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Asher never expected to inherit a legacy that stretches back through centuries—let alone one that makes him the guardian of an ancient, powerful ring. But when a ruthless enemy rises to claim the ring’s magic for himself, Asher is thrust into a race against time to protect it. With the fate of miracles hanging in the balance, Asher must team up with an unlikely crew, including the fearless Annabel and a former enemy seeking redemption.

Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth. In the underground city of Apollo, faith and dreams are as absent as the sun. She longs to visit Genesis, the infamous Domed City and the final place where humanity lives aboveground. But when Khalani is given a life sentence and thrown into prison for a theft she didn't commit, that wish shatters into oblivion.

The second captivating installment of Aleron Kong's Chaos Seeds series. "We are life takers and heartbreakers," Richter shouted. "Let's go!" Richter and Sion are at it again! Even more of what you loved in the first book. Leveling, world building, awesome items, and what's that you say? Sure! Why not? What's a little necrophilia between friends? Join your favorite Chaos Seed as he answers the call of adventure and deals with the invaders, greedy dwarves, and a wood elf that keeps telling him he has a pretty mouth. Welcome back, my friends! Welcome back...to The Land.

Drs. Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski's popular Online course Learning How to Learn, has enrolled more than 1.8 million students. In this much needed follow-up to A Mind for Numbers, the authors teach kids and teens how to learn effectively at a time when they most need these skills. Learning How to Learn teaches them about the importance of both focused concentration and letting their minds wander, how the brain makes connections between different pieces of information, why procrastination is the enemy of problem solving, and much more.

Across North America, flocks of birds hurl themselves into airplanes, causing at least a dozen to crash. Fearing terrorism, the United States government grounds all flights, and millions of travelers are stranded. Among them are Reese and her debate team partner and longtime crush David, who are in Arizona when the disaster occurs. On their drive home to San Francisco, along a stretch of empty highway in the middle of the Nevada night, a bird flies into their headlights. The car flips over. When they wake up in a military hospital, the doctor won't tell them what happened.

England, 1882. Evelyn is bored with society and its expectations. So when her beloved sister, Rose, mysteriously vanishes, she ignores her parents and travels to London to find her, accompanied by the dashing Mr. Kent. But they're not the only ones looking for Rose. The reclusive young gentleman Sebastian Braddock is also searching for her, claiming that both sisters have special healing powers. Evelyn is convinced that Sebastian must be mad, until she discovers that his strange tales of extraordinary people are true.

When Lyric Walker was 14 years old, her life was turned upside down when she witnessed a world-changing event - the arrival of the Triton, a five-nation race of warrior merpeople who walked out of the sea and camped on the beaches of modern-day Coney Island. Suddenly her neighborhood was home to a new minority group numbering in the tens of thousands. But the Triton's arrival also revealed a shocking family secret: Her own mother was a mermaid.

Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she can't trust. A boy whose intentions are as dark as the strange marks on his skin. The only way to get her family back is to travel with Nova to Los Lagos.

Ich verwandelte mich in einen Säbelzahntiger … aber das war erst der Anfang. Jax, Cobra und Ascher sind jetzt meine Verbündeten. Wieder einmal kämpfen wir um unser Leben. Und um unsere Zukunft. Aber nichts ist so, wie es scheint, und mit jedem Geheimnis, das wir aufdecken, kommt ein neues zum Vorschein. Unter der boshaften Herrschaft von Xerxes und der bösen Faekönigin ist es nicht sicher, ob wir überleben werden.

In the year AD 3000, Earth is a dystopian wasteland, plundered of its natural resources by alien conquerors known as Psychlos. Fewer than 35,000 humans survive in a handful of communities scattered across the face of a post-apocalyptic Earth. From the ashes of humanity rises a young hero, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler. Setting off on an initial quest to discover a hidden evil, Jonnie unlocks the mystery of humanity’s demise and unearths a crucial weakness in their oppressors.

Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built.

Strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem in its infancy, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn. The Sphinx has always given sound advice - but is he a traitor?

When Jenna Blake starts her freshman year at Somerset University, she's not only living on her own for the first time, she's moving closer to the father she never really knew. It's an exciting time, filled with new faces and new challenges, not to mention parties and boys and … corpses? Jenna is torn about her future. She'd like to be a doctor like her mother, but she can't stand the sight of blood. Her father, a criminology professor, thinks he has the answer—and sends her to interview for a job with the Medical Examiner—an interview that takes place in the middle of an autopsy!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Fully realized, wholly absorbing and almost painfully suspenseful...The journey is mesmerizing.” —New York Times A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf...

Gameknight999, a real-life Minecraft user trapped inside the game he loves to play, and his friend Crafter have transported to a new server. Malacoda is the King of the Nether, a terrible ghast that wants to destroy all of Minecraft with his massive army of blazes, magma cubes, zombie pigmen, and wither skeletons. Knowing the lives of all those within Minecraft - as well as those in the physical world - are depending on them, Gameknight and Crafter will need to search the land to recruit an NPC army.

Recueil essentiel à tout élève de l'École de Magie et de Sorcellerie de Poudlard depuis sa première publication, "Les Animaux fantastiques" est une introduction indispensable aux créatures magiques du monde des sorciers. Vous y découvrirez de nombreuses espèces, accompagnées de descriptions faites par le célèbre magizoologiste Norbert Dragonneau, que vous avez déjà pu rencontrer dans les récents films. Les étagères de la bibliothèque de Poudlard renferment également de nombreux ouvrages tout aussi fascinants. Si vous avez apprécié "Les Animaux fantastiques" alors les œuvres suivantes vous raviront certainement : "Le Quidditch à travers les âges" et "Les Contes de Beedle le Barde."

Au cœur d'un manoir isolé sur une île mystérieuse, les derniers faes du Royaume-Uni attendent une chance de briser leur malédiction. Cette année, Everly Quinn reçoit l'invitation tant convoitée. Dix ans après la disparition de son frère pendant les jeux, elle est déterminée à comprendre ce qu'il lui est arrivé. Mais dans un monde où la magie est une arme, la séduction un piège et la vérité une illusion, chaque révélation pourrait la conduire plus près du danger.

Talia, the young, Iridescent-winged heir to the fairy realm, and the heir to the human realm, Prince Bastile, embark on a secret love affair that has wide-ranging consequences for both their worlds. Certain elements within each society hate the other side, and the realms have a long history of warring with one another. Talia, her maid, her eight ladies, and her heir’s guard (nine female fairy soldiers) soon find themselves alone on an adventure through the lands of the fairy realm in search of information on a reviled ancestor, the Exile Queen.

Deux mois se sont écoulés depuis la libération des Fatalités du jeu de la Destinée, et les épreuves continuent pour les sœurs Dragna. Scarlett est sur le point de découvrir un secret qui va bouleverser les fondements de son existence. Quant à Donatella, elle fait face à la froideur de Légende qui s'est déclaré héritier d'Élantine. Scarlett et Donatella vont devoir affronter la pire des Fatalités, l'Étoile Tombée du Ciel, au risque de tout perdre.

Experience the adventure of this epic fantasy box set featuring nine books of dragon riding excitement… Dragons and dragon riders are all that stands between Ragond and total annihilation. But Ragond is a realm that exists beside Earth, and when portals begin to open, everyone is in danger.