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Liam begrudgingly travels to another lord's domain to receive a noble education, and the Guide makes sure to muck up his reputation. When Liam attempts to bribe the reigning lord in exchange for a cushy life on the planet, he's deemed destitute and given the cold shoulder! Thinking the man is just far too upstanding for his "incentives", Liam decides that other nobles who got the same treatment must be just as wicked as he is! Will his pretty boy roommates, Kurt, and the gorgeous yet surprisingly friendly girl, Eila, become his new evil besties?

When gifted student Kurihara Misato dies right after her high school graduation, she meets God and has a peculiar request: to make her abilities average in the next life. But few things—especially wishes—ever go quite as planned. As she navigates her new life as a ten-year-old girl in a magic-filled world, she realizes God has a unique definition of average!

The Crimson Vow have fought fearsome bandits and monsters, but when the past catches up with Mavis and Pauline, they must confront something that swords and spells can't easily defeat. With the most dangerous job they have ever taken looming on the horizon, the very future of the party is at stake!

The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school - that is, it would be if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses, but it's really a school for spies.

W domu dziadków są drzwi, których nie wolno otwierać. Czy to powstrzyma Olę i Eryka przed zaglądaniem do tajemniczego gabinetu? Na szczęście nie, bo w środku znajdą regały pełne wciągających książek. A książki dziadka wciągają człowieka na poważnie, od stóp do głów: wprost na mroźną Syberię, do pięknego Wilna lub zatłoczonej Moskwy. Dziadek oprowadza wnuki śladami Adama Mickiewicza, dzięki czemu mogą razem z pisarzem ugasić pożar Nowogródka, założyć tajne stowarzyszenie, a nawet dopilnować wydania Pana Tadeusza.

In un universo composto da ventuno arche vive Ofelia, una ragazza timida, goffa e un po' miope ma con due doni particolari: può attraversare gli specchi e leggere il passato degli oggetti. Lavora come curatrice di un museo finché le Decane della città decidono di darla in sposa al nobile Thorn, della potente famiglia dei Draghi. Questo significa trasferirsi dalla sua arca "Anima" a una molto più fredda e inospitale chiamata "Polo", abitata da bestie giganti e famiglie sempre in lotta tra loro. Ma per quale scopo è stata scelta proprio lei?

High school sophomore Matt Pine used to think he'd grow up to be a superhero. He can move things with his mind…but nothing big enough to matter. It wasn't big enough to save his mom from dying in a fire five years ago. Ever since that night, Matt's been hiding from his Ability, and he's realized that superheroes don't exist—not in the real world.

Gli Amrithi sono stati emarginati; nomadi discendenti dagli spiriti del deserto, sono ambiti ma anche perseguitati in tutto l’Impero per il potere del loro sangue. Mehr è la figlia illegittima di un governatore imperiale e di una esiliata Amrithi che lei riesce a malapena a ricordare ma da cui ha ereditato il volto e la magia. A sua insaputa, può manipolare i sogni degli dèi per alterare il destino del mondo.

Xander Quinn is a genius. A teenage mastermind. Some might even say a supervillain in training, though he prefers the term “ethically flexible entrepreneur.” His latest heist? Foolproof. The part where a superhero showed up and he got yeeted into a world of magic, monsters, and medieval nonsense? Yeah. Not part of the plan. Now, Xander is stranded in a land where dragonkin rule and magic is real. Which sounds kind of cool, except his high-tech gadgets are toast and humans are low man on the food chain. But Xander didn’t become a genius by giving up.

Magic, mad science, and teenagers are a recipe for trouble. As the only living necromancer, fifteen-year-old Avery Special has too much trouble as it is. Trying to use her dark powers for good, she awakens a cyborg from a coma. The superintelligent Tonika is grateful and full of plans to help Avery help others, but the more Avery helps, the more trouble she gets in.

Novembre 1918. La guerra è appena finita e Guido, quindicenne, lascia l'Altopiano di Asiago per trasferirsi a Torino con il padre: la Grande Fabbrica cerca falegnami esperti per il nuovo stabilimento. La città gli appare meravigliosa e tutta da scoprire. Ben presto Guido si fa nuovi amici al Lingotto, dove impara un linguaggio fatto di libertà, fratellanza e giustizia. Entrato nei Babi, una banda di ragazzi ribelli, li guiderà in una battaglia contro un potere molto più grande di loro.

Às vésperas de completar quinze anos, Richard levava uma vida tranquila na encantadora Vila da Montanha — até que o súbito desaparecimento de Madeleine, uma enigmática amiga de seu avó, o revela um dom até então oculto: a magia corre em suas veias. Ao lado de Leonard, seu amigo elfo, e de seu excêntrico avó Charlie, um mago enferrujado que há anos não lança um feitiço, Richard embarca em uma jornada que atravessa novos mundos, desvenda segredos ancestrais e o confronta com verdades que transformarão não apenas a sua história, mas também a essência de quem ele é.

As the plot thickens, Samson's effect on the narrative starts to show. He's not only steering his personal journey but also leaves marks on the unfolding plotline of the light novel he seeks to preserve. With every subtle manipulation, the question hangs heavier in the air: will the real author notice? And do the fans like the changes?

Samson's journey at the Royal Academy takes an unexpected turn when a shocking kidnapping occurs, throwing the academy into chaos. As he grapples with this new challenge, a mysterious dragon egg emerges, holding secrets that could be key to saving "My Royal Academia." Torn between his duty to the narrative and the predictability of academy life, Samson has no choice but to keep moving forward. The changes he's made to the story of "My Royal Academia" are starting to unravel, and the world he's come to love is at risk.

As the last of his kind in a gryfon pride ruled by the conquering Red Kings, Shard has always known his destiny is merely to survive. He must strive to keep up with larger, stronger, crueler gryfons in order to earn his place as a warrior, or face exile. While on the dangerous initiation hunt that will either make or ruin him, Shard desperately takes the unexpected advice of a strange she-wolf who seeks him out, and hints that Shard’s past is not all that it seems.

In the sixth volume of This Academy Extra, Samson has to step into a role he never expected. He's no longer just a character in My Royal Academia; he's become its protector, guarding the author's original vision from the looming threat of syndication and destructive monetization. As forces seek to control and commercialize the story, Samson finds himself in a battle to preserve the heart and soul of the world he loves. He must save it from... being adapted. With the integrity of My Royal Academia at risk, Samson must do everything he can to protect it.

The story he knew is basically over, and new unscripted chapters are the future. With the original plot of the book left behind, Samson now faces a world filled with endless possibilities and dangers. The question of returning to his old life has become a distant thought as Samson embraces his role in this new world. He's built deeper connections more real than anything he's ever experienced. But nothing is without a cost. Sampson soon finds that his actions have consequences that ripple across the world of My Royal Academia.

Malcolm Polstead, un joven adolescente de once años, y su daimonion Asta viven con sus padres muy cerca de Oxford. Al otro lado del río Támesis (en el que Malcolm navega habitualmente utilizando su amada canoa, un bote con el nombre de La Bella Salvaje) está la abadía de Godstow, habitada por las monjas de la región. Malcolm descubrirá que ellas tienen un huésped muy especial, una niña con el nombre de Lyra Belacqua....

Cristina Isabel Escalante thought she was going to be stuck at home all summer, panicking about starting high school and growing apart from her two best friends. But when her grandfather falls ill, she finds herself traveling all the way to Colombia —and when his deathbed confession reveals that he is passing on his burden to her as executor of cursed magical jewels stolen from the Chachapoya Peruvian Tribe, Cristina must undertake a quest that brings her to Chile and takes her across the continent.