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In a dystopian future, where human behavior has finally brought destruction to the planet, an alien race has saved some of those who were willing to escape from a doomed Earth. Living on their vast mothership with everything they need, an age-old game is reinvented from a Native American sport. New Batey becomes their entertainment, and new heroes emerge to play it. Chilly is one of them. But how long can she stand the adulation from the crowds? How long can she stay as distant and hateful as she has been her whole life? And how long can she remain a virtual prisoner on an alien craft?

Seit einem halben Jahr haben die auf Steinbrode Sieben lebenden Menschen den Kontakt zum restlichen Universum verloren, während sich gleichzeitig mysteriöse Morde in den verlassenen Außenbezirken des künstlichen Planetens häufen. Die Spezialeinheit um Edgar Diogenes rätselt, ob es zwischen der Abschottung und den Verbrechen einen Zusammenhang gibt. Als ein Toter durch das Fenster ihres Treffpunktes bricht, befinden sich die vier Freunde Rix, Seneca, Lark und Spin plötzlich im Zentrum des Geschehens.

An inventor trying to defeat a disease. A con artist looking for an opportunity. An unlikely alliance that will land them both in trouble. From the Windlebees perched in the window displays, to the Tamblers winding across the carts of street peddlers, the town of Shinar is full of strange and mysterious oddities, but none so great as the cursed black bag of Leonard Bravecci. Well - that is of course with the exception of the man himself.

After a series of staggering losses, the Republic seems to finally have the villainous Nihil marauders on the run, and it looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Until word comes of a suspected Nihil attack on the industrial cosmopolitan world of Corellia, right in the Galactic Core. Sent to investigate are Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy, along with Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram, all fighting their own private battles after months of unrelenting danger.

It’s graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about—hope for—is whether she’ll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization.

She wants to put an end to the Testing, but she can't do it alone. This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for—but who will follow? Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves—and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates. Who can Cia trust? The stakes are higher than ever—lives of promise cut short or fulfilled; a future ruled by fear or hope--in the electrifying conclusion to Joelle Charbonneau's epic Testing trilogy. Ready or not…it’s Graduation Day.

In the series debut The Testing, sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the colonies—a promising leader in the effort to revitalize postwar civilization. In Independent Study, Cia is a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas. Though the government has tried to erase her memory of the brutal horrors of The Testing, Cia remembers.

Existing within a virtual world shared across millions of users while they sleep, the online game, Carpe Noctem, offers a life of magic and adventure. For a scruffy gunslinger like Max, and a snarky fairy like Kira, it’s home. Unfortunately, Noctem’s creator, and unhinged genius, has been fired. On his way out, he slapped a doomsday button to bring the system crashing down and send the global economy into ruin. To save their second home, Max and Kira will need to assemble a party of misfits to conquer a quest of nightmares, and discover the secrets that lurk within the game.

Fresh out of the Academy, Cal must learn to fit in on an antiquated, intergalactic space freighter with a much older, multiracial crew. With the rocket's destination and mission kept secret, Cal works closely with his crewmates to keep operations safe and running smoothly. When sabotage is discovered that could end in a catastrophic explosion, the chief engineer risks his life to save the spaceship, and Cal jumps in to help. Can they stop a core meltdown to save the ship and crew? How will Cal perform under pressure, being the "new kid" on this "old bucket of andirons"?

Fight or Flight, book nine of Zombies on the Block, picks up where the adrenaline of Better Off Dead left off. The cliff-hangers get answered. But who will survive the day? Will they stay together, will they flee on their own? Will zombies be the only thing that they need to fear? This apocalypse is not shaping up to be friendly, and there are no signs of help ahead.

When the news of an impending extinction-level meteor impact is made public, humanity struggles to find some way to survive. Violet journals her life in a notebook in the form of letters to her grandmother. They start out sarcastic and funny, as she shares entertaining and exaggerated tales of her teenage life. But when Violet finds out about the meteor, everything changes. Suddenly she is thrust into a grown-up world, and her survival isn't guaranteed.

At 18, Ara’s life had only begun, yet her wildest imaginings could not have foreseen the journey that destiny had instore for her. A gift from a friend, a journal cracked, a forbidden love wrapped in secrets, a relic that told more than her mind could fathom; that was the beginning. Yet, when Ara receives a dream job, one she’d dared not hope for, and on the heels of a mysterious death, she finds herself questioning everything.

