Ergebnis für "monster" in Dystopien

In einem Augenblick ist Jason Asano noch ein austauschbarer Angestellter in einem Schreibwarenladen und im nächsten muss er in einer gefährlichen Fantasywelt um sein Leben kämpfen. Das Problem: Er hat weder eine Ahnung, wo er ist, was er tun soll, noch eine Waffe, um sich gegen die Monster zu wehren, die ihm auflauern. Zumindest seinen Mut stellt Jason unter Beweis. Was im Angesicht von Kannibalen, Kultisten und Schwarzmagiern gar nicht einfach ist. Schnell wird klar: Will er überleben, wird er seinen ganzen Verstand, verlässliche Freunde und jede Menge magische Fähigkeiten brauchen.

In this dystopian romance about a city ruled by bloodthirsty vampires, the monster she was taught to fear may be her only chance at freedom. In a utopian society ruled by the Twelve Guardians, twenty-three-year-old Saskia has been taught to never question those who protect her city, Xantera...

Arizona, 2052 Die Welt liegt in Schutt und Asche. Die letzten Überlebenden der Menschheit haben sich in ummauerte Städte zurückgezogen, um den Monstern zu entfliehen, welche in der Wildnis ihr Unheil treiben. Die 16-jährige Juliette hat das Leben hinter Mauern satt. Doch um ihrer Gemeinschaft zu entfliehen, muss sie nichts Geringeres, als einen Gott töten. Der Kopfgeldjäger Crater kann sich noch an die alte Welt erinnern – als das Grüne Feuer noch nicht brannte und der Krieg noch in weiter Zukunft lag. Als er bei einem Routineauftrag einen folgenreichen Fehler macht, wird er plötzlich vom Jäger zum Gejagten.

Kierse and Graves are back in The Robin on the Oak Throne by K. A. Linde, the steamy sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling The Wren in the Holly Library. Set in an alternate New York, this addictive urban romantasy is filled with monsters, magic and heart-pounding enemies-to-lovers romance...

The story of a teenage girl who's turning into a monster—literally. Chloe Dark is an ordinary girl in an extraordinary world. But when her closest friend is kidnapped and the police seem powerless to help, she sets out to find her alone. But things are not what they seem and in this dystopian world, anyone can be a target.

Set a thief to catch a thief. Set a monster to punish monsters. 'I never met a Mark Lawrence book that I didn't love' ROBIN HOBB 'An excellent writer' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The Academy of Kindness exists to create agents of retribution, cast in the image of the Furies – The Kindly Ones –...

'Extraordinary!' – Rebecca Yarros, New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing. She stole from a monster – now she must pay the price . . . Street thief Kierse should have known something wasn’t right. Now she’s trapped in a library — with a monster. She can’t run. She can’t...

"Zombie-hunting safari?" More like a fight for survival against lightning-fast predators travelling in packs. These infected aren't easy to trick, and they're far from simple prey. Some learn the hard way that it’s not always clear whether you’re hunting or being hunted.

The first book in acclaimed epic fantasy author John Gwynne's Faithful and Fallen series, Malice is a tale of blind greed, ambition, and betrayal set in a world where ancient monsters are reawakening -- and a war to end all wars is about to begin. The world is broken. . .and it can never be made...

Two years ago, my best friend vanished without a trace, and I’ve been looking for her ever since. The terrifying alien warrior before me holds the key to finding her, but I’ll have to give up everything I’ve ever known to help him break out of a high-security prison. And there’s a catch. It’s spring, and everyone knows the fearsome alien warriors turn into mindless beasts when their rutting season hits.

Return to Planet Alpha, where it all began. Save the lost cremates and survive the beasts birthed from madness. With the station secure for now, Operation A-Team is a go! Assistant Engineer Sky and her fellow crew must journey back to the planet they originally crashed on to rescue those they...

From James DeMonaco, the writer/director of The Purge film franchise, comes the provocative and terrifying last stand of a lone outpost of women in the wake of a deadly pandemic. Allie Hilts was still in high school when a fire at a top-secret research facility released an air-borne pathogen...

After the Sickness has killed off her parents and the bombs have fallen on the last safe cities, Monster emerges from the arctic vault which has kept her alive. When she washes up on the coast of Scotland, everyone she knows is dead, and she believes she is alone in an empty world. Monster begins the long walk south, scavenging and learning the contours of this familiar land made new. Slowly, piece by piece, she begins to rebuild a life. Until, one day, she finds a girl: feral and ready to be taught all that Monster knows.  

Once everything went down the hill, Muriel had no other choice but to reconsider his choices. His brothers, the ones he thought he could always believe, turned out to be people he didn’t know anymore, the government was now in the hands of a man willing to test every limit of the country for the sake of control and power, and the woman he loved - or thought he did - was…

The world has recovered from a plague that decimated the global population thanks to the efforts of the United Global Coalition (UGC). Now acting as the government, the UGC has set up isolated metros around the world. One of the largest metros is Capital Metro. It is the center of the North American Region. Brett Hardin is a citizen of that metro. He lives his life dedicated to two ideals, supporting the UGC and protecting his family. When those ideals collide, what path will he choose?

In the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity—or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller. "Heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human." —Josh Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Melanie is a very special girl. Dr...

From the author of the “urgent and heartfelt” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel The Companions, a genre-bending collection of interconnected short stories in the tradition of Jennifer Egan and Karen Russell. An angry mother turns into a literal monster. A company in San Francisco can scrub...

Zombies have killed everyone in the Benton household - all except 20-something Jennifer. She's escaped her bedroom, but what now? Waterbank, Illinois, is overrun. Where can she go? A chance encounter with seven other young survivors points her toward Texas. A charismatic, handsome young man named Mark says he can lead them all to his family's ranch. He's sure they'll be safe there. Jennifer wants to trust him, with her life and possibly her heart.

Jennifer Benton has made it through the zombie apocalypse and has fallen in love with Mark, the charismatic leader of a group of fellow survivors. He's brought them from Illinois to hoped-for shelter at his family's Texas ranch, only to discover it destroyed. The survivors have one more chance when Mark befriends Todd in a nearby refugee camp; he invites the group to fly with him to his wealthy family's home in Oklahoma. But what's inside Todd's house may be worse than the zombies outside. And now Jennifer has more than Mark and herself to worry about....

Jennifer Benton's family died in the first wave of zombie attacks. She found friends in a small group of survivors, and she's fallen in love with Mark, the charismatic young man leading them. Though the survivors now have a fragile sense of safety, some of Jennifer's new friends die, and she has a beautiful blonde rival. Jennifer thinks jealousy will bring Mark back. She's wrong. And now everything may be over - for everyone...