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A stunning collectible edition containing the third and fourth novels in #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton historical romance series. This edition features:- gorgeous sprayed edges- intricate foil iconography- ribbon bookmark- beautiful endpapersBENEDICT'S STORYSophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that she would be spinning in the arms of her "Prince Charming"—the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton. But when the clock strikes midnight, Sophie’s enchanting evening ends. Since that night Benedict has been able to think of nothing but the bewitching young woman, and he’s sworn to find and wed his mystery miss. Yet will another unexpectedly steal his heart—and his chance for a fairy tale love in this beloved Regency romance?COLIN AND PENELOPE’S STORYPenelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for . . . well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn’t know him at all.Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can’t seem to publish an edition without mentioning him. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same—especially Penelope Featherington! The girl who was always simply there is suddenly the girl haunting his dreams. When he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest threat— or his promise of a happy ending in this heartwarming friends to lovers romance?

Arschwitzig, einfallsreich und absolut suchterzeugend. Die legendäre LitRPG-Fantasyserie um Dungeon Crawler Carl und die Perserkatze Princess Donut gibt es endlich auf Deutsch. Willkommen im Dungeon. Entertainment ist Pflicht. Überleben nicht.Das Leben ist nicht fair. Erst wird Carl von seiner Freundin sitzengelassen, und dann muss er mitten in der Nacht in Boxer Shorts und Lederjacke raus, um ihre Katze Prinzessin Donut zu retten. Noch unfairer wird es, als er von außerirdischen Invasoren gezwungen wird, an einer sadistischen, intergalaktischen Spielshow teilzunehmen.In einem Dungeon voller Fallen, explodierender Goblins, Drogen dealenden Lamas besteht sein Leben von nun an vor allem darin, am Leben zu bleiben. Und dafür muss er neue Fähigkeiten entwickeln, mächtige Waffen finden und Sponsoren, die ihn in einer perversen und intriganten Medienwelt unterstützen, gegen die Panem ein Kindergarten ist. Zum Glück hat er Donut dabei, eine Katze mit viel Erfahrung im Showbusiness. Und dem unbedingten Willen zum Erfolg."Frisch. Kreativ. Urkomisch. Ich bin obsessed ... Princess Donut ist meine Königin." Felicia Day"Wenn es ein besseres LitRPG als Dungeon Crawler Carl gibt, habe ich es noch nicht gelesen." Shirtaloon, Autor von He Who Fights Monsters"Wie kann eine Serie nur so viel Tiefe, Gefühl und Komplexität unter ihrer derben, blutrünstigen Oberfläche verbergen? Was für eine verrückte und unerwartete Freude." Scott Lynch

From the New York Times bestselling author of When the Moon Hatched comes a dark fantasy inspired by Rapunzel, full of immersive imagery and breathtaking angst, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout. What a pretty flower to keep locked in a big, rocky tower.Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody massacre that spared nobody else.Small. Fragile. An enigma.Now ward to a powerful High Master who knows too much and says too little, I lead a simple life, never straying from the confines of an imaginary line I've drawn around the castle grounds. Stay within. Never leave. Out there, the monsters lurk. Inside, I'm safe ... though at a cost far greater than the blood I drip into a goblet daily.Toxic, unreciprocated love for a man who's utterly unavailable. My savior. My protector.My almost executioner.I can't help but be enamored with the arcane man who holds the power to pull my roots from the ground.When voracious beasts spill across the land and threaten to fray the fabric of my tailored existence, the petals of reality will peel back to reveal an ugly truth. But in a castle puddled with secrets, none are greater than the one I've kept from myself.No tower is tall enough to protect me from the horror that tore my life to shreds.

Now a major TV seriesThe Sunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionLonglisted for the Booker Prize'It is a book not read, but lived' Telegraph'Her Cromwell novels are, for my money, the greatest English novels of this century' Observer'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?'The Mirror & The Light begins after the death of Anne Boleyn. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son has knocked down everyone in his path: established at the right hand of Henry VIII, he is the second man in England. But what will you do, an astute witness asks, when the king turns on you, as sooner or later he turns on everyone close to him?Heralded as the greatest English novels of this century, the Wolf Hall trilogy has won two Booker Prizes and been adapted into hugely successful stage plays. The first two books, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, were transformed into a BAFTA- and Golden Globe-winning BBC television series, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. The cast now returns in the long-awaited concluding series, Wolf Hall: The Mirror & the Light.A Guardian Book of the Year ¿ A TimesBook of the Year ¿ A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year ¿ A Sunday Times Book of the Year ¿ A New Statesman Book of the Year ¿ A Spectator Book of the YearSunday Times Bestseller (08/03/2020)

Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.<BR><BR>Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides−who would become known as Maud'Dib—and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. <BR><BR>A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.

Quentin Tarantino's long-awaited first work of fiction - at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal - is the always surprising, sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award-winning film.<BR><BR>RICK DALTON - Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick's a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it?<BR><BR>CLIFF BOOTH - Rick's stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he's the only one there who might have gotten away with murder . . . <BR><BR>SHARON TATE - She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon's salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills.<BR><BR>CHARLES MANSON - The ex-con's got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he's their spiritual leader, but he'd trade it all to be a rock 'n' roll star.<BR><BR>HOLLYWOOD 1969 - YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERE

Before he was Ciri's guardian, Geralt of Rivia was a legendary swordsman. Season of Storms is an adventure set in the world of the Witcher, the book series that inspired the hit Netflix show and bestselling video games.Geralt. The witcher whose mission is to protect ordinary people from the monsters created with magic. A mutant who has the task of killing unnatural beings. He uses a magical sign, potions and the pride of every witcher - two swords, steel and silver. But what would happen if Geralt lost his weapons? Andrzej Sapkowski returns to his phenomenal world of the Witcher in a stand-alone novel where Geralt fights, travels and loves again, Dandelion sings and flies from trouble to trouble, sorcerers are scheming ... and across the whole world clouds are gathering.The season of storms is coming...Translated by David French.

Perfect for fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones—a boxed set featuring the first five novels!<BR><BR>An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin—dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine—international acclaim and millions of loyal readers. Now here is the entire monumental cycle:<BR>  <BR> A GAME OF THRONES<BR> A CLASH OF KINGS<BR> A STORM OF SWORDS<BR> A FEAST FOR CROWS<BR> A DANCE WITH DRAGONS<BR>  <BR> “One of the best series in the history of fantasy.”—Los Angeles Times<BR>  <BR> Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.<BR>  <BR> Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.<BR>  <BR> Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.<BR>  <BR> “Long live George Martin . . . a literary dervish, enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language, and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers.”—The New York Times

⭐ Now in paperback: David Nicholls's new novel You Are Here ⭐ One Day: the multi-million copy bestseller, now a major Netflix series'A wonderful, wonderful book'THE TIMES'Perfect'NEW YORK TIMES'You'd be hard pressed to find a sharper, sweeter romantic comedy'INDEPENDENTTWENTY YEARS, TWO PEOPLE, ONE DAY.15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways.So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that?And every year that follows?ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS'One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now'FINANCIAL TIMES'An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love'THE TIMES'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does'EVENING STANDARD'Genuinely brilliant'NEW STATESMAN

Planet by planet, darkness creeps across the galaxy. Among warriors and generals, among ordinary beings living in far-flung worlds, the fear will not go away: We are losing this war. . . . <BR> <BR>Anakin Skywalker feels it, too. The Separatist Alliance, with ruthlessness and treachery, is beating the Republic to every strategic target. But after a costly clash with General Grievous for the planet Kothlis, Anakin has a mission that will focus his anxious mind. Alongside Obi-Wan Kenobi, he is posing as a long-lost native of Lanteeb, an impoverished world on the Outer Rim. This seemingly unimportant planet has drawn the interest of the Seps—and Anakin and Obi-Wan soon discover the disturbing reason: A scientist enslaved by General Lok Durd is drawing on Lanteeb’s one natural resource for a devastating bioweapon. Now Anakin and Obi-Wan have entered the eye of a storm. Their presence has been exposed, Lok Durd’s plans unveiled, and a fight has begun for survival behind enemy lines—and a chance of winning a war that must be fought at any cost.

