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Vera has a nagging feeling that she's forgetting something. Not her keys or her homework-something bigger. Or someone. When she discovers her best friend Riven is experiencing the same strange feeling, they set out on a mission to uncover what's going on. Everyone in Vera's world has a special ability-a little bit of magic that helps them through the day. Perhaps someone's ability is interfering with their memory? Or is something altering their very reality?

Reed is leading his best life: he’s just kissed the boy of his dreams, his band is finally taking off, and he’s a shoo-in to getting elected as next year’s Student Council president. But he’s ready to give it all up when his suspiciously aristocratic guidance counselor tells him he has been chosen to go on the adventure of a lifetime. Because Reed is the first of five Stone Bearers to be chosen by magical gems and granted their powers.

EINE WELT AM RANDE DES ABGRUNDS. EINE JUNGE KRIEGERIN, DIE BEREIT IST, ALLES ZU RISKIEREN. UND EIN GEFANGENER MIT EINEM TÖDLICHEN GEHEIMNIS ... Skyhunter - A Silent Fall. Talin gehört zu den legendären Elitekriegern von Mara und verteidigt ihre Heimat gegen die Karensa-Föderation. Doch der Kampf gegen den übermächtigen Gegner scheint aussichtslos. Als Red, ein mysteriöser Kriegsgefangener, hingerichtet werden soll, spürt Talin, dass er mehr ist als nur ein Kämpfer der Föderation. Sie erwirkt seine Freilassung und rettet ihm so das Leben.

Alex Sonnum is the son of Death. On Alex's 18th birthday, he will take over the role from his father. With this destiny comes world-altering responsibility, as well as lifelong loneliness. This is a price Alex is willing to pay—until he meets Nia Solomon. Alex has spent his life avoiding connection. But from the moment he meets Nia, a talented, troubled young woman, Alex's heart opens up in ways that are terrifying and exhilarating. As Alex allows himself to feel for the first time, he also helps Nia see a light amid her own darkness.

In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job - preferably as a maid, with employers who don't mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumoured to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: she is a Curse Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people's fates by cleaning their houses.

Quando un mietitore va a prenderlo al suo stesso funerale, Wallace comincia a sospettare di essere morto. E quando Hugo, il proprietario di una singolare sala da tè, si offre di aiutarlo ad "attraversare", Wallace capisce che, sì, deve proprio essere morto. Ma Wallace non si rassegna ad abbandonare una vita che sente di avere a malapena attraversato ed è deciso a vivere fino in fondo anche un piccolo scampolo, anche una breve parentesi di esistenza che, se vissuta pienamente, può farsi intera.

Lila Rose Li arrives at her aunt’s cottage with dashed dreams. For years, she pushed herself to become the perfect ballerina her parents would approve of, but after collapsing on stage, she snapped and lashed out violently. Now, exiled to Luna Island, with its sparkling blue waters and rose-covered boutiques, Lila struggles to believe that a girl like her—a natural disaster—deserves good and gentle things. As the islanders gear up for their beloved tradition, the Angel of the Sea pageant, Lila vows to remain on the sidelines.

Seit Anna die Wahrheit über ihre Identität kennt, hat sich ihr gesamtes Leben auf den Kopf gestellt. Nicht nur, dass sie eine Halbelfe ist, gemeinsam mit ihren Freunden Eva und Rob ist sie auch durch ein Jahrhunderte altes Portal nach Fairlie gelangt - die Heimat der Elfen. Aber die einst prachtvolle magische Welt ist zu einem düsteren Ort geworden, nachdem der Schwarzelf Valas dorthin verbannt wurde. Nur knapp überleben die Freunde einen Kampf gegen seine Anhänger und bevor sie sich einem erneuten Angriff stellen können, brauchen sie dringend Verbündete.

Atalanta Capp has spent her entire life watching her family of witch hunters die at the hands of witches, dreading the day it would be her turn to continue the family legacy. She dreams of running away, instead of studying how to hunt and kill witches. A decision that causes her to botch her first hunt and almost die. To make matters worse, a group of twisted elemental witches kidnaps her mother, leaving incompetent Atalanta to be the only person who can save her.

My twin brother, Damon, and I grew up in the shadows of the supernatural, trained by our father, a legendary hunter and an Elder in a world you wouldn't believe exists. But now, Dad's gone missing, and we're on a treacherous path to find him. We thought we knew the drill-stake 'em, salt 'em, save the day. That was until we met our newest nightmare: vampires, or so we thought, leaving nothing but skeletons in their wake. Then there's Justice, a vampire fighting his own kind, a guy from some group called the Paranormal Mercenary Corp. Trusting a vampire? Not exactly in our playbook.

