Holly Black crafts fantasy novels that delve into the darker aspects of fairy tales and explore the intricate relationships between humans and the supernatural. Her narratives often examine themes of power, ambition, and moral complexities, set against backdrops filled with intrigue and peril. With a distinctive voice and a talent for world-building, she has garnered significant acclaim. Her works resonate with readers for their unique approach to the genre.
The highly-anticipated sequel to Holly Black's stunning adult debut, the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, Book of Night. There'd always been something wrong with Charlie Hall. Crooked from the day she was born. Never met a bad decision she wasn't willing to double down on. She may be good enough to steal a shadow from a tower, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?
'He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne'. In this thrilling conclusion to the Faerie fantasy Folk of the Air trilogy, Jude needs to harden her heart yet again and make the most difficult decision of all...
It all began with a mysterious letter left for authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black at a small New England bookstore. Written by three siblings, the letter spoke of their great-great-uncle Arthur Spiderwick and an unfinished tome filled with accounts of creatures once thought to be mere legend. In the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles, readers followed siblings Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace as they faced dwarves, goblins, elves, and a diabolical ogre to protect their uncle's life work. Now, through the efforts of the Grace children and the authors, this long-awaited compendium is presented. It features a thoughtful introduction, six sections detailing thirty-one faerie species, and an addendum with observations from Jared Grace. This comprehensive guide satisfies even the most dedicated faerie enthusiasts, revealing the habits and habitats of fourteen fantastical creatures from the bestselling chapter books, along with an additional seventeen. Readers will also find snippets from Arthur Spiderwick’s personal journal and appearances from beloved series characters. With so much to explore, this book promises to be treasured for generations!
The first volume of the continuation of the successful series takes the reader to sunny Florida. Nick and his stepsister, Laurie (who is a fan of the Goblins book), meet an injured water fairy during a trip to a nearby lake. Soon, characters from the first volumes of the Spiderwick Chronicles also appear...
#1 New York Times Bestseller! Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, in this gorgeous hardcover boxed set from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black. A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years. Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He's on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren's help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.
Acclaimed authors Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci present "Geektastic," a collection of short stories by top young adult writers like John Green and Cassandra Clare. Featuring illustrations by comic artists, the book explores various geek cultures, making it a must-read for anyone wanting to embrace their inner geek.
The story follows Nick and Laurie as they uncover a far greater threat than anticipated—an entire underground population of giants. Initially tasked with finding Taloa's sisters, they learn from NoSeeum Jack, a blind giant killer, that their quest involves confronting numerous giants. With Taloa withholding assistance, the children seek help from a kingdom of merfolk, setting the stage for unforeseen challenges and adventures ahead.
Return to the captivating world of Elfhame with this illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy that began with The Cruel Prince, from award-winning author Holly Black. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue. Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king, Cardan. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan's perspective. This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector's item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.
"Magic can save you Magic can kill you It should be a time of celebration. The Enemy of Death is dead; a severed head proof of his downfall. The magical world has no reason to believe otherwise, and Callum, Tamara and Aaron are celebrated as heroes. But at a party held in their honour, things go horribly, brutally wrong. A fellow student is callously murdered, and it seems Call's worst fears are confirmed- there is a spy in the Magisterium. No one is safe. Now, using the powerful magic they've been taught, the trio must risk their lives to track down the killer. But magic is dangerous - in the wrong hands it could bring terrible destruction. And reveal the deadliest secret of all . . ."
"Cassel Sharpe comes from a family of curse workers, people who have the power to change emotions, memories, and luck with the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're also all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists, but not Cassel. He doesn't have magic, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family--except for the small detail that he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago. Cassel has carefully built up a facade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his facade starts to crumble when he finds himself sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two older brothers, who are keeping secrets from him. As Cassel begins to suspect he's an unwitting pawn in a huge con game, he must unravel his past, and his memories. To find the truth, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen"--
Callum Hunt’s summer break isn’t like other kids’. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Havoc. His father suspects him of being secretly evil. And, of course, most kids aren’t heading back to the magical world of the Magisterium in the fall. It’s not easy for Call . . . and it gets even harder after he checks out his basement and discovers that his dad might be trying to destroy both him and Havoc. Call escapes to the Magisterium -- but things only intensify there. The Alkahest -- a copper gauntlet capable of separating certain magicians from their magic -- has been stolen. And in their search to discover the culprit, Call and his friends Aaron and Tamara awaken the attention of some very dangerous foes -- and get closer to an even more dangerous truth.
