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As the crown princess of Austria, I’m expected to act primly and find a husband, not unleash a curse. Yet that is exactly what happened when I touched a be-spelled nutcracker. Now I must find the magical nut Crackatook, or I will turn into a wooden doll. My father locks me up in the castle, not understanding that I need to be the one to break the curse. Yet with the help of Philip, my best friend and royal guard, I’m able to sneak out. Soon, Philip and I are off to lands filled with mythical creatures, sneaky traps, and complicated riddles.

Als Mark in den Schwarzen Turm eindringt, ahnt er nicht, welche Kräfte er entfesselt. Der Greif, der über dieses albtraumhafte Reich herrscht, bietet all seine Macht auf, um den Jungen in seine Gewalt zu bringen. So wandelt sich der abenteuerliche Ausflug in eine fantastische Welt zu einer Reise voll Schrecken. Doch Mark nimmt den aussichtslos scheinenden Kampf mit der finsteren Magie des Greifs auf.

The world of shinobi and samurai is his new home, but there is something that threatens the new life he hopes to build. An assassin. And Andy knows her identity, but he needs proof. In order to stop the assassin, he'll need to progress further than ever before in the art of the shinobi and in the magic of the beast shamans.

Barsicon is a war-torn, divided world. A towering wall separates Light City from the Darkness, metropolis from countryside, rich from poor, saints from sinners. There are seven steps at the wall's main gates. Once a week, a brave Light Seeker emerges from the Darkness and attempts to scale these seven levels as they endure formidable tests of physical, mental, and spiritual strength. Success means a better life for them and their family in glorious Light City. Failure equals instant death.

Der dritte und finale Band der Trilogie von Fantasy-Queen Julia Dippel. Der Kaiser ist tot, doch Amaias Status als Goldene Erbin ist nach wie vor umstritten. Sie steht zwischen der Tradition und einer Revolution - größer, als Cassardim sie je gesehen hat. Noár ist bemüht, sie aus der Schusslinie zu halten, aber Amaia verfolgt eigene Pläne. Sie muss das wachsende Chaos aufhalten, das von ihrem frisch vermählten Ehemann Besitz ergreift.

Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the color of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death. She is saved by a mysterious woman who tells Deka of her true nature: She is an Alaki, a near-immortal with exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: Fight for the Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed....

A phantasm from a darker past makes its presence known to Khae Wys, Queen of the Elves. Braving the perils of a haunted tower, the queen seeks the counsel of the mysterious Fae, for only they can predict what is to come. A future that doesn't bode well for her only living child. In a desperate attempt to save the heir to the Willow Throne, Princess Ouderling is exiled to the only place capable of protecting her. Highcliff, the home of the coveted Crystal Cavern and the dragons that watch over it. The Duke of Grim, however, has other plans for the princess.

Fifteen-year-old Iggy never believed in prophecies or heroes, content to survive the battleground of high school. Yet, destiny is not content to leave him be. Plucked from the life he knows, Iggy is thrust into an ancient struggle, where ethereal beasts stir and sorcery lurks in the shadows. He must navigate a treacherous path, armed only with the fragile hope that he might be the one to turn the tide against the encroaching darkness.

The fate of the world rests on a blade’s edge. With her Companions at her side, Corayne has mastered the ancient magic in her blood, closing one spindle and pushing back the evil that threatens their world. But the fight is far from over. Queen Erida and her consort, Taristan, continue their march through Allward, crumbling castles and conquering kingdoms with an unstoppable army and unthinkable forces of darkness.

Der 16-jährige Adrian Blackwell ist entschlossen, den Tod seines Vaters aufzuklären. Dabei gerät er zwischen die Fronten der letzten Götter Asgards und Hel, der Herrscherin des Totenreichs. Denn Adrian besitzt einen Schlüssel zu Hels Reich: den Runen-Code seines Vaters. Auf der Jagd nach dem Schlüssel hetzt Hels Bruder, der mächtige Fenriswolf, Adrian durch halb London bis hinab ins Totenreich. Dort muss Adrian sich entscheiden, ob er sein eigenes Leben rettet oder die Götter Asgards vor dem Untergang bewahrt.

