Titres dans Fiction sur les animaux

LJ, a LA native, leaves the comfort of home in pursuit of a dream: being a famous jazz saxophone player. At the advice of a friend, LJ starts his quest in New Orleans, where he finds work at Ricky's Lounge. He encounters detective Andy Rabbit who persuades LJ to help him solve a murder mystery.

Draden, a 15-year-old boy trapped in a brutal island orphanage, finds solace in nurturing Maggie, a motherless lamb. When Draden is caught rescuing Maggie from the feast for the start of whaling season, the matron sentences him to 10 lashes. A visiting captain cuts him a deal to escape the lash and the matron forever, on one cruel condition: He helps the captain hunt whales.

Ihre Macht liegt in der Stärke ihres Bandes. Aber Verrat droht, es zu zerstören. Es ist offiziell. Kaelan Younger ist endlich als Drachenzähmerin in der Akademie angenommen worden. Doch selbst, als sie beginnt, das Ausmaß ihrer Kräfte zu erfahren, greift eine geheimnisvolle Krankheit die Drachen an und bedroht Prinz Lasaro. Mehr als nur ihr Band mit dem Prinzen ist in Gefahr, als Kaelan Hilfe aus einer höchst unwahrscheinlichen Quelle sucht. Als Folge davon türmen sich Lügen auf, um ihre Täuschung zu verbergen.

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.

Darky, ein vierjähriger schwarzer Hengst, gewinnt als Zweitpferd das "1000-Meilen-Rennen", das zwischen den Ost- und Weststaaten ausgetragen wird und über die Strecke von Nebraska nach Illinois führt. Doc Middleton, der Besitzer des Pferdes, erhält Höchstangebote. Er verkauft Darky an Larry Fuller, der für Mr. Gordon, einen Interessenten in England, seit Langem ein solches Rassepferd sucht. Und so tritt der junge Hengst die große Reise über den Atlantik an.

Bat Masterson, von Mr. Gordon wegen übler Machenschaften fristlos entlassen, betrinkt sich im Dorfgasthaus und berichtet von dem Klassepferd "Black Beauty", das wohl seine "einige tausend Pfund" wert sei. Und dann ist eines Abends Black Beauty plötzlich verschwunden. In Birtwick-Park klingelt das Telefon und eine männliche Stimme verlangt von Mr. Gordon 3000 Pfund Lösegeld. Inspektor Wright schaltet sich sofort in den Fall ein; eine spannende Jagd nach dem Erpresser beginnt. Doch wären Jessie und Flora nicht auf die richtige Idee gekommen: wer weiß, was dann aus Black Beauty geworden wäre.

Hasley Jeweler and Arsenio Trader were meant to meet—but their fating was derailed by the building of the impenetrable wall surrounding Ashkadance. Little do they know that love finds a way, and Hasley's journey as a Fateless will teach her that order isn't always the answer... that sometimes, rules are meant to be broken.

The only way to save Alveria is to end the war - by any means necessary. After horrendous losses among their ranks, the Untameables are still reeling, none more than Laini Unclaimed. The battles against the forces of Hel have stripped Laini of those she loves most. Now with Hel closing in, little hope remains to save the reincarnated gods trapped in the underworld, including the young man she loves. Until she hears about the Book of Death. Laini must race against the forces of darkness to restore her family and return the light to her dying world.

Marshall’s had quite an interesting day so far. Instead of waking up in his regular, teenage body, he’s found himself covered in fur and five sizes too small. After a bit of investigating, it’s become clear that something is terrible wrong. Now, thanks to a particularly nasty curse, he’ll have to help seven different dogs with their problems if he ever wants to become human again.

Nothing puts a damper on the Christmas spirit more than a fluffy white rooster named Sweetie. Reginald and his flock plot to serve the big bully a helping of humble pie with the aid of their fellow farm animals and some creative storytelling. Will they end up on Santa's naughty list? Or Martha's stewpot? And can they teach a humbug how to get along?

Seventeen-year-old Princess Nora is a frost eater who creates magical ice. Her royal life is luxurious but stifling. Krey West has a rare magical talent: when he eats feathers, he can fly. His one goal is to find his missing girlfriend, Zeisha. He thinks someone in power abducted her. Krey’s daring feats of magic earn him an invitation to the palace. Craving adventure and friendship, Nora offers to help him find Zeisha. He’s desperate enough to accept - though he hates the monarchy. The truth is more terrible than they could imagine.

Continue the Frith Chronicles with the second audiobook, Dread Pirate Arcanist! While protecting the newborn griffins on the Isle of Landin, Volke Savan and his adopted sister, Illia, run afoul of the Dread Pirate Calisto, the same cutthroat who carved out Illia’s right eye. As a master manticore arcanist, Calisto’s strength and brutality are unrivaled, so when Illia suggests they bring him to justice, Volke wonders if they’ll have what it takes to fight the corsairs on the high seas.

Before any of us could understand what was happening, we were attacked by a shadowy offshoot of the government, but unlike Forbes' men who had wanted Bandit alive, these were sent to wipe us out. To clean us from existence. With nothing but the clothes on our back, we fled across the country, our enemy hot on our heels, to the only friend who might be able to help us...when disaster struck.

Captured and tortured by the brutal tyrant, Argonox, Reigh's worst fears have now been realized. Argonox has successfully twisted his mysterious dark power for a truly evil purpose - reanimating the long-deceased legendary dragonrider, Beckah Derrick, and her monstrous king drake. But Argonox's cruelty won't end there, and Reigh fears the worst is yet to come. Rescue is unlikely as the Tibrans prepare to make their final strike, poised to break Maldobar's ranks of proud dragonriders once and for all.

As the armies of the Tibran Empire continue to march across Maldobar, a path of scorched destruction and despair is left in their wake. Even with the formidable princess, Jenna Farrow, leading the charge, the strength of the dragonriders is waning. Tibran victory appears inevitable - especially after Princess Jenna and Prince Aubren are taken hostage by the infamous Lord Argonox. Separated from her brother and tortured for information, Princess Jenna refuses to bend to the iron will of Argonox. But her strength and resolve may only last so long.

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a lyrical tale, one that asks harrowing questions about power, loyalty, obsession, and the monsters we make of others. With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in...

Fourteen-year-old Kit Bridges is slowly growing accustomed to her new equestrian school, the illustrious Covington Academy, and life as an American teen in England. But it's not easy finding a new normal since her mother's death, especially when it seems like her dad, Covington's riding instructor, might be starting to move on.  

Two tiger cub brothers are torn from the jungle and taken to Rome. The stronger cub is trained as a killer at the Coliseum. Emperor Caesar makes a gift of the smaller cub to his beautiful daughter, Aurelia. She adores her cub, Boots. Julius, a young animal keeper, teaches Aurelia how to earn...