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Prima avventura della pluripremiata serie fantasy ambientata nell’universo del Vecchio Regno ha come protagonista Sabriel, adolescente che studia in un prestigioso college non lontano dal Muro che divide i due regni. Quando suo padre, l’Abhorsen, colui che deve impedire ai morti di tornare nel mondo dei vivi, viene imprigionato da una pericolosa creatura, Sabriel si mette in cammino per salvarlo. Uno straordinario viaggio di formazione in un mondo dove le forze magiche circolano libere e il confine tra la vita e la morte è sempre più labile.

Liberatosi dalla prigione sotterranea in cui era stato rinchiuso, Orannis il Distruttore è pronto a scatenare i suoi terribili poteri. Soltanto Lirael, l'apprendista Abhorsen, ha la possibilità di fermare la distruzione che Orannis si appresta a causare. Ma Lirael sa soltanto che si deve mettere in viaggio... Terzo capitolo della trilogia del Vecchio Regno iniziata con Sabriel.

Lirael, abbandonata dalla madre in tenera età e senza aver mai conosciuto il suo vero padre, ha sempre vissuto come un'estranea tra coloro che abitano il Ghiacciaio del Clayr. Adesso, dopo due anni passati nell'attesa di ricevere la Vista - il dono di vedere il futuro e prevenire così avvenimenti tragici che spetta di diritto a tutti i Clayr -, Lirael non può fare a meno di chiedersi chi sia veramente e quale sia il suo posto nel mondo, e per scoprirlo si rinchiude in se stessa, dedicandosi esclusivamente al lavoro nella Grande Biblioteca.

En un Londres ligeramente alternativo en 1983, Susan Arkshaw está buscando a su padre, un hombre al que nunca ha conocido. El jefe del crimen, Frank Thringley, podría ayudarla, pero Susan no tiene tiempo para hacerle ninguna pregunta a Frank antes de que el pinchazo de un alfiler plateado le convierta en polvo ante la mirada del escandalosamente atractivo Merlín.

Some truths are carefully concealed; others merely forgotten. In this spellbinding collection, seven acclaimed fantasy authors create characters who venture into the depths where others fear to tread. But when forbidden knowledge is the ultimate power, how far can they go before the darkness consumes them?

A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic! Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him...

It’s business as usual on the set of another cheap sword-and-sandal production by Pharos Pictures—until the lead actress suddenly falls into a deep, mysterious sleep. Jordan Harper can talk down high-strung starlets and knock sense into stuntmen, but this…this is the kind of uncanny problem that he’d usually bring to Mrs. Hope. Unfortunately, the preternaturally capable secretary is on a business trip with the studio head. Harper must get to the bottom of the mystery on his own before another cast member succumbs—or worse, they blow the budget.

Monsters, mystery, and magic abound in this stunning, illustrated collection of original fairy tales from the World of Warcraft universe, as told by an all-star cast of best-selling, award-winning storytellers.

The adventure continues in this third book of the epic multiplatform fantasy series. Erdas is a land of balance. A rare link, the spirit animal bond, bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each have this gift-and the grave responsibility that comes with it. But the Conquerors are trying to destroy this balance. They're swallowing whole cities in their rush for power - including Meilin's home.

Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother, ignorant of her father's identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large extended family living in the Clayr's glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight--the ability to See into the present and possibly...

Before she went to join Sam and Mogget downstairs, Lirael paused for a moment to look at herself in the tall silver mirror that hung on the wall of her room. The image that faced her bore little resemblance to the Second Assistant Librarian of the Clayr. She saw a warlike and grim young woman...

An entertaining short-story collection from bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix, including an Old Kingdom novella, a short story set in the same world as Shade's Children, and another story set in the world of A Confusion of Princes. Garth Nix is renowned for his legendary fantasy works, but To...

Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix's Newt's Emerald is a Regency romance with a fantasy twist. New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger calls it "charming; quite, quite charming." After Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her she...

The long-awaited fourth audiobook in the New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. Award-winning author Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom with a thrilling prequel complete with dark magic, royalty, dangerous action, a strong heroine, and flawless world-building. This epic...

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of...

The long-awaited fifth installment in Garth Nix’s New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series, for readers who enjoy series by Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare. Goldenhand takes place six months after the events of Abhorsen and follows the novella Nicholas...

You’d think being a Prince in a vast intergalactic empire would be about as good as it gets. Particularly when Princes are faster, smarter, and stronger than normal humans. Not to mention being mostly immortal. But it isn’t as great as it sounds. Princes need to be hard to kill—as Khemri...

It is strange enough that Odo and Eleanor have stumbled upon a sword in a dried-up river outside their village. It is even stranger that Odo is able to remove it from where it's buried. And it's REMARKABLY strange when the sword starts to talk. Odo and Eleanor have unearthed Biter, a famous...

It's not fair. Kim's always lived in the shadow of his younger sister, Eila - which is not how it's supposed to be. Eila is a prodigy, and everyone talks about how smart she is but, in Kim's eyes, she has no common sense. One day Kim and Eila are walking in the woods, and Eila finds an enigmatic, otherworldly object. Kim thinks it's bad news . . . but Eila begins to commune with it. Kim has every reason to be worried, because soon Eila is able to control the minds of everyone around her - in ways she says is the best for everyone.

From master storyteller Garth Nix, the chilling story of a strange object that falls into the wrong hands and has the potential to destroy the world. Perfect for fans of STRANGER THINGS and THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH. It's not fair. Kim's always lived in the shadow of his younger sister, Eila --...