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Draußen wartet die Weite - und sie kann tödlich sein... Ajit weiß, dass er die Stadt Hope niemals verlassen wird. Denn sie ist umgeben vom GLISS, einem Boden, auf dem nichts haftet und nichts gebaut werden kann. Hinter dem GLISS gibt es keinen Ort, keine Menschenseele. Zumindest dachte der 17-Jährige das. Doch als eines Tages ein toter Mann über das GLISS getrieben wird, ist Ajit und seinen Freunden Phil und Majala klar: Die Geschichte ihrer Welt ist eine Lüge und die, die Ajit für seine Familie hielt, tun alles, um diese Lüge zu verteidigen.

Adam's muscular dystrophy has stolen his mobility, his friends, and in less than a year, it will take his life. Virtual reality games are Adam's only escape from his wheelchair. In his alternate world, he can defeat anyone. Running, jumping, scoring touchdowns: Adam is always the hero. Then, an artificial intelligence program hacks into Adam's game. Created by Adam's computer-genius father, Sigma has gone rogue, threatening to kill Adam - and the entire human race. Their one chance to stop Sigma is using the technology Adam's dad developed to digitally preserve the mind of his son.

Growing up on Forge's streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that's not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs. But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent - and darkly attractive - and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.

The virus has spread...and four teens are infected. This new life isn't what I asked for. And if I can't learn to protect myself, it will destroy me. My mission is clear. My enemies will fall. And nothing will stand in my way. I knew there was something wrong with me. But maybe I can be more than just a freak. People always underestimate me. They only see a pretty face. And that mistake is going to cost them.

Two vampire attacks in his first three days at boarding school and Alex Van Helsing realizes there’s more to the family name than he thought—and more to this area of Switzerland than meets the eye. Lurking underneath Lake Geneva lies a secret vampire university called the Scholomance. And somehow the vampires know a Van Helsing has arrived.

When Mikey's faerie coin miraculously returns and reveals an item that only brings more questions, he and his friends must embark on a journey to save the world and prevent war; for something much more sinister lurks in a mountain sealed long ago...and within Mikey.

There are Seekers of tigers, lions, monkeys–all the creatures under the sun. But a Seeker of the Dragon? Such hasn’t been seen for centuries. Until Jaden of Lessertown. Jaden dreamt of his Legendary Beast on the morning his life changed forever. Enlisted to become an Imperial Seeker and serve the cruel Emperor, he is thrown into an initiation ceremony that is brutal beyond comprehension. But it doesn’t last for long, because there are others who wish to train Seekers, rebels from within the mysterious Hidden City.

Creía que las cosas iban a cambiar cuando enontré a los demás. Dejaríamos de huir. Nos enfrentaríamos a los mogadorianos. Y los venceríamos. Pero estaba equivocado. A pesar de estar juntos, apenas logramos escapar con vida de los mogadorianos. Y ahora estamos escondidos, tratando de decir cuál debe ser nuestro siguiente movimiento. Los seis somos poderosos, pero no lo suficiente para enfrentarnos a todo su ejército. Aún no hemos descubierto el alcance de nuestros legados. Todavía no hemos aprendido a trabajar juntos.

Shalia is a proud daughter of the desert, but after years of war with the adjoining kingdom, her people are desperate to end the violence. Willing to trade her freedom for peace, Shalia becomes Queen of the Bone Lands, a country where magic is outlawed and the Elementae - those that can control earth, air, fire, and water - are traitors subject to torture...or worse. Before she is even crowned, Shalia discovers that she can bend the earth to her will. Trapped between her husband's irrational hatred of the Elementae and a dangerous rebellion led by her own brother, Shalia's only chance to survive is to harness her power and make an impossible choice: save her family, save the Elementae, or save herself.

