Fairy Saga

Die Göttin der vielen Gesichter Die Frühlingsgöttin Persephone will den Herrscher der Unterwelt und ihren Ehemann Hades verlassen. Sie gibt für ihre Freiheit sogar ihre göttliche Macht auf. Daraufhin stürzt Hades die Welten der Lebenden und der Toten ins Chaos. Erst in seiner Falle begreift Persephone, dass es neben Fügen oder Fliehen noch eine dritte Option gibt: Kämpfen.

When a terrible accident claims the life of Eleanor’s twin, her family is left in tatters, and her reality begins to unravel, dropping her in and out of unfamiliar worlds. When she returns to her own time and place, hours and days have flown by without her. One fateful day, Eleanor leaps from...

En 2012, Grisélda Blanco, une narco-trafiquante, est assassinée à Medellin. En 2020, Sébastien Raféou, un ancien flic français est guide en Colombie. Lors d'une visite de la Comuna 13 à Medellin, une vieille dame lui donne un mystérieux pendentif et veut lui parler du secret de Grisélda Blanco. Le lendemain, il découvre son cadavre. Lors de l'enterrement de la vieille dame, Sébastien fait la connaissance de Maribel sa petite-fille. Ils décident de s'associer pour découvrir le secret de Grisélda Blanco.

Ich, die Gorgone Medusa, erzähle meine Geschichte. Götterfantasy aus der griechischen Sagenwelt. SERAPH 2023 in der Kategorie "Bestes Debüt"! "Ich bin ich selbst, und ich habe Macht. Die einzige, die ich mir jemals gewünscht habe. Die über meinen Körper." Köln, in der Gegenwart. Medusa lebt. Jahrtausendelang musste sie sich vor den Göttern und Menschen verstecken. Sie hat es satt, das Monster ihrer eigenen tragischen Geschichte zu sein, und wagt das Undenkbare.

Wer bist du, ohne deinen Namen? Wer willst du sein, wenn es entscheidet, wen du verlierst? Ich habe unter freiem Himmel schwören müssen, niemals über das zu sprechen, was am Fluss geschah. Ich habe mir nichts aus den Kleidern gemacht, der Spitze und der Seide. Was man hat, lernt man immer erst zu schätzen, wenn es einem genommen wird. Wenn ich einen Sinn in dem suchen müsste, was mir widerfahren ist, dann ist es dieser Junge. Er weiß nicht, wer ich bin und ich darf es ihm nicht sagen. Er liebt nicht die Prinzessin. Für ihn bin ich die Gänsemagd.

Introducing the Wixy Witches, this tale of many tales is an allegory like Alice or Oz, lampooning fairytales, the fantasy genre, and status brands. Set in the early fifteenth century, the orphaned Wixy quintuplets evade Florence’s witch hunters, as alchemist Bolinbard Hargmond flees plague with his wife and son Rebicus, heading for Draxenland, an island kingdom in the North Sea.

After a terrifying encounter with Emerson Drake, Becky, and Joe Mellor return to Bowen Hall for the Easter Holidays. All seems quite normal until they meet Shamus Cusack, a young Irishman with a shocking story to tell, and are pitched into a quest for the fourth Eden Relic, the Sword of Ages. So begins the most powerful Time Hunters adventure yet...a thrilling story that leads Becky, Joe, Uncle Percy and Will to 1950s Italy, Medieval England, and the subterranean caves of Loch Ness.

Ronnat Rua, apprentice to her grandmother the Death Crooner of the Trabally, comes of age over the 13 months of the sacred moon-year of her people. She struggles with loneliness and while life turns her from child to woman, destiny, duty, and dreams collide with loyalty and love. Steeped in the rituals and spells of her people, surrounded by the spirits that cross the veil between this life and the next, Ronnat is awakening to powers within of sight and healing. Before the year is done, Ronnat must survive a calamity and save the life of someone precious.

The quest for the seven weapons of Madria comes to its thrilling conclusion. Few remain to resist the implacable advance of the dark forces unleashed by Diis. In the ice wastes of distant Halvia, Rabigar must locate the spear of the legendary Giants. In the vast expanse of the Lantinen Sea, Soren must search for the lost race of the Asrai. In Kalinth, Belwynn must hold back the armies of the vengeful Lord of Ishari. As time runs out, she knows she must face her greatest test. Can she confront a god, and win?

