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Bestsellerautorin Kerstin Gier öffnet uns nach der "Edelstein"- und der "Silber"-Trilogie die Tür zu einer neuen phantastischen Welt und erzählt eine mitreißende Liebesgeschichte aus zwei Perspektiven: Quinn ist cool, smart und beliebt. Matilda entstammt der verhassten Nachbarsfamilie, hat eine Vorliebe für Fantasyromane und ist definitiv nicht sein Typ. Doch als Quinn eines Nachts von gruseligen Wesen verfolgt und schwer verletzt wird, sieht er Dinge, die nicht von dieser Welt sein können.

Ce que Vince m'a fait, la nuit où il m'a sauvée? Je ne saurais vous l'expliquer. Je peux toutefois jurer de deux choses.... Je n'ai pas que frôlé la mort: j'étais morte. En me ramenant à la vie, Vince a fait de moi une Maudite. Hantée par le Monde des Morts à jamais.

¿Qué harías si tu mejor amiga se enamorase del rompecorazones oficial de tu ciudad? La fiesta que da inicio a las vacaciones parece sacada de una peli: una casa enorme y un montón de chicos bebiéndose el último verano antes de la universidad. No es el ambiente de Lana, ella preferiría estar con la cabeza metida en sus ilustraciones. Pero Ciro, el blogger anónimo del momento y su mejor amigo, la ha arrastrado hasta allí porque dice que es donde está la emoción.

Obra ganadora de la 6ª edición del Premio Literario "La Caixa" Plataforma. "A pesar de mi fe ciega en las estrellas, no creía en los cuentos de hadas y tampoco estaba segura de si alguna vez había creído en ellos." Si hay algo que caracteriza al pequeño pueblo costero de Melía es la creencia popular de que las estrellas pueden influir en la vida de sus habitantes.

Es könnte alles so schön sein: Linas Fähigkeiten als gute Fee werden immer besser, und sie ist endlich glücklich verliebt! Doch innerhalb ihrer Patchworkfamilie wird diese Neuigkeit nicht gut aufgenommen. Jetzt stehen ein Haufen Regeln an, die romantische Dates fast unmöglich machen. Noch dazu funkt Rivalin Senta dazwischen. Lina muss unbedingt herausfinden, warum sie nur "schlechte" Wünsche erfüllen will - vor allem solche, die sich gegen Lina richten.

Prince Kentry of Raine knows that if only he can capture the magical White Hart, the creature will grant his heart’s desire. Entering the depths of the Darkwood, he chases his quarry down … only to become lost in a mystical forest, where he must fight for his life at the side of a...

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?

With the rise of Varia d'Malvane comes the fall of the Mist Continent. Cavanos is overrun by the brutal rampage of the valkerax, led by its former crown princess. Vetris is gone. Helkyris is gone. As each mighty nation falls, the grip of the crown princess closes around the throat of the world. But Zera Y'shennria isn't out yet.

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.

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.

Sybella, novitiate of the convent of Saint Mortain and Death’s vengeance on earth, is still reeling from her God’s own passing, and along with him a guiding hand in her bloody work. But with her sisters on the run from their evil brother and under the watchful eye of her one true friend (and love) at court, the soldier known as Beast, Sybella stands alone as the Duchess of Brittany’s protector. 

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.

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...