che forse sanno molto più di quanto ammettano.

Bei Tag bereitet Letty sich in Nottingham auf ihren Schulabschluss vor, bei Nacht arbeitet sie als Spionin des Erlkönigs, der über die Parallelwelt Annwn herrscht. An ihrer Seite: Will Fitzroy, Nachtmahr, Sohn des Erlkönigs – und völlig ahnungslos, dass er Lettys Herz in Gefahr bringt. Sie darf sich nicht in ihn verlieben, denn das macht sie zur Beute für die Kreaturen des Nachtreichs. Als wäre ihr Leben in Annwn nicht gefährlich genug, kommt Letty einer Verschwörung auf die Spur, die nicht nur Wills Welt, sondern auch die der Menschen bedroht.

Après avoir fui la Révolution et s'être installés sur les falaises escarpées du Nouveau-Pythos, les seigneurs dragons n'ont qu'une idée en tête : punir les usurpateurs et reconquérir leur Cité, en s'en prenant cette fois directement aux dragonniers. À Callipolis, Annie, désormais Première Dragonnière, a pour mission de mener la guerre contre le Nouveau-Pythos, mais aussi de faire appliquer le programme de rationnement établi pour surmonter la famine.

It has been two months since Emma wielded a sword on the deck of the Lady's Mercy alongside the golden-haired Hemmish naval officer with copper eyes. Two months of pins in her hair and napkins in her lap and trying with everything in her to be the person she was born to be, the Charlie Ache...

On the eve of her 16th birthday, Candle Enys discovers her brother has sold her soul to a demon. Scared for her life, Candle runs away. But the mountains of Hanternos are dangerous, especially for soft-hearted girls who have never learned to fight. At dawn and at dusk spirits crawl from the shadows, searching for bodies to steal. Evil stirs in the deep caves, and the wind smells of black powder. A chance meeting with an ancient being sets her on the path to power she never knew she possessed. It also places a target on her back.

In this new launch of a trilogy within the DC Icons universe, experience the origin story of a Super-Villain. This is the Harley Quinn backstory fans have been waiting for. “Allen’s Harley is a fierce, righteous, brilliant, and preternaturally brave ball of chaos. I loved and feared every...

In the story, two young women centuries apart-one a troubled, magic-wielding queen; the other a bounty hunter serving a ruthless empire-must fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, only to discover as their stories intersect that they have the power to save their world or doom it...

The whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against men. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself.... With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they embark on the final hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of whales and men.

Darren Shan, Vampire Prince and "vampaneze" killer, faces his worst nightmare yet - school. But homework is the least of Darren's problems. Bodies are piling up, time is running out, and the past is catching up with the hunters fast. Darren must forge new alliances and try to unravel the mystery behind the malevolent forces that have been set in motion against him. In this second part of the Hunters trilogy, the stakes are raised and the pace quickens to keep listeners on the edge of their seats.

When forced to choose between safety with the dragon organization Talon and being hunted forever as an outcast, Ember Hill chose to stand with Riley and his band of rogue dragons rather than become an assassin for Talon. She's lost any contact with her twin brother, Dante, a Talon devotee, as well as Garret, the former-enemy soldier who challenged her beliefs about her human side.

The hunters have become the hunted. Outnumbered, outsmarted, and desperate, the hunters are on the run, pursued by the vampaneze, the police, and an angry mob. With their enemies clamoring for blood, the vampires prepare for a deadly battle. Is this the end for Darren and his allies? This third and final installment in the Hunters trilogy finds Darren and his friends facing their longest night and most testing challenge yet.

Two o'clock was missing. In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, a damaged clock can fracture time - and a destroyed one can stop it completely. It's a truth that 17-year-old clock mechanic Danny Hart knows all too well; his father has been trapped in a Stopped town east of London for three years. Though Danny is a prodigy who can repair not only clockwork but the very fabric of time, his fixation with staging a rescue is quickly becoming a concern to his superiors.

Brought to you by Penguin. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and...

The incredible conclusion to the trilogy that started with the instant New York Times bestsellers Furyborn and Kingsbane! In this epic finale to the Empirium Trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claire Legrand, two queens, separated by a thousand years must face their ultimate...