Resultados para "Gray" en Literatura y ficción

General Maada leads his fleet to the White Republic universe, where the Xenoakakies rule with an iron fist. There, he’s surprised to meet a few old friends as well as some new foes, including the Death Angel, the legendary enemy pilot who’s killed the general’s doppelganger. While Maada has been through his fair share of hopeless battles, this particular conflict is on another level altogether, even for him. The insects’ hold on this universe seems unshakable, and their fleet dwarfs the general’s in both numbers and power by no small margin.

Par la magie d'un vœu, Dorian Gray conserve la grâce et la beauté de la jeunesse. Seul son portrait vieillira. Le jeune dandy s'adonne alors à toutes les expériences, s'enivre de sensations et recherche les plaisirs secrets et raffinés.

Peter Stewart is a dead ringer for the legendary King Arthur, and because of that, everyone in Carlion believes that he is the Child of the Prophecy, destined to destroy the Shadow Lord. But Peter doesn't want to be a hero; all he wants to be is left alone. Lily Portman also fits the prophecy. Having spent her entire life as an orphan and a misfit, Lily would love nothing more than to be the Child of the Prophecy, so she envies Peter, but she's also developing a crush on him. And it seems to her that he couldn't care less.

Ada Byron is rich and clever, but she longs to be free. Free to explore all the amazing ideas that come to her imagination, like flying mechanical horses and stories inspired by her travels. Free to find love and passion beyond the watchful gaze of her mother and governesses. And free to learn the full truth about her father, the notorious Lord Byron. Then Ada meets a man whose invention might just change the world - and he needs her visionary brilliance to bring it to life....

The haven city of Beckenshire has been demolished, and most of the rebels lie beneath the rubble. The few that remain scramble to communicate with the outside world, knowing that if they are to stand a chance in the coming war, they can't do it alone. In this gripping conclusion to The Liberty Box Trilogy, new and surprising alliances are formed, passions run high, and our heroes learn what they are really made of. Do they have what it takes to fight for freedom - even if it means paying the ultimate price?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea comes a “superb” (The Wall Street Journal), “eye-opening” (Los Angeles Times) novel of survival and hope in the darkest of places—the inspiration for the major motion picture Ashes in the Snow "Few books are...

Als Vanessa Hart von einem Wolfsrudel angegriffen wird, ist ihr Leben nicht mehr dasselbe: Ihre beste Freundin überlebt den Angriff nicht, und Vanessa wird schwer verletzt an einen magischen Hof der Werwölfe gebracht. Um sich mit ihren neu gewonnen Kräften vertraut zu machen, wird ihr der charmante Prinz Sinclair zur Seite gestellt. Und zwischen langen Unterrichtsstunden an der Werwolf-Academy und der Suche nach dem Mörder ihrer Freundin, kommen die beiden sich immer näher.

Brought to you by Penguin. A darkly funny contemporary thriller for fans of House of Hollow, The Society of Soulless Girls, Wilder Girls and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder When a boy in her town starts claiming that a demon is stalking him – Alecto Gray has no choice but to investigate. After...

This stunning debut novel from Australian author Lucy Christopher generated considerable buzz for its nonstop suspense and breathtaking imagery. Sixteen-year-old Gemma is on a layover at Bangkok Airport, headed to Vietnam with her parents. Then the vaguely familiar Ty drugs Gemma’s drink and steals her away. Her head swirling in confusion, Gemma soon finds herself fighting to survive in the unforgiving Outback.

Two years ago, Gwendolyn Gray saved the City. But The Blackstar stole her parents and took them to another world. She lost her powers, her portals, and even her hair. So while the rest of the City is reveling in its newfound freedom, Gwendolyn has spent two years dodging the clutches of the Childkeeper and the Home for Unclaimed Children. Balancing work and school and impersonating her own parents hasn’t been great for her bipolar disorder, either.

Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship. In this compelling story of teenage rivalry and friendship, award-winning author Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies and...

As winter descends upon a desolate world, Addie and her friends face their most chilling challenges yet. Since they are stranded amid a frozen landscape, the teens’ survival becomes an arduous battle against the relentless cold and the ever-present dangers that lurk in the shadows. Each day, their hope dwindles, and the group must summon every ounce of strength, resilience, and resourcefulness to stay alive.

In 1960s Alabama, a family secret shatters Mark Lawson's world. Blonde-haired and blue-eyed, 14-year-old Mark discovers he is black, a revelation that changes everything. Kicked out of his segregated school and threatened on his baseball team, Mark must navigate a society where prejudice and race define your fate. This revelation also adversely affects his recent friendship with Eddie, his black teammate, who he now sees as a threat to his future.

Sowohl Aster als auch Will wurden mit einem grausamen Fluch belegt. Ihre Suche nach einem Heilmittel führt sie zur Burg Grim, wo niemand ist, wer er zu sein scheint. Bei mörderischen Festessen und extravaganten Bällen muss Aster ihre Waffen stets bereithalten und sich ihren Gefühlen stellen, um herauszufinden, auf wen sie sich verlassen kann, bevor die tickende Uhr ihres Fluchs abläuft.

Eine dramatische Seeschlacht in stürmischer Nacht, die alles verändert: Aster muss mitansehen, wie ihr Bruder Owen von einem Nightweaver ermordet wird. Doch noch bevor sie um ihren Bruder trauern kann, wird ihre Familie gefangengenommen. Statt sie dem Schicksal der Sklaverei zu überlassen, bietet ihnen ausgerechnet ein Nightweaver Rettung: Will. Er gewährt ihnen Schutz und Arbeit auf seinem prachtvollen Anwesen – ein Ort voller Geheimnisse, Verlockungen und Gefahren. Aster weiß, dass sie ihrem Feind nicht trauen darf. Und doch kann sie sich seiner Anziehungskraft nicht widersetzen.

The New York Times best-selling series is coming to an epic conclusion—witness the beginning of the end! Written by one of the original High Republic story architects and the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark, Star Wars: Lost Stars, and the...

Welcome, foolish mortals, to an original and eerie novel inspired by the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disney Parks! When high school student Audrey Perez moves to a town that's supposedly home to a haunted mansion, she and a few of her new friends decide to investigate. Audrey is quickly swept...

Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before even The Phantom Menace...Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in The High Republic.Padawan Reath Silas is being sent from the cosmopolitan galactic capital of Coruscant to the undeveloped frontier—and he couldn’t be less happy about it...

Marcus has only just died, so when the new kid tries to sit in his desk at school, things don't go well for him. Liv feels she has to explain things to Dominic - and so he hears all about Marcus, Jordan, Marcus's dog, and the saga of what happened after they buried Barker. A darkly entertaining story about the afterlife by acclaimed teen author Keith Gray.

In King Biscuit, Michael Loyd Gray returns once again to the fictional small town of Argus, Illinois, (the setting of his novels Well Deserved, Not Famous Anymore, and The Last Stop), to tell a coming-of-age story set in 1966. With the Vietnam War hovering in the background. Seventeen-year-old Billy Ray Fleener, frustrated by the narrow confines of Argus, seeks adventure and a look at the wider world in a novel that puts him on a collision course with the famous as well as infamous.