Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Shadowlands)

Nur mal kurz die Welt rettenZelli Sturmrausch und ihre Truppe haben nur ein Ziel: ihren Freund Bauble aus den Fängen des fiesen Elgred Morbide zu retten. Es gibt da nur leider das kleine Problem des riesigen Kampfes, der längst wegen dessen selbstsüchtiger Machenschaften an der Dungeon Academy ausgebrochen ist. Und tief unter der dem Sand der Wüste erwacht ein monströser Dracolich, ein untoter Drache, der auf Rache sinnt. Zelli ist nicht mehr nur auf Rettungsmission, sondern auch auf einer schicksalsträchtigen Queste, die Dungeon Academy, Faerun und die gesamten Vergessenen Reiche gleich mit zu retten. Gemeinsam mit ihren Verbündeten wappnet sie sich für einen letzten Kampf, in dem es um alles geht.Das große Finale der Abenteuerreihe für kleine Dungeons & Dragons-Fans ab 8

"Any Critter will love this book" 5 star Reader Review<BR>"This only made me love Lucien more" 5 star Reader Review<BR>"Absolutely delightful" 5 star Reader Review<BR><BR>__________<BR><BR>Delve into the mind of Critical Role's most charming villain in this original novel that chronicles Lucien's early life and his fateful meeting with the Mighty Nein.<BR><BR>Lucien has always been able to spin a bad situation to his advantage. From his childhood on the dangerous streets of Shadycreek Run to his years living off the grid and learning blood magic from the Claret Orders, the charismatic blood hunter will find a way to get the upper hand.<BR><BR>When Lucien is on a job in the frozen wastelands of Eiselcross with his fellow mercenaries, a rough-and-tumble crew called the Tombtakers, fate leads him to a mysterious journal in the ruins of an ancient city. The book speaks of the Somnovem, nine beings who can grant Lucien power beyond imagining - if he is able to find them and free them from captivity.<BR><BR>Intrigued by this opportunity, Lucien pores over the journal - but the more he reads, the stranger things become. The nine whisper to him in dreams and waking visions. Time slips away, along with Lucien's grasp on reality. And tattoos of red eyes begin appearing on his skin. . . .<BR><BR>With the ability to reshape the world within his grasp, Lucien ignores all warning signs. He has always bent fortune to his will, and nothing - not even death - will stop him now.<BR><BR>Written by New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein - The Nine Eyes of Lucien explores the meteoric rise and fall of one of Critical Role's most notorious and tragic figures.<BR>__________<BR><BR><BR>"I had a hard time putting this down" 5 star Reader Review<BR>"Does such a great job of humanising Lucien, and then tearing it all down" 5 star Reader Review<BR>"Adds so much character depth" 5 star Reader Review

Perfect for fans of The Hazel Wood and Small Favors, this genre-bending page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux follows two girls who transport themselves into the world of their favorite book only to encounter the sinister alternate reality that awaits them. No matter how different best friends Adelle and Connie are, one thing they’ve always had in common is their love of a little-known gothic romance novel called Moira. So when the girls are tempted by a mysterious man to enter the world of the book, they hardly suspect it will work. But suddenly they are in the world of Moira, living among characters they’ve obsessed about for years. Except…all is not how they remembered it. The world has been turned upside down: The lavish balls and star-crossed love affairs are now interlaced with unspeakable horrors. The girls realize that something dark is lurking behind their foray into fiction—and they will have to rewrite their own arcs if they hope to escape this nightmare with their lives.

The heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series follows three teens as they take a senior-year road trip to one of America's most haunted cities, uncovering dangerous secrets from their past along the way. With all the thrills, chills, and eerie found photographs that led Publishers Weekly to call Asylum "a strong YA debut," Catacomb is perfect for fans for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.Sometimes the past is better off buried.Senior year is finally over. After all they've been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together, and they're just not going to think about what will happen when the summer ends. But on their way to visit Jordan's uncle in New Orleans, the three friends notice that they're being followed . . . and photographed. Then Dan starts receiving messages from someone he didn't expect to hear from again—someone who died last Halloween.When the trio arrives in New Orleans and the strange occurrences only escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may not be a coincidence but fate—a fate that ties Dan to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister fascination with notorious killers of the past.Now Dan's only hope is that he will make it out of his senior trip alive.Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.

