Showing results for "The Game" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Sophie's in 19th century London. Even as she frantically searches for the artefact that can grant her safe passage to her daughter, the Roman god Janus is tearing up the fabric of time to hunt her down. He knows that for Sophie to be reunited with her child, he must die. Freddy, Hugo, and Charlotte are by Sophie's side but the odds are impossible, their doom inevitable. How do you cheat fate?

Leon heads off to study abroad in the Alzer Republic, accompanied by Marie and the idiot brigade (a.k.a., her love interests). Leon's just praying that Marie keeps her hands to herself--if she meddles in the plot of the sequel, she may force him to save the world. Again. Unfortunately, the original story has already flown off the rails. The new protagonist has a twin sister who wasn't in the game! On top of that, some high and mighty noble's son, backed by the power of Alzer's Holy Tree, is baring his fangs at Leon.

I CINQUE FRATELLI PIÙ POPOLARI DI YALE UNA FAMIGLIA CHE NASCONDE SEGRETI INCONFESSABILI LA SFIDA PER CONQUISTARE L'OLIMPO SEMBRA IMPOSSIBILE DA VINCERE Siete pronti a entrare nel Labirinto? Da quando Haven ha incontrato la pazza famiglia Lively, la sua vita è cambiata. Dopo avervi rinunciato all'incontro con Hades e ai soldi, la ragazza ha un'ultima opportunità per saldare i debiti del padre: cedere ai giochi dei Titani Crono e Rea, sull'Olimpo. Entrare nel Labirinto del Minotauro potrebbe essere infatti l'occasione per chiudere ogni conto in sospeso.

""Gorgeous and richly imagined.""—Sara Raasch, New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series ""Teeming with hidden magic and fiery romance.""—Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes Perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone and Red Queen, The...

Simon and Kestra are hurtling down paths ever farther from each other as the battle for control of Antora rages. Simon, newly king of the Halderians, is pressed on all sides by royal duties. Harlyn Mindell is his betrothed and intended queen, but Simon can't give up hope for a life with Kestra. Kestra, exiled, feels her magic growing - and despite everyone's warnings, she knows she must embrace it. That power is the key to the kingdom's future.

ARES LIVELY È UNA PEDINA AL SERVIZIO DEGLI DÈI IN CERCA DI REDENZIONE SETTE SFIDE DA AFFRONTARE UN SOLO OBIETTIVO: SOPRAVVIVERE. Siete pronti a sfidare il Caos? Ares Lively non è uno studente di Yale come tutti gli altri. Cresciuto tra le regole spietate e i giochi crudeli della famiglia Lively, ha imparato che fidarsi di qualcuno può costare caro. Dopo gli eventi del labirinto, il pericolo torna a incombere quando, davanti alla porta della sua stanza, trova un misterioso dado rosso a sette facce, tante quante le spietate sfide ideate da Urano e Gea per punire lui e i suoi fratelli.

Hearts and loyalties collide in this electrifying new YA series from best-selling author Jennifer A. Nielsen. Nothing is as it seems in the kingdom of Antora. Kestra Dallisor has spent three years in exile in the Lava Fields, but that won't stop her from being drawn back into her father's palace politics. He's the right-hand man of the cruel king, Lord Endrick, which makes Kestra a valuable bargaining chip. A group of rebels knows this all too well - and they snatch Kestra from her carriage as she reluctantly travels home. But Kestra is not the obedient captive they expected.

In this sequel to the instant New York Times best seller The Traitor's Game, Kestra Dallisor has finally gained possession of the Olden Blade. With the dagger in her control, she attempts to destroy the tyrannical Lord Endrick. But when Kestra fails, the king strips her of her memory and leaves her weak and uncertain, bound to obey him.

What could be more serious than her supernatural power coming between her and the man she loves? A power struggle between Arcturus Academy and Firethorne Collegiate. The stakes? The entire Chaplin estate and all of its assets. Does Saxony have what it takes to save the future of her school while her relationship is in turmoil? Listen to Fire Games and watch the sparks fly!

Da Ophelia og Genevieves mor dør, er der ingen tid til at sørge. Ophelia har nemlig både arvet morens nekromantiske evner og en monumental gæld. Genevieve ser kun én udvej: i al hemmelighed at tilmelde sig Phantasma – en konkurrence til døden, hvor vinderen får sit højeste ønske opfyldt. Phantasma finder sted i et hjemsøgt palæ fyldt med labyrintiske korridorer, overdådige balsale og forførende dæmoner. Hvis Ophelia vil redde sin søster, må hun selv både igennem spillets ni prøvelser og se sin værste frygt i øjnene.

Kathleen freut sich darauf, endlich ihre Freundin Claudia wiederzusehen und bei ihr im Dorf Urlaub zu machen. Sie bekommt auch tatsächlich das, was sie sich erhofft: Meer, Strand, Party, Spaß! Und noch viel mehr, denn sie lernt den mysteriösen Marcello kennen, den ein Geheimnis umgibt. Zusammen mit ihm und seinen Freunden fangen ein paar wilde, unberechenbare Tage an. Doch trotz der Leichtigkeit des Sommers spürt Kathleen eine Bedrohung in der Luft liegen, ist Marcello in Gefahr? Und was hat es mit Abschnitt B auf sich?

In this companion story to Numbers Game, Chan Norwell comes from the perfect citizen family. His mother is chief of the city monitor force, his brother an all-star, and his sister a prodigy - which leaves little wiggle room for a nobody like Chan. He is determined to have his time in the spotlight at last. But he doesn't expect things to go so horribly wrong. Alone, dishonored, and humiliated, Chan can only see one way out.