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The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming.... This monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth.

Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee - whose thoughts Todd can hear, too, whether he wants to or not - stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden - a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives. But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?

A sudden sickness has infected the young people of New World with Noise in the form of their worst thoughts about themselves. Some suspect the Spackle, the indigenous people with whom humans have a very uneasy truce. Others wonder about a connection to a mysterious object looming in the sky. And then, one by one, the children of New World begin to disappear.

A boy named Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America.

Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode....

The whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against men. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself.... With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they embark on the final hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of whales and men.

War,’ says the Mayor, ‘at last.’ Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they’re so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await? But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge….

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm. This dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye. Sarah can’t help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn’t have a soul but is seemingly intent on keeping her safe from the brutal attentions of Deputy Sheriff Emmett Kelby.

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.

Das atemberaubende Finale des internationalen Fantasy-Bestsellers! Todd und Viola sind voller Hoffnung, als ein Schiff mit neuen Siedlern ankommt, zumal sie den tyrannischen Major Prentiss außer Gefecht setzen konnten. Doch ausgerechnet jetzt erheben sich die vom Major unterjochten Ureinwohner, und als diese Schlacht beginnt, weiß Todd sich keinen anderen Rat, als die Hilfe des grausamen Führers zu erbitten. Und plötzlich bestimmt wieder die Machtgier von wenigen das Schicksal aller anderen.

Todd und Viola sind nach Haven geflohen, dem einzigen Ort in der Kolonie New World, an dem sie glauben sicher zu sein. Doch ihr Verfolger, Bürgermeister Prentiss, stellt ihnen eine grausame Falle. Er bringt Viola in seine Gewalt, um Todd zu erpressen. Der Junge soll Prentiss helfen, eine neue Gesellschaft zu errichten: ein Paradies, das sich schon bald als Hölle entpuppt. Viola hingegen gerät unter den Einfluss der düsteren Gegenspielerin des Bürgermeisters: Mistress Nicola Coyle.

Il mostro si presenta a Conor sette minuti dopo la mezzanotte. Puntuale. Ma non è il mostro che Conor si aspettava, l'orribile incubo fatto di vortici e urla che lo tormenta ogni notte da quando sua madre ha iniziato le cure mediche. Questo mostro è diverso. È un albero. Antico come una storia perduta. Selvaggio come una storia indomabile. E vuole da Conor la cosa più pericolosa di tutte. La verità.

Snowscape: set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men, this gripping story tells of a scout ship that discovers a monstrous creature lurking in the arctic wastes of the New World’s final frontier. As the crew, including two much loved characters from the trilogy, face up to the monster, sensational new truths about Todd and Viola’s world are revealed.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories. A brand-new Twelfth Doctor story for a brand-new Twelfth Doctor! Following on from the success of the 50th anniversary paperback anthology, 11 Doctors 11 Stories, this highly-acclaimed...

One night, George Duncan - a decent man, a good man - is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed.The next day, a kind but enigmatic woman walks into George's shop.

"Release" er den mest personlige roman, Patrick Ness har skrevet. Det er en rørende historie om 17-årige Adam, som prøver at acceptere sig selv som homoseksuel i en ekstremt religiøs familie. Adams far, den lokale præst, vil ikke have en søn, som er bøsse. Adams tidligere kæreste, Enzo, siger, at det de havde sammen ikke var rigtig kærlighed. Adams bedste ven, Angela, som er en af de få, der elsker og accepterer ham, er ved at flytte til Holland.

Es ist sieben Minuten nach Mitternacht. Wie jede Nacht erwartet Conor bange den Alptraum, der ihn quält, seit seine Mutter an Krebs erkrankt ist...

Adam Thorn doesn't know it yet, but today will change his life. Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss and his own unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam's life is falling apart. At least he has two people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn't he?) and his best friend, Angela. But all day long, old memories and new heartaches come crashing together, throwing Adam's life into chaos.

"Vi andre bor her bare". En ungdomsroman af Patrick Ness, forfatteren bag de anmelderroste bøger "Monster" og "Mere end det". HVAD NU HVIS DU IKKE ER DEN UDVALGTE?Altså den, som skal bekæmpe zombierne eller de sjælespisende spøgelser eller den nye ting med de blå lys - hvad pokker det så end er for noget? Hvad nu, hvis du er ligesom Mikey? Som bare gerne vil bestå sin eksamen, gå til gallafesten med sine venner og måske endelig tage sig sammen til at invitere Henna ud - altså hvis ikke nogen finder på at sprænge skolen i luften.

In der Tiefe lauern Monster, doch die schlimmsten erschaffen wir selbst... Die stolzen Wale in Bathsebas Herde leben für die Jagd, riskieren alles in dem ewigen Krieg gegen die Welt der Menschen. Als sie ein treibendes Schiff attackieren, rechnen sie mit leichter Beute. Doch stattdessen stoßen sie auf die Spur einer Legende, eines Monsters, vielleicht des leibhaftigen Teufels selbst...