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Through JK Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books and the eight films, we have been introduced to a fantastic and magical world that many of us would like to visit. But what is the story behind what we see and read, and what are some little-known facts about the books, the films, the actors and the characters? This audiobook contains 101 amazing facts which you most likely didn’t know!

What if Rome never fell? Electa, on the cusp of womanhood, faces an uncertain future in Latia, the capital state in Appia. While sun-drenched Latia may be a paradise for some, it is a prison for others. Her talent for deception is the only thing keeping her alive, for now, but if Electa is anything, it’s defiant, and she will defy the path fate has laid before her and the will of men who try to control her until her last breath. Electa’s fight started as one for survival and freedom, but revelations about her own nature will change her and Appia forever.

Barry Sutton é policial em Nova York e convive com a tristeza da morte da filha. Ao ser acionado para intervir em uma tentativa de suicídio, ele se depara com uma mulher que sofre da Síndrome da Falsa Memória, uma doença misteriosa que planta na cabeça de suas vítimas lembranças de vidas que elas nunca tiveram.

In the title story, set five minutes in the future where you not only have a credit score but also a dating score, a woman who’s been banished from all dating apps attends a weekly help group with others who have been “banned for life,” and finds herself falling in love. In “Backwards,” a twist on Benjamin Button, a woman reconnects with her estranged father as he de-ages ten years each day they spend together. In “Welcome to Oxhead,” all the parents in a gated community “shut off” when the power goes out.

Atticus Coven is lucky to have a job at all, let alone one with the Corporation. But the work is numbing and repetitive, and the pace is relentless on the brutally efficient AI-controlled factory floor. Every day is a trial—until her.

Baserad på långfilmen! Det magiska landet Equestria regeras av fyra prinsessor. En regerar över dagen, en regerar över natten, en regerar över kärleken, och en regerar över den viktigaste kraften av alla - vänskap. Hon heter Twilight Sparkle, och är den mest speciella av alla ponnyer. Twilight Sparkle förbereder inför Equestrias vänskapsfestival, som både hon och alla hennes vänner ser fram emot. Plötsligt byts Equestrias glada förväntan mot rädsla då Stormkungens armé attackerar det fredliga landet.

Als eine dunkle Macht Equestria bedroht, müssen die sechs zauberhaften Ponys Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy und Rarity in die große Welt ziehen, um ihre Heimat zu retten. Dabei treffen sie neue Freunde, bestehen gefährlichen Abenteuer und lernen eine wichtige Lektion... Lass dich von der fabelhaften Welt von My little Pony verzaubern und entdecke mit Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack und Rarity das magische Land Equestria.

It turns out Addison was right: The world as he knew it did come to an end by means of a killer virus. He’s by himself now, near what was Sicily, Oklahoma, tending to a wilted vegetable garden, foraging for rabbits, and eking out not quite enough water from a dried-up well. It’s time to move. Uncle Izzy, whom he’s decided to seek out in his survivalist cabin hundreds of miles away, had prepared him well for an apocalypse - all but for the loneliness. But the virus didn’t quite kill everybody. And humanity isn't all that humane anymore.

Claire delights as the fierce, prickly World War II nurse who falls for Jamie, the sensitive Highlands outlaw. He offers more than a fling or even a timeless love, as he guides the heroine to a deeper level of spirituality. Of course, Diana Gabaldon explores much about modern gender construction. Her heroines shoot pirates, while the Highlanders blend courtly gallantry with bloodthirsty battles.

2020: Close to getting expelled and caught up in a deadly feud, the tensions surrounding Esso seem to be leading to a single moment in a Peckham alleyway that could shatter his future. 2035: Stripped of everything, football prodigy Rhia has just one thing left on her mind - figuring out how to avert a bullet that was fired 15 years in the past. Everything changes when Esso gains access to a mysterious world where he can see glimpses of the past and future, and when Rhia starts understanding the physics of it.

Varghunden är en av Jack Londons mest älskade klassiker. I norra Kanadas råa vildmarker kämpar valpen Vittand för att överleva i den bitande kylan. Som korsning mellan hund och varg dras han mellan två inre begär – vargens lockelse till friheten i naturen, och hundens inneboende längtan efter närhet och gemenskap. När Vittand blir bortförd av människor kastas han rakt in i en mardröm. Men bland svårigheterna han tvingas gå igenom, upplever Vittand också glimtar av mänsklig värme. Dessa ögonblick får honom att drömma om ett annat liv, ett liv där han kan leva i harmoni med människorna och deras gåtfulla värld.

