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Siete minutos después de la medianoche, Conor despierta y se encuentra un monstruo en la ventana. Pero no es el monstruo que él esperaba, el de la pesadilla que tiene casi todas las noches desde que su madre empezó el arduo e incansable tratamiento. No, este monstruo es algo diferente, antiguo... Y quiere lo más peligroso de todo: la verdad.

Il mostro si presenta a Conor sette minuti dopo la mezzanotte. Puntuale. Ma non è il mostro che Conor si aspettava, l'orribile incubo fatto di vortici e urla che lo tormenta ogni notte da quando sua madre ha iniziato le cure mediche. Questo mostro è diverso. È un albero. Antico come una storia perduta. Selvaggio come una storia indomabile. E vuole da Conor la cosa più pericolosa di tutte. La verità.

Tres facciones marchan hacia New Prentisstown y hacia una guerra que puede destruir todo cuanto Todd y Viola conocen. Las consecuencias de cada acción, y de cada palabra, son incalculables. ¿Apoyarán a un tirano, o a un terrorista? ¿Es mejor salvar la vida de quien más quieres, o la de miles de extraños? ¿Es posible la redención, o hay que darla por perdida?

En Prentisstown tus pensamientos son públicos. No existen los secretos. En su huida de un ejército implacable, Todd y Viola se encuentran una vez más con su peor enemigo, el alcalde Prentiss, que los espera para darles la bienvenida a Nueva Prentiss.

Prentisstown no es como el resto de ciudades. Desde que sus habitantes se infectaron con el germen pueden escuchar los pensamientos de la gente de su alrededor en un Ruido constante y abrumador. No existe la privacidad. No hay secretos.

One night, George Duncan - a decent man, a good man - is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed.The next day, a kind but enigmatic woman walks into George's shop.

'The Wide, Wide Sea' is a Chaos Walking short story. Set before the Spackle War in a small fishing village by the sea, this is a heartbreaking tale of love and loyalty in a divided world. Best listened to immediately after The Ask and the Answer, it features familiar characters such as Mistress Coyle but gives a new perspective on the shocking events in the award-winning trilogy.

In this explosive Chaos Walking short story, discover what happened during Viola’s terrifying voyage to the New World. Best listened to immediately after The Knife of Never Letting Go, find out exactly what happened before Viola and Todd’s first meeting and get exciting hints of things still to come in the award-winning and best-selling trilogy.

One of three thrilling companion novels set in the universe of the new Doctor Who spin-off show, Class, created by #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Patrick Ness, author of The Rest of Us Just Live Here and the Carnegie Medal-winning A Monster Calls. “There’s no such thing as...

In Bloodlines by Jerry Purdon, a sheriff becomes distraught, taking drastic action after learning of a betrayal beyond anything he had imagined. In THE BULLET by Trevor Abbud, in the aftermath of a world ravaged by the mysterious virus known as “ The Bullet,” Luke Hart grapples with the challenges of survival, navigating the feral transformation of his son Jacob and the haunting complexities of his wife's infectation. In Coyote by Benjamin B. White, born into a mixed breed with a culture of opposing ideologies — which wolves you run with are up to you or are they?

Ant Stevenson has many questions, like when did he stop being a virgin? Are there degrees of virginity? And is it different for boys? Especially for boys who like boys? Ant tries to figure out the answers to his questions as he balances his relationships with three very different boys: Charlie, who is both virulently homophobic and yet close friends with Ant; Jack, whose camp behaviour makes him the target of Charlie's rage; and finally Freddie, who just wants Ant to try out for the rugby team.

Ant Stevenson has many questions, like when did he stop being a virgin? Are there degrees of virginity? And is it different for boys? Especially for boys who like boys? Ant tries to figure out the answers to his questions as he balances his relationships with three very different boys: Charlie, who is both virulently homophobic and yet close friends with Ant; Jack, whose camp behaviour makes him the target of Charlie's rage; and finally Freddie, who just wants Ant to try out for the rugby team.

Stewart's breasts speak to him every single day. They make fun of him and tell him he's not good enough. And although they are always there, Stewart feels very alone. But everything changes the day he sees Sylvie sitting on a bench behind the school. Sylvie with the red hair and the many freckles.

In her monstrous Aspect, straight-laced Angela is a flameproof fire-breathing demon. At her school that’s perfectly normal – what isn’t is that most of the time she prefers her plain old human form, content to be in the background. But now Angela’s piano skills have somehow earned her a spot in the school’s coolest band, and as the end of year dance approaches it looks like she’s going to have to figure out who she really is in front of everyone.

Zeke and Daniel have just been made hall monitors by Principal Wombat. This has nothing to do with the fact that they are monitor lizards. And never mind the fact Alicia, the only other monitor lizard in the school, is also a hall monitor. Somehow, the three hall monitors must impose order on arrogant lions, excitable seals and super-relaxed pandas. And worst of all, there is Pelicarnassus! A pompous giant pelican and the son of a major supervillain, who inexplicably has it out for the lizards.

Todd Hewitt ist der letzte Junge seiner Heimatstadt. Und diese Stadt ist anders. In ihr gibt es keine Frauen. Nur Männer. Und jedermann hört die Gedanken aller anderen. Rund um die Uhr. Es gibt kein Privatleben. Es gibt keine Geheimnisse. Oder doch? Nur einen Monat vor dem Geburtstag, der auch ihn zum Mann machen wird, stolpert Todd unvermutet über einen Ort, an dem absolute Stille herrscht. Und dort trifft er ein Mädchen. Doch das ist unmöglich.

Das atemberaubende Finale des internationalen Fantasy-Bestsellers! Todd und Viola sind voller Hoffnung, als ein Schiff mit neuen Siedlern ankommt, zumal sie den tyrannischen Major Prentiss außer Gefecht setzen konnten. Doch ausgerechnet jetzt erheben sich die vom Major unterjochten Ureinwohner, und als diese Schlacht beginnt, weiß Todd sich keinen anderen Rat, als die Hilfe des grausamen Führers zu erbitten. Und plötzlich bestimmt wieder die Machtgier von wenigen das Schicksal aller anderen.

In Sarahs Welt herrscht seit Hunderten von Jahren ein prekärer Friede zwischen Menschen und Drachen. Doch das Misstrauen gegenüber allem Fremden nimmt zu. In ihrer ländlichen Gemeinde kontrollieren rassistische Cops die Straßen und drangsalieren die Schwachen. Jemand wie Sarah, deren Mutter eine Schwarze war, muss immer auf der Hut sein. Als ihr Vater als Hilfe für die Rodung der Felder ausgerechnet einen der russischen blauen Drachen anheuert, schwankt sie zwischen Furcht und Faszination.

Todd und Viola sind nach Haven geflohen, dem einzigen Ort in der Kolonie New World, an dem sie glauben sicher zu sein. Doch ihr Verfolger, Bürgermeister Prentiss, stellt ihnen eine grausame Falle. Er bringt Viola in seine Gewalt, um Todd zu erpressen. Der Junge soll Prentiss helfen, eine neue Gesellschaft zu errichten: ein Paradies, das sich schon bald als Hölle entpuppt. Viola hingegen gerät unter den Einfluss der düsteren Gegenspielerin des Bürgermeisters: Mistress Nicola Coyle.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories. A brand-new Twelfth Doctor story for a brand-new Twelfth Doctor! Following on from the success of the 50th anniversary paperback anthology, 11 Doctors 11 Stories, this highly-acclaimed...