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2023.
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409 pages ; 22 cm
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Kokoro ha sufrido bullying hasta el punto de tener que abandonar el instituto, y sus días se han vuelto monótonos mientras se esconde en su habitación, incapaz de enfrentarse a su familia y amigos. A medida que cae en la desesperación, su espejo comienza a brillar; con un toque, Kokoro deja su solitaria vida y aparece en un resplandeciente castillo de cuento de hadas custodiado por una extraña chica con una máscara de lobo. Otros seis estudiantes...
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Anna's Aunt has always warned her of the dangers of magic. Its twists. Its knots. Its deadly consequences. Now Anna counts down the days to the ceremony that will bind her magic forever. Until she meets Effie and Attis. They open her eyes to a London she never knew existed. A shop that sells memories. A secret library where the librarian feeds off words. A club where revellers lose themselves in a haze of spells. But as she is swept deeper into this...
3) Die Straße
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Die Welt nach dem Ende der Welt
Die Welt nach der Welt gleicht der Welt vor der Schöpfung.
"Die Erde war wüst und leer, und es war finster auf der Tiefe". (Moses 1,2)
Ein Vater und sein Sohn wandern durch das verbrannte Amerika. Sie haben nichts als einen Revolver mit zwei Schuß Munition, ihre Kleider am Leib, eine Einkaufskarre mit der nötigsten Habe - und sie haben sich.
"die straße" ist ein Roman über das Schlimmste und Beste, zu dem die...
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THE BATTLEHouse Sapphire has a new leader, but High Lord Vasinidra cannot stand still for a moment. The monsters of the Wild are hunting with a new intelligence and purpose, and one Deathless family is already on the brink of extinction.
THE BETRAYERS
In the forests of the Wild, Chandni faces a choice that will transform her or destroy her. Far above, her two sons are reunited at last and forced to confront their true origins.
THE BOUNDLESS
Pari...
5) The Ruthless
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THE REBELFor years, Vasin Sapphire has been waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. Now, as other Deathless families come under constant assault from the monsters that roam the Wild, that time has come. THE RUTHLESS
In the floating castle of Rochant Sapphire, loyal subjects await the ceremony to return their ruler to his rightful place. But the child raised to give up his body to Lord Rochant is no ordinary servant. Strange and savage, he...
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The multimillion-copy bestselling story of Wicked comes full circle in The Witch of Maracoor, the final installment of Gregory Maguire's Another Day series.
Following a confrontation with her reclusive great-grandfather, the one-time Wizard of Oz, Rainary Ko-the granddaughter of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West-has re-upped in a mission to settle a few scores and right a wrong or two. Her memory and her passions reviving, Rain turns her gaze...
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Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories is Tobias S. Buckell's seventh short fiction collection and is comprised of 15 stories, several of which are original to the collection or were previously only available through his Patreon.
This collection ranges from galactic adventures to intimate explorations of humanity-sometimes in the same story-rich with a sense of wonder and deft storytelling.
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Rowan is visiting her aunt – Winne the hedge witch – in the Welsh countryside, to get back to nature and hone her skills, as well as taking a break from her annoying sisters and enjoying some peace and quiet. However, Rowan soon comes to realise that hedges are a serious business and this isn’t quite the opportunity to rest and escape she thought it might be. Not only that, but mysterious events around the town are causing panic in the secret...
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But Celine is no ordinary princess, and she has no intention of being a damsel in distress. Celine has a lover, Hugo, whose cunning plan to rescue her is tied up in his own ambition to reclaim the lands and title that are his birthright. If only they can break the spell that binds him to the body of a cat, they will free the kingdom from the grasp of a cruel witch and live happily ever after… For the plan to succeed, they must rely on Hugo’s...
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Hello, my name is Lil, and I can see the demon on your shoulder.
I found my calling as a bartender in Laguna Beach, California. Home to sunshine, sand, and surf-and I provide the tropical drinks to go with your vacation vibe. Or I did until things went sideways.
A woman nearly drowns. My brother, Ezra, is missing. Demons are climbing from the ocean depths. And I'm the only one who can see what's really going on.
The question is, can I stop it and...
11) Crush (1 of 2)
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"Everything feels off-especially me. I've returned to Katmere Academy, but I'm haunted by fragments of days I have no recollection of living and struggling to understand who, or what, I really am.
Just when I start to feel safe again, Hudson is back with a vengeance. He insists there are secrets I don't know about, threatening to drive a wedge between Jaxon and me forever. But far worse enemies are at our doorstep.
The Circle is caught in a power...
12) Halfhead
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Terrifying serial killer thriller set in the gritty Glasgow of the near future, from the bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. They call them halfheads: convicted criminals, surgically mutilated and lobotomized by the State, then sent out to do menial jobs in the community so everyone will know what happens when you break the law. There are no appeals, no reprieves, and no one ever comes back. Until now. Dr Fiona Westfield, one of the most...
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Londinium, the last stronghold of the Romans left in Britannia, remains in a delicate state of peace with the pagan kingdoms that surround it. Within its mighty walls defiance means death and capital punishment is decreed by public vote. As the only daughter of a powerful merchant, Cassandra is betrothed to Marcus, the most eligible bachelor in the city and the last scion of the Old Blood. But then she meets Devyn, the boy with the strange midnight...
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After failing to escape the Roman metropolis of Londinium with, her lover, and, her betrothed, wakes in inky darkness to find the ground giving way to sand beneath her feet. All three of them have been carted back to the notorious arena at the heart of the city to stand trial by public vote. Cass knows they must escape at any cost: to warn the Celts of the mysterious blood curse ravaging their kin, to foil the schemes of the imperial council... To...
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What would you do if you had one more chance to get things right?
Lou feels like she is stuck on the wrong path: alone, in a city far from home, watching other people be happy. When the man she's in love with announces his engagement to someone else, Lou is consumed by what-ifs.
That's when she finds herself slipping back in time to a night two years ago, where one small decision changed everything …
Suddenly, Lou has a chance to fix her mistakes....
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A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by Scottish history and folklore, “Our Divine Mischief” takes readers on a journey told in three voices: a determined heroine, an outcast young man, and a wish-granting canine. Their adventure spans an island fishing village to the king's court in a story about identity, belonging, and the love between a human and her dog.
The Goddess Trial is designed to push young people to their edge and mark their coming of...
17) The Empty Hand
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From frost and magic, the sorceress Gudrun conjures a rune beast and sends it from the land of the Snow-Walkers southwards, towards the stronghold of the new Jarl , Wulfgar. The approach of the beast spreads fear amongst the people. Jessa, Skapti the poet, and a slave named Harkon Empty Hand must help the Jarl confront this horror whilst around them mistrust and conspiracy grow. In some hidden way, these dark events are linked with Gudrun's mysterious...
18) Unwrapped
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Celia's supposed to get married to her rich, important fiancé on Christmas Eve…that is until two huge Kindred warriors come knocking on her door to Claim her as their own. Will Hold and Fierce be the best present she's ever Unwrapped?
Celia Alvarez is engaged to one of the wealthiest men in the country-so why is she slaving away in the kitchen, making Thanksgiving Dinner for his entire family all by herself? Her future in-laws seem to think...
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INCLUDES AN AUDIO EXCLUSIVE Q&A BETWEEN FERIUS (KRISTIN ATHERTON) AND KELLEN (JOE JAMESON)
The third utterly compelling fantasy adventure in the ARGOSI trilogy, exploring the origins of the SPELLSLINGER series to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers alike.
While liberating a notorious thief from prison, Ferius Parfax encounters an inmate named Chedran, one of the last living members of her people, the Mahdek. Chedran is leading a group of young...
20) Thale
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Estranged friends Leo (a crime-scene cleaner) and hired-hand Elvis are cleaning up a particularly messy casualty deep in the Norwegian woods. When Elvis accidentally finds a secret passage that leads to a subterranean living space, he also encounters Thale, a beautiful young woman who sings, but does not speak. Though they are intrigued and concerned for her, they are ill-prepared when others, tracking Thale, finally catch up to her.
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