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Uncle Chip Proctor deserves a pat on the back. Sure it was touch and go for a little while there, but he’s pleased to have settled quite nicely into his role as a stay-at-home human guardian for two royal half-fae kids. But he’s soon rushing to whisk the thirteen-year-old queen-to-be away for summer break when unruly puberty angst delivers a dose of magical chaos.

Für die Erfüllung ihres innigsten Wunschs verspricht Evie einem unbekannten Jungen im magischen Spiegelkabinett ihrer Großmutter ihr Herz – und zahlt dafür einen hohen Preis: Seither bringen ihre Hände jedem, den sie berührt, den Tod. Erst als sie Jahre später dem charmanten Arthur begegnet, scheint sich ihr Wunsch nach jemandem, der sie liebt, endlich zu erfüllen. Doch Evies Fluch macht es den beiden unmöglich zusammen zu sein. Und als sie der Versuchung, sich nahezukommen, nicht länger widerstehen können, zahlt Arthur einen zu hohen Preis für seine Liebe zu Evie.

The Greek gods will regain control of Earth in seven days, but they suck at everything after 3,000 years in retirement. Zeus is blacking out cities with stray lightning bolts; Athena is falling in love with Google as though it’s a real person; and Dionysus is gobbling down more drugs in one day than Arizona State's entire campus.

In the city of Puck's Port, where motorized vehicles fill the streets and new technological marvels abound, something rotten is lurking under the surface. A violent murder at the docks seems to point to a fey killer, igniting a powder keg of distrust between the city's humans and its fey inhabitants—folks who wield wonderful but often uncontrollable magical power.

Witches and humans have always had issues. Cayden is well aware of that: her witch mom was shunned by her high-society parents when she fell in love with Cayden’s human dad. Now, the family business is in trouble due to wealthy witches gentrifying her historic Texas neighborhood. So Cayden is appalled when she realizes she unknowingly went on a date with Coven it-boy Khy Carter. But when her father’s bakery has an influx of new customers, she realizes Khy might just be a solution to her family’s problems: Cayden absolutely cannot be with a Coven boy, but that doesn’t mean she can’t pretend.

When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, listeners can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire.

Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all....

Unheimlich, spannend, sein bestes Werk: So äußern sich Presse und Leser*innen über diesen Klassiker ab 12 Jahren von Otfried Preußler, seiner Geschichte vom magischen Spiel um die Freiheit des Menschen. Da verwundert es nicht, dass »Krabat« mit vielen Preisen ausgezeichnet wurde und zu den Hörbüchern gehört, die lange nachklingen, egal wie alt man ist. Dem 14-jährigen Krabat erscheinen in einer Winternacht elf Raben in seinen Träumen. Er kann ihrem Ruf nicht widerstehen und macht sich auf den Weg zur gefürchteten Mühle am Koselbruch.

Could workaholic office lady Sei be a legendary Saint? Not according to the crown prince of another world, who summoned her and quickly declared a different girl was the real Saint!

For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.

Enter a world where fire and ice are mortal enemies.... Ruby is a Fireblood. In a land ruled by frost, her very existence is a crime. She's spent her whole life in hiding. Until the day Frostblood soldiers raid her village and kill her mother. The day she swears to avenge her people. She must travel deep into the heart of the enemy, to the court of the Frost King, with only the mysterious warrior Arcus - a Frostblood rebel - by her side. But with alliances between flame and ice strictly forbidden, is Arcus friend or foe?

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.

Percy Jackson n'est pas un garçon comme les autres. Il découvre un jour le secret de sa différence : son père, n'est autre que Poséidon, le dieu de la mer dans la mythologie grecque. Placé pour sa protection dans un camp de vacances pour enfants "sangs mêlés" (mi-humains, mi-divins), Percy se voit injustement accusé d'avoir volé l'éclair de Zeus. Afin d'éviter une guerre fratricide entre les dieux de l'Olympe, il va devoir retrouver l'éclair et démasquer le vrai coupable... au péril de sa vie.

Shiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted. But it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.

Teil 1 der spannenden PERCY JACKSON-Reihe: Percy versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Jedes Jahr fliegt er von einer anderen Schule. Ständig passieren ihm seltsame Unfälle. Und jetzt soll er auch noch an einem Tornado Schuld sein! Langsam wird ihm klar: Irgendjemand hat es auf ihn abgesehen. Als Percy sich mit Hilfe seines Freundes Grover vor einem Minotaurus ins Camp Half-Blood rettet, erfährt er die Wahrheit: Sein Vater ist der Meeresgott Poseidon, Percy also ein Halbgott. Und er hat einen mächtigen Feind: Kronos, den Titanen.

Abtauchen in die Geschichte der Philosophie. Wieder staunen lernen und die Welt neu entdecken mit Philosophie: "Sofies Welt" von Jostein Gaarder ist schon fast ein Klassiker. Als gleichermaßen spannende wie lehrreiche Einführung in die Philosophie eroberte der Roman in über 50 Sprachen die Welt.

When Lyra is studying at Oxford University, she comes across the story of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnisson's first meeting, many years ago, along with much evidence of the adventure that brought them together. She discovers that when a young Texan balloonist Lee came down to earth in the harbour of an Arctic town in the North, little did he realise that he is about to be caught in a war between the residents of the town and the huge arctic bears that also live there.

Luciel is moving up in the world and people, both good and bad, powerful and weak, have begun to take notice of this peculiar young man. Bent on becoming the best healer he can be in order to aid the many people who can’t afford treatment from the price-gouging clinics, he accepts his new position with trepidation, heading straight for the source of the infamous guild’s corruption. But something is up with the Church — a labyrinth of monsters lurks beneath the floor of the healers’ headquarters.

The iron wheel began to spin, slowly at first, then faster and faster. The room grew darker. As the light lessened, so did the sound. Deeba and Zanna stared at each other in wonder. The noise of the cars and vans and motorbikes outside grew tinny. The wheel turned off all the cars and turned off all the lamps. It was turning off London.... Zanna and Deeba are two girls leading ordinary lives, until they stumble into the world of UnLondun, an urban Wonderland where all the lost and broken things of London end up.

Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ time as a student at Nevermore Academy. Follow along with her as she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorised the local town and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore Academy. Relive the excitement and intrigue in this amazing novelisation of the phenomenal first season.