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Im Königreich Fantome ist Schattenmagie eine knappe und tödliche Ware, die von zwei verfeindeten Gilden kontrolliert wird: den Cloaks und den Daggers - den Dieben und den Assassinen. In der Nacht, in der ihre Mutter ermordet wird, rennt die siebzehnjährige Seraphine um ihr Leben. Zuflucht findet sie bei den Cloaks. Sie sinnt auf Rache, aber ist sie Ransom vom Orden der Daggers gewachsen, der sie mit seinen silbernen Augen überallhin zu verfolgen scheint? Ransom ist schockiert, als er entdeckt, dass dieses unscheinbare Mädchen über eine seltsame Magie verfügt, die er noch nie zuvor gesehen hat.

À Phantasma, la magie de l'Ombre est un don rare et mortel contrôlé par deux guildes ennemies : les Capes et les Dagues, les voleurs et les assassins. La nuit du meurtre de sa mère, Seraphine, dix-sept ans, s'enfuit pour sauver sa vie. Cherchant un refuge chez les Capes, la jeune femme ne pense qu'à se venger. Mais rien ne peut préparer Sera à sa rencontre avec Ransom, l'héritier de l'Ordre des Dagues, envoyé pour la tuer. Le jeune homme est quant à lui stupéfait de découvrir que cette femme sans prétention manie une magie flamboyante qu'il n'a jamais vue auparavant.

Catherine Wynne's introduction reappraises the stories by looking at Conan Doyle's medical background and its influence on the creation of the famous detective.

Fionn Boyle has been Storm Keeper of Arranmore for less than six months when thousands of terrifying Soulstalkers arrive on the island. The empty-eyed followers of the dreaded sorceress Morrigan have come to raise their leader, and Fionn is powerless to stop them. The Storm Keeper's magic has deserted him and with his grandfather's memory waning, Fionn must rely on his friends Shelby and Sam to help him summon Dagda's army of merrows. But nobody else believes the ferocious sea creatures even exist.

When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet.... Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn’s grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise. But deep underground, someone has been waiting for Fionn. As the battle to become the island’s next champion rages, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling an ancient war.

La malédiction était toujours en elle. Les ténèbres ne faisaient que commencer. Wren et Alarik sont désormais liés par le sortilège de sang interdit qu’ils ont lancé. Dévorés par une malédiction, ils doivent trouver la Haute Guérisseuse s’ils veulent espérer survivre.

Sophie Gracewell’s only plans for the summer involve working at her family’s diner, hanging out with her best friend Millie, and generally keeping a low profile after the drama of her father’s arrest last year. But when five mysterious Italian brothers suddenly move into town, her life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to bad boy Nic, Sophie finds herself falling into a dangerous criminal underworld governed by powerful families.

Still reeling from the traumatic Mafia face-off that shattered her broken family even further, Sophie is determined to piece her life back together. But Nic, the Falcone brother who represents everything she’s trying to forget, won’t give up on their love – and it’s Luca’s knife she clutches for comfort. It’s not long before another Mafia clan spoils the fragile peace and Sophie finds herself torn between two warring dynasties. With her heart drawn in one direction and her blood in another, she’s in deeper than ever.

A blood war rages on the streets of Chicago. After a shocking tragedy that leaves Sophie utterly alone and vulnerable, she has nowhere to go except into the protection of an infamous Mafia family. Now she must live a dangerous double life, pretending to be a regular teenager while training as a deadly assassin in secret.

Deux reines. Une malédiction ancestrale. Pourront-elles y échapper ? Wren et Rose sont enfin reines d’Eana. Mais le retour au pouvoir des sorcières ne plaît pas à tout le monde et une révolte se prépare. Si Rose souhaite entreprendre une tournée royale pour apaiser leur peuple, Wren, elle, ne pense qu’à une chose : se rendre à Gevra pour sauver leur grand-mère du cruel roi Alarik. Alors qu’une ancienne malédiction plane sur elles, les jumelles se retrouvent à nouveau séparées et face à des choix dont les conséquences pourraient s’avérer irréparables.

