Ergebnis für "Siren" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Kahlen ist eine Sirene. 100 Jahre lang muss sie dem Meer dienen, bevor sie ins Leben zurückkehren kann. Mit ihrer Schönheit und ihrer tödlichen Stimme lockt sie Schiffsreisende in die Tiefen des Wassers. Es ist zwar gefährlich, an Land Kontakt zu Menschen aufzunehmen, aber Kahlen kann der Versuchung nicht widerstehen. Sie trifft Akinli, einen attraktiven und einfühlsamen jungen Mann. Obwohl sie nicht mit ihm sprechen darf, entsteht zwischen ihnen eine einzigartige Verbindung.

Being reborn once may sound impressive, but Rishe is already on her seventh time around! She has had all kinds of excitement in her previous lives, from peddling goods as a merchant to locking blades as a knight, so now she's determined to kick back and enjoy. But to savor the high life, she first has to marry the handsome prince...the same one who happens to be her murderer! It will take six-plus lifetimes of experience and skills for Rishe to break the time loop and make her extravagant dreams come true!

"Marisa Calin's delivery of this audiobook is superbly executed...The enticing voice she gives Alosa will enrapture listeners and draw them deeper into the story's twists and turns." — AudioFile Magazine The capable, confident, and occasionally ruthless heroine of Daughter of the Pirate King...

Noel longs to be a Seeker like his heroic grandfather, slaying the beasts that emerge from Abysses and exploring far-off lands. Unfortunately, it turns out he's nothing but a measly Talker--a job with no combat skills whatsoever.

When gifted student Kurihara Misato dies right after her high school graduation, she meets God and has a peculiar request: to make her abilities average in the next life. But few things—especially wishes—ever go quite as planned. As she navigates her new life as a ten-year-old girl in a magic-filled world, she realizes God has a unique definition of average!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series comes this sweeping standalone fantasy romance. A girl with a secret. The boy of her dreams. An ocean between them. Throughout the ages, the Ocean has occasionally rescued young women from drowning. To repay their debt, these...

Matchmake or Break! When adorable little beastgirl Faleel is kidnapped by a bunch of religious fanatics intent on summoning an entity with power rivaling the nanomachines, it's up to the Crimson Vow to save the day. Meanwhile, Mavis's father has decided to arrange a marriage for his only...

No Place Like Home When the creeping tendrils of the massive Albarn Empire threaten Mile's--once Adele's--hometown of Ascham, the Crimson Vow do not hesitate to dash to the aid of the small provincial fief. Armed only with Mavis' chivalry, Pauline's wisdom, and Mile and Reina's magic, the party...

#1 New York Times bestseller A sweeping stand-alone fantasy romance from Kiera Cass, author of the beloved, bestselling Selection series. Kahlen is a Siren—bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to their watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is...

Targa fears the truth will lose her the man she loves. As she returns to Poland to reunite with Antoni, she wishes she could share her mermaid secrets without betraying her kind. But when a magical stone goes missing from the local museum, the siren may have to choose between protecting her loved ones and treason.

Kunieda Kei is the up-and-coming Prince Charming of the evening news. Inside, he's the opposite: brash, hot-tempered, and prickly as can be. For years, Kei has successfully juggled his private and professional personas--until a chance meeting with a stop motion animator threatens to bring it all crashing down. But is that really as frightening as the possibility that someone might love and accept both sides of who he is?

An ordinary boy encounters the paranormal when a photo of the same girl starts inexplicably showing up in every book he opens. One day, the girl reaches out and pulls him into the photo to her location: a cell in a top-secret facility belonging to the SCP Foundation, an organization dedicated to the research and containment of people, objects and phenomena that defy reality!

Dort zwischen der Gischt entdeckte ich ein bleiches weibliches Gesicht. Die Sirene hatte leuchtende Augen, so grün wie Algen. Ihr Haar war rot wie Blut. Es floss in sanften Wellen über ihren Körper, der nackt war, soweit ich es erkennen konnte. Sie war eine Schönheit und es fiel mir leicht, zu verstehen, warum Männer ihr und ihrem Gesang verfielen. Doch wenn man genau hinsah, konnte man erkennen, dass sie spitze Zähne in ihrem Mund trug. Zähne, die zum Töten gemacht waren. An ihrem Hals hatte sie Kiemen wie ein Fisch. Sicher war ihr Körper kalt wie der Tod.

Taking a break from investigating the Elder Dragons' mysterious activities, the party decides to spend some rare time apart. But when Pauline, Mavis, and Reina go hunting on their own, they quickly discover just how much they rely on Mile! Will Mile's absence be their undoing—or can the trio pull through on their own?

The new novel from acclaimed, three-time instant #1 New York Times–bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi blends shocking contemporary storytelling with a sinister dark academic flair to create a blockbuster about rage, longing, and a woman’s darkness that will leave listeners breathless. This...

By sinking a fleet of Imperial Warships, the Pirate Supreme and their resistance fighters have struck a massive blow against the Emperor. Now allies from across the empire are readying themselves, hoping against hope to bring about the end of the conquerors’ rule and the rebirth of the Sea. But trust and truth are hard to come by in this complex world of mermaids, spies, warriors, and aristocrats. Who will Genevieve—lavishly dressed but washed up, half-dead, on the Wariuta island shore—turn out to be?

When the Crimson Vow's newest job brings them up against not just a horde of beastmen but an elder dragon, Mile is forced to fight for her life in earnest, in what will become her greatest struggle yet! Can she dig deep and tap the combined power of her three selves to protect her friends?

Every journey has an end. Unable to find the answers she sought in Skyfell, Thalia, Joss, and Kael travel to Haven with a prisoner in tow. An attack on the road waylays their plans, and Thalia finds herself traveling alone with Kael to the hidden sanctuary of the SwordBrothers. But war is on the horizon and the Raven is amassing his army. This time, the target is not Calandry, but the Sirens of Sinnedor. When family ties are revealed, Thalia must choose sides. 

Mile left Marcela, Aureana and Monika behind when she fled Eckland Academy, but when a job takes the Crimson Vow back into the Kingdom of Brandel, she can't pass up the chance to see her old friends. But the Wonder Trio aren't ready to let Mile go again now that they have her back! it's tug of war time, and Mile's in the middle! Will she be forced to choose one set of friends over the other?

The newly graduated Crimson Vow are out in the world and determined to prove themselves. Mile, Reina, Pauline, and Mavis look for work as C-rank hunters, but when an exciting yet dangerous job comes along, the girls cannot resist! Can Mile see herself and her friends through this new challenge—while still keeping her remarkable abilities hidden?