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Step into the world of Shadow Falls, a camp that helps teens tap into their special…talents. Once you visit, you'll never forget it—and you'll never, ever be the same. From the moment Kylie Galen arrived at Shadow Falls Camp, she's had one burning question: What am I? Surrounded by vampires...

In a world where magic is illegal, Cassel Sharpe has the most deadly ability of all. With one touch, he can transform any object—including a person—into something else entirely. And that makes him a wanted man. The Feds are willing to forgive all his past crimes if he’ll only leave his con...

One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls - a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just "troubled". Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side - learning to harness their powers, control their magic, and live in the normal world. Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she?

Sowohl Aster als auch Will wurden mit einem grausamen Fluch belegt. Ihre Suche nach einem Heilmittel führt sie zur Burg Grim, wo niemand ist, wer er zu sein scheint. Bei mörderischen Festessen und extravaganten Bällen muss Aster ihre Waffen stets bereithalten und sich ihren Gefühlen stellen, um herauszufinden, auf wen sie sich verlassen kann, bevor die tickende Uhr ihres Fluchs abläuft.

Werden wir die verdrehten Spiele der Ersten überleben – und Gabriellas Pläne endlich durchkreuzen? Während Geschichten über mächtige Rekruten des Dominions umgehen – erschaffen aus dem gestohlenen Blut der Ersten – suchen wir verzweifelt nach Gabriella. Doch wo hält sich die Anführerin des Dominions verborgen, und was plant sie mit ihrer Armee? Ashs Bindung zu den Drachen nimmt eine unerwartete Wendung, und wir entdecken, dass Gabriella möglicherweise die drakonische Mafia um Hilfe ersucht hat.

Coa Rangecroft, survivor of the deadly Great Hunt, has been taken into custody by the American armed forces. Now she is to be sold at auction to the highest corporate bidder. In return, America promises to keep her family safe and free from the genocidal Allied Force and to give Coa the opportunity to become an enhanced soldier.

Zaria and Kane, alchemologist and con man, are a match made in hell—yet they'll have to team up again to stay out of jail, as new threats arise and rival kingpins clash throughout London's slums. Zaria Mendoza doesn't think she'll ever see Kane Durante again. In fact, she thinks he's dead...

After returning to Cali Bottom and the wider world of Disgardium, Alex realizes that the Demonic Games were a vacation compared to the problems he now faces. He has to help the beta players stuck in the Nether and decide what to do with his friends who "betrayed" him; identify a real traitor and prepare for the citizenship tests; and reach the Inferno to obtain Coals of Hellflame and destroy the Nucleus, whose legates, now free, have gained new powers thanks to the pantheon of dark gods who have joined the Destroying Plague. 

A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. 

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. 

Confronted with the reality of her living grandmother, Ayleth soon learns that the horrors once ascribed to Dread Odile's name and legend may not be entirely true. But what is the truth? Could the infamous Witch Queen be a freedom fighter providing hope for those oppressed under Saint Evander's law? Is she the loving family Ayleth thought she'd lost forever? Or is she the greatest threat the world has ever known?

Captured, heartbroken, shackled in torturous iron mittens that keep her shade deeply suppressed, Ayleth knows Fendrel keeps her alive for one purpose: She is his only remaining weapon against the resurrected Dread Odile. Once her task is complete, she will be executed. It's as simple as that. But Ayleth isn't about to give in that easily.

Young elf Lyria has spent her life in hiding while a dangerous war brews between the elven kingdom and human world. Now eighteen, she has grown restless hiding on the outskirts of the forest that surrounds the human world. One day, while her mother is away, Lyria hears a boy in the forest calling for help and rescues him from certain death. Unbeknownst to her, the boy, Finn, is the crowned Prince, and he wants Lyria to become the kingdom’s royal apothecary!

Madrid e da una solitudine senza scampo. Ma proprio quando l'oscurità sembrava averla inghiottita, è arrivato Sean Crane. Grazie a lui, Alia ha finalmente affetto, una casa e la possibilità di inseguire un sogno: studiare medicina a Stanford, ripercorrendo i passi della donna che le ha dato la vita. Tuttavia, il campus della prestigiosa università californiana non è il porto sicuro che Alia immaginava. Il passato riemerge con i tratti di Raquel, la sua antica aguzzina delle superiori, decisa a non darle tregua. Ma c'è qualcosa di ancora più sinistro che si annida tra le ombre di Stanford.

Per tutta la vita Olivia Prior, cresciuta nel tetro Collegio per ragazze indipendenti Merilance, si è chiesta chi sia davvero e a quale luogo appartenga. Un giorno arriva una lettera, che la richiama a casa, a Gallant. Qui trova il suo ultimo parente in vita e la dimora di famiglia. Nel giardino, un muro diroccato con una porta di ferro. Una porta che Olivia non dovrà mai e poi mai aprire. Tuttavia, nessuno da Gallant le ha spedito quella lettera. Sono state le ombre a ricondurre Olivia a Gallant?

Mentre il mondo dei mortali scivola nel caos, travolto da una guerra in cui divinità, Puri e Mezzosangue si affrontano senza esclusione di colpi, Alex per la prima volta non sa cosa fare. La scioccante sconfitta che ha lasciato sul suo corpo ferite indelebili ha segnato profondamente anche la sua anima, costringendola a dubitare di se stessa e delle sue reali capacità di mettere fine a quell'insensato conflitto una volta per tutte.

'Eleanor Bennett’s crisp British accents bring listeners into the intriguing world of Feather, a small creature who lives in a crumbling wall next to a large, encroaching forest.' – AudioFile Costa Award-winning Frances Hardinge's gripping story of a young girl's daring mission through a...

Nach Tenebris hätte Elana geglaubt, nichts könne schlimmer sein. Doch dann erwacht sie in einem goldenen Käfig – dem königlichen Palast. Und ausgerechnet Riven Thornevale soll über sie wachen – der einzige Mann, dem sie je vertraut hat. Elana soll an der Prüfung der Kronen teilnehmen – einer royalen Version der Blutspiele. Doch niemand hat ihr gesagt, dass die Regeln des Palastes noch tödlicher sind als die der Arena.

Taú, el Señor de los Ojos Infinitos, auténtico rey de la selva, ha desatado su poder maligno en la región. Por esos días, empiezan a presentarse numerosos casos de posesiones demoníacas, muertes y accidentes. Esta historia llega a oídos de Felipe, debido a una extraña estatuilla que encuentra en casa de su amigo Samir, quien ha caído gravemente enfermo y perdido la razón de manera inexplicable.

Kitty und ihre Adoptivschwester Jojo sind genervt. Ihre Mutter hat einen neuen Freund, und dann taucht auch noch ihre seltsame Tante Missy, die Jahre lang verschollen war, plötzlich auf. Der Stern der Reiche, wie man Naytnal auch nennt, braucht Kittys und Jojos Hilfe. Kitty und Jojo haben eine schwere Mission vor sich, denn das Düstere droht, den Stern der Reiche heimzusuchen. Die Albträume erhalten auch hier Einzug, und das Böse verbreitet sich schnell. Ausgerechnet dann taucht in Kittys seltsamen Träumen ein junger Mann auf, der die Liebe zwischen ihr und Dennis aufs Gröbste gefährdet.