Showing results by author "Holly Black"

Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal.

Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all.... 

From the imaginations of best-selling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping plunge into the magical unknown. Think you know magic? Think again. The Magisterium awaits.... Most people would do anything to get into the Magisterium and pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. Call has been told his whole life that he should never trust a magician. And so he tries his best to do his worst - but fails at failing. Now he must enter the Magisterium.

Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her. But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen - and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave.

A new version of this much-loved anthology, with a brand-new story featuring the brand-new Thirteenth Doctor from literary sensation Naomi Alderman! Twelve wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel - featuring all 12 Doctors - are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who audiobook. 

Callum Hunt's summer break isn't like other kids'. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Havoc. His father suspects him of being secretly evil. And, of course, most kids aren't heading back to school in the magical world of the Magisterium.... It's not easy for Call...and it gets even harder after he checks out his basement and discovers that his dad might be trying to destroy both him and Havoc. Call escapes to the Magisterium, but things only intensify there.

Cassel always thought he was an ordinary guy, until he realized his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. Now he knows the truth - he’s the most powerful curse worker around. A touch of his hand can transform anything - or anyone - into something else. That was how Lila, the girl he loved, became a white cat. Cassel was tricked into thinking he killed her, when actually he tried to save her. Now that she’s human again, he should be overjoyed. Trouble is, Lila’s been cursed to love him. And if Lila’s love is as phony as Cassel’s made-up memories, then he can’t believe anything she says or does.

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they'e all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists. But not Cassel. He hasn't got magic, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail - he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago

Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. In Jane Yolen's first full collection in more than 10 years, discover new and uncollected tales of beloved characters, literary legends, and much more. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Winner of the 2018 World Fantasy Award.

Ich bin das Chaos. Ich kann Städte niederbrennen und Meere verdampfen lassen. Ich kann die Erde zerstören. Alex Strike, der neue Makar des Chaos, will die gesamte Magierwelt unterjochen. Und so muss Callum sich in seinem letzten Schuljahr am Magisterium erneut mit aller Kraft gegen das Böse stellen. Doch wie soll er als Sieger aus diesem Kampf hervorgehen? Der Feind steht ihm schließlich nicht nur gegenüber, sondern lauert auch in seinem Inneren. Teil 5 der Bestseller-Serie Magisterium.

Alex Strike, der neue Makar des Chaos, will die gesamte Magierwelt unterjochen. Und so muss Callum sich in seinem letzten Schuljahr am Magisterium erneut mit aller Kraft gegen das Böse stellen. Doch wie soll er als Sieger aus diesem Kampf hervorgehen? Der Feind steht ihm schließlich nicht nur gegenüber, sondern lauert auch in seinem Inneren. Teil 5 der Bestseller-Serie Magisterium.

There's an allure to vampire tales that has seduced readers and listeners for generations. From Bram Stoker to Stephanie Meyer and beyond, vampire stories are here to stay. For those fresh-blooded fans of paranormal romance, or for those whose hunt and hunger never dies, these stories have what listeners want! This collection of original tales comes from some of the hottest, most popular, and best-selling writers of young-adult fiction.

An all-star line-up of children’s book authors, including Holly Black, Justine Larbalestier, Libba Bray, and Maureen Johnson, debate the question, “Which are better: zombies or unicorns?”

It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths - for good and evil - of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies.

The undead are more alive today than ever. Immortal? Indeed! Nothing has sunk its teeth into 21st century popular culture as pervasively as the vampire. The fangsters have the freedom to fly across all genres and all mediums - there''s even apps for vamps. Whether roaming into romance, haunting horror, sneaking into science fiction, capering into humor, meandering through mystery - no icon is more versatile than the vampire.

In einer Welt, in der Magie seit Jahrzehnten verboten ist, sind allein sie mächtig - die Fluchmagier...

Die Geschwister Hazel und Ben leben in dem Ort Fairfold, der an das magische Elfenreich grenzt. Seit Jahrzehnten steht dort, mitten im Wald von Fairfold, ein gläserner Sarg, in dem ein Elfenprinz schläft - von Touristen begafft und von der Bevölkerung argwöhnisch beäugt, auch wenn Hazel und Ben die alten Geschichten nicht glauben. Seit Kindertagen fühlen sie sich zu dem schlafenden Jungen magisch hingezogen, ihm vertrauen sie alle ihre Geheimnisse an.

Ein Geistermädchen, drei Freunde und das Abenteuer ihres Lebens: Zach, Poppy und Alice sind schon ihr Leben lang allerbeste Freunde. Sie lieben es, sich für ihre Actionfiguren aus der Kindheit Geschichten einer magischen Welt, die voller Abenteuer und Heldentum ist, auszudenken. Doch dieses Spiel nimmt eines Nachts eine schaurige Wendung. Alice und Poopy tauchen bei Zach auf und erzählen ihm von einer Reihe furchteinflößender Ereignisse.

Nachdem Call und seine Freunde unter Einsatz ihres Lebens den Feind des Todes abgewehrt haben, richtet das Magisterium eine Party für sie aus. Statt zu feiern, muss Call jedoch den Angriff eines Chaosbesessenen abwehren. Eigentlich sollte das Wesen im Verließ unter der Schule festsitzen, doch irgendjemand hat es herausgelassen. Es muss im Magisterium jemanden geben, der Call töten will. Oder sind vielleicht sogar beide Makaris in Gefahr? Die Freunde setzen alles daran, um dem Spion in den eigenen Reihen auf die Schliche zu kommen - und bemerken fast zu spät, wer es ist, dem sie auf gar keinen Fall vertrauen dürfen...

Bordertown: a city on the Border between the human world and the elfin realm. A place where neither magic nor technology can be counted on, where elf and human kids run away to find themselves…. Here are 13 interconnected stories and eight poems - all new work by some of today's best urban fantasy, fantasy, and slipstream writers.