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Orfana e sola, costretta ad abbandonare il suo villaggio, Vasja dovrà rassegnarsi a trascorrere la vita in un convento o a permettere alla sorella maggiore di darla in sposa a un principe moscovita. Entrambe le strade la condannano a una vita in una torre, tagliata fuori dal vasto mondo che invece desidera esplorare. Così sceglie una terza via: travestendosi da ragazzo cavalca attraverso il bosco per sfuggire a un destino che altri hanno scritto per lei. A Mosca, intanto, la corte imperiale è scossa da lotte di potere e tumulti.

Ari Helix may have won her battle against the tyrannical Mercer corporation, but the larger war has just begun. Ari and her cursed wizard Merlin must travel back in time to the unenlightened Middle Ages and steal the King Arthur's Grail - the very definition of "impossible". It's imperative that the time travelers not skew the timeline and alter the course of history. Coming face to face with the original Arthurian legend could produce a ripple effect that changes everything. Somehow Merlin forgot that the past can be even more dangerous than the future...

Unlike all the debutantes she knows, 18-year-old Vita couldn't care less about her coming out ball. Trapped in her gloomy country estate, all she wants is to spend the summer dancing to jazzy numbers in East End clubs with her best friend Izzy. Freshly returned from a year abroad, Izzy is ready for the thrill of the London Season, with its endless whirl of balls, shopping sprees, and horse races. Most importantly, she's counting on Vita to help her find the rich and handsome husband every high-society girl deserves.

On the night before her wedding, 17-year-old Sorel leaps from a window and runs away from her life. To keep from being discovered, she takes on the male identity of Isser Jacobs—but it soon becomes clear that there is a real Isser Jacobs, and people want him dead. Her mistaken identity takes Sorel into the dark underworld of her small city in the Pale of Settlement, where smugglers, forgers, and wicked angels fight for control of the Jewish community. In order to make it out, Sorel must discover who Isser Jacobs really is—and who she wants to be.

At first glance, Princess Mariama lives a charmed life at the imperial palace in Timbuktu with servants catering for her every need. But deep within the palace walls, a terrible trial takes place for the princess’s hand in marriage. Ninety-nine suitors have died and the princess is determined to end the carnage before another life is lost.

Within the dazzling halls of London’s Crystal Palace, the event of the season has arrived: The Great Exhibition. An opportunity for the greatest minds of the century to come together under one roof in an unprecedented display of art and invention. And for two unlikely partners in crime, it’s about to become the score of a lifetime. Charming con man Kane Durante works alone—or on occasion with his best friend, Fletcher. But when his boss gives him the impossible task of stealing a priceless artifact from the Great Exhibition, he knows it’s a job he can’t pull off alone.

It has been almost two years since she defeated the vengeful spirit of her mother, but Vanja Ros - no longer Schmidt - has finally made a name for herself. She is a God Daughter, a (reformed) thief, and now a folk hero. She stands up for those with nothing, bringing justice and prosperity where she can. But members of the royal families are turning up dead, found with Vanja's calling card on the bodies. And as old flames, adversaries, and allies resurface, Vanja must face what it took to become the Pfennigist once and for all.

Die Reise des Lysander Hartherz geht weiter! History trifft Fantasy! Interessantes, unverbrauchtes Setting, stimmiges Magiesystem, hochspannend mit starken Charakteren! WuchtBewahrer, Band 2 der Flammenbringer-Trilogie. Die Revolution ist vorbei. Der Krieg ist es nicht. Der König ist tot. Die Republik lebt. Der Erste Konsul muss sie gegen Kräfte im Äußeren wie im Innern verteidigen, während sich ein weiteres Reich zum Kampf rüstet, und im fernen Topangue ein Soldat seine Bestimmung findet. Lysander und Gorm setzen ihre Reise fort, mit einem unnachgiebigen Feind auf ihren Fersen.

Jastin ist der zwölfjährige Sohn eines Ritters, der die Küsten von Vastar bewacht. Ein Schicksalsschlag veranlasst Jastin die Burg seines Vaters zu verlassen und in die Berge zu fliehen, wo unzählige Drachen ihr Unwesen treiben. Jastin kann ihnen nur knapp entkommen und am Ende findet er sich in einer Gruppe von Dieben wieder, die ihn zwingen, mit ihnen durch Vastar zu ziehen. In dieser Zeit lernt Jastin dunkle Seiten an sich kennen, die ihn zwar entsetzen, ihm aber auch sein Überleben sichern.

