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To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

Nevada, USA. Fourteen-year-old twins Jamie and Scott Tyler are performing a mind-reading act in a dingy theatre. But when a sinister multinational corporation, Nightrise, kidnaps Scott, Jamie is left alone – and wanted for murder. He becomes embroiled in a corrupt presidential campaign and breaks into the American prison system before being propelled 10,000 years into the past, where he encounters the other Gatekeepers and witnesses the creation of Raven's Gate – and the first fateful battle against the Old Ones.

Spring has arrived, and a new crop of would-be adventurers has turned up at the Guild along with it. Among the newcomers is a haughty young wizard boy whose desire to hunt only goblins has Guild Girl slightly concerned.

The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air - and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia.

Seventeen-year-old Li Lan lives in 1890s Malaya with her quietly ruined father, who returns one evening with a proposition - the fabulously wealthy Lim family want Li Lan to marry their son. The only problem is, he's dead. After a fateful visit to the Lim mansion, Li Lan finds herself haunted not only by her ghostly would-be suitor, but also her desire for the Lims' handsome new heir. At night she is drawn into the Chinese afterlife - a world of ghost cities, paper funeral offerings, monstrous bureaucracy and vengeful spirits.

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him - and face the consequences.

Teia Carthan abandoned her morals long ago. Now, there's nothing she won't do to stay alive. So far, she has survived her parents' deaths, the ire of the Council, and innumerable attempts on her life orchestrated by Jura, her half-brother and soon-to-be king of Erisia. Teia's rare control over two elements marks her as both an outsider and a formidable opponent. But once Jura is crowned king, there will be no way to survive him—not for Teia, not for anyone.

Quand je regarde mes mains, tout ce que j'arrive à penser c'est : « ce sont elles qui ont enterré ma mère. » Ning a perdu sa mère. Et le plus douloureux de son histoire, ce que c'est elle la responsable de sa mort. C'est elle qui lui a administré le poison sans le savoir, par un thé venimeux qui lui a été fatal Et qui pourrait maintenant être également mortel pour sa soeur Shu. Un jour, Ning entend qu'une compétition s'organise pour trouver le plus grand maître du shennong-shi du royaume—une magie ancestrale de l'art de la préparation du thé.

Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only one hundred days to host a deadly game, where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power. Each ruler has something to hide. Each curse is uniquely wicked. To break them—and save themselves and their realms—one ruler will die.

The end has come. The balance is broken, the Gilded Amulet is lost, and Aileana has been taken. Never before has the outlook in the Four Kingdoms been so grim. Vowing to retrieve his bonded mate at whatever cost, Xander will not rest until she is found. Life and death rest in balance and fate is playing a dangerous game with their lives. Luckily, Xander is not alone. With the help of old and new friends, he journeys through Ithenmyr to find his mate before the Dragon Queen can destroy everything he holds dear.

Harper è riuscita a spezzare la maledizione che imprigionava il Principe Rhen e a impedire che il regno venisse distrutto. Ma i guai non sono finiti: si mormora infatti che egli non abbia diritto al trono, che la Principessa Harper di Disi sia solo un'imbrogliona, e che a Emberfall circoli la magia proibita. Per di più Grey, un tempo capitano delle guardie di Rhen, è fuggito dal Castello di Ironrose portando con sé un terribile segreto. Potrebbe essere lui il vero erede? Di sicuro Grey non ha alcuna intenzione di sfidare Rhen per la corona.

Hazel Trépas has always known she wasn’t like the rest of her siblings. A thirteenth child, promised away to one of the gods, she spends her childhood waiting for her godfather—Merrick, the Dreaded End—to arrive. When he does, he lays out exactly how he’s planned Hazel’s future. She will become a great healer, known throughout the kingdom for her precision and skill. To aid her endeavors, Merrick blesses Hazel with a gift, the ability to instantly deduce the exact cure needed to treat the sick. But all gifts come with a price.

Kirito has escaped Sword Art Online, the forbidden VRMMORPG of death, and returned to reality. He heads off to find his game partner and lover, Asuna Yuuki. But Asuna never made it back from the nightmare.

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"Ich bin dein finsterstes Verlangen." Um ihren entführten Bruder zu retten, befreit Wüstenprinzessin Rana den attraktiven und verschlagenen Dämon Daamin aus seinem Gefängnis. Doch als sie ihn unterwerfen will, macht er ihr einen Strich durch die Rechnung: Als Jäger und Gejagte zugleich finden sich Rana und Daamin mitten in der Unterwelt wieder, die man nur verlassen kann, wenn man all ihre sieben höllischen Ebenen durchquert. Dabei kommen sie sich unverhofft näher – aber wem kann man im Glühenden Feuer schon trauen?

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings…until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged.

Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family’s ruin. Cordelia’s mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians.

Everything has changed. In a world of magic, elves, and battling nations, a third party bringing nothing but darkness has fallen over the land in the midst of its chaos. The light of the sun is blocked out by the tattered war banners of the youngest princess, Acacia Odofredus Krone, and her wicked servant—the Black Knight. As her power grows and the nations of the world begin to take notice and fear her approaching ascension, a last hope is brought forth by the powers of the world.

The revolution was supposed to end the century-long reign of tyranny over North America and bring about a better world. But Flynn, once heralded as a hero, is on the run again from a new enemy who holds the entire nation in his thrall. Haunted by past mistakes and an unimaginable betrayal, Flynn is determined to set things right, whatever it takes. Meanwhile, the powers of the Underworld continue to threaten—dark magic, curses, supernatural beasts that even champion monster slayer Aurelia, a.k.a. “the Firedragon,” has never encountered before.

Josie Barton is a high school student living in terror. Invisible creatures torment her everywhere she goes, constantly getting her into trouble at school, and even haunting her apartment. But just when Josie thinks things couldn't get any worse, she meets the guy from across the hall. Zeph Clemmont is a changeling with enemies in all the worst places, fighting to undo a curse that threatens to end his life. Survival means he will have to swallow his pride and trust Josie with all his darkest secrets.