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Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP).

Autrefois, il était connu sous le nom de Wyvern, Seigneur du Haut Feu, et son ombre terrifiait les masses. Aujourd'hui, il n'est que Vern, vautré dans le bayou où il se cache, matant Netflix non-stop en tee-shirt Flashdance et sifflant de la vodka à longueur de journée. Mais, contrairement aux autres membres de son espèce, il a survécu. Malheureusement, aucune quantité d'alcool ne peut combler son immense solitude.

Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname "Half Moon" because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that ever since he was a baby, he's had a nose for sniffing out mysteries. And let's just say, it's not a skill that has been appreciated by many people, including his own family.

Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a 17-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick. But it is difficult for Riley to enjoy his new life, for he has always believed that Garrick will someday, somehow, return to seek vengeance.

Eleven-year-old Juniper Lane is thrown into a Christmas adventure like no other when she seeks the help of a mysterious woodsman living in her local park, who she suspects is Santa himself, and accidentally gets exposed to North Pole magic. Join a boisterous cast of characters—including a neighbor who always believed in Santa, a young reindeer in training, and a cutthroat crime boss out to steal Santa’s magic—on an unpredictable journey bursting with Eoin Colfer’s signature exuberance and merriment.

Ebo's sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared, too, and Ebo knows that to see them again, he must follow in their footsteps and make the hazardous voyage from Ghana to a safe haven in Europe. So the 12-year-old sets off on an epic journey that takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli and finally out to the merciless sea. Powerful and timely, this novel brings to life Ebo's unquenchable hope for a new life in the face of daunting and perilous obstacles.

Chi è Artemis Fowl? Un genio? Certo non c'è altro modo di definire un dodicenne con un quoziente intellettivo che sfugge a qualsiasi classificazione. Un criminale? Senza dubbio, discende da una stirpe di illustri malfattori, e non ci pensa due volte a mettere la sua mente brillante al servizio dell'illecito. E infatti, per rimpinguare il patrimonio di famiglia, Artemis ha ideato il colpo più insolito e audace del secolo: impadronirsi dell'oro che il Piccolo Popolo custodisce gelosamente da millenni. Peccato che gli ostacoli siano tanti, e imprevedibili.

The second crime novel by internationally best-selling writer Eoin Colfer is a gritty and utterly compelling follow-up to the critically acclaimed Plugged. In Screwed, Colfer adds an entirely new chapter to the adventures and misadventures of Daniel McEvoy, the down-on-his-luck Irish bouncer at a seedy New Jersey bar who, with the help of a motley crew of unlikely characters, solved a bizarre string of murders - including the one of the girl he loved. But people around him continue to die mysteriously, and Daniel is called into action once again.

Tony Stark is known throughout the world as many things: billionaire, inventor, Avenger. But mainly for being the invincible Iron Man. Just when Tony is about to add his pizzazz to an international eco-summit in Ireland, someone close to him forces him to question his role in making the world a more dangerous place with his high-tech weaponry. But Stark doesn't have much time to reflect before an old enemy presents him with an even greater challenge: the assassination of all the eco-ministers, and Iron Man himself.

Young FBI agent Chevie Savano arrives back in modern-day London after a time-trip to the Victorian age, to find the present very different from the one she left. Europe is being run by a Facsist movement known as the Boxites, who control their territory through intimidation and terror. Chevie's memories come back to her in fragments, and just as she is learning about the WARP program from Professor Charles Smart, inventor of the time machine, he is killed by secret service police.

Funny Business is based around the theme of - what else - humor, and if you’re familiar with Jon and Guys Read, you already know what you’re in store for: an hilarious story.

Die von Douglas Adams´ Witwe autorisierte Fortsetzung von „Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis“! Arthur Dents zufällige Beziehung zum außergewöhnlichen Reiseführer "Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis" blieb nicht gänzlich ohne Zwischenfälle...

Fru Mortensen er bibliotekar, og hun holder orden i sit bibliotek! Hun bruger specielle tricks, og der går rygter om, at hun har en gaspistol liggende i sin skrivebordsskuffe! De kalder hende Morderheksen!

