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"Mammutjægerne" er tredje bind i serien Jordens Børn. Ayla forlader sin dal sammen med Jondalar, den mand hun har elsket og holdt sammen med, siden hun fandt ham hårdt såret efter et overfald af en løve. De møder Mamutoi-folket, Mammutjægerne, og Ayla nærmer sig dem med både frygt og nysgerrighed. Hun bliver optaget af deres musikinstrumenter, af deres levevis og bopladser - og ikke mindst tiltrækkes hun af den mørke, flotte Ranec, der er mester i at skære elfenbensfigurer. Mammutjægerne fascineres af hende, af hendes lægekunst, hendes dygtighed som jæger og hendes evne til at tæmme vilde dyr.

I "Hestens dal" fortælles om Aylas kamp for at overleve i vildmarken. Det er hårde vilkår, hun udsættes for, og selv om hun finder venskab og midlertidig støtte hos de dyr, hun tager til sig, savner hun menneskeligt selskab. Men langt mod vest har to unge mænd af Cro-Magnon-stammen begivet sig af sted... "Hestens dal" er andet bind i serien Jordens Børn.

Det første bind i Jean M. Auels berømte serie Jordens Børn, om pigen Ayla og hendes oplevelser i istiden for cirka 25.000 år siden. Ved et jordskælv bliver Ayla forældreløs, men møder siden en klan af neandertalere. De er små, tætte og med flade pander, mens Ayla er høj og lys. Da den brutale leder tvinger den fjortenårige Ayla til at forlade klanen, tager hun alene af sted over de øde stepper i et uvejsomt landskab nær de mægtige gletsjere, indtil hun kommer til hestenes dal.

One moment Ruby Grace is an ordinary girl enjoying a ski trip in the Adirondack Mountains, and the next she’s running through the woods as a wolf. When she’s herself again, she seeks refuge in the house of Connor Ward, the mysterious and devastatingly gorgeous guy whose party she attended the night before. She tells him what happened, and he drops the biggest bombshell of her life: she’s a wolf shifter.

Three novels from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman – winner of the 2021 YA Book Prize and creator of the beloved graphic novel series Heartstopper, now a major Netflix series. SOLITAIRE My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year – before all that stuff with...

Abandoned as a child, Sera dreams of becoming an inspector and finding her family. To do that, she must be referred into the Advanced Studies Program at the Aetherium's Witchling Academy. Her birth order, quick temper, and tendency to set things on fire, however, have left her an outcast with failing marks...and just what Professor Nikolai Barrington is looking for.

One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls - a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just "troubled". Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side - learning to harness their powers, control their magic, and live in the normal world. Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she?

Ever since her brother Razo introduced her to the trees, Rin has turned to them for peace or reassurance, even direction--that is, until the day they seem to reject her. Rin is sure something is wrong with her, something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest, from trusting herself with anyone at all. Determined to find a new sense of self, Rin accompanies Razo into the city, where she discovers that a mysterious threat haunts Bayern. She joins with three magical girls--Isi, Enna, and Dasha--as they venture towards the kingdom of Kel... where someone wants them dead.

Dimple Lala doesn't know what to think. She's spent her whole life resisting her parents' traditions. But now she's turning 17 and things are more complicated than ever. She's still recovering from a year-old break-up, and her best friend isn't around the way she used to be. Then, to make matters worse, her parents arrange for her to meet a "suitable boy". Of course, it doesn't go well, until Dimple goes to a club and finds him spinning a magical web of words and music.

Roselle St. Sismode is many things: victim of a conspiracy, unwilling host of an ever-evolving mind algorithm, spy for a rebel army, and heir to the Fate of Swords. As a warrior, she’s also the anticipated main event at the Secondborn Trials. When the opening ceremonies erupt in chaos, Roselle is abducted by a sadistic agent with a diabolical plan: transform Roselle into a mind-controlled assassin to topple society. But a rogue scientist has implanted Roselle with a genius technology that is far more powerful. It renders her untouchable. Faster. Stronger. And maybe immortal.

