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In The Great Pursuit, the dramatic sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Great Hunt, Wendy Higgins delivers another thrilling fantasy filled with dangerous enemies, political intrigue, searing romance, and a princess who is willing to do everything to protect her kingdom. One hunt has...

The sweeping, dramatic finale of Swati Teerdhala’s South India-inspired fantasy trilogy rounds out the epic, romantic tale of an assassin and a soldier fighting to save their country and their people. Perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Victoria Aveyard. A queen at last. An empty palace. A...

A dark, epic fantasy about a girl who must rethink everything she believes after she is betrayed and hunted by the religion that raised her—from Megan Bannen, author of The Bird and the Blade. Perfect for fans of The Winner’s Curse and The Girl of Fire and Thorns. Gelya is a Vessel, a girl...

Fans of Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black will devour this gorgeously imagined fantasy about a dark forest besieged by monsters—and the wild queen who has sworn to drive them out. A fierce young queen, neither human nor lynx, who fights to protect a forest humans have long abandoned. An exhausted...

Depois de salvar o mundo inúmeras vezes de monstros, titãs, gigantes e outras criaturas aterrorizantes, tudo que Percy deseja é que seu último ano no ensino médio seja tranquilo. Infelizmente, os deuses têm outros planos para o jovem herói. Se ele quiser mesmo entrar na Universidade Nova Roma, terá que cumprir três missões para conquistar três cartas de recomendação vindas diretamente do Monte Olimpo.

Ein weiblicher Bodyguard für den Prinzen der Unterwelt! Er ist der Prinz des Hades, sie sein Bodyguard. Zwei Fremde, die das Schicksal zusammengeführt hat. Taru fristet ein trostloses Dasein. Seit Jahrhunderten darf er sein Apartement in New York nicht verlassen – die Strafe für ein unverzeihliches Verbrechen. Die Erinnyen warten nur darauf, ihn in Stücke zu zerreißen, sollte er einen Fehler machen. Das zufällige Zusammentreffen mit Rio ändert alles: Er stellt fest, dass er an ihrer Seite für die Erinnyen unsichtbar ist. Und so heuert er sie an, ihn zu beschützen.

Stevie Moon is famous . . . at least to the subscribers on her comic review vlog. At school, she's as plain as the gray painted walls in the cafeteria. So when Blake, the hot new guy at school, shows an interest in her, she knows trouble when she sees it. Been there. And never doing it again. As the son of the god Thor, Blake Foster's been given an important mission—to recover the Norse god Heimdall's sacred and powerful horn before someone uses it to herald in the destruction of the entire universe.

As a warrior-in-training at Mythos Academy, I've battled the Reapers of Chaos before—and survived. But this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it's going to be a fight to the death. . .most likely mine. Yeah, I've got my psychometry magic, my talking sword, Vic, and even the most dangerous Spartan on campus—Logan Quinn—at my side. But I'm still no match for Loki, the evil Norse god of chaos. I may be Nike's Champion, but at heart, I'm still just Gwen Frost, that weird Oracle girl everyone at school loves to gossip about.

Der Sturm tobt über Midgard und die Wölfe schleichen heulend um das einsame Haus. Staunend und ungläubig hört der Knabe Lif zu, als die alte Skalla die Legende vom Fimbulwinter erzählt, der das Ende der Menschheit einleiten soll. Nicht die Götter, weder Asen noch Wanen, sind ausersehen, das Menschengeschlecht zu retten. Dem Knaben Lif ist es bestimmt, zu entscheiden, ob dem Fimbulwinter ein neuer Frühling folgen wird oder die ewige Nacht.

Jēkabs vive a Riga, ama disegnare mappe ed è affascinato da una leggenda sulla sua città: nessuno deve mai dire che "Riga è pronta" o il fiume la sommergerà e si dovrà ricostruire tutto da capo. Ma quando è proprio lui a pronunciare le parole fatidiche, ciò che accade è che viene spedito a passare l’estate dall’altra parte della città insieme alla scontrosa cugina Mimmi e allo zio Falco. Si prospettano giorni terribilmente noiosi! Quando però, nel degradato quartiere di Maskačka, Jēkabs incontra il Capo e il suo branco di cani, tutto cambia.

Unlike the other residents of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not believe in magic. With a logical mind and a knack for botany, Selina used to dream of leaving the island to study Pharmacology—until a vicious, unsolved attack left her father dead and her mother in a coma. Now her guilt over her mother’s condition keeps her tethered to the island, relegated to conning gullible tourists with useless talismans and phony protection rituals. But when one of those tourists ends up at the center of a string of strange murders, the truth that Selina has been denying can no longer be avoided.

After enduring Delphine's dangerous training regimen, the young gods and demigods embark on a mission to take down the corrupt shipping company once and for all, to liberate victimized communities up and down the Mediterranean and nearby seas. But unforeseen conflicts cause the young gods and demigods to question the nature of their mission, their purpose, and their relationships with one another.

Firstborn Academy - Der 2. Band der US Bestseller Serie Nach ihrer Verwandlung erwacht Nova mit ungeahnten Kräften. Die Kräfte des Feindes. Niemand weiß, ob Novas neue Fähigkeiten ein Fluch sind, oder das nötige Mittel, um die Welt zu retten. Und nicht jeder an der Akademie will Nova lange genug leben lassen, um das herauszufinden.

Athena is torn between her loyalty to her father and her growing love for the Titan Prometheus, who supported her father during the great war but now seems to have an agenda of his own. After serving a terrible sentence for treason, Prometheus goes into hiding. Athena searches the ends of the earth, desperate to find him.

Kaori and Kairi are the first twins to survive infancy on the ancient island of Mu, where gender is as fluid as the crashing waves. One was born of fire, the other of water. But there’s a reason why none have survived before. A prophecy that has haunted the elders since time began. A rivalry destined to sink the entire island beneath a twin catastrophe of volcano and tsunami. As hatred spills from the forbidden twins like the deadly poison of sacrificed sea snakes, they must decide what matters to them most.

“Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book.” —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster. I will be the worst monster...

*Chosen as a 2020 Kids’ Indie Next pick * A Locus Reading List recommendation * An Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist* “Shveta Thakrar's prose is as beautiful as starlight.”—New York Times bestselling author Holly Black This gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s...

In this fantastical second series installment by New York Times best-selling author Julie Kagawa, a wish was made and a sword of rage and lightning was forged, one thousand years ago. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. A weapon powerful enough to seal away the formidable demon Hakaimono. Now he has...

Fans of Danielle Paige, Marissa Meyer, and Alex Flinn will devour New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner’s next fierce fairy tale-inspired story, which Illuminae author Amie Kaufman calls “a kick-ass, gender-flipped feminist retelling.” Robin of Locksley is dead. Maid Marian...

Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. Sixteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in...