Nach ihrem Sieg gegen Willem Rathbone regieren die Zwillingsschwestern Rose und Wren gemeinsam über Eana. Doch nicht jeder im Königreich ist glücklich darüber, dass nun Hexen an der Macht sind. Diplomatin Rose versucht, auf einer Rundreise die Herzen ihrer Untertanen zu gewinnen. Doch dann taucht plötzlich ein Botschafter aus einem lange verloren geglaubten Wüstenkönigreich auf und bittet Rose um Hilfe. Was sie in der Wüste findet, stellt ihre Loyalität auf eine harte Probe. Die rebellische Hexe Wren macht sich auf die Suche nach ihrer Großmutter Banba. Die Spur führt ins Nachbarreich Gevra.

Deux soeurs rivales, deux ambitions dévorantes mais un seul royaume. Laquelle emportera la couronne mais surtout, que laissera-t-elle derrière elle ?

Deep in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, where the full moon rests on the horizon, lies a secret kingdom called Darksea. Ruled by the Pirate King, Captain O’Malley, Darksea’s tranquil waters have, of late, been haunted by an invisible and deadly monster – a monster that is eating the once-beautiful islands in gigantic bites. On the other side of the horizon, at his home in Galway, Max Reid and his family are battling a different monster. His big brother Christopher is in hospital and getting sicker – and his parents have begun to talk of miracles.

The final book in the swoony and high-stakes fantasy rom-com trilogy that began with Twin Crowns, about twin princesses separated at birth—from bestselling authors Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber. Twin queens Rose & Wren survived the Battle for Anadawn and brought back magic to their...

Vor achtzehn Jahren wurde das Königspaar von Eana brutal von einer Hexe ermordet – nur Minuten nach der Geburt der Prinzessin, Rose. Der Vorfall hat den Krieg gegen alle magisch Begabten im Königreich neu entfacht. Nun steht Rose Valhart nicht nur kurz vor ihrer Krönung, sondern auch kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit. Ihr Leben könnte nicht perfekter sein – bis zu der Nacht, in der sie von Hexen entführt wird und erfahren muss, dass alles, was sie über die Geschichte ihres Königreichs zu wissen glaubte, eine Lüge ist.

The second book in the swoony and high-stakes fantasy rom-com series that began with Twin Crowns, about twin princesses separated at birth—from bestselling authors Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber. Twin queens Wren and Rose have claimed their crowns…but not everyone is happy about...

Amy and Liam Bell have been packed off to stay at Gran's house in the wilds of Connemara for the summer. Out for a walk on the first morning of their holiday, they trace the flight of a hawk to a nearby waterfall – only to watch the bird disappear through it. Intrigued, the children follow and soon realise they've discovered the entrance to Tír na nÓg, the legendary land of eternal youth. But they’ve been tricked.

A high-stakes fantasy rom-com about twin princesses separated at birth—one raised as the crown princess, and the other taken as an infant and raised to kidnap her sister, steal the crown, and avenge the parents' murders—the first novel in a new YA duology from bestselling UK authors...

When five brothers move into the abandoned mansion next door, Sophie Gracewell's life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to bad boy Nic, Sophie finds herself falling into an underworld governed by powerful families. When Sophie's own family skeletons come to life, she must choose between two warring dynasties - the one she was born into and the one she is falling in love with.

George and his father are about to spend their third Christmas without George's mother. Since she died, Hugo Bishop has thrown himself into his work and has no time for George - and he definitely has no time for Christmas. It feels like they're living life in black and white. Then, George stumbles across Marley's Curiosity Shop. There he finds a mysterious snow globe, which - though George can't quite understand how - appears to show a scene from George's past. A Christmas in which he and his family were together and happy.