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Teil 6 der US-Megabestseller-Serie mit über 4.000 Rezensionen - endlich auf Deutsch!
Atticus, der tyrannische König und Vater von Braith und Jack, wird von Menschen und Vampiren wegen seiner Gnadenlosigkeit und Brutalität gefürchtet. Doch wie ist aus dem offenen jungen Mann, der er einst war, dieser kaltblütige Herrscher geworden?
Mit fünfundzwanzig Jahren ist Atticus der letzte Erbe der mächtigsten Vampirfamilie und lebt unter dem Dach seines...
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Jake came to Japan because he had a feeling it was where he was supposed to be in life. But the daily routine lacked any real satisfaction. His only source of excitement was Salsa dancing. That was, until he met Kenneth.
Kenneth, a pixie operating undercover to find magical humans, had more excitement than he wanted in life. His job kept him busy, and his only relaxation was when he went Salsa dancing. Meeting Jake made his already cramped schedule...
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Her song is death. His offer is life.Disappear into this twisty tale of a ruthless heir and the sheltered, gifted orphan he chooses as both his wife and his greatest weapon against a growing list of enemies.Siofra has lived her entire life in isolation, terrified of her unrestrained dark magic. Then the unthinkable happens, and she and her brother are imprisoned for murder.Before the law can deliver their punishment, the siblings are rescued by a...
24) Times Change
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Dr Blak Alexander aka Mortimer is caught by the police saving his son's life his mugshot is a hit with the police He must confront his great uncle the policeman magician with the truth he is dead and has been protecting his son from the law. How will the policeman react? How far will their friends go to help save them?A reworked version of Caught Dead and Out of Time.as one extended story
25) Dark Mind
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Magic is dying out, and the only people who can stop it are a psychopathic dark wizard and an autistic mage with crippling anxiety. Nikolai and Medea must work together to determine the cause of magic dying. Their research takes them to America, where Medea struggles to navigate the ever-changing Mundane world and Nikolai struggles to get into her figurative pants. He's certain it's the key to winning her heart, but she seems oblivious to his advances...
26) Wylding Hall
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From the award-winning author of Waking the Moon, a short novel of unexpected terror When the young members of a British acid-folk band are compelled by their manager to record their unique music, they hole up at Wylding Hall, an ancient country house with dark secrets. There they create the album that will make their reputation, but at a terrifying cost: Julian Blake, the group's lead singer, disappears within the mansion and is never seen or heard...
27) John's Cravings
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It's 11:59, and evil is hungry. Arlo is just your typical teenager who loves playing video games, struggles with popularity, and has parents who nag him. But deep inside, Arlo is hiding a secret - something evil has crept into his dreams, terrorizing his nights with horrific visions. When a strange girl shows up at his school, Arlo's nightmares intensify, and he fights to understand a new feeling that has overcome him – an insatiable hunger that...
28) Sunshine
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Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature: In a world where darkness threatens, there is Sunshine . . . Although it had been mostly deserted since the Voodoo Wars, there hadn't been any trouble out at the lake for years. Rae Seddon, nicknamed Sunshine, head baker at her family's busy and popular café in downtown New Arcadia, needed a place to get away from all the noise and confusion-of the clientele and her family. Just for a few...
29) Deadly Abyss
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The stunning conclusion to Mist and Mirrors featuring betrayal and discovery on the journey to triumph. Entering the Abyss with its tainted mist is terrifying but there is no other choice. The Valley is in danger and the only hope lies in the hands of the enemy.But are Zanir and his people the real problem? A great crime was committed and the repercussions are finally coming to a head. As the past continues to reveal itself, the one known as the orphan...
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For Step Fletcher, his pregnant wife DeAnne, and their three children, the move to tiny Steuben, North Carolina, offers new hope and a new beginning. But from the first, eight-year-old Stevie's life there is an unending parade of misery and disaster.
Cruelly ostracized at his school, Stevie retreats further and further into himself -- and into a strange computer game and a group of imaginary friends.
