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Nach dem verheerenden Kampf um Babel wurde Lemon Fresh von ihren Gefährten getrennt und schlägt sich nun alleine durch die Einöde der Glaswüste. Doch mörderische Verfolger wollen sie wegen ihrer unterdrückten Fähigkeiten einfangen und für ihre Zwecke missbrauchen. Schutz findet Lemon bei einer Gruppe Außenseiter mit ebenso ungewöhnlichen Begabungen wie den ihren – und einem Anführer, der nicht nur die Geheimnisse von Lemons Vergangenheit aufdecken könnte.

A man involved in a secret organization, plotting against the world’s ideas of religion and God, William Linberg created a formula mixed with a few people's blood to source the infusion to give humans abilities so they can look to the world as if they were gods themselves. He did this only so he could destroy those who he gave abilities to, just to be looked at as superior to anything that the world can imagine. He experimented on his own daughter as well. She gained a special ability that only a few know about. But his daughter ran away, escaping from her father’s treatment.

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.

After the tragic death of his father, Ben Carrington’s mother teams up with a wealthy entrepreneur to form an elite, top-secret rescue organisation: Gemini Force. Ben is determined to become part of the team, but first he must prove he has what it takes to face dangerous situations and save lives. In Ghost Mine, news reaches Gemini Force of a gang of illegal ‘ghost’ miners trapped after a South African mining disaster. Ben is glad to spring into action with the team. But it soon emerges that the company, Auron, doesn’t want its miners found.

Jäger und Gejagte im Cyberspace der Zukunft! Es ist das Jahr 2089: Von Neugier und Unternehmungslust getrieben, dringen Jana, Alexander und Mark in den Sicherheitsbereich eines stillgelegten Militärgeländes ein. Dort entdecken sie einen gigantischen Hochleistungsrechner. Kurzerhand loggt sich Mark in Cybernet City, eine faszinierende virtuelle Welt, ein. Eine dramatische Hetzjagd beginnt, als das alarmierte Betreiberunternehmen einen Killer ins Netz schickt, um sein lang gehütetes Geheimnis zu schützen.

Londres, año 2015. Hiro Nagako, un joven japonés de 17 años, es un chico sano, quinto Dan en aikido, de mente equilibrada, que tiene unos padres amorosos, un amigo del alma y el amor correspondido de una chica fantástica. Sin embargo, noche tras noche sufre unas horribles y repetitivas pesadillas. En estos insólitos sueños el maestro de ceremonias es el Hombre Sin Rostro, un ser terrorífico que lo tortura con espantosas pruebas. Hiro hará lo posible para descubrir la verdad tras sus pesadillas y las pistas lo llevarán de Londres a la Barcelona de Gaudí y, finalmente, a Tokio.

Esta deliciosa novela que llegó a ser finalista del Premio Hache de Literatura Juvenil en 2011 rinde tributo a las mejores sagas de ciencia ficción para lectores jóvenes. Nos presenta una sociedad cerrada aunque utópica en la que adolescentes sin posibilidad de crecer viven en armonía bajo la tutela de la Gran Mente, un superordenador que cuida de ellos... hasta que de pronto empieza a enviar desconcertantes señales que solo un joven intrépido podrá descifrar. ¿Qué secreto esconde el mensaje de la Gran Mente? ¿Hasta qué punto peligra toda su civilización?

Was unterscheidet Mensch und Maschine? Die 17-jährige Eve kann sich gerade so mit Roboterkämpfen über Wasser halten - bis sie vernichtend geschlagen wird und auch das letzte Geld verliert. Auf der Suche nach einem Ausweg findet sie Ezekiel, ein Lifelike-Androide, die wegen ihrer Ähnlichkeit zu Menschen und überlegenen Kampfkunst verboten sind. Unerklärlicherweise vertraut sie ihm, obwohl seine Behauptungen ihr gesamtes Leben infrage stellen. Eve bricht in die Wüste aus schwarzem Glas auf, um die Wahrheit über ihre Vergangenheit und sich selbst herauszufinden.

Genetically altering humans is illegal.... But Varick and his siblings - Devya’s Children - exist. He’s been born and bred to be the perfect soldier, but he can’t be everywhere. If one counts each of his siblings plus Danielle Matheson, the list of people Varick wants to protect stretches from coast to coast. The more he gets to know Danielle, the more she comes to mean to him. Meanwhile, somebody has captured Nadia and wants to sell her to the highest bidder. Varick’s lifelong quest has been to free her from their father, Dr. Dean Devya.