Einst waren Drachen die Herrscher der Erde und die Könige der Lüfte. Vern, ehemals unter dem Namen "Lord Highfire" verehrt und gefürchtet, ist der Letzte seiner Art. Deprimiert hat er sich in die Sümpfe Louisianas zurückgezogen, wo er seine Tage mit Wodka und schlechten TV-Serien verbringt. Seine Einsamkeit wird jedoch gerstört, als er eines Tages dem 14-jährigen Squib begegnet. Gerade als Vern beginnt, sich mit Squibs Anwesenheit in seinem Leben abzufinden, wird dieser von einem korrupten Polizisten entführt und der Mafia übergeben.

A collection of 11 new short stories and six new poems by Ireland's top children's writers, edited by Laureate na nOg Eoin Colfer. Each of the stories and poems is based around the theme of place, being set or inspired by a particular location within Ireland. 

Artemis Fowl è stato contagiato da un virus estremamente pericoloso, quello del Morbo di Atlantide, che non solo suscita in lui una fissazione per il numero 5 (per esempio lo fa parlare in frasi di 5 parole, battere le dita sul tavolo 5 volte e così via), ma alla lunga potrebbe provocare la follia e la morte. A complicare le cose, un nuovo "cattivo" ha deciso di mettergli i bastoni fra le ruote: è il fratello del defunto comandante Tubero che, dopo essere evaso dalla prigione Atlantidea dov'era rinchiuso, si mette all'opera per vendicarsi dei suoi antichi nemici.

Artemis Fowl è davvero un genio criminale? Sì, visto che a dodici anni è riuscito a impadronirsi dell'oro custodito dal Popolo delle creature fatate e a beffarsi della magia grazie al proprio stupefacente Q.I. Cinico, senza scrupoli e provvisto di una schiacciante superiorità intellettuale, Artemis ha tuttavia un punto debole: l'amore per la madre, che pretende di mandarlo a scuola come un moccioso qualunque, e per il padre, misteriosamente scomparso fra i ghiacci dell'Artico.

Der sechste Teil um Meisterdetektiv Artemis Fowl als ungekürzte Lesung. Die Mutter von Artemis Fowl ist an einer tödlichen Unterweltseuche erkrankt. Es gibt nur eine Möglichkeit, sie zu retten - ein Medikament, das aus einer ausgestorbenen Lemuren-Art hergestellt wird. Und es war Artemis selbst, der vor vielen Jahren dafür gesorgt hat, dass das letzte Exemplar dieser Tierart getötet wurde. In einem Zeittunnel werden Artemis und Holly Short in die Vergangenheit transportiert. Sie müssen dem zehnjährigen Artemis und seinem Diener Butler das Tier abjagen.

Er ist jung, kriminell und genial. Kurzum: Er ist Artemis Fowl. Ein Held, der zur Selbstüberschätzung neigt und dennoch zur Bewunderung nötigt. Allerdings kann selbst ein Artemis Fowl nicht klar denken, wenn die Hormone das Ruder übernehmen. Das Mädchen, das Artemis' Blut geradezu in den Adern kochen lässt und seinen Job - die Dämonenjagd - kompliziert, heißt Minerva. Sie ist ebenso intelligent, draufgängerisch, skrupellos und blasiert wie Artemis. Eine Schwester im Geiste, die unserem Helden den Schweiß auf die Stirn treibt.

Seit jede Erinnerung an das Reich der Unterirdischen aus Artemis' Gedächtnis gelöscht wurde, arbeitet er wieder als Meisterdieb. Artemis und Butler stehlen gerade das am besten gesicherte Gemälde der Welt aus dem Hochsicherheitstrakt einer Bank, da gerät das geheime Erdland in äußerste Gefahr: Die Verbrecherin Opal Koboi ist ihren Bewachern entkommen und plant finstere Rache. Über die Serie: "Artemis Fowl" ist eine Fantasyserie des irischen Autors Eoin Colfer. Colfer erzählt darin die Lebensgeschichte des hochintelligenten Jungen Artemis Fowl, der immer wieder mit dem Erdvolk aneinandergerät.