Résultats pour "The Chase" dans Science-fiction et fantasy

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits. One day he's tracked down by an uncle he's never met - who tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.

Brought to you by Puffin. Rick Riordan's Norse hero faces his greatest challenge yet in the final instalment of the series. Loki the trickster god is free from his chains. Now he's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, armed with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Norse gods and...

Brought to you by Penguin. For all fans of The Hunger Games - an epic YA dystopian romantic thriller Los Angeles, California Republic of America He is Day. The boy who walks in the light. She is June. The girl who seeks her brother's killer. On the run and undercover, they meet by chance...

A stolen power. A galaxy-spanning quest. A bond stronger than blood. Twelve-year-old Jace Jinks Keller is “ordinary”—at least, that’s what he tells himself. Growing up on the research station Helix Seven, surrounded by genius scientists and high-tech wonders, Jace wants only one thing: to find his parents, who vanished years ago. He isn’t alone. By his side is Lena—brilliant, fiercely protective, and the closest thing to a sister he’s ever had.

Chipper is a very special dog. As part of a top-secret multimillion-dollar experiment to create the ultimate canine spy technology, Chipper's whole life has been spent within the walls of a secret organization known only as The Institute. Chipper is supposed to be more machine than mutt, but something's wrong, and The Institute knows it. He's about to be terminated. Across the state, 12-year-old orphan Jeff Conway is working all hours at his aunt Flo's lakeside cabin business. He misses his parents, his old life, and the dog he had to leave behind.

One of the finest storytellers of her time, Joan Aiken wrote over 100 books for both adults and children. Among her best-known works are the 'Wolves Chronicles', a sequence of novels set in an alternate 19th-century England ruled by Stuart kings. Included here are three tales from that magical, wolf-infested world - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and The Story of Is.

Brought to you by Penguin. Imagine that all around you, hidden from sight, there are thousands of tiny people. They are four inches tall, brave, stubborn and resourceful. They are the nomes. The nomes in this story live under the floorboards of a large Department Store and have never been...

Hvor godt kender du det univers, som Magnus Chase og hans venner rejser rundt i? Tag med på en fantastisk tur gennem de ni verdener, hvor Magnus‘ venner fortæller om mærkelige og farlige (men ret sjove) udfordringer, og bliv klogere på et univers, der både får dig til at grine og gyse. Denne samling af korte historier henvender sig både til dem, der kender serien "Magnus Chase og de nordiske guder", og til dem, der bare vil have en fed lytteoplevelse. Rick Riordan (f.

How far would you go to be with your best friend? Would you give up a chance to travel to a new planet? Would you disobey your parent? How important would it be? These questions and others face 12-year-old Kennedy Barnes as he and his dad prepare for an interplanetary mission to Planet X489-B, a mission to bring Earth’s animals to a planet without animals. Or so they think.

A friendly Bulgarian king, a dastardly lion tamer, a pair of kidnapped parents, a pride of lions, and a brave young boy on a mission: Together again in the second installment of the popular Lionboy series.

Scuff is the stable boy at The Hanging Man Inn, a notorious den of thieves, perched on a bleak and lonely moor. To improve his lot in life, he decides to embark on a new career as a daring highwayman. His first act is to take a beautiful stolen horse being hidden in the stables. His troubles swiftly multiply when he discovers who the real owner is, and he is soon running for his life in this inspiring adventure told in verse.

Kit thought he was ready for anything, but when he discovers the next dungeon is at the bottom of an ocean he's not so sure - he can't swim! But with his trusty teammates, Sandy and Thorn, keen to do battle, solve puzzles and find treasure, Kit is up for the challenge. Now is his chance to prove himself as a hero, once and for all!

Henry and Hatter are back in this sequel to Mad About the Hatter. They've fallen into a comfortable life together after the events in the first book, but on a day trip to visit the Tweedle Brothers, they happen across a wayward troop of flying monkeys who need help to get back to Oz. In Oz, Hatter reluctantly agrees to accompany Henry on a tour of the land. They soon find out Oz is in serious trouble, with the balance of Good and Evil upset after Dorothy killed the last wicked witch. Henry and Hatter are drawn into a quest to find a new source of evil for Oz to restore the balance and save Oz.

A lonely ghoul lurks in the fools’ graveyard. He forms a bond with a boy who visits at night to sit and watch the stars. However, if their friendship is to continue, the ghoul will have to face his haunted past in this ghostly tale told in verse.

The Ballad of Tom the Turkey is a collection of funny and action-packed adventures told in rollicking rhyme.

Twelve-year-old Stian's plans to be the greatest Viking ever appear to be over before they even begin when he's captured by Dahlia - a dark elf and a girl. If being captured by a girl wasn't bad enough, he discovers he may be the son of Loki. The same Loki who is the greatest enemy of the Viking gods and the one foretold to bring about the end of the world. Knowing he is meant to do more than just be an ordinary Viking, Stian decides to discover the truth himself and free Loki from the clutches of Odin.

Loyalty is tested in this second book in the thrilling time travel adventure trilogy from New York Times bestselling Spy School author Stuart Gibbs. Having assumed the identity of a young D’Artagnan, Greg Rich is beginning to get the hang of things in 1615 Paris. But he hasn’t figured out...

In Lethal Combat, the crew of the Phoenix need to complete their mission to return Prince Onix to his home planet. But their plan is foiled and the Xions capture them soon after landing. As punishment, they must fight the deadly Xio-bot... In Space Wars, the crew of the Phoenix have just escaped Xion when they see a monstrous object looming through space towards them. It's the legendary Extractor - destroyer of planets - and it's on its way to destroy Xion....

In The Enemy's Lair, the Phoenix crew is in the impossible position of having to help the planet that attacked Earth and destroyed the Intergalactic Space Station, by returning their kidnapped prince. They just have to figure out how to do it.... In Crash Landing, Peri and Diesel have succeeded in rescuing fellow crew member Selene, but now the Phoenix is under fire from not one but two alien armies - Xion and Meigwor.

In Alien Attack, Peri is a first-year student at the Intergalactic Force Academy and has been selected for a rare unsupervised exercise in space, paired with Diesel, a half-Martian from the Academy. Whilst on exercise they witness Earth coming under bombardment from Xion spaceships.... In Deadly Mission, Peri and Diesel agree to rescue a Meigworian Prince, held captive by the Xions. But the Meigwor insist that Otto, a gigantic Meigworian bounty hunter, must accompany them....