Resultados para "The Chase" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Loki è riuscito a liberarsi dalle catene con cui Odino lo teneva prigioniero e vuole distruggere i Nove Mondi scatenando il Ragnarok, il Giorno del Giudizio. Magnus Chase dovrà fare appello a tutto il proprio coraggio per impedire che Loki salpi con la diabolica Nave dei Morti prima del solstizio d'estate. Solo bevendo il prodigioso Idromele di Kvasir Magnus potrà sperare di battere il dio, ma dovrà poi misurarsi con il suo terrificante vascello di zombie a bordo di una nave dall'aspetto non esattamente minaccioso, la Big Banana.

A friendly Bulgarian king, a dastardly lion tamer, a pair of kidnapped parents, a pride of lions, and a brave young boy on a mission: Together again in the second installment of the popular Lionboy series.

Hvor godt kender du det univers, som Magnus Chase og hans venner rejser rundt i? Tag med på en fantastisk tur gennem de ni verdener, hvor Magnus‘ venner fortæller om mærkelige og farlige (men ret sjove) udfordringer, og bliv klogere på et univers, der både får dig til at grine og gyse. Denne samling af korte historier henvender sig både til dem, der kender serien "Magnus Chase og de nordiske guder", og til dem, der bare vil have en fed lytteoplevelse. Rick Riordan (f.

Il Ragnarok, il Giorno del Giudizio, è stato scongiurato, ma nei Nove Mondi la quiete non è destinata a durare e per gli eroi del Valhalla le imprese non finiscono mai. Mentre Odino è alla ricerca di un nuovo capitano per le sue valchirie e Thor si accinge ad affrontare una corsa per i Nove Mondi, Magnus Chase si reca in visita dalla cugina Annabeth, non sapendo che i suoi compagni stanno per ritrovarsi in guai seri.

Secondo la mitologia nordica, quando un uomo muore valorosamente con le spada in mano diventa uno degli immortali guerrieri di Odino, il re degli dei. Magnus Chase, sedici anni e una vita di espedienti, non avrebbe mai immaginato di morire brandendo un'arma millenaria contro un gigante deciso a carbonizzare il Ponte di Boston e migliaia di innocenti. L'ascesa al Valhalla, l'Olimpo nordico, è solo l'inizio per il giovane eroe.

The evil emperor Vosper gathers his troops in the east, poised to conquer the entire continent. His target is the rebel city of Parthos, a constant thorn in his side, and the last sanctuary of the Dragon Riders. Besieged from all sides, the remaining Dragon Riders come out of hiding. Forced to fight for their lives, they leave the safety of the desert, traveling across the land to gather intelligence and shore up forgotten alliances. At the center of it all is Elias Dorgumir, the key to an ancient prophesy, and Vosper will do anything to get his hands on him.

Jeff and genetically engineered spy dog Chipper are on the run from the mysterious and sinister government organisation knows only as The Institute. Due to a combination of bravery, luck and some of Chipper's more useful modifications, they've managed to evade their pursuers so far. But The Institute is closing in, and Chipper and Jeff will have to be stay one step ahead if they want to stay alive....

How far would you go to be with your best friend? Would you give up a chance to travel to a new planet? Would you disobey your parent? How important would it be? These questions and others face 12-year-old Kennedy Barnes as he and his dad prepare for an interplanetary mission to Planet X489-B, a mission to bring Earth’s animals to a planet without animals. Or so they think.

Peterson Chase y un Caos Gigante, una historia creada por un jóven para otros jóvenes. Una historia llena de magia donde lleva a sus lectores a embarcarse en una gran aventura.

Join Emma on an enchanting journey in "The Girl Who Chased the Last Dragon," a captivating bedtime storybook filled with magic, mystery, and adventure. Perfect for young listeners, this delightful tale takes you deep into a world where bravery, kindness, and the power of dreams come alive.

Soon after being whisked away to Seattle to live with an aunt and uncle he barely knew, Charlie Creevey learned that he hailed from a family of witches. After settling into this unfamiliar life, his feelings toward his new friend Diego Ramirez began to grow into something more serious. And if that wasn’t enough, he failed to stop the nefarious witch Grace and her cohort from using the dreaded deathcraft and killing his mentor Malcolm.

Scuff is the stable boy at The Hanging Man Inn, a notorious den of thieves, perched on a bleak and lonely moor. To improve his lot in life, he decides to embark on a new career as a daring highwayman. His first act is to take a beautiful stolen horse being hidden in the stables. His troubles swiftly multiply when he discovers who the real owner is, and he is soon running for his life in this inspiring adventure told in verse.

A lonely ghoul lurks in the fools’ graveyard. He forms a bond with a boy who visits at night to sit and watch the stars. However, if their friendship is to continue, the ghoul will have to face his haunted past in this ghostly tale told in verse.

The Ballad of Tom the Turkey is a collection of funny and action-packed adventures told in rollicking rhyme.

Henry and Hatter are back in this sequel to Mad About the Hatter. They've fallen into a comfortable life together after the events in the first book, but on a day trip to visit the Tweedle Brothers, they happen across a wayward troop of flying monkeys who need help to get back to Oz. In Oz, Hatter reluctantly agrees to accompany Henry on a tour of the land. They soon find out Oz is in serious trouble, with the balance of Good and Evil upset after Dorothy killed the last wicked witch. Henry and Hatter are drawn into a quest to find a new source of evil for Oz to restore the balance and save Oz.

One of the finest storytellers of her time, Joan Aiken wrote over 100 books for both adults and children. Among her best-known works are the 'Wolves Chronicles', a sequence of novels set in an alternate 19th-century England ruled by Stuart kings. Included here are three tales from that magical, wolf-infested world - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and The Story of Is.

CJ is the daughter of Captain James Hook. She’s fierce. She’s swashbuckling. And she has big dreams…like finding the treasure she’s known about since she was a little girl stranded on the Isle of the Lost. When CJ sneaks out of Auradon Prep with her best friend, Freddie, they go on a...

What if you could jump into any movie in the world? 14-year-old Blake Connors and his 11-year-old sister Becky discover that their parents invented a device that could make that very dream come true. After every government agency on the planet began hunting them they found themselves in their worst nightmare. Forced to fake their own deaths and hide out in the worlds they had unlocked, it now falls on Blake and Becky to jump in and find them, before somebody else does.

Ellie doesn’t believe in magic. She believes in science. But when her school burns down in roaring purple flames, her favourite teacher gives her mysterious Elemental Bracers, and she’s invited to join a secret society of the world’s smartest minds, Ellie realises not everything has a logical explanation…Packed with adventure, humour, and just a bit of chaos, Ellie Ment and the Material Matter is where chemistry meets courage, physics bends reality, and curiosity might just save the world.

Kit thought he was ready for anything, but when he discovers the next dungeon is at the bottom of an ocean he's not so sure - he can't swim! But with his trusty teammates, Sandy and Thorn, keen to do battle, solve puzzles and find treasure, Kit is up for the challenge. Now is his chance to prove himself as a hero, once and for all!