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Bjorn’s Berserkers was a respected and flourishing mercenary company. Founded by Bjorn Tovesson I, it was now commanded by his son, Bjorn Tovesson II. Commander Tovesson wanted nothing more than to eventually pass on the Berserkers to his son, Bjorn Tovesson III. But young Bjorn had a different destiny in mind. He didn’t want a future of fighting aliens and risking death on some distant planet. One fateful afternoon in the Alaska wilderness changed everything, though, when a bear attack left Bjorn maimed.

On the run, Milla must find a way to survive. Her desperate escape was just the beginning. The lives of Old Tritoners are at stake. If Milla doesn't fight back, innocent people will die. Caught up in a dangerous war, Milla uncovers what's really going on. But she can't stop it alone. What will happen when Cale learns she lied to him about who - and what - she is?

Kosh did not feel courageous. Looking at the disko, it was all he could do not to collapse into a quaking, blubbering puddle of terror. He was half certain he was going to die. But the alternative - leaving Emma in the hands of Gheen without even trying to rescue her - was unthinkable. He would not want to live if he had to live with that. In present-day Hopewell, an adult Kosh Feye discovers a sweet and painful piece of his past when he’s rescued by the Lamb Emma.

The year is 2113. In Jenna Strong’s world, ACID - the most brutal controlling police force in history - rule supreme. No throwaway comment or whispered dissent goes unnoticed - or unpunished. And it was ACID agents who locked Jenna away for life, for a horrendous crime she struggles to remember. But Jenna’s violent prison time has taught her how to survive by any means necessary. When a mysterious rebel group breaks her out, she must use her strength, speed, and skill to stay one step ahead of ACID and try to uncover the truth about what really happened.

Seventeen-year-old Tempe was born into a world of water. When the Great Waves destroyed her planet 500 years ago, its people had to learn to survive living on the water, but the ruins of the cities below still called. Tempe dives daily, scavenging the ruins of a bygone era, searching for anything of value to trade for Notes. It isn't food or clothing that she wants to buy, but her dead sister's life.

Trapped aboard the Undying's ancient spaceship and reeling from the truth they've uncovered, Mia and Jules are desperate to warn their home about what's coming. After a perilous escape, they crash-land on Earth's surface - but Jules and Mia can hardly fathom their new predicament: No one believes them. Because the threat against Earth is hiding in plain sight. A mounting global crisis is taking shape, starting with a mysterious illness that seems to reduce its victims to a regressed state.

Phaet Theta is a fugitive. Hiding in plain sight with her friend Wes’s family on the drowned planet Earth, Phaet discovers the rugged beauty of the world her ancestors once called home. All her life, she’s been taught to fear the “Earthbound”, and their generosity and kindness surprise and touch Phaet. But when the Lunar Bases attack Wes’s isolated village, Phaet’s past catches up with her, and she’s forced to choose: Stay on Earth and fight beside the boy she’s falling for, or stow away on a Moon-bound ship so she can save her brother and sister from the government.

Ana Moon's best friend, Bea, has vanished. Her house has changed. Her parents have become strangers. She has fallen into a world that is not her own. Guided by the mysterious Malik and his Pathfinders, Ana must travel across seven versions of Earth to get Bea back. Lying in wait are the sinister Order, monstrous Reapers and a rogue Pathfinder bent on finding the elusive seventh world, and who will destroy anyone who stands against them. To save Bea, Ana must master her own Pathfinder powers, or it won't only be her friend who is lost forever - it will be Ana herself.

Actionfyldt og medrivende blanding af sci-fi og fantasy. Bogen byder på masser af eventyr, store følelser og svære valg. For unge læsere, som enten har læst første bog, eller har været glade for at læse bl.a. "Hunger Games" og "Maze Runner". "Stjernernes Øje" er andet bind i "Øglejægerne": en intens trilogi om identitet og ansvar, magt og forræderi. Bog 1 fik en overvældende flot modtagelse.

Andrew hat mit seinem Charakter Falk endlich das erste der fünf Schwerter errungen, die er für die Schicksalsgöttin beschaffen muss. Das nächste Schwert befindet sich in Arkem, der unterirdischen Stadt der Gremlins. Dieses Volk ist für seine unangenehme und rüpelige Art ebenso wie für eine bizarre Logik und den Hang zum Chaos berüchtigt. Ob die Gremlins überhaupt bereit sein werden, mit ihm zu verhandeln, weiß Falk nicht. Doch es besteht eine Chance, denn die Gremlins verehren die Mechanismen der Uralten. Er muss nur herausfinden, welche geheimnisvolle Verbindung zwischen diesen Mechanismen und seiner Slider-Klasse besteht.

Evie is out of options. She must comply with the Affinity Project – obey their rules, play their deadly games, give up Jamie. And her losses keep growing. When she decides to help a small group of Shields trying to affect change, Evie finds herself in the firing line. Counsellor Knox is intent on revealing her secrets and shackling her to the Affinity Project for life. To protect her family, Evie must betray those closest to her.

