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Having been accepted into the summer writing camp in Monterey, CA, Logan worked so hard for in Aries Rising, she is on her way to becoming a real published author! She needs to impress the camps instructor, Henry Jaffa, a renowned journalist, paranormal investigator, and fellow Aquarian, whom she hopes will see the promise in her writing and become her mentor.

Aquarius Logan McRae is a high school sophomore in Terra Bella Beach, CA and has been working all semester to impress her teachers in order to get into the summer writing camp she desperately wants to attend. But when this ordinary girl finds an extraordinary book, Fearless Astrology, her life is changed forever. Applying what shes learned about the zodiac, she lands her own column in the school paper and a date with the hottest guy in school!

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was a writer, critic and journalist. His novel, Chita: A Memory of Last Island, is about a young girl, Chita, who survives a devastating tropical storm. Last Island, a holiday resort in the Gulf of Mexico, is destroyed by the hurricane that kills Chita’s mother and leaves her adrift at sea. Chita is saved and adopted by a Spanish fisherman, Feliu, and his wife, Carmen, a religious woman who perceives the baby as a gift from God.

'A beautifully realized setting, action and romance played out across a couple of generations, a high-class voyage to the long ago and far away – Lian Hearn has written a saga that will continue to give pleasure to many.' – Ursula K. Le Guin The Middle Country, home of the Otori clan is...

Set in a mythical, feudal, Japanese land, a world both beautiful and cruel, the intense love story of two young people takes place against a background of warring clans, secret alliances, high honour and lightning swordplay. Lian Hearn's stunningly powerful bestseller, Across the Nightingale...

Set fifteen years after the seismic events of Brilliance of the Moon, The Harsh Cry of the Heron is an elegiac and bittersweet successor to the bestselling series by Lian Hearn, Tales of the Otori. Their realm is held in balance by their union . . . Break that union and the Three Countries will...

Against a background of wild forest, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields, the adventure that began with Emperor of the Eight Islands draws to its thrilling conclusion in Lord of the Darkwood, the second instalment of Lian Hearn's the Tale of Shikanoko. The rightful emperor is...

An ambitious warlord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his younger son to surrender his wife to his older brother. A mysterious woman seeks five fathers for her children. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. These are the...

Atticus O'Sullivan führt ein scheinbar friedliches Dasein in Arizona. In seinem Laden bekommt man alles, was man so braucht. Nachbarn und Kunden halten ihn für einen netten, tätowierten jungen Mann. Tatsächlich ist Atticus aber nicht 21, sondern über 2.100 Jahre alt: Er ist der letzte lebende Druide...

The third title in the compelling Tales of the Otori – the story that began with Across the Nightingale Floor and Grass for his Pillow, Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn is an epic tale of love, power and destiny, set in a mythical world inspired by feudal Japan. Takeo and the exquisite...

Grass for His Pillow is the second novel in Lian Hearn's astonishingly beautiful series inspired by feudal Japan, Tales of the Otori. In the ancient Oriental lands of the Otori, amidst a time of violent war, famine and treacherous alliances, the fate of the young lovers Otori Takeo and Shirakawa...

Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn (1850-1904) was the son of a British father and Greek mother. He spent his early life in England, Ireland, France and America before moving in 1890 to Japan, where he married and settled. His most famous works are retellings of Japanese and Chinese folktales, in particular those of a ghostly or macabre nature. 'The Story of Chugoro' is the tale of a young man who is enticed into the clutches of a vampiric frog.

Ein Muss für alle Hundeliebhaber und Fans der Reihe "Die Chronik des Eisernen Druiden". Oberon wittert sofort ein niederträchtiges Verbrechen, als er von dem Verschwinden eines preisgekrönten Pudels in Oregon hört. Hat sich doch ein ähnlicher Fall erst kürzlich im Bundesstaat Washington ereignet. Die Polizei kümmert sich nicht weiter um die Angelegenheit, aber Oberon hilft der Gerechtigkeit nach. Wenig später fällt ihm auf einer Fahrt nach Portland, die er zusammen mit der Wolfshündin Orlaith und dem Boston Terrier Starbuck unternimmt, ein zweiter Fall vor die Pfoten.

Go big or go gnome. The New York Times bestselling authors of Kill the Farm Boy welcome you to the world of Pell, the irreverent fantasy universe that recalls Monty Python and Terry Pratchett. “A complete delight, as fluffy and fun as The Lego Movie and as heartfelt as Harry Potter and...

A fantasy anthology featuring the deadly, the worldly, and the sneaky. Blackguards consists mainly of stories in established series, and the authors range from wildly successful indie authors to New York Times best sellers. If you enjoy roguish tales of scoundrels and ne'er-do-wells, this one's for you.

Grass for His Pillow is the second novel in Lian Hearn's astonishingly beautiful series inspired by feudal Japan, Tales of the Otori. In the ancient Oriental lands of the Otori, amidst a time of violent war, famine and treacherous alliances, the fate of the young lovers Otori Takeo and Shirakawa...

Au XIVe siècle, dans un Japon médiéval mythique, le jeune Takeo grandit au sein d'une communauté paisible qui condamne la violence. Mais celle-ci est massacrée par les hommes d'Iida, chef du clan des Tohan. Takeo est sauvé et adopté par sire Shigeru, chef du clan des Otori, et se retrouve plongé au cœur de luttes sanglantes entre les seigneurs de la guerre. Il doit suivre son destin. Mais qui est-il ? Paysan, seigneur ou assassin ? D'où tient-il ses dons prodigieux ?

Skurril und witzig wie Die Chronik des Eisernen Druiden - Neues vom Bestsellerautor Kevin Hearne. MacBharrais ist gesegnet. Gesegnet mit einem ungewöhnlich schönen Schnurrbart, einem Sinn für kunstvoll gemixte Cocktails - vor allem aber mit einem einzigartigen magischen Talent. Er schreibt mit Geheimtinte kraftvolle Zaubersprüche. Und als ehrbarer Schotte setzt er alles daran, unsere Welt vor den schurkischen Knechten verschiedener Pantheons zu beschützen, im Besonderen vor Feenwesen, die alles andere als nett sind.

Atticus könnte Beistand gebrauchen: Den Vampiren rund um ihren Anführer Theophilus muss das Handwerk gelegt werden. Doch seine Verbündeten haben eigene Sorgen. So wird der Erzdruide Owen Kennedy von seiner Troll-Vergangenheit eingeholt und Granuaile kämpft verzweifelt darum, sich vom Brandzeichen des nordischen Gottes LOKI zu befreien. Als Atticus im Zug seines Kampfes gegen Theophilus in Rom eintrifft, erscheint ihm die Ewige Stadt als passender Ort für das Ende des Unsterblichen. Doch das hat seinen Preis...

Seit Äonen ruhte Atticus O'Sullivans alter Lehrmeister tiefgefroren im ewigen Eis, bis er von Atticus aufgetaut wird. Owen Kennedy, wie der Erzdruide umgetauft wird, muss viele Sachen neu lernen, darunter die englische Sprache und den Umgang mit Handys. Atticus plagen unterdessen ganz andere Probleme: Für ihn ist unklar, ob Owen eine Hilfe sein wird - oder bloß ein Klotz am Bein.