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You’d think being a Prince in a vast intergalactic empire would be about as good as it gets. Particularly when Princes are faster, smarter, and stronger than normal humans. Not to mention being mostly immortal. But it isn’t as great as it sounds. Princes need to be hard to kill—as Khemri...

Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix's Newt's Emerald is a Regency romance with a fantasy twist. New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger calls it "charming; quite, quite charming." After Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her she...

From master storyteller Garth Nix, the chilling story of a strange object that falls into the wrong hands and has the potential to destroy the world. Perfect for fans of STRANGER THINGS and Neil Gaiman. It's not fair. Kim's always lived in the shadow of his younger sister, Eila - which is not...

From master storyteller Garth Nix, the chilling story of a strange object that falls into the wrong hands and has the potential to destroy the world. Perfect for fans of STRANGER THINGS and THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH. It's not fair. Kim's always lived in the shadow of his younger sister, Eila --...

Die Fortsetzung des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers Die magischen Buchhändler von London. Noch nie war es so wichtig, dass die Gemeinschaft der Buchhändler zusammenhält! Denn Merlin, der vielleicht beste magische Buchhändler (von der kämpfenden Sorte), ist verschwunden. Schuld daran ist die magische Karte eines geheimen Gartens. Merlins Schwester Vivien, eine nicht-kämpfende Buchhändlerin, und seine Freundin Susan setzen alles daran, ihn zu retten. Doch sie haben Glück im Unglück.

Sir Hereward. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover. Mister Fitz. Puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts now mostly and thankfully forgotten. Former nursemaid to Hereward. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods or godlets. Travellers. Adventurers. Godslayers...and this is a collection of their adventures.

Vor mehr als hundert Jahren kam die Aschblut-Plage über das Reich Ystara. Sein Schutzherr, der Erzengel Palleniel, wandte sich damals von seinem Volk ab – heute glaubt jeder, dass die Engelsmagierin Liliath die Schuld daran trägt, was vor so langer Zeit geschehen ist. Um die Zeit zu überdauern, flüchtete sich Liliath in einen magischen Schlaf, aus dem sie nun erwacht. Sie ist immer noch eine junge Frau, und sie wird ihren geheimen Plan von damals endlich umsetzen. Auch wenn Menschen und Engel sie aufhalten wollen, wird sie triumphieren.

""I loved making the acquaintance of SirHereward and Mister Fitz. If you haven't met them yet, you are in for a treat. They are the best partnership in the world of fantasy since Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser.” — George R.R. Martin, co-editor “A Cargo of Ivories” New York Times bestselling...

Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix, bestselling master of teen fantasy, where once again a team of booksellers must fight to keep dangerous magic under cover before the stuff of legends destroys our world. There is often trouble of...

Reader reviews for The Sinister Booksellers of Bath: 'Garth Nix demonstrates his mastery of the fantasy genre' 'An extraordinary work of fiction' 'A cracking sequel to The Left-Handed Booksellers of London' 'An amazing fantasy adventure' 'Well, this is a heap of fun!' 'Wizards, sorcery, Ancients...

Buchhändler retten die Welt! Ausgezeichnet mit dem Aurealis Award als der bester Fantasyroman des Jahres. Schon immer waren Buchhändler Hüter und Verbreiter von Wissen. Besonders gilt dies für die Mitglieder des Geheimbunds der magischen Buchhändler. Sie wissen um die übernatürliche Welt und beschützen die normalen Menschen vor ihren Schrecken. Einer dieser Buchhändler ist der junge Merlin: Klug, charmant und hervorragend ausgebildet ist er vielleicht der beste Buchhändler Londons - allerdings von der kämpfenden Sorte.

Taken from his parents as a child, Khemri's whole life has been lived for the Empire. Equipped with biological and technological improvements that make him faster, stronger and smarter than any ordinary person, he is an enhanced human being, trained and prepared for the glory of becoming a Prince of the Empire. No sooner has Prince Khemri graduated to full Princehood than he learns the terrible truth behind the Empire: there are a million princes, and all of them want each other dead, because there can be only one Emperor.

From renowned fantasy author of the Old Kingdom series, Garth Nix, comes a dystopian fantasy perfect for fans of Hunger Games and Divergent. Imagine a world where your fourteenth birthday is your last and where even your protector may not be trusted.... In a futuristic urban wasteland, evil...

A fierce sea serpent is frightening the people of Bubber Point. Can super-smart Serena Smith scare him off?

A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is...

Poor Princess Anya. Forced to live with her evil stepmother's new husband, her evil stepstepfather. Plagued with an unfortunate ability to break curses with a magic-assisted kiss. And forced to go on the run when her stepstepfather decides to make the kingdom entirely his own. Aided by a loyal...

Here be Dragons! Magic! Danger! Odo (seventh child of the village miller) and Eleanor (always looking for adventure) stumble upon a sword in a dried-up river outside their village. Eleanor (strong and able) tries to extract the sword but is unable to, and it is Odo who is surprisingly successful...

Here be Knights! Fights! Bats! Odo and Eleanor are now officially knights, helped (and sometimes hindered) by their magical but rather difficult to control magical swords. But if they thought life as a knight was going to be easy, they are wrong! Before they know it, their first task is to...

Sir Odo and Sir Eleanor still think of themselves as unlikely knights. But when their kingdom is threatened by forces of signifant nefariousness, they and their talking swords join a bold quest to rescue a monarch, vanquish deadly beasts, confound a prophecy, and (if they're lucky) avoid...

More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than 19, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara. A seemingly impossible quest, but Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, a genius at making icons to summon angels, and supremely adept in forcing them to do her bidding.