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After six years of living in Vampire Mountain, Darren Shan,the Vampire Prince, leaves on a life-and-death mission. As part of an elite force, Darren searches the world for the Vampaneze Lord, who is determined to lead his forces to victory against the vampires. But the road ahead is long and dangerous - and lined with the bodies of the damned. Hunters of the Dusk is the start of an action-packed, three-part Darren Shan adventure, a tale of quests, friendship, treachery, despair, and bloodshed....

Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan—Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, faces certain death. And even if he survives Vampire Mountain, an all-out catastrophe is headed his way that threatens the entire vampire clan. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a vampire prince? Can he avert the coming calamity? Darren's initiation on Vampire Mountain draws to a stunning, bloody conclusion in this sixth book of the Cirque du Freak series.

Alexandria isn’t sure she’s going to make it to her 18th birthday - to her Awakening. A long-forgotten, fanatical order is out to kill her, and if the Council ever discovers what she did in the Catskills, she’s a goner...and so is Aiden. If that’s not freaky enough, whenever Alex and Seth spend time "training" - which really is just Seth's code word for some up-close and personal one-on-one time - she ends up with another mark of the Apollyon, which brings her one step closer to Awakening ahead of schedule. Awesome.

Enkele maanden nadat Nico en Will uit Tartarus zijn teruggekeerd, besluiten ze om Nico's halfzus Hazel in Kamp Jupiter bij te staan. Ze heeft hun hulp nodig bij een probleem dat zij toevallig zelf hebben veroorzaakt: toen Will en Nico de monsters uit Tartarus lieten zien dat ze niet per se kwaadaardig hoefden te zijn, zijn er een aantal gevlucht naar Kamp Jupiter. Maar dan beginnen er monsters te verdwijnen. Er lijkt een mysterieuze duistere kracht achter de verdwijningen te zitten. Iets wat de monsters wil straffen voor wat ze in het verleden hebben misdaan.

"Curses is the 'Beauty and the Beast' retelling I've been waiting for." --Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A unique and twisty magical romp!" --Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author Merit Cravan refused to fulfill her obligation to marry a prince, leading to a...

The gripping conclusion to the acclaimed Arthurian fantasy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White finds Guinevere questioning everything—friends and enemies, good and evil, and, most of all, herself. While journeying north toward the Dark Queen, Guinevere falls into...

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.

Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . . . Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his...

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.

Ever since she discovered her affinity for magic, 17-year-old Anouk has been desperate to become a witch. It's the only way to save her friends who, like Anouk, are beasties: animals enchanted into humans. But unlike Anouk, the other beasties didn't make it out of the battle at Montelimar in one piece. With her friends now trapped in their animal forms, Anouk is forced into a sinister deal involving a political marriage with her sworn enemy, a wicked plot to overthrow London's fiercest coven of witches, and a deadly trial of fire to become a witch.

Charity is a fairy godmother. She doesn’t wear a poofy dress or go around waving a wand, but she does make sure the deepest desires of the student population at Jack London High School come true. And she knows what they want even better than they do because she can glimpse their perfect futures. But when Charity fulfills a glimpse that gets Vindhya crowned homecoming queen, it ends in disaster. Suddenly, every wish Charity has ever granted is called into question.

These shivery tales were collected from the oral tradition, from people all over the Southwest, and represent the rich cultural diversity of the region, from the Ozarks to the Rio Grande, California to the Big Thicket.

Sous la brume du lac Memphrémagog, on murmure qu’une créature veille dans les profondeurs. Entre clapotis et silences lourds, la légende se répand et refuse de mourir. Avec une écriture qui fait monter la tension, Jonathan Reynolds nous fait longer la frontière trouble entre mythe et réalité, là où les histoires d’ici prennent vie au bord de l’eau noire. Porté par une atmosphère envoûtante, ce livre audio vous plonge au cœur d’un mystère tenace. Osez tendre l’oreille… et décider vous‑même ce qui se cache sous la surface.

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Erivo narrates Tomi Adeyemi’s long-awaited conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Legacy of Orïsha series. New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart. When Zélie seized the royal...

Charlotte has always longed to be accepted by her older sisters. She would gladly exchange her vaunted beauty for their friendship. But they ask a far higher price. Pushed into marriage with a stranger, Charlotte is left betrayed and alone. All she knows of her new husband is that he has secrets—and that her heart beats a little faster whenever he calls her Lottie.

Deina la Dissociante a découvert sa véritable identité, tout comme son véritable amour. Mais pour sauver ceux qu’elle aime, elle s’est sacrifiée, et les Enfers sont désormais sa nouvelle demeure. Chez les mortels, l’infâme Aristée s’est proclamé nouveau souverain de Thèbes, à la place de son roi légitime : Theron. Et il est déterminé à retrouver les Dissociants en fuite pour régner en maître absolu.

Shy but magically talented, Princess Carabosse only wants to help her people as they face the looming threat of the Warlock King and his daughter, Aurora. Aurora was gifted from infancy with fairy blessings that make her the most lethal magic-user the world has seen in centuries...and she wants Cara’s kingdom.

Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters—she’s been running from them for years, from beasts who roam the jungle to the King’s army, who forced her people, the naga, to scatter to the ends of the earth. You might think that the kingdom’s famed holy temples atop the floating mountains, where Manisha is now a priestess, would be safe—but you would be wrong.

De retour au collège Sainte-Hubertine pour leur troisième année du secondaire, les orphelins de casier localisent enfin le portail menant au monde obscur. Mais en plus de chercher comment le fermer, Emerson, Jordan, Alexie, Véronika, Willem et Romy doivent repousser de nouvelles créatures qui s’introduisent dans l’école… Ce serait plus simple si Emerson maîtrisait l’art des potions, ou s’ils retrouvaient les livres disparus qui traitent du portail !

Red hat ein Problem. Ever ist tot und Jaz ist fort. Ganz im Gegenteil zur zombifizierten Bevölkerung des Märchenwalds, die mit der Büchse der Pandora in Kontakt kamen und Rapunzel dafür zur Verantwortung ziehen wollen. Und dann wäre da noch die Dreizehnte Fee, die Hexe Bane und Prinzessin Jasemin, die allesamt (und jeweils) Rache an Red und ihrer Gang geschworen haben.