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Civil war tears apart the Darkling nation. The Eden army is too small, too battered to overcome the warring Darkling factions. Even more insidious, Justin discovers that Victus built a small army of demon golems created from parts of Nightliss' soul - and these golems may soon control the Darkling legions. The only army large enough to overcome the threat is controlled by Kaelissa, but she has her own designs on ruling Seraphina.

Lewis' hopes for a peaceful summer vacation are shattered as one accident after another plagues him. Is all his bad luck really just a coincidence? Or does it have something to do with the mysterious hooded figure he keeps seeing? 

This audiobook retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain.

In Gem Forest, there's no stronger elf than John Henry. With a single swing of his hammer, he can carve out a perfect mining tunnel. So when a sales-gnome says he has a machine that digs better than any miner, John Henry is ready to prove him wrong. But as the contest begins, the device shakes the mountain—and awakens a nest of vicious orcs! Can John Henry defeat the creatures and the gnome's contraption?

The lovable underdog Lewis Barnavelt and his best friend, Rose Rita, are at it again - investigating the curious (and possibly supernatural?) goings-on in their town of New Zebedee. They get more than they bargained for when a new family moves into the Hawaii House, one of the oddest-looking houses in town, and Lewis and Rose Rita are drawn into a mystery involving forces far beyond the shores of their imagination. Why are there strange drumbeats emanating from the top floor of the Hawaii House? And why is Lewis having dreams about Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire? 

When his king dies, Faithful John becomes the servant of the new king. Taking him on a tour of his newly acquired castle, John shows his master all of the rooms but one, which he refuses to enter: a room that contains a mysterious portrait.

Hattie refuses to comb her hair. One night a hairy godmother casts a spell on her. Hattie wakes up with snakes for hair! It’s nearly impossible to keep them under control, which is a huge problem at school. Will Hattie ever have normal hair again?

On a trip to the space station, the space camp members carefully follow a howling creature. As if that wasn’t scary enough, the creature leads them right to a group of aliens! Thankfully they are friendly aliens.

When Magicternia castle is chosen to be the set for the Harvey Totter film franchise, Jerry Copperpot is sure that he's in for a fantastic summer! But life on a movie set is nothing like he expects, and he soon finds himself wishing he could get away from it all. He gets his wish when a hidden computer program reveals directions to a mysterious island in another universe—a place where discarded ideas and fictional plot tropes come to life!

Adventures of John Wooten, World's Strongest Man, Master of Masters is a collection of ten short stories. I have also included my autobiography, which introduces the listener to my career and adventures. The collection begins with young John's introduction to kung fu; each story is a different adventure. In my stories, the World's Strongest Man is presented as a superhero figure who does whatever he can to help all of humankind, to prevent evil, and promote good works.

John William Drake was born an explorer; just like many, many Drakes before him. His adventure really began with the discovery of a book hidden in the ceiling, followed by the mysterious disappearance of his father. He lived every day in misery until his 12th birthday. A new friend gave him an invitation he could not turn down: follow me and change your destiny. He never imagined being captured by bandits and taken to a ship riddled with river rats was part of his fate. Not just any bandits - the Bandits of Basswood.

Picayune might be just a dormouse, but he always had dreams of grandeur - from knights and princesses, to adventures in faraway lands. Little did he know, he would have to overcome his shy, timid ways and soon embark on his own adventure through the Land of Red Tails, the underground lair of the badgers, the sky mountain fortress of the Hoo-Caw tribe and beyond...all in search of his best friend, Ameera.

Astronauts and space are perennial kid-favorites. John's Journey to Outer Space is a children's book that offers an exciting look into the imagination of a young child who experiences many extraordinary galactic adventures in outer space. This is the perfect book to encourage early learners to engage in science by using their imagination, thinking creatively and learning about basic cosmic terminology.

“Faithful John,” a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, follows a loyal servant named John who promises a dying king to protect his son, the young prince, and keep him from harm. The king entrusts John with the secret of a forbidden room containing a portrait of a beautiful princess, warning that if the prince sees it, he will fall in love and face grave dangers. Despite John’s efforts, the prince discovers the portrait and insists on finding the princess to marry her.

For his 11th birthday, Pickles’s quirky great uncle, Professor Noodlemind, gives the boy the best gift in the world: a new cloned brother named Andy. Unfortunately, something goes wrong in the cloning process, and Andy now has an unusual affliction–his skin produces chocolate.

In Nimmerland nehmen die Darling-Geschwister an der großen Totem-Zeremonie der Indianer teil. Dabei erscheint ein Tier, das sich einen Menschen aussucht, dessen Totemtier es sein will. Diesmal erscheint ein Marmoset-Äffchen, und es sucht sich John aus. Da John unfreundlich ist, schnappt sich das Äffchen seine Brille sowie das Große Buch und läuft weg.

No one came to 11-year-old Michael Pumpernickel's birthday party, not even his invisible friend. The clown was a no-show, and his brother's dog tried to escape and got caught in the act. Maybe it's because he's awkward and carries a fanny pack. Or maybe it's because he really likes school. But nothing is going right in Michael's life, until one day everything does. After receiving a mysterious letter, he finds himself in the middle of an unlikely adventure, the center of an age-old prophecy about an enchanted magical forest.

Traveling through caves, jumping through time. Nothing interesting ever happens in Diamond Falls, West Virginia, and that's doubly true for local teenagers Emma and Brody. Little do they know that their neighbor, a famous geologist, is about to show them the wildest time of their lives.

Caradir is a magical land just beyond our grasp, where Elves, Wizards, Goblins and Trolls live. All sorts of animals live there too, and they can talk! Sparky is a squirrel. Join him and his buddies as they battle an army of rats led by the evil King Ratilius.

It wouldn’t be out of line to call this book a great world of pretend. It is actually eight short stories that are clever and magical, as well as frightening at times. The storyteller, Edith Nesbit, was born in 1858 in what is now Greater London. She had the imaginative foresight to concoct tales that often found her called the creator of modern children’s fantasy. Her imagination attracted children of her time and involved them in what seemed to be a real world filled with unexpected adventures. Her powers of invention brought us the magical stories we’re about to hear.