His smile widens. “Emily.” Did I notice tears prick his eyes before he blinked? “You’re here.” “I’m here,” I sing in Genevieve’s gravely alto tone. He pulls over and turns to look at me. When he doesn’t respond, I ask, “How did you know?” His sly smile makes its appearance. “You did not flash your pouty face and complain about your designer hat or designer shoes getting dirty.” “Ah!” I try to push her back further. She resists at first, but recognizing how Andrew acts when I am present, she allows it. “Genevieve is fun, isn’t she?”

In the year 2043, with the nation destroyed by war, 17-year-old Kress and her conspiracy of friends embark on a dangerous cross-country mission to locate and recruit other Emergents, the name given to teenagers who have begun to exhibit strange evolutionary abilities. Not all Emergents are ready to accept who and what they are, however, and some have even started using their abilities for selfish or evil ends. Now Kress has to figure out who is friend and who is foe as she risks everything to expose the government’s lies and take down the tyrannical President Krug once and for all.

In Garner County heißt es, junge Frauen hätten die Macht, Ehemänner aus ihren Betten zu locken und Jungen in den Wahnsinn zu treiben. Um ihnen diese Kräfte auszutreiben, werden sie für ein Jahr aus ihrem Dorf verbannt. Wer zurückkommt, wird verheiratet oder landet im Arbeitshaus. Doch es kommen nie alle lebend zurück. Und so ist Tierney nur in ihren Träumen frei, umgeben von Rebellinnen. Als ihr eigenes Gnadenjahr beginnt, spürt sie, wie tief der Hass verwurzelt ist. Ihr wird klar, dass nicht die brutalen Wilderer, die ihnen auflauern, die größte Gefahr darstellen.

At eight years old, moving to the cabin in the middle of the woods seemed like a never-ending vacation, even without my mom. The emptiness of her absence was filled with adventure and exploration and, of course, my dad. His thoughts on it were probably far different from mine, though. I mean, an attack of biowarfare on our home that killed countless and forced the rest to live underground, that’s enough to cause at least a few gray hairs and more than a few sleepless nights. Eight years later, it was just another normal day in the woods, when the stranger showed up.

In 2019, emotionally lost foster teen Philo Nockby is suddenly told his dead parents were time-traveling agents and is whisked away to the year 3451. In this complex future, some humans evolved to have triple helix DNA and civilization expanded to live below oceans, in the skies, and rule over Antarctica. Philo and his new friends Raelyn, Alani, and Xendo must investigate human history and the ancient martial art of kineoka at the same academy that destroyed his family, to defend the world's future from the devastating secrets his parents fought to reveal.

Dan did everything they told him to do. Shadowy organizations implanted him with experimental nanobots. He went through months of grueling training to learn the skills he would need as Earth’s representative. He learned magic! He was still too late. Returning home to a changed planet, Dan found that the elves had already invaded, taking over most of the Amazon and fortifying it against modern incursion. If he doesn’t want to be just a footnote in the tale of the invasion and enslavement of mankind, it’s time for Dan to stop doing what they tell him...and do what needs to be done.

Als die 15-jährige Zoe nach einer Party erwacht, findet sie sich im London des Jahres 1821 als Zofe der jungen Miss Lucie wieder. Lucie hat panische Angst vor ihrem Debüt bei der nahenden Ballsaison: Sie neigt zu Stressflecken, hysterischem Schluckauf und fällt bei jeder Gelegenheit in Ohnmacht. Zum Glück ist Zoe hier in ihrem Element! Sie erfindet den "WhisperWhisper"-Kettenbrief, in dem sie offenherzig und mit modernem Blick auf die heimlichen Fragen der jungen Londoner Ladys eingeht. Die Ballsaison beginnt und Zoe trifft auf den gutaussehenden Lord Falcon-Smith.

En el Chicago distópico de Beatrice, la sociedad está dividida en cinco facciones. En una ceremonia anual, todos los chicos de dieciséis años deben decidir a qué facción dedicarán el resto de sus vidas. Beatrice tiene que elegir entre quedarse con su familia...y ser quien realmente es.