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A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime. 'An amazing creation!' Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and...

Wildly praised by readers and critics alike, Robert Charles Wilson's Spin won science fiction's highest honor, the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Now, in Spin's direct sequel, Axis, Wilson takes us to the "world next door"--the planet engineered by the mysterious Hypotheticals to support human life...

2019 Audie Winner – Best Original Work 2018 SOVAS Voice Arts Award – Best Voiceover in Children's Audiobook 2018 SOVAS Voice Arts Award – Outstanding Production in Audiobook 2018 Parents Choice Award – Silver Honor for Audiobook SPIN - THE AUDIOBOOK MUSICAL: A witty musical re-imagining...

Adam has come far. Once a lowly apprentice, and a powerless one at that, he has discovered a whole new field of magic. Combining magic and technology into one, he has become the leading light of the university. His innovations have made many things possible, from powerful magics anyone can use to hot air balloons and flying battleships. The world has changed beyond hope of repair.

In the depths of space, a beacon has awakened. And an ancient technology has begun to stir. As its memory returns, with it comes a terrifying knowledge - a grave warning about the future of the Spin that has been concealed for 10,000 years. Ten thousand years after the events of Creation Machine, the Spin is in decline and the beleaguered slave economy of the Inside is surrounded by rebel civilizations. 

I ate six seeds. Now I owe six months of debt to a dangerously sexy Fae hitman. I'd had everything a dryad could want - a job, an apartment, and a scandalous human boyfriend - until I stole the wrong fruit from the wrong Fae. Dragged into the Seelie underworld of deception and lies, I do anything he commands: steal, spy, even fight as we hunt down a notorious Fae fugitive. Not exactly the fun I was looking for, despite the intense attraction between us.

The international best seller that brings a dark and sensual look at the tale of Rumpelstiltskin. Laila sees her impending death in the mountains of straw waiting to be spun into gold. A shadowy stranger sees an opportunity for vengeance. Born to a nightmarish destiny that crushed and embittered his faith in humanity, he devotes himself to dealing in dark desires and desperate souls, and Laila's is ripe for the trade.

A hundred millennia has passed since the events of Iron Gods. The Spin is dying, and its few inhabitants live unknowingly in the relative paradise of one of hundreds of virtual realities - "vrealities" - or they scrape a living out of remains of the real world. As the vrealities drain the last resources of the Spin, a rebellion which could kill millions sparks and gains momentum. In a remote star system, an ancient insectoid called Skarbo the Horologist has studied The Spin for several lifetimes. Himself near to death, he makes a final journey to see the object of his studies.

In the vast, artificial galaxy called the Spin, a rebellion has been crushed. Viklun Hass is eliminating all remnants of the opposition. Starting with his daughter. But Fleare Hass has had time to plan her next move from exile to the very frontiers of a new war. For hundreds of millions of years, the planets and stars of the Spin have been the only testament to the godlike engineers who created them. Now, beneath the surface of a ruined planet, one of their machines has been found.

After fighting off the shapeshifting Misaligned, Terri, Euclid and Quay have been settling into their new post-apocalyptic life–and then their ally Dirk and his father Archibald seek their help facing a new and greater threat to the world. The trio has to find an institute from before the apocalypse and its residents, the only people who might hold the key to stopping the next calamity. As they undertake a dangerous journey to the ruins of New York City, they encounter old enemies, the oddly familiar ruler of Providence, and strange creatures who offer each of them a dangerously tempting deal.

Das Audible Original Hörspiel "Der Greif: Die Vorboten“ spielt wie die Prime Video Serie in den 1990er Jahren in Krefelden. Es geht um die Teenager Anke, Tomek und Sandy, die nach einer unheimlichen Begegnung mit dem Schulsozialarbeiter ihr Gedächtnis verlieren. Gemeinsam versuchen sie herauszufinden, was passiert ist, wer sie sind und woher sie kommen. Dabei kreuzt eine seltsame Insektenkreatur immer wieder ihren Weg. Die Drei finden heraus, dass sie das fehlende Glied ist, um das Rätsel zu lösen: Das Insekt gehört in eine andere Welt, in die Turm-Welt, der sich die Drei seltsam verbunden fühlen.

