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Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven - which may not even exist. Firedrake boldly volunteers to go ahead first. As he embarks on his journey, he meets Ben, a runaway boy.

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges into the medieval world of his past.

Imagine it were possible to bring the characters from a book to life. Not like when you listen to an audiobook with such enchantment that the characters seem to jump off the pages and into your bedroom...but for real. Imagine they could actually climb out of the pages and into our world. Then imagine if those characters brought their world into ours.

Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Cornelia Funke have come together to transform del Toro’s hit movie Pan’s Labyrinth into an epic and dark fantasy novel for listeners of all ages, with enchanting short stories that flesh out the folklore of this fascinating world.

Julia ist enttäuscht, dass sie dieses Jahr nur einen Adventskalender aus Papier bekommen hat. Sie hatte sich doch einen mit Schokolade gewünscht! Aber das auf dem Kalender abgebildete Haus glitzert so geheimnisvoll, dass sie nicht widerstehen kann: Sie öffnet das erste Fenster des Kalenderhauses. Da bemerkt sie, dass das Haus bewohnt ist und sie die Menschen, die darin leben, besuchen kann. Das Abenteuer beginnt!

The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction. At a sanctuary for threatened creatures, the home of a young dragon rider and his silver dragon, three foals lie curled up in their eggs. The foals are in great danger, and the only cure seems to be the sun-feather of a griffin. But griffins, creatures with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, are a dragon's fiercest enemy, and they live far across the world in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and exciting adventure begins....

The Adderhead has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay - Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, dooming them to slavery in his silver mines unless Mo surrenders.

Five years after the events of Inkdeath, Meggie, Mo, and the people of Ombra lead peaceful lives, their fires warmed by the flames of Dustfinger―the Fire-Dancer. But when Dustfinger spots Orpheus’s glass man within the gates of Ombra, a familiar restlessness begins to haunt him once more. And for good reason… The past five years have been a different story for Orpheus, who has spent his days living a meager and deprived existence, fueled only by his thirst for revenge against Dustfinger and all those who betrayed him.

Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious thirteen-year-old boy who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo delight in being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own.

Igraine, who turns 12 tomorrow, dreams of becoming a famous knight. But today, like most days, life at the family castle remains...rather boring.

Hineingelesen in die Tintenwelt: Mit ihrer Tintenwelt ist Cornelia Funke zur bekanntesten deutschen Kinder- und Jugendbuchautorin geworden. "Tintenblut (Tintenwelt 2)" spielt nun zu großen Teilen im Buch Tintenherz und bringt den Hörern die faszinierende Welt näher. Rainer Strecker hat die ideale Lesestimme, um die Geschichte stimmungsvoll zu inszenieren.

In einer stürmischen Nacht taucht ein unheimlicher Gast bei Meggie und ihrem Vater Mo auf. Am nächsten Morgen reist Mo überstürzt mit Meggie zu ihrer Tante Elinor, die eine wertvolle Bibliothek besitzt. Dort macht Meggie eine überraschende Entdeckung. Und schon bald begreift sie, dass ihr Vater in großer Gefahr schwebt...

Thanks to Twinklestar, that marzipan-loving but lightning-shy reindeer, Santa and his caravan have come crashing down in a storm, just two weeks before Christmas. Luckily he's (literally!) dropped into a nice neighborhood. But Santa's not safe. The ruthless Gerold Geronimus Goblynch plans to put an end to children's wishes and turn the holiday season into his personal money-making scheme. Only Santa stands between him and his Grinch-like tricks.

Nine-year-old Tom Tomsky can't catch a break. He's a klutz, his sister Lola pretty much hates his guts, and (this is a big "and") he just found a ghost camping out in his cellar. Lucky for Tom, his grandma's best friend just happens to be the world's foremost ghosthunter.

When Caspia learns that her family are moving to Brooklyn for the whole summer, she can’t believe her bad luck. No sleepovers with Ellie and Larissa? No trips to the mall? Just tall, glassy buildings and “city people”—it’s the worst news ever. But when she discovers a bundle of dusty letters on her first evening, everything changes. Each letter contains a riddle about a plant—a citizen of a mysterious world called the Green Kingdom. On a quest to discover the secrets hidden in the clues, Caspia walks the concrete streets of New York.

Das Glück hängt am goldenen Faden. Will kehrt zurück in die Spiegelwelt. Er sinnt auf Rache an der Dunklen Fee. Doch Jacob weiß, wer wirklich hinter all dem Bösen steckt und will seinen Bruder warnen. Nur wohin will die Fee? Immer wieder verlieren Jacob und Fuchs ihre Spur, während Will wie durch ein magisches Band mit ihr verbunden zu sein scheint. Während die Reisenden durch die Weiten der russischen Wälder streifen, dabei Kosaken, Feuervögeln und Wölflingen begegnen, sucht die Dunkle Fee nach dem goldenen Garn der Liebe, um es zu zerschneiden.

"War die andere Welt ebenso gewesen? Warum erinnerte er sich kaum? Hatte das Leben dort aus demselben betörenden Gemisch bestanden: aus Dunkelheit und Licht, aus Grausamkeit und Schönheit... so viel Schönheit, dass sie ihn manchmal fast betrunken machte?"

Beyond the mirror, the darkest fairy tales come alive.... For years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed the Mirrorworld’s secrets and treasures. Not anymore. His younger brother has followed him. Now dark magic will turn the boy to beast, break the heart of the girl he loves, and destroy everything Jacob holds most dear... unless he can find a way to stop it.

Öööhörbarmen, oohh, bühütte", schnieft Hugo, das "Mittelmäßig Unheimliche Gespenst" (MUG), als Tom es aus dem Keller fortscheuchen will. "Üch woiß nicht wohühün." Ein "Unglaublich Ekelhaftes Gespenst" (UEG) hat Hugo aus seiner Geister-Villa vertrieben. Gespensterjäger Tom überwindet seine Angst und beschließt, ihm zu helfen...

Gerade will Ben etwas Zeit mit Lungs Drachenbabys verbringen, da ruft das nächste Abenteuer nach dem Drachenreiter und seinen Gefährten. Die Aurora, ein gigantisches Tiefseewesen, soll auftauchen und ihre Saat verteilen. Dem Ungeheuer muss man friedlich begegnen und jede der vier Samenkugeln von einem Fabelwesen der vier Elemente empfangen werden - wenn nicht, drohen alle Fabeltiere der Welt vernichtet zu werden. Als wäre dies nicht genug, wittert ein Feind von Barnabas seine Chance.