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The Wave nearly ended Tahama. No one knows why it happened. Someone has to find out. A deep patrol Crawler rolls into the Pale. Small crew. Dangerous mission. Mars volunteers without explaining himself, not to the crew, not to anyone. The old world is still down there, broken and buried and full of things that used to be people. That's expected. What isn't: something is organizing those things. Not everyone comes home.

On the run, but divided. Nearly beaten, but not quite broken. Then come the gunshots in the distance. In the direction of Chloe and Daniel. Desperately hoping that they managed to escape with their lives–with Chip, Ellie and Lars by his side–Will must do all he can to get back to them. But with Will’s injured ankle, and the guards closing in, the odds are stacked against them. Not to mention that the exiles now know the truth about their world. That they are up against the power and strength of Project Beta; are living in a land with few allies, and many enemies.

A boy washes up on the beach of a quiet seaside town, soaked, shaken, and wearing nothing but pyjamas. He insists he's from here, but the whole place feels... not quite right. Then he meets David, a stranger who offers to help. What begins as an act of kindness soon becomes something far stranger. Questions multiply, and a chain of events set in motion centuries ago tightens its grip on the present.

En esta novela, narrada desde la perspectiva del despiadado Grim, el peligroso y oscuro gobernante de Nightshade, encontrarás su visión de los acontecimientos que cimentaron su destino como amor de Isla. Esta historia ofrece una mirada mucho más íntima y compleja de uno de los personajes más enigmáticos de Lightlark, mostrando cómo cada elección lo acercó inevitablemente a Isla y cambió para siempre el curso de ambos reinos.

Llega el momento de conocer los puntos de vista de los dos gobernantes que marcaron el destino de Isla para siempre. En la historia de Oro, podrás descubrir la compleja identidad del rey de Lightlark a través de sus propias palabras, las de un monarca dividido entre el deseo de justicia y la pasión por una mujer a la que ama por encima de todo. Esta novela ofrece una mirada mucho más profunda e íntima de uno de los personajes más admirados de la saga, mostrando el conflicto interno de un líder obligado a elegir entre el corazón y el destino de su reino.

A standalone enemies-to-lovers fae fantasy—except she's the only one who thinks they're enemies. With the high-stakes intrigue of The Cruel Prince, the cozy found-family banter of FRIENDS, and the no-spice romantic tension of Pride and Prejudice. Brynn never believed in fairytales—until one stole her mother. Everyone says she ran off, but Brynn saw the truth. Her mother was taken by something not quite human.

Fifteen-year-old Vanessa Luna never asked for power — but when a strange creature appears in her dreams, and a book of shifting symbols finds her, she unlocks the ability to surf the edge of reality.

Mindwalker is an action-packed YA sci-fi novel with one central question at its core: would you ever surrender control of your mind? DO NOT SURRENDER CONTROL. Eighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. But with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her...

Simon Snow é o Escolhido. Segundo as lendas, ele é o feiticeiro que garantirá a paz no Mundo dos Magos. Isso seria extraordinário se Simon não fosse desastrado, esquecido e um feiticeiro pouco habilidoso, incapaz de controlar seus poderes. Ele está no penúltimo ano da Escola de Magia de Watford, e, ao lado de sua melhor amiga Penelope e sua namorada Agatha, já se meteu nas mais variadas aventuras e confusões—algumas causadas por Baz, seu arqui-inimigo e colega de quarto, outras pelo Oco, um ser maligno que há tempos tenta acabar com Simon.

Nach der Halloweenparty will sich Zoe nur noch verkriechen. Sie leidet unter der Trennung von Ryan. Vor allem, weil sie niemandem davon erzählen darf. Doch ihr bleibt keine Zeit für eine Verschnaufpause. Denn die Weihnachtsexamen rücken stetig näher. Melissa braucht dringend Zoes Hilfe. Und dann ist da auch noch Ruben ...

"Rivo was like a shooting star; when it seemed the sun had set on the Kingdom and darkness came, he shone brightly. And like a shooting star, when the sun rose again and the darkness lifted, he was gone." He falls in battle, only to be brought back to witness the rise of his own legend.

