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Lena has lived her whole life near the beach, walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves. The problem is, she's spent her whole life just watching. As her 16th birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf. But her father, a former surfer himself, refuses to allow her to take lessons. After a near drowning in his past, he can't bear to let Lena take up the risky sport. Yet something lures Lena to the water - an ancient, powerful magic.

Award-winning Rachel Hartman's newest YA is a tour de force and an exquisite fantasy for the #metoo movement. "Tess of the Road is astonishing and perfect. It's the most compassionate book I've read since George Eliot's Middlemarch." --NPR In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to...

The kingdom of Zangaria teeters on the edge of civil war. The nobles are plotting another coup, the merchants are demanding political representation and a say in government, and the peasants are on the verge of outright revolt. Everyone is preparing for war. And when a deadly secret from the past resurfaces at the worst possible moment, Princess Alassa, one of Emily's closest friends, finds herself having to make a choice that will put her at the center of the storm and determine the future of the kingdom … Or see everything she loves destroyed in the fires of civil war.

When a magic ritual goes disastrously wrong, Jaden is exiled to the heart of the desert and left to die. Battered and bruised, Jaden encounters the outcast Nomadwater Sect, who grant him a second chance at life as a mysterious arcane cultivator. With its savage beasts and cryptic mysteries, survival in the sprawling desert of Southfall is a dangerous game. Yet Jaden and the Nomadwater Sect persevere, growing closer and forming bonds over the course of a long summer.

From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a piercing new fantasy adventure that champions our resilience and humility. MIND OF THE WORLD, OPEN YOUR EYES. At the bottom of the world lies a Serpent, the last of its kind. Finding the Serpent will change lives. ...

After her victory over Master Grey, Emily wants nothing more than to relax and give herself time to recover from the duel. Her magic, pushed to the limits, is no longer reliable, forcing her to learn to control it from scratch. Every time she delays using her magic, she risks headaches...or worse. But she must return to Whitehall to complete her fourth-year exams and bid farewell to those of her friends who are not returning for fifth year. And then, she must return to Zangaria to play her role in Princess Alassa's wedding to Jade.

Arc was an ordinary young woman from Earth when she was summoned to an icy hell where she fought for her survival in the name of training to become a hero. Now, after defeating the Overlord itself and achieving the status of hero, she leaves with the goal of enjoying her freedom. She arrives at Arlas, a fantasy world with magic and monsters, a world with numbers, tiers, and classes, a world governed by the System that summoned her.

In the wilds of Transylvania, a legend is about to be born as a wolf pack races through the bitter snows to find a birthing den for two cubs, one black, one white. In the birth of Fell, and his sister Larka, a race is on to defeat the wicked Morgra, and to come to terms with the extraordinary powers of The Sight.

There are Seekers of tigers, lions, monkeys–all the creatures under the sun. But a Seeker of the Dragon? Such hasn’t been seen for centuries. Until Jaden of Lessertown. Jaden dreamt of his Legendary Beast on the morning his life changed forever. Enlisted to become an Imperial Seeker and serve the cruel Emperor, he is thrown into an initiation ceremony that is brutal beyond comprehension. But it doesn’t last for long, because there are others who wish to train Seekers, rebels from within the mysterious Hidden City.

Todos esperaban que Violet Sorrengail muriera en su primer año en el Colegio de Guerra de Basgiath, incluso ella misma. Pero la Trilla fue tan solo la primera de una serie de pruebas imposibles destinadas a deshacerse de los pusilánimes, los indignos y los desafortunados. Ahora comienza el verdadero entrenamiento y Violet no sabe cómo logrará superarlo.

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.

An entertaining short-story collection from bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix, including an Old Kingdom novella, a short story set in the same world as Shade's Children, and another story set in the world of A Confusion of Princes. Garth Nix is renowned for his legendary fantasy works, but To...

Edinburgh, 1844. Beautiful Aileana Kameron only looks the part of an aristocratic young lady. In fact, she's spent the year since her mother died developing her ability to sense the presence of Sithichean, a faery race bent on slaughtering humans. She has a secret mission: to destroy the faery who murdered her mother. But when she learns she's a Falconer, the last in a line of female warriors and the sole hope of preventing a powerful faery population from massacring all of humanity, her quest for revenge gets a whole lot more complicated.

Bianca Monroe has faced gods, goddesses, and war, but nothing could prepare her for Merrick’s capture into the ruins of Faleen Borg. She will stop at nothing to bring him home. The Western Network High Priestess Lana whispers of a guide named Grantham, the only one who can lead Bianca through the shattered remains of the once-great city. Beneath Faleen Borg’s hidden walls lies more than ruin: dangerous magicks, twisted shadows, and a long-forgotten monster.

La Marigold è finalmente libera dalla tirannia di suo padre, e come tutta la ciurma Fable si prepara a un nuovo inizio. Ma è una libertà destinata a durare poco: presto la ragazza si trova a essere la pedina nel gioco ordito da un malvagio criminale. Se vuole giungere alla sua meta, l'unica via è aiutare Zola a stringere un patto con Holland, la mercante di gemme più potente del Mare Innominato. Al centro di una rete di tradimenti e inganni, Fable scoprirà che i segreti portati da sua madre nella tomba stanno mettendo in pericolo le persone a cui tiene di più.

Zu ihrem Entsetzen müssen Nikola Tesla, Theodora Sachs und Bastien Lavache feststellen, dass ihnen Merlins Mantel und die Haut der Riesenschlange gestohlen wurden. Die Suche nach den Gegenständen gestaltet sich schwieriger als angenommen. Und gerade als Tesla und die anderen Zirkelmitglieder denken, am Ziel zu sein, geraten sie in eine lebensgefährliche Situation. Robur und Killjoy gelingt es weiterhin unbemerkt, in dem stillgelegten Elektrizitätswerk alle Vorbereitungen für den großen Blackout zu treffen.

Leonardo und seine treue Sciotilus waren zur richtigen Zeit an der richtigen Stelle. Doch die Rettung ist nur der Anfang eines neuen Abenteuers für Tib, Amon und Saphira. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf die Suche nach dem sagenumwobenen Nocturnerz, einem magischen Metall mit ungeahnter Macht. Ihre Reise führt sie tief in das Reich des gewaltigen Lavawurms.

Discover the Graceling Realm in this unforgettable, award-winning novel from bestselling author Kristin Cashore. A New York Times bestseller * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Winner * Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, and...

In the eight kingdoms, none have greater strength or influence than the asha, who hold elemental magic. But only a bone witch has the power to raise the dead. Tea has used this dark magic to breathe life into those she has loved and lost...and those who would join her army against the deceitful royals. But Tea's quest to conjure a shadowglass, to achieve immortality for the one person she loves most in the world, threatens to consume her. Tea's heartsglass only grows darker with each new betrayal. They all feed the darkrot that is gradually consuming her heartsglass.

Cleo stellt zufällig fest, dass der Gesteinsbrocken vom Mondsee auf einmal eine starke magnetische Wirkung hat. Während sie alles versucht, um hinter das Geheimnis des Gesteins zu kommen, will Rikki von all dem nichts wissen. Als sie erfährt, dass Cleo den Stein Ryan, einem Kollegen von Sam, gezeigt hat, kommt es zwischen den Freundinnen zum Streit.