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Reeling after the battle of Black Court, Saraya must come to terms with the decision she has made. The Green Reaper is still out there with all his cunning and will stop at nothing to destroy everything she holds dear. All Saraya has is her mother's frantic instructions and her own sheer strength of will. She must win Lobrathia back at all costs, or the entire human realm will fall. But at what cost?

Wir haben den Schwarm zurückgeworfen ... momentan. Aber diese unmenschliche Bedrohung wird zurückkehren. Der Schwarm lässt sich durch nichts zurückhalten. Er hat kein Gewissen. Und gibt kein Pardon. Aber aus der Feuerprobe der Schlacht ist ein unerwarteter Held erwachsen. Captain Timothy Granger greift erneut die Feinde in einem erprobten Schlachtschiff an. Er wird deren Geheimnisse entdecken. Ihre Heimatwelt finden. Sie zerstören, bevor sie die Erde vernichten können.

Throughout history, women have played integral roles in family, society, religion, government, war - in short, in all aspects of human civilization. Powerful women have shaped laws, led rebellions, and played key roles in dynastic struggles. Some were caught up in forces beyond their control, while others manipulated and murdered their way to the top. However, unearthing their stories from the historical record has been a challenge, with the ordinary difficulties of preserving information across the generations increased by centuries of historical bias and gendered expectations.

Warrior Queens focuses on the life of Raven Rivers, Aurora and Dakota's daughter.

Nachdem die Blutkönigin Casteel in ihre Gewalt gebracht hat, erklärt Poppy ihr den Krieg. Sie ist fest entschlossen, ihre große Liebe zu retten und die Aufgestiegenen daran zu hindern, Atlantia und Solis einzunehmen. Doch der Kampf gegen die Aufgestiegenen ist erst der Beginn: In den Schatten sind uralte Mächte erwacht, die die Schrecken längst vergangener Zeiten mit sich bringen. Nun ist die Stunde gekommen, in der Poppy ihr Schicksal annehmen und die Prophezeiung erfüllen muss.

Prinzessin Marjoriana, genannt Jory, steht vor einer unmöglichen Entscheidung: Um ihr Reich vor dem Untergang zu retten, soll sie den gefürchteten König Kyronan heiraten. Doch ihr Herz gehört Asher, ihrer ersten Liebe, der nach Jahren der Verbannung als Assassine zurückkehrt – mit einem tödlichen Auftrag: Er soll die Hochzeit verhindern, koste es, was es wolle. Zwischen Pflicht, Liebe und Verrat geraten Jory, Ky und Asher in ein Netz aus Intrigen und dunklen Geheimnissen. Um ihr Volk zu retten, müssen sie das Unmögliche wagen – und einander vertrauen.

Kalinda has brought peace to the Tarachand Empire, at least for now. Bhutas no longer need to hide their gifts. The last of the rebels have been banished. And Prince Ashwin is set to take over as rajah. But for Kalinda, this came at a great loss. Her childhood home. Her best friend. The love of her life. Deven is still trapped in the Void, though he is able to find his way to Kalinda each night. He has been lucky so far—mortals are not meant to last in the Void for long, and Deven has lasted longer than most. But when he doesn’t visit one night, Kalinda knows that his luck has run out.

After the gasp-inducing cliffhanger ending of The Frozen Crown, the exciting conclusion to the epic story of Askia—a warrior, witch, and queen-to-be—as she confronts the monster that stole her throne…and is holding her prisoner to steal her magic. The Empire of Vishir has lost its ruler...

I need your oaths, Dragon Defenders, to stand with me against the mad king. He wants me dead. How do I know? He told me when he wrapped his hands around my throat on our wedding night. But I survived, and we have a chance to take him down. Do you stand with me, great defenders of the nation? You who are ruled by no one and stand fearlessly sentinel for us, guarding our country against mighty leviathans? We are the world's only hope, and I need your help to defeat him.

Mable setzt alles daran, Jaxon zu retten. Dabei lässt sie sich auf einen Plan mit Miranda Tyrell ein, die einst ihren Tod wollte. Doch als diese ein Geheimnis über Mable erfährt, wendet sich das Blatt. Währenddessen versucht Zayn auf eigene Faust, den Zirkel zu stürmen, um seinen Bruder zu befreien.

Die Fortsetzung des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers. Das Finale der zweibändigen Vampire-Royals-Reihe. "Er ist mein König. Er ist mein Geliebter. Er ist mein Untergang...". Londons Straßen werden von Blut regiert. Nach dem gescheiterten Attentat auf Vampirkönig Benedict Tudor schlägt der Hass zwischen Menschen und Vampiren in offene Gewalt um. Florence ist als Blutbraut die menschliche Repräsentantin an Benedicts Seite und könnte eigentlich vermitteln. Doch sie wird im Tower gefangen gehalten. Ursprünglich als Rebellin ins Schloss gekommen, um den König zu töten, hat sie sich gegen ihren Willen in ihn verliebt.

Maidei, a sheltered princess, experiences a devastating loss when her uncle leads a brutal attack on her family and takes over the throne of Mwetapa. She is taken captive to be sold into the Atlantic slave trade. Maidei and a fellow captive, Pula, escape with the help of an unlikely ally. The three journey to the beautiful, prosperous Kingdom of Nyagadzi, where Maidei and Pula are hired as palace maids.

An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history Born at a time when Christianity...

On a lost world, far removed from Earth, a group of humans struggle to survive. Two thousand years after their ancestors lost control of a hidden genetics research facility, the descendants of mankind have been reduced to a tribe of 200 survivors. They fight, kill, and die in an endless cycle, all in the hope that things will get better. Lucia is one of these colonists and the daughter of the tribe's leader, the Director. Together with several other candidates, she must soon undergo a trial to decide her father's replacement. The winner will shape the future of the entire colony.

Nikolas Danshov is the Mohiri's finest warrior, fearless and lethal with any weapon. For almost 200 years, he has devoted his life to keeping humans safe from the demons that walk the earth. Revered by his people, he is a legend in his own time, a warrior undefeated in battle, and prepared for anything. Until her.

I once thought one of my ruthless boys could be the killer I’m hunting. They’re all dark, deadly, and more than capable of brutality. But now, I’m held by the King I’ve been stalking in the shadows, and when I unmask him, he’ll realize he made a huge mistake in taking my brother from this world.

'One brilliant woman writing about so many other brilliant women, this is a wonderful treasure chest of women’s lives, full of wit, verve and emotion . . . Epic, unputdownable, gripping. I loved it’ - Professor Kate Williams “My hope is that this book will inspire as I have been inspired...

I thought getting a mate would solve my problems. I thought The Oracle would answer my questions. As it turns out, I was wrong on both counts. Because I have not one, but five mates. They’ve all claimed a piece of me, but instead of making me whole, they’ve torn me apart.

Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable.

This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself...