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Der zweite Band der "Götterkriege" steht im Zeichen einer uralten Verschwörung: Nach einer abenteuerlichen Reise erreicht die Halbelfe Leandra in Begleitung von Schwertmajor Blix die Kronstadt von Illian. Dort soll sie den Thron über die drei Reiche besteigen und den Menschen der seit...

Die kaiserliche Fahne weht wieder über Askir. Desina, Enkelin des ewigen Herrschers Askannon, hat den Thron bestiegen, doch dieses Ereignis wird von einem schrecklichen Mord überschattet: Havald, der Mann, der nicht sterben kann, wurde getötet und sein Bannschwert Seelenreißer gestohlen – nur...

Ein mysteriöser Wanderer aus dem legendären Reich Askir trifft im Gasthof "Zum Hammerkopf" ein. Er unterrichtet den Krieger Havald und die Halbelfe Leandra über die Zersplitterung des sagenhaften Reiches. Leandra, Havald und einige Gefährten machen sich auf zum magischen Portal, um die...

Der Krieger Havald, die Halbelfe Leandra und ihre Gefährten sind auf der Suche nach einem Weg, um aus der exotischen Stadt Gasalabad nach Askir zu gelangen. Denn dort hoffen sie auf Unterstützung gegen den Tyrannen Thalak, der ihre Heimatlande mit Zerstörung bedroht. Doch Thalaks Macht reicht bis...

Auf der Suche nach Verbündeten im Kampf gegen den zerstörerischen Thalak hat es den Krieger Havald, die Halbelfe Leandra und ihre Gefährten in den Wüstenstaat Bessarein verschlagen. In der sengenden Hitze des exotischen Landes müssen sie zunächst Havalds Geliebte Leandra aus den Fängen skrupelloser...

Lanie Strickland was sixteen in 1956, and for a while the year seemed magical. Shy and unsure of herself, Lanie is dazzled when Alex Thurlow asks her to dance at a New Year’s Eve party. Alex is one of the most popular boys in her high school, a star athlete who is as fast with girls as he...

Haunting in their tone, brilliant in their images--very like fantastic presences moving across glass--the twenty-one fictions in this startling debut collection seem both inexplicably familiar and like no writing we have seen before. The opening story leads us through a kaleidoscopic series...

The emotionally realistic and elegant portrait of mourning in the days and months following 9/11 As Renata, a linguist for the New York City Public Library, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge on her way to work one morning, she looks up to see a flash of orange and blue. Two planes have hit the World...

The Fatigue Artist is a refreshingly candid story about life, love, and survival in the contemporary world. A writer living in New York City, Laura is overwhelmed by a mysterious lethargy and retreats to her bed where she reflects on the loves and losses of her recent past and seeks the cure to her...

Duty will bring them together-and tear them apart! As a guardian angel, Mischa must protect the one man who may be able to bring about lasting peace to the Middle East. As a djinni, Rafe must fulfill the wishes of a terrorist leader. Their duties colliding, Mischa and Rafe become foes, but...

Yossi Mendelsohn works hard to help his family survive after they flee Russia to find a better life in Montreal. He sells newspapers and carries bundles from the garment factory. Yossi longs to play "le hockey" with the French boys, but he has no skates. When his father falls ill and his...

In a dark, dark room, in a soft, soft voice, tell a scary story! Newly reillustrated, this classic I Can Read full of spooky stories is perfect for beginning readers who love a bit of a scare. Victor Rivas’s silly and spooky art will introduce a new generation to stories inspired by...

The first young adult novel translated from Russian, a brave coming-out, coming-of-age story. In June 2013, the Russian government passed laws prohibiting "gay propaganda," threatening jail time and fines to offenders. That same month, in spite of these harsh laws, a Russian publisher released...

It is 1947 and Yankee fever grips the Bronx. Nine-year-old Joey Sexton joins the neighborhood kids who flock to the park to team up and play. However, Joey is of mixed race and his skin is lighter than the other kids’. He is seldom picked. When Joey’s mother dies, he is sent to live with...