Resultados para "Dandelion" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole world that lies beyond. It is a pair of new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant, the distant clang of the trolley bell on a hazy afternoon. But as young Douglas is about to discover, summer can be more than the repetition of established rituals that hold time at bay.

Reverend Deacon Elder does the Lord’s work in his own unique way. A former marine with the ability to detect and cast out demons, Deke goes where the need—and the evil—is greatest. After receiving a terrifying warning of a botched exorcism, Deke shows up in Somerton, Tennessee, ready for battle. The demon possessing sixteen-year-old Carlyss Bolerjack had only partially been driven out, and Deke must convince a traumatized Carlyss to submit to a second exorcism.

Amber Houston was born light-years away from Earth aboard the enormous colony starship Dandelion. By the age of 14, she has spent her entire life training as a Ranger, ready for the day when she will be among the first humans ever to set foot on an alien world and build a new civilization. When Dandelion suffers an emergency toward the end of its journey, Amber and her fellow young rangers are evacuated and land on the planet Newhome years ahead of schedule.

Ray Bradbury’s moving recollection of a vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting novels. Dandelion Wine stands out in the Bradbury literary canon as the author’s most deeply personal work, a semi-autobiographical recollection of a magical small-town summer in 1928...

He’s not crazy. They really are following him. Matt owes the Queen of all Fae a phone call, and she is tired of waiting. But she's not the only one looking for him. A fallen angel has escaped Hell to settled their dispute with Matt—permanently.

Ich muss die Kristallkrone finden! Und dann werde ich die Schwarzmagier mit ihren eigenen Waffen schlagen. Sie werden sich wünschen, mir nie begegnet zu sein. Yuna schäumt vor Wut. Inzwischen trachtet ihr nicht nur ein Schwarzmagier nach dem Leben. Das muss ein Ende haben. Sie hat genug davon, das Opfer zu sein. Also dreht sie den Spieß um. Sie setzt alles daran, die Kristallkrone in die Hände zu bekommen, und zwar allein. Auf Livius kann sie nicht zählen. Oder doch? Die Ereignisse spitzen sich zu und schon bald wird klar, dass diese Frage am Ende alles entscheiden wird.

Finde den Alabasterkelch! Du hast drei Monate Zeit. Nur dann wirst du deine Mutter lebend wiedersehen! Yuna hat keine Wahl. Sie wird immer tiefer in die Intrigen und Machtkämpfe der Schwarzmagier hineingezogen. Doch um Livius wird sie dabei einen großen Bogen machen. Er ist ein Lamarque und dieser Familie kann man nicht trauen. Doch schnell stellt sich heraus, dass sie Livius braucht, um den Alabasterkelch zu finden. Es ist der einzige Weg, um ihre Mutter zu befreien und der Dandelion Academy endlich den Rücken zu kehren.

Töte Livius! Hinterlasse keine Spuren! Dann wirst du nicht nur frei, sondern auch reich sein. Was für ein Fehlschlag! Yuna nutzt ihr magisches Talent normalerweise für kleine Diebstähle. Doch in der letzten Nacht ging alles schief, was schiefgehen konnte. Sie wurde erwischt, und das auch noch von Magiern, denen man nicht gern im Dunkeln begegnen möchte. Anstatt sie zu töten, machen sie Yuna ein Angebot, das sie nicht ausschlagen kann. Nun ist sie auf dem Weg zur Dandelion Academy. Sie soll Livius töten, den Sohn eines einflussreichen Magiers.

The battle continues in this silkpunk fantasy as science and destiny collide against the will of the gods in this final installment in the epic Dandelion Dynasty series from the “genius” (Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Award­–winning author of the Eternal Sky series) Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy...

Two kingdoms at war. A girl caught in the middle. Torn between two brothers, full of secrets and a deal that threatens to get her killed, Rina —a seventeen-year-old with the "gift"— has to decide what answers she is willing to die for. All Rina wanted was to be accepted to T.R.E, but holding the acceptance letter was the last thing she ever thought would happen. Suddenly her dream of becoming a commander in the Shamar army wasn't so impossible.

With the invasion of Dara complete, and the Wall of Storms breached, the world has opened to new possibilities for the gods and peoples of both empires as the sweeping saga of the award-winning Dandelion Dynasty continues in this third book of the “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR). Princess...

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time In the much-anticipated sequel to the “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR) Grace of Kings, Emperor Kuni Garu is faced with the invasion of an invincible army in his kingdom and must quickly find a way to defeat the intruders. Kuni Garu, now...

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time Two men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR. Wily...