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When the Olympian Comet shoots through the sky for the first time in 3,000 years, Nicole and four others - including mysterious bad-boy Blake - are gifted with elemental powers. But the comet has another effect - it opens the portal to another dimension that has imprisoned the Titans for centuries. After an ancient monster escapes, it's up to Nicole and the others to follow a cryptic prophecy in time to save the town...and possibly the world.

Stuck in the lethal Outer Rings of Glacium, I must fight to survive. And not just that; my true identity must remain the gravest of secrets. No one can find out I'm the Tatuma of Osolis—the princess of their enemy world—especially now I know why I've been veiled my entire life. I have to believe I can do it, because only then can I continue the search for Prince Kedrick's murderer and navigate my way back to King Jovan's castle.

For two centuries, the ring-shaped colony ship Exsta has drifted through space, ruled by the Choir of Higher Angels, an elite caste that decides your future, who you can love, and who dies. Lowborn farm boy Simon expected a normal life... until a reckless dare exposes a secret the Higher Angels will kill to protect. Falsely convicted and sentenced to the Ascent of Angels – a televised death match masquerading as competition – Simon is thrown onto a team of criminals called "The Fallen." While elite competitors get every advantage, his team is meant to die as a warning to the lower classes.

When a young feral kitten follows the tracks of her missing brother into the woods, she expects hunger, cold, and the dangers of the human world. She is utterly unprepared for what she finds. Beneath the forest floor lies a vast, shifting labyrinth where ancient magic breathes, shadows hunger, and every chamber is a trial. Cats from across the land have been drawn into its depths, trapped in a ritual none of them understands. To survive, Nyx must face predators, forge uneasy alliances, and trust instincts she never knew she possessed. But this place is no ordinary prison. Its walls move.

As Opal, Sal finally has the power, prestige, and, most importantly, the ability to hunt the lords who killed their family. But Sal has to figure out who the culprits are before putting them down - which means trying to ignore the fact that Elise is being kept a virtual prisoner and that the queen may have ulterior motives. And the tales coming out of north are baffling. Talk of dark spirits, missing children, and magic abound. As Sal heads north toward their ruined homeland and the lords who destroyed everything, they learn secrets and truths that can't be ignored.

Sirscha has returned to Evewyn, only to discover that everyone believes she killed the queen and that she’s the new king’s Shadow. These rumors have made people fear her, but it’s not the rumors that concern her—it’s finding out what the Soulless is going to do next so she can finally destroy him. Everyone might believe she’s a monster, but Sirscha knows who the real evil is, and she refuses to let him destroy their world.

Min and Max broke physics to resurrect a dog. Now the Earth is doomed. Middle management lays the blame on their shoulders, and those passive-aggressive emails are escalating to active-aggressive weapons. They'll rescue the Earth if they can. Secure the future of humanity if there's time.

Hailey hat ihren Platz im Team der Duties erkämpft. Doch alte Fehden lodern weiter, und sie muss in der neuen Mannschaft ihren Platz finden. Zwischen Trainingskämpfen, Ränkespielen und neuen Verbündeten stößt Hailey auf Hinweise zu ihrer Herkunft. Die Sylphe Chloe hilft ihr, das Vermächtnis ihrer Mutter zu verstehen – und es zu nutzen. Während Hailey ihre neuen Kräfte entfaltet und die Nähe zu Aiden genießt, spinnt jemand im Verborgenen ein tödliches Netz.

Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas’s tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and fight to live free under the new Common rule. But an enemy still endangers their fragile vision for the future. Ava and Mira’s mission: hunt the man down. The once-mighty Governor Roth has fled Dallas. Holding a hostage beloved by Ava and Mira, Roth has a mission, too: regroup his Loyalists, wreak vengeance, and reclaim his power.

Book 2 in the all-new Science Adventures of Tom & Huck series! Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are back—in fast, funny, science-filled adventures for curious kids! While visiting family in Arkansas, Tom and Huck hear a wild tale about a legendary hog called Haggard Hoofs—and Tom, never one to back down, bets they can catch it. The only problem? Huck’s pretty sure the pig doesn’t exist. What begins as a foolish boast soon turns into a hilarious chase through the Ozarks, as the boys risk their summer—and their friendship—on the unlikeliest hog hunt in Benton County.

In this 17th science adventure, Rick and Scotty and the Spindrift Science Foundation staff (including Hartson Brant, Hobart Zircon, and Julius Weiss) join forces with South American geoscientists on the resort island of San Luz, off the coast of South America. There, they are faced with the ancient volcano of El Viejo, which shows every sign of getting ready to erupt and consume the entire island in a devastating disaster, like the one that obliterated the island of Krakatoa in 1883.

