Ergebnis für "Emma" in Zeitgenössische Fantasy

Eight years ago the world almost ended and Max lost everything, accused of betrayal and failure. Now working as a Marshal, keeping the city and its people safe from supernatural dangers, Max thinks she's broken all ties to her past. She's just trying to do her job and live her life. Asked to help local law enforcement with a series of vicious murders, Max is willing to assist but soon realizes that she might be next. Can she keep her secret while finding the killer?

Brought to you by Penguin. Since the death of her twin sister two years before Charlies Hudson has drifted through life until the day her classmate goes missing. Drawn to the disappearances by forces she can't explain, Charlie soon finds herself investigating the mysterious, alluring newcomer in...

Bücher, in Blut geschrieben. Spiegel, durch die mysteriöse Verfolger jeden Schritt beobachten. Und eine magische Bibliothek voller Geheimnisse. Seit Generationen hütet die Familie Kalotay eine Sammlung alter und seltener Bücher. Bücher, mit denen man Magie wirken kann – vorausgesetzt, man zahlt den Preis in Blut. Ein solches Buch hat Abe Kalotay das Leben gekostet, und seine Tochter Joanna setzt alles daran, herauszufinden, warum.

Tous aux abris ! Emma Paddington et les créatures déjantées de Dark Road End sont de retour ! Dans ce deuxième tome de la saga d'Urban Fantasy francophone la plus loufoque du moment, retrouvez les personnages atypiques et attachants qui ont fait le succès du premier opus : Les trois Djinns au caractère bien trempé, le dragon télescopique et la sorcière-patrouilleuse, évidemment, mais aussi quelques nouveaux-venus, comme le Père Lawrence, un vieux curé qui passe son temps à s'évader de sa maison de retraite pour traquer le crocodile à deux têtes...

NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR & ONE OF THE BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF THE YEAR “Astonishing and pristine, the kind of debut I love to be devastated by, already so assured and sophisticated that it’s difficult to imagine where the author can go from here. . . . It’s simply a...

Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family. Max has no time to absorb the shocking news. There are dead bodies missing from the mortuary, a demon on the loose somewhere in the city, and terrifying supernatural creatures on the loose that she and her fellow Marshals must contain somehow. Max is used to working alone—can she put aside her past fears and work with her allies to keep the city safe?

Problems keep piling up around Max. No sooner has she dealt with one set of supernatural creatures, than she's called to the city's mortuary to an unusual death. The city's most senior spiritual leader is also trying to get hold of her. On top of that, Bryce cancelled their date and hasn't been seen for days.

When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance. Despite telling herself she just wants to live her quiet life, Max finds herself delving into parts of the city where no one apart from the desperate want to go, facing terrifying supernatural creatures and ghosts from her past.

Chosen is the fifth audiobook in a new series by Vanessa Nelson and continues the story which started in Outcast. If you like your fantasy mixed with a dose of mystery, a bit of magic, and a heroine who can hold her own, you will love this series.

'Charming . . . A romance that, gently and pleasantly, asks questions about power and its uses.' The New York Times 'I have rarely read a book so charming...Violet Thistlewaite might not be a villain anymore, but she's definitely stolen my heart.' Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author...

Que faire d'un vieux manoir à la sale réputation et complètement délabré ? C'est la question qu'Emma Paddington se pose, en découvrant la propriété que sa tante Bree vient de lui léguer au fin fond de la Californie.

Brought to you by Penguin. Vampire Diaries meets Norse mythology in this sequel to Soul of Shadow from TikTok sensation Emma Noyes. I will make myself strong. I will find Elias. I will kill Elias. I will never trust a boy with my heart again. These are the vows Charlie Hudson made the day after...

Be careful what you wish for... Paul Cornell's The Lights Go Out in Lychford continues the award-nominated Witches of Lychford series, described by Seanan McGuire as "Beautifully written, perfectly cruel and ultimately kind." The borders of Lychford are crumbling. Other realities threaten to...

Vincent Lupo is a jaded, wine-soaked immortal just trying to finish writing his latest smutty novel and avoid the people he’s wronged—magical or otherwise. Then a severed head turns up in his fridge, branded with an invocation sigil and whispering lines from a play he wrote a century ago. A play the wrong people believe is prophecy. Now Vincent’s neck-deep in death cults, cursed scripts, and a once-devoted mortal aide who’s now a cult leader hellbent on crafting his own narrative—and casting Vincent as the unwilling Bloodbard at centre stage.

Emma Dawes is getting used to living on campus. She's getting to know her roommate, throwing parties, doing the things that most college freshmen do. She's also been invited into a secret club, where students learn to control and unleash their innate magical abilities. Learning about magic was great at first, but when people start dying, seemingly killed by magic users, Emma's peaceful college existence gets a whole lot more complicated... and deadly.

As the skies burn, the Calamity falls. Gathering their allies, Clara Blackwell and Elliott Craven prepare themselves for the coming showdown. The treacherous road ahead will take them through uncharted territory, back to where it all began - a deadly forest within a young witch’s nightmares - and far beyond. The key to salvation lies buried in her dreams, surrounded by grave danger....

At the dawn of the Calamity, three separated lives intertwine. Clara Blackwell’s magical training has drawn to a close. Haunted by the impending apocalypse, danger surrounds her at every turn. But mysteries deep within her dreams will finally come to light - and if she's lucky enough, she just might find a way to bring a new salvation to the vampire world...The pieces are set. The stalemate is breaking. And the ultimate threat finally awakens....

Ilsa Lynn has survived her first few weeks as Gatekeeper between mortal and spirit worlds, but her problems are just beginning. The source of her magic remains as shrouded in mystery as her family's past while the necromancers are keen to recruit her as one of their own. And then, there's River, the tempting faerie-necromancer placed in charge of her training.

Les sorcières sont parmi nous. Dans l'ombre, elles nous protègent de dangers que nous, simples mortels, pouvons à peine imaginer. Et cela dure depuis des siècles. Pourtant, le plus grand péril viendra de l'intérieur, de leur cercle même, le Royal Coven. Car un jeune sorcier aux capacités extraordinaires a été capturé par les autorités et semble menacer l'existence du cercle. Niamh, Ciara, Helena, Leonie et Elle, amies depuis l'enfance et puissantes sorcières, sauront-elles empêcher le monde de sombrer ? La vie d'une sorcière moderne n'a jamais été simple... mais elle est sur le point de devenir apocalyptique.

Clara has seen the Calamity. The end of all worlds is coming, and her magic may be the only thing that can stop it. Can she master her powers and save her friends, and the vampire she loves?