Avaline Hall is no ordinary girl. She's a student at Blythewood Academy, an elite boarding school that trains young women to defend human society from the shadowy forces that live among us. After the devastating events of her first year at Blythewood, Ava is eager to reunite with her friends - and with Raven, the compelling but elusive winged boy who makes her pulse race. She soon discovers, though, that the sinister Judicus van Drood hasn't finished wreaking havoc on Blythewood.

Madison Avery's dreams of ever fitting in at her new school died when she did. Especially since she was able to maintain the illusion of a body, deal with a pesky guardian angel, and oh yeah, bring the reaper who killed her to his untimely end. Not exactly in-crowd material. It's amazing that her crush, Josh, doesn't think she's totally nuts.

Zwischen den Gilden Dareshs herrscht große Zwietracht. Als Rena aus der Erdgilde die Quelle berührt, und damit die tierischen Halbmenschen Dareshs befreit, ist sie zur Flucht gezwungen. Bald trifft sie auf die kämpferische Feuerfrau Alix. Gemeinsam mit Rowan aus der Luftgilde und Dagua aus der Wassergilde brechen sie zu einer Reise auf, um die Völker Dareshs im Herz des Weißen Waldes zu vereinen.

Captain Elouise Farrington, the youngest pirate on the Caviar Sea, seeks revenge on her father’s killer. But when her oddly hypnotic foe proposes a pact to kill the Siren Queen and end the War of the Sea’s bloodshed, she must make a choice. Put aside her long-brewing retribution or act the underhanded pirate and use the alliance to claim the life of the man who destroyed her family?

Lily Young thought traveling across the globe with a reawakened sun prince was a grand adventure. Now she's about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. When Amon and Lily part tragically, he transports himself to the Netherworld - what mortals call hell. Tormented by the loss of his one true love, he'd rather suffer in agony during Lily's mortal years than fulfill his duty to protect humanity.

A miles de metros sobre el agua, la flota aérea británica y la napoleónica se enfrentan por el control de Europa. Tras una dura batalla, el navío Lionheart del capitán Fellowes acaba aterrizando en una isla poblada por náufragos, entre los que se encuentra Ellen Fellowes, la hija del capitán, quien lejos de la civilización ha descubierto la libertad. Ambos grupos aceptan colaborar para superar sus disputas, sobrevivir a los ataques de piratas y volver a Inglaterra. Sin embargo, los cimientos de esa alianza se tambalean cuando se produce un extraño asesinato que lo cambia todo.

Eric se muda a Canadá, y Virginia, su compañera de clase y amiga, tiene una misión clara para su fiesta de despedida: confesarle sus sentimientos antes de que se vaya a vivir al otro lado del mundo. Sus planes se ven interrumpidos cuando Virginia y Eric son arrastrados al mundo fantástico de Stravagantia, un insólito mundo lleno de peligros donde habitan miles de extrañas criaturas mágicas.

This stand-alone novella begins with the Baxter children attending a concert by the most famous pop group of all time: The Beatles. England in the 1960s is a world more familiar to the children than other eras they have visited. However, not everything goes to plan, and Robert, James, and Lucy discover that Uncle Archie can't help them. Not only that - this time, it's not just their own well-being that is at risk!

Lucy Baxter is at the forefront in this stand-alone novella. She imagines she is simply going to take up the position of companion to a young Victorian girl in genteel London, but very quickly, events move out of her control, and she finds herself on a journey that she could not have imagined. Separated from her brothers, she is forced to make decisions based only on her own moral code, and hope they will lead her to safety and success.

Mars Darksvane wants out. Out from under the thumb of Una, the crime boss who pulled him off the streets as a child and trained him as an assassin; out from the island country of Riven, where magic, in the form of a dangerous material called Ice, allows the rich to live in luxury and keeps the poor in thrall.

Living in a house that’s actually a gateway between the past and present, the King siblings have to be ready for anything. It’s a painful fact they discovered after moving to Pinedale eight days ago. Desperately trying to rescue their mother from an unknown time and place, brothers Xander and David have lunged headlong into the chaos of some of history’s greatest - and most volatile - events. But their end goal has continually escaped their grasp.