Teen Fantasy

Il secondo romanzo della saga di The Raven Cycle. Agli studenti della Aglionby Academy, conosciuti come Ragazzi Corvo, non manca nulla: soldi, bellezza, macchine costose. Gansey, però, è in cerca di qualcosa di più: Owen Glendower, un antico re gallese che, secondo le leggende, giace addormentato sotto una montagna. Nella sua ricerca è affiancato da Adam, che frequenta la scuola con una borsa di studio ed è pieno di risentimento verso l'ambiente privilegiato che lo circonda; da Ronan, un'anima selvaggia divisa tra rabbia e disperazione; e da Noah, tanto attento a cogliere i dettagli quanto taciturno.

Inez ha attraversato il mondo per raggiungere l'Egitto e, contro il parere di tutti, gettarsi nella ricerca disperata di risposte a proposito della recente e misteriosa scomparsa dei genitori. Questo l'ha condotta su un sentiero rischioso, segnato da perdite, sofferenze, tradimenti e una magia pericolosa che ha radici profonde. Quando lo zio la mette alle strette e le impone un ultimatum, per guadagnare la propria indipendenza la ragazza compie un gesto estremo con la complicità di Whitford Hayes, l'assistente tuttofare di Tío Ricardo e suo iniziale nemico.

1794, London: Camille and Al are desperately hunting Olympe's kidnapper. From the glamorous excesses of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens to the city's seedy underbelly, they are caught in a dangerous game of lies and deceit. And a terrible new enemy lies in wait with designs more monstrous than they could ever imagine.... Can Camille play on to the end, or will she be forced to show her hand?

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. And they will again. An S-Ranked Adventurer who lost his way. His journey will take him far and wide. Back to the places he used to know. He's not alone. Friends, comrades. Ash. Memories found and memories gained. Answers give rise to other questions. The Shatterfist moves on.

Orphaned and forced to serve her country's ruling group of scribes, Karis wants nothing more than to find her brother, long ago shipped away. But family bonds don't matter to the Scriptorium, whose sole focus is unlocking the magic of an ancient automaton army. In her search for her brother, Karis does the seemingly impossible - she awakens a hidden automaton. Intelligent, with a conscience of his own, Alix has no idea why he was made. Or why his father - their nation's greatest traitor - once tried to destroy the automatons.

The true power has revealed itself, but how can a dragon mind stop an ancient dragon? Having defeated the Netheral, a portion of an ancient dragon, success is short lived. This power has decided to move. It failed to destroy Rob’s home, but now it’s heading toward Serena’s lands—and to the dragon queen. The journey for answers leads to only to more questions. They know they need the dragon souls to protect them from this threat, but the dragon souls have gone silent. And if the dragon souls can’t protect them from the netheral, maybe nothing can. Dragon Soul is book 6 in an ...

Heroes rise from the most unlikely places. For, what others might view as unusual or irrelevant, just might be the surprising weapons needed to defeat an enemy. If Ruby existed in today's world, she would possibly be labeled with learning disabilities and perhaps a slight case of social anxiety. She is unusual in many ways. With radiant pink wings and unruly hair, Ruby stands out. But never in the way she wanted to. It is the peculiarity that draws attention to her; from her vivid imagination to her misunderstood sense of humor; Ruby is a rare fairy indeed. But even in a mysterious world ...

***Completed Series*** In the Enchanted Realm of Chrysanthemum, a new fairy princess rises. At her grand naming ceremony, Mor—Morrigan, a name she steals from the Great Queen, the goddess creator of the fairies—assumes her role amid a world steeped in both wonder and peril. But her world is soon overshadowed by ominous visions and nightmares along with a growing darkness threatening her homeland. As the shadows encroach, Mor is driven by a fierce determination to protect her people. Her quest leads her to an unexpected ally: Michael, her sister's enigmatic bodyguard. A pixie with a ...

Zera is a Heartless - the immortal, unaging soldier of a witch. Bound to the witch Nightsinger, Zera longs for freedom from the woods in which they hide. With her heart in a jar under Nightsinger's control, she serves the witch unquestioningly. Until Nightsinger asks Zera for a prince's heart in exchange for her own, with one addendum: If she's discovered infiltrating the court, Nightsinger will destroy Zera's heart rather than see her tortured by the witch-hating nobles.

Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya.​ And Paedyn has a life-altering choice to make. Whatever she decides will determine her fate – and the fate of those around her – forever. ​In the ultimate battle of love and loyalty, who wins?

An impossible power is coming. None are prepared. The power the heralds serve has begun to move, swallowing everything in its wake. As Rob races to save his realm, he realizes the key to stopping it won’t be found in his realm at all. But how can he use unity—and link realms—in places this power has already consumed? Progression may no longer be possible. And if it’s not, how can he save everything he cares for? Dragon Form is book 13 in an exciting progression fantasy series!

Sixteen-year-old Nate is a Gem - a Genetically Engineered Medical Surrogate - created by Gathos City scientists as a cure for the elite from the fatal lung-rot ravaging the population. As a child, Nate was smuggled out of the laboratory where he was held captive and taken into the Withers - a quarantined, lawless region. He manages to survive by becoming a Tinkerer, fixing broken tech in exchange for food or a safe place to sleep. When he meets Reed, a kind and fiercely protective boy who makes his heart race, Nate finds the family he's always longed for.

Love is a currency and its value is diminishing. One agent for Fairy Godmother Agency won't accept that. Paris Beaufont may not know much about banking, but she's about to learn whatever she needs to save the value of love. Ironically, that just so happens to involve taking a class on finance. And figuring out how to make some money, too. A new threat to love has surfaced and behind it is a powerful company with a lot of resources. Can Agent Beaufont overcome the odds, defeat the villains who care more about money than love, and also turn a profit? The fate of love depends on it.

A collection of twenty-six horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to thrill you and chill you to the bone. The creepers include: REST STOP: Martin loved the story The Lady or the Tiger so much he started playing the game with real people and hybrid beasts. THE CURSE: When Rebecca found the pharaoh's tomb, she refused to leave no matter how many perished. TILL DEATH DO US PART: Isabelle discovered her new husband had been married before, and all ten brides had disappeared without a trace. THE EXECUTION: Myers has a crazy dream he's on death row, waiting to be executed. LIFE TO THE ...

Across North America, flocks of birds hurl themselves into airplanes, causing at least a dozen to crash. Fearing terrorism, the United States government grounds all flights, and millions of travelers are stranded. Among them are Reese and her debate team partner and longtime crush David, who are in Arizona when the disaster occurs. On their drive home to San Francisco, along a stretch of empty highway in the middle of the Nevada night, a bird flies into their headlights. The car flips over. When they wake up in a military hospital, the doctor won't tell them what happened.

Lula Mortiz may be a bruja with healing powers, but after her family's battle in Los Lagos, she feels broken in a way she can't seem to fix. Then tragedy strikes when a bus crash leaves her friends and her boyfriend, Maks, dead. Desperate to reclaim normalcy, Lula invokes a dark spell to bring Maks back. It isn't until she hears that all of the bodies from the crash have gone missing that she realizes something is wrong. Lula has unwittingly raised an army of casi muertos - creatures between the living and dead - and they're hungry for freedom...which they can only achieve if Lula dies.

Voted Best Fantasy Book of the Year and Best Thriller of the Year by the five million members of the Online Book Club. Winner of two gold medals at the Global E-book Awards for Best Fantasy/Other World and Best Thriller Fiction. Practical Joker Delvin sets up as a magician after being falsely accused of murder and inheriting the murdered magician's magic tricks. But strange things seem to be happening. Is he performing real magic and not just tricks? Is there a secret that he doesn't know? He desperately need to find out. When the ruthless and terrifying Princess Jarla hears about him, his ...

The Winter Soldier is the Soviet Union's greatest weapon. Assigned the most dangerous covert missions from the USSR's secret military branch, and guided by a handler who knows him better than he knows himself, he has only one purpose: to obey orders. But he wasn't always the Winter Soldier....

“Would you risk everything to get home?” Three parallel worlds. One supernova. How hard could it be? Laney Carter needs to go home. Except the journey back will be as dangerous as staying. Thanks to her genius scientist “alternate self”, she’s been stuck on a parallel world, tormented by her alter egos, being hunted by secret organizations. Her life in constant peril. Laney has to trust a radical theory to cure her bizarre condition and return to her original dimension before the forces threatened by her existence catch up to her. What would she be willing to sacrifice to go back ...

When Theo meets Kylee at the beach, it is love at first sight...but everything is about to change. As they share their first kiss, the ground trembles beneath them and a gigantic tidal wave strikes the beachfront, demolishing everything in its path. Theo, Kylee, and their friends now battle to stay alive as they realize everything outside their island is gone. The small group now faces a growing evil which threatens to make survival impossible. On Atlantic Island, there are no games....