Elaine "The Mink" LaCroix has just cat-burglared into a temple in Japan and reaches for the Eye of Buddha - a blazing green emerald as big as a man's fist - when she slumps to the ground. A white bony hand strips the glowing silver ring from her finger. Half a world away, Merlin opens his eyes and whispers, "It is not to be, little Mink", then drifts to the sleep of the enchanted.

Thirteen-year-old Alaric Swift lives a tough, lonely life. He’s never known his parents, nor had any friends. However, everything changes after his adoptive parents attempt to eat him, and he’s taken to live on the magical island of Harramore. The reason? Alaric is the son of the most powerful being to have ever existed — the King Guardian, Rei. So begins a magical adventure as Alaric learns to master hidden extraordinary powers, meets creatures beyond his imagination, and gets caught up in a plot to steal the world’s most dangerous object, the Golden Pearl.

The world of Orithin is large, mysterious, and chaotic, full of Outland Monsters hunting creatures of light. To become the Crown Prince of Absalom, Aerrow Fionn must officially undergo the trials of the Dragon Knight, despite his fears of the monsters outside their borders. During the trials, however, he finds that danger is closer to home than he expected. Monsters are suddenly more active than ever, within the walls of the kingdom – his fears come knocking.

The Hidden Palace was the last place that Lei would ever consider home. The trauma and tragedy she suffered behind those opulent walls would plague her forever. She could not be trapped there with the sadistic king again, especially without Wren. The last Lei saw of the girl she loved, Wren was fighting an army of soldiers in a furious battle to the death. With the two girls torn apart and each in terrorizing peril, will they find each other again, or have their destinies diverged forever?

Young elf prince Drynn has always lived in the shadow of his athletic and popular elder brother. But, when the bookish boy’s mother dies from a mystery illness and he receives the Queen’s Opal, he’s plagued by visions of the past and a growing power. And, with the gem supposedly cursing those who possess it, he must enter the human realm to hunt down the cure…or become the next to die. Outside the forest, Drynn finds much has changed with the world now ruled by greedy wizards coveting more magic.

Although the dark forces of Arawn are defeated, the Saxons have massed on the border of Wales, aiming for nothing less than the complete subjugation of the Welsh people. But defeating an army of Saxons is only the first step Rhiann, Cade, and their companions must take if they are to stop Mabon from claiming dominion over the human world for all eternity. The Pendragon’s Quest is the fourth book in The Last Pendragon Saga.

Some battles cannot be won. The time has come to fight. There are no allies left. There is nothing but flames ahead. The end has arrived. Prepare for the final installment in the Ena of Ilbrea series.

After years of people insisting she must be cursed due to her discolored left eye, Salome starts to believe they might be right. But when Harbona the Seer unexpectedly visits her, he reveals that not only has the Year of the Hunter begun, but Salome’s distorted eye is in actuality the Mark of the Hunter, and she is charged to avenge the blood of the innocent. With the Immortal Seer, their axe-wielding guardian, and a dangerous bounty hunter known as the Wanderer in their company, Salome and her brother, Crispin, embark on a journey to defeat their sister and reclaim the White Throne.

In the middle of nothingness is the Island of Salvation. Reality bends easily here. Villages disappear. Forests burn forever. Pockets of inconsistent time are everywhere, their boundaries strung with yellow ribbon. And the three kingdoms of Salvation have been at war for a thousand years. But the greatest threat is the Malice, an incursion from the demon plane slowly tearing its way through the world’s weakest seams. Seams that - once split - will lead to the total unraveling of night and day, light and dark, life and death.

In a time of fear and danger, will Merlin's magic, Lancelot's bravery, and Arthur's wisdom be enough to unite the kingdom and bring peace? Beloved storyteller Jim Weiss brings tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table to life with action, wonder, and humor.