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Von seinem einst liebevollen Meister in ein brutales Militärlager geworfen, hat Mateo das Gefühl, dass die letzten sechs wunderbaren Jahre seines Lebens eine Lüge waren. Zusammen mit zwei anderen Kindern, denen er noch nie begegnet ist, und einem Krähengeist, der durch eine ätherische Kette an ihn gebunden ist, braucht Mateo jedes Quäntchen Mut, Durchhaltevermögen und geistige Schärfe, das er aufbringen kann, wenn er es lebend aus dem Ausbildungslager schaffen will.

Mistress of the Night is the second title in this Forgotten Realms novel series that focuses specifically on priests, the popular D&D iconic class also known as clerics. Each title chronicles priests loyal to a different deity in the Forgotten Realms pantheon. Like the preceding series, The Rogues, each novel in The Priests series is written as a stand-alone adventure, allowing new listeners an easy entry point into the Forgotten Realms world.

Atormentada por repetidas visões do pai, inexplicavelmente assassinado anos antes, Nora começa se perguntar se haveria alguma conexão entre a morte dele e o fato de pertencerem a uma linhagem de nefilins. Ela quer descobrir o que realmente aconteceu, mas isso é muito arriscado. Algumas verdades ficam melhor mortas e enterradas—caso contrário, podem destruir tudo que você acredita.

Come si è arrivati a tanto? Cinque mocciosetti le stanno attaccati alle calcagna come sterco di cavallo. Su una nave con un capitano di cui non ci si può fidare. In viaggio nel bel mezzo del territorio nemico che brulica di tagliagole. In cerca di una leggenda perduta che può dissolversi nell’aria in ogni istante, come una brezza. La clessidra. I tempi invocano cambiamenti. Una pergamena misteriosa porta Karek e i suoi compagni di viaggio alla meta agognata. Ma ciò che vi trovano non conosce leggi, non conosce fede, non conosce pietà.

The long-awaited conclusion to the Starlight & Shadows trilogy is now in audio. The release of Windwalker brought to a close a series first begun by New York Times best-selling author Elaine Cunningham ten years ago. Following the recently released recovers of Daughter of the Drow and Tangled Webs, the first two titles in the series, this audiobook is not to be missed.

Embers is an epic paranormal adventure/romance about an 18-year-old girl who discovers that she's immune to fire - and any other injury - when she's in a horrific car crash that kills her parents. Following a violent episode with her aunt's boyfriend, Ember flees Ohio to live with an old relative in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Ember's exuberance at escaping a bad home life soon turns to trepidation when she learns that she's a Watcher, a descendant of angels.

Mara Dyer wants to believe there's more to the lies she's been told. There is. She doesn't stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead. She should. She never had to imagine how far she would go for vengeance. She will now. Loyalties are betrayed, guilt and innocence tangle, and fate and chance collide in this shocking conclusion to Mara Dyer's story. Retribution has arrived.

Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past. She can’t. She used to think her problems were all in her head. They aren’t. She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets. She’s wrong.

Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.

The fate of the world rests on one girl’s shoulders. And her world has been turned upside down. With Cyrene’s allies in shambles after a bitter defeat, she has to find a way to bring them back together to stop the dark goddess. But with a war raging and the newly united magical community barely held together, Cyrene’s leadership has been called into question. As fate pulls them all toward that prophetic final battle, she has to find the true meaning behind her magic…and within herself.

Como Rojo, Darrow creció trabajando en las profundidades de las minas bajo la superficie de Marte, soportando un trabajo agotador mientras soñaba con un futuro mejor para sus descendientes. Pero la sociedad que sirvió fielmente se construyó sobre mentiras y el único camino hacia la liberación es la revolución. Así Darrow se sacrifica y se convierte en un dorado, infiltrándose en ese ámbito privilegiado para poder destruirlo desde dentro.

The Netherese Empire will collapse in five generations. A forgotten foe, armed with a hell-spawned source of destructive magic, returns to seek her revenge, and a lost love is found in a most unexpected place. Against a backdrop of war and chaos, the barbarian Sunbright struggles to carve out a niche for himself - and his people - in a rapidly changing world.

The third title in a classic trilogy about the giants of the Forgotten Realms world. Giants are little written about, and this trilogy, written by New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning 10 years ago, was the first to detail them. The Titan of Twilight is the third novel in a trilogy that deals with the giants of the Forgotten Realms setting. This reissue features new cover art.

In Tempest Rising, Tempest chose to return to the sea, following in her mother's footsteps and forging a relationship with the selkie Kona. Now many months have gone by, and she yearns to see her family again. Life under the ocean is full of rigorous training to eventually take over the throne, which leads to Tempest's powers growing and manifesting in new ways. When Tiamat, Tempest's power-hungry nemesis, attacks Tempest's brother Moku on land, she returns to his side, which also brings her back to her old flame, Mark. But was the attack calculated to get Tempest out of the way?

Among the dark streets of the city move thieves and cutthroats. And they don't like independent operators like Lhasha Moonsliver. But when she hires the town drunk as a bodyguard, she gets more than she bargained for. Together they'll have to battle the thieves' guild, the Cult of the Dragon, and other, darker foes. And a fallen man will have to remember the proud warrior he once was.

When Sarah Zoltanne moves from sunny California to a small town in Missouri, she feels like she'll never fit in. Her mother is dating a jerk, the kids at her school despise her, and she misses her old home. So when a popular boy asks her to tell fortunes at a school fair, she jumps at the chance. But soon her crystal ball begins to swirl with strange visions and her outlandish predictions start to come true with startling accuracy. Now Sarah must confront a community that not only mistrusts her, but also fears her strange powers.

Ukrah and her friends have learned that the old gods are returning. Thinking they are alone in that knowledge, they seek to learn what it means for the world. They soon learn that they being a vessel of the old gods isn’t a safe thing to be. The Vessel of the Gods Omnibus contains books four, five, and six in the Rise of the Black Dragon series which follows the story of a young girl blessed - and cursed - with a magic she doesn't understand and a dragon who will save - or destroy - the world. Stories included: Reborn, Vessel of the Gods, and Deception.

Half-mermaid Tempest Maguire is trying to have it all: fulfilling her duties as second-in-line to the merQueen Hailana while periodically returning home to the California coastline to be with her family and longtime boyfriend, Mark. Living under the sea and rebuilding Coral Straits is grueling work, while being back home reminds her of everyone she loves and misses. But when her old flame Kona arrives bearing news that Hailana has died and Tempest is now officially merQueen, she returns permanently to Coral Straits - even though it devastates her family and rips her apart from Mark.

There's an allure to vampire tales that has seduced readers and listeners for generations. From Bram Stoker to Stephanie Meyer and beyond, vampire stories are here to stay. For those fresh-blooded fans of paranormal romance, or for those whose hunt and hunger never dies, these stories have what listeners want! This collection of original tales comes from some of the hottest, most popular, and best-selling writers of young-adult fiction.

Out walking alone one rainy night, Lucy becomes convinced that someone - or something - is following her. Spooked, she ducks into a cemetery to try and lose her stalker. Panicking in the darkness, she slips and stumbles into an open grave - only to discover she is not alone in there…. Lucy manages to escape, but she doesn't get away unscathed. She begins having terrifying visions and dreams - and she still can't shake the feeling of an unseen presence, always watching, waiting…. Who was the girl in the grave? And what has she done to Lucy?