"Cassel Sharpe comes from a family of curse workers, people who have the power to change emotions, memories, and luck with the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're also all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists, but not Cassel. He doesn't have magic, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family, except for the small detail that he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago. Cassel has carefully built up a facade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his facade starts to crumble when he finds himself sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two older brothers, who are keeping secrets from him. As Cassel begins to suspect he's an unwitting pawn in a huge con game, he must unravel his past, and his memories. To find the truth, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen."--
In Tithe, sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she drifts from place to place with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms--a struggle that could very well mean her death. In Valiant, the companion to Tithe, seventeen-year-old Valerie runs away to New York City, trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system. But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends. When one talks Val into tracking down the lair of a mysterious creature, Val finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming. In Ironside, the sequel to Tithe, the time has come for Roiben's coronation. Uneasy in the midst of the malevolent Unseelie Court, pixie Kaye is sure of only one thing--her love for Roiben. But when Kaye drunkenly declares herself to Roiben, he sends her on a seemingly impossible quest to find a faerie who can tell a lie. Unable to see Roiben until she has fulfilled his quest, Kaye finds herself in the center of the battle of wits and weapons being waged over his throne.
Rediscover the dark and seductive realm of faerie in the final book of the critically acclaimed Modern Faerie Tales series from the bestselling author of The Cruel Prince - Holly Black. The time has come for Roiben's coronation, and pixie Kaye is sure of one thing - she loves him. When she declares herself to Roiben during the celebration, he's forced to send her on a seemingly impossible quest to find a faerie who can tell a lie. But Kaye's adventure soon leads to danger when she finds herself caught up in the games of the Seelie Court. Queen Silarial wants Roiben's throne, and she will use any means necessary to get it. Can a pixie outplay a queen?
Troll Trouble Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone Volume Two With Exclusive Lost Chapter
64 pages
3 hours of reading
Volume 2 of Book 2 of The Spiderwick Chronicles in which Mallory, Simon and Jared ask many questions and discover the fate of the missing cat. The Grace kids are just beginning to get used to Aunt Lucinda's strange old mansion when Simon suddenly disappears. At first Mallory thinks the twins are pulling some kind of prank, but when it becomes obvious that he's been snatched by goblins, Jared and his sister, Mallory, have to rely on the help of a mischievous house boggart, a nasty bridge troll, not to mention a loudmouthed hobgoblin, to get Simon back (and uncover why he was snatched in the first place). With the aid of a seeing stone the true nature of the secret world around them is now revealed. It's important the Grace kids tell their story but the faeries will do everything to stop them...
La vida de Callum está destrozada. No tiene a sus amigos cerca. El espía ha escapado. Su secreto se ha revelado. Tras las rejas, lejos de la magia, por lo que él es, por lo que podría llegar ser. Una promesa de libertad aparece… pero tendrá que pagar por ella. ¿Se mantendrá fuerte y fiel a sus amigos y profesores?
Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.
The final, thrilling instalment in this extraordinary series from bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare.A generation ago, powerful mage Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: the ability to bring back the dead.
The final instalment of 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'. Bruised and battered, Jared, Simon and Mallory return home to find their home completely ransacked and discover that Mulgarath has made off with their mother and Spiderwick's Guide.
First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Spiderwick's Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it. At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it's not Simon. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something foul in the water is killing off all the plants and animals for miles around. Clues point to the old abandoned quarry, just outside of town. Dwarves have taken over an abandoned mine there. And the faerie world's abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered them a gift to join with him -- he's given them a queen...
All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. To succeed at the Iron Trial and be admitted into the vaunted Magisterium school would bring bad things. But he fails at failing. Only hard work, loyal friends, danger, and a puppy await.
Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, anddangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1New York Times bestselling author Holly Black.