Fallon weiß nicht mehr weiter. Verzweifelt versucht sie, ihre immer stärker werdenden dunklen Kräfte zu kontrollieren – erfolglos. Und auch ihr Plan, aus den Fängen der Nachtwandler zu fliehen, geht schief. Doch Fallon muss ihre Prophezeiung erfüllen, auch wenn ihr Leben dafür auf dem Spiel steht. Ariyon Madden steht ebenfalls vor einer Entscheidung: Wie weit ist er bereit zu gehen, um das Mädchen, das er liebt, und die Menschen, die unter seinem Schutz stehen, zu retten?

Cuando la abuela Adelfa muere, todos dan por hecho que ha sido un final natural. Todos menos Dalia, la única heredera de la magia de su familia. Por eso, la joven bruja se lanza a desentrañar la verdad, aunque para ello tendrá que luchar contra sí misma. ¿Y si su magia se ha desvanecido con la partida de su maestra? Poco a poco, su verdadero legado se revela ante sus ojos. Dalia se topa con secretos que reabrirán todas las grietas de esta historia y con verdades que cambiarán lo que creía saber sobre sí misma.

Hochspannung in Extralänge. Und wieder warten extreme Herausforderungen auf Skulduggery und Walküre Unruh: Bisher völlig unauffällige Sterbliche sind urplötzlich mit magischen Fähigkeiten begabt und die wenigsten können damit umgehen. Aber einige dieser Neu-Magier entwickeln so starke Kräfte, dass sie eine blutige Spur der Verwüstung durch das ganze Land ziehen. Nur ein sehr mächtiger Zauberer kann ihnen diese unglaubliche Macht gegeben haben.

Warriors will choose their path. The Cloaked Flame is gaining power, and a challenger has come to destroy the Rhodian throne. Dylan is the centerpiece of a new war, one where her enemies harness dark and cruel magic that’s not only unpredictable, but relentless. To conquer her adversaries, Dylan must discover new aspects of her power, channeling a demigoddess who wants to use her magic more than help her cause. Balancing the need to defend her people and the urge to understand herself, Dylan uncovers mysteries as her family crumbles around her and an unexpected revelation changes everything.

This bundle includes Volume 1: Stars, Volume 2: Seas, and Volume 3: Shadow.

From number one, worldwide, best-selling fantasy author Morgan Rice comes the third book in a long-anticipated science-fiction series. With planet Earth destroyed, what will become of 13-year-old Kevin and Chloe in the mother ship? Will the aliens enslave them? What do they want? Is there any hope of escape? And will Kevin and Chloe ever return to Earth again?

Five generations. One magical scrapbook. She struggled to find her voice--until she heard theirs. Moving in the middle of the school year is tough—especially when you add frizzy red hair, freckles, and an outdated family name no one can pronounce. Eleven-year-old Roisin (row-sheen) knows this all too well. Within the chaos is one constant—her maternal grandmother, Gran. While unpacking, Roisin finds a scrapbook. From the tingle that moves up her arm when she touches it to Gran’s explanation when she asks about it, Roisin discovers this is no ordinary book.

ELENA LOS NECESITA. ELLOS DEBEN OLVIDAR SU ODIO. LA BATALLA FINAL HA LLEGADO Tras su aterradora transformación, Elena envía un mensaje desesperado desde sus sueños a Bonnie: una nueva y poderosa amenaza se cierne sobre Fell's Church, una fuerza oscura que podría destruir todo a su paso. Para combatirla, Elena necesita a Stefan, pero él no regresará solo; su hermano Damon lo seguirá. Los eternamente enfrentados hermanos Salvatore deberán dejar a un lado su enemistad y unirse contra este adversario implacable.

Margo and Hank are teen detectives in tiny, god-forsaken Lazarus, Nebraska. They have a profoundly deep relationship; the only hitch is that Hank has been dead for two months. The pair team up to solve a local murder, with Margo doing the everyday gumshoe work and the late Hank spying on suspects unseen. At the same time, Margo attempts to solve the cold case of her mother’s murder seven years ago. As Margo’s quest becomes more perilous, Hank will try to protect her, anguished that he can’t do more as she finally battles the sinister forces that killed her mother.