"Die Horde ist gar nichts!" Mit diesen markigen Worten verriet Sylvanas Windläufer die Horde, der sie zu dienen geschworen hatte. Die Dunkle Fürstin und ihre Vasallen schmieden ihre Pläne nun in den Schatten, während Horde und Allianz, einschließlich ihrer eigenen Schwester Alleria, versuchen, ihren nächsten Schachzug vorauszuahnen. Der junge König Anduin hat unterdessen alle Hände voll damit zu tun, die erdrückende Last der Führerschaft zu meistern und beauftragt daher Alleria und den Hochexarchen Turalyon mit der Jagd nach Sylvanas.Die Horde hingegen steht am Scheideweg. Die verschiedenen Fraktionen haben einen Rat gebildet und verzichten vorerst auf die Ernennung eines neuen Kriegshäuptlings. Thrall, Lor'themar Theron, Baine Bluthuf, die Erste Arkanistin Thalyssra und einige andere Helden der Horde stellen sich dieser neuen Herausforderung. Doch die Bedrohungen sind zahlreich und das Misstrauen zwischen den Fraktionen sitzt tief. Als der Rat durch einen fehlgeschlagenen Attentatsversuch auf Talanji, die Königin der Zandalari, eine wichtige Verbündete verliert, entsenden Thrall und die anderen Ratsmitglieder den jungen Trollschamanen Zekhan auf eine aussichtslose Mission, um Talanji zu helfen, die wachsende Bedrohung gegen sie aufzudecken.In der Zwischenzeit verfolgen Nathanos Pestrufer und Sira Mondhüter den heimtückischen Plan Sylvanas, den Troll-Gott Bwonsamdi zu vernichten. Sollten sie Erfolg haben, ist die dunkle Fürstin durch nichts mehr aufzuhalten ...

From New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux and acclaimed artist Tim Probert comes an all-new original Dungeons & Dragons middle grade series! Welcome to Dungeon Academy, where monsters and creatures train for the dark world that awaits just beyond the dungeon walls! But Zellidora “Zelli” Stormclash is a bit—different. She’s the one thing monsters and creatures of the Forgotten Realms fear the most: Zelli is a human!Knowing she’ll never be accepted, Zelli’s parents disguise her as a minotaur in hopes she’ll blend with the academy’s monstrous surroundings. Zelli does her work, keeps to herself, and becomes “invisible” to everyone. While in History of Horrible Humans class, Zelli learns of the great human adventurer, Allidora Steelstrike, who oddly resembles her. Could Zelli also be a Steelstrike? Seeking answers to her true lineage, Zelli embarks on a dangerous adventure.But she won’t be alone. A vegan owlbear, a cowardly kobold, and a shapeshifting mimic will join Zelli on her quest for truth in a world that holds no place for them. And who knows? Perhaps these monstrous misfits may discover some truths of their own . . .Get ready for humor, heart, magic, and adventure as middle graders and beyond learn to embrace who they are, accept others' differences, and discover that making mistakes is OK—as long as you learn from them. 

Die Weltmonsterschaft an der Dungeon Academy!Etwas Riesiges klopft an die Tore der Dungeon Academy: Die Tiefwasser-Drachen sind da, um im Turnier des Schreckens anzutreten, das alle fünfzig Jahre stattfindet. Disziplin: Goreball. Die Mannschaft der Dungeon Academy ist zahlenmäßig und monstermäßig unterlegen - nichts Neues für Zelli Sturmrausch. Erst vor ein paar Wochen ist sie schließlich dem Nekromanten und seiner untoten Armee begegnet. Und ihr wiederkehrender Albtraum über eine düstere Macht, die die Welt zerstört, kann auch nichts Gutes bedeuten. Irgendetwas Finsteres lauert in der Academy! Aber nur Zelli scheint es zu bemerken - bis sie unter der Schule auf ein Geheimnis stößt, das die gesamten Vergessenen Reiche betrifft. Der zweite Band der spannenden Kinderbuchreihe aus der Welt von Dungeons & DragonsDurchgängig zweifarbig illustriert für abwechslungsreichen Lesespaß

Delve into the mind of Critical Role’s most charming villain in this original novel that chronicles Lucien’s early life and his fateful meeting with the Mighty Nein.<BR> <BR>Lucien has always been able to spin a bad situation to his advantage. From his childhood on the dangerous streets of Shadycreek Run to his years living off the grid and learning blood magic from the Claret Orders, the charismatic blood hunter will find a way to get the upper hand.<BR><BR>When Lucien is on a job in the frozen wastelands of Eiselcross with his fellow mercenaries, a rough-and-tumble crew called the Tombtakers, fate leads him to a mysterious journal in the ruins of an ancient city. The book speaks of the Somnovem, nine beings who can grant Lucien power beyond imagining—if he is able to find them and free them from captivity.<BR><BR>Intrigued by this opportunity, Lucien pores over the journal—but the more he reads, the stranger things become. The nine whisper to him in dreams and waking visions. Time slips away, along with Lucien’s grasp on reality. And tattoos of red eyes begin appearing on his skin. . . .<BR><BR>With the ability to reshape the world within his grasp, Lucien ignores all warning signs. He has always bent fortune to his will, and nothing—not even death—will stop him now.<BR><BR>Written by New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien explores the meteoric rise and fall of one of Critical Role’s most notorious and tragic figures.