CURSES AND CONS.MAGIC AND THE MOB.In Cassel Sharpe's world, they go together. Cassel always though he was an ordinary guy, until he realized his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. Now he knows the truth - he's the most powerful curse worker around. A touch of his hand can transform anything - or anyone - into something else.That was how Lila, the girl he loved, became a white cat. Cassel was tricked into thinking he killed her, when actually he tried to save her. Now that she's human again, he should be overjoyed. Trouble is, Lila's been cursed to love him, a little gift from his emotion-worker mom. And if Lila's love is as phony as Cassel's made-up memories, then he can't believe anything she says or does.When Cassel's oldest brother is murdered, the Feds recruit Cassel to help make sense of the only clue - crime-scene images of a woman in red gloves. But the mob is after Cassel too - they know how valuable he could be to them. Cassel is going to have to stay one step ahead of both sides just to survive. But where can he turn when he can't trust anyone - least of all, himself?Love is a curse and the con is the only answer in a game too dangerous to lose.
Things at the Grace residence are getting completely out of hand. As if being attacked by goblins and almost eaten by a bridge troll wasn't enough, now the house boggart, Thimbletack, is out to get Jared. Simon has a very hungry griffon recuperating in the carriage house, and Mallory is convinced that the only way to stop the madness is to get rid of the Guide. But fortunately for Jared, it seems that is not an option. With all kinds of creatures after them, the Guide is the only protection the Grace kids have. If only they could work out why the faeries are stalking them? Could it be the Guide that they want? There's only one person who might know the answer - their crazy old Aunt Lucinda.
God is dead - and Gabriel has accused Lucifer of His murder. Lucifer had
motive and opportunity, but claims he can prove his innocence. If Gabriel
finds the killer and takes the culprit into custody, Lucifer's sins will be
forgotten, and he'll be welcomed back to the Silver City.
When seventeen-year-old Valerie runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system. But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends. And when one talks Val into tracking down the lair of a mysterious creature with whom they are all involved, Val finds herself torn between her newfound affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming.
The highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology by no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Holly Black.An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign - even if it means ending Wren too...With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak's guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.
When the Grace children moved into the old, abandoned Spiderwick Mansion, little did they realise that their lives would never be the same again. Having uncovered a fantastical world of sprites, faeries and goblins there's no turning back. The Ultimate Spiderwick Chronicles features all five of the original books plus great new bonus content! Discover the three 'lost' chapters that were included in the Nestle Cereal Partners cereal boxes, and the special 'development' section showing sketches and early drafts. Readers both old and new, young and old will be completely immersed in the world of Spiderwick with this Ultimate collection.
Coldtown is dangerous. A prison for the damned and those who party with them. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince comes a deliciously dark YA novel for fans of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. It's an eternal party, shown on TV 24 hours a day - gorgeous, glamorous and deadly! The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave ... When Tana wakes up one morning after a perfectly ordinary party, she finds herself surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of the massacre are her ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the heart of Coldtown itself. A wholly original story of rage and revenge, love and loathing from bestselling and critically acclaimed author of The Spiderwick Chronicles and The Folk of the Air series, Holly Black.
Near the little town of Fairfold, in the darkest part of the forest, lies a glass casket. Inside the casket lies a sleeping faerie prince that none can rouse. He's the most fascinating thing Hazel and her brother Ben have ever seen. They dream of waking him - but what happens when dreams come true? In the darkest part of the forest, you must be careful what you wish for... NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Holly Black spins a dark, dangerous and utterly beautiful faerie tale, guaranteed to steal your heart. Holly Black is a NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author, co-creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles and author of YA novels including the widely acclaimed THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN.
It’s time to decide: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn? A must-have anthology with contributions from bestselling YA authors is now available in paperback! It’s a question as old as time itself: Which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? This all-original, tongue-in-cheek anthology edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie), makes strong arguments for both sides in the form of spectacular short stories. Contributors include bestselling authors Cassandra Clare, Libba Bray, Maureen Johnson, Meg Cabot, Scott Westerfeld, and Margo Lanagan. Discover how unicorns use their powers for evil, why zombies aren’t always the enemy, and much more in this creative, laugh-out-loud collection that will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?
