V. E Schwab
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"Never pray to the gods that answer after dark." France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman named Adeline meets a dangerous stranger and makes a terrible mistake. As she realizes the limitations of her Faustian bargain - being able to live forever, without being able to be remembered by anyone she sees - Addie chooses to flee her small village, as everything she once held dear is torn away. But there are still dreams to be had, and a...
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"Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift, and into Black London. In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, Kell is visited...
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Monsters of Verity volume 1
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Kate Harker and August Flynn's families rule opposite ends of Verity, a grisly metropolis where violent acts summon real monsters: bloodsucking Malchai; clawing Corsai; and soul-stealing Sunai. The truce that keeps the Families at peace is crumbling, and August is sent to spy on Kate. But when Harker's men try to kill her and pin it on the Flynns, August and Kate find themselves running from both sides, in a city where monsters are real.
5) Vengeful
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Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine. But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she's finally gained the control she's always sought, and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She'll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale...
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"From V.E. Schwab, the critically acclaimed author of Vicious, comes a new universe of daring adventure, thrilling power, and parallel Londons, beginning with A Darker Shade of Magic. Kell is one of the last Travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes--as such, he can choose where he lands. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, ruled by a mad King George. Then there's Red London, where...
7) Vicious
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"Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-- brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things...
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The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. The next night,...
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When a new monster, who feeds on chaos and brings out its victim's inner demon, emerges from the shadows, Kate finds herself lured home to face a monster she thought she killed, a boy she thought she knew, and a demon all her own.
August Flynn is a monster who can never be human, and in Verity he has become the leader he never wished to be. Kate Harker is a girl who hunts monsters, and in Prosperity she has become a ruthless hunter. When a new monster...
10) Warm Up
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It's been 297 days since David died-and came back. He may have survived the avalanche, but the aftermath has been far worse. His wife moved out, taking his son with her, and a devastated David hasn't left his house since, terrified of the mysterious new power that followed him home from the ill-fated expedition. After months in seclusion, David's ready for a fresh start, and ventures out, determined to keep his power in check. But, David's power isn't...
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Read all three books in V.E. Schwab's spine tingling, bestselling City of Ghosts series: City of Ghosts, Tunnel of Bones, and Bridge of Souls! Available together for the first time!
V.E. (Victoria) Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, takes readers on three sweeping, evocative adventures in three different haunted cities.
Ever since Cassidy Blake almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull...
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Magie, Intrigen, Täuschung, Abenteuer - und Piraten. "Die Beschwörung des Lichts" von V.E. Schwab ist das große Finale der Weltenwanderer-Trilogie um die vier unterschiedlichen Versionen von London. "Wie tötet man einen Gott?" Diese Frage stellen sich Lila und Kell, als die Dunkelheit ihre Heimat, das Rote London, erfasst. Osaron, die finsterste Ausgeburt des Schwarzen London, hat in kurzer Zeit die Macht in der Stadt an sich gerissen. Und er...
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Mysteriös, romantisch, spannend - Gallant ist das neue Hörbuch von der Bestsellerautorin V. E. Schwab (Das unsichtbare Leben der Addie LaRue).
Olivia Prior ist in einem Waisenhaus aufgewachsen. Ihren Vater hat sie nie getroffen, und die Stimme ihrer Mutter hat sie schon längst vergessen. Geblieben ist ihr nur das Tagebuch ihrer Mutter. Es ist voller Rätsel und seltsamer Zeichnungen, die sie eine Tages zu enträtseln hofft. Ihr Leben in dem Heim...
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V. E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary volume 2
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Twelve years ago, Eli Cardale and his college friend, Victor Vale, developed ExtraOrdinary abilities after experimenting with near-death experiences. When Victor accidentally killed Eli's girlfriend after his ExtraOrdinary abilities span out of control, he fled the scene and disappeared. Eli swore his revenge and for ten years he hunted for Victor before finally tracking him down and attacking him, for which he was promptly arrested.
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Ein magisches Turnier auf Leben und Tod ...
Das rote London steht im Bann des großen Spiels der Elemente, in dem Magier aus aller Welt ihre Kräfte messen. Dass der Antari Kell antritt, ist Ehrensache. Aber auch andere illustre Gäste geben sich die Ehre, etwa der berüchtigte Pirat Alucard Emery - und natürlich die Diebin Lila Bard. Zu dumm, dass in all dem Trubel niemand merkt, dass im schwarzen London etwas Urböses aus tiefem Schlaf erwacht.
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Addie LaRue ist die Frau, an die sich niemand erinnert. Die unbekannte Muse auf den Bildern Alter Meister. Die namenlose Schönheit in den Sonetten der Dichter. Dreihundert Jahre lang reist sie durch die europäische Kulturgeschichte - und bleibt dabei doch stets allein.
Seit sie im Jahre 1714 einen Pakt mit dem Teufel geschlossen hat, ist sie dazu verdammt, ein ruheloses Leben ohne Freunde oder Familie zu führen und als anonyme Frau die Großstädte...
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Es gibt vier Farben der Magie: Im Roten London befindet sie sich im Gleichgewicht mit dem Leben. Im Weißen wird die Magie versklavt, kontrolliert, unterdrückt. Dem Grauen London ist sie fast abhandengekommen. Und im Schwarzen London hat sie das Leben selbst vertilgt. Als einer der wenigen Antari springt Kell zwischen den verschiedenen Welten hin und her. Doch er führt ein Doppelleben: Er ist Botschafter der Könige, aber auch ein Schmuggler. Eines...
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Shades of Magic The Steel Prince volume 3
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Through Isra's guidance, Prince Maxim Maresh has entered the Night of Knives, a mysterious magical tournament, to prove his mettle and win the respect of his soldiers. Under the gaze of the Verose garrison and its population, Maxim had successfully survived the first challenge – a blizzard of magical shards when, while walking along a tightrope of magic steel rope, he was struck by a deadly bolt and sent plunging into the abyss…
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Shades of Magic The Steel Prince volume 1
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Having vanquished the Pirate Queen, Prince Maxim Maresh has now been tasked with commanding the Verose military barracks. However, the young, headstrong prince finds it hard to be accepted by the regular soldiers billeted there who see him as nothing more than a spoiled royal playing at being a soldier, and he yearns to earn their respect and be judged for his skills as a warrior and leader and not because of the privilege of his royal title.
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V. E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary volume 1
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ExtraOrdinary, or EO: a person who has survived a near-death experience and returned with superpowers. These powers are the product not only of how the person nearly died, but their final thoughts at the moment of death. Incredibly rare, and potentially dangerous to themselves and others, few people know about the existence of ExtraOrdinaries, and an organization called EON is determined to keep it that way.
Set in the worlds of Vicious and Vengeful...