Resultados para "Sand" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

The king is missing. A puppet regent sits on the throne of Exas, guided by powerful men who will do anything to stop the long-promised marriage between Princess Nyana and Prince Kalen. As halovirus tears through the kingdom and assassins close in from every side, Abra's carefully constructed lies begin to unravel. The secret she’s keeping could destroy everything—including the prince she's starting to care about.

He hides the truth behind a mask. She hides her heart behind a cause. Roark is a fugitive with no home, no banner, and no interest in choosing sides. Haunted by the ghosts of betrayal and loss, he’s content to vanish into the shadows of Sakadri’s capital while he searches for a way to save his sister. But when a sharp-eyed thief with secrets of her own pulls him into a black-market scheme turned resistance, Roark is forced to confront the very path he swore he’d abandoned. Saren walks a careful line between survival and rebellion.

New time traveler Fritz is asked to use his powerful but poorly understood portal to undertake an important mission – but will the unknown cause him to hesitate, or will he take the chance to save the world? After discovering a portal through space and time, Fritz helped the United States resolve a foreign crisis. Now, as he struggles to understand the mysterious portal’s secrets, the president wants him to use it to avert a nuclear threat in the Middle East.

It’s been days since the sanctuary showdown. Feral demons are still on the loose. The ones that have been caught are pushing Zaraltrac Prison past its limits. The Coven is still picking up the pieces of the former blue cloaks’ betrayal. And Thea... Thea is bored. She hasn’t been given an assignment yet, and it’s driving her crazy to be kept away from the action. That is until Second Chosen Winona waltzes into her presence once again, and she has more dirt on Thea than the Spellweaver ever thought possible.

Norah’s desert world has always been treacherous, with the roiling ocean of sand, giant scorpions, and brutal sandstorms—but now an unnatural famine plagues the desert nations and threatens to destroy all. Despite being the only one in her village without a sand gift, Norah is chosen with her best friend, Zadock, to sail across the ocean of sand in search of the legendary moonstone, an artifact that could end the famine.

"1.1.4.MD.LC. Im Auge ist mein Name nur eine Aneinanderreihung von Zahlen und Buchstaben." Als Maeve der Geheimorganisation „Das Auge“ beitritt, welche die Menschheit vor Angriffen durch Außerirdische schützt, glaubt sie, endlich das Rätsel um das Verschwinden ihrer Mutter lösen zu können. Denn dass der Stein, den sie ihr hinterlassen hat, angeblich ausgerechnet aus außerirdischer Materie besteht, kann kein Zufall sein. Doch Maeve hat nicht mit den strengen Hierarchien im Auge gerechnet – und auch nicht, dass ihr Ausbilder Lorcan ungeahnte Gefühle in ihr weckt, die sie beide in Gefahr bringen können.

I'm Dreamweaver Alissandra, and it's not my fault my heart drew me closer to my sexy human dream charge than my family's rules permit. How could I possibly resist when we share a soul-deep connection they couldn't fathom? Shhhh, no one need know. But I discover my father, the god of dreams (a.k.a. Morpheus or the Sand Man), is scheming to exploit humans. No way am I going to let that happen without a fight. Knowing Father, it will cost me dearly. It doesn't matter. I won't let my prince - or any human - suffer.

Don hat die tolle Idee, mit Cleo, Kim und seiner neuen Bekannten Sam einen Tag am Meer zu verbringen. Und es kommt, wie es kommen muss. Auf Cleos Haut landen ein paar Spritzer Wasser und sie muss sich abrupt ins Meer verabschieden. Don ahnt natürlich nicht den wahren Grund für ihr Verhalten, sondern glaubt, dass Cleo seine Beziehung zu Sam nicht akzeptieren kann.

Prince Carden of Tierney lost his home, family, and claim to the throne in one fell swoop when he rebelled against his father for a cause he knew was right. Instead of wallowing in despair, he embarks on a new journey, starting a new life on the Southern Isle. When he finds himself caught in a web woven by the famously ruthless fae queen, Coeur, he insults her and she vows to teach him the most difficult and heart-breaking lesson he will ever learn: that humans are incapable of love, and that hearts are beastly things.   

Mad Max: Fury Road meets Alien in this exciting follow-up to the YA novel Titan of the Stars by #1 New York Times bestselling author E.K. Johnston. After the horrific events on the Titan, where ancient aliens were released on the ship and massacred or possessed most of the travelers, Dominic...

Chloe Weever always dreamed of finding her fairytale ending. Being a Potential and finding her soulmate should guarantee true happiness. But with Cyrus still stalking her with motives yet to be determined, she will do anything to protect the ones she loves-even if it means sacrificing her happily ever after. Falcon Tonalee made a promise long ago. A promise to always protect the one that fate chooses for him. But his vow is tested when his mate-consumed by fear-closes herself off and pushes him away.

Princess Raya of Paruth lived alone on a deserted island in a towering lighthouse, forgotten by time. With only a loyal albatross as a friend, she had little hope or joy in her life until he washed up on her shore in the middle of a raging winter storm. Prince Trevor of Galder left his father and kingdom behind to travel north in search of a wife. It was time to settle down and forget Ella Carina, the woman who chose to love a peasant and follow her heart instead of choosing Trevor and fulfilling her duty to her people.

Once upon a time, a beautiful queen was cursed by a dark faery. That curse, inherited by twin princesses, Aura and Luna, binds their lives in the strangest of ways. At an early age, the girls were more than sisters. They were the strongest of allies until a combination of jealousy, anger, and dark magic tore their relationship to shreds. Aura took everything from Luna: her home, her family, and her love by murdering the prince who'd chosen her instead of Aura. Luna wants revenge, but she's running out of time. 

"Det Lumske Sand" er fjerde bind i serien Deltoras bælte. Indbyggerne i landet Deltora er blevet slaver for Skyggeherren. Kun ædelstenene i Deltoras bælte kan redde landet. Leif, Barda og Jasmin skal skaffe de syv ædelsten for at befri Deltora. Et af de mørke og frygtelige steder, hvor stenene er gemt, er Det Lumske Sand.

FORGED IN BATTLE... FROM THE DUST OF THE ARENA... A LEGEND WILL RISE The action-packed tale of a 17-year-old warrior princess and a handsome gladiator who dared take on the Roman Republic—and gave rise to the legend of Spartacus... For teens who love strong female protagonists in their fantasy...

Jae is a slave in a dying desert world. Once verdant with water from a magical Well, the land is drying up, and no one remembers the magic needed to keep the water flowing. If a new source isn’t found soon, the people will perish. Jae doesn’t mind, in a way. By law, she is bound by a curse...

The Princess Bride meets Game of Thrones in this commercial YA trilogy from acclaimed fantasy author Sarah Henning. Princess Amarande is finally on the verge of having everything she wants. To be with her true love Luca, no one nor law standing in the way. To rule Ardenia as queen outright, no...

The breathtaking sequel to The Princess Will Save You in the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky duology--a brilliantly-executed YA fantasy homage to The Princess Bride To stay together forever, Princess Amarande and her stableboy love, Luca, must part: Amarande to reclaim her kingdom from usurpers, and...

The Princess Will Save You is a YA fantasy adventure inspired by The Princess Bride, in which a princess must rescue her stable boy true love, from the acclaimed author of Sea Witch, Sarah Henning. When a princess's commoner true love is kidnapped to coerce her into a political marriage, she...