In near-future America, film critic Noah Body uploads his reviews to a content aggregator. His job is routine: watch, seethe, pan. He dreams of making his own film, free from the hackery of commercial cinema. Faced with writing about lousy movies for a website that no one reads, Noah smuggles into his work episodes from his trainwreck of a life. We learn that his apartment in Miniature Aleppo has been stripped of furniture after his wife ran off with his best friend - who Noah believes has possessed his body.

In alten Zeiten war Kumandra ein sicherer Hafen, in dem Menschen und Drachen in Harmonie zusammenlebten. Doch als eine böse Macht das Land bedrohte, opferten sich die Drachen, um die Menschheit zu retten. 500 Jahre später ist die böse Macht zurückgekehrt. Jetzt ist es die Aufgabe der jungen Kriegerin Raya, den legendären letzten Drachen zu suchen, um das verfallene Land wiederherzustellen und sein Volk zu vereinen. Begleite Raya auf ihrer Reise und erfahre, dass es neben einem Drachen auch Vertrauen und Teamwork braucht, um die Welt zu retten!

Vor mehr als dreißig Jahren feierte Star Wars seinen Durchbruch auf den großen Leinwänden dieser Welt und gilt seither als einzigartiges Phänomen. Das langersehnte nächste Abenteuer der Blockbuster-Saga begeistert alte und neue Fans gleichermaßen - beginnend mit "Das Erwachen der Macht", dem erfolgreichsten Kinoereignis aller Zeiten, das Alan Dean Foster nun auch als Hörbuch zum Leben erweckt.

A Better Tomorrow is an action-packed sci-fi about Jordan, a common elementary school teacher and children's author who gets caught up in an extraordinary experiment after his fiancée is murdered. Jordan's consciousness was shifted from his present body to a different body in the past in another universe. When attempting to stop the murderer he failed to save her and accidentally killed someone else. He is stuck in an alternate universe as a fugitive running from the police and seeking redemption for his fiancée's death. Meanwhile, he must reach Dr. Charles, the leader of the experiment and the only one who can get him back to his true existence. He loses his grip on reality as his consciousness slips between different circumstances, making it hard to know what is real and what is in his mind. Believing nothing to be reality, he went from being a common man to a reckless fugitive who won't stop until he finds a universe where his fiancée is still alive.

Technology at its finest…and its worst. This anthology of cyberpunk stories features futuristic tech that characters take advantage of…or that takes advantage of them. From physical enhancements that empower the user to rogue AIs that seek to mold the world in their own image. From programs that promise wealth to modified working women struggling to survive. Featuring stories by Joseph Sidari, James Pyles, Lincoln Reed, Gem Newman, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Jo Niederhoff, E.V. Smith, and James Rossiter.

Jeder kennt Willy Wonka, den genialen Erfinder und Inhaber der legendären Schokoladenfabrik – an der Seite des kleinen Charlie der große Held der weltberühmten Geschichte von Roald Dahl. Wie wurde Willy Wonka zu dem exzentrischen Magier, der die Welt mit seinen Kreationen gleichermaßen bezaubert und verstört? Davon erzählt der Film, den Warner Bros. kurz vor Weihnachten mit einem grandiosen Star-Aufgebot in die Kinos bringt. So viel sei verraten: Seine einzigartige Begabung als magischer Chocolatier hat seine Mutter dem jungen Willy als Vermächtnis mit auf den Weg gegeben.

Raven, once known as Kukori, is the biggest exporter from all the Free Cities. Trading in salt, silver, labor, and other goods, it is known throughout Amalia. This novella is a glimpse into some of the less-known history of the city, and account of one of the greatest villains they faced.

In "Snowboarding’s Last Stand: A Samurai and The Slingling," connected to ancient traditions and powerful forces Ollie, a snowboarding samurai grappling with a past he seeks to amend, and Misty a female snowboarder and inventor, encounter an audacious Slingling with a fiery spirit and unwavering loyalty to snowboarders. As their paths unexpectedly intertwine, a gripping snowboarding showdown unfolds against the backdrop of an oppressive regime and a world shaped by PINPIN's sinister influence.

Für den 17-jährigen Tim geht ein Traum in Erfüllung: Er darf am berühmten Mozart-Internat Gesang studieren! Doch dort angekommen, muss er sich nicht nur dem herausfordernden neuen Schulalltag stellen – geführt von mysteriösen Lichtergeistern findet er auch ein geheimes Portal in die sagenhafte Welt von Mozarts Zauberflöte. Hier soll er in der Rolle des Prinzen Tamino gemeinsam mit Papageno Prinzessin Pamina retten, um ihre Welt vor der ewigen Dunkelheit der Königin der Nacht zu bewahren.