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Charlie was one of the gathered. Survivors of the earthquake that shattered the eastern U.S. and poisoned the land. Those who lived were changed, gifted with strange new abilities, and seized by the government to be turned into weapons. Years later, Charlie and her boyfriend, Tyler, escaped the Base and disappeared, using her power of premonition to stay hidden. But when Tyler learns his twin sister is still alive and trapped inside the Base, he’s willing to risk everything to bring her home. Charlie’s visions turn deadly. She’s seen Tyler captured, bleeding, lost.

In the cold, echoing corridors of the starship The Origin, 14-year-old Jax Hutson clings to the only family he has left: the ghosts of his parents, lost to the monstrous banshees that ravaged Earth. As a subject in the mysterious Phoenix Experiments, Jax is supposed to find closure by connecting with the dead—but his secret, forbidden dreams hint at a deeper, more dangerous truth.

Patrick Dunn, a fifty-something ex-cop, thought his days of action were over after a gunshot forced early retirement. But when an EMP plunges the country into darkness, Pat's mission to reach his children in Salem becomes a race against a brutal winter and devastating chaos. Alongside Holly, an escaped patient with a troubled past, and her steadfast dog Butler, they navigate treacherous terrain where danger lurks at every turn.

The snow is the only thing that has settled. The dead are exploding with rage and as blood thirsty as ever. Book 3 sits you in the front row of a non-stop rollercoaster ride that not all will survive. Check out Zombies Ate the Neighbors 3 Today!

Con la ayuda de algunos amigos semidioses, Lester ha conseguido sobrevivir a las dos primeras pruebas: una en el Campamento Mestizo y la otra en Indianápolis, donde Meg recibió la profecía oscura. Las palabras que pronunció sentada en el Trono de la Memoria revelaron que un dream team de tres emperadores romanos supervillanos planea atacar el Campamento Júpiter. Mientras Leo vuela a toda velocidad para alertar a los miembros del Campamento del peligro inminente , Lester y Meg deberán cruzar el Laberinto para encontrar al tercer emperador.

When a helicopter carrying presidential hopeful Senator William Jefferson crashes in the Quarantine Zone, zombie half-breed Penelope Hope is enlisted into the most unorthodox rescue team ever assembled for a mission to save the very man leading the effort to wipe out her kind from the Plagued States of America...

A vacation in paradise turns deadly when four teens' sailing charter hits stormy seas in this propulsive new thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Megan Lally! Hannah is having an incredible spring break. A week at a resort in Mexico with her best friend Emmy and her...

Siete jugadores llegaron a la Isla Hawthorne para participar en el juego de un multimillonario. Ahora solo quedan cinco y la recta final ha comenzado. La tensión aumenta en la competición (y entre los jugadores) y cada vez está más claro que nadie saldrá ileso del Gran Juego. No solo hay millones de dólares en riesgo…, sus corazones y sus vidas también están en peligro. En el más grande de los juegos… No existen las coincidencias. Todo el mundo miente. Y alguien los vigila.

Gabriel and Forsyth continue their fight to make it home in one piece, but unexpected company seems to get in their way at every turn. Frank is trying everything to keep his crew safe, but the best laid plans are sometimes just God’s way of showing his sense of humor. And last but not least, Mike recruits some help alone the way while continuing to try and get his kids to a safe place. Who will make it through day one?! Just be glad it isn’t you stuck in this winter hell!

Set against the breathtaking yet rugged peaks of Colorado’s mountain ranges, a setting that adds a unique dimension to the story, Where Mountains Meet follows seventeen-year-old Emma Mitchell after a devastating car accident shatters her world. With physical and emotional scars, Emma moves to a close-knit mountain community to start over, where she forges an unexpected bond with Jake Harrison, a courageous teen mountain rescue volunteer. As they navigate grief, fear, and the challenges of wilderness survival, Emma and Jake discover that trust and love can grow even in the most broken places.

Quinn is out of options. After the zombie-like “carriers” invaded her youth treatment facility, she had to fight to survive. Weeks later, she’s alone, devastated, and nursing a life-threatening injury. She needs help. Now. Salvation comes in the form of New City, a safe haven risen from the ashes of St. Louis—but only at a price. In exchange for medical treatment, Quinn joins a Rover squad, a band of debtors and criminals assigned to protect the city against swarms of carriers.