SHE WANTS VENGEANCE. HER DEVIL WANTS HER.An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter's daughter in an immortal sapphic romance in this mesmerising new gothic fantasy from the bestselling author of Lucy Undying.'Grisly and electrifying, innovative and moving. Kiersten White never misses.' Allison Saft, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide------------------------------------------------------Anneke has a complicated relationship with her father, Abraham Van Helsing - doctor, scientist, and madman devoted to studying vampires - up until the night she comes home to find him murdered, with a surreally beautiful woman looming over his body.It soon becomes clear that her father isn't the only inexplicably dead body. So, obsessed with vengeance, and armed with the latest in forensic and investigatory techniques, Anneke puts together a team of detectives to catch her mysterious serial killer.But, for reasons even she can't explain, Anneke keeps some crucial evidence to herself: infuriatingly coy letters, addressed only to her, occasionally soaked in blood, and always signed Diavola. Devil.The obsession is mutual, and all the more dangerous for it.And the closer Anneke gets to her devil, the less sense the world makes. Could her father have been right all along? Could Diavola be something even more deadly than a serial killer? Because as Anneke unearths more of Diavola's tragic past, she suspects there's still a heart somewhere in that undead body.A heart that beats for Anneke alone.------------------------------------------------------WHY YOU'LL LOVE THE FOX AND THE DEVIL:🖤 Dark sapphic obsession🔪 Serial killer mystery🦊 Hunter and hunted💌 Blood-soaked letters🧛 Vampires and the supernatural🔍 Forensic investigation🌹 Gothic romance🗺¿ Fin-de-siècle Europe🔥 A dangerously obsessive slow burn------------------------------------------------------PRAISE FOR THE FOX AND THE DEVIL'Deeply immersive. From each exquisite murder to each obsessive encounter, The Fox and the Devil is as mesmerizing as its otherworldly characters.' Chloe Gong, Sunday Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings'Utterly captivating! Kiersten White just keeps getting better with every new release. I couldn't get enough!' Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author of Electric Idol'Delicious and immersive. Anneke is a heroine of wit, courage and imagination, and she leads us through an intricate gothic mystery in a richly imagined past.' Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of The Murder of Mr. Wickham

Revolution, Leidenschaft und ein tödliches Duell - Ulrich Peltzer erzählt die Geschichte des berühmten Mathematikers Évariste Galois  1832: Évariste Galois, 20 Jahre jung, unglücklich verliebt, stirbt an den Folgen eines Bauchschusses. In der Nacht vor dem Duell bringt er noch schnell eine mathematische Theorie zu Papier, die ihn weltberühmt machen wird. Gerade erst hat man den Revolutionär und Königsgegner aus der Haft entlassen ... Galois' Geschichte hat alles, was es für einen packenden Kostümfilm braucht. Zu sehen ist dieser Film vorerst aber nur in den Bildern und Reflexionen eines Drehbuchautors, der in einer schlaflosen Nacht zwischen Julirevolution und Gegenwart hin- und herspringt. Ein beeindruckender, grandios erzählter Roman von Ulrich Peltzer über unsere Freiheit und die wunderbaren Möglichkeiten von Film und Literatur.

'Und denk immer daran: Am See geschehen gute Dinge.'Frische Luft. Endloser Himmel. Glitzerndes Wasser. Fünfzehn Jahre liegt Alice' erster Sommer in Barry's Bay zurück. Als ihre Grandma einen Unfall hat, weiß sie sofort, dass die malerische Landschaft am See der perfekte Ort für eine Auszeit ist. Kaum sind sie angekommen, trifft Alice auf ihren Nachbarn - und traut ihren Augen nicht: Vor ihr steht Charlie Florek. Sie waren Jugendliche, als sie zufällig das Foto von ihm machte, mit dem ihre Karriere als Fotografin begann. Heute versteckt sich Alice die meiste Zeit hinter der Kamera und hält das Leben auf Abstand. Charlie hingegen ist unbeschwert, selbstbewusst und charmant. Nach und nach reißt er Alice' Mauern ein, und schnell ist er mehr als nur ein Sommerflirt. Doch immer, wenn es um die Zukunft geht, blockt er ab. Und Alice muss sich fragen, ob ihre Grandma recht hatte und am See wirklich immer nur gute Dinge geschehen ...Zurück zu 'Fünf Sommer mit dir', doch dieses Mal ist es Charlie, der sich verliebt. 'Strahlend.' Emily Henry'Die Art und Weise, wie Carley Fortune das Gefühl von Sommer in einem Buch einfangen kann, ist die größte Kunst!' Glamour'So tiefgehend, so prickelnd.' Abby JimenezLust auf noch mehr Sehnsucht, Sonnenschein und Nostalgie von Bestsellerautorin Carley Fortune? Lies auch 'Nächsten Sommer am See', 'Dieser Sommer wird anders' und 'Der Sturm zwischen uns'. <BR><BR>Enthaltene Tropes: Slow Burn, Cozy Romance, Friends to Lovers, Golden retriever (boyfriend), Opposites Attract<BR>Spice-Level: 3 von 5