Molina has one desire: to see her inventions spread throughout the kingdom. When Prince Lubos offers to take her to the capital as his bride, she jumps at the chance.

Der Versuch, die intuitive Weisheit des Herzens durch den Verstand zu kontrollieren, lässt am Ende nur einen gewinnen: Die Angst. Wäre Katiya ein Element, so wäre sie ein Edelgas. Unfähig, eine Bindung einzugehen. Als ihr Freund Peter von Malvenstein ihr einen Heiratsantrag macht, verspürt sie kein Glück, sondern bloß tiefe Einsamkeit. Mit ihrem Herz aus Eis kann sie Peter nicht zurückgeben, was er ihr bietet. Um nicht das Schicksal ihrer geschiedenen Eltern zu wiederholen, setzt Katiya alles daran, sich endlich in Peter verliebt zu fühlen.

Je suis Arthur Wills Holmes, l'inspecteur Traqueur le plus badass d'Infernum. Avec une classe magistrale, j'élimine les criminels en un claquement de griffes et me lave les pattes des dommages collatéraux. Néanmoins, mes missions ne sont pas à la hauteur de ma puissance de super-hybride. Côté privé, mes parents ne me lâchent pas d'une écaille : Myrina me reproche mes vices qui engendrent quelques bavures, Kelen critique ma conscience morale. Satané dilemme !

Elvira Kel’Taor est la Kee’vah des clans unifiés : la cheffe spirituelle qui règne sur le continent glacé d’Arshka. Liée par le sang à son rôle de guide, elle est contrainte d’obéir aux injonctions des âmes qui s’expriment à travers elle. Chaque écart met sa vie en danger.

Zwei Jahre nach dem Tod seines Freundes Yanis bittet dessen Vater John Gabriel um einen irrsinnigen Gefallen: Er soll herausfinden, was wirklich mit Yanis geschehen ist. Dafür nimmt Gabriel eine Stelle am Palast der Träume an, dem Internat für Hexen und Wächter, an dem auch der magische Rat angesiedelt ist. Auf der Suche nach Antworten findet Gabriel heraus, dass die magische Welt voller Überraschungen steckt - und immer noch voller Gefahren. Schon bald muss er entscheiden, ob ein Leben in Sicherheit wirklich das ist, was ihn glücklich macht.

In the same medieval fantasy world where Raina and Bowen had seven sky colors named after them and Clara’s beloved stepsister Kelly of Yule went to veterinary school, there is another tale about the Kingdom of Marigold. In the forest where golden things grew, the being only Mori knew as Rumpelstiltskin grew bored watching the wheat and yarrow grow. One day, Rumpelstiltskin confides in Mori he wants to reinvigorate his endless existence by becoming a father, and right from the start, he sees that Rumpelstiltskin’s desire is no laughing matter.

Meet Creepy, the unknown eighth dwarf, and learn the truth about Snow White. Discover a teen princess who hires the witch from The Frog Prince to get revenge on a mean girl at school. And learn what happens when a man who lives high above ground encounters a boy-thief named Jack.

Yanis Martel kann sich nicht entscheiden. Steht er auf Frauen oder auf Männer? Liebt er seine beste Freundin Julie oder doch eher den Cafébesitzer Gabriel, der ihm im Nu den Kopf verdreht hat? Aber das Schicksal nimmt ihm die Entscheidung ab. Yanis rettet Julie vor dem sicheren Tod und wird damit zu ihrem Wächter. Denn Julie ist eine Hexe, und sie zieht ihn in eine Welt der Magie, die sein Leben komplett auf den Kopf stellt.

What happens when fairy tales get real? Things are about to get real - and twisted - by two very different authors. Twisted tales based loosely on the classics. Can you face reality?