On his deathbed, the 400-year-old emperor of Atlantis has reason to worry. Signar, the savage ruler of a powerful outlying state, is scheming to seize control of the empire, and not even its advanced technology can save it. Signar will halt his invasion if he can take the emperor’s daughter, the beautiful Empress Salustra, as his bride. Such a marriage contradicts the deepest feelings of Salustra’s heart, the secret wisdom of her lineage, and her sacred trust as Atlantis’s queen. But the emperor has a plan: Salustra will seduce Signar and then sentence him to death.

2017, Delhi - Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction. 1700 BCE, Harappa - Harappa is a magnificent city on the banks of the mighty Saraswati river. The darkness of treachery, taantric exorcism and bloodshed unleashes itself on the last devta, paving the way for his devastating revenge...and the horrifying truth behind the fall of the glorious civilisation.

The Legends of King Arthur & His Knights is an enthralling audio book read in an easily digestible format. Bringing together the many tales of the legend of King Arthur into one audio book, Sir James Knowles' descriptive narrative will transport you to times gone by.

Laserschwerter, Ewoks und der Millenium Falke sind seit Jahrzehnten in jedem Kinderzimmer zu finden. Jetzt wird der Kampf zwischen der hellen und der dunklen Seite in einer weit, weit entfernten Galaxis auch für junge Jedischüler erzählt. In dieser Hörbuch-Edition werden kindgerecht alle Episoden erzählt - von Anakins Werdegang in Episode 1 über Yodas Exil bis hin zu Reys Ausbildung in Episode 8. So heißt es am Ende sicher nicht "...viel zu lernen du noch hast".

Tre tvillingpar i Midgrd har ingen aning om vad som vntar dem. Att resan mot Ragnark har brjat och nornornas profetia r p vg att sl in. Brderna och systrarna kommer frn helt olika vrldar och vet inte att de i rakt nedstigande led r resultatet av tre kvinnors mten med en man som kallat sig Rig. Han, som med brustet hjrta en gng skte sig till Midgrd i jakt p samhrighet. Heimdall - vktaren av Bifrost. Nr Heimdalls ttlingar ovetandes dras till varandra stts mrka skeenden i rullning.

Sommarvistelsen i Borgholm är över och det är dags för Agnes, Elise och Nathanael att återvända hem till sina familjer. Dock inte innan de lovat varandra att ses igen. Tiden på Öland har gett trion nya perspektiv på tillvaron, men kommer det att hålla när de tvingas tillbaka till gamla vanor? Det dröjer inte länge förrän Agnes överrumplas av en oerhörd saknad. Hon har inte längre någon aning om var hon hör hemma - dessutom är hon orolig för sin älskade Nathanael.

"Någon måste ha förtalat Josef K., ty utan att han gjort något ont blev han häktad en morgon." När Josef K blir häktad har har ingen aning om vad han är anklagad för. Förvirrad och omtumlad får han till sist återvända hem för att utöva sitt arbete som banktjänsteman, men den absurda situationen är långt ifrån över. Omgivningen är hotfull och han kallas till förhör, titt som tätt, som tar plats i en dyster byggnad med vindlande gångar. Desperat försöker han bevisa sin oskuld men av någon anledning tycks ingen tro honom ...

Following the events of the first novel, Tarzan is grieving his beloved Jane, who is about to marry someone else. But he soon finds that there is more love to be had as he sets off to visit France, where he, besides causing some serious problems with Russian blackmailers, encounters several alluring women. But is Tarzan really done with Africa? And Jane? 'The Return of Tarzan' (1913) is the second in a series of twenty-four books about Tarzan, which author Edgar Rice Burroughs worked on until the 1940s.

H. Rider Haggard's 19th-century novel "Allan Quatermain," is the sequel to the novel "King Solomon's Mines"(1885). In this novel, adventurer Allan Quaterman's son has passed away and Quatermain longs to get back into the wild. From the eastern coast of Africa, he and a party of comrades arrive in the hostile territory of the Maasai and eventually make their way to a sacred lake of the Zu-Vendis. Although they are not welcome, the lake is ruled by two queens who take a great liking to the party.

In "Ayesha, The Return of She" (1905) the white queen is feared not to be dead after all. After eighteen years, Horace and Leo once again set out on a journey, this time to Asia, where they encounter Ayesha's reincarnation. What follows is a love story and a tragedy of gigantic proportions. H. Rider Haggard's story is a sequel to his widely popular novel "She" and part of the Ayesha series. The series has inspired countless film adaptations, including the 1935 film version She starring Helen Gahagan, based loosely on the books. B. J.

The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents.