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With the great Traction City of London completely destroyed, Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw travel across the world, trading with other airships and adventuring on the exciting and exotic routes of the Bird Roads. When their little scrapyard aircraft is pursued by rocket-firing gunships, the ice city of Anchorage offers them sanctuary.

It is the dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day. But as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help. A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the Great Mountains - a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might cost him his knighthood.

The mighty engines of Anchorage have been rusted and dead for years. The derelict city no longer roams the Ice Wastes, but has settled on the edge of the land that was once America. Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw are happy in the safety of a static settlement, but their daughter, Wren, is desperate for adventure. When a dangerously charming submarine pirate offers her a chance to escape, Wren doesn't think twice about leaving her home and her parents behind. But the pirate wants something in return - Wren must steal the mysterious Tin Book.

Welcome to the astounding world of Predator Cities! Emerging from its hiding place in the hills, the great Traction City is chasing a terrified little town across the wastelands. Soon, London will feed. In the attack, Tom Natsworthy is flung from the speeding city with a murderous scar-faced girl. They must run for their lives through the wreckage - and face a terrifying new weapon that threatens the future of the world.

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty. The legend...

Arc was an ordinary young woman from Earth when she was summoned to an icy hell where she fought for her survival in the name of training to become a hero. Now, after defeating the Overlord itself and achieving the status of hero, she leaves with the goal of enjoying her freedom. She arrives at Arlas, a fantasy world with magic and monsters, a world with numbers, tiers, and classes, a world governed by the System that summoned her.

Brought to you by Penguin. The first book in the Sally Lockhart Quartet, narrated by Adjoa Andoh. A gripping new recording of Philip Pullman's nerve-shattering thriller, set in the murky streets and opium dens of Old London. When 16-year old Sally's father drowns in suspicious circumstances, she...

Questions asked. Identity revealed. Promises made. With his first semester soon coming to an end, Nox the Death God, now known as Eli of Velmond, has realized just how difficult it is to keep up with his disguise without arousing any suspicion. Especially now that all eyes are on him after his encounter with Aria, the Lady of Light. With fake [Heroes], Avatars of Death, and demons to deal with, how will he be able to survive the rest of his time in the Holy Academy without getting exposed? And that is not to mention his upcoming finals too...

Nicole Cassidy is a witch descended from the Greek gods...but she doesn't know it until she moves to a new town and discovers a dangerous world of magic and monsters that she never knew existed. 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.

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe!Discover the truth in book three of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Problem: Perenelle Flamel is trapped. What’s...

Teacher and Fran return to Granzell after their adventures in the Beastman Nation, still on the search for Garrus—only to discover that he may have been abducted, and by a nobleman at that! Throw in a sudden murder, and their investigation just got much harder. Can the intrepid duo unpick these tangled threads and save an old friend?

To ride a dragon, you must first survive the mountain. Most never make it. Aimee Wood has spent her life as an outcast. Born with patches of colourless skin, she's endured insults, cruelty, and isolation in the city of Kierell. But when the last place she can call home is taken from her, she's left with only one desperate choice. Climb the mountain.

Dans un monde où les Venteliers domptent les bourrasques et les Oiseliers prennent leur envol, deux continents se font face, séparés par l'Aquilon, une tempête si vaste qu'aucun dirigeable n'a jamais pu franchir son cœur. Mia Aérondel a grandi sur les ruines d'un drame et à l'ombre d'un secret. Déterminée à redorer l'image de sa famille, elle s'infiltre clandestinement sur Le Galéone, majestueux dirigeable dont le voyage inaugural doit traverser l'Aquilon grâce à une invention mystérieuse. Dans les couloirs raffinés du vaisseau, loyauté et complots s'entrelacent.

Ausgerechnet an ihrem ersten Schultag nach den Sommerferien gerät die Tagträumerin Emilie Sophie Bela in eine Verfolgungsjagd zu einem geheimnisvollen Portal. Kurz vor dem Ziel scheitert Emilie, doch längst hat sie ihre magische Gabe wiederentdeckt und stürzt sich in eine vergessene Welt voller Legenden, Drachen und Geheimnisse. Plötzlich steht nicht nur das Leben ihrer vierbeinigen Freunde auf dem Spiel, sondern auch die Zukunft dieser fremden und doch so vertrauten Welt.

Wenn ich meine Ausbildung zur Walküre überleben will, muss ich mir meine Flügel verdienen. Wenn ich Kain überleben will, muss ich eine Entscheidung treffen, die unsere Welt in Schutt und Asche legen könnte. Ich bin kaputt. Meine Fae-Magie funktioniert nicht, und niemand weiß, dass ich existiere. Meine Schwester hingegen ist auf dem Weg zu großem Ruhm. Sie wurde ausgewählt, in den mythischen Federklingenhallen zur Walküre ausgebildet zu werden. Ich bin dazu verdammt, allein in meinem Turm zu sterben. Doch als die Walküren kommen, um meine Schwester abzuholen, nehmen sie mich mit.

Dunkle Wolken sammeln sich über der Nightwood. Abby spürt, dass sie nicht länger warten darf. Im Haus des Zaubers sucht sie nach Antworten – nach Hoffnung. Doch was sie dort findet, übersteigt ihre schlimmsten Befürchtungen. Der Heimatbaum der Feen ist krank, und die Krankheit greift auf die gesamte Akademie über. Während sich eine Finsternis über die Welt legt, läuft Abby die Zeit davon. Kann sie das drohende Ende noch aufhalten?

Emi has dedicated her life to preparing for her destiny: to become a living vessel for her goddess’s spirit. With the fulfillment of her divine duty only two months away, she’s never once questioned the strict rules that control every aspect of her daily existence. Until the day she discovers her entire life has been built on lies.

A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic! Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him...

When a battle with death-dealing Skinners catapults Daine and her mentor, Numair, into the divine realms the riddles of Daine’s past finally begin to reveal themselves. However the pair must return to their beloved Tortall, for the kingdom is under attack and survival depends on Daine’s wild magic.A harrowing journey across the divine realms leads Daine and Numair through danger to dragons; to a breathtaking confrontation with their great enemy Ozorne; and finally brings Daine face to face with the Great Gods, who will force the girl to make the most important decision of her life.

Immortality can be a heavy burden, but Tala is not walking this long path alone. Time flows onward, and those who seek to join with her must weigh the heavy cost. After all, the tying of fates inevitably brings both trouble and benefit. With the shackles of mortality well and truly discarded, Tala and her companions continue to progress and grow. That looming longevity makes them ever more aware of those they will necessarily leave behind, and though time heals all wounds, it does not guarantee closure. To truly embrace the future unencumbered, the dark parts of the past must be faced.