Ergebnis für "Sand" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Verliebt in die beste Freundin? Keine gute Idee. Ein Liebestrank als Lösung? Eine noch schlechtere Idee. Isabell weiß nichts von Tristans Gefühlen. Verzweifelt wagt er etwas, das er besser lassen sollte: einen Liebestrank. Eigentlich soll er nur ein kleines bisschen helfen … doch plötzlich läuft alles ziemlich aus dem Ruder. Zwischen funkelndem Schnee, magischen Missgeschicken und einer gehörigen Portion Romantik wird klar: Wahre Liebe lässt sich nicht erzwingen – aber sie findet immer ihren Weg. Eine zauberhafte Winterromanze voller Magie, Herzklopfen und Happy-End.

Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya - but neither wants to be.

Nichts wünscht Layla sich sehnlicher, als ein ganz normaler Teenager zu sein. Aber während ihre Freundinnen sich Gedanken um Jungs und erste Küsse machen, hat sie ganz andere Sorgen: Layla gehört zu den Wächtern, die sich nachts in Gargoyles verwandeln und Dämonen jagen. Doch in ihr fließt auch dämonisches Blut - und mit einem Kuss kann sie einem Menschen die Seele rauben.

Layla ist verzweifelt und einsam! Sie vermisst Roth, den teuflisch attraktiven Dämonen-Prinzen. Und ihr bester Freund Zayne, der sie vielleicht über den Verlust hinwegtrösten könnte, bleibt dank ihrer seelenverschlingende Küsse für sie tabu. Dass ihre sonst so fürsorgliche Gargoyle-Ersatzfamilie auf einmal Geheimnisse vor ihr hat, macht alles schlimmer. Schließlich entdeckt sie auch noch neue Kräfte an sich. Dann taucht völlig unerwartet Roth wieder auf.

After the battle on Sharr that closed We Hunt the Flame, Zafira and Nasir return to a ghostly Sultan’s Keep, low on resources and allies alike. The dark forest has fallen, but the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return. As Nasir fights to command the dark power in his blood, Zafira fights against a very different darkness festering through her bond with the Jawarat.  

When four strange, and strangely talented, youngsters are brought to Winding Circle by master sorcerer Niko they find themselves drawn together in a Circle of Magic - a circle that binds them despite their differences.

Don hat die tolle Idee, mit Cleo, Kim und seiner neuen Bekannten Sam einen Tag am Meer zu verbringen. Und es kommt, wie es kommen muss. Auf Cleos Haut landen ein paar Spritzer Wasser und sie muss sich abrupt ins Meer verabschieden. Don ahnt natürlich nicht den wahren Grund für ihr Verhalten, sondern glaubt, dass Cleo seine Beziehung zu Sam nicht akzeptieren kann.

"This satire offers a thought-provoking and scathing indictment that may prod readers to examine the more sinister possibilities of corporate- and media-dominated culture." —Publishers Weekly(starred review) For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon — a...

As a warrior-in-training at Mythos Academy, I've battled the Reapers of Chaos before—and survived. But this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it's going to be a fight to the death. . .most likely mine. Yeah, I've got my psychometry magic, my talking sword, Vic, and even the most dangerous Spartan on campus—Logan Quinn—at my side. But I'm still no match for Loki, the evil Norse god of chaos. I may be Nike's Champion, but at heart, I'm still just Gwen Frost, that weird Oracle girl everyone at school loves to gossip about.

Before joining Banshee in training the young mutants of Generation X at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Emma Frost led another group of neophytes, the Hellions, who were slaughtered while under her tutelage. Now, her guilt over the death of her old students is threatening her new ones - as strange ghostly manifestations that resemble the Hellions are wreaking havoc throughout the campus. The teenagers of Generation X must stop these ghosts - if they truly are ghosts - before it's too late.

Nearly a year has passed since Amani and the rebels won their epic battle at Fahali. Amani has come into both her powers, and her reputation as the 'Blue-Eyed Bandit' has spread across the desert - and some might say out of control. But when a surprise encounter turns into a brutal kidnapping, Amani finds herself betrayed. Stripped of her powers and her identity and torn from the man she loves, Amani must return to her desert girl's instinct for survival.

Mila was living with her mother in a small Minnesota town when she discovered she was also living a lie. She was never meant to learn the truth about her identity. She was never supposed to remember the past—that she was built in a computer science lab and programmed to do things real people...

My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy, a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids. And now there’s also Loki, the evil god I helped set free against my will. On the bright side, I finally got a date with Logan Quinn, the hottest—and deadliest—Spartan at Mythos. But I should have known it was destined to end in disaster.

A crownless queen. A cursed prince. One summer to live. The stars have aligned in the kingdom of Instanolde, or so Lystra believes as she eagerly awaits her wedding day. Her beloved, the king, is everything her heart desires, but when a brutal attack leaves her betrothed dead and Instanolde on the cusp of collapse, she finds her future in ruins, and the throne beyond her reach.

It’s been days since the sanctuary showdown. Feral demons are still on the loose. The ones that have been caught are pushing Zaraltrac Prison past its limits. The Coven is still picking up the pieces of the former blue cloaks’ betrayal. And Thea...Thea is bored. She hasn’t been given an assignment yet, and it’s driving her crazy to be kept away from the action. That is until Second Chosen Winona waltzes into her presence once again, and she has more dirt on Thea than the Spellweaver ever thought possible.

New time traveler Fritz is asked to use his powerful but poorly understood portal to undertake an important mission – but will the unknown cause him to hesitate, or will he take the chance to save the world? After discovering a portal through space and time, Fritz helped the United States resolve a foreign crisis. Now, as he struggles to understand the mysterious portal’s secrets, the president wants him to use it to avert a nuclear threat in the Middle East.

An exciting series, especially for readers new to the Forgotten Realms! Thazienne Uskevren, the only legitimate daughter of the wealthy Uskevren family, has suffered blow after blow to her body and spirit. Even as she struggles to mend her fractured soul, Tazi finds herself on a journey that will take her far from the safety of Selgaunt and into the deadly heart of the Calim Desert. There the shifting sands hide an old foe, who holds the key to Tazi's salvation - or the doom of Sembia.

Deep within the World Beyond lies the ancient Infinity Passageway—a place of power where only a few dare to tread. A mystical oasis, holding a fabled substance with powers over space and time: The Sands of Infinity.

Just when it seems life at Mythos Academy can't get any more dangerous, the Reapers of Chaos manage to prove me wrong. It was just a typical night at the Library of Antiquities—until a Reaper tried to poison me. The good news is I'm still alive and kicking. The bad news is the Reaper poisoned someone else instead.

Die Geschichte beginnt in einer nicht allzu fernen Zukunft. Die Welt steht kurz vor dem Untergang. Naturkatastrophen, lange Regenperioden, Stürme, Dürren. Das sind nur ein paar der Dinge, die passieren. Doch das Schlimmste von allem ist, dass der Schild der Erde völlig zusammenzubrechen droht. Die Regierungen versprachen, etwas zu unternehmen, aber sie führten Kriege um Macht und Besitztümer, wie eh und je. Als ob sie davon noch irgendeinen Nutzen hätten, wenn der Schild zusammenbricht. Angeblich sind Teams von Forschern kurz vor der Lösung. Nicht jeder glaubt ihnen.