Résultats de "Brandon" dans Toutes les catégories

Das außerirdische Raumschiff Majestätische Dracht ist endlich auf dem Weg zur Erde. Wie werden die Menschen auf das gigantische Schiff reagieren, dessen Technologie der irdischen überlegen ist? Aber kaum hat die Crew die Saturnbahn erreicht, stoppen die Maschinen. Das Allwissen, die KI, die sie steuert, und die schon immer ein merkwürdiges Interesse am Sonnensystem hatte, ist verschwunden. Während die Besatzung nach der KI sucht, versagt auch noch der Dunkle-Materie-Antrieb – und die Dracht läuft Gefahr, auf den nahen Saturnmond Enceladus zu stürzen und dabei das geheimnisvolle Wesen am Grund des Enceladus-Ozeans zu verletzen.

Strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem in its infancy, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn. The Sphinx has always given sound advice - but is he a traitor?

Die Völker der Welt Roschar wurden von einer scheinbar unbesiegbaren Armee überrannt. Nichts scheint gegen die unheimlichen Bringer der Leere standzuhalten. Fürst Dalinar, Hauptmann Kaladin, die Adlige Schallan und der Orden der Strahlenden Ritter sammeln alle verfügbaren Kräfte, doch zunächst müssen sie das Rätsel der Turmfestung Urithiru lösen und die magische Kraft des Sturmlichts nutzbar machen. Die Zeit drängt.

En su isla natal sobre un océano verde esmeralda, la única vida que Trenza conoce es sencilla, marcada por el placer de coleccionar las tazas que traen los marineros de tierras lejanas y escuchar las historias que le cuenta su amigo Charlie. Pero cuando el padre de Charlie se lo lleva en barco para buscarle esposa y sucede una catástrofe, Trenza deberá colarse como polizona en un barco y partir en busca de la hechicera que habita en el mortífero mar de Medianoche.

Six shipwrecked Vikings. An island of isolated women. Six strapping warriors are determined to lay down the law. The women who claim them as mates might think they have the upper hand, but they’re about to discover what it means to be loved by a Viking.

Die Stadt Elantel ist eine Metropole in Zeiten des Umbruchs, beherrscht von Technik, Magie - und dem Recht der Gesetzlosen. Hier stoßen Wax, Wayne und ihre Gefährtin Marasi auf eine dunkle Verschwörung, die ganz Elantel erschüttern kann. Und die Verbündeten machen sich daran, den Fall auf ihre ganz eigene Weise zu lösen.

From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsideration of the first two centuries of the Jesus movement, transforming our understanding of the...

A dramatic reading of stories and quotations from Brandon Stanton’s photography book Dear New York, the inspiration for the groundbreaking Grand Central Station installation. While the book pairs photographs with firsthand accounts from their subjects, this audio companion features different...

El recopilatorio de relatos no Cosmere, por el gran autor de fantasía del siglo XXI: Brandon Sanderson.

The debut picture book from #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer Once upon a time, there was a little girl who didn't quite fit in. When she runs away, she happens upon a curvy tree who helps her understand the importance of being different! This picture book stands alone, but also...

En su segunda escaramuza contra los Bibliotecarios Malvados que rigen mundo, Alcatraz y su singular pandilla de luchadores siguen las huellas del abuelo Smedry hasta la antigua y misteriosa Biblioteca de Alejandría.

Contains the complete Catgirl Doctor series. Catgirls have had a symbiotic relationship with humans since time immemorial. Many young men long to become breeders: humans who are responsible for quelling a catgirl’s lust when they go into heat. Chris Redford was just a normal college student attending San Diego University for his PhD in catgirl physiology and medicine to become a catgirl doctor. When he comes across Silva, an abused catgirl, Chris finds his purpose in life.

Are you looking for the best tools to hack others' minds? Do you desire to make everyone do your bidding? Do you think that mind control is the most powerful key to having everything you want? Everyone wants success in life, but only a few admit that to themselves, and fewer admit that to others. Just try for a moment to think about the life you have always wanted, visualize it, and define an image that represents it. Now focus on the feeling that image generates. Well, this is what is called daydreaming. But what if this dream could come true?

Hace años tenía compañeros de armas y una causa en la que creer, pero ahora el hombre que se hace llamar Nómada solo conoce la vida a la fuga. Obligado a saltar de un mundo a otro en el Cosmere cada vez que la implacable Brigada Nocturna le gana demasiado terreno, Nómada acaba en un nuevo planeta y de inmediato se ve implicado en la trifulca entre un tirano y los rebeldes que solo pretenden evitar que los conviertan en esclavos sin mente. Y todo bajo la amenaza constante de un amanecer cuyo calor derrite la misma piedra.

At seven, Brandon was a skateboard prodigy. By the time he was fourteen, he was living the dream. Discovered by skate legends Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk. Touring the US with the elite Powell-Peralta team. Signing autographs and appearing in films and magazines. Brandon had it all. Then he got hooked on heroin. Soon he was living a down-and-out life in a garage, begging for change, and hustling to score his next fix. He stole from his family and friends. He pushed the fantasy that everything was okay, that he was going to rehab, getting help, and getting better. But it was all a lie.

A one-man team of experts, Stephen Leeds is a genius of unparalleled mental capabilities who can learn new skills or master entire scholarly disciplines in mere hours. However, these skills come at a price. Stephen must compartmentalize his brain, with each of his new skill sets being held by an “aspect”—a hallucination his mind creates with their own fully-developed personality, life, and limitations. Without these aspects, and the delicate construct of reality they provide for him, Stephen is unable to control his mind and engage with the real world.

Alexander S. Ryker dreams of becoming a hero, but dreams are hard to achieve when you’ve caused several million credits worth of property damage. Being expelled from the Mars Police Academy isn’t helping his case. Crushed, Alex encounters a girl named Gabrielle Angelise in a meeting that will change his life forever. Gabrielle is an alien! She’s also on the run. Alex wonders if this is the chance that he’s been waiting for, the chance to finally become a hero.

Der fulminante Beginn der zweiten Ära der Nebelgeborenen-Reihe: Alte Helden werden zu Legenden, und neue treten auf den Plan. Rund 300 Jahre nach dem Ende von »Held aller Zeiten«. Waxillium Ladrian verbrachte viele Jahre in der Einöde, dem sogenannten Rauland, und hat mit Hilfe seiner Allomantie Verbrecher gejagt. Nun muss er die Waffen beiseitelegen, nach Elantel zurückkehren und seine Rolle als Oberhaupt eines Adelshauses übernehmen. Doch nicht nur in der staubigen Einöde, auch zwischen den schicken Herrenhäusern der Stadt lauern Gefahren.

Das Rad der Zeit dreht sich weiter und die Letzte Schlacht beginnt. Die Menschheit ist noch nicht bereit. Rand al' Thor, der Wiedergeborene Drache, setzt alles daran, die Feindseligkeiten zwischen den Königreichen beizulegen und Allianzen zu schmieden. Denn die Bedrohung durch die Anhänger des dunklen Königs wächst. Und die Seanchaner setzen ihren unerbittlichen Feldzug fort.

When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan without consciousness, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. If the emperor does not emerge after his hundred-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos. Shai is given an impossible task: to create - to Forge - a new soul for the emperor in less than 100 days. But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors.