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Tagsüber kellnert Isra im Varieté und ist den Launen ihrer Gäste ausgesetzt. Doch des Nachts ist Isra mächtig. Dann schleicht sie sich in fremde Schlafzimmer, um Träume zu stehlen und diese in schaurige Albträume zu verwandeln. Lisanne Surborg hat ein phantastisches Drama um eine Heldin geschaffen, die alles daransetzen muss, nicht in der dunkelsten Seite der Nacht verloren zu gehen.

When I left my old life behind, I thought I’d seen the worst of it. Turns out, I was wrong. Six months after discovering I’m a Warlock, surviving my first semester at a magic college filled with witches, and forming a coven with my roommate, things are getting complicated. Just as I’m starting to make sense of Willowmere and the Witch Families that want me bound to them—or dead—Morgan, the closest thing I had to family in foster care, shows up. Only she’s got magic of her own.

He could use a break. With his wife expecting and the undead rising, he’s not going to get one… Newly minted wizard and NYPD Detective Eddie Berman is burning the staff at both ends. Between his crime-fighting duties and the fast-approaching birth of his third child, he knows he’s staring down more sleepless nights. And when a drug bust exposes vampires attempting to fulfill a sinister prophecy, he’s in a race against time to stop them from raising the dead.

Alte Magie und junge Liebe. Wir haben den Stein und das Ritual. Jetzt fehlt nur noch der richtige Löwe. Doch das ist komplizierter als gedacht. Im einundzwanzigsten Buch habe ich ein Date. Adlerwandlerin Wylie macht sich Sorgen um ihren Sohn Arvin. Seit dem Tod seines Vaters leidet der Elfjährige unter Panikattacken und weigert sich, die Gestalt zu wechseln. Auch der Neuanfang in Baile Beag an Ghrá konnte daran nichts ändern. Der Löwenwandler Dilan ist der Erste, der es schafft, eine Verbindung zu ihm aufzubauen.

Sookie doesn't have that many relations, so she hated to lose one - but of all the people to go, she didn't expect it to be her cousin Hadley, a consort of New Orleans' vampire queen - after all, Hadley was technically already dead. But she is gone, beyond recall, and she's left Sookie an inheritance - one that comes with a bit of a risk - not least because someone doesn't want Sookie digging too deep into Hadley's past - or her possessions.

There's only one vampire Sookie Stackhouse is involved with - at least voluntarily - and that's Bill. But recently he's been a little distant - in another state distant. His sinister and sexy boss, Eric, has an idea where to find him, and next thing Sookie knows she's off to Jackson, Mississippi, to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead.

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed. Then she comes face to-face with a beastly creature that gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they didn't enjoy it). The point is: they saved her life. So when one of them asks for a favour, she obliges - and soon Sookie's in Dallas, using her telepathic skills to search for a missing vampire.

"Dunkle Wege" ist Band 2 der vierbändigen Serie "Das Erbe von Grüenlant". Band 1 "Magische Zeichen", Band 3 "Schwarzes Land" und Band 4 "Letzte Entscheidung" liegen ebenso bei mainbook vor.

"Magische Zeichen" ist Band 1 der vierbändigen Serie "Das Erbe von Grüenlant". Band 2 "Dunkle Wege", Band 3 "Schwarzes Land" und Band 4 "Letzte Entscheidung" liegen ebenso bei mainbook vor. Die Serie: Die junge Polizistin Natalie Berger arbeitet beim BKA. Mit ihren außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten, Menschen zum Reden zu bringen, und ihrer unglaublichen Treffsicherheit beim Schießen beeindruckt sie ihre Kollegen. Als ihr bei einem Verhör der geheimnisvolle Fremde Keiran Lasalle gegenübersitzt, weiß sie sofort, dass dieser ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.

Trouble is brewing in Nexus, and for some reason, they think I can stop it. Some people are born to greatness. My mother wanted to strangle me at birth. I've not had an easy life, not in a world that thrives on magic. Spells to reinforce buildings. Hexes to give you the face of a supermodel. Or so I've been told. No one can hide their true face from me, and people get ugly when they find out my presence is the reason magic shrivels and dies.

Find out what Conrad (and especially Vicky) get up to when they’re not cracking the big cases in this collection of novellas from Mark Hayden’s King’s Watch universe: Byways, the less travelled roads of magick.

Someone is trying to kill Death. As in the Grim Reaper, San La Muerte, King Yama, Maveth, Death. Yeah, that guy. But if Death dies, who takes his place? That is the eternal question. Maine is hoping to avoid finding out the answer. She and Noff have taken on the harbinger of souls as their client, vowing to protect him as he competes in The Conjuring—the high stakes card game played by supernatural beings. Death is the reigning champion, and he has everything to lose.

The stage is set for the final stroke to be unleashed upon Vale. The survivors of the slaughter must now decide whether to fight on or abandon their home. Drake has not returned with Bomar weapons and soldiers leaving the chance for victory seemingly out of reach. A decision must be made. But Prince Salazar has no intention of leaving the choice with his enemies. He is determined to be the hand that guides the fate of humanity. If that means Vale should burn...so be it.

Na tien jaar gevangenschap komt Tookie abrupt vrij. Gedreven door haar in de cel ontdekte liefde voor boeken begint ze aan een nieuw hoofdstuk. Ze vindt een baan als boekverkoper bij een kleine boekhandel in Minneapolis die is gespecialiseerd in inheems-Amerikaanse verhalen. Daar ontmoet ze Flora, haar 'irritantste favoriete klant'. Altijd was zij in de boekhandel te vinden, totdat ze op Allerzielen plotseling overlijdt. Maar ze verdwijnt niet. Wanneer Flora's geest in de winkel terugkeert en haar blijft achtervolgen, wordt Tookie gedwongen het mysterie rondom Flora's leven en haar dood te ontrafelen.

In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his only brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington, DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not. Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn't exactly as she appears.

Se retrouver droguée et ligotée dans le coffre d'une voiture inconnue, voilà un scénario de retrouvailles père-fille auquel Ella ne s'attendait pas. Si seulement cette fichue prophétie n'avait jamais existé... Quand les masques tombent, la réalité prend des tournures inattendues. Entre les ennemis d'hier et les alliés de demain, Ella va devoir trouver sa place. Car, même lorsque la situation semble sous contrôle, le destin peut nous apporter bien des surprises.

Zander is in an auction house for the sole purpose of getting someone to sign a contract. He doesn't have any interest in owning a blood slave—until he lays eyes on Max. That, he must have. Max is there for reasons of his own, mostly desperate reasons, and he's braced himself for a year of hell, which doesn't seem to be forthcoming. Someone needs to explain to this vampire that he's supposed to use Max, not spoil him. Zander doesn't seem to get it.

When Bridget indulges her urge to break free from her monotonous existence for an afternoon, she unleashes the tragic memories that she had successfully numbed out. As she relives her past, Bridget awakens to her family’s Celtic ancestry and a bloodline of empowered Matriarchs. She must choose whether or not to embrace her prophesied potential to master the Craft of The Tinaru, an ancient skill to wield the elements of earth, water, air, fire, and spirit.

Kat was a freshly graduated healer from the academy, ready to begin her life as a bronze adventurer with her three best friends. Together, the four of them entered the portal to their new city, ready to delve the beginner dungeons and gain fame and fortune.

Bevingede enhjørninger - vilde, utæmmede, farlige, magiske ... dem kan du møde i denne fantastisk medrivende og dramatiske nye fantasyroman om drengen Skandar. Historien foregår i en verden lidt som vores, men hvor der på en afsidesliggende ø bor vilde enhjørninger med magiske evner - væsner, som hver især kun kan tæmmes af ét bestemt menneske. Derfor skal alle børn til en eksamen i det år, de fylder 13, for at finde ud af, om de kan blive 'Riders' ... og det er Skandars store drøm at klare den eksamen.