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Ein zweiter Trojanischer Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor. Weil die Scions sich gegenseitig bekämpfen, liegt es allein an Helen, Lucas und Orion, neue Verbündete zu finden, um zu verhindern, dass die sterbliche Welt in die Hände der zwölf unsterblichen Götter fällt. Zugleich wächst Helens Macht und mit ihr das Misstrauen ihrer Freunde. Doch Helen kann ihr Vertrauen zurückgewinnen und Zeus in letzter Minute bezwingen.

The heart-pounding conclusion to the Daughter of Sparta series forces Daphne to face her past, her deepest fears, and an enemy who can defeat even the all-powerful gods of Olympus in this epic reimagining of classic Greek mythology, for fans of Lore. After fighting in the Trojan War against her...

C'era e non c'era una volta - così cominciano sempre le fiabe - una principessa destinata ad avvelenare chiunque la toccasse. Ma per Soraya, tenuta nascosta fin dalla nascita, cresciuta lontana dalla sua famiglia, al sicuro solo nel suo giardino, questa non è soltanto una fiaba. All'approssimarsi delle nozze del suo gemello, Soraya deve decidere se uscire allo scoperto per la prima volta. Nelle segrete del palazzo una div, una demone, potrebbe avere le risposte che sta cercando, la chiave per ottenere la libertà.

Lorsque Tali réussit enfin à retrouver Œngus, les choses ne se passent pas comme prévu. Le Maël meurt. La jeune fille est marquée d'un énigmatique tatouage qui la désigne pour lui succéder. Elle doit rencontrer les quatre gardiens et réussir leurs épreuves. L'échec étant impossible, car il la conduirait à une mort certaine. Télès sera-t-elle l'héroïne dont Alleïa a besoin ?

Therese Mills has second thoughts about marrying Thanatos when she learns that no god has ever been faithful to his wife. But before she can move out of Than's rooms and into Hecate's, the Underworld is attacked, she and her friends are crushed, the souls are unleashed, and a malevolent goddess threatens to unhinge Mount Olympus. Hypnos has just made a deal with Hades to have his turn in the Upperworld, but before he can tempt Jen with a kiss, he's called back to rebind the souls and defend the House of Hades, and he unwittingly puts Jen and her family in harm's way.

Just when things were looking up for Than and Therese, everything crumbles. Eighteen-year-old Therese Mills has second thoughts about marrying Thanatos when she learns that no god has ever been faithful to his wife. But before she can move out of Than's rooms and into Hecate's, the Underworld is attacked, she and her friends are crushed, the souls are unleashed, and a malevolent goddess threatens to unhinge Mount Olympus.

Therese never expected to find herself in Circe's battlefield again, and this time she fights for things more important than her life. Before Therese and Thanatos can come to terms with the uncertain future of their unborn twins, Poseidon is attacked and both his wife and trident are stolen. Therese is forced to deliver her babies in the midst of an all-out war with enemies more powerful than the Olympians.

Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job—entering via the roof, the weird stacks of old books and even older scrolls, the seemingly incorporeal voices he hears from time to time—but its pretty hard to ignore being pulled under Lake Michigan by... mermaids? Worse yet, this happens in front of his new crush, Leo, the dreamy football star who just moved to town. Fantastic.

Spring semester of Bridger Whitt's senior year of high school is looking great. He has the perfect boyfriend, a stellar best friend, and an acceptance letter to college. He also has this incredible job as an assistant to Pavel Chudinov, an intermediary tasked with helping cryptids navigate the modern world. His days are filled with kisses, laughs, pixies, and the occasional unicorn. Life is awesome. But as graduation draws near, Bridger's perfect life begins to unravel.

Il destino di Core, giovane dea, è già stato scritto: regnerà sulla natura, assicurando terreno fertile e raccolti abbondanti. E, soprattutto, non si innamorerà mai, rimanendo casta per sempre. È ciò che sua madre, Demetra, ha deciso per lei e che Core ha sempre creduto di desiderare. Ma il fato è imprevedibile, anche per una divinità dell'Olimpo.

Robin is pleased to hear from his old school friend Alan Adele, not least because Alan's father is Guy Gisborne's top henchman. Now that Gisborne is in the running to be elected Sheriff of Nottingham, he needs to keep his criminal activities under wraps. So when Alan tips off Robin and the rebels at Sherwood Castle that Gisborne's waste disposal business is costing its workers lives, the stakes become very high. Robin is soon literally digging the dirt on his arch enemy to finally bring him down in this latest high-octane adventure.