Una saga internazionale destinata a diventare un grande successo editoriale, tradotta e venduta in tutto il mondo. Il tempo non è una linea retta. È un labirinto di sussurri, segreti e paradossi. E il suo cuore, il Cristallo di Gláin, sta per cambiare tutto. George Petit è un tredicenne parigino come tanti: timido, geniale e con una passione per i libri. Ma la sua vita cambia per sempre quando, nel buio studio del nonno Jules De Montagny, scopre un laboratorio segreto.

The first book in Carolina Dawn's Generation AB series. In the aftermath of Europe's destruction, humans had to evolve in order to survive, and they had one generation to do it. Alaina is one of a generation of children who were supposed to ensure humankind's survival into the next century. But something went wrong. The children were too perfect — too beautiful — too smart to qualify as human. The enhanced children were rounded up and executed. Now, two years after the Purge began, Alaina's parents have turned her over to the Committee on Genetic Modification.

"Wir sind die Letzten. Finn und ich in einem Wolkenkratzer mitten im Nirgendwo. Wie zwei Pflanzen, deren Wurzeln sich auf einen kargen Felsen krallen. Wir werden hier überleben. Weil wir müssen." Seit sie denken kann, lebt die sechzehnjährige Nova zusammen mit ihren Pflanzen und ihrem besten Freund Finn in Turris, einem riesigen, einst luxuriösen Hochhaus. Weit unter ihnen gibt es nichts als giftigen Smog. In der Turmspitze jedoch versorgen sie sich autark dank ihres Dachgartens, einem kleinen Paradies.

Zwischen Sturm und Schicksal. Jedes Jahr wüten in Minas Heimat tödliche Stürme. Und jedes Jahr wird das schönste Mädchen in die Fluten geworfen. Denn eines Tages, so die Legenden, soll die wahre Braut des Meeresgottes auserwählt werden und den Unwettern ein Ende bereiten. Doch dieses Jahr greift Minas Bruder in das Ritual ein und gerät dabei in Lebensgefahr. Um ihn zu retten, opfert Mina sich freiwillig. Im Reich der Geister stellt sie allerdings fest, dass auf dem Meeresgott ein Fluch liegt.

Zane remembered nothing about himself. And no one else seemed to either. It turned out that nowhere was safe from his past. Not the hospital he woke up in, the park, or even the apartment he was staying in. Then the memories started to come back. Zane needed to find out what his memories meant. Luckily, he had the help of a friend going through the same thing. The only thing is that his memory loss wasn’t an accident.

Die dreizehnjährige Ivy ist alles andere als begeistert, als sie auf den englischen Landsitz zu ihrem kauzigen Großvater ziehen soll. Richard Carlton redet nicht viel, hat nur seinen verwunschenen Garten im Kopf und verbietet Ivy sogar, einen Teil davon zu betreten: den sogenannten Poison Garden, der mit schmiedeeisernen Toren vom Rest des Anwesens getrennt ist. Doch dann schneit es auf einmal mitten im Spätsommer, Ivy hört seltsame Gesänge und sieht unheimliche Gestalten. Kurz darauf ist ihr Großvater wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Seine Spur führt geradewegs in den Giftgarten.

There were four army soldiers: José, Mark, Evan, and Ethan. They were tormented by an evil general. Their plane was hijacked, but they didn't realize until it was too late. The four became stranded in an Ethiopian rainforest, isolated away from society. Now they must use their knowledge and trust in order to survive.

On a sunny September morning, the creatures first appear. Shur sees one of them hovering outside the window in history class: it looks like a giant butterfly, at first too beautiful and strange to seem like a threat. But when emergency alerts light up everyone’s phones around her, she realizes something very, very wrong is happening outside. These … things are everywhere. By the time Shur makes it back to her house with her brother, Keene, and their two best friends, it’s clear they must face whatever comes next on their own.

I en förort till Stockholm lever 11-åriga Mik tillsammans med sin storebror Tony och deras pappa. Med en bortgången mamma och en pappa som tillbringar mer tid i baren än hemma är Tony den enda han har att luta sig mot. Men när socialnämnden ringer på dörren splittras den dysfunktionella familjen. Mik sätts ensam på en buss som för honom från storstaden till hans faster uppe i Norrland. Vädret är kallare än vad han är van vid, alla i staden verkar känna varandra och det finns en hund som vill äta upp honom. Men just när Mik börjar lätta på garden mot folket i byn rycks han iväg.