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The world as we know it ends when an attack on the U.S. unleashes bombs that deliver fire and biological destruction. Along with sonic detonations and devastating earthquakes, the bombs have also brought the green mist. If breathed in, it is deadly to all men—but alters the body chemistry of many women, imbuing them with superhuman abilities. A group of high-school teachers heading home from a conference experiences firsthand the strength of these new powers.

Worshipped. Set apart. Unable to connect with others. Though most girls believe she's different, Elphame knows she is. Odd. Strange. Unique. No one in Patholon has her abilities - or her connection ot their goddess. And she has a destiny she is about to discover. A restlessness has infused her, leading her to the other side of her country. There, the remnants of an evil war still linger. Will Elphame be able to redeem both her country and her soul mate, a survivor of that war?

With more than 12 million books in print, rights sold in almost 40 countries, and over two years on The New York Times bestseller list, the House of Night series is an international publishing sensation. Now, the excitement continues as the Cast mother-daughter duo shares the back stories of a few of the House of Night's most important - and mysterious - characters. In the third House of Night novella, Neferet's Curse, the secret history we've all been waiting for is finally revealed....

This 2-in-1 bundle collects both installments of P. C. Cast's Into the Mist duology: Into the Mist and Out of the Dawn. In this post-apocalyptic thriller about feminine power, a group of women fight for a just future in the aftermath of global destruction. The world drastically changed when the bombs fell, releasing a green mist that proved deadly to the men who inhaled it. Meanwhile, Mercury Rhodes and her newfound family gained special abilities—amplified intuition, earthly connection, spiritual affinity, and incredible strength.

Twin sisters, Mercy and Hunter are witches, direct descendants of the Goode family, the founders of their town. After the murder of their mother at the hands of a foul demon, they have become the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds–ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and the darkest of creatures exist.

Since becoming Moonstruck on her eighteenth birthday, Wren Nightingale has found herself thrust into a world filled with deception, danger, and murder. Uncovering that their magick was fractured and limited when the original Moonstruck ritual was broken by Selene, Wren is determined to find a way to restore it. But the Elementals are split into two factions—some want the ritual completed and their freedom—and others are so terrified of change that they’re willing to end Wren before she can reach the center of the island where the ritual Selene ruined can be completed.

Mari is an Earth Walker, heir to the unique healing powers of her Clan; but she has cast her duties aside...until she is chosen by a special animal ally, altering her destiny forever. When a deadly attack tears her world apart, Mari reveals the strength of her powers and the forbidden secret of her dual nature as she embarks on a mission to save her people. It is not until Nik, the son of the leader from a rival dominating clan, strays across her path that Mari experiences something she has never felt before.

“My love, speak to me. Tell me everything.” Neferet went to Kalona, kneeling before him, stroking the soft, dark wings that unfurled loosely around the immortal. “What would you have me say?” He didn’t meet her eyes. “Zoey lives.” Neferet’s voice was flat, cold, lifeless. “She does.” “Then you owe me the subservience of your immortal soul.” She started to walk away from him.“Where are you going? What will happen next?” “It is quite simple. I will ensure Zoey is drawn back to Oklahoma....

Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet – which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together – if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow…

Rather than follow her family’s restrictive rules, centaur Brighid chose to set out on her own to make friends and form relationships with humans as well as centaurs. Now she’s facing her toughest challenge yet. While helping guide home a grieving human—Cuchulainn, her friend Elphame’s brother—Brighid finds herself beginning to care for him. An emotion forbidden by her clan.

In Roman-occupied Britain, the Iceni tribe crowns an extraordinary new queen. Tall and flame-haired, Boudicca is devoted to Andraste, the Iceni’s patron goddess, known for her raven familiar, her fierceness and her swirling blue tattoos. Boudicca and her two young daughters will carry the tribe forward in dangerous times. Roman tax collector Catus Decianus, expecting weakness in a female ruler, launches a devastating attack on the tribe’s stronghold. Boudicca and her family barely survive—but they refuse to bend the knee.

Zoey hat sich im HOUSE OF NIGHT eingelebt und gewöhnt sich an die enormen Kräfte, die ihr die Göttin Nyx verliehen hat...

Zoey and the gang are back fighting evil (well, duh, that’s what being a High Priestess is all about) but with a variety of romantic intrigues to distract them, it’s a wonder they can get anything done! Zoey’s got some serious work to do at the House of Night if only she could concentrate....

Lange bevor Zoey gezeichnet wurde - bevor sie ins House Of Night eintrat - bevor sie den Kampf gegen das Böse aufnahm - gab es schon einen, der dort seit langem lebte: Dragon Lankford, Schwertmeister und Krieger. Dies ist seine Geschichte. Vom eigenen Vater verstoßen, der ihn im Jahre 1830 auf ein Schiff nach Amerika verbannt, wird Dragon Lankford noch im Hafen von London als Jungvampyr gezeichnet. Doch das Leben als Vampyr im Amerika des 19. Jahrhunderts ist gefährlich.

Neferet ist nicht mehr länger Hohepriesterin im House of Night in Tulsa. Nachdem sie sich ganz dem Bösen verschrieben hat, muss sie die Schule verlassen. Doch sie geht nicht, ohne eine Schneise der Verwüstung zu hinterlassen. Zoey und ihre Freunde wissen, dass die Schule nur dann weiterbestehen kann, wenn jetzt alle zusammenhalten. Denn Neferet wird mit allen Mitteln ihr Ziel weiter verfolgen: Sie will Zoey töten.

Evreux, Frankreich, 1788: Lange bevor Lenobia im House of Night die mächtige "Reitlehrerin mit den allerhöchsten Standards und der niedrigsten Toleranzschwelle" wird - war sie ein ganz normales Mädchen mit ganz alltäglichen Problemen. Als uneheliche Tochter eines französischen Barons wird sie zwar geduldet, jedoch nicht geliebt. Als das Schicksal sie auf ein Schiff nach New Orleans verschlägt, hofft sie, dass das Leben es von nun an besser mit ihr meint.

Das Leben ist total ätzend, wenn deine Freunde so richtig sauer auf dich sind...

Zoey ist wieder zurück im House of Night in Tulsa, gemeinsam mit ihrem Krieger Stark, der sie beschützt. Doch nun wird ein Treffen mit der nach Rache dürstenden Hohepriesterin Neferet unausweichlich. Diese ist noch immer mit den Mächten der Finsternis im Bunde, ihre Macht größer denn je. Ist Zoey wirklich sicher im House of Night? Und weiß sie, wer ihre wahren Freunde sind?

Die Dinge stehen schlecht im House of Night. Zoeys Seele ist zerschmettert. Um sie herum ist alles zerstört, wofür sie je gekämpft hat. Und mit einem gebrochenen Herzen will sie lieber in der Anderwelt bleiben. Ihr Krieger Stark scheint der Einzige zu sein, der zu ihr durchdringen könnte, doch dafür müsste er sterben. Und das würde Zoey umbringen. Doch auch Stevie Rae und Aphrodite könnten helfen, wenn sie nur wollten. Warum zögern sie?

Als die 16-jährige Zoey Redbird auf ihrer Stirn mit einer Mondsichel gezeichnet wird, weiß sie, dass ihr nicht viel Zeit bleibt, um ins HOUSE OF NIGHT, das Internat für Vampyre, zu kommen...