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Every girl in Ballamor dreams of being chosen by the fey. For some, because the fey promise to deliver them to the beautiful faery realm. For Larken, because her closest friend was chosen the previous year. She tries to accept her fate - until she discovers that her friend is in danger and the promise of eternal joy amongst the fey could be a lie. Larken breaks the sacred covenant between humans and fey and enters the faery realm to find her friend. Her only ally is Finder, a faery prince of the Autumn Court who now owes her a debt after she unwittingly saves his life.

A mystery. A great threat. A frozen continent. The Panthers will have to face a mission they did not expect, one full of dangers and mysteries in a place they do not want to go. There they will discover a terrible threat and mysteries buried in the ice by the passage of time. Will the Snow Panthers survive this mission? What mysteries will they discover buried in the ice? Will they learn anything about its origins? Find out while you listen to fascinating adventures with a group of unique characters that you will love.

Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But Reapers have recently been spotted in Japan, and it’s only a matter of time before Ivy, now Britain’s Death Goddess, comes to claim her revenge. Ren’s last hope is to appeal to the god of storms and seas, who can turn the tides to send Ivy’s ship away from Japan’s shores. But he’ll only help Ren if she finds a sword lost thousands of years ago—an impossible demand.

War is destroying the galaxy. Esmae has vanished without a trace. A terrifying, ravenous beast is devouring the stars one by one. Titania is offered a gift that may well be a curse. Alexi, the exiled prince, is asked to pay a heavy price for his mistakes. And far, far away, on a dark, mysterious planet, a sleeping god stirs awake. As the end of the world draws ever closer, Esmae and Alexi must decide how far they’ll go to win - and who they’ll sacrifice along the way. 

Trasformato in un adolescente mortale, bandito dall'Olimpo e privato della propria sfolgorante bellezza, Apollo deve ora affrontare la perdita più grave: quella di un amico, Jason Grace. Deciso a tributare all'eroe tutti gli onori, l'ex divinità lo conduce al Campo Giove per consegnarlo alla terra cui appartiene. Ma qui lo attende un'amara rivelazione: dopo aver approntato una disperata resistenza contro gli imperatori del Triumvirato, i semidei devono respingere un nemico ancora più spietato di Caligola, Commodo e Nerone messi insieme: Tarquinio il Superbo, l'ultimo re di Roma!

Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After. Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. The only...

Grant looks forward to the vast megalopolis that is the District of March. He’s finally got a real companion - not just a voice in his head pretending to kill him over and again - and Suki’s perspective is invaluable. She’s a Noble, a warrior, and a noble warrior. With two months of intense physical training under his much-tightened belt, Lord January is ready to face whatever his next challenge might be - and what’s more fun than games of chance? A bet no one would be willing to take.

I England glider tilhængerne af den gamle keltiske tro og kristendommen længere og længere fra hinanden, selvom der længe har hersket fred i Kong Arthurs rige. Hvad vil der ske, når det endelige opgør skal stå? Kan det fortsat lade sig gøre at holde dronningen og ridder Lancelets kærlighed skjult? Og kan striden om tronen løses uden at involvere Arthurs uægte søn Mordred? Tågerne omkring Avalon er en fantasyserie på fire bind, der dykker ned i legenden om Kong Arthur og ridderne af det runde bord i England i 4-500-tallet.

Hal Fosters "PRINZ EISENHERZ" ist der absolute Klassiker unter den Abenteuer-Comics. Foster erzählt seine spannende Rittergeschichte so einzigartig, dass man in diesen Abenteuern einfach versinken kann. "PRINZ EISENHERZ" ist eine Rittergeschichte, die im Mittelalter zur Zeit von König Artur spielt. Eisenherz Vater war einst König von Thule, wurde jedoch vertrieben und findet unlängst Zuflucht in den englischen Sümpfen. Eisenherz wächst dort zu einem mutigen und gutherzigen Jungen heran, der alle Eigenschaften eines starken Ritters in sich trägt.

In Parijs klinkt overal muziek, zeker in het prestigieuze Conservatoire Eurydice. Maar hoort Ariane daar wel thuis? Ze twijfelt niet alleen aan haar talent maar ook aan haar verstand: nacht na nacht schrikt ze wakker van een melodie die er niet is. En waarom voelt ze de drang om in te grijpen wanneer een onbekende jongen overvallen wordt? Ze ontdekt een ontstellende waarheid: dat Liederen van Kracht de enige verdediging zijn tegen een oeroud kwaad. In de straten van Parijs waart een dreiging rond die alles zou kunnen veranderen. Petra Doom (1980) studeerde kunst- en cultuurwetenschappen.

