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Seventeen year-old Asha's days are spent training in martial arts, attending homeschool classes, and helping in the kitchens of a luxurious Miami resort which she seldom leaves. Until the night her grandfather arrives home mysteriously injured, accompanied by a terrifying stranger. Asha begins to suspect that nothing is what it seems when she is abruptly sent to Punjab, India to live with relatives she never knew she had.

Hercule Poirot e Arthur Hastings si ritrovano per il caso più arduo delle loro carriere. Quando Poirot riceve una lettera firmata "ABC" che lo avverte di un crimine imminente, i due amici si lanciano in una corsa contro il tempo per decifrare la logica perversa di un assassino che sfida il grande detective annunciando in ordine alfabetico il luogo del prossimo delitto. Ad ogni nuovo omicidio si schiude una nuova cerchia di sospettati. La prima vittima è Alice Ascher, ad Andover, il cui marito violento dispone di un alibi tutt'altro che solido.

Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). City of Bones is a Shadowhunters novel. A simple night out with her best friend, Simon...

From New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, a wonderfully strange and brilliant novel about a boy and his dog and their journey to escape the fires of hell. “Roald Dahl meets Harry Potter”* in this wonderfully strange and brilliant novel about a boy, his dog, and their struggle to...

Möglicherweise leben riesige, unsichtbare Spinnen in euren Schädeln. Und das ist nicht irgendwie metaphorisch gemeint... Ihr werdet das als alberne Angstmacherei abtun. Aber etwas als Angstmacherei abzutun ist eines der ersten Symptome der parasitären Spinneninfektion. Ihr könnt die Spinne nicht spüren, denn sie kontrolliert eure Nervenenden. Ihr könnt sie nicht sehen, denn sie entscheidet, was ihr wahrnehmt. Ihr werdet nicht mal merken, wenn sie Eier legt. Und sie wird Eier legen.

En un inhóspito y alejado pueblo de Inglaterra, a mediados del siglo diecinueve, tiene lugar un suceso extraordinario: tres muchachas pobres y poco saludables se convierten en novelistas de fama mundial. Escribiendo desde la infancia, las Brontë—Charlotte, Emily, Anne—junto con Branwell, único varón en la cofradía de hermanos, componen poemas, cuentos y obras de teatro por los que desfilan reinos y batallas, crímenes y ardides, parentescos dudosos y amores prohibidos.

Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still. Discover the “compulsively readable” (Booklist) first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series! Clockwork Angel is a Shadowhunters novel...

A vast army of Vampires gathers in secret. Assembling the creatures of the darkness, preparing to unleash their reign of terror across the human population of Satya Realm. And all who remain of The Infernal Guard will come to ask themselves. In the face of total annihilation, when victory seems impossible, when the powerless face impossible odds, when all you can give is your life,
Is death still a worthy sacrifice?

Now, two normal living humans, humans just like you, have discovered the most time-held occult secret. They have the ability to enter this city of the damned, but with powers greater than even a fallen angel. They’re angels themselves now - infernal angels. One means to foil the most monstrous plot ever devised, the other means to set it into action and bring all the evil of Hell to the Living Earth. Join them on their journey. Join them in the guts of the City Infernal....

True love is shrouded in secrets and lies in the enchanting second “steamy, steampunk drama” (Los Angeles Times) in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series—now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new...

The world is in ruins. But when one age ends, another begins—and this one is born in fire. The Earth is broken. Cities lie in ash. Strange storms swirl over forsaken deserts. And from the breach known as the Demon Gate, mankind’s end pours forth. Gabriel was changed by the Gate—touched by its flame. Haunted by a link with the demons that he cannot deny, he clings to his humanity and his mission with all the strength he can muster while the laws of nature unravel and magic—raw, unstable, and deadly—awakens.

The Adepta Sororitas of the Last Candle have stood vigil over their sanctuary world for centuries, striving to decipher their founder's tormented visions. Outsiders are unwelcome… yet still they come. Decimated by an encounter with a lethal xenos entity, the survivors of an elite Astra Militarum company have journeyed to the Candleworld in search of healing, escorted by a woman who is no stranger there – Sister Hospitaller Asenath Hyades, who turned her back on the order decades ago.

Pursued by the twin demons of drink and madness, Branwell Bronte created a private world that was indeed infernal. As a bold and gifted child, his promise seemed boundless to the three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult, the precocious flame of genius distorted and burned low. With neither the strength nor the resources to counter rejection, unable to sell his paintings or publish his books, Branwell became a spectre in the Bronte story, in pathetic contrast with the astonishing achievements of Charlotte, Emily and Anne.

The mighty engines of Anchorage have been rusted and dead for years. The derelict city no longer roams the Ice Wastes, but has settled on the edge of the land that was once America. Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw are happy in the safety of a static settlement, but their daughter, Wren, is desperate for adventure. When a dangerously charming submarine pirate offers her a chance to escape, Wren doesn't think twice about leaving her home and her parents behind. But the pirate wants something in return - Wren must steal the mysterious Tin Book.

Love and lies can corrupt even the purest heart. Tessa Gray find her heart drawn more and more to Jem, while her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her.

They took everything from him. Now, he will take their world. When the System integrated his universe, Ambrose Severen lost everything - his world, his loved ones, his very purpose. Now, all he has left is revenge. With nothing to lose, Ambrose embarks on a ruthless quest for power, determined to tear down everything the First Forerunner has built. No price is too high, no challenge too great, as he fights to carve a path of retribution through a shattered world.

Damian's life turns upside down when his father is murdered, leaving a void nothing can fill. Moving to a new city for college is supposed to be a fresh start, but it never feels right. Just as things begin to settle, Damian comes home to find a demonic goatman waiting to kill him. Luckily, a badass angel with a sword saves him—except she isn’t an angel, and Damian isn’t as human as he thought. Now, with his mother missing, Damian is caught in the middle of a war between worlds. To find her, he must train, slay demons, decipher his father's journal, and master the weapons he left behind.

Since the days of the Roman Empire dictators have written books. But in the 20th century despots enjoyed unprecedented print runs to (literally) captive audiences. The titans of the genre - Stalin, Mussolini, and Khomeini among them - produced theoretical works, spiritual manifestos, poetry, memoirs, and even the occasional romance novel and established a literary tradition of boundless tedium that continues to this day. How did the production of literature become central to the running of regimes? What do these books reveal about the dictatorial soul?

Being the sole police detective in London's Supernatural Squad is no easy task. I have to navigate my way through a world teeming with supernatural creatures, from vampires to werewolves and everything else in between. My inexperience might count against me but my own shocking supernatural abilities will stand me in good stead - especially when I'm confronted yet again by the gruesome spectre of death.... 

Danger, betrayal, and enchantment abound in the “exhilarating” (Booklist) conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy—now with a gorgeous new cover, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! Clockwork Princess is a Shadowhunters novel. THE INFERNAL DEVICES...