This collection brings together a diverse array of stories from notable authors like Patrick Ness and Holly Black, exploring the intricate dynamics between humans and monsters. Each tale delves into unique worlds where these beings coexist, highlighting themes of coexistence, conflict, and the blurred lines between hero and villain. The anthology promises a captivating blend of fantasy and science fiction, inviting readers to immerse themselves in imaginative realms filled with intrigue and adventure.
Poisonous girls whose kisses will kill. A fateful eating contest with the devil. Faeries who return to Ironside, searching for love. A junior prom turned bacchanalia. In twelve short stories, eerie and brimming with suspense and unexpected humor, Holly Black twists the fantastical creatures you thought you knew in ways you’ll never expect.
The Spiderwick Chronicles leave the old-fashioned charm of New England far behind and head south for some fiendish faerie fun in the hot Florida sun. Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas only thinks his life has been turned upside down after his developer father remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be completed Mangrove Hollow. But an "expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a little nixie with a giant problem - the huge, lumbering, fire-breathing variety - and it's up to Nick; his stepsister, Laurie; and his big brother, Julian (plus a familiar face from the original Spiderwick Chronicles) to figure out the best way to stop a host of rampaging giants before all of Florida goes up in smoke.
From the amazing imagination of bestselling author Holly Black, the conclusion to a mysterious and wonderful teen graphic novel series. The faerie world has been unleashed on Rue's city. The big question Will she stop it and save the world she's always known? Or will she take her place as the rightful faerie heir?Another fantastic concoction of fantasy and suspense from Eisner-award nominees Holly Black and Ted Naifeh.
An original Maleficent novel entitled Heart of the Moors, set between Disney's first film and its forthcoming sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Black's story focuses on the newly-queened Aurora, Prince Phillip, and Maleficent herself.
While sixteen-year-old Rue Silver travels into the faerie realm to find her mother, faerie creatures are entering the human world and wreaking havoc, forcing Rue to ponder where her loyalty should lie
Rue Silver investigates her family's secret past after her mother goes missing and her father is accused of her disappearance, uncovering incredible revelations that transform her understanding of her world.
Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie.Now, she's trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but going straight isn't easy. Bartending at a dive, she's still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not to mention that her sister Posey is desperate for magic, and that her shadowless and possibly soulless boyfriend has been keeping secrets from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends back into a maelstrom of murder and lies. Determined to survive, she's up against a cast of doppelgängers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves best in the world - all trying to steal a secret that will allow them control of the shadow world and more.
My name is Eleanor Kerchner. You can call me the Queen. I died in 1895. Now it's time to play. A chilling ghost story by the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black. Recipient of a Newbery Honor Award. An ALA Notable Book. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book. A 2013 Goodreads Choice award nominee. A People Magazine 'Best New Kids Book'.
Lace. Leather. Open collars over exquisite collarbones. A single red drop on paper-white cuffs. From the brocade extravagance of the Unseelie courts to the ubiquitous leather of supernatural detectives to the old-fashioned good taste of wealthy vampires -- we are as familiar with fantasy protagonists' attire as we are with their paranormal deed. Tales of tormented designers and well-dressed vampires strut into spotlight in this anthology of fantasy tales focusing on the world of fashion and its intersection with the uncanny.
Prom. It's a near-universal high school experience. And here at least 21 of today's bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors riff on it.Authors Libba Bray, Jacqueline Woodson, Ned Vizzini, John Green, Sarah Mylnowski, Melissa de la Cruz, Holly Black, Brent Hartinger, Lisa Sandell, Will Leitch, Leslie Margolis, Cecily von Ziegessar, E. Lockhart, Jodi Anderson, David Levithan, Dan Ehrenhaft, Liz Craft, Aimee Friedman, and Adrienne Vrettos
Do you believe in faeries? Not the soft, gentle kind, but the sinister, feral kind - the ones that wreak havoc on everything in their path... As a small child Kaye used to talk to faeries. Now at sixteen she is fierce and independent, travelling from city to city with her mother's rock band, until an ominous attack forces them to return to her childhood home and friends. Once there, Kaye discovers that her childhood memories were real and she is drawn into a secret faerie world by an attraction that she is unable to fight. Finding herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient and violent power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms, Kaye agrees to go along with a plan to disrupt the human sacrifice that binds her faerie friends to their unkind masters. But not everyone has been telling her the truth and she is soon in grave danger...
