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Whether it’s a curse, or a blessing, or an ability, the fact remains that whenever Roger is injured or in enough pain he crosses over to the land of the dead. Once there, there are rules. Only the newly dead will talk, for example, and nothing will raise the longer dead from their tranquility. There are rules in the land of the living as well, rules which would have Roger hanged for witchcraft if he was ever caught.

En Una Joya para La Realeza (Un Trono para Las Hermanas, Libro Cinco), Sofía, de 17 años, se entera de que Sebastián, su amor, está encarcelado y listo para ser ejecutado. ¿Lo arriesgará todo por amor? Su hermana Catalina, de 15 años, lucha para escapar del poder de la bruja –pero puede que este sea muy fuerte. Catalina puede verse forzada a pagar el precio por el trato que hizo -y a vivir una vida que no quiere.

Disguised as the mysterious Black Knight, join Sir Lancelot - self-exiled knight of the Round Table - on his heroic quest to hunt and vanquish demons in the lands of Albion. Yet when King Arthur's queen, Guinevere, goes missing, he must choose whether to return from the shadows to find her…but if he does, he risks everything.

بهاء الدين طفل كان يعيش قبل بضعة عقود، في بلاد فيها سهول واسعة، حيث أراد النبي موسى عليه السلام أن يقود شعبه، وعلى سطح بحارها سار المسيح عليه السلام، ومن قمم جبالها العالية صعد الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى السماء . كان الصغير يدعو باستمرار أصدقاءه لتناول الطعام واللعب في بيته، كان يعرف أنهم لم يكونوا أغنياء مثله، وكان والديه وأصدقاءه يحبونه حباً جماً. في كل مرة يثبت بهاء الدين أنه قادر على مساعدة الناس والوقوف إلى جانبهم ومراعاة مشاعرهم والتوفيق بين أبناء بلدته المتخاصمين، حتى استطاع أخيرا أن ينشر السلام في بلدته، ليعيش الجميع بسلام وهناء.

Der Sturm tobt über Midgard und die Wölfe schleichen heulend um das einsame Haus. Staunend und ungläubig hört der Knabe Lif zu, als die alte Skalla die Legende vom Fimbulwinter erzählt, der das Ende der Menschheit einleiten soll. Nicht die Götter, weder Asen noch Wanen, sind ausersehen, das Menschengeschlecht zu retten. Dem Knaben Lif ist es bestimmt, zu entscheiden, ob dem Fimbulwinter ein neuer Frühling folgen wird oder die ewige Nacht.

With Scourge threatening to wipe out Olde Earth, a young peasant finds that he must battle a murderous tyrant in order to save himself, his country, and the woman he loves. Geoffrey, a young man of noble birth, is horribly disfigured as a child the night his parents are murdered. On the verge of starvation, Geoffrey decides to reclaim his inheritance.

Miranda dreams of disappearing. That and torturing her younger brainiac of a brother. To sidestep the risk of personal vulnerability (and her much-hated history class), she plays soccer or skips school by escaping to her favorite magic shop whenever she gets the chance. As her truancy creates a rift between her ambitious TV producer mother and misunderstood stay-at-home dad, Miranda begins to covet the unknown destiny of strangers and questions whether she will ever have one of her own worth living. Miranda’s relationships are laced with the strychnine of blame, envy, and doubt.

In quanto figlia di un potente generale di un vasto impero che riduce in schiavitù i popoli conquistati, la diciassettenne Kestrel ha sempre goduto di una vita privilegiata. Ma adesso si trova davanti a una scelta difficile: arruolarsi nell'esercito oppure sposarsi. La ragazza, però, ha ben altre intenzioni... Nel giovane Arin, uno schiavo in vendita all'asta, Kestrel ha trovato uno spirito gentile e a lei affine. Gli occhi di lui, che sembrano sfidare tutto e tutti, l'hanno spinta a seguire il proprio istinto e comprarlo senza pensare alle possibili conseguenze.

En une nuit, la vie de Cyrielle vacille. Des pillards attaquent son couvent, sauvé in extremis par des guerriers étrangers. Leur chef, un horrible balafré, croise alors le chemin de la jeune fille. Une rencontre qui scelle leur destin. Le couvent détruit, Cyrielle est renvoyée auprès de son oncle, le comte de Montfaucon. De retour dans le château de son enfance, d'étranges évènements surviennent, qui soulèvent des questions sur son passé et son futur.

Emmeline and Matisa have arrived at the land of Matisa’s people, but the Dominion’s troops are moving in. Matisa’s people have prepared for battle, but the Dominion’s weapons are brutal. To secure their survival, they will need something so important the Dominion will have to leave them in peace. Matisa and Em think they know what they need: the remedy to the Bleed, a deadly sickness. To find it, Em will have to go back to the stifling settlement she’d spent her whole life trying to escape. But she’s no longer the Stained girl she once was.

Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Brontë siblings find escape from their constrained lives via their rich imaginations. The glittering world of Verdopolis and the romantic and melancholy world of Gondal literally come to life under their pens, offering the sort of romance and intrigue missing from their isolated parsonage home. But at what price?

As the king’s only daughter, Ava was supposed to be many things - meek, submissive, and above all, silent. While she dreams of fighting alongside the armies of Ankara, she’s forced to hide her identity behind a veil. It seems her prayers are answered when fate intervenes, allowing Ava to sneak away and join the battle. Yet, the tides of war turn on her, leaving the young beauty defeated...her hopes shattered.

As crown princess of Marghazar, Durkhanai Miangul will do anything to protect her people and her land. When her grandfather, the Badshah, is blamed for a deadly assault on the summit of neighboring leaders, the tribes call for his head. To assuage cries for war, the Badshah opens Marghazar's gates to foreigners for the first time in centuries, in a sign of good faith. His family has three months to prove their innocence, or they will all have war.

한 소년이 숲속에서 깨어납니다. 그는 자신이 누구인지 어떻게 그곳에 오게 되었는지 아무것도 모릅니다. 많은 사람과 동물, 그리고 특별한 힘을 가진 검의 도움으로, 이 로닌은 다양한 모험을 하게 됩니다. 그가 마을을 보호해야 할 때, 목숨을 구해준 농부들과 자신을 위해서 명예롭게 싸우는 법을 배워야 합니다. 한 소년이 기억을 잃은 채 숲속에서 깨어납니다. 자신이 누구인지 어디에서 왔는지 모릅니다. 시리즈 내내, 로닌은 많은 모험을 겪으며 한계에 부딪힙니다. 길을 따라가면서 자신을 성장시켜주는 사람들을 만나고 그것의 중요함을 깨닫습니다. 마법의 검에서 얻은 힘으로 로닌은 선을 위해 싸웁니다. 모든 모험을 통해 로닌은 진짜 자신이 누구인지 점점 더 깨닫게 됩니다. 제스퍼 크리스찬센(1972~)은 덴마크의 작가입니다. 어린이 소설 작가 학교를 졸업했고 모든 연령대의 아이들을 위한 모험과 환상의 이야기를 쓰고 있습니다.

Linny is stuck in a boarding school in Maine, knowing she is cursed to die before her 16th birthday. But this is nothing new. She's done this many times, over many centuries, so she dare not hope it will be different. But then, Quinn Ramsay, descendant of the Sidhe king who cursed her, arrives to fight a very different battle.

In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. In This Foul Murder, Benedikt and Marshall have been summoned by Roma to find the elusive scientist, Lourens, and bring him to Zhouzhuang. Time is of the essence aboard the week-long Trans-Siberian Express, but when someone is murdered on board, Benedikt and Marshall convince the officer in charge not to stop the train so that they aren't thrown off-schedule.

Most protagonists are heroes confined to the pages of a book...most heroes are not Watchers. When Laney sends William home to be healed by his father, she thinks she will never see him again. After all, his home is in colonial Massachusetts in the story she wrote last year. But when William’s words and actions mysteriously begin to appear on her page, she wonders if she’s lost all control over her characters and their stories.

Thirteen-year-old Sam Every has traveled back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy to face Captain Slayer, master of the dark arts. Deceived into handing Slayer the ultimate weapon, the Sword of ZelKar, Sam has lost his hands, sliced off in his first clash with the evil pirate. But all is not lost. Sam’s friends have found their way back in time, and with the help of the pirate hunter Benjamin Hornigold have rescued him from the island where Slayer marooned him. Now, Sam must rise above his injuries and find the strength to again face Slayer before it is too late.

Lola de La Peña yearns to be free from the societal expectations of a young Mexican lady of her station. She spends her days pretending to be delicate and proper while watching her mamá cure the sick and injured with sal negra (black salt), a recently discovered magic that heals even the most mortal of sicknesses and wounds. But by night, she is Salvación, the free-spirit lady vigilante protecting the town of Coloma from those who threaten its peace and safety among the rising tension in Alta California after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Regno di Valenia, 1566. Da sette anni Brianna vive nella Gran Casa di Magnalia, la prestigiosa scuola per giovani prescelte che ambiscono a perfezionare la propria Passione ed essere adottate da un patrono. Brianna però è l'unica allieva a non aver mai mostrato doti particolari e, se non fosse stato per l'enigmatico maestro Cartier, non avrebbe trovato la sua vocazione tra Arte, Musica, Teatro, Eloquenza e Sapienza. Ma alla cerimonia finale, il timore della ragazza diventa realtà, e Brianna rimane l'unica senza un patrono.