Die Ewigkeit des Hades vor Augen. Angeblich sucht Euryale in London nur einen Ehemann. In Wahrheit ist sie die Tochter einer Göttin. Styx – der Fluss der Unterwelt – ist durchlässig geworden und gefährdet die Welt der Sterblichen. Nun ist es an Euryale, das Leck zu versiegeln. Es soll ihr letzter Auftrag sein. Erfüllt sie ihn, wird aus ihr eine Furie. Ausgerechnet Deacon, angehender Geschichtsprofessor und Euryales größter Kritiker, ist ihre einzige Hoffnung. Denn er kann die Lebensfäden der Menschen sehen.

Eine Insel voller Magie. Eine Kronprinzessin mit eisernem Willen. Ein Wettbewerb um ihr Herz. Kronprinzessin Ainslie soll nach dem Tod ihres Vaters den Thron des magischen Inselkönigreichs Dumoth besteigen - einem Ort voller Magie, der Ainslies Familie mit elementaren Kräften ausgestattet hat. Ihr Leben lang wurde sie darauf vorbereitet, Königin zu werden - und sie ist der Aufgabe mehr als gewachsen. Doch ein altes Gesetz besagt, dass sie verheiratet sein muss, um herrschen zu können. Denn nur so werden die mächtigen magischen Blutlinien fortbestehen. Und der Rat des Königshauses weigert sich, diese Regelung abzuschaffen.

A year after saving the powers of Olympus by defeating Nyx, the Goddess of Darkness, Daphne is haunted by still-looming threats, her complicated feelings for the god Apollo, and the promise she made to the Olympian gods that she would help them again when they called upon her. When their command finally comes, it is deceptively simple: secure herself a spot as one of Queen Helen’s guards. A war is coming, and all of Sparta must be prepared.

On Rosevear, Mira is plagued by nightmares. She is lost and untethered – and then the watch strike, burning her home. The attack ignites a spark within her, and Mira knows it’s time to call in her bargain with Elijah, and tear down Captain Renshaw and the watch. Mira must find allies and she turns to the witches for help unlocking her siren abilities. But the witches aren’t all on Mira’s side; and what they ask of her may be her undoing.

The place: America. The year: 1931. The setting: the transcontinental express train known as the "Flying Pussyfoot." Aboard the train are a gang aiming to make some extra cash, a group of revolutionary terrorists trying to recapture their leader, and a pair of thieves looking to meet up with an old friend in New York City. But drunk on the excitement of their departure, none of them are prepared for what awaits them on the rails.

As with the first Side Colors volume, Side Colors II departs once more from Lawrence and Holo's travels north, taking the listener off the beaten path to explore three exquisite side stories. Remember, it's not so much about the destination, as it is the journey....

The Soler sisters are infamous in polite society—brazen, rebellious, and raised by their fashionable grandmother who couldn’t care less about which fork goes where. But their grandmother also knows the standards that two Latina young ladies will be held to, so she secures them two coveted places at the Alarie House, a prominent finishing school that turns out first ladies, princesses, and socialites.

On an icy peninsula near the Arctic, there is a school where select students from around the globe are taught the secrets of the Victorian-era.

Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood, who’s planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches—something Cressida needs Rune to accomplish.

Es sieht so aus, als ob der Olymp viel gefährlicher ist, als ich dachte. Nachdem ich ein fliegendes Piratenschiff ergattert habe, das einst dem verschollenen Herrscher Oceanus gehört hatte, verlasse ich die Akademie und begebe mich auf ein Abenteuer. Und ich breche nicht allein auf. Meine Freunde Ikarus, Zali und Thom kommen auch mit. Doch in einer seltsamen Wendung der Ereignisse kommen auch zwei der Leute aus der Akademie mit, die mich am meisten hassen.

Tandis que l’ombre de la guerre menace de s’abattre sur Emberfall, Rhen, Harper, Grey et Lia Mara devront faire preuve de tout le courage dont ils disposent afin de trouver une issue et combattre les forces obscures qui les guettent.