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Sterben ist ätzend - das weiß die 17-jährige Ember McWilliams aus eigener Erfahrung. Nach einem verhängnisvollen Autounfall hat ihre kleine Schwester sie dank einer übersinnlichen Gabe von den Toten zurückgeholt. Eigentlich nicht schlecht, nur dass seither alles, was Ember berührt, stirbt. Sie hält sich gewissenhaft an ihre Regel, nichts Lebendiges zu berühren - Jungs eingeschlossen. Doch als Hayden Cromwell an ihrer Schule auftaucht und behauptet, Ember könne ihren Fluch mit seiner Hilfe kontrollieren, weckt er ihr Interesse.

Three simple steps to wizarding domination. Step One: Find the books stolen from the magical library. Step Two: Steal back the books and bring them to New York. Step Three: Declare wizarding domination. I feel like this is a pretty solid plan. I'm probably wrong...

Tokyo middle schooler Sakura Kinomoto bought a book of tarot cards for her friend's 15th birthday. Before wrapping it, she took a look inside and was propelled into an adventure beyond her wildest dreams. Who'd have thought a series of viral YouTube videos would be the perfect front for a hunt for magical beings disguised as a deck of cards?

Maisie is special. Yes, she is blind, yes, she’s an orphan, and yes, few know her roots. But inside, she sparkles, more than an angel, more than those majestic stars that layer the universe in glory. Some see this sparkle, while others deny its existence and insist she is nothing more than a brat, one that even her own parents didn’t want. Maisie also has a secret. One she’d never share because if she did, she knows they’d lock her away in one of those places the others talked about - where all the weird people go. What is the truth, and will Maisie ever find it?

The highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by international best-selling author, W.J. May. If Rae Kerrigan thought that planning one wedding was hard, imagine trying to plan two. Especially if one of them happens to be for the future King and Queen of England. After being completely erased from the minds of everyone she ever knew, Rae Kerrigan gets her life back only to find it's suddenly on the fast-track. A track towards marriage, leadership, and a whole lot of other responsibilities she never knew she had.

Following the many challenges in the best-selling novel, The Tribe: A New World, the Mall Rats find themselves faced with an even greater struggle as they try to unravel the many unexplained mysteries they now encounter. What was the real mission of the United Nations survival fleet? Who is the enigmatic leader of The Collective? What really did occur at Arthurs Air Force Base? Is there something more sinister to the secrets revealed on the paradise island where they are now stranded?

All I had to do was write one spell to save us - instead, I doomed us all. Stuck in Faery, with her friends in mortal danger, Maddie has no choice but to push herself beyond her limits. Her magic is growing, but so are the secrets behind it. Will she be able to save them? Or has she ruined her chances in redeeming herself? This is it. The final battle. The last chance to save those she loves.

Willow’s life began the day she died. Given a second chance by the Grim Reaper himself, she is tasked with rescuing lost souls on Earth. The problem? She has no idea what she’s doing. She enlists the help of Sydney and Scott, two unlikely friends with painful pasts of their own. They embark on a mission to find the lost shadows of two special children - Willow and Sydney’s younger siblings.

Die Flucht aus Carbonn endet für Thronprinz Corin ausgerechnet in einem Land, das schon vor Jahren der Krone abgeschworen hat. Inkognito schlägt er sich durch und landet schließlich beim Erzfeind seines Vaters. Unerwartet erfährt er von einer geheimen Mission und ahnt, dass seiner Heimat und den Bewohnern Carbonns großes Unheil bevorsteht. Soll Corin heimkehren, obwohl er sich geschworen hatte, endgültig mit der Vergangenheit abzuschließen? Oder soll er stattdessen den lang ersehnten Neuanfang wagen?

Die Wahrheit kommt ans Licht. Robin und Frederik verbindet viel mehr als nur Freundschaft. Egal wie weit sie voneinander entfernt sind, spüren sie eine magische Anziehungskraft. Zwischen ihnen herrscht eine einzigartige Verbundenheit, die bereits Jenny Bish prophezeit hat. Eine Einheit, die selbst Liebe in den Schatten stellt. Erst als Mr. Gettson von Robin verlangt, Lion anzugreifen, erkennen beide, welche Bedeutung ihre Magie hat.

