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Reapers, the first book in The Reapers Trilogy, is a dystopian tale with a supernatural twist. Taking place in a futuristic, urban setting, this first book in a planned trilogy will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games and similar fast-paced stories for young adults. Along with a blend of real life and imagination, it delivers action, danger, and suspense through the adventures of three teenagers, Phoenix, Singapore, and Shanghai, Reapers who collect the souls of the dying or already dead and transport them to the Gateway where they will travel to their final destination ... or so they are told.

With the world's oceans rising, society drains magical energy from high schoolers to create walls that hold back the looming seas. Jake dreams of being a high-flying, energy-blasting defender of the planet, but a restrictive collar hinders his abilities. His world transforms when he's thrust into an interplanetary conflict, forcing Jake to unravel the truth while navigating battles against friends, enemies, and his most formidable adversary: himself.

Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth. In the underground city of Apollo, faith and dreams are as absent as the sun. She longs to visit Genesis, the infamous Domed City and the final place where humanity lives aboveground. But when Khalani is given a life sentence and thrown into prison for a theft she didn't commit, that wish shatters into oblivion.

Just when she was settling in at the Haven (and getting almost used to the scary but exciting idea of becoming someone's mate), Mireya's world was rocked by the surprise arrival of two newcomers… Daniel and Heath. She's thrilled to see them. Her would-be mate—Elias—is definitely not. He suspects Heath is a spy for the evil Apollo Gideon. She's not sure what to believe because not only did Heath bring some major love triangle vibes to the Gebby sanctuary, but he also brought news of a devastating new threat to them and all the kids like them on military bases across the country.

Part one of J.N. Macawell's Enlil tells the story of Enlil a young alien prince and his hand in creating man kind and becoming the being known as Yahweh. In this multipart series, J.N. Macawell tells biblical stories through the lens of the Sumerian tablets.

En una oscura versión del futuro próximo, doce chicos y doce chicas se ven obligados a participar en un reality show llamado Los Juegos del Hambre. Solo hay una regla: matar o morir. Cuando Katniss Everdeen, una joven de dieciséis años se presenta voluntaria para ocupar el lugar de su hermana en los juegos, lo entiende como una condena a muerte. Sin embargo, Katniss ya ha visto la muerte de cerca y la supervivencia forma parte de su naturaleza.

On a simple, idyllic world, one man appears and seizes control with his magical powers, herds the inhabitants off their land and forces them into mines. Now bored in his elaborate palace, he runs a competition that selects the most talented as his royal opponent in the strategy game Gymbal.

Unter dem Schutz von Nergal dem Leuchtenden marschieren die Armeen des Bündnisses auf Tiamats Tempel zu. Scyths alte Tricks funktionieren nicht länger. Der Botschafter der Vernichtenden Seuche und seine Freunde stehen vor einer schwerwiegenden Entscheidung: Sollen sie sich dem Wunsch von Snowstorm, Inc. beugen und die Quest des Nukleus abschließen, sich den Verhinderern ergeben oder sich aus dem Kampf um Tiamats Tempel zurückziehen, um den Krieg zu gewinnen? Eines steht fest: Sie werden in jedem Fall Verbündete brauchen, und manchmal können ehemalige Feinde zu besten Freunden werden.

Kiera Cass, autora best seller internacional ha cautivado a millones de lectoras en todo el mundo. "La corona" es la quinta entrega de la maravillosa serie "La Selección". En "La heredera" se inició una nueva era en el mundo de "La Selección". Han pasado ya veinte años desde que America Singer y el príncipe Maxon se enamoraron.

Veinte años atrás, America Singer concursó en La Selección y conquistó el corazón del Príncipe Maxon. Ahora ha llegado el momento de La Selección para la Princesa Eadlyn. Ella no espera que su Selección vaya a ser la gran historia de amos como lo fue la de sus padres, pero al comenzar la competición, ella descubrirá que para descubrir su propia felicidad no será tan imposible como ella siempre había pensado.

Tras lo acontencido en las partes previas de esta serie de "La selección", la situación se vuelve cada vez más acuciante y la disyuntiva en la que se encuentra America tampoco es mucho mejor: debe escoger entre su primer amor, Aspen, y el príncipe Maxon, quien poco a poco ha ido conquistándola. Eso sin tener en cuenta que el príncipe debe escogerla a ella también de entre las seis seleccionadas que podrían convertirse en su esposa y que aún permanecen en palacio.

Reapers collect the souls of the dead, including wayward ghosts who wander the city streets, and transport them to the eternal Gateway, believing they are going to a better place. But are they? Phoenix and Shanghai find a holographic recording left behind by a fellow Reaper who was recently executed. The message leads them on a journey to learn the answer to a crucial question: Does the Gatekeeper, the tyrannical ruler of the world, consume energy from souls in order to maintain power and live for centuries?

Al ser humano no le bastó ser un animal entre los animales. Su ambición sin medida, su voluntad de poder y poseer, lo convirtió en una fiera de apetitos insaciables que no concebía otro límite que su imaginación. De apacible habitante de la Tierra, se volvió una especie invasora que se multiplicaba sin control, como una bacteria que infecta el organismo de su huésped hasta matarlo, para luego consumirse a sí misma. Una novela que nos hace reflexionar sobre la importancia de cuidar el medioambiente.

Como todos los chicos de su edad, Tally está impaciente por cumplir los 16 años, porque entonces las autoridades la someterán a una operación estética para convertirla en perfecta. Pero, justo antes de su cumpleaños, su mejor amiga, Shay, huye para unirse a la resistencia, un grupo de imperfectos que viven en una ciudad secreta.

Seb has been selected for a new experimental mental health center called HappyHead, designed to solve the national crisis of teenage unhappiness. There he and fellow participants will complete in a series of assessments meant to test them, so they can better face the challenges of the real world. Seb is determined to win so he can change how people see him and make his parents proud. But then Seb meets a mysterious participant named Finn who has drawn unwanted attention to himself by resisting the program’s rules.

"Best Friends, Best Forgiven" is the second novel in the young adult, dystopian, science fiction thriller series, "Best Friends, Best Forgotten," and it follows the stories of Eden and the President Commander as they each seek, in their own way, to save the future of the ISA. The ISA is a civilization in the American Midwest billed as a new utopia, which uses a device called the chip to link two individuals' minds to help law enforcement prevent crime through visions that replace their dreams. But are the visions the chip produces a gift or a curse, and do they always reveal the truth?

Die Frage nach dem "Warum" hatte schon immer die Macht, ganze Nationen zugrunde zu richten – oder denjenigen, der sie stellt. Unsere Zukunft erstrahlt in makellosem Glanz. Die Menschheit arbeitet darauf hin, einen Evolutionssprung zu machen. Wissenschaft, Industrie und Kunst verschmelzen zu einem Gesellschaftssystem, das alle Schwächen überwunden hat. Nicht zuletzt durch das Cybernet – die digitale Vernetzung der Emotionen.

Su objetivo es averiguar por qué su madre y las demás mujeres del vecindario se inquietan tanto cuando alguien las visita.

For 17-year-old Callista, growing up in a world stripped of all its color after the great climate crisis, every day looks the same in her Neighborhood. There are no other kids her age except for her best friend, Reggie. There are no events or activities. And there is no leaving. Cal rarely even steps outside her house except to pick up the month’s worth of dry, rationed food courtesy of the Government or for her routine trip to the doctor, which always leaves her feeling groggy and depleted.

Stopmouth and his family know of no other life than the daily battle to survive. To live, they must hunt rival species, or negotiate flesh-trade with those who crave meat of the freshest human kind. It is a savage, desperate existence. And for Stopmouth, considered slowwitted hunt-fodder by his tribe, the future looks especially bleak. But then, on the day he is callously betrayed by his brother, a strange and beautiful woman falls from the sky. It is a moment that will change his destiny, and that of all humanity, forever.