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Book 4 of a Progression Fantasy Epic set around a pseudo-medieval society clinging to existence on frozen post-apocalyptic Earth. Impossible odds, weak-to-strong progression, dungeon-delving, epic battles, scavenged tech, prophecy, magic, and mystery—12 Miles Below has something for everyone.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes the “action-packed…banter-filled” (School Library Journal, starred review) sequel to his groundbreaking young adult novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man about the adventures of the unassuming, everyday kid who just so happens to be...

Joshuas kleine Schwester stirbt an Leukämie, seine Eltern trennen sich und in der Schule wird er gemobbt. Als Joshua glaubt, dass es nicht mehr schlimmer werden kann, erwacht er eines Tages in Orasyen, einer vollkommen fremden Welt, wo er von seinem Schicksal als letzter Torwächter erfährt. Daraufhin begibt sich Joshua auf die gefahrenvolle Suche nach der Aufgabe, die nur er erfüllen kann. Während er immer weiter ins Herz Orasyens vordringt, sind ihm bösartige Kreaturen auf den Fersen, die ein einziges Ziel verfolgen: ihn zu vernichten, um dem Bösen den Weg zu ebnen.

A princess with a gift for magic. A blacksmith with a blade of destiny. A queen who will stop at nothing. Snow White can hear the voices of the forest and its creatures, her gift binding her to the enchanted realm. But her stepmother, Queen Seraphina, will do anything to claim the title of fairest—even if it means Snow’s death.

Pilgrim's Progress meets Mad Max in this post-apocalyptic road-trip. On the day he saves his fortress town from raiders, Chris Walker makes a devastating discovery that will overturn everything he believes and force him to leave the safety of his home. As he heads out into a shattered land, Chris must fight for his life and battle his own demons as well.

It’s the year 2050 and it’s possible for people to literally walk a mile in someone else's shoes. Enter Hetti, eighteen, and fresh out of training college, joining the police force alongside her best friend Layla. She’s excited about finally getting to do some practical work after spending so long talking about it in college.

El segundo audiolibro de la saga Renacer nos presenta a Abril Salvat dirigiéndose al internado Origen, donde el proyecto que intenta acabar con la raza humana, se puso en marcha. Sin medir en los peligros, va en busca de Shantal porque se resiste a que esté muerta. El amor que siente por ella va por encima de sus miedos y no va a descansar hasta encontrarla.

La vida de l'Evangeline no ha estat mai fàcil: ha perdut dues famílies i ha après que confiar en el destí pot costar-li molt car. Ara comença de zero treballant com a donzella per una família cruel. Per sort, al seu costat té en Tim, el seu millor amic i l'única persona que la fa sentir segura i feliç. Fins que en Rob irromp a la seva vida i li fa descobrir un món ple de riures, de complicitats i d'un desig que no havia sentit mai abans. L'Eve es troba atrapada entre dues lleialtats: la del noi que sempre ha estimat i la del noi amb qui no deixa de somiar.

Poppy has been trained all her life to protect her village from the dark creatures of the Enchanted Woodlands. With her bow, her wits, and a cloak woven with ancient power, she is the last line of defense against the shadows.

Miuko se dio cuenta de que algo había cambiado en cuanto la shaoha la besó. Lo había sentido muy dentro de ella: la sensación de una semilla abriéndose, un zarcillo frío arrastrándose hacia fuera. Durante cuatro días, se había permitido creer que sólo su aspecto exterior se había visto afectado, pero ya no podía ignorarlo. La maldición no sólo había cambiado su piel. Temió que también estuviera cambiando su corazón.

Año 2118, una supertorre se alza sobre el skyline de Nueva York. Es una sociedad en sí misma, en la que las plantas superiores están habitadas por familias inmensamente ricas, mientras que en las inferiores subsisten las clases más bajas.

The population was growing too fast. Death by starvation was more common than murder or accident. Changes had to be made. An initial strategy to decrease the population was used, but the outcry against it was too massive to dismiss. Thus, The 12 Mile Course was created. The course boasts a 36 percent success rate of a child finishing it alive. Chris, a boy on the cusp of turning 16, is about to find out just how effective the new system is at making sure only the strong survive.

Raised in isolation at Heavenly Shepherd, her family's trailer-dealership-turned-survival compound, Ami Miles knows that she was lucky to be born into a place of safety after the old world ended and the chaos began. But when her grandfather brings home a cold-eyed stranger, she realizes that her "destiny" as one of the few females capable of still bearing children isn't something she's ready to face.

It’s a worldwide test that everyone’s agreed upon. Its main purpose? Thinning out the human herd. The population was growing too fast. Death by starvation was more common than murder or accident. Changes had to be made. An initial strategy to decrease the population was used, but the outcry against it was too massive to dismiss.

Princess Rosamund has grown up under the shadow of a curse: before her eighteenth birthday, she will prick her finger and fall to a dark fate. Trapped by duty and her father’s protection, she longs for freedom. Prince Phillip would rather chase adventure than rule from a throne. When fate draws them together in the heart of the forest, sparks fly. But their bond is no accident—the dark faery who cursed Rosamund has bound their destinies in ways they never imagined. With the clock ticking, can love defy a curse written in blood?

Tras el terrible incidente que marcó el final de fiesta más amargo de sus vidas, los habitantes de la supertorre de mil plantas que se alza en Nueva York luchan por volver a la normalidad. Pero no es fácil. A pesar de disfrutar de tecnología punta y lujo futurista, un grupo de jóvenes ocultan secretos que harán que la torre más alta jamás construida se tambalee.

Bienvenidos de nuevo a la ciudad de Nueva York, en el año 2119. En la glamurosa supertorre de mil plantas que se alza en el corazón de Manhattan, millones de personas llevan una vida protagonizada por los escándalos: amores prohibidos, antiguas venganzas, sueños imposibles...