From the time she was born, Sigrid has only ever been ordinary. Being paired at birth with a plain horse—instead of the powerful winged mare of a valkyrie—meant there would be no warrior path for her. No riding the skies, no glory among the nine worlds. Just the simple, unremarkable life of a stable hand. Everything changes when a terrible enemy ambushes Vanaheim and Sigrid sees a vision of herself atop a mythical stallion, leading the valkyries into a harrowing battle. Finally, she can grab her future with her own two hands and become the hero of her own story … if she dares.

Die Götter verbieten eure Liebe. Doch dein Herz kennt keine Regeln. Als Nachfahrin einer römischen Göttin hat Nayla einige Probleme: Erstens hat die Rivalin ihrer Vorfahrin geschworen, sie umzubringen. Zweitens steht Nayla deshalb ständig unter Bewachung. Und drittens darf sie sich unter keinen Umständen verlieben, denn das hätte tödliche Folgen. Doch Naylas Gefühle für den geheimnisvollen Cyrian werden mit jedem Tag stärker. Und obwohl sie verzweifelt versucht, sich von Cyrian fernzuhalten, zieht sich die grausame Schlinge ihrer Erzfeindin immer fester zu.

Aesop's Fables is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media. The fables originally belonged to the oral tradition and were not collected for some three centuries after Aesop's death.

Märchen erzählen von Freundschaft, Toleranz, Hilfsbereitschaft und Wahrheitsliebe: von dem, was im Leben wirklich zählt. Diese Werte Kindern nahezubringen ist heute wichtiger denn je. Diese Märchensammlung enthält einige der schönsten Märchen der Brüder Grimm, von Hans Christian Andersen, Selma Lagerlöf aber auch Märchen aus Europa, Skandinavien und fernen Ländern.

Esmae once wanted nothing more than to help her golden brother win the crown of Kali, but that dream died with her best friend. Alexi broke her heart, and she vowed to destroy him for it. And with her sentient warship Titania beside her, how can she possibly fail? As gods, beasts, and kingdoms choose sides, Alexi seeks out a weapon more devastating than even Titania. Past lives threaten the present. Old enemies claim their due. And Esmae cannot outrun the ghosts and the questions that haunt her.   

In a universe of capricious gods, dark moons, and kingdoms built on the backs of spaceships, a cursed queen sends her infant daughter away, a jealous uncle steals the throne of Kali from his nephew, and an exiled prince vows to take his crown back.  

Il mostruoso Pitone si è rimpossessato dell'Oracolo di Delfi, e questa è solo la prima delle minacce che Apollo ha dovuto affrontare per ottenere il perdono di Zeus e tornare tra gli immortali. Tre malvagi imperatori vogliono ora conquistare tutti gli Oracoli dell'antichità, per interrompere ogni comunicazione tra i semidei e le fonti di profezie necessarie a compiere eroiche imprese.

Der 16-jährige Adrian Blackwell ist entschlossen, den Tod seines Vaters aufzuklären. Dabei gerät er zwischen die Fronten der letzten Götter Asgards und Hel, der Herrscherin des Totenreichs. Denn Adrian besitzt einen Schlüssel zu Hels Reich: den Runen-Code seines Vaters. Auf der Jagd nach dem Schlüssel hetzt Hels Bruder, der mächtige Fenriswolf, Adrian durch halb London bis hinab ins Totenreich. Dort muss Adrian sich entscheiden, ob er sein eigenes Leben rettet oder die Götter Asgards vor dem Untergang bewahrt.

Rose Valrois thought she’d sacrificed everything to save her sister, the man she loved, and her entire world—but fate has other ideas. Now that the red priests have arrived, hidden truths are revealed that force Rose to make yet another impossible choice. With her sister trapped in the magical land of the Dark Elves, and her heart given to the guardian of the Darkwood, Rose must travel to the heart of enemy territory to discover her own powerful magic, and find the answers she so desperately needs.

Wildbound is the thrilling follow-up to Elayne Audrey Becker's debut YA epic fantasy, Forestborn, full of forest magic and a kingdom on the brink of war. With the assassination of Telyan’s king, the time for peace has passed. Determined to make up for his failure to procure the stardust, Helos...