In De verloren held zijn drie van de zeven halfbloeden achter hun angstaanjagende opdracht gekomen, maar wie zijn de andere vier? Jason, Piper en Leo breken zich constant het hoofd over deze vraag. Een deel van het antwoord lijkt gegeven te worden als ene Percy Jackson in een Halfbloedkamp opduikt. Het gerucht doet de ronde dat hij de zoon van Neptunus is, maar meer dan alleen zijn eigen naam lijkt Percy niet te weten. En kan het echt waar zijn dat de levende dode Hazel en de onvoorstelbare kluns Frank ook met de profetie te maken hebben?

Charcoal the Elf, Book Two: Down Under picks up where Book One: Up Top leaves off. Charcoal, shunned and bullied by his fellow elves Up Top because he's different (his bizarre hair), is a classic misfit. Together with Trixie, his cousin and only friend, they travel the globe Down Below to the domain of human beings, on a fact-finding mission commissioned by no one other than the Big Elf himself, to learn why humans have lost the spirit of Yule, and how they might help restore peace on earth goodwill to all humankind, ultimately preventing the destruction of the very planet they all live on.

Cat thought the Hydra epidemic was over, but when new cases pop up, she must team up with an enemy to fix the vaccine before the virus spirals out of control in this thrilling sequel to This Mortal Coil, which New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman says “redefines ‘unputdownable...

Bei Tag bereitet Letty sich in Nottingham auf ihren Schulabschluss vor, bei Nacht arbeitet sie als Spionin des Erlkönigs, der über die Parallelwelt Annwn herrscht. An ihrer Seite: Will Fitzroy, Nachtmahr, Sohn des Erlkönigs – und völlig ahnungslos, dass er Lettys Herz in Gefahr bringt. Sie darf sich nicht in ihn verlieben, denn das macht sie zur Beute für die Kreaturen des Nachtreichs. Als wäre ihr Leben in Annwn nicht gefährlich genug, kommt Letty einer Verschwörung auf die Spur, die nicht nur Wills Welt, sondern auch die der Menschen bedroht.

Accused of a crime that he didn’t commit, Lucian Roux is on the run from his hometown, Caelum, a rural village concealed deep within The Sage’s Forest. Although carrying the weight of a criminal record and the fear of an uncertain future, Lucian sees this new start as an opportunity to achieve his one-and-only dream: Freedom. His freedom, however, comes with a terrible cost... A price that he might never be able to pay.

Les Aspirants ont bravé Kernunnos. Le Troisième quart débute tandis que les batraciens s'installent à proximité du Manoir. Kovhan, Bruyne, Lexios et Serenya s'apprêtent à réaliser leurs Aspirantissages. Pour découvrir le monde et les métiers de leurs rêves, ils devront se séparer... Mais des quatre coins du Continent parviennent des rumeurs effrayantes. Les Brumes apparaîtraient spontanément. Grandes Familles et Archontes s'organisent pour faire face aux dangers. Hélas, la Maggocculture révèle ses limites.

Zu ihrem Entsetzen müssen Nikola Tesla, Theodora Sachs und Bastien Lavache feststellen, dass ihnen Merlins Mantel und die Haut der Riesenschlange gestohlen wurden. Die Suche nach den Gegenständen gestaltet sich schwieriger als angenommen. Und gerade als Tesla und die anderen Zirkelmitglieder denken, am Ziel zu sein, geraten sie in eine lebensgefährliche Situation. Robur und Killjoy gelingt es weiterhin unbemerkt, in dem stillgelegten Elektrizitätswerk alle Vorbereitungen für den großen Blackout zu treffen.

Le peuple des Elfes, victime de la peste maléfique, a besoin d'aide. Pour cette mission, le roi met en concurrence les Légendaires et le Trio des Fabuleux, une nouvelle bande de justiciers. Arrivés sur le terrain, ils sont témoins d'une guerre entre les Elfes et une autre tribu, les Piranhis. Et si Darkhell, le dangereux sorcier noir, était derrière tout ça ?

Le peuple des Elfes, victime de la peste maléfique, a besoin d'aide. Pour cette mission, le roi met en concurrence les Légendaires et le Trio des Fabuleux, une nouvelle bande de justiciers. Arrivés sur le terrain, ils sont témoins d'une guerre entre les Elfes et une autre tribu, les Piranhis. Et si Darkhell, le dangereux sorcier noir, était derrière tout ça ?