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The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction. At a sanctuary for threatened creatures, the home of a young dragon rider and his silver dragon, three foals lie curled up in their eggs. The foals are in great danger, and the only cure seems to be the sun-feather of a griffin. But griffins, creatures with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, are a dragon's fiercest enemy, and they live far across the world in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and exciting adventure begins....

Vengeance awaits in the follow up to the epic, award-winning, New York Times bestselling Inkheart trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Cornelia Funke. Five years after the events of Inkdeath, Meggie, Mo, and the people of Ombra lead peaceful lives, their fires warmed by the flames of...

In einer stürmischen Nacht taucht ein unheimlicher Gast bei Meggie und ihrem Vater Mo auf. Am nächsten Morgen reist Mo überstürzt mit Meggie zu ihrer Tante Elinor, die eine wertvolle Bibliothek besitzt. Dort macht Meggie eine überraschende Entdeckung. Und schon bald begreift sie, dass ihr Vater in großer Gefahr schwebt...

Mörder machen keinen Urlaub! Sylt, Anfang Juli: Bei einem Raubüberfall auf ein Juweliergeschäft in Kampen kommen dessen Inhaber auf brutalste Weise ums Leben. Ein ausgemachter Schock, denn dort, wo sich die Schönsten und Reichsten der Insel treffen, ist der Sensenmann unerwünscht. Bei der Suche nach den Tätern verzeichnen Hannah und ihre Kollegen schnell erste Erfolge. Doch je tiefer sie graben, desto schneller löst sich alles sicher Geglaubte wieder in Luft auf.

New York Times Bestseller! Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Wood and The Cruel Prince will relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toro’s critically acclaimed movie. Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Cornelia Funke have...

Obwohl Jacob Reckless immer darauf geachtet hat, die Welt hinter dem Spiegel vor seinem Bruder Will geheimzuhalten, ist dieser ihm gefolgt...

Lung es un joven dragón que vive en el Valle de los Dragones, acompañado siempre por la duende Piel de Azufre y otras criaturas fantásticas. Un día se enteran de que el valle será invadido por los hombres, es entonces que Lung decide emprender la búsqueda de la mítica Linde del Cielo, un refugio para los dragones. Durante su viaje, Lung conocerá a Ben, un pequeño huérfano que se unirá a la búsqueda y pronto se convertirá en su jinete.

Dragons, myth, and magic unite in the third installment of Cornelia Funke's bestselling Dragon Rider series. Ben and the Greenblooms must protect a mythical new creature rising from the ocean -- a creature who can bring either light or darkness to whoever it first meets. A new peril has emerged in the world of Fabulous Creatures. One that could cause the disappearance of their kind.

Eine abenteuerliche Reise liegt vor Lung und seinen Begleitern, dem Koboldmädchen Schwefelfell und dem Waisenjungen Ben. Sie sind auf der Suche nach einem sicheren Ort für Lungs Artgenossen. Irgendwo zwischen den Gipfeln des Himalaya versteckt, soll die ursprüngliche Heimat der Drachen, der "Saum des Himmels", liegen. Die drei ahnen nicht, dass ihnen Nesselbrand der Goldene, das gefährlichste Ungeheuer, das die Welt je gesehen hat, bereits auf der Spur ist.

From the author of the sensational New York Times bestseller The Thief Lord comes a thrilling new adventure about magic and self-discovery. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. But her father has a deep secret--he possesses an extraordinary magical power. One day a...

Caught between the covers of a cursed story… Ever since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the enchanted book Inkheart drew Meggie and her father, Mo, into its chapters, life in the Inkworld has been more tragic than magical. Dustfinger is dead, having sacrificed his life for his...

"War die andere Welt ebenso gewesen? Warum erinnerte er sich kaum? Hatte das Leben dort aus demselben betörenden Gemisch bestanden: aus Dunkelheit und Licht, aus Grausamkeit und Schönheit... so viel Schönheit, dass sie ihn manchmal fast betrunken machte?"

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters came to life–and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the original tale has become desperate. When he finds...

Jacob Reckless continues to travel the portal in his father's abandoned study. His name has continued to be famous on the other side of the mirror, as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. His family and friends, from his brother, Will to the shape-shifting vixen, Fox, are on a...

Revolutionary singer, songwriter, producer, bandleader, and funk icon George Clinton travels the rich cosmos of his musical history. As the second most sampled artist in the world (right behind James Brown), Clinton examines his incongruous path from delivering milk to Sarah Vaughan on Avon Avenue in Newark, New Jersey, to embodying funk as we know it—from Motown to the Mothership. Clinton’s experiences as the mastermind behind his bands Parliament and Funkadelic and as the foremost authority on all things funk make for a distinctive, humorous, and thoughtful journey through modern music.

Igraine, who turns twelve tomorrow, dreams of becoming a famous knight. But today, like most days, life at the family castle remains . . . rather boring. Until the nefarious nephew of the baroness-next-door shows up. Greedy Osmund’s got a dastardly plan to capture Pimpernel Castle and steal...

Una nueva amenaza se cierne sobre el mundo. La misteriosa aurelia, cantante de las profundidades marinas, es la más colosal y poderosa de todas las criaturas fabulosas. Hace más de dos mil años que esta medusa con mil brazos y cien ojos no emerge del océano, pues solo lo hace cuando la vida en el planeta está en peligro y este pide auxilio; trae consigo las semillas que entregará a cuatro seres que encarnarán a los cuatro elementos, que a su vez darán vida a otras increíbles criaturas capaces de sanar el mundo.

Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven--which may not even exist. Firedrake boldly volunteers to go...

FREEFAB to the rescue! The organization for the protection of all fabulous creatures has a new mission! All over the world fabulous beings are vanishing without a trace. The brownie Sorrel, the homunculus Twigleg and the flying rat Lola Greytail set out for Iceland. Deep down in a rumbling volcano they discover something terrible.

Beyond the mirror, the darkest fairy tales come alive. . . . For years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed the Mirrorworld’s secrets and treasures. Not anymore. His younger brother has followed him. Now dark magic will turn the boy to beast, break the heart of the girl he loves, and destroy everything...