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It's not until Dez's father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there's more to this boy - and her father's "law firm" - than she realized. Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation - an organization devoted to collecting "special" kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons - his entire life.

From William C. Morris Finalist Nafiza Azad comes a thrilling, feminist fantasy about a group of teenage girls endowed with special powers who must band together to save the life of the boy whose magic saved them all. We are the Wild Ones, and we will not be silenced. We are girls who have...

Der Schock über Ryans Verrat sitzt tief. Die WG hat ihr Notfallquartier bezogen und muss nun hilflos mitansehen, wie Chons in New York sein Unwesen treibt. Aber der ägyptische Gott verfolgt ein noch viel größeres Ziel - ein Ziel, das die ganze Welt in Gefahr bringt. Bei dem Versuch, ihn zu stoppen, setzen Widney und ihre Freunde nicht nur ihr Leben aufs Spiel, sondern auch das der Menschen, die sie lieben.

Wer die Angst besiegen will, muss sich ihr stellen. Nie hätte Widney gedacht, dass ihre WG sie von Anfang an belogen hat. Selbst Quentin, für den sie schon lange mehr als nur freundschaftliche Gefühle hegt, hat sie schamlos hintergangen. Trotzdem gibt es für Widney keinen anderen Ausweg, als mit ihren Mitbewohnern zusammenzuarbeiten und sich bei den Sichelträgern einzuschleusen. Schnell findet sie sich in der jahrhundertealten Fehde zwischen Sonnenkriegern und Sichelträgern wieder und weiß nicht, wem sie glauben soll.

Auf der Vulkaninsel St. Lucien herrscht die mächtige Dynastie der Bell-Frauen. Seit Jahrhunderten wird die Krone an die älteste Prinzessin weitergegeben. Doch hinter der glamourösen Fassade der Königsfamilie lauern düstere Geheimnisse, die nur die zweitälteste Prinzessin zu hüten weiß. Saphina war immer die jüngste und damit unbedeutendste von drei Schwestern. Nun rückt sie durch unerwartete Ereignisse in der königlichen Thronfolge auf und tritt vollkommen unvorbereitet ein dunkles Erbe an. Und ausgerechnet Dante, der undurchschaubare Adelssohn, soll ihr dabei helfen.

Was für Augustus als ganz normaler Tag in einer ganz normalen Stadt beginnt, zerbricht schlagartig noch am gleichen Abend, denn alles steht auf einmal Kopf, als er vom plötzlichen Tod seiner Eltern erfährt. Nicht nur, dass er von heute auf morgen mit diesem schrecklichen Verlust klar kommen muss, obendrein bekommt er auch noch Besuch von kuriosen Gestalten, die merkwürdig gekleidet sind, erfährt, dass sein Vater nicht einfach nur ein gewöhnlicher Mensch war und muss bald sogar um sein eigenes Leben fürchten. Was hat es mit dem mysteriösen Notizbuch seines Vaters auf sich?

The fallout from last quarter is worse than I could have ever imagined and hostilities between shifters and witches are intensifying by the day. OSA has practically taken over campus in their search for Bitten witches - and any traitors who didn't report them. Including...me. But that's not the only secret I have to hide.

Cassardim droht der Untergang: Durch die Zerstörung des Juwels der Macht hat Maia das Chaos in das Totenreich gelassen. Gemeinsam mit Noár muss sie schnellstmöglich eine Lösung finden, bevor das Land von Dunkelheit übermannt wird. Dabei führt ihr Weg in die Schattenfeste - der Heimat Noárs - wo Liebe und Zuneigung nicht gern gesehen werden. Noár verschließt sein Herz und wird wieder zum skrupellosen Prinzen, um sie beide zu schützen. Dabei scheint Maia alles aus den Händen zu gleiten.

En 2310, Madrid es una ciudad convulsa que agoniza. Los túneles del metro son el hervidero de una revolución social que amenaza con resquebrajar los cimientos de todo el sistema. Rebeca, una intrépida legisladora, no dudará en enfrentarse a las ambiciones del Alcalde, que trama un oscuro proyecto. Interponerse en su camino es muy peligroso, pero cuando Adán irrumpe en su vida descubrirá que hay amenazas mucho mayores.