Der Tanz endet nie! Mort hasst Abschlussbälle. Nicht wegen gesellschaftlicher Konventionen und Ballkleidern, deren Extravaganz er nicht versteht. Es ist die schmerzliche Erinnerung an seine Schulliebe Marina, die er an seinen besten Freund Luke verlor, als sie gemeinsam ihren Abschlussball feierten. Nach der Untergrundmagier-Ausbildung waren sie zu dritt den Radikalen beigetreten. Mort versucht seit geraumer Zeit, sich von dieser Bindung zu befreien.

A princess to save. A god to kill. With 20 million lives on the line, Alex will do whatever it takes to reach the city of Baidushi. No matter how many obstacles his foes put in his way. With his fangtian ji now as sharp and bitter as heaven’s tears.... He will cut through them all. Even after his enemies do the unthinkable. Destroying his ability to reincarnate, as did every other soul, his countless lives now reduced to one. So be it. Now Alex would hold nothing back.

Paragon altered Bianca’s memory. The Directorate turned her into a weapon. Seventeen-year-old Bianca Pond is the ultimate fighting machine. But when a ghost from her past comes back to haunt her, Bianca faces her toughest challenge yet...justice for all, or her own personal vengeance. (extra)ORDINARY runs parallel with events from the Powers series, giving readers a glimpse into the transformation that redefined Bianca’s loyalties - and love - in the months after Ugene’s escape.

Being a wizard is hazardous to your health.

Riley’s 17th birthday should have been fun, but when a knife-wielding psycho attacks her best friend, of course Riley tries to stop him. Turns out, taking a knife through the heart isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Neither is death. Instead of pearly gates, Riley wakes up alive and ensnared in a witch’s curse with 12 paranormals known as the Outcasts—including the inhumanly beautiful, totally-hates-her-guts vampire Jasper. And shifters, faeries, witches, and other creatures that shouldn’t exist? They’re real. And Riley just might be the most powerful paranormal amongst them.

Shadowseer: London (book one) tells the story of Kaia, 17, an orphan coming of age in the Victorian London of the 1850s. Kaia yearns to escape her horrific orphanage, to discover who her parents were, and to understand why she can sense shadows when others cannot. Yet the streets of London are as brutal as the orphanage, and for Kaia, there is no easy way out.

"Aller Zauber Anfang" ist der Auftakt der neuen Kinderhörspielserie "Das geheimnisvolle Medaillon" von Barbara van den Speulhof, der Autorin beliebter Reihen wie "Pippa", "Olga" oder "Der Grolltroll". Mit "Das geheimnisvolle Medaillon" entführt sie nun auf eine zauberhafte Abenteuerreise dreier Freundinnen, die einem magischen Geheimnis Schritt für Schritt auf die Schliche kommen. Chiara ist 13 Jahre alt und lebt mit ihren Eltern und ihrem kleinen Bruder in einer beschaulichen Wohnsiedlung.

When shadow-monsters attack in the cafeteria, eighth grader Penny Preston panics, starts a food fight, and unknowingly creates a trans-dimensional rift. Summoned to the counselor’s office, she expects suspension, but instead discovers that she exists in more than three dimensions. Unless she immediately begins training to learn to handle her powerful abilities, she risks losing her sanity. Together with Simon, her telepathic multidimensional cat, Penny struggles to save her relationship with her best friend, protect her universe, and uncover her connection to Arthurian myth.

Five strangers will stumble upon one another as they are carrying on with their day. But when their seemingly normal day going about making new friends turns into a deadly serious hostage situation, will this newly found group of complete strangers rise to the occasion and save the day? Or, will it all end in disaster? They are the Dragon Squad of Aurora Mountain, and this is only the beginning of the many trials, tribulations, and adventures to come.

After receiving a summoning from an old friend, Malia and Grigour venture into the magical city of Alvia during the time of Annus Novus. However, the cheery celebrations are cut short as a darkness brews beneath the city. The two heroes must take a stand to defend against the dark ancient forces threatening the very survival of humanity. As they hold the world’s very future in their hands, they must decern between friend and foe - and if they choose poorly, the world will crumble.