This expanded junior novelisation retells the fourth season of Netflix's iconic series Stranger Things.It's been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time - and navigating the complexities of high school hasn't made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down. This 320-page novelisation retells the thrilling fourth season of Stranger Things and is suitable for ages 15+.Welcome to the world of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things. Follow Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, Max, and their friends for mystery, suspense, and adventures in 1980s Hawkins.Don't miss these other Stranger Things books:Stranger Things: Season One: The Junior NovelisationStranger Things: Season Two: The Junior NovelisationStranger Things: Season Three: The Junior NovelisationStranger Things: Heroes and MonstersStranger Things: Hawkins Horrors

One Day: the sensational global bestseller and major Netflix series<BR>'A wonderful, wonderful book'<BR>THE TIMES<BR><BR>'Perfect'<BR>NEW YORK TIMES<BR><BR>'A modern classic'<BR>DAILY MIRROR<BR><BR>'You'd be hard pressed to find a sharper, sweeter romantic comedy'<BR>INDEPENDENT<BR><BR>'Big, absorbing, smart, fantastically readable'<BR>NICK HORNBY<BR><BR>Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY.<BR><BR>15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. <BR><BR>So where will they be on this one day next year? <BR><BR>And the year after that?<BR><BR>And every year that follows?<BR><BR>ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS<BR>'One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now'<BR>FINANCIAL TIMES<BR><BR>'An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters'<BR>DAILY TELEGRAPH<BR><BR>'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love'<BR>THE TIMES<BR><BR>'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does'<BR>EVENING STANDARD<BR><BR>'Genuinely brilliant'<BR>NEW STATESMAN

Du liebst Stranger Things oder suchst das perfekte Geschenk für echte Fans? Dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige!Mit über 350 skurrilen, lustigen und erstaunlichen Fakten tauchst du tief in die Welt von Elfi, Will, Dustin und Co. ein. Erfahre spannende Hintergrundinfos über die Serie, ihre Darsteller, die Produktion und geheime Details, die selbst Hardcore-Fans überraschen werden.Wusstest du, dass die Darsteller einen Gruppenchat namens "Stranger Texts" haben? Oder dass Elfis Tattoo vor jedem Dreh neu aufgetragen wurde? Dieses Buch steckt voller solcher Aha-Momente!Von kuriosen Fun Facts bis zu faszinierenden Hintergrundgeschichten - entdecke alles Wissenswerte über Hawkins, das Upside Down und seine unheimlichen Bewohner.Ein Must-have für alle Stranger Things Fans! Lache, staune und entdecke deine Lieblingsserie ganz neu - ob für dich selbst oder als besonderes Geschenk.

Wird Danae die Wahrheit im Reich der Toten finden? Oder wartet dort ihr eigenes Ende?Ein Jahr ist vergangen, seit Fischerstochter Danae die erschütternde Entdeckung machte: Es gibt keine Götter. Nur Titanen - und sie ist eine von ihnen. Auch das Versprechen auf ein Leben nach dem Tod soll eine Lüge gewesen sein, um die Menschen gefügig zu machen. Doch Danae ist fest entschlossen, ihre geliebte Schwester Alea in der Unterwelt zu finden, und macht sich auf zum Eingang zur Unterwelt, die zornigen Bewohner des Olymp auf ihren Fersen, um sie zu vernichten. Reichen ihre Kräfte aus, um sich Hades entgegenzustellen und wieder zurückzukehren?High Fantasy meets Greek Retelling - die Fortsetzung der düsteren göttlichen Fantasy-Trilogie!