Resultados para "Change" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Turtle is scavenging a drowned town when she saves a stranger’s life. There’s something special about Kai—an attraction she’s never felt before. She would do anything to see him again. But Turtle can never truly be with Kai, because Kai is Normal, and Turtle is one of the Mer, kids whose genes were illegally hacked before birth and who now have working gills as well as lungs. Turtle lives on an old cruise ship with the other Mer in order to be close to the water she needs to survive.

Lacey is your average teenager. She goes to school, tries to maintain a "D" in chemistry, and spends Friday nights creeping on her crush on Facebook. She is ordinary except for one thing: She can change the future. After Lacey is introduced to the Fate-Changing Regime, her life turns upside down. A fanatical group opposing the FCR will stop at nothing to eliminate them.

In the world of Kaslon, the people are able to transform into a chosen animal form, bestowed on them during their coming-of-age ceremony. The world is a peaceful one, and people live in harmony with the amazing animal life around them. For Siray, a young female about to go through the change, a unique sequence of events has her realizing just how much the world about you can alter overnight. Targeted for her special abilities, and forced to take sides in an emerging war, Siray finds new friends who fight to save her, while an unknown power desperately hunts her from the shadows.

The potential impact of runaway climate-change has long been grossly underestimated. The world is rapidly approaching an existential crisis—the Anthropogenic Extinction—the sixth annihilation of Earth-bound species since life first appeared 3.5 billion years ago. Assisted by teammates Eric Evans and Bella Moreno, and Thay Tuan, the team’s consigliere, Luc Ponti, now an astrophysicist at MIT, succeeds in creating a stabilized micro-wormhole, which is launched by NASA into high-Earth orbit and used as a means to contact intelligent life on exoplanets well within the “Goldilocks” zone.

In brutal Neo Seoul, eighteen-year-old ex-gang member Lee Jaewon is a talented pilot rising in the ranks of the academy. Abandoned as a kid in the slums of Old Seoul by his rebel father, Jaewon desires only to escape his past and prove himself a loyal soldier of the Neo State. When he wins the best internship in Neo Seoul, he is eager to claim his shot at military glory. But the mission becomes more complicated when he meets Tera, a test subject in the government’s supersoldier project. 

Leon doesn't want a leading role, not in the kingdom and not in the game. Too bad for him. Between his new promotion and the attentions of protagonist Livia and villainess Angie, no one will leave him alone--least of all the prince and his lordly gang. As Leon struggles for independence, tension grows with his allies. But soon, they'll have to band together to face the greatest danger imaginable, one that threatens to destabilize the game itself.

The archivists are defeated, but their plan was already set in place. A new lisincend has emerged, more dangerous than before. Incendin still possesses the powerful artifact. And a spirit shaping placed on the king must be released. Tan has potential to be a warrior shaper - one who can shape all the elements - but shaping doesn't work for him the same as with other shapers. While he struggles to control his new magic, his friends work to free the king from the spirit shaping.

Ihr ganzes Leben wurde Fei auf ein einziges Ziel vorbereitet: Siwang, den Kronprinzen des mächtigsten Reiches der Welt, zu heiraten. Prinz Siwang ist seit Kindheitstagen Feis bester Freund und würde alles für sie tun, doch Fei will nur eins: frei sein. Als sie die Chance bekommt, aus dem Palast zu fliehen, trifft sie ausgerechnet auf Yexue, den geheimnisvollen Prinzen des verfeindeten Königreiches. Mit seiner gefährlichen Magie der Nacht könnte er der Schlüssel zu Feis Freiheit sein – und vielleicht noch viel mehr.

The cosmic choice approaches. As underground education networks thrive despite complete educational apartheid and international sanctuary systems successfully preserve American academic refugees, Cuchu Ramirez and Matias Kim journey back 500 years to witness the Threshold of Change—civilizations at their absolute peak, unaware that European contact will soon transform the world forever.

When a wounded warrior in a mirrored mask seeks the help of two best friends, elemental forces bond to them, granting immense power and a burden older than Time itself. Thrust across dimensions and into a cosmic conflict, Cooper and Reid must uncover the truth, unlock the secrets of their powers, and choose to accept the path that fate has chosen for them, or write their own futures.

Change is coming, one scale at a time. Raiden’s eyes were opened to the horrors that lay beyond the Sixth Realm. Now he is pushing for change for all the realms, for both human and dragonkind alike. The support Raiden hopes for doesn’t come, but the weight of what is happening isn’t something he can let go. With Egan at his side, Raiden finds the strength he needs and leaves his home once again. Only this time he doesn’t know if the crown will still be waiting for him when he returns. Whatever the cost, he is willing to see it through.

Ash ist ein weißer, heterosexueller Junge aus der Mittelschicht. Er hält sich selbst für einen guten Kerl, aber nicht gerade für das Zentrum des Universums. Bis er eines Freitags in eine andere Dimension katapultiert wird, in der er genau das ist - das Zentrum des Universums! Damit verfügt ausgerechnet Ash nun über die Macht, die Welt zu verändern. Klar, in der nächsten Dimension besitzt Ash alles, wovon er je geträumt hat. Doch dann geht irgendetwas schief, und Ash führt - aus Versehen - die Rassentrennung wieder ein.

What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? This New York Times best-selling series twists DisneyPixar's Brave into a fast-paced story in which Merida is sent back in time. If you could change your fate, would you? Merida understands that as princess of Clan DunBroch, she has certain...

"A timely, speculative thought experiment in perspective, privilege, and identity." —Kirkus "The conceit behind Shusterman’s latest is truly unique. While it exhibits the author’s usual storytelling aplomb, it also manages to delve into more serious and timely subject matter, such as...

Nearly a year has passed since Callie’s father lost his battle with alcoholism. If you ask her, everything is fine (thank you very much). She's almost done with her first year of college, and she’s nearly succeeded in locking away the painful memories of her father and their life together.

When the line is drawn, what's important enough to risk everything? In this sequel to My Night Breeze, Audra and Mateo have been struggling to keep their friends safe, while continuing to uncover the mystery of her past. There is tension between the 'Elements,' and Audra finds herself the unwitting key to a hopefully peaceful resolution. She finally has more of a life than she ever envisioned; but the timing is all wrong. Will she be able to find out the truth of her connection in time, or will the enemy overtake them all?

Brought to you by Penguin. A No. 1 and Sunday Times Bestseller! Red Queen meets These Violent Delights and Iron Widow in the epic first book in the captivating anti-colonial fantasy series, Gods Beyond the Skies. Don’t miss the second book in the trilogy, To Kill These Monstrous Gods, coming...

Eridene Swansea is a 16-year-old high lord's daughter serving out exile in the countryside. A half-blood stained by her mother's crimes, she is an outcast among the world of the aristocracy. As war rages in the West, destiny seems to pass her by…until the court offers her an opportunity to redeem herself. A mysterious warlord has declared himself lord regent of the enemy kingdom. If Eridene locates his base for the court, her inheritance will be restored. She seizes her chance to redeem herself and save two kingdoms…only to fall in love with the very man she must turn over.

Elara Flameborn has always kept to the quiet edges of the room, certain magic belonged to braver apprentices. But when a warm living fire awakens in her palms, everything she believes about herself begins to change.

The rain never stops. The world is drowning. Survival is everything. When the Rain Came is the first YA book in an all-new, action-packed dystopian adventure series by New York Times bestselling author Matt Eicheldinger. A #8 Publishers Weekly Bestseller! “If we stay here, if we keep wandering...