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In Brigant bereitet sich Prinzessin Catherine auf eine Vernunftehe vor, obwohl sie sich zu dem jungen Krieger Ambrose hingezogen fühlt. In Calidor sinnt der Diener March auf Rache für sein betrogenes Volk, während in Pitoria Kaufmannssohn Edyon in den Tag lebt und sich die Zeit mit Diebstählen vertreibt. Und in den nördlichen Ebenen riskiert die dreizehnjährige Tash ihr Leben auf der Jagd nach dem wertvollen Dämonenrauch. Durch politischen Intrigen, wechselnden Allianzen und verbotene Liebe sind die Leben dieser jungen Menschen verbunden.

Wenn das Böse in dir lauert, bist du dann dazu verdammt? Nathan wird gejagt. Seit seiner frühesten Kindheit wird er von der Regierung beobachtet, verfolgt, eingesperrt. Denn Nathan lebt in einer Welt, in der – mitten im modernen Alltagsleben – Hexen existieren. Weiße Hexen, die sich selbst für gut erachten und die Regierungsmacht in ihren Händen halten. Schwarze Hexen, die gefährlich und skrupellos sind und im Untergrund arbeiten. Und Nathan, der beides ist – denn seine Mutter war eine Weiße und sein Vater Marcus ist der gefürchtetste Schwarze aller Zeiten.

Nathan Byrn is running again. The Alliance of Free Witches has been all but destroyed. Scattered and demoralised, constantly pursued by the Council's Hunters, only a bold new strategy can save the rebels from total defeat. They need the missing half of Gabriel's amulet - an ancient artifact with the power to render its bearer invincible in battle. But the amulet's guardian - the reclusive and awesomely powerful witch Ledger - has her own agenda.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Half Wild, the stunning sequel to Half Bad by Sally Green, read by Carl Prekopp. After finally meeting his elusive father, Marcus, and receiving the three gifts that confirm him as a full adult witch, Nathan is still on the run. He needs to find his friend, Gabriel, and rescue Annalise, now a prisoner of the powerful Black witch Mercury. Most of all he needs to learn how to control his Gift - a strange, wild new power that threatens to overwhelm him.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Half Bad by Sally Green, a breathtaking debut novel about one boy's struggle for survival in a hidden society of witches. Read by the actor Carl Prekopp. You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch.You get sick if you stay indoors after dark. You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one.You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen. All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys.

A princess, a traitor, a soldier, a hunter and a thief. Five teenagers with the fate of the world in their hands. Five nations destined for conflict. As alliances shift and shatter and old certainties are overturned, our five heroes find their past lives transformed and their futures inextricably linked by the unpredictable tides of magic and war. Who will rise and who will fall? And who will claim the ultimate prize?

In Brigant bereitet sich Prinzessin Catherine auf eine Vernunftehe vor, obwohl sie sich zu dem jungen Krieger Ambrose hingezogen fühlt. In Calidor sinnt der Diener March auf Rache für sein betrogenes Volk, während in Pitoria Kaufmannssohn Edyon in den Tag lebt und sich die Zeit mit Diebstählen vertreibt. Und in den nördlichen Ebenen riskiert die dreizehnjährige Tash ihr Leben auf der Jagd nach dem wertvollen Dämonenrauch. Durch politischen Intrigen, wechselnden Allianzen und verbotene Liebe sind die Leben dieser jungen Menschen verbunden.

Gabriel Boutin is back in Europe, stuck in the body of a fain. He's looking for Mercury, the powerful and volatile Black Witch who might be his only hope of regaining his true form. But Mercury's help won't come cheap, and as Gabriel is put to punishing work to earn her trust, he begins to realise that life as a fain could be a way to escape the violence of his past. Torn between two paths, can Gabriel find the true Witch within, before he's trapped as a fain forever?

Prinzessin Catherine, Ambrose, Tash, Edyon und March sind der brigantischen Armee nur knapp entkommen und flüchten auf das Nördliche Plateau. Dort suchen die Gefährten Schutz an dem wohl gefährlichsten Ort, den man sich denken kann: in den verborgenen Tunneln der Dämonenwelt! Doch Catherine muss zurückkehren und eine eigene Armee gegen ihren Vater, König Aloysius, aufstellen, um den tobenden Krieg zu beenden. Derweil macht Tash in den Tunneln eine Entdeckung, die alles verändern könnte.