To reignite a flame, one must first embrace the darkness. Reunited with the rebellion, Princess Lorilys journeys to Elodie to forge critical alliances for Lawrencia’s liberation, all while grappling with a secret that could jeopardize everything. Amidst her internal struggle, she encounters a former thief, now a reluctant crew member aboard the Eslanda, who openly scorns her. As circumstances force Lorilys to confront the repercussions of her past actions and concealed truths, she strikes an unexpected deal with the ex-thief, leveraging his skills for her new game plan.

Fjerde bind i serien "Jordens Børn" handler om Ayla og hendes elskede Jondalars rejse videre gennem det farefulde og uvejsomme istidslandskab. Mens de i selskab af deres heste og tamme ulv krydser Europas stepper, udsættes de for både naturens luner og menneskers ondskab. Takket være Jondalars mod og Aylas snarrådighed og fortrolighed med alt levende klarer de dog alle strabadserne og møder overalt forbundsfæller blandt både dyr og mennesker.

Bind fem i serien Jordens Børn. Ayla og Jondalar har fuldført deres rejse tværs over Europa, som det så ud i istiden, for at blive forenet med Jondalars folk Zelandonierne. I Zelandonifolkets Niende Grotte vil de sætte bo, og her vil Ayla føde det barn, hun bærer på. Mens de gør klar til den formelle Mageceremoni, hvor de to bliver forenet, viser det sig, at ikke alle er lige venligt stemt over for den fremmedartede Ayla, som er opdraget hos dem, de andre kalder fladskaller, men som hun selv kalder Klanen.

The third novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking...

Grammy winning family hip-hop artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo’s rhyme-writing workshop will get aspiring rhymers ready for the limelight. Skidoo breaks down song writing and performing basics into easy-to-follow examples alongside short chapters featuring cultures that have songs at their core, including West African griots, Australian indigenous songline culture, and Viking rhyme battling.

Ruby Grace has had enough. She’s been rejected by her fated mate. Forced to blood bond with a vampire. And erased from existence by dark witches. She’s not going to take it anymore. She’s sick of all the powerful supernaturals using her for their advantage. When all this began, she thought being gifted with unique magic from the gods would make all her dreams come true. But being star touched has been nothing but a nightmare.

Guy Erma, a math prodigy and champion blades fighter, wants nothing more than to join Earth’s planetary defense force, the Dome Militant. But as an unregistered orphan, he’s an outsider with no identity—and no future. That changes when a royal performance spirals into chaos. Prince Teodor vanishes. Cyborg terrorists attack. The fate of the twelve-planet Dodecahedral Empire hangs by a thread. Suddenly, Guy is humanity’s last hope in a deadly game of power, deception, and survival. What begins as a quest for a uniform becomes a battle for the very future of the Empire.

For my entire life, I’d been complacent. I allowed others to make decisions for me until I almost lost my fated mate. So I did the only thing I could - I took him and ran. Secrets surface and hidden truths are discovered...truths that no one dreamed about facing again. Armed with new knowledge, I must make a choice. Be open to learn about who I really am or continue to stay ignorant. The answer isn’t quite as simple as some would leave you to believe.

In Born of Dragons Lenore is safely returned to the North - but not without a price. Her bother Rodry is dead and her father, King Godwin, lies in a coma. With the rulership of the North in question, her treacherous brother Vars may just find an opening to rule. But Vars is a coward, and King Ravin, smarting from defeat, mobilizes the entire South to invade. The northern capital, never defeated, lies protected by tides and canals - but Ravin can happily lose scores of men. The most epic battle, it seems, is yet to come.

As long as I can remember, I’ve longed for a different life - one filled with adventure, excitement, and romance. This wasn't exactly what I had in mind. One minute I was riding in a horse-drawn buggy on my way home to my quiet Amish village - the next was torn by the screech of car tires, twisted metal, and the white hot lance of pain. There was no doubt in my mind my life was over. So when I woke up to the face of a beautiful stranger who promised me the suffering would end soon, I thought I’d seen an angel. I couldn’t have been more wrong.