Résultats pour "Rose" dans Science-fiction

"Et rige af torne og roser" er første bind i Sarah J. Mass' fantasyserie om Feyre. Feyre jager i de kolde skove for at brødføde sin familie. En dag dræber hun en stor ulv. Det viser sig dog snart, at det ikke er nogen almindelig ulv, men en elver i forklædning. Og ifølge et ældgammelt sagn har det en høj pris at tage et magisk liv. Feyre bliver hentet i sin families hus og fragtet over grænsen til elvernes rige for at betale sin gæld. Her holdes hun fanget på Storfaunen Tamlins slot.

The world has been overrun by hitherto unknown beasts. Society has collapsed: the power is gone, cars are abandoned across the highways, and anyone left is hiding from the terrifying creatures—and one another. Thirteen-year-old Abdi and his five-year-old sister Alva are on the run, their last hope to escape through the forest and to the sea. As they recall the strange events that led to the beasts' arrival, and how the two of them got to where they were, they must ask themselves who they can trust—and what they will do to survive.

Despite taking her cat with her when she moved for university, Freya is lonely. Her need for friendship leads her to join a group on a night out. But can her new acquaintances be trusted? An out-of-season snowstorm descends on the city. The night streets are haunted by terrifying black barghests. There's a freak accident in the climbing gym. And not all of her new friends are what they seem. When a descendant of Apollo attacks the group with crows and arrows, Freya is horrified. But when it turns out he's on a vendetta to get rid of weres, Freya isn't sure what to think.

On planet Delphi, a secret government experiment leads to babies born with supernatural powers. As they grow older, their powers and abilities become stronger. Government leaders, fearing their secret will be discovered soon, decide to take the children away from their parents. But five rogue families flee Delphi taking their children to begin a new life on Earth in 1947.

I stood there, looking at this stranger with eyes like mine, hair like mine. It slowly dawned on me that it was her. After all these years...it was her. A wave of rage coursed over me as I stood there, staring at this woman. I couldn't bring myself to call her that because she was never that to me. Just an egg donor as far as I was concerned. Then my dad spoke. "Abriana, I would like to introduce you to Acadia...your mother."

It began with the government abandoning them, leaving them for dead. After five years, war was the only thing Gena knew. Life was losing its unpredictability. Then one day life had taken a sudden turn for the worse. Truths that were once hidden began to be exposed, leading to a world of chaos and nightmares. Gena's faith had been shaken. The darkness was becoming more and more prominent. She strives to discover the truth, opening doors that can't be closed. A new battle begins between Heaven and Hell. Gena learns who she is, and that there’s a darkness rising within. Is she scared in the dark?

In the near future, a few young women manifest extraordinary abilities called "Shine." Each girl's ability is different. Some develop extraordinary mental abilities. Some become physically strong. Others have powers that defy description. But the world does not embrace these Shines. It fears them--especially after the destruction of Seattle is blamed on one Shine named Aura.

Twyla’s been living in hiding on Earth, hoping to leave her past behind. But when her mother, Madam Cassiopeia DeConnett finds her and kidnaps her back to the Paraxous Star Cluster, she expects her daughter to take her rightful place within the family business. The DeConnetts are Dashia—a group of genetically- engineered telepaths who use their powers to control some and ruin others. Their criminal organization is rich, powerful, and spans The Cluster.