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Ayden Dracre, the youngest son in a family of notorious sorcerers, is content with his magical studies until Merlin leaves Caldaca in order to find a way to break his curse. While waiting for Merlin's return, Ayden makes a mistake that causes him to question his magic. He soon discovers both his aunt and Merlin are in danger, and in order to save them, Ayden is pushed further than ever before. With two powerful enemies and a dark presence haunting him, Ayden will have to be very careful about who he trusts.

This venture into the wild kingdom thrusts Jane into the thickest of demoniacal plots as Tarzan’s nemesis, the dark and swarthy Rokoff and his rat-like lieutenant capture her with the intention of wreaking vengeance on Tarzan. But Tarzan assembles an awesome rescue squad; Mugambi, a giant native from the jungle who becomes the devoted follower and protector of Tarzan; Sheeta, a sleek and powerful black panther longing to apply fang and claw to those who would harm Jane; and the entire tribe of Akut, of the great apes, enraged and eager.

De la vasta producción literaria del genial Julio Verne, 20.000 leguas de viaje submarino constituye uno de sus puntos más altos, fruto de una expresividad sin igual para narrar una aventura atrapante de principio a fin. El biólogo francés Pierre Aronnax y su criado, a bordo de una expedición, sufren los embates de un extraordinario monstruo marino que los arroja por la borda del buque, y si bien son rescatados en una primera instancia, quedarán prisioneros del Capitán Nemo, siendo conducidos por los océanos a bordo del submarino Nautilus.

This full-cast audio movie invites you to travel with Professor Challenger to a secluded South American plateau...deep in the Amazon jungle...where no civilized man dares to go...and where dinosaurs still roam! This is the original terrifying adventure tale, as spawned by the mind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - the man who gave the world Sherlock Holmes.

Uncle Tom is a high-minded, devoutly Christian black slave to a kind family, the Shelbys. But beset by financial difficulties, the Shelbys sell Tom to a slave trader. Young George Shelby promises to someday redeem him. The story relates Uncle Tom's trials, suffering, and religious fortitude.

Kipling, our narrator, tells this strange story: he was running a newspaper in a big Indian city. In the hot stillness of one night when he was putting the paper to bed, two men came into his office. They were red-bearded giant Daniel Dravot and his friend Peachy Carnehan. These two 'gentlemen at large', as they called themselves, lately of the British army, had put together an insane and dangerous plan: they wanted to be Kings of Kafiristan, a mountainous region of Afghanistan.

Donovan was shot by a cop. Four of the nine shots were lethal or would have been, if their target had been anybody else. The Foundation picked him up, brought him back, and trained him further. “Lethal” turns out to be a relative term when magic is involved. When Marci was 15, she levitated a paperweight and threw it at a guy she didn't like. The Foundation scooped her up for training too. “Hippie chick” Susan got well into her Foundation training before they told her about the magic, but she's as powerful as Donovan and Marci now.

Weathering critical scorn, Lady Audley's Secret quickly established Mary Elizabeth Braddon as the leading light of Victorian 'sensation' fiction, sharing the honour only with Wilkie Collins. Addictive, cunningly plotted and certainly sensational, Lady Audley's Secret draws on contemporary theories of insanity to probe mid-Victorian anxieties about the rapid rise of consumer culture. What is the mystery surrounding the charming heroine?

Da professor Lidenbrock finder et lønskrift i en gammel islandsk bog, hvori en lærd alkymist fra det 16. århundrede har angivet vejen til Jordens indre, drager han straks af sted til Island sammen med sin nevø Axel for at efterprøve det. Et par måneder senere står professor Lidenbrock, Axel og deres islandske fører Hans Bjelke foran en bundløs skakt i den udslukte vulkan Snæfell og skal til at begynde et af de største eventyr nogensinde. Værket er bearbejdet og tilrettet moderne retskrivning.

Three gentlemen not wholly useless to their country—a lawyer, a banker, and a cabinet minister—have suddenly fallen into a state of profound ennui. Each seeks to rediscover the comfort of their lives through ‘the tonic of difficulty': adopting the nom de guerre of ‘John Macnab', they take to poaching in the Highlands of Scotland, issuing challenges to three landowners and declaring their intention to take a salmon or a stag on their lands between specific dates. But can they overcome the challenges they have set themselves, and escape with their reputations intact?

Die legendäre Grüne Serie der 1970er Jahre - restauriert und zum ersten Mal chronologisch gebündelt! Mit dem Look der alten MARITIM-Langspielplatten. 10 Hörspiele von Tobby Lüth nach den berühmten Romanen von Karl May in der Ultimativen Sammlung Volume 1.

Von Tschurak, der von seinen Helfershelfern schwer verletzt zurückgelassen wurde, erfahren Kara Ben Nemsi und seine Begleiter endlich, wo der Schut zu finden ist. Die Schurken um Bahud el Amasat wissen jedoch, dass sie verfolgt werden und lauern ihnen auf. Auch beim Köhler Scharka droht ein Hinterhalt. Trotz aller Vorsicht gerät Kara Ben Nemsi schließlich in die Gewalt des Schut. Damit scheint sein Schicksal und auch das Schicksal des Gefangenen Henri Galingré und von dessen Familie besiegelt zu sein.