In the quest to save my life, I delved into unnatural powers and changed myself utterly. I mastered new forms of Magic and discovered others. I expanded my knowledge, learned, and grew; both as a Magician and a man. It wasn't enough. All I managed to do was to buy myself some time, and now that time is running out. My brother has fought me every step of the way. He even murdered my one hope of a cure, and in his demented desire to finish the job, went digging into mysteries he had no business with. Now, he's been taken.

Unheimlich, spannend, sein bestes Werk: So äußern sich Presse und Leser*innen über diesen Klassiker ab 12 Jahren von Otfried Preußler, seiner Geschichte vom magischen Spiel um die Freiheit des Menschen. Da verwundert es nicht, dass »Krabat« mit vielen Preisen ausgezeichnet wurde und zu den Hörbüchern gehört, die lange nachklingen, egal wie alt man ist. Dem 14-jährigen Krabat erscheinen in einer Winternacht elf Raben in seinen Träumen. Er kann ihrem Ruf nicht widerstehen und macht sich auf den Weg zur gefürchteten Mühle am Koselbruch.

Gina, a mermaid haunted by her mysterious past, embarks on a quest for answers about her identity and the chilling dreams that hint at a life she can’t remember. Drawn to New York City, the place that seems to hold the key to her memories, Gina begins to uncover the truth.

In a realm where warriors are bestowed with supernatural powers, one girl has the destiny to save the realm, or go down defending it. After being on the run since they were small children, Dylan and her twin brother Devin have lost everything. They seek revenge by joining the Rhodi; a group of elite magic casters who are the world's last line of defense against evil. Darkness is gathering under a tyrant who desires to crush freedom forever, and only the Rhodi can stop her.

Les portes du Temps est le troisième et dernier tome de la saga Galénor. Suivez-y Tom et Kyle dans un périple au cœur dune époque où la magie était proscrite et au cours duquel ils croiseront le chemin dune princesse haute en couleur.

Aria's chronic illness has robbed her of freedom, friends, and romance. However, an incredible act of magic transforms her and she's swept into a mysterious and perilous new world of fae, sorcerers, and vampires. In the once-sleepy town of Colville, the sky cracks open and magic rains down, enchanting everything it touches. Aria and her classmates Claire, Sorin, and Michael start to manifest strange supernatural abilities.

When Astrid is attacked by a creep calling himself a Slayer, it seems like a cruel prank the universe is pulling on her already crappy life. Then Kaden, the most infuriating, stunning boy she’s ever met, arrives and tells her she’s a dragon-kin like him—part dragon, part human. Then Astrid actually shifts into a dragon.

In life, high school classmates Caroline Davison and Kenny Zhou existed in separate universes-Caroline in one of softball practices and family dinners; Kenny in one of NASA photo books and late-night shifts at his parents' Chinese restaurant. But after their deaths, they find themselves thrown together as roommates in a mysterious white room-one that seems to exist outside of time and space, shows them their loved ones' lives on a large hi-def TV, and grants their wishes with a sardonic sense of humor.

Dark Academia – Schottland – Shakespeare! In dem diversen Urban Fantasy Roman A Midsummer's Nightmare geht es um ein Elite-College auf einer schottischen Insel, ein Shakespeare-Stück und vier junge Erwachsene, die einer uralten Macht trotzen müssen. Der schottischen Insel Hilma steht ein Sommer wie kein anderer bevor: Die Studierenden der altehrwürdigen Elite-Universität proben wie jedes Jahr die Aufführung eines Stücks von Shakespeare. Doch währenddessen entdecken vier Mitglieder der Theatergruppe ihre übernatürlichen Fähigkeiten – und den rachsüchtigen Geist eines Mädchens, gefangen im Gemäuer der Universität.

Unaufhaltsam kriecht der dichte schwarze Nebel vom Waldrand her auf sie zu, formt sich zu dünnen Schwaden, die nach ihr greifen, wie gierige knöcherne Finger. Das wütende Knurren des kleinen Fuchses dröhnt in ihren Ohren und Kälte überfällt sie, als der Nebel ihre Schulter berührt. Sie taumelt rückwärts, verliert das Gleichgewicht und fällt. Als die 17-jährige Anna ihre Augen öffnet, sieht sie in das besorgte Gesicht ihres Vaters. Sie lebt alleine mit ihm im idyllischen Seebach, mitten in Deutschland und trotz seiner steten Sorge um sie, ist dieser Albtraum das Bedrohlichste, was einem in der beschaulichen Kleinstadt passieren kann.