As a thief on the streets of Cairo, Ororo Munroe is an expert at blending in—keeping her blue eyes low and her white hair beneath a scarf. Stealth is her specialty . . . especially since strange things happen when she loses control. Lately, Ororo has been losing control more often, setting off sudden rainstorms and mysterious winds . . . and attracting dangerous attention. When she is forced to run from the Shadow King, a villain who steals people's souls, she has nowhere to turn to but herself.

Andrew setzt seine Erkundung von Arktanien fort. Dabei meistert er sowohl seine neue Fähigkeit im Umgang mit der Elektrizität als auch seinen Beruf als Glasbläser. Während er für die Schicksalsgöttin Elenia auf einer epischen Quest unterwegs ist, stellt er mit Schrecken fest, dass ihre Macht nicht auf die Spielwelt beschränkt ist. Aus der virtuellen Welt folgt sie Andrew in die Realität. Sollte er ihren Auftrag nicht erfüllen, steht sein Leben auf dem Spiel. Er muss weitermachen.

Arktanien ist eine virtuelle Steampunk-Welt, in der Zaubersprüche, verzauberte Artefakte, dampfbetriebene Maschinen, Schusswaffen und mechanische Golems zum Alltag gehören. Andrew Falk beginnt seine Reise in der Spielwelt in einem kleinen Dorf an der Grenze zum Reich der Orks. Die Einwohner bewahren viele Geheimnisse, aber ihr Verhalten ist viel zu realistisch für normale NPCs. Tatsächlich beginnt Andrew schon nach kurzer Zeit, sie wie echte Menschen zu behandeln.

Evie doesn’t have a choice. One day she’s an ordinary 17-year-old, grieving for her mother. The next, she’s a Shield, the result of a decades-old experiment gone wrong, bound by DNA to defend her best friend from an unknown killer. The threat could come at home, at school, anywhere. All Evie knows is that it will be a fight to the death. And then there’s Jamie. Irresistible. Off-limits.

The final stretch of Arlan’s journey is here, but with it, the Demons’ final stand. Arlan has one last obstacle in his way before he can escape from imminent death—a monster-infested mountain range. But just as much as the monsters pose a threat to him, they also pose an opportunity. After all, an enemy is just a Level-up waiting to be claimed. The Demons are intent on not giving Arlan the time to get strong enough to beat them, though.

Essenslieferantin in Neo-Hongkong zu sein, ist kein leichter Job. Das merkt Maddie spätestens, als sie nach einer Lieferung von vier Jugendlichen angegriffen und aus einem Hochhausfenster gestoßen wird. In ihrer Todesangst meldet sich eine Stimme in ihrem Kopf. Sie nennt sich „Zefira“ und übernimmt die Kontrolle über Maddies Körper. Mit übernatürlichen Kräften rettet Zefira Maddie das Leben. Nur, wer ist Zefira und was hat sie vor? Und warum wird plötzlich Jagd auf Maddie gemacht? Ein geheimnisvoller Hinweis führt Maddie auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit in Neo-Hongkongs gefährliche Unterwelt.

Tothom sap qui és don Nicolás Medina, el capo de la família. Molts li tenen por. Al barri, a la ciutat, tothom el coneix. Se nexpliquen moltes coses i ningú sap quines són veritat i quines no. Però aquesta historia no parla dell, sinó de tres joves que formen part del clan dels Medina. LÀngel Medina, setze anys, el seu net preferit, ansiós de fer-se un lloc en la jerarquia familiar; la seva germana petita, la Jessica Medina, Jess, sempre seriosa, observant-ho tot; i el seu cosí Nico, de la mateixa edat que la Jess, probablement lúnic a qui la noia fa cas, el seu confident.

Evie is a Shield – designed to kill in order to protect, and the Affinity Project have finally come for her. But Evie isn’t ready for the sinister organisation to take control of her life, her body, her mind. She isn’t ready to follow their rules about who can live and who must die – not when it condemns the innocent. She has one option: risk losing everything and everyone – including Jamie – and run.

Der niederträchtige Verrat des Stahlratten-Clans hat verhindert, dass Falk das erste der fünf Schwerter für seine göttliche Quest an sich nehmen konnte. Der neue Besitzer des Schwertes ist zugleich das Oberhaupt des Clans der Unaussprechlichen. Er hat kein Interesse daran, ein derart wertvolles Stück zu verkaufen. Doch er würde es Falk für eine Gefälligkeit in der Realität überlassen. Eine Gefälligkeit, die von Falk den Einbruch in eine gesicherte Einrichtung und den Diebstahl eines gut bewachten Gegenstands erfordert. Wie gut, dass unser Held gelernt hat, die Elektrizität zu kontrollieren.