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Opening with the young Clark Kent on a date, this novel takes an entirely fresh approach to the emergence of his superpowers and the start of his newspaper career, following him from rural 1930s Kansas across America to Hollywood in its golden age and then to New York City. He meets a worldly Lois Lane and conniving political boss Lex Luthor, and begins his battles against criminal masterminds, mad scientists, and super villains inspired by fascists.

A dwarf’s dream… A kingdom’s greatest mystery… And a journey into the unknown… In the Mountain Realm, dwarves live for treasure. None are more eager to seek it than O’balin, a daring young treasure hunter with a gift for finding what others cannot. Together with his lifelong friend Bindle and his brother Clann, he sets out to uncover the fabled Lost Treasure of Undur, a hoard whispered of in songs and legends but never seen by living eyes. Their journey carries them far beyond the safety of their homes and into a world of peril.

After weathering several setbacks and attacks, the Eight Fingers criminal organization is not about to simply sit back and watch quietly. To retaliate, they've dispatched the infamously brutal enforcers, the Six Arms. Rushing out to meet them in battle is the adamantite-rank adventurer party...

Teenie-Detektive auf gefährlichen Spuren: Mit dem ungleichen Duo Basti und Sabse schickt Hörspiel- und Comicautorin Frauke Schmickl zwei übersinnlich begabte Kids auf geheime Missionen, um neben Schule, Fußball und Serienmarathon mal eben schnell die Welt zu retten. Besuch? Ist nicht immer willkommen. Vor allem, wenn er aus einem Paralleluniversum anklopft und gleich ganz Schafsbüttel übernehmen will. Wie gut, dass es "Weltenwächter" gibt, die unschöne Überraschungen abwehren – ohne, dass wir Normalos etwas davon mitbekommen.

In the early 1800s, Nicholas, Jessica, and Jon Santa attempt the first human trek to the North Pole and stumble upon an ancient race of people left over from the Ice Age. They are short, fat, and hairy. They slide across the ice on scaly soles and carve their homes in the ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean. The elven are adapted to life in the extreme cold. They are as wise as they are ancient. Their scientific advancements have yielded great inventions - time-stopping devices and gravitational spheres that build living snowmen and genetically-modified reindeer that leap great distances.

Bestsellerautorin Kerstin Gier öffnet uns nach der "Edelstein"- und der "Silber"-Trilogie die Tür zu einer neuen phantastischen Welt und erzählt eine mitreißende Liebesgeschichte aus zwei Perspektiven: Quinn ist cool, smart und beliebt. Matilda entstammt der verhassten Nachbarsfamilie, hat eine Vorliebe für Fantasyromane und ist definitiv nicht sein Typ. Doch als Quinn eines Nachts von gruseligen Wesen verfolgt und schwer verletzt wird, sieht er Dinge, die nicht von dieser Welt sein können.

Adam of Beneficence wanted to be a magician, and even undertook a magical apprenticeship, but there isn’t a single spark of magic in his entire body. In desperation, his master arranged for him to study at Heart’s Eye University, a former school of magic that has become a university, a place where magicians and mundanes can work to combine their talents and forge the future together. But all is not well at Heart’s Eye. The magical and mundane apprentices resent and fear each other, and outside, powerful forces are gathering to snuff out the future before it can take shape.

The University of Heart’s Eye barely survived the conflict between magical and mundane students–a conflict fanned by an undercover sorcerer hiding in the last place anyone suspected, a conflict that came within moments of destroying the university or delivering the student body into inescapable servitude. But the fight for academic independence is far from over. Chaos is spreading across the Allied Lands and the university is being sucked into a vortex that may still destroy Emily’s dreams of a better future for the entire world.

Samazzar and his family have moved to the city of Vereton to continue his magic studies. There, he is introduced to a dizzying array of culture, technology, and magic. The caves he grew up in as a kobold fade into memory as Sam throws himself into his new life studying and adventuring under the mentorship of Wind Master Pothas.

Die hat nach dem Tod ihrer Großmutter, ihrer Nana, gänzlich mit Märchenbüchern und dem kindischen Unfug abgeschlossen und ihr Herz fein säuberlich in einen Eispanzer gepackt – zusammen mit ihren guten Manieren. So beginnt mit dem Sturz in einen Kaninchenbau für Nell eine unglaubliche Reise durch eine Welt hinter den Spiegeln. Unfreiwillig lernt sie die Geschichten von Schneewittchen, Cinderella, Rotkäppchen und Co. von einer völlig neuen Seite kennen und muss alles, was sie zu wissen glaubt, auf den Prüfstand stellen.

