Ergebnis für "1 Chronicles" in Literatur & Belletristik

A hidden time portal. And she got in. Sophie Arundel is stranded in history, stuck in a grand house in 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog with her. Oh, and fellow student Hugo: fit, privileged, and annoying. Baffled by upper-class rules, courted by boring suitors, Sophie is desperate to get back to the twenty-first century. But the only way home is through a hidden portal—and to unlock its secrets, she must work with Hugo.

Death. So many of his friends dead. And the only way he would be able to stop more from dying would mean more killing. Either way, a lot of people would die. Trapped in the Zone with no memory, six clans of teens have been at war for years trying to be the clan that survives and escapes. Virtue is in charge of training the new arrivals for war, but he questions the methods of his leaders and feels wrong about fighting the other clans. The monstrous Shifters get ever more aggressive. Virtue must figure out how to protect his friends and follow his morals.

Gods do exist. And if the scroll in my hands says the truth, they have a secret academy where their recruits train to become demigods. I’ve done really bad things in my life, but stealing Callie’s opportunity to attend the God’s Academy? It’s got to be the worst. If Gods find out I’m a faker, what was supposed to be someone else’s gift may turn into my personal curse.

The starship Hyperion launches a mission to aid the last colony , a struggling outpost with failing power, dwindling supplies, and sick children. Under Commander Steele, cadets Liam, Zara, Kai, and Elena face their first real mission. Liam’s determination, Zara’s tech skills, Kai’s piloting, and Elena’s compassion are all needed to save the colony. The Last Colony_compressed Through cold nebula clouds and a turbulent landing, the cadets discover a failing water pump in a collapsing cave.

Sophie Arundel is stranded in history, stuck in a grand house in 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog with her. Oh, and fellow student Hugo, fit, privileged, and annoying. Baffled by upper-class rules, courted by boring suitors, Sophie is desperate to get back to the twenty-first century. But the only way home is through a hidden portal — and to unlock its secrets, she must work with Hugo.

Dalla morte della madre, Carter è costretto a seguire in giro per il mondo il padre Julius, egittologo, e a vivere separato dalla sorella Sadie. Ai Kane sono concessi solo due giorni all'anno da trascorrere insieme, e durante uno di questi Julius decide di portare i figli al British Museum. Ma qualcosa va storto. Julius evoca una misteriosa figura. Un attimo dopo c'è una violenta esplosione e l'uomo scompare.

Vlad has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the pressures of middle school. Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was...

Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities. Desperate to return home, she learns that only Professor Marselle can help her...but he's missing. While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora's boarding school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts.

Can one boy stand between two kingdoms at war? Jaevid Broadfeather has grown up as a wartime refugee, hiding from the world because of his mixed racial heritage. He feels his future is hopeless - until a chance encounter with a wild dragon lands him in Blybrig Academy, a place usually forbidden to anyone but the rich and royal. But Jaevid's case is special; no dragon has voluntarily chosen a rider in decades, so the proud riders of Blybrig must begrudgingly let him join their brotherhood despite his bloodline.

Join 17-year-old Jabin Kainos as he embarks on an unexpected quest for identity and strength through his journey into The Kiln, a covert government facility, where Jabin and fellow teenage recruits undergo genetic testing to unlock incredible abilities. As he progresses through the program, a rogue agent wielding uncontrollable powers breaks free, and Jabin and his new friends take on the responsibility of stopping this dangerous adversary. With heightened senses and newfound talents, Jabin leads the charge, engaging in thrilling battles alongside his uniquely gifted teammates.

Aileana is the king's pet. She has lived her entire life in a tower, waiting for the day she will be forced to marry his son. When that day arrives, she has a plan. Armed with her daggers and desire for freedom, she runs from the king and his deadly power. Xander has spent his entire life on the run. He doesn't need anyone or anything, certainly not a mate. But when his path crosses with a feisty elf, nothing will ever be the same again. He has secrets to keep. She wants to leave Ithenmyr behind and not look back. Fate has other plans for them both.

Could God ever love a half-blood all of society looks upon with such fear and disdain? Jace once believed so, but when a tragic loss shatters the only peace he’s ever known, his faith crumbles as the nagging doubts he’s tried to put behind him descend on his grieving heart. With them come the haunting memories of the bloodstained past he longs to forget but can never escape. Taken from home at a young age and raised to serve the emperor, Kyrin Altair lives every day under a dangerous pretense of loyalty.

Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga. Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for 15-year-old Jakkin.

Zara is an unwilling thief, trapped by fate in an abandoned castle whose brutally scarred king resents her presence as deeply as she longs to escape. But after an unimaginable betrayal, they will have no choice but to work together, and in the process, find a love they would risk anything to keep.

An Israelite father; a Canaanite mother. A young boy is caught between two worlds during the time of Samuel the Seer. Captured by the Sea Peoples during a battle, he is enslaved and taken to the Philistine stronghold of Gath where he meets two young girls who will shape his future. All the while, he remembers his friend, a beautiful Canaanite girl, and wonders whether he will ever see her or his parents again.

Once a slave girl in the village of River Away, Kale is freed when she discovers a dragon's egg. She is given the unexpected opportunity to journey to the great walled city of Vendala to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service.

In the wild and lush kingdom of Twinsbane, everyone has a look-alike, and each twin is cursed to die when their double breathes their last. When an ancient plague arises, the kingdom’s only hope is to sever these deadly ties. Yet King Daccias refuses to relinquish the cure, a legendary potion called the Separator.

What if the mark on your skin was the key to saving—or destroying—humanity? Jace Holloway has always dreamed of escaping the crumbling town of Verrick Falls. But when a mysterious blackout leads him and his conspiracy-theorist best friend into the forbidden woods, they stumble upon something that should not exist—a Rift Pulse, an interdimensional tear where reality frays and nightmares walk. What follows is an explosion of chaos: Jace is marked by a glowing sigil that alters his body, mind, and destiny. Machines begin hunting him.

San Francisco, 1927. Jordan’s broke and desperate to escape a life going nowhere…Until a man from the future shows up and says, “Oh, by the way—you’re a time traveler.” Apparently, she’s part of The Ring, a bloodline with the rare ability to access the Fold, a portal through time. Now shadowy forces called TEMPUS are hunting her—and the only way to survive is to team up with four strangers from different decades to save a future she’s never even seen.1956. 1973. 1984. 2015. One from each era. One mission: stop TEMPUS before they fracture the timeline forever.

Ember Skye is a fed-up teenaged Coal Elf with a big ashy chip on her shoulder. Torn away from her carefree life Aboveground, she was forced into a world of dirt and darkness in the Mines. Now, the coal is starting to take its toll. Plus, being the only girl-elf coal miner at the North Pole is not fun at all!