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In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, for employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumored to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: She is not only an orphan and an aspiring maid, but also a Curse-Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people’s fates by cleaning their houses.

Last summer, Alice Ogilvie's basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. She's not talking, so where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove. Or it was, at least. But now, another one of Steve's girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice's ex–best friend. And it doesn't look like Brooke will be coming back. Enter Iris Adams, Alice's tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn't have the money. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke's grandmother is offering.

Nature is out of balance in the human kingdom. The sun hasn’t shone in years, crops are failing, and families are starving. Worst yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people’s survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and the destinies of two 17-year-old girls become entwined when they are chosen to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Taninli, the city of the Fairy Queen.

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm. This dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye. Sarah can’t help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn’t have a soul but is seemingly intent on keeping her safe from the brutal attentions of Deputy Sheriff Emmett Kelby.

After the dramatic events of the last few weeks, Greer Macdonald is trying to concentrate on her A levels. Stuck for a play to direct for her drama exam, she gets help from an unexpected quarter...A priceless lost play, buried by time, is pushed under her door. It is Ben Jonson's The Isle of Dogs, a play considered so dangerous in Elizabethan times that every copy was burned...except one. As the students begin to rehearse, events become increasingly dark and strange and they lead Greer back to where she never thought she would return - Longcross Hall.

After the earthquakes came the infectious rage, turning friends into deadly enemies. For survivors Michael, Aries, Mason, and Clementine, the battle to stay alive is about to get even tougher. The new world is organising itself, with camps that promise protection for the uninfected. But the reality of the sites is far more sinister. Besides, nobody is safe from the rage within their own soul.

After: Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn't act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive - for now. Before: Jess hadn't seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in more than a decade. But after a car crash killed her mother and left her injured, she was forced to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.

Scarlet’s true identity has been revealed, but her future is uncertain. Her forced marriage to Lord Gisbourne threatens Robin and Scarlet’s love, and as the royal court descends upon Nottingham for the appointment of a new Sheriff, the people of Nottingham hope that Prince John will appoint their beloved Robin Hood. But Prince John has different plans for Nottingham that revolve around a fateful secret from Scarlet’s past even she isn’t yet aware of.

The long-awaited fifth installment in Garth Nix’s New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series, for readers who enjoy series by Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare. Goldenhand takes place six months after the events of Abhorsen and follows the novella Nicholas...

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017. 'A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge's status as one of our finest storytellers. It's rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent. Frances...

Fairy Tale Survival Rule number 32: If you find yourself at the mercy of a wicked witch, sing a romantic ballad and wait for your Prince Charming to save the day. Yeah, no thanks. Dorthea is completely princed out. Sure, being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks - like Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. But a forced marriage to the not-so-charming prince Kato is so not what Dorthea had in mind for her enchanted future. Talk about unhappily ever after.

As metahumans emerge throughout the world, some greet them as saviors while others see them as a threat to humanity itself. A group of elite soldiers come into possession of the most powerful metabands seen yet, with the ability to destroy what was thought to be indestructible: the metabands themselves. With the destruction of the Silver Island Metahuman Detention Facility, Bay View City goes into total lockdown. The Alpha Team impose their protection, but at a price: the complete and total ban of metahumans within the city.

Arc was an ordinary young woman from Earth when she was summoned to an icy hell where she fought for her survival in the name of training to become a hero. Now, after defeating the Overlord itself and achieving the status of hero, she leaves with the goal of enjoying her freedom. She arrives at Arlas, a fantasy world with magic and monsters, a world with numbers, tiers, and classes, a world governed by the System that summoned her.

Gripping, romantic, and impossible to put down, this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut novel is about two teen girls who loved each other before the end of the world — and before one of them became infected with the virus that turned her into a monster. Perfect for fans of Krystal...

Blacklisted into the trash. Gil Klanz is a sixteen-year-old in the asteroid belt. He's about to graduate from Belt Corporation high school and he's secured the corporation appointment to the Earth Federation Naval Academy on the Moon. But all his dreams collapse when a prank involving 300 kilos of dessert gelatin, a swimming pool, and his school principal goes terribly wrong. Gil and his mother are black listed by the Belt Corporation. He has to make his way outside the company and becomes involved in an independence movement and the revolt against the greedy Corporation.

Seventeen-year-old assassin Cottia is desperate to leave behind the work she's been forced into. Her lord offers freedom in exchange for one last hit. The assignment is to start a war by killing a target during the Giddelian prince's betrothal selection ceremony. When the prince uncovers her identity, he offers her a new opportunity. Will his invitation grant her freedom from the notorious underlord?

6 de agosto de 1598. Aunque la peste asola Toledo, la joven Elena Hurtado López de Ayala tiene algo incluso más urgente de lo que preocuparse: sus criados planean matarlos a ella y a su hermano pequeño. Con sus padres lejos de casa desde hace tiempo, a Elena no le queda más remedio que huir de Toledo con su hermano. Para ello deberá atravesar un pasadizo secreto, regatear, mentir y aprender a sobrevivir con las escasas pertenencias que tuvo tiempo de reunir antes de escapar.

In dieser Welt macht sich die Viertelelfe Tamalone auf, ihre Ziehmutter wiederzufinden und die Rätsel ihrer Herkunft zu lösen. Niemand rechnet mit dem, was ihre Suche auslösen wird – sie selbst am wenigsten. Unerwartet tauchen auf der Welt Halva Gestaltwandler auf. Dem Aussehen nach wilde Tiere, doch mit Vernunft gesegnet und der entsetzlichen Fähigkeit, biologische Grenzen zu durchbrechen und sich mit anderen Arten fortzupflanzen.

Nur knapp entgeht Blanche dem sicheren Tod. Ihre Feinde sind mächtiger und hinterhältiger, als sie je zu glauben bereit gewesen war. Alles um sie herum scheint zu zerbrechen: ihr Zirkel, bedroht durch das Gift; Felicia, zur Flucht gezwungen; die Magie, durch Machenschaften in Gefahr. Einzig Kenneth steht noch an ihrer Seite. Der Mann, der sie belog, hinterging … und rettete. Können sie gemeinsam Paris vor dem Untergang bewahren?

Gefangen im Kreuzfeuer eines skrupellosen Putsches, eines unbarmherzigen Krieges gegen die Phönixe und eines verheerenden Fluchs, der von einem uralten Oktopus-Kult entfesselt wurde, stehen Sersha und Kazmerev vor ihrer dunkelsten Stunde. Um ihre Freunde und ihre Welt zu retten, müssen sie weit über ihre körperlichen Grenzen hinauswachsen und die wahren Bande ihrer Freundschaft auf die Probe stellen.