Teach Me invites readers inside an experience that fascinates everyone—an affair between a teacher and student—and gives an up-close-and-personal answer to the question: How does this happen?
Discover Holly Black's blood thirsty bestselling The Folk of the Air series in this gorgeous paperback gift set including: The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning The Folk of the Air trilogy filled with twists and enchantment, as one girl learns the meaning of true power when she finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.
Pour survivre dans le Royaume des Fées, Jude Duarte a dû apprendre de nombreuses leçons. La plus importante d'entre elles vient de son beau-père : le pouvoir est bien plus facile à acquérir qu'à maintenir. Elle pensait qu'après avoir trompé Cardan pour qu'il jure de lui obéir pendant un an et un jour, sa vie deviendrait plus facile. Mais avoir une quelconque influence sur le Grand Roi d'Elfhame semble une tâche impossible, surtout lorsqu'il fait tout pour l'humilier et lui nuire, même si son fascination pour la fille humaine reste intacte. Maintenant, avec les vagues menaçant d'engloutir la terre et un avertissement de trahison imminent, Jude doit se battre pour sauver sa propre vie et celle de ceux qu'elle aime, tout en luttant contre ses sentiments conflictuels pour Cardan entre-temps. Dans un monde immortel, un an et un jour ne sont rien...
DAS WAR’S ALSO…
Nach acht Milliarden Jahren hat Lucifer längst keine Lust mehr, Menschen für ihre Sünden zu foltern und würde gern die Unsterblichkeit genießen. Doch seine Feinde ruhen nicht und die Hölle, die Lucifer aufgegeben hat, soll nun unter ihnen aufgeteilt werden. Und dann wäre da noch eine klitzekleine Kleinigkeit, die Lucifer davon abhält, sich ganz auf seine Pianobar in L. A. zu konzentrieren: nach dem Tod Gottes sitzt auf seinem Thron ein Betrüger, ein mächtiges Wesen, das den freien Willen im Universum auslöschen will…
Aber Lucifer hat schon immer gern Widerworte gegeben und sieht gar nicht ein, warum er sich ändern sollte, egal, wer da auf dem Thron sitzt. Und zum Glück hat er eine ganze Reihe wunderbarer Freunde und (teils unfreiwilliger) Unterstützer, als er sich in einen Kampf stürzt, der sich von den Höhen der Silberstadt bis in die tiefsten Tiefen der Hölle erstreckt…
Das schockierende Finale der neuesten Saga um den gefallenen Engel, geschrieben von den bekannten Autoren Richard Kadrey und Holly Black, mit großartigen Bildern versehen von Lee Garbett, Marco Rudy und Ben Templesmith. Der Band umfasst die Hefte 13-19 der US-Serie.
Episches Fantasyabenteuer für alle ab 10 Jahren - magisch und spannend! .
256 pages
9 hours of reading
Das vierte Schuljahr beginnt und Call und Tamara können immer noch nicht fassen, dass Aaron tot ist. Sie wissen zwar endlich, wer ihr Gegenspieler im Magisterium ist. Aber können sie darauf vertrauen, dass sich im Kampf genügend Schüler sich auf ihre Seite stellen? Noch dazu steckt Callum in einer furchtbaren Zwickmühle. Soll er versuchen, Aaron von den Toten zurückzuholen? Das könnte er, wenn er sich mit den bösen Mächten einlässt. Aber es ist völlig unklar, welchen Preis er dafür am Ende zahlen muss ...
Auftakt einer magischen Abenteuerreihe ab 10 Jahre
336 pages
12 hours of reading
Zehn Jahre nach der ersten Veröffentlichung der Buchreihe Magisterium wird sie erneut vorgestellt. Die Abenteuer von Callum, Aaron und Tamara sind ideal für Leser ab 10 Jahren. Im ersten Band begleitet man den zwölfjährigen Callum, der an die geheimnisvolle Zauberschule Magisterium kommt und dort unter Master Rufus lernen soll.
