Résultats pour "Frank" dans Fantasy

Seventeen-year-old Frankie doesn't trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them. Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl's world and the secrets that keep the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she’s awake makes Frankie wonder what’s real and what’s in her head.

Ein gemeinsamer Auftrag. Eine endlose Sehnsucht. Eine rachsüchtige Göttin. Amor und Nona müssen sich auf der Götterinsel, der isola degli dei, vor den höchsten Göttern der mythischen Welt zu den Ereignissen in Sant'Angelo erklären. Zur Strafe ihrer göttlichen Fähigkeiten beraubt müssen sie nun im Auftrag Jupiters die Insignien aller Liebesgottheiten beschaffen, um nicht bis in alle Ewigkeit ihr Dasein als machtlose Götter zu fristen. Doch sie sind auf sich allein gestellt. Morta ist verschwunden. Decima weicht nicht von Tonis Seite, während dieser an Elenas Schicksal verzweifelt.

In the animated tale 'Circus Animals,' an unlikely band of circus animals joins forces in an epic adventure in New Orleans to save a lioness and her cub from the clutches of evil carnival workers. Set within the dazzling yet deceptive circus world, where the line between spectacle and exploitation blurs, this story highlights the dark undercurrents of animal mistreatment hidden beneath the sparkle of entertainment. Unlike their callous ringmaster, these animals demonstrate an extraordinary capacity for empathy and unity.

As student armies clash in intense group battles and Connor struggles to leverage a pitifully underpowered army against overwhelming competition, the intrigue at the Carraig intensifies to deadly new levels. There are secrets at the Carraig buried for centuries that could shake the nation to its roots. Once Connor pokes that hornets' nest, the Tallan's own fury will be unleashed. To survive, Connor must outsmart conniving noble houses, dodge international assassins, survive unbelievably bad poetry, and risk exploring new powers that were concealed for very good reasons.

Prepare to set sail with this riveting romantasy—the first in a duology—that’s filled with complex characters, sizzling chemistry, and evocative action. A must-read for fans of Daughter of the Pirate King and Fable! Ximena Reale has spent most of her life training at La Academia to join...

Homecoming was going to be the best night of their lives for the students of Villa Vista High School, but instead it became their last. Love was in the air as several couples among the crowd found themselves at a crossroads. Expectations were high, but the future was less certain than they could ever imagine.

A land has fallen. An escape was made. It's a victory, but at what price? Shaleigh has made a terrible mistake - one she may not ever be able to fix. Lost and in a strange land with anger and death all around her, she must navigate her way through treacherous lands on her quest for redemption.

It’s difficult taking care of a delusional father by yourself. Sixteen-year-old Shaleigh Mallet would rather explore and photograph dilapidated buildings than cater to her father’s dark episodes. But when she’s kidnapped by a creature who carries her atop a flying bicycle into another world, she realizes this wasn’t the escape she wanted. In a kingdom known as the Garden, where minotaurs pull carriages and parties are held in hot air balloons, Madam Cloom and her faerie servant, Teagan, rule over the land with incredible but terrifying magic.

When the cruel Thunder Giant Gorgo embarks on a quest to extract the all-powerful Horned Crown from the mystic recesses of the Hateful Gate, it falls to a poor farm boy named Jack and a ragtag bunch of teenagers known as the Giant Killers to stop him. For the Jack and the Giant Killers, stopping Gorgo will mean an adventure in the wondrous land of Ooom that none of them had ever imagined. But the biggest feat of all might be if they can find a way to get along with one another long enough to prevent Gorgo from achieving all power.

Written in a tongue-in-cheek style by a teenage boy to his best buds, Birth of a Hero explores on a deeper level what it means to go on with your life, particularly after experiencing an unthinkable trauma. Even more precisely, it speaks to what a family is and how we become bonded to one another. It is part love letter to the comic book world and part coming-of-age tale.