Vor vielen Jahren ereignete sich auf dem felsigen Gipfel des Devils Head ein blutiges Familiendrama. Seit dieser Zeit sucht Old Surehand seinen Bruder, seine Mutter und deren Schwester, und er ist auf der Jagd nach den Verantwortlichen des damaligen Dramas. Nun erhofft sich Old Surehand an genau diesem Ort Antworten, ohne zu ahnen, dass dort sein Todfeind Etters auf ihn lauert. Die Blutsbrüder Old Shatterhand und Winnetou wissen von der Gefahr, in der ihr Freund schwebt, doch auf dem Weg zu Old Surehands Rettung geraten auch sie in Lebensgefahr.

In het tweede deel van "De Ellendigen" van Victor Hugo gaat het verhaal verder met Cosette, de dochter van Fantine. Ze wordt opgevoed door Jean Valjean, die haar beschermt tegen de duistere krachten die haar achtervolgen. Samen maken ze een reis vol gevaren en ontmoeten ze kleurrijke personages, terwijl ze proberen te ontsnappen aan de greep van Javert, een meedogenloze politie-inspecteur. Het verhaal is een meeslepende vertelling over liefde, moed en de strijd tegen onrecht.

Von Winnetou erfährt Old Shatterhand, dass die Komantschen den Frieden brechen. Im Llano Estacado wollen diese die Oase von Bloody Fox überfallen. Die Blutsbrüder trennen sich, um Bloody Fox zu helfen und auch, um herauszufinden, warum die Komantschen in den Krieg ziehen. Auf seinem Weg begegnet Old Shatterhand Fred Cutter, dem alten „König der Cowboys“, auch Old Wabble genannt. Zudem kreuzt er den Weg des jungen Westmanns Old Surehand. Schon bald spürt Shatterhand, dass den jungen Mann ein dunkles Geheimnis umgibt.

In het derde deel van "De Ellendigen" van Victor Hugo worden de levens van Marius, Cosette en Jean Valjean samengebracht in een verhaal vol liefde, politiek en avontuur. Marius, de jonge revolutionair, wordt verliefd op Cosette en vecht mee in de barricadenopstand van 1832. Ondertussen probeert Jean Valjean zijn verleden achter zich te laten en een nieuw leven te beginnen. Maar het verleden blijft hem achtervolgen en dreigt alles wat hij liefheeft te vernietigen. Dit is een verhaal van liefde, verraad, moed en opoffering dat je niet mag missen.

Pět neděl v balóně je první autorovo dílo, které si okamžitě získalo srdce všech čtenářů. Doktor Fergusson, jeho přítel Richard Kennedy a sluha Joe Wilson se společně vydávají na objevitelskou výpravu za zmapováním neprobádaných území rovníkové Afriky. Pan Kennedy totiž vyprojektoval a sestrojil říditelný balón pojmenovaný na počest královny Viktorie. Cesta vzduchem plná napětí začíná ve východoafrickém Zanzibaru. Po startu prožívají dobrodružství s domorodým obyvatelstvem, bojují se zvířaty i s přírodními živly, zkoumají prameny Nilu a po překonání dalších obtíží šťastně přistanou u Gouinských vodopádů.

Dnes už klasický dobrodružný román vypráví o nedobrovolných prázdninách patnácti chlapců, kteří během letní plavby kolem Nového Zélandu ztroskotali na opuštěném ostrově v Tichém oceánu. Protože nemohli opravit poškozenou loď, byli nuceni žít v divoké přírodě. Sami si sháněli potravu, postupně probádali ostrov, ochočili si různá zvířata a žili životem robinsonů. Bojovali tu nejen s přírodou, ale i sami se sebou. Dokážou si obyčejní hoši z města poradit v naprosto nepříznivých podmínkách?

In the untamed heart of the African jungle, Edgar Rice Burroughs unfolds the riveting tale of Tarzan of the Apes. Orphaned and raised by a band of apes, a young boy emerges as the formidable Tarzan, mastering the perils of the wild with unparalleled bravery and agility. But his primal world is forever altered with the arrival of the compassionate Jane Porter, igniting a conflict between his savage upbringing and the stirrings of a civilized heart.

Tarzan of the Apes had heard only rumors of the Kavuru—a strange, evil tribe said to have long reaped their human prey from among the local natives. But when they stole the daughter of Muviro, chief of the Waziri, the Lord of the Jungle sets out in search of their legend-shrouded village on a mission of rescue—or, if need be, revenge. He does not know that his trail runs close to that of a strange group of survivors of a crashed plane—including his beloved mate, Jane, who must call upon all the skills she has learned from Tarzan to keep herself and her companions alive.