Water is scarce. Deserts have taken over the land. Nuclear war has devastated humanity. Humans live in walled super cities to keep out the irradiated. The land that was formerly known as America is divided into kingdoms ruled by royal elites. Born into the lowest Echelon of the Kingdom of Phangloria, 16-year-old Zea Calico faces a life of hunger, thirst, and toil. The only way out of this drudgery is revolution, and Zea is desperate to help the cause.

There are many ways to die at the Circus of the Dead. You’re invited to witness them all. Mom sent me all the way across the country to the Louisiana bayou to join the circus and help my uncle for the summer. Except there is something not quite right on this swampy cursed island, and after having my fortune told, I can’t leave. I try to escape, but Benny, an all too charming ghost gangster tries to kill me by feeding me to a tiger. Thankfully I’m rescued by Samuel, the incredibly hot ringmaster who can’t be a day over 20.

The Royal Trials were never meant to be easy, not even for an imposter like Rybet Waise. But nothing could have prepared her for the magical storms, mutated animals, and malicious gods standing in her way. There is no time for tears. Mere hours after being bathed in Prince Alexander’s blood, Rybet must embark on a quest. The second trial dictates she find a missing magical artefact - Queen Ophelia’s crown. Released from the overbearing confines of the royal palace, Rybet competes not only with the other remaining ladies, but also with the land itself.

Wendy Darling has a perfectly agreeable life with her parents and brothers in wealthy London, as well as a budding romance with Booth, the neighborhood bookseller's son. But one night, while their parents are at a ball, the charmingly beautiful Peter Pan comes to the Darling children's nursery, and - dazzled by this flying boy with god-like powers - they follow him out of the window and straight on to morning into Neverland, an intoxicating island of freedom.

Ella was genetically engineered to be the perfect pet - graceful, demure - and kept. In a daring move, she escaped her captivity and took refuge in Canada. But while she can think and act as she pleases, the life of a liberated pet is just as confining as the Congressman’s gilded cage. Her escape triggered a backlash, and now no one’s safe, least of all the other pets. But she’s trapped, unable to get back to Penn - the boy she loves - or help the girls who need her.

Deadly toxins can be hidden inside the most beautiful flowers. That's what Astra Meador's famous biophysicist mother taught her. As her mother's apprentice, Astra has developed skills in botany, chemistry, medicine, and, most importantly, in keeping secrets. In fact, keeping Astra's secret was the reason her family decided to leave Earth and join a terraforming mission to colonize a distant planet called Crillain IV. But when Astra wakes early from hypersleep, she discovers that her mother never made it onboard and her father died in transit.

Mirage, triumphant in her coup of the Amber Empire, returns to the palais prepared to claim her place as empress. With the support of her friends and a tentative, blossoming romance with Sunder, Mirage is on the cusp of taking hold of everything she has ever wanted. However, her place in the sun is not as sure as she expected, nor is it quite as bright as she imagined.

Mega-fan June Blue's whole life has been leading up to this moment: ZombieCon! The Ultimate in Undead Entertainment has finally come to her hometown. She and her two best friends - gorgeous, brilliant Imani and super-sweet, outrageously silly Siggy - plan on hitting all the panels and photo ops, and meeting the heartthrob lead of their favorite zombie apocalypse show, Human Wasteland. It's going to be the best time of their lives--and one of their last adventures before they all split up for college.

Isabel remembers nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have. Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. And he needs her loyalty - because without it, she may be his greatest threat. Isabel knows that her prince is lying to her, but she can't help wanting to protect him from the dangers and intrigues of the court - until a deadly truth shatters the bond between them. Now Isabel faces a choice that threatens her loyalty, her heart - and everything she thought she knew.

Sixteen-year-old Neryn is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered anyone with magical strengths captured and brought before him. Eager to hide her own canny skill - a uniquely powerful ability to communicate with the fairy-like Good Folk - Neryn sets out for the legendary Shadowfell, a home and training ground for a secret rebel group determined to overthrow the evil King Keldec.

"Fans of Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse will flock to this new series." --Booklist Games of Thrones meets Shadow and Bone in this action-packed fantasy from the internationally bestselling author of the Nightshade series. Ara has always known the legend of the Loresmith: the blacksmith who served...