Sesely, hija del barón Merd, y dos compañeras están disfrutando de un picnic en el bosque de Lurla cuando son abordadas por un hada. El hada, aburrida de siglos de insípida vida de hada, sorprende a las chicas suplicándoles que la transformen en mortal. A las chicas sorprendidas de tener ese poder, el hada les explica cómo se puede hacer. Las chicas acceden a transformar al hada en un niño humano durante un año.

Jack and the Giant Killers must save their beloved mentor, Abel, and round up the elements that the cruel giant, Gorgo, requires to open the terrible Hateful Gate. Failure would mean victory for Gorgo and his equally horrid family, who are more determined than ever in their relentless march to absolute power in Ooom. Jack and his young comrades are faced with countless perils as they transport a feisty talking hen to safety in the mystic northern kingdom of Glacial. By the time the novel concludes, the stage will be set for what promises to be an epic final battle for Ooom.

American Fairy Tales is a classic fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum. The acclaimed author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and many other juvenile fantasy books, L. Frank Baum had a lifelong fascination with fables, folklore, mythology, and fairy tales. This volume collects a series of engaging fantasy stories that follow the format of the world's best-loved fairy tales, combining imagination and adventure with valuable moral lessons.

In einer düsteren Welt voller Intrigen und Verrat wird Rya, eine Außenseiterin in ihrer Heimatstadt, in die Gruben von Itar geworfen. Gefangen hinter Mauern aus Dunkelheit und Verzweiflung finden sich nicht nur Gefahren und Geheimnisse, sondern auch Freundschaft. Dort, wo die Grenzen zwischen Gut und Böse verschwimmen, beginnt für Rya und ihre Freunde der Kampf ums Überleben.

Frisch wieder auferstanden. Weit weg von zu Hause. Ganz allein. Bis jetzt kannte Montanas Reise eigentlich nur eine Richtung: nach oben. Aber jetzt steht er wieder am Anfang: Er sitzt auf dem Gipfel eines Berges fest und hat nur die einfachste Ausrüstung, um zurück nach Coggeshall zu gelangen. Es wird ein laaaanger Spaziergang werden. Aber nicht langweilig.

Wir treffen auf Montana, der gerade von einem spontanen Auslandsaufenthalt zurückgekehrt ist. Er ist ein bisschen weiser, hat einen etwas breiteren Blickwinkel und ist sehr erschrocken über die einst tote Person, die sich gerade in seinem Schlafzimmer befindet. Abgesehen von möglichen Zombie-Sichtungen ist er endlich bereit, seinen Job als Herzog ernst zu nehmen. Und das gerade noch rechtzeitig – nicht nur, dass die Politik der Hauptstadt immer näher an Montanas kleines, malerisch in einem Tal gelegene Lehen heranrückt, es gibt auch noch Kobolde, mit denen er verhandeln muss.

Alles in Meleks Leben hat sich verändert, nur ihr Problem ist gleich geblieben: Sie weiß weiterhin nicht, wohin sie gehört und auf wessen Seite sie steht. Ihr innerer Zwiespalt verschlimmert sich, als Jakobs Truppe gegen die zerstörerischen Prinzipien der Armee rebelliert und ein Bündnis mit den Faunen eingeht. Denn mit einem Mal treffen die ehemaligen Todfeinde in friedlicher Absicht aufeinander - was Levian gar nicht gern sieht.

Now, children of all ages can enjoy the world of the Wraith, his friends, and his enemies. A fun story and a fantastic learn-to-listen aid, this will thrill generations of children for years to come.

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-Marie McLemore and Jason Reynolds, an anthology of stories about remarkable people and their strange and surprising collections. From David Levithan’s story about a non-binary kid collecting...

An action-packed, young adult coming-of-age adventure, K. K. Pérez's The Tesla Legacy follows a precocious young scientist named Lucy Phelps whose fateful encounter in the Tesla Suite of the New Yorker Hotel unlocks her dormant electrical powers. As Lucy struggles to understand her new abilities through scientific experimentation, she is thrust into a centuries old battle between rival alchemical societies.