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Feyre kehrt mit Tamlin an den Frühlingshof zurück, um mehr über seine Pläne und den bevorstehenden Krieg zu erfahren. Ein riskantes Spiel, denn Tamlin darf nicht von ihrer Verbindung zu Rhysand wissen. Geschickt unterwandert sie den Frühlingshof und kann in letzter Minute den aufflammenden Kämpfen entfliehen. Zurück am Hof der Nacht versammeln sie und Rhysand ihre Verbündeten, um vereint in den Kampf zu ziehen. Doch ihre Feinde sind ihnen einen Schritt voraus und Feyre und Rhysand müssen sich entscheiden: Wer ist loyaler Verbündeter - wer plant ihren Untergang?

For as long as Sigrid could remember, she’s wanted to become a mighty, fearless valkyrie. But without a winged mare, she’s a mere stable hand, left wondering who her parents were and why she’s so different. So when the Eye shows her a vision where she's leading a valkyrie charge on the legendary eight-legged horse Sleipnir, she grabs the possibility of this greater destiny with both hands, refusing to let go.

A fragile young teenage girl is held captive. Locked in a cell by The Reestablishment, a harsh dictatorship in charge of a crumbling world. This is no ordinary teenager. Juliette is a threat to The Reestablishment's power. A touch from her can kill - one touch is all it takes. But not only is she a threat, she is potentially the most powerful weapon they could have....

The Immortal Dragon has a secret plan and is close to executing it. The Panthers must stop him as difficulties in Norghana for the rangers increase. Abroad, political relations with other kingdoms are complicated. Will the Panthers be able to stop the unfathomable threat? Will Norghana emerge victorious from the political war?

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin...desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost - even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden.

After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home of Nicholas Flamel. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Niccolò Machiavelli, immortal author and art collector, is after them, and time is running. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one year, their magic becoming weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophecy is becoming more and more clear.

On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walks out of exams and into a forest. Surrounded by the wrong sort of trees and animals never featured in any nature documentary, Cass is only sure of one thing: Alone, she will be lucky to survive. The sprawl of abandoned, blockish buildings Cass discovers offers her only more puzzles.

When 17-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system.

Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities. Desperate to return home, she learns that only Professor Marselle can help her...but he's missing. While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora's boarding school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts.

Darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea: the world and its wizards are losing their magic. Despite being wearied with age, Ged Sparrowhawk - Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord - embarks on a daring, treacherous journey, accompanied by Enlad's young Prince Arren, to discover the reasons behind this devastating pattern of loss. Together they will sail to the farthest reaches of their world - even beyond the realm of death - as they seek to restore magic to a land desperately thirsty for it.

Portals appeared on Earth, forcing everyone to make a choice: Enter or die. However, if they managed to survive through all twelve planets in the system, they would be allowed to return home. Humanity fought bitterly and, in the end, succeeded, but the cost was high.

The immortal Count Washur has been waiting for Clara to grow more powerful to collect her soul. Now he's after her. Washur Castle comes alive with dark magic while it carries out the Count's attack. Clara knows it's a trap, but she goes anyway because he has something—someone—she can't bear to lose. Clara and her friends are strong, and their magic is stronger. But with their forces divided, can they overcome monsters and deadly illusions?

Carolina wants to join her family in hunting the bloodthirsty vampiros that plague her village, and prove she'll be a better slayer than wife, so she vows to take down a monster herself. But then she runs into an irresistible vampiro who challenges everything she ever knew.

Il y a des contes de fées qui se nourrissent de sang.Au creux du Royaume Souterrain, Kyhaël foule les ombres. Il fait partie d'une race de créatures gracieuses, aussi magnifiques que des fées… Mais sanglantes comme des vampires. En tant qu'héritier, il est en première ligne des jeux de pouvoir. Mais son identité cache de lourds secrets : il mène un double jeu périlleux, à la recherche de sa sœur jumelle bien-aimée; la véritable héritière au trône.Au-dessus, dans la lumière du jour et parmi les humains, vit Yaëlle.

UNE ROMANTASY ADDICTIVE DANS UNE ÉPOQUE VICTORIENNE TROUBLE ET TEINTÉE DE MAGIE. Mariages arrangés, secrets bien gardés et mages redoutés... Cela fait des siècles que la Terre et la Lune n'ont plus aucun contact, mais en 1853 la situation politique a changé et un mariage est évoqué pour entamer les négociations de paix. Luke Hexeter est un mage redouté, expert en duels et connu pour ses frasques amoureuses. Il est le bras droit du prince héritier des terriens. Sa sœur Rebecca est ainsi désignée pour épouser Nathaniel, l'aîné de la famille la plus puissante des lunairiens, les Penderghast.

Trick rider in a traveling circus, seventeen-year-old Vandemere (Vandy) Petruska is caught between two worlds. As Vandy Davidson, he lives the legacy of the father who abandoned him, performing on his beloved horses in the circus ring. But he’s also his Romanian mother’s son. As Vandy Petruska, he seeks to deny the tarot magie his mother has gifted to him. But as the magie’s power over him grows stronger, he becomes aware that the bad luck in his life isn’t an accident.

Artemisias einziges Ziel im Leben ist es, eine Graue Schwester zu werden. Diese Nonnen sorgen dafür, dass die Seelen der Verstorbenen ins Jenseits übergehen können. Als ihr Konvent von einer Armee besessener Soldaten angegriffen wird, erweckt Artemisia ausversehen den uralten und bösartigen Geist eines Revenanten, was sie fast umbringt. Zugleich hat der Tod in Loraille Einzug gehalten und nur eine Vespertine hat eine Chance ihn aufzuhalten.

Alexa continues to harbor a secret love for the newly crowned King Damian, yet she remains by his side as his guard and ever committed to helping him rebuild Antion and reclaim the hope of Antion's people. However, when a new threat to Damian and his kingdom emerges, and blame is cast on the once friendly nation of Blevon, Alexa knows things are not what they seem. Once again the fate of her country hangs in the balance. Will Alexa be able to protect her king and uncover the true enemy - before it's too late?

Forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king's army, Alexa uses her quick wit and fierce sword-fighting skills to earn a spot on the elite prince's guard. But when a powerful sorcerer sneaks into the palace in the dead of night, even Alexa can't prevent him from abducting her, her fellow guard and friend Rylan, and Prince Damian, taking them through the treacherous wilds of the jungle and deep into enemy territory. The longer Alexa is held captive with both Rylan and the prince, the more she realizes that she is not the only one who has been keeping dangerous secrets.

The enchantment continues...nine short stories from the beloved The Lunar Chronicles. The universe of The Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and secrets - that are wondrous, vicious and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realise their destinies? With nine stories to explore, Stars Above is essential for fans of the best-selling and beloved Lunar Chronicles.