Titoli in Fantascienza e fantasy

Alice è scappata dal mondo fiabesco di Hazel Wood, e ora lei e gli altri abitanti dell'Oltremondo sono sbarcati a New York, alla ricerca di una vita non magica. Ma condurre un'esistenza totalmente umana non è semplice per Alice. Come si dice, si può togliere Alice dall'Oltremondo, più difficilmente l'Oltremondo da Alice. Ci riuscirà?

Scientist Dr Jekyll discovers a way of changing his personality and becoming the violent and aggressive Mr Hyde. At the start, moving from one to the other is easy. But not for long. Both a psychological investigation and a thrilling story, the double nature of the hero has made him an iconic figure in literature. The tempestuous nature of the tale makes it an ideal title for Young Adult Classics, the introductory series for the 13-17 age range.

Gli adulti non esistono più. Nel 1975 il virus li ha uccisi e da tre anni uccide chiunque abbia più di sedici anni. Questa è l'unica certezza per i bambini e ragazzi allo sbando tra le spettrali vie di Berlino. E invece no. Gli adulti esistono ancora. Uno di loro, Andreas Beck, sta cercando una cura al virus, mentre gli altri sono armati e pronti a tutto. Anche a sparare a Bernd. Intanto Jakob è ancora sconvolto da quando, nel mezzo di una tormenta di neve, ha dovuto salvare la sua peggior nemica, Wolfrun, caduta in un lago gelido con il cavallo Ziggy.

Dragon hatchling Ember Hill was never prepared to find love at all - dragons do not suffer human emotions - let alone with a human, and a former dragonslayer at that. With Garret, an ex-soldier of St. George, dying at her feet after sacrificing his freedom and his life to expose the deepest of betrayals, Ember knows only that nothing she was taught by the dragon organization Talon is true. About humans, about rogue dragons, about herself and what she's capable of doing and feeling.

Ideas como libertad o igualdad murieron junto con la Tierra. Ahora, en Marte, el equilibrio se sustenta en un férreo sistema de castas representadas por colores. Para acceder a la élite de los gobernantes, los dorados deben ganarse su puesto en una contienda implacable. Pero Darrow no es un dorado. Es un rojo, forjado en las entrañas del infierno.

Carmen Martín Gaite nos recrea magistralmente esta historia y la adapta a la sociedad en la que vivimos, con una Caperucita que es una niña de hoy y que se mueve en un bosque muy diferente (Manhattan), aunque también se encontrará con los personajes del famoso cuento, aquí completamente diferentes: miss Lunatic, mister Wolf, etc.

As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.

Alcune persone sono da sempre destinate a essere eroi. Così come altre sono da sempre destinate a essere supercattivi. Mentre Nova e Adrian lottano per mantenere segrete le loro identità e infuria la battaglia tra i loro alter ego e i rispettivi alleati, una minaccia oscura si sta lentamente insinuando a Gatlon City. Per proteggere coloro che amano, i due ragazzi dovranno fare i conti con bugie e tradimenti. Quel che non sanno, però, è che le loro più grandi paure stanno per materializzarsi e che superare il divario tra supereroi e supercattivi è forse l'unico modo per uscirne vincitori.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Hotel Magnifique opened the door to a sumptuous and glittering world of magic and mysteries and left me enchanted. Perfect for fans of Caraval and The Night Circus.” –Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows and...

No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for Katy, he wasn't fooling around. Doubting him isn't something she'll do again and now that they've made it through the rough patches, well, there's a lot of spontaneous combustion going on. But even he can't protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they loved. With help coming from the most unlikely source and Adam's death still lingering with those who loved him, friends will become the deadliest of enemies and the villains will no longer be clear.

Ci sarà una volta, fra tanto tanto tempo... non è proprio il più classico degli inizi, ma le fiabe che racconta Marissa Meyer sono proprio così. Perché cosa accadrebbe se storie classicissime come Biancaneve fossero ambientate nel futuro? Se le cattive matrigne e i principi azzurri vivessero in un mondo di cyborg? Questo volume, arricchito da contenuti extra, comprende due romanzi della saga di Marissa Meyer (Winter e lo spin-off Fairest) e i racconti di Stars Above.

La diciassettenne Ceres, una bellissima ma povera ragazza proveniente dalla città di Delo nell’Impero, si trova da sola in mare, diretta verso la mitica isola Oltrenebbia, e verso la madre che non ha mai incontrato. È pronta a completare il suo allenamento, a capire finalmente il proprio potere e a diventare la guerriera che è destinata ad essere. Ma sua madre sarà lì ad accoglierla? Le insegnerà tutto quello che deve sapere? E le rivelerà tutti i segreti sull’identità di Ceres?

Darren is going back to where it all started, back to where he was reborn as a child of the night. But like Darren, the town has changed a lot over the years. Back home, old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night. Travel home with Darren in this, the penultimate book in the saga.

The hunters have become the hunted. Outnumbered, outsmarted, and desperate, the hunters are on the run, pursued by the vampaneze, the police, and an angry mob. With their enemies clamoring for blood, the vampires prepare for a deadly battle. Is this the end for Darren and his allies? This third and final installment in the Hunters trilogy finds Darren and his friends facing their longest night and most testing challenge yet.

Seule survivante d'un groupe de pionniers après l'attaque de Raïs, au nord de l'Empire, une fillette est recueillie par le peuple des Petits. Elle grandit dans la Forêt Maison à l'écart des hommes et décide, à l'adolescence, de partir en quête de ses origines. Sous le nom d'Ellana, elle croise le plus grand des marchombres, le maître Jilano Alhuïn, qui l'initie aux secrets de sa guilde. Son apprentissage est semé d'embûches, de rencontres et d'inimitiés.

Daemon's determined to prove what he feels for Katy is more than a product of their bizarro connection. So she's sworn him off, even though he's running more hot than cold these days. But they've got bigger problems.The Department of Defense is here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that Katy and Daemon are linked, Katy's a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who's got a secret of his own. He knows what's happened to Katy and he can help, but to do so, Katy has to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible.

The war between dreams and reality intensifies... with Ronan at its center.

The necromancers have finally resumed their assault on the Allied Lands, sending a mighty army across the Desert of Death and into the Kingdom of Tarsier. Countless farms, villages, and towns have already been destroyed as the host makes its way northwards, striking deep into the kingdom's most vulnerable lands. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, thousands more will be killed when they are sacrificed for power. If the necromancers win the coming battle, it may be the beginning of the end.

The journey to Yenice is long, and Luciel has a big task ahead of him. Charged with reviving a long-defunct branch of the Healer’s Guild in a nation of beastfolk, the S-rank healer’s mission was never going to be easy. But things are made even more complicated when it is revealed that the country is home to its own host of problems, and even Luciel’s reputation isn’t enough to keep trouble away.

Simon and Clary reunite as they witness a Parabatai ceremony…and discuss their own plans to be bonded. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy. Simon and Clary act as witnesses to the parabatai ceremony of Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn…and discuss their own...