Entdecken, was bislang versteckt war: das interaktive Spiderwick-Album Ein historischer Moment ist gekommen: Hauself Thimbletack, der älteste Bewohner des Spiderwick-Anwesens, öffnet seine geheimen Archive! Erstmals macht er seine gesammelten Schätze zugänglich und gewährt Einblick in bislang verborgenes Wissen über die menschlichen und magischen Bewohner des Spiderwick-Anwesens. Von Elfen-Souvenirs zum Herausnehmen bis zu beweglichen Fotos, von Zeitungsausschnitten bis zur echten Schatztruhe: Hier ist Unglaubliches über Arthur Spiderwick und die Grace-Kinder, über Kobolde, Trolle, die Mine der Zwerge und natürlich über Thimbletack selbst zusammengetragen. Eine herrliche Sammlung, bei der jedem Fan magischer Wesen die Augen übergehen! • Ein aufwändig gestaltetes, interaktives Geheimbuch • Mit Verwandelbildern, echten Briefen, versteckten Klappen, herausnehmbaren Souvenirs, originaler Schatztruhe, magischem Glasstein, Ausklappseiten u. v. m. • Ein Muss für jeden Spiderwick-Fan – unwiderstehlich für alle, die magische Wesen lieben
The first instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James - Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight - Guardian Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint . To be devoured with relish - Mail ****** Feyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she kills the predator and takes its prey to feed herself and her family. But the wolf was not what it seemed, and Feyre cannot predict the high price she will have to pay for its death... Dragged away from her family for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding even more than his piercing green eyes suggest. As Feyre's feelings for Tamlin turn from hostility to passion, she learns that the faerie lands are a far more dangerous place than she realized. And Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever. _________________________ Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into 38 languages. Discover the tantalising, sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself.
Packender Abschluss des Fantasyabenteuers ab 10 Jahren an der unterirdischen Schule für Zauberei
256 pages
9 hours of reading
Callum Hunt hat alles verloren - seinen besten Freund, seine Zukunft und beinahe sich selbst. Denn er musste erfahren, dass er kein normaler Magier ist. In ihm wohnt die Seele des Zauberers, der einst der beste Schüler am Magisterium war und dann vom guten Weg abgekommen ist. Doch Call hat entschieden, dass er der bösen Magie ein für alle Mal die Stirn bieten möchte. Immerhin kann nur er das Magisterium vor dem Untergang bewahren. Nun steht sein letzter Kampf an und die Frage ist, ob Call das Böse besiegen kann - oder ob er selbst daran zerbricht.
Das Spin-off der »Elfenkrone«-Weltbestsellerreihe endlich im Taschenbuch!
Ein widerstrebender Prinz und eine geflohene Königin begeben sich auf eine gefährliche Suche, während sie ihre wahren Motive voreinander verbergen. In dieser magischen Dilogie von Holly Black geht es um Intrigen, Vertrauen und die Gefahren, die ein ganzes Reich bedrohen können.
Nie możesz się nasycić światem wróżek? Tony DiTerlizzi i Holly Black, którzy pomogli Mallory, Simonowi i Jaredowi Grace w ich podróży, zapraszają cię do odkrycia własnej przygody! "Kroniki Spiderwick: Notatnik Do Fantastycznych Obserwacji" to interaktywna książka, która zawiera czternaście mini-przygód zebranych od obserwatorów wróżek, a także wiele stron, na których czytelnicy mogą dodawać swoje własne opowieści, mapy, wykresy, notatki, listy, diagramy i rysunki. Przygotuj się na własną przygodę w świecie wróżek - wystarczy, że będziesz miał bystre oko i otwarty umysł. Pamiętaj jednak, aby zachować czujność. W końcu... ich świat jest bliżej, niż myślisz...