As war spreads like wildfire, the Smoke Thieves face their greatest challenges yet. With her father tightening his grip on the Northern Plateau, Catherine sends her loyal bodyguard Ambrose into the dragon's den on a desperate mission to disrupt the supply of smoke. In Calidor, Edyon and March face a future divided while, trapped in the demon world, Tash wrestles with the price of her past. But as the battle for the human kingdoms reaches its climax, the demon realm reveals a final, terrible secret.

After narrowly escaping the fall of Rossarb, Princess Catherine leads a rag-tag group of survivors into the barren wasteland of the Northern Plateau. With the Brigantine army snapping at their heels, Edyon and Ambrose become separated from the group, while demon hunter Tash leads Catherine and March to an unlikely refuge - the hidden tunnels of the demon world itself.

Noch immer herrscht Krieg, und Ambrose wird von Catherine auf eine lebensgefährliche Mission geschickt. Als die Kämpfe ihren Höhepunkt erreichen, offenbaren die Dämonen ein schreckliches Geheimnis, das den Ausgang des Krieges und die Geschichte der Menschheit für immer verändern kann.

Die Poetry-Slammerinnen Frances und Bobbi, Studentinnen in Dublin, lernen das gut zehn Jahre ältere Ehepaar Melissa und Nick kennen. Während Bobbi von Melissa fasziniert ist, beginnt Frances mit dem attraktiven Nick eine Affäre. Doch je ernster es zwischen den beiden wird, desto mehr bröckelt die Freundschaft zu Bobbi. Ein intensiver Roman über Intimität, Untreue und die Möglichkeit der Liebe - eine hinreißend kluge Antwort auf die Frage, wie es ist, heute jung und weiblich zu sein.

Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties.

Nathan har langt om laenge mødt sin far, Marcus, og fået de tre gaver, der gør ham til heks. Men han er stadig på flugt fra jaegerne, og han må samtidig prøve at finde sin ven Gabriel og redde Annalise, der bliver holdt fanget af den magtfulde og farlige sorte heks, Mercury. Nathans søgen traekker ham ind i en uhellig alliance mellem sorte og hvide hekse, der sammen forsøger at bekaempe jaegerne, der på brutal vis har taget magten over Rådet for Hvide Hekse.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss the first book in her latest fantasy series, The Smoke Thieves, is award winning best-selling author Sally Green. Author of the critically acclaimed young adult fantasy series Half Life, Sally Green’s work has been likened to George Orwell but with witches. After winning the Teen category of the Waterstone’s Children’s Books prize in 2015, Sally has embarked on a brand-new epic fantasy series titled The Smoke Thieves, the first of which published in May 2018.

Jessie Warner has married Tom Smith and their baby is almost due. Settling down into their new home in Bethnal Green, Jessie looks forward to her new life – even though Tom is continually getting into mischief that borders on the downright criminal. When war begins and Tom is called up almost at once, Jessie is left to cope with the baby alone. Meanwhile Jessie’s twin, Hannah, has been recruited to help at Bletchley Park. Immersed in her work decoding German messages, she has no idea of Jessie’s increasing desperation.

When Jemima loses her beloved grandfather, keeping his allotment alive seems like ideal way to feel close to him. She's never fitted in before - is this her chance to find where she really belongs? Finally Melissa has the allotment she's been longing for to distract her while her husband works away - even if it is chest-high in weeds. But when she looks for help in the wrong place, she finds she's the hottest topic of gossip.

In the style of her memoir Girl with Dove, this book explores a child’s search for artistic education and a sense of self. Lyrical and playful, Sally Bayley’s writing transports the listener into an eccentric world of teachers, guardians and guiding spirits of place. Moved by her female teachers, and guided by the artist J.M.W. Turner, Bayley’s protagonist goes in search of her maternal ancestors, in particular her grandmother, Edna May Turner.

The Alliance is losing. Their most critical weapon, seventeen-year-old witch Nathan Brynn, has killed fifty-two people, and yet he's no closer to ending the tyrannical, abusive rule of the Council of Witches in England. Nor is Nathan any closer to his personal goal: getting revenge on Annalise, the girl he once loved, before she committed an unthinkable crime. There is an amulet, protected by the extremely powerful witch Ledger, which could be the tool Nathan needs to save himself and the Alliance. But the amulet is not so easily acquired.