Resultados para "William" en Fantasía y magia

Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1890, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary - including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant.

Step into the shoes of the iconic figure from Swiss folklore William Tell. Known for his exceptional archery skills and unwavering spirit, we follow his extraordinary journey as he defies tyranny and fights for freedom. From the fabled apple-shooting incident to his daring acts of defiance, this captivating narrative will transport you to a time of courage and resilience. Brace yourself for an epic adventure that will leave you inspired and in awe of this legendary Swiss hero.

In 1892 New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, are called upon to investigate the supernatural. First, a vicious species of shape-shifters disguise themselves as a litter of kittens, and a day later their owner is found murdered with a single mysterious puncture wound.

À la suite d’étonnantes révélations au sujet de son grand-père, Tom décide de fuir le quartier général de l’Agence pour aller explorer les cités fantômes. À la recherche d’indices pour arracher ses parents aux griffes de l’Alliance des Ténèbres, il sillonnera ces endroits abandonnés jadis peuplés d’humains qui servent aujourd’hui de refuges aux créatures. Ses fidèles amis apprentis traqueurs feront tout pour l’aider dans cet audacieux périple au cours duquel il apprivoisera son extraordinaire et dangereux pouvoir caché.

L’enquête menée par Tom sur l’enlèvement de ses parents ne cesse de se compliquer. Entre l’étrange message codé laissé par Kate Riley et l’évasion du quartier général de l’Agence d’une dangereuse créature, le jeune garçon ne sait plus que penser. Ses parents réussiront-ils à s’échapper de la cité des zuires ? Avec l’aide de ses amis, Tom parviendra-t-il à percer le secret que cache l’impitoyable traqueur Slavomir Radostny ? Et quelle est donc cette mystérieuse prophétie ? Les épreuves périlleuses se succèdent sans répit dans ce deuxième tome endiablé de La vie inattendue de Tom Riley.

À quatorze ans, la vie de Tom Riley prend une tournure inattendue avec la disparition mystérieuse de ses parents. Son oncle n’a alors d’autre choix que de lui révéler la vérité : le monde est peuplé de milliers de créatures étranges protégées par l’Agence, une organisation secrète pour laquelle ses parents travaillent en tant que traqueurs. Avec l’aide de ses nouveaux amis apprentis traqueurs, Tom amorcera une enquête parallèle à celle dirigée par l’Agence pour tenter de retrouver ses parents.

Sylvester is a rock collector. One day he finds a magic pebble that makes wishes come true. He rushes home to share his good fortune with his parents. On the way, he’s frightened by a hungry lion and quickly asks the pebble to turn him into a rock, so the lion can’t eat him. It works - but there sits Sylvester on Strawberry Hill with no way to hold the pebble to wish himself back into a donkey. Seasons come and go as Sylvester’s parents desperately search for him....

It's a bright and beautiful spring day, and Pearl, a pig, is dawdling on her way home from school. Most unexpectedly, she strikes up an acquaintance with a small bone. "You talk?" says Pearl. "In any language," says the bone. "And I can imitate any sound there is." (Its former owner was a witch.) Pearl and the bone immediately take a liking to each other, and before you know it she is on her way home with the bone in her purse, left open so they can continue their conversation. Won't her parents be surprised when she introduces her talking bone!

Elizabeth Webster is happy to stay under the radar (and under her bangs) until middle school is dead and gone. But when star swimmer Henry Harrison asks her to tutor him in math, it's not linear equations Henry really needs help with - it's a flower-scented, poodle-skirt-wearing, head-tossing ghost who's calling out Elizabeth's name.

Magic is fading from the Wild Wood. To renew it, goblins must perform an ancient ritual involving the rarest of their kind - a newborn changeling. But when the fateful night arrives to trade a human baby for a goblin one, something goes terribly wrong. After laying the changeling in a human infant's crib, the goblin Kull is briefly distracted from his task. By the time he turns back, the changeling has already perfectly mimicked the human child. Too perfectly: Kull cannot tell them apart. Not knowing which to bring back, he leaves both babies behind.

For generations, the Folken have lived in total isolation. A self-contained society, they worship Bluegrass music and the legendary banjo picking of Jesus. For the Folken, the outside world inspires fear, not curiosity. Sarah Throckmartin is a typical 12-year old, living a typical Folken life - until her runaway dog, an old grudge, and a false prophecy combine to exile her and her brother Eddie from the Folken and everything they know.

Sir William McCrow, el mítico explorador, te invita a un viaje por el mundo entero en busca del pájaro de los mil cantos. En el camino, descubrirás junto a él, decenas de aladas y maravillosas criaturas jamás vistas. Ponemos en tus manos el enorme legado de McCrow esperando que no se vuelva...

Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail.... If you prefer cleavers to kittens and fiends to fairies...then welcome to the dark, hilarious world of Schwartzgarten.

Meet Marius Myerdorf, the newest recruit of Schwartzgarten's most secret of societies. His is a tale of adventure and abduction, friendship and fearlessness, as the Band of Blood race against time to unmask two of the foulest fiends in the history of the Great City. The deeds are dastardly. The twists are terrifying. And happy endings are not always guaranteed.

Meet Eugene, the most portly of princes, and Kalvitas, the most courageous of chocolate makers. Theirs is a tale of cakes and cowardice, bullies and battles, as they set out to defeat a terrifying tyrant. The characters are cursed. The desserts are deadly. And people are not always as they appear....

Once best friends, Arthur and Wally find themselves on opposites sides of an epic war. Arthur, now officially a Novitiate of the Wardens of Weirdwood, is tasked with defending the border between the Real and Imaginary realms. But Wally and his brother Graham, who can see into the future, seek to topple it and create a new world. Meanwhile, the shadowy Order of Eldar, led by the fearsome Eraser, are also prepared to sow chaos and let wondrous and dangerous creatures of imagination run wild.

Una lepre veloce e vanitosa sfida una lenta ma determinata tartaruga in una gara che sembra già scritta… ma non tutto va come previsto… Una fiaba classica che insegna il valore della costanza e dell’umiltà, perfetta per i più piccoli che la ascoltano per la prima volta e per gli adulti che vogliono riscoprire il piacere delle grandi storie di Esòpo. Le fiabe classiche, raccontate con musiche e suoni.

The aliens have made contact! But because they consider Earth a small, backwater planet, they send only one ambassador. The ambassador brings along his son, Pleskit, and (for political reasons) insists the boy should attend a regular school. Science-fiction loving Tim Tompkins is desperate to befriend the alien...and Pleskit is going to need a friend, because someone is trying to sabotage the mission.

Il nemico degli Elfi, il Re Vanaglorius, continua imperterrito ad attaccare le difese degli Elfi a Gola dell'Aquila. È lì che Bellis e il suo esercito tentano con tutte le loro forze di respingere i soldati nemici. Ma la speranza degli Elfi è riposta in Tiromancino e Rubus, che insieme ad altri tre compagni, si sono addentrati nelle grotte attraverso le montagne alla ricerca della bacchetta da rabdomante, un'arma leggendaria che potrebbe sconfiggere una volta per tutte lo spietato invasore.

Un messaggero proveniente dalla Pianura Polverosa si presenta al castello della regina Myosotis con una terribile notizia: la Terra degli Elfi è in grande pericolo, un nemico lontano è giunto ai confini del regno con il suo esercito per ridurre tutti in schiavitù! Anche Bellis, la figlia della regina, è costretta a rifugiarsi insieme a tutti gli altri Elfi nelle foreste vicino per scappare dalla malvagità dell'invasore. È lì che conosce Humulus, un altro giovane Elfo, con cui stringe subito un forte legame.