Una vez que Okami es capturado, a Mariko no le queda otra opción que regresar a Inako y afrontar los peligros que entraña el castillo Heian. Con el fin de rescatarlo, persuade a su hermano y a su prometido de que el Clan Negro la retenía contra su voluntad, y se infiltra en las filas del emperador para descubrir la verdad de la traición que casi le costó la vida. Mientras los preparativos para la boda progresan, Mariko aprovecha su papel privilegiado para investigar qué se oculta bajo las múltiples capas de mentiras.

On the day of his dad's funeral, Sam finds a strange, black stone which he senses has supernatural power. But that is just the beginning. Stowed in his pocket, the stone increases Sam's strength and speed at a single touch. And he starts seeing things: two girls dancing, a lone figure on a hilltop summoning ravens, walking with wolves...and his dad too. Could this small black stone really help bring back his dad?

Percy er begyndt på en ny skole. Igen. Og til trods for hans soleklare intention om ikke at blive smidt ud denne gang, er det bare sådan, at det at være halvgudsbarn af Poseidon har det med at tiltrække problemer – og uhyrer. Efter ved et uheld at have sat ild til skolen må Percy stikke af til Halvblodslejren. Men heller ikke lejren er længere et sikkert helle, for alt tyder på, at den tidligere lejrdeltager Luke er meget tæt på, at kunne føre Kronos’ hær gennem en enorm underjordisk labyrint og direkte ind bag lejrens svækkede magiske grænser.

Percy modtager et nødopkald fra sin ven Grover. Han har fundet to hidtil ukendte halvblodsbørn, men det lader til at et par af de mytologiske uhyrer også har fået øje på børnene, og Percy haster af sted for at hjælpe Grover. Men redningsaktionen går grueligt galt, og Percy må hjælpeløs se til, da et uhyre river Annabeth med ud over en klippekant og forsvinder.

Hvordan straffer man en udødelig? Ved at gøre ham til menneske. For at straffe Apollon har Zeus gjort ham til et menneske og bortvist ham fra Olympen. Berøvet sine guddommelige kræfter må den 4000 år gamle gud lære at overleve i nutidens verden, indtil han kan få bragt orden i de orakler, som ikke længere virker, så han igen kan blive en gud.

The sequel to Daughter of Sparta thrusts warrior Daphne and her love interest, the Olympian god Apollo, into the middle of the Trojan War in an epic YA fantasy reimagining of Greek mythology. A year after saving the powers of Olympus by defeating Nyx, the Goddess of Darkness, Daphne is haunted...

Tra le mura del Grave, l'orfanotrofio in cui Nica è cresciuta, si raccontano da sempre storie e leggende a lume di candela. La più famosa è quella del fabbricante di lacrime, un misterioso artigiano dagli occhi chiari come il vetro, colpevole di aver forgiato tutte le paure e le angosce che abitano il cuore degli uomini. Ma a diciassette anni per Nica è giunto il momento di lasciarsi alle spalle le favole tetre dell'infanzia. Il suo sogno più grande, infatti, sta per avverarsi.

Direttamente dalle mani di Alina Starkov alle vostre, la riproduzione fedele della Istorii Sankt'ya , per permettervi di entrare nelle pieghe più profonde dell'amatissimo universo creato da Leigh Bardugo. Una raccolta di storie che raccontano le vite, i martirii e i miracoli dei Santi a voi più familiari, come Sankta Lizabeta delle Rose o Sankt Ilya in Catene, ma anche le vicende più strane e meno conosciute, come quelle di Sankta Ursula, Sankta Maradi e del Santo senza Stelle. Una collezione resa ancora più preziosa dalle tavole a colori che accompagnano ogni storia.

Hal Fosters PRINZ EISENHERZ ist der absolute Klassiker unter den Abenteuer-Comics. Foster erzählt seine spannende Rittergeschichte so einzigartig, dass man in diesen Abenteuern einfach versinken kann. PRINZ EISENHERZ ist eine Rittergeschichte, die im Mittelalter zur Zeit von König Artur spielt. Eisenherz Vater war einst König von Thule, wurde jedoch vertrieben und findet unlängst Zuflucht in den englischen Sümpfen. Eisenherz wächst dort zu einem mutigen und gutherzigen Jungen heran, der alle Eigenschaften eines starken Ritters in sich trägt.