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In this high-interest novel, four young teens find themselves in serious danger during a role-playing game in a supposedly abandoned hospital.

Editha was a queer little girl. She was rather old-fashioned, as her aunts used to call it, and was always very fond of books. Indeed, Editha perhaps read more than was quite good for her. She spent the greater part of her time in the library reading her papa’s big books and newspapers. Her most recent obsession, derived from her daily news intake, was the subject of burglars. One night, when confronted with a real-life burglar, and with the conviction that she must protect her mother from the fright of such an intruder, Editha took it upon herself to confront the unusual nocturnal visitor.

Hace cien años, la poderosa Organización ayudó a proteger el mundo y erradicar el mal. O eso creían… cuando Mordred, el malvado hijo del Rey Arturo, vuelve de entre las sombras para intentar controlar el mundo, el Director Lennon reclutará a adolescentes que llevan en sus venas la sangre de los grandes héroes del pasado para luchar contra las fuerzas del mal.

When 12-year-old Kolby wakes up in an empty white room, he has no memory, no clothes, and no idea where he is. He soon discovers he’s one of a dozen kids living in an extravagant penthouse atop the tallest tower in the city. Adults are nowhere to be found, and, like Kolby, all the kids are missing their memories. The kids in the tower spend their time scaling the climbing wall, riding a waterslide into an Olympic-sized swimming pool, or playing video games on the 105-inch 8K video screen.

Edi has collected antiques and ghost stories for as long as they can remember. Some old objects buzz with history, and when Edi touches them, they see fragments of the item's story. But are the visions real? Edi desperately wants to believe in the supernatural until a mysterious ghost transforms their mom into a mannequin. Helped by Delilah, a thirteen-year-old psychic, Edi researches local hauntings to untangle how and why their mom became a mannequin. When Edi finally employs their ability to see an artifact's history, they learn the terrifying truth.

Sein Deckname: WHITE KNIGHT. Seine Ausbildung: TOPSECRET. Sein Ziel: die Operation DEEP SLEEP auffliegen lassen. Um die Drahtzieher hinter DEEP SLEEP zu stoppen, setzt John im Auftrag des WHISPERERs auf einem Frachtschiff nach Marseille über. Dort hofft er, die legendäre Hackerin SNOW WHITE ausfindig zu machen. Nur sie kann John helfen, die Machenschaften der ehemaligen Geheimoperation auffliegen zu lassen. Doch bereits auf hoher See stößt John auf erbitterten Widerstand. Denn auch ein gegnerischer DEEP SLEEP-Agent hat sich in die Crew des Frachters eingeschleust.

Una serie de desdichas amenaza el rodaje de la nueva película de la famosa Rita Turner: los guionistas desaparecen, las cuerdas de seguridad se rompen y el presupuesto de la producción está en las últimas. El director de la película, el hermano de lord Thomsing, ha acudido a nosotros en busca de ayuda, porque sospecha que las catástrofes podrían estar relacionadas entre sí. Para llegar al fondo del asunto, hemos venido en persona a investigar. Y, claro, para pasar desapercibida ¿qué mejor idea que convertirme en doble de riesgo?