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

"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.

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.

Im Dschungelkönigreich Elámon werden Gestaltwandler wie Gottheiten verehrt. Eine von ihnen ist die junge Jaguar-Wandlerin Kitana, die mit ihrer Familie ein sorgloses Leben im Tempel führt. Bis zu dem Tag, als eine Intrige des Ersten Priesters Kitanas heile Welt zerstört und sie zwingt, in den undurchdringlichen Urwald zu fliehen. Dort sucht sie Hilfe bei einem Clan von Panther-Wandlern, der zurückgezogen im Dschungel lebt und sowohl den Jaguargöttern als auch den Menschen misstrauisch gegenübersteht.

La magia existe. Aunque nadie la llama así: la llaman prodigios. Para que suceda un prodigio alguien tiene que pedirlo y esperar a que los dioses, sean cuales sean, respondan. A veces los prodigios ayudan. Otras tienen consecuencias espeluznantes, como terremotos, plagas y bestias monstruosas. Desde que la Inquisición los prohibió en Europa, pasaron a convertirse en meras leyendas. Pero todo cambia con el desembarco en el Nuevo Mundo...

Philip Pullman regresa al mundo de "La Materia Oscura" con esta maravillosa segunda entrega de la serie " El libro de la oscuridad". Han pasado veinte años desde los sucesos acaecidos en "La bella salvaje". En el primer volumen de "El libro de la oscuridad", se narraba el trascendental viaje que emprendía Lyra Belacqua siendo un bebé. Ahora, en "La comunidad secreta", nos encontramos con Lyra Lenguadeplata, y ya no es una niña...

"Manche von uns müssen durch die Angst gehen, um zu werden, wer sie sind." Hoch oben im nördlichen Teermeer vermutet Edda ihren kleinen Bruder Tobin, der vom Krähenkönig entführt worden ist. Um ihn zu finden, braucht sie ein Schiff. Und die Fließende Karte. Denn die Lage der Inseln in der Silbersee verändert sich ständig und die Reise in den Norden ist weit und gefährlich. Edda findet heraus, dass die kostbare Karte beim Volk der Irsu auf den Regen-Inseln aufbewahrt wird. Voller Hoffnung bricht sie dorthin auf.

Once a steeplejack, Anglet Sutonga is used to scaling the heights of Bar-Selehm. Nowadays she assists politician Josiah Willinghouse behind the scenes of Parliament. The latest threat to the city-state: government plans for a secret weapon are stolen and feared to be sold to the rival nation of Grappoli. The investigation leads right to the doorsteps of Elitus, one of the most exclusive social clubs in the city.

Thoughtfully imaginative and action-packed, Steeplejack is New York Times best-selling A. J. Hartley's YA debut set in a 19th-century South African fantasy world. Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives and works as a steeplejack in Bar-Selehm, a sprawling city known for its great towers, spires, and smokestacks - and even greater social disparities. Ang's world is turned upside down when her new apprentice, Berrit, is murdered the same night that the city's landmark jewel is stolen.

To save their parents, they will have to travel to unknown worlds. Too bad the natives on each world all seem to want them dead. Zachary and Jenna Lane are a brother and sister pair who would much rather tease and trick each other than work together. But when their parents vanish before their eyes through a mysterious shimmering portal, the two kids join forces and venture through a series of fantastic worlds in an effort to rescue them.

Cosa c'era prima del Labirinto? Qual è il vero obiettivo della C.A.T.T.I.V.O.? Cos'è il gruppo B? Chi è davvero Thomas? E se lui e i suoi compagni avessero scelto di entrare nel Labirinto? Il principio di tutto è... la fine. Le foreste bruciano, laghi e fiumi si prosciugano, gli oceani sommergono le terre. Un'epidemia inarrestabile decima gli esseri viventi e le leggi degli uomini decadono. In questo scenario la C.A.T.T.I.V.O. va in cerca delle risposte e trova il ragazzo perfetto per portare a termine i propri disegni.

Carson High School seniors Scott and Davey don't have much common ground - that is, until all universes begin collapsing into their school. Soon the avowed loner and the mean-girl cheerleader realize that something is very wrong, and they're the only two who are aware of what's happening. Demon versions of their teachers roam the halls, a cowboy sloth appears sporadically, and some students randomly burst into flames while angry interdimensional counterparts of other students destroy everything in sight.

On their way to start a new life, Tula and her family travel on the Prairie Rose, a colony ship headed to a planet in the outer reaches of the galaxy. All is going well until the ship makes a stop at a remote space station, the Yertina Feray, and the colonist's leader, Brother Blue, beats Tula within an inch of her life. An alien, Heckleck, saves her and teaches her the ways of life on the space station.

Years ago, Tula Bane was beaten and left for dead on a remote space station far from Earth, her home planet. She started with nothing and had no one, but over time she found a home, a family, and even love. When it's discovered that the abandoned planet beneath the station is abundant with a rare and valuable resource, aliens from across the galaxy race over to strike it rich.

Lucy is the last Chantress, the only remaining girl who can sing magic into the world. Since she defeated the evil Lord Scargrave, England has changed—and not for the better. With crops failing and the people rebelling, Lucy is called urgently back to King Henry’s court. His Inner Council is convinced that making gold through alchemy will save England. But a critical element to the alchemical process has been stolen. Lucy is tasked with finding it with her magic…or else. And until she succeeds, the castle is on lockdown.

Gaia is slipping through Loki's fingers yet again. Is he ready to be his own test subject? Fearlessness is perhaps the only edge he can muster against his twin, Tom. Will Tom be able to murder his own brother in cold blood? Tom desperately needs to regain Gaia's trust. If Gaia can find a way to realign with Tom, Natasha, Ed, and even Tatiana, does she have a shot at being a "normal" girl?

No one or nothing is quite as it seems in this best-selling edgy urban series. No one is quite who they seem. Is Loki Gaia's uncle or her father? Gaia isn't sure. But regardless, she knows that her father loves her and that he is in great danger.

The Cyborg Wars are over and Earth has peacefully prospered for more than one hundred years. Yet sometimes history must repeat itself until humanity learns from its mistakes. In the year 2170, despite technological and political advances, cyborgs and clones are treated no better than slaves, and an underground abolitionist movement is fighting for freedom. Thirteen-year-old Leanna's entire life is thrown into chaos when The World Federation of Nations discovers her mom is part of the radical Liberty Bell Movement.

From the Renaissance master Andrea del Sarto who faked a Raphael masterpiece at the request of his Medici patrons, to the Vermeer counterfeiter Han van Meegeren who duped the avaricious Hermann Goering, to the frustrated British artist Eric Hebborn, who began forging to expose the ignorance of experts, art forgers have challenged "legitimate" art in their own time, breaching accepted practices and upsetting the status quo.

There's a gorgeous new guy at Nightshade High: Duke Sherrad, a fortune-teller claiming to have descended from Gypsies. Even though she's psychic herself, Daisy is skeptical of Duke's powers. But when a teacher who was the subject of one of his predictions ends up dead, she begins to wonder if Duke is the real deal after all. Maybe if Daisy can track down the teacher's killer, she can find out the truth. The only trouble is, all signs point to the murderer being of the furry persuasion. Is Daisy any match for a werewolf?

Senior year finds Ade and his girlfriend, Vauxhall, deeply in love, indulging themselves with wild dates and exploring their newly strengthened abilities. Only Ade isn’t as happy as he should be. He’s got an itch that he can’t seem to scratch and it has everything to do with his joining the Pandora Crew, a group of radical oracles hell-bent on disturbing the peace, performing Jackass-style stunts, and spreading the mayhem.