Showing results by publisher "Audible studios" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Connor and Lev are on the run after the destruction of the Graveyard, the last safe haven for AWOL Unwinds. But for the first time, they’re not just running away from something. This time, they’re running toward answers, in the form of a woman Proactive Citizenry has tried to erase from history itself. If they can find her, and learn why the shadowy figures behind unwinding are so afraid of her, they may discover the key to bringing down unwinding forever.

Seventeen-year-old Snow has spent the majority of her life within the walls of the Whittaker Institute, a high security mental hospital in upstate New York. Deep down, she knows she's not crazy and doesn't belong there. When she meets a mysterious, handsome new orderly and dreams about a strange twisted tree she realizes she must escape and figure out who she really is.

Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga. Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for 15-year-old Jakkin.

In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man - a bioengineered war beast named Tool - who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers, their fragile existence quickly collapses.

How did Lev Calder move from an unwillingly escaped Tithe to a clapper? In this revealing short story, Neal Shusterman opens a window on Lev’s adventures between the time he left CyFi and showed up at the Graveyard. Pulling elements from Neal Shusterman’s critically acclaimed Unwind and giving hints about what is to come in the riveting sequel, UnWholly, this short story is not to be missed.

Jakkin risks everything--his freedom, his dragon, even his life--to rescue his beloved in this stirring sequel to Dragon's Blood.

Prey on the old and you're a coward. Prey on the young and you're pathetic. Prey on the weak and you're even weaker. Prey on my friends...and you're history.

Jakkin risks everything--his freedom, his dragon, even his life--to rescue his beloved in this stirring sequel to Dragon's Blood.

Everyone longs for something. And everyone gives in to temptation sometimes. Mary. Heather. Sam. Now it's my turn.

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And so, when two society girls go missing, there's no one more qualified to investigate. Now, the fierce Evaline and the logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, in order to navigate the advances of not just one, but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve a murder with only one clue: the strange Egyptian scarab.

La Radura, il Labirinto, la Zona Bruciata, le sale interne della C.A.T.T.I.V.O... I ricordi lo assalgono ma ora ha un peso che non può essere condiviso con Thomas e gli altri: l'Eruzione. E non può sopportare il pensiero dei suoi amici che lo vedono discendere nella follia mentre soccombe al virus. Lasciando solo una lettera, Newt abbandona la Berga prima che i Radurai tornino dalla loro missione a Denver, in Colorado.

Dahlia 16 sees her face in every crowd. She's nothing special - just one of 5,000 girls created from a single genome to work for the greater good of the city. Meeting Trigger 17 changes everything. He thinks she's interesting. Beautiful. Unique. Which means he must be flawed. When Dahlia can't stop thinking about him - when she can't resist looking for him, even though that means breaking the rules - she realizes she's flawed, too. But if she's flawed, then so are all her identicals. And any genome found to be flawed will be recalled.

Rough-and-tumble Saturday Woodcutter thinks she's the only one of her sisters without any magic - until the day she accidentally conjures an ocean in the backyard. With her sword in tow, Saturday sets sail on a pirate ship, only to find herself kidnapped and whisked off to the Top of the World. Is Saturday powerful enough to kill the demon witch who holds her captive and save the world from destruction? And, as she wonders grumpily, “Did romance have to be part of the adventure?”

With a song, Lucy can control the wind and the water; she can bring castles and kingdoms to their feet. Since Lucy mastered her powers, King Henry has kept her close. And now he's called her to investigate attempted murder - by a mermaid. All Lucy can glean from the creature they’ve captured is a warning: The sea is coming. We are coming. And we will drown you all.

Jakkin and his girlfriend, Akki, discover a primitive cult that sacrifices dragons.

Nev has just joined the crew of the starship Kaitan Heritage as the cargo loader. His captain, Qole, is the youngest-ever person to command her own ship, but she brooks no argument from her crew of orphans, fugitives, and con men. Nev can't resist her, even if her ship is an antique. As for Nev, he's a prince, in hiding on the ship. He believes Qole holds the key to changing galactic civilization, and when her cooperation proves difficult to obtain, Nev resolves to get her to his home planet by any means necessary.

Atia è una Nefas, creatura immortale che si nutre di incubi e paure. Essendo l'ultima della sua specie, vive nell'ombra per sfuggire all'ira vendicativa degli dèi. Silas è un Messaggero, incaricato di consegnare missive e traghettare i morti come punizione per un passato che nemmeno ricorda. Atia non si sognerebbe mai di allearsi con uno come lui, ma quando infrange una sacra legge e gli dèi sguinzagliano una serie di mostri per darle la caccia, Silas le fa una proposta che non può rifiutare.

Irene, una joven tímida y solitaria, sueña con Vâudïz, un mundo imaginario en el que la princesa Nannerl vive junto a un grupo de guerreras, sin saber que una amenaza de siglos se cierne sobre ella. Cuando aparece Erick, el chico nuevo de la clase, Irene y él se hacen amigos y ella y le revela los secretos de ese fantástico lugar. De pronto, la delgada línea que divide lo real de lo imaginario parece romperse y el mundo de Vâudïz se convierte en una presencia muy real, que puede poner en peligro a Irene y a su nuevo amigo Erick.

Ecco, der junge Panther-Wandler, und Jaguargöttin Kitana sind unglücklich. Während Ecco sein tatenloses Leben im Clan anödet, sehnt sich Kitana nach einer großen Enttäuschung weg aus Elámon. Als das Schicksal sie beide in den Stadtstaat Jalthar verschlägt, bekommen sie eine zweite Chance, sich ihre Gefühle füreinander einzugestehen. Doch die Kaiman-Götter, die die Stadt beherrschen, sind ihnen nicht wohlgesonnen und ihre Versuche, die düsteren Geheimnisse Jalthars zu lüften und den Bewohnern zu helfen, bringen sie in Lebensgefahr. Eine Gefahr, der sie nur zusammen begegnen können.

"Die Vortexe zerstörten unsere Welt. Wir lernten in ihnen zu laufen. Doch niemand ahnte, was sie in uns entfachen würden..." Für Elaine ist es der wichtigste Tag ihres Lebens: In Neu London findet das spektakuläre Vortexrennen statt, und sie ist eine der Auserwählten. Hunderte Jugendliche jagen bei dem Wettkampf um den Globus – doch nicht zu Fuß. Sie springen in die Energiewirbel, die die Welt vor Jahrzehnten beinahe zerstört haben. Der Sprung in einen Vortex ist lebensgefährlich, doch gelingt er, bringt er einen wie ein geheimes Portal in Sekunden von einem Ort zum anderen.