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Jude a 17 ans et vit à la Haute Cour de Domelfe dans le royaume de Terrafæ. Enlevée au monde des mortels lorsqu'elle n'était qu'une enfant et élevée avec ses sœurs parmi les puissants, elle a appris à se protéger des sortilèges et à se battre à l'épée. Pourtant, elle subit jour après jour les moqueries et les insultes. Car elle n'est qu'une humaine, vouée à la mort, dans un monde où règnent les Fæs, créatures sublimes, immortelles... et cruelles.

In a world where magic is illegal, Cassel Sharpe has the most deadly ability of all. With one touch, he can transform any object—including a person—into something else entirely. And that makes him a wanted man. The Feds are willing to forgive all his past crimes if he’ll only leave his con...

When Maleficent put a crown on Aurora's head, she didn't think she was putting her in danger. Ruling a kingdom is challenging under any circumstances. But Aurora - queen of Perceforest and queen of the Moors - is reigning under the weight of two crowns. Caught between the prejudices that divide...

A reluctant king is thrown into turmoil when the girl he loves to hate is stolen by the Undersea. An exiled redcap, trapped in the mortal world, must rediscover his inner monster. A mortal girl sacrifices the other half of herself for an unworthy faerie lover. A tiny sprite's determination to prove herself puts the entire High Court in danger.

Years before he wrote the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis published another fantastical fiction series: the Ransom Trilogy. Yet these three novels – Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength – have never enjoyed the same widespread popularity as Narnia or any of Lewis’s apologetical works, whether in mainstream culture or among Christians.

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists. But not Cassel. He hasn’t got magic...

A doll that may be haunted leads three friends on a thrilling adventure in this delightfully creepy novel from the New York Times bestselling cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous...

Jude tenía siete años cuando sus padres fueron asesinados y, junto con sus dos hermanas, fue trasladada a la traicionera Corte Suprema del Reino Feérico. Diez años más tarde, lo único que Jude desea, a pesar de ser una mera mortal, es sentir que pertenece a ese lugar. Pero muchos de los habitantes desprecian a los humanos. Especialmente el Príncipe Cardan, el hijo más joven y perverso del Alto Rey. Para hacerse un hueco en la Corte, Jude deberá enfrentarse a él. Y afrontar las consecuencias. 

Curses and Cons. Magic and the Mob. Cassel always thought he was an ordinary guy, until he realized his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. Now he knows the truth—he’s the most powerful curse worker around. A touch of his hand can transform anything—or anyone—into something...

The undead are more alive today than ever. Immortal? Indeed! Nothing has sunk its teeth into 21st century popular culture as pervasively as the vampire. The fangsters have the freedom to fly across all genres and all mediums - there''s even apps for vamps. Whether roaming into romance, haunting horror, sneaking into science fiction, capering into humor, meandering through mystery - no icon is more versatile than the vampire.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles and get ready for the series soon to be streaming on Roku with this seventh installment in the fantastical adventures featuring updated text. A Giant Problem was previously published under the series title...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles and get ready for the series soon to be streaming on Roku with this sixth installment in the fantastical adventures featuring updated text. The Nixie’s Song was previously published under the series title...

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles and get ready for the series soon to be streaming on Roku with this eighth and final installment in the fantastical adventures featuring updated text. The Wyrm King was previously published under the series...

It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths - for good and evil - of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies.

Poisonous girls whose kisses will kill. A fateful eating contest with the devil. Faeries who return to Ironside, searching for love. A junior prom turned bacchanalia. In twelve short stories, eerie and brimming with suspense and unexpected humor, Holly Black twists the fantastical creatures you thought you knew in ways you’ll never expect.

Ein gefährlicher Machtkampf, eine Elfenkrone und ein Mädchen... "Natürlich möchte ich wie sie sein. Sie sind unsterblich. Cardan ist der Schönste von allen. Und ich hasse ihn mehr als den Rest. Ich hasse ihn so sehr, dass ich manchmal kaum Luft bekomme, wenn ich ihn ansehe..." Jude ist sieben, als ihre Eltern ermordet werden und sie gemeinsam mit ihren Schwestern an den Hof des Elfenkönigs verschleppt wird. Zehn Jahre später hat Jude nur ein Ziel vor Augen: dazuzugehören, um jeden Preis.

Die sechzehnjährige Kaye ist es gewohnt, mit der Rockband ihrer Mutter von Ort zu Ort zu ziehen, bis ein gefährlicher Angriff sie zwingt, in ihre Heimatstadt zurückzukehren. Als Kaye dort im Wald auf einen verletzten Elfenritter stößt, beschließt sie, ihn zu retten. Doch diese schicksalhafte Entscheidung hat schlimme Folgen, denn schon bald findet sie sich als unfreiwillige Spielfigur in einem uralten und brutalen Machtkampf zwischen zwei rivalisierenden Elfenreichen wieder.

A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times bestselling fantasy by author Holly Black In the woods is a glass coffin. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives.... Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in...

After moving into their elderly aunt’s old house, three siblings experience unexplainable events and discover a magical new world in this first book in the Spiderwick Chronicles. After finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they’ve just moved...