But there is something eerie about his loyal,...
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Death and destruction follow the demon wherever he treads, and Gabriel is rarely far behind, waiting for his chance to extinguish the creature known as Temple once and for all.
But, in Singapore during the Second World War, a lone soldier in possession of a shattering secret gets caught up in their battle. The knowledge he holds could change the course of their ancient conflict...and the fate of the world.
32) Dark Apprentice
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A psychopathic wizard. An immortal mage. An epic battle of wills. Nikolai doesn't want much out of life: sex, immortality, and the power to disembowel anyone who crosses him. But with dark magic forbidden, his only option is Medea–a mage so deadly even the Enforcers give her a wide berth. Despite dire warnings that her apprentices don't survive, Nikolai won't stop until she agrees to train him. After all, he's a killer himself. Barbaric and brutal,...
33) Crown of Stars
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"One dynamic novel. This thriller is brilliantly well written…. The plot takes readers deeper into a beautifully dark world that is just beginning. I highly recommend this stunning read…. I was hooked instantly." - San Francisco Book Review
"Intelligent, poetic, captivating and chilling…. The mystery at the core of Love is Red is so gripping you will find yourself carrying the book around with you until you're done.… You will want to re-read...
34) Mage of Fools
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In the dystopian world of Mafinga, Jasmin must contend with a dictator's sorcerer to cleanse the socialist state of its deadly pollution.Mafinga's malevolent king dislikes books and, together with his sorcerer Atari, has collapsed the environment to almost uninhabitable. The sun has killed all the able men, including Jasmin's husband Godi. But Jasmin has Godi's secret story machine that tells of a better world, far different from the wastelands of...
35) Magic Awakened
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Clear waters, pristine beaches, and the bones of human sacrifices...
Of all the places to be transported by magic against my will, a tropical island doesn't seem too bad. Unfortunately it's teeming with blood casters who want me dead. On the bright side, I'm not alone; my friends are here too and we've faced tougher odds together before.
But the dangerous magic on this island isn't like some of our other foes and there are places some of us...
36) Thief's cunning
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Assassin's heart volume 2
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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First edition.
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English
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All her life, Allegra, niece of the infamous assassin Lea Saldana, has had to keep her identity hidden. She and her family are constantly watching their backs for an attack from the Da Vias, a rival family whose thirst for retaliation has lasted for almost two decades. But what really happened the night Lea made the Da Vias pay for murdering her family? Allegra wants to know--just like she wants to know her parents' identity, another secret Lea and...
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HarperCollins
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2020.
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Late one night, fate brings together DJ Aspirin and ten-year-old Alyona. After he tries to save her from imminent danger, she ends up at his apartment. But in the morning sinister doubts set in. Who is Alyona? A young con artist? A plant for a nefarious blackmailer? Or perhaps a long-lost daughter Aspirin never knew existed? Whoever this mysterious girl is, she now refuses to leave. A game of cat-and-mouse has begun. Claiming that she is a musical...
38) Dark rise
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Dark rise (Pacat) volume 1
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"Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. Then an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, who have sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Will is thrust into a world of magic, where he starts training for a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark"--
39) Prosper's demon
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Tom Doherty Associates
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2020.
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First edition.
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In the pitch dark, witty fantasy novella Prosper's Demon, K. J. Parker deftly creates a world with vivid, unbending rules, seething with demons, broken faith, and worse men.
In a botched demonic extraction, they say the demon feels it ten times worse than the man. But, they don't die, and we do. Equilibrium.
The unnamed and morally questionable narrator is an exorcist with great follow-through and few doubts. His methods aren't delicate but they're...
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns meets The Queen of the Tearling in this thrilling fantasy standalone about one girl's unexpected rise to power.
Freya was never meant to be queen. Twenty-third in line to the throne, she never dreamed of a life in the palace, and would much rather research in her laboratory than participate in the intrigues of the court. However, when an extravagant banquet turns deadly and the king and those closest to him are poisoned,...
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