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Tib, Amon und Saphira sind in den finsteren Kerkern der Morlocks in der unterirdischen Stadt Gremgall gefangen. Während sie ihre Flucht planen, treffen sie auf einen alten Feind: Frederic, den verdorbenen Meister. Eingesperrt in einer Zelle neben ihnen, beginnt der Magier, die düstere Wahrheit hinter seinem Verrat zu enthüllen.

Manchester detective DCI Stone and his team are faced with 10 complex, morally challenging cases in this collection of hard-hitting radio dramas. As series 5 opens, Stone is still reeling from the mishandled shooting of Callum Gartside, a gunman who had murdered his own family. With his personal life in tatters, he must find the strength to hold it together and do his job. 

When a courtroom triumph ends in tragedy, eight-year-old Dicky Bowen is left an orphan with one guardian in the world: Uncle Jenico, a limping, lovable inventor whose patents—from a twenty-cow milking machine to an "infallible" lifebelt that floats upside down—have never made him a fortune...

Fifty years ago punk crashed onto the scene, redefining music and popular culture. In celebration of that historic event comes this cultural history exploring fifty iconic songs and unforgettable moments that destroyed then helped redefine rock. “Fifty argument-starting blitzes of fury and awe...

What does a man see when he dies, and what does he do with that knowledge once he returns? Pronounced dead by the physicians at his bedside, the narrator of this extraordinary Victorian diary lay lifeless for two days before, to everyone's astonishment, he came back to life. What he wrote down...

In den Wolkenbergen verborgen, birgt dieses uralte Artefakt die Macht, das Schicksal eines jeden zu verändern, der es wagt, es zu drehen. Während sie sich tief in die magische Welt der Wolkenschlösser begeben, entdecken Tib, Amon und Saphira dunkle Geheimnisse, die weit über ihre Vorstellungskraft hinausgehen. Verstrickt in ein Netz aus Intrigen, müssen sie sich entscheiden, wie weit sie bereit sind zu gehen, um ihre Bestimmung zu erfüllen – koste es, was es wolle.

Uraltes Wissen und tödliche Gefahren, dies und mehr erwartet Tib, Amon und Saphira in den Katakomben von Falkenfels. Genau dort befindet sich ihr neuer Freund, der Barde Bucky in den Händen düsterer Gestalten, die den Abenteurern seltsam bekannt vorkommen. Sie folgen der Spur des geheimen Artefakts und stoßen auf geheime Pfade und düstere Mächte, die seit Jahrhunderten verborgen lagen.

In der fremdartigen Metropole Sonnenpass suchen die Abenteurer den Uhrmacher und Erfinder Verrocchio auf, um das Artefakt, welches Sir Gavvendyle ihnen hinterlassen hat, zu erforschen. In seiner Werkstatt treffen sie das exzentrische Genie leider nicht an, dafür aber sein bizarres Sicherheitssystem Miracula, welches sie für Eindringlinge hält, die es gnadenlos zu bekämpfen gilt!

When two young British officers are captured behind American lines, quick-thinking young soldier Bob Chester and his comrade Lieutenant Marcel seize a bold opportunity: slipping into the captives' scarlet uniforms and walking straight into the heart of the enemy camp. What starts as a daring...

Steven McAllister is a villain. Once a villain, always a villain, right? There's no one I hate more in our small town, and now that my dad is his boss, I can't avoid him. And maybe… maybe I don't want to. Because the more I get to know him, I realize there's more to him than I thought. With...

In the Catskills gathers eight of John Burroughs's finest nature essays, first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1910 with photographic illustrations by Clifton Johnson. Burroughs — nicknamed "John o' Birds" for his devotion to birdlife and often credited with creating the modern nature essay...

It was such a shame that she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. She knew we would come for her. We had seen her delicate face that night, hidden in the shadows, and she had seen what we did, her gasp of horror giving her away. She was perfection, beauty, and oozed goodness, but that would...

“This is an irresistible book that will spark a thousand arguments—and that's just on the day it's published. I'm already making my list. I haven't had so much fun with a work of criticism in years.”— Greil Marcus, author of The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs Fifty years ago...

What if there was a uniquely safe place to put your money that also earned the best long-term returns? In this new and updated edition of Only the Best Will Do, master investor Peter Seilern reveals everything you need to know to practise the art of quality growth investing: finding the...

Books and Culture (1896) is a collection of reflective essays by American critic and editor Hamilton Wright Mabie, exploring why great literature endures and how reading shapes the inner life of the reader. Rather than treating books as sources of information, Mabie presents them as companions...

In the years after the American Revolution, a caravan of pioneer families crosses the mountains into the unbroken wilderness the Native peoples call Kain-tuck-ee. Among them is fifteen-year-old Henry Ware, whose fascination with the forest sets him apart from the rest of the settlers. Guided by...

From Albert Payson Terhune — famed novelist, journalist, and breeder of collies at his real-life Sunnybank Kennels — comes this treasured collection of eight dog stories. The title tale follows Buff, an unusual crossbreed collie born on Shawemere Farm, as he grows from an unpromising puppy...

They say there is always a calm before the storm. A time when you think you're safe, protected from the destruction that you know is going to come eventually. Harper was that calm. And I? I was the motherfucking storm. As kids, we were best friends. She was the light to my darkness. I used to...

THE HIGHEST-FUNDED DEBUT NOVEL IN CROWDFUNDING HISTORY | A science fiction epic about a world where the internet grows from trees. Its rulers control billions without armies; they shape desire itself. One boy never logged in. | Audiobook narrated by Hugo Weaving (The Matrix, The Lord of the...

Bound by magic, Celinda serves her step-family night and day with little hope of escaping the drudgery of her life, and even less hope of attending the upcoming series of royal parties hosted by the Crown Prince, who is seeking a bride. When a family heirloom summons a handsome Faerie, Celinda...