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"A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward 2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover's throat. Horrified, she flees to her older sister's house on the Australian coast, hoping she can help explain the strangely vivid nightmare that preceded the attack-but Jess is nowhere to be found. As Lucy awaits her return,...
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Where there's a will, there's a war. Thayer Wren, the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech and so-called father of modern technology, is dead. Any one of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children would be a plausible inheritor to the Wrenfare throne. Or at least, so they like to think. Meredith, textbook accomplished eldest daughter and the head of her own groundbreaking biotech company, has recently cured mental illness. You're...
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It wouldn't be out of line to call this book a great world of pretend. It is actually eight short stories that are clever and magical, as well as frightening at times.For example, a fierce dragon crawls out of the dungeons of a castle and seems to be aiming at eating an entire nearby village. The wild beast frightens a poor blacksmith who has the sense and ability to trick the ferocious animal and save the town and its people.One of the classic tales...
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Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne face their toughest challenges yet, including a return to a terrifying prison, a search for a lost brother, a town under siege, and a final battle against the ruthless Faith Houses, all while confronting their pasts and shaping their future.
27) The storm singer
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In a world ruled by fierce eagle garudas, twelve-year-old Nargis, a powerless human with a deep hatred for the garudas who killed her parents, discovers her unique ability as a spirit singer--able to manipulate the elements through song, though her control is imperfect. After losing control of her power during a kite fight, she is exiled to the desert, where she encounters Mistral, an injured eagle garuda prince. Despite their mutual distrust, they...
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"To become the first queen in centuries, a powerfully blessed blacksmith must use her wits and fire magic to overthrow the corrupt powers ruling her kingdom-while also fighting her growing desire for one of her dragon-riding adversaries-in the first book of a sizzling Celtic-inspired fantasy romance duology"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Seventeen-year-old Joan Sands must banish the Fae, just as her ancestor did nearly two thousand years ago. But first she'll have to unravel the mystery behind the original pact that allows the Fae to openly terrorize London while King James hides in the countryside, protected by the children of the Orisha. Armed with a magical sword and the power to manipulate and create metal, Joan gathers allies and enemies in unlikely places as the world she knew...
32) The never list
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Fifty Shades of Grey meets Serpent and the Wings of Night in a why-choose romantasy where one woman's quest to save her sister -- and the realm -- brings her to not one, but four power-hungry princes of chaos.
33) Realm of thieves
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"Two thieves vie for dominance in the illegal dragon-egg trade, putting both their lives and their hearts on the line in this scorching romantasy from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. For Brynla Aihr crime and survival have always gone hand in hand. Ever since she escaped the fanatical dragon-worshipping cult that controls her homeland, she's had to carve out a life doing the unthinkable: stealing dragon eggs. Egg theft is illegal and,...
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"Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood School and one of the most powerful magicians in England. Her days consist of meetings, teaching A-Level Invocation to four talented, chaotic sixth formers, more meetings, and securing the school's boundaries from demonic incursions. Walden is good at her job---no, Walden is great at her job. But demons are masters of manipulation. It's her responsibility to keep her school with its six hundred...
35) The devils
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"Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with willrequire bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends. Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own...
36) Darkness Box
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This is the first story I ever got paid for; the second story I ever got published; and maybe the thirtieth or fortieth story I wrote. I had been writing poetry and fiction ever since my brother Ted, tired of having an illiterate five-year-old sister around, taught me to read. At about twenty I began sending things off to publishers. Some of the poetry got printed, but I didn't get systematic about sending out the fiction till I was getting on to...
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Viktor Krelig knows all too well that most people won't ask a paranormal investigator for help. Even the few who do need his help try to avoid talking to him until the very last minute.But now, an acquaintance approaches him, asking him to help her readjust to society after a traumatic paranormal experience. It's a task he's ill-suited to, but she has no choice.
Against his better judgment, he considers making a recommendation he knows he'll regret....
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Die Prinzessin und der Kobold (Originaltitel: The Princess and the Goblin), in älteren Übersetzungen Die Prinzessin und die Kobolde, ist ein Fantasy-Roman des schottischen Autors George MacDonald aus dem Jahr 1872. Mit seiner vielfältigen Symbolik und Darstellung der unterirdisch lebenden Goblins wurde das Kinderbuch zu einer wichtigen Inspirationsquelle für spätere Fantasy-Literatur, allen voran die Werke J. R. R. Tolkiens. 1883 erschien unter...
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"Morgan Rice har gjort det igen! Med en stark uppsättning karaktärer skapar författaren återigen en magisk värld. BARA DEN VÄRDIGE är fylld av intriger, svek, oväntade vänskapsband och alla de ingredienser som gör att du inte kan sluta läsa. Boken är actionfylld och kommer att hålla dig på helspänn från första till sista sidan."
-Bok- och filmrecensioner, Roberto Mattos
Detta är en nyutgåva av ENDAST DE VÄRDIGA, som har genomgått...
40) Gavvendyls Erbe
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Während er noch den schweren Schlag verarbeitet, den er im Tempel der Schwelle erlitten hat, trifft Tib ein weiteres Unglück: Sir Gavvendyle, sein weiser Lehrmeister, ist in seiner Abwesenheit gestorben. Er hinterließ ihm eine rätselhafte Botschaft und es gibt Anzeichen dafür, dass beim Ableben des alten Erzmagiers nicht alles mit rechten Dingen zugegangen ist.