How far would you go to save someone you love? While learning to use her Dream Shaper Gift, Jillian Blairington met a sister named Nadia who has the power to speak inside one’s mind. Jillian’s grown rather fond of her. Now, she’s gone silent. Jillian turns to her friend, Danielle Matheson, and together they hatch a crazy plan to get Jillian to Nadia’s side so she can awaken her from the coma. Meanwhile, Danielle tries to keep a friend out of trouble with human traffickers.

When the mixed-reality of the Autonoma Resort collapses, Alex plummets into the depths of lies, cover-ups, and corporate manslaughter. With little brother Michael’s life on the line, can Alex overcome the demands of the machines or has their fate already been decided? As H.E.N.R.I, an unreliable hoverbot, leads the way, it’s clear there’s more to contend with than dubious technology and rogue bots. With the foundations of a megacorporation blown open, there’s nowhere to hide from an unsettling past or the nagging feeling of déjà vu.

After 20-something years living as a weapon for Bilson Corporations, I decided that I wanted something else for my life - something more. I wanted more. But at what cost? I wanted to belong to the world that I had been sworn to protect, to be more than a shadow amongst the night. But my life was not my own to control. I have made plenty of terrible mistakes in my life, but with each mistake comes a chance to start over, to make things right. And I will see to it that I do just that. My name is Arabella, and I am more than a weapon.

Action packed with real life places and scenes in the UK, viewed by "out of this world" characters looking in. The humorous nuances of this story will appeal to older listeners, too. Stig and Meg pass through an inter-dimensional rift from their fantasy world straight into 21st century England. The young pair become startled by what they find. Action and adventure pave the way on their quest. Can they save life on their world from the actions of an evil greedy human?

Hardiguards are two-legged creatures, covered by layers of scales to protect them against severe conditions on the planet. To obey the Holy Mountain, they need to make the region green and grow their population. Ace is a young Hardiguard bound to his own vices causing a tragic accident and fails to gain his community’s trust. He is the first person who receives the most severe punishment for his fault, leading him to leave his people and seek refuge near the Holy Mountain.

Mi nombre es Sabina Hines, pero secretamente prefiero que me llamen Sabina Eisenstein. Nací en 2019, y cuando estás leyendo esto, es el año 2037. Acabo de cumplir 18 años y nací en Sudáfrica, pero llevo muchos años viviendo en Sídney, Australia desde que mis padres emigraron .Mi historia de reencarnación es única, una vez viví una vida como Sabina Eisenstein en un futuro lejano, viví durante los años 2875 a 2887. Nací de una revolucionaria marciana con el nombre de Keila Eisenstein; la Creadora Original me encomendó detener a la extraterrestre Xeno, reina de Rangda.

The river is calling. Will the rats drown first...or the children? Seventeen-year-old Piper Kruger is a professional urban hunter. By night she stalks the genetically engineered rodents overrunning her city. When a colorful industrialists offers a technology that sounds too good to be true, Piper is pulled into a bleak world of political intrigue, betrayal, and death that makes her life as a brutal huntress seem tame by comparison. The city she hates needs her help, but will she be able to save herself and her family, let alone anyone else?

The Sickness didn't just kill the people; it killed the city. No water. No power. No hope. Now, at age 16, Oscar must brave the chaos of the streets and retrace his missing father's last known steps.

After weeks of hiding from the radical group that plans to turn him and his siblings into an army of genetically engineered super-soldiers, Levin wants nothing more than to get back to his old life. So when he learns they have the opportunity to return home, he jumps at the chance - all they have to do is defeat the very faction that has forced them to take refuge. When he sneaks away to visit his girlfriend, he unwittingly reveals himself to the enemy.

Fear haunts the streets of Preston's city: a girl has disappeared. Preston is drawn to investigate, exploring the city in the hunt for his missing friend. And deep in the bowels of a secret scientific institute, he discovers a sinister machine used to banish teenage criminals for their offenses. Captured and condemned to a cavernous dimension, Preston is determined to escape. But this is no ordinary jail.

Abenteuerliche Reise durch die Lüfte! Was für ein Auftritt! Bei der Sitzung des US-Luftschiffer-Clubs im Weldon-Institut in Philadelphia behauptet Erfinder Robur, dass die Ballone langsam und unlenkbar seien und die Zukunft allein Fluggeräten aus Metall gehöre. Wütend gehen die Ballonfahrer auf ihn los. Robur flieht, entführt den Präsidenten des Clubs samt Sekretär und Diener in seine Flugmaschine, genannt "Albatros". Eine abenteuerliche Luftreise beginnt.