Cathlen Gawlich Books

Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed. Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country's magical military elite - and falls under the spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling. He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying the Shadow Fold and reuniting their war-ravaged country, but only if she can master her untamed gift. As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of her past, she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation. Welcome to Ravka . . . a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems.

The old Victorian pier was once a thing of beauty. It's also where 21-year-old Sophie Collier vanished eighteen years ago. Francesca has spent the last 20 years haunted by the disappearance of her best friend. But when she receives a phone call from Sophie's brother saying that a body has been found she knows she can't keep hiding from what happened. With her own secrets to keep, Francesca doesn't relish the idea of digging up the past or returning to Oldcliffe. But it is time to go back to where she grew up, and it looks like she isn't the only one there hiding truths.

Eine verflucht nette FamilieFamilie Wünschmann ist nicht happy. Mama Emmas Buchladen geht pleite, Papa Frank ist völlig überarbeitet, die pubertierende Fee bleibt sitzen, und Sohnemann Max wird von dem Mädchen, das er liebt, ins Schulklo getunkt. Zu allem Überfluss werden die Wünschmanns nach einem Kostümfest auch noch von einer Hexe verzaubert: Plötzlich sind sie Vampir, Frankensteins Monster, Mumie und Werwolf.Gemeinsam jagen die frischgebackenen Monster um den halben Erdball, der Hexe hinterher, damit diese den Fluch wieder rückgängig macht. Dabei treffen sie auf jede Menge echte Ungeheuer: Vampire, Riesenechsen und schwäbische Pauschaltouristen. Sogar auf Dracula höchstpersönlich, der mit seinem unwiderstehlichen Charme Mama Emma verführen will. Tja, niemand hat behauptet, dass es einfach ist, als Familie das Glück zu finden.