Eigentlich dachten Nick und Laurie, sie hätten das Richtige getan, als sie die wiedererwachten Riesen hinaus ins Meer lockten. Doch nun stellt sich heraus: Das war ein fataler Fehler! Die Riesen waren dazu bestimmt, ein noch weitaus gefährlicheres Wesen abzuwehren – den schrecklichen WYRM! Nun aber ruhen die Giganten unten auf dem Meeresgrund, die Meerjungfrauen weigern sich, sie wieder herauszugeben, und nichts kann den Angriff des Wyrm-Königs mehr verhindern. Nichts, außer … Psst! Das wird noch nicht verraten!
Callum ist erschüttert über den Tod seines Freundes Aaron. Als er entführt wird, verlangen die Feinde des Todes von ihm, Aaron zurückzuholen. Call steht vor der Wahl, einen Pakt mit dem Bösen einzugehen, doch welchen Preis wird er dafür zahlen?
Eigentlich müsste erholsame Ruhe einkehren in das Leben von Jared Grace und seinen Geschwistern. Schließlich haben sie nach gefährlichen Abenteuern mit Zwergen und Kobolden, Goblins und Irrwichten »Arthur Spiderwicks Handbuch der magischen Geschöpfe« nun doch zurück- und in die Hand der Elfen gegeben. Damit müssten alle magischen Wesen für immer besänftigt sein und keines dürfte mehr das Leben der Graces durcheinanderwirbeln. Eigentlich. Wäre da nicht: »Das Lied der Nixe«.
Doplňková novela k bestsellerové fantasy Krutý princ V Zemi víl, kde se snoubí krása s nebezpečím, bojovaly dvě lidské sestry o své místo na slunci. Zatímco Jude si vždy šla tvrdě za svým, Taryn si přišla opomíjená. Její touha po lásce a uznání ji dohnala až do náruče Lockea, s nímž se ocitla ve zničující spirále touhy a lží. Věci však nikdy nejsou tak jednoduché, jak by se mohlo zdát. Proto Taryn píše svému dvojčeti dopis, ve kterém odhaluje křehkou rovnováhu mezi loajalitou a zradou… a také zoufalství srdce hledajícího pochopení ve světě plném krutosti.
Als die Zwillinge Jared und Simon mit ihrer Schwester Mallory in das alte, verwinkelte Haus ihrer Tante einziehen, haben sie bald das Gefühl, dass sie hier nicht allein sind. Sie wollen dem Geheimnis auf den Grund gehen, aber das kleine Volk der Kobolde, Trolle, Feen und Elfen tut alles, um das zu verhindern...
Książka omawia proaktywność w miejscu pracy, kluczową dla osiągania efektywności organizacyjnej, innowacyjności i wprowadzania zmian. Szczególnym rodzajem proaktywności są zachowania modyfikujące granice pracy (job crafting behaviors, JCB), które obejmują inicjowane przez pracowników zmiany w zadaniach, relacjach społecznych oraz w postrzeganiu pracy. Te aktywności mogą prowadzić do wzrostu wydajności oraz poczucia sensu pracy. Autorka, Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek, analizuje determinanty jednostkowe i organizacyjne istotne dla przekształcania pracy oraz ich efekty. Wnioski sugerują, że źródła JCB należy poszukiwać nie tylko w projektowaniu pracy, ale także w kontekście organizacyjnym i społecznym, z uwzględnieniem roli przywództwa oraz zarządzania ludźmi. Publikacja jest oryginalnym i praktycznym opracowaniem, które porusza istotne zagadnienia dla organizacji, menedżerów oraz pracowników. Zgromadzony materiał oraz przeprowadzone analizy sprawiają, że książka zainteresuje szerokie grono odbiorców, w tym studentów, doktorantów i młodych pracowników nauki, a także praktyków biznesu.
Unser Beitrag zur Herstellung des Geschlechtergleichheit in der Kunst! In dieser Kunstgalerie sind Männer und Frauen gleichberechtigt vertreten: Piet Mondrian oder Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo oder Georgia O'Keeffe? Wessen Kunstwerke waren die einflussreichsten? Die schockierendsten? Die teuersten? Lassen Sie berühmte bahnbrechende Künstler und Künstlerinnen in 6 Kategorien gegeneinander antreten ... Der Kampf um die Neudefinition der Kunstwelt kann beginnen! Enthält ein Booklet mit Kurzbiografien der Künstler*innen. (Quelel: Webseite des Verlags)