Pubertier? Nein - plötzlich Vampir. Es ist schon schlimm genug, wenn Eltern ein Gespräch über das Erwachsenwerden führen wollen - das kann nur peinlich werden. Aber bei Markus kommt es richtig dick: Ausgerechnet an seinem 13. Geburtstag eröffnen ihm sein Vater und seine Mutter, dass er etwas "ganz Besonderes" ist. Sie behaupten ernsthaft, er sei ein Halbvampir. Als wäre es nicht schon schwierig genug, ein Teenager zu sein, muss sich Markus jetzt mit einem wachsenden Eckzahn, Blutdurst und einer Allergie gegen Pizza mit Knoblauch herumschlagen.

After discovering the horrific truth behind the park service, 15-year old Aubrey Van Houten has overthrown its leader with the help of his best friend Jimmy and his girlfriend Hannah. But their victory has left all three parentless and alone in a world where drones still hunt humans. And while the Park Service founder might be dead, he's far from gone. Now, Aubrey's quest to free his people will lead him even farther into a world where nothing is what it seems.

Pubertier? Nein - plötzlich Vampir. Seit Markus' Eltern ihm an seinem 13. Geburtstag eröffnet haben, dass er ein "Halbvampir" ist, steht sein Leben Kopf! Plötzlich muss er wahnsinnig viele Dinge tun, auf die er überhaupt keine Lust hat: Blutdurstattacken unterdrücken, fliegen lernen und ganz nebenbei auch noch herausfinden, welches blutrünstige Monster im Wald sein Unwesen treibt. Dabei will er doch nur eins: Endlich Tallulah auf ein Date ausführen! Da bleibt nur noch rabenschwarzer Grabeshumor.

After repelling invaders in the south, President Latham and the newly formed government direct attention toward enemies in the north. As war-torn survivors cling to life, Will and Isabella are assigned to an Army cavalry unit tasked with a special mission. With the aid of new friends from Evening Shade, Missouri, they battle to save the country from Dempsey and his sinister forces bent on total control. Torn between protecting family and defending the nation, Will makes agonizing choices that place him in the center of the war and the fight of his life.

Titan is dead. And the world needs heroes more than ever. Hugo’s dream of becoming a superhero blows up in his face. And the impossible rage that remains pulls him deeper into darkness. After several successful battles, Greyson’s ragtag team rides a wave of stardom. But what people love more than celebrating their heroes is tearing them down. And Quinn’s investigation into Titan’s murder gets derailed, leaving her reputation in shambles. But this journalist’s relentless pursuit of the truth could cost more than her job. These strangers are on a collision course with destiny.

Stranded amidst a primitive civilization, Riley must navigate the challenges of being an outsider with knowledge that can either uplift or destroy. As the lines between the past and future blur, Riley's odyssey becomes not just a quest to return home but a journey of the heart, where true belonging and purpose are discovered in the most unexpected places.

Durkhanai Miangul sealed her lover’s fate when she sent him through a door where either a lady or a lion awaited him. But her decision was only the beginning of her troubles. Durkhanai worries that she might not be the queen her people need or deserve when conflict threatens her kingdom. Her presumed-dead father comes back with a vengeance and wishes she join him in his cause. But her family’s denial of his revenge forces Durkhanai to take matters into her own hands and she must decide whether to follow the traditions of her forefathers or forge a new path on her own.

Felicia ha alcanzado su final feliz y ha vuelto a casa de la mano de su príncipe desencantado. Ha pagado por ello un alto precio: renunciara la protección de su hada madrina. Sin embargo, cuando descubre que sus padres, los reyes de Vestur, la han mandado ejecutar a sus espaldas, deberá plantearse si su vida es realmente el cuento de hadas que parece.

Anthropes are regular people with a disease, one that makes them transform once each lunar cycle into animals. Wolves, dogs, horses, elephants, and more, each presents a threat to public safety. So the government requires them to report to containment facilities for each transformation.

In this wonderful young adult adventure, a socially maladroit teenager invents a way to become a time-slicing superhero and uses his new powers to extract an exquisite revenge on his junior high school tormentor — and in the process learns a few lessons for himself as well. This hilarious tale is a delicious evocation of adolescent geekery. Don't miss this one!