Resultados para "Advent, Advent" en Literatura y ficción

All his life, Mark Fields has dreamed of joining the Defense Force to fight the vicious, alien Exlian, just like the rest of his renowned family. But so far, he’s … a dishwasher, trapped in a dead-end job with no powers, no money, and even fewer friends. But an encounter with a dying woman changes everything—granting him the abilities he needs to join the training camps—and his life finally feels like it’s turning around, faster than a movie martial-arts montage (just ignore the weird cat).

Acht Weihnachtsgeschichten zum Schmunzeln und zum weihnachtlichen Besinnen. Zum Beispiel über einen Weihnachtsabend unter Freunden, der zum Desaster ausartet. Über ein älteres Ehepaar, das die Liebe "gelernt" hat. Über den Katzer Fritz, der Weihnachten gar nicht lustig findet. Über einen kleinen Jungen, der eine Leidenschaft für Schokoladeneis hat, oder über eine Frau, die am Tag vor Weihnachten einen Mann wiederbegegnet, den sie vor vielen Jahren beinahe geheiratet, wegen eines anderen aber verlassen hat.

Wir sagen euch an, den lieben Advent! Wir, das sind 9 frisch ausgebildete SprecherInnen aus Wien und Umgebung. Gerade zur Adventszeit erinnern sich doch viele an die Magie der Geschichten, die einen schon in Kindertagen in ihren Bann zogen. Sei es am Heimweg im Auto oder in der U-Bahn, oder auch abends mit den Kindern vorm Schlafengehen: Jetzt könnt ihr unkompliziert täglich Hörbuch-Kurzgeschichten abrufen und in die Weihnachtsstimmung eintauchen.

Ixion, the city of mages, has seemingly transformed into a perfect society. It faces no shortage of resources, thanks to Vestiare of the Seven Heroes and her Colossus. However, its inhabitants have turned to the heretical worshiping of a Lesser God. Beauty is skin deep, and this facade of perfection shrouds the intentions of the Seven Heroes: The Second Calamity. In the midst of it all, Sungchul finally begins making progress toward a more personal goal...

After barely defeating his most powerful opponent yet, Jaco is flung immediately into the aftermath of that bloody duel. Now permanently affected by the Infernal State and being granted the Devil’s Essence, he must learn to navigate having such energy within him. Both for how the powers of Hell itself affect those originally given to him by Heaven’s System, and what that means for him moving forward. Yet the Apocalypse waits for nobody, and neither do the Chosen Few as they make their own preparations from the darkest corners of the ruined city.

Millennia before Peter became Pan, Haephan is an orphan pickpocket scraping by on the filthy streets of Rainhold when divine events sweep him into breaking the world. Enslaved to a wizard and controlled by a priestess, Haephan must reconcile his newfound ability to teleport anywhere in the world while his magic drives him to plant new worlds from seeds stolen from the Tree of Life and the dragon bent on getting back his narcotic horde.

Drew Michalik was working in a top-secret facility in Washington, DC, when the Advent began. As all electronics in the world simply ceased to work, blue screens filled with information appeared before him. Drew was given access to a mana interface and a limited number of reality-altering crystals called Xatherite. Following the instructions on his vision-impairing screens, he "slotted" his Xatherite and changed his fate: He gained the ability to cast spells. Now alone in the dark, he must battle through the government bunker turned dungeon in a desperate bid for survival.

Welcome to Marshport, Maine — a quaint, little coastal town preparing for their annual Winter Wonderland Festival. But beneath the lights and holiday cheer, something evil is stirring — and it’s not a mouse. When a mysterious package arrives on the doorstep of veteran police officer Matthew Klein and his family's home, it seems, at first, like a harmless holiday gift. However, there’s no tag and no sender. Inside lies an antique wooden advent calendar with strange engravings and twenty-four doors that each shelter something dark and unspeakable.

Um die Tage zum Fest der Liebe zu verkürzen, gibt es das Hörbuch "Advent, Advent". Abwechslungsreich, unterhaltsam, aber stets zum feierlichen Anlass passend, sind die Geschichten und Gedichte. Abraham a Sancta Clara gibt einen humorvollen wie praktischen Tipp zur Reduzierung des Holzverbrauchs im Winter. Kurt Tucholsky empfiehlt, nicht nach dem "Ideal" zu streben. Johann Peter Hebel warnt, vorsichtig zu sein bei der Wahl, wenn eine Fee "Drei Wünsche" gewährt. Besinnlich wird es mit "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen". Dieses bekannte Lied berührt auch in gesprochener Form. Auch Wolfgang Borchert regt mit seiner Erzählung "Die drei dunklen Könige" zum Nachdenken an.

The Powered protected us, inspired us, showed us new possibilities for humanity. But when the great names walked away, when the capes and boots and chest-blazoned symbols vanished, all they left behind was a single child to take up their burden.

When Alice’s Uncle Sam brings home a mysterious calendar that’s short on chocolate but big on surprises, she is thrown into an advent she never dreamed of. Codes arrive by text message and open the doors in the calendar, drawing Alice and Sam into fantastical new worlds that are wondrous, frightening and beautiful - and strangely familiar.

Die Adventszeit ist ruhig und besinnlich? Von wegen! Evelyn Sanders nimmt in zwölf humorvollen Kurzgeschichten den familiären Vorweihnachtsstress aufs Korn. Und dieser fängt alle Jahre wieder schon im Herbst an! Egal ob es um verliebte Weihnachtsmänner und -frauen, die unendliche Suche nach dem perfekten Geschenk oder das Winterquartier für die Gartenzwerge geht: Die Großfamilie Sanders stolpert von einem Chaos ins nächste. Eine "Stille Nacht" gibt es mit dieser Familie nicht – dafür jede Menge witziger Geschichten mitten aus dem Leben.

Advent 1926: Ernestine wird zu einer Ausstellung am Semmering eingeladen. Da sie und Anton dort ihr erstes gemeinsames Abenteuer erlebt haben, beschließen sie, einige Tage im Südbahnhotel zu verbringen. Höhepunkt des Wochenendes ist eine Versteigerung von Kunstgegenständen – doch das wertvollste Bild fehlt.

Adventszeit bedeutet für viele Menschen Shoppingzeit. Zu Tausenden strömen sie in die Kaufhäuser. Nur dieses Jahr gab es noch eine weitere Kundin. Und die kam im Auftrag der Hölle.

16. The Secret Door: While studying the Chronicles of the Convent Holmes finds out about secret rooms, hidden within the walls of the Abbey. And in fact, Watson and Holmes find a secret corridor.

1. An Inspector Arrives: December in Baker Street, Watson is trying to fill the house with the Christmas Spirit but his plans are soon crushed, when Inspector Lestrade proposes a strange case to Holmes.

23. Hellfire and Judgment: Holmes and Watson are at the perpetrator's will, while the accomplice is setting the Abbey alight. They are in a desperate and futile situation. But Holmes has an ace up his sleeve.

17. In the Laboratory: Holmes and Watson discover a secret laboratory. Soon they realize that not only chemical, but also questionable medical experiments have been conducted on the premises.

21. The Bearer of God: Holmes, Watson and Lestrade reach a closed off room via the secret corridor. In it somebody is kept against their will. Their identity and reason for imprisonment lead to disturbing findings.

22. The Covenant of Evil: Holmes and Watson are close to solving the case. As they try to confront the alleged perpetrator with their evidence, but things take a turn.