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Langweilig ist unserer kleinen Lena, weil sie krank im Bett liegen muss... Da bringt ihr Mama ein besonderes Geschenk: den Zauberkreisel! Dieser nimmt Lena mit auf ihre erste phantastische Reise ins Morgenland, wo sie Farid, den schlauen Sohn des Sultans trifft und einen fliegenden Teppich wieder fliegen lässt!

Mycroft Holmes zählt sicherlich zu den mächtigsten und einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten Großbritanniens. Über Jahre agierte er in den Schatten und lenkte die Geschicke seines Landes. Er galt als unantastbar, sein Wort war Gesetz. Doch von einem Tag auf den anderen ändert sich alles! Unbekannte verschicken mysteriöse Botschaften, die eine Reihe von Anschlägen androhen. Die Ziele sind immer Freunde und Bekannte von Mycroft Holmes. Es beginnt ein mörderisches Spiel gegen die Zeit. Für Mycroft Holmes ist der längste Tag seines Lebens angebrochen. Wird er ihn überstehen?

Chief Inspector Anthony Stafford bekommt es mit einer Kirchenschändung zu tun, bei der die Reste von menschlichem Blut, aber keine Leiche gefunden wird. Der Fall bekommt einen dramatischen Beigeschmack, als Berichte über die Manson-Morde in den USA auch ins UK schwappen und es kurz darauf zu einem vergleichbar grässlichen Verbrechen kommt. Der junge Kenneth Stafford meldet sich freiwillig, um eine verdächtige Kommune zu "unterwandern". Ein verhängnisvoller Fehler, denn schon bald findet er sich auf einem Opferaltar wieder, um den sich die "Jünger der Apokalypse" bereits versammelt haben.

当朝阳和夏河在中国的一条街上相遇时，他们并不知道, 两个人的相遇, 将为他们开启一个新的旅程。

Wie geht es weiter mit Mare und Cal? Um das zu erfahren - und vieles mehr -, kehren wir zurück in die schillernde, tödliche Welt der Silbernen und Roten. Dieser Zusatzband ist die perfekte Ergänzung zur Bestsellerserie. Er enthält neben den Kurzgeschichten "Der Gesang der Königin" und "Rotes Netz" vier neue spannende Geschichten. "Feuerschein", "Abschied" und "Eisernes Herz" geben neue Einblicke aus der Sicht von Mare, Cal, Maven, Evangelina und Elane. Zwei neue Charaktere erzählen ihre Geschichte in "Die Welt dahinter".

Endlich ist es so weit: Der wundersame Weltraumzoo wird eröffnet und Nelly und Julius laden die ganze Klasse 4a ein, mit dabei zu sein. In der Pause schleichen alle ins Raumschiff, das unbemerkt hinter der Schule gelandet ist, und düsen ab nach Wummerding. Dort ist schon alles für die feierliche Eröffnung vorbereitet. Und Professor Tull hat noch eine Überraschung: Ein echtes Schlumbo-Baby wurde geboren! Doch als sich die Kinder um das Fernrohr drängen, um es zu bewundern, fehlt von dem Jungen jede Spur.

Kate McGraw, the lone female on the US Marshals fugitive task force, is on the trail of homicidal bank robber when she is shot by a drugged-up ex-con. While she is in the hospital recuperating, a mysterious stranger leaves a bouquet of flowers in her room. Days later Kate is discharged. Still recuperating, she sees a man in a car parked on the street watching her apartment. This is the third time she has seen him. Kate gets the license number, follows and confronts him and discovers he's her estranged father, Frank Galvin who disappeared when she was six.

If anything can be said about endearingly predictable Margo Hemsley, it’s that she always serves elaborate desserts at her mystery book club meetings. That’s why everyone fears the worst after she doesn’t pick up her order from Bernie and Libby and skips out on the monthly gathering. The Simmons sisters can’t imagine their acquaintance vanishing like a character from one of her favorite novels, at least not willingly.

The following books are included: Gentleman Junkie and Other Stories of the Hung-Up Generation and Love Ain't Nothing but Sex Misspelled.

The following books are included...The Deadly Streets and No Doors, No Windows.

In 2018 it was estimated that there were more than 750 million spiders in the United Kingdom. By contrast, the overall number today is less than 10 percent of that - but now the spiders live all around us. Today, the spiders are our neighbours. They live alongside us, coexist with us. As us.... An intriguing, imaginative and often unsettling short story set in a world where spiders and humans live together, Eight over Four examines the problems which arise should two contrasting species be forced together.

Richard Cottar is a respected independent film writer and director; his wife, Joanna, is his increasingly successful and wealthy producer. Together they are about to embark on a film about the life of Walter Benjamin, the German Jewish intellectual who killed himself in northern Spain while on the run from the Nazis in 1940. In what looks set to be the last year of Britain’s membership of the European Union, Benjamin’s story of exile and statelessness is more relevant than ever. But Richard and Joanna’s symbiotic life takes a sudden turn.

To say my first interaction with Fin leaves much to be desired is an understatement. He infuriates me, barely speaks, and glares at me all the time. Not to mention he thinks I'm a mess. It isn't in my plans to start to like him. To fall for him. To want something more. But Fin's past is filled with a pain that makes any kind of us impossible. He can't seem to figure out what he wants, and truthfully, neither can I.

Each year, 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Upon learning this difficult news, individuals also have a minefield of complex information to navigate regarding treatment plans, insurance coverage, clinical trials, and more. Your Cancer Road Map: Navigating Life with Resilience is a compassionate, comprehensive guide for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers, designed to take the guesswork out of these crucial decisions every step of the way.

Many smart students reach a point where they feel overwhelmed and stressed out. As their grades drop, so does their self-esteem, and this combination of external and internal pressures can seem insurmountable. To make matters worse, students feel unable to ask for or accept help. In The Disintegrating Student, Jeannine Jannot, PhD, draws on her decades of experience as a school psychologist, educator, and student coach to explain the reasons for this increasingly common phenomenon.

At Grace Memorial Hospital in Chicago, something is stirring. Patients are going AWOL and research subjects share the same sinister dreams. Half a century ago, something was buried under Grace in a terrible ritual, and it’s straining to be free. Jayné Heller is primed to take on whatever’s about to be let loose. Yet the greatest danger now may not be the huge, unseen force lurking below, but the evil that has been hiding in plain sight all along - taking her ever closer to losing her body, her mind, and her soul....

Jayné Heller has discovered the source of her uncanny powers: Something else is living inside her body. She's possessed. Of all her companions, she can only bring herself to confide in Ex, the former priest. They seek help from his old teacher and the circle of friends he left behind, hoping to cleanse Jayné before the parasite in her becomes too powerful. Ex’s history and a new enemy combine to leave Jayné alone and on the run. Her friends, thinking that the rider with her has taken the reins, try to hunt her down, unaware of the danger they’re putting her in.

After years on her own, JaynE Heller is going home to find some answers. How did the powerful spirit calling itself the Black Sun get into her body? Who was her uncle Eric, and what was the grand plan that he devoted his life to? Who did her mother have an affair with, and why? What happened to her on her 16th birthday? And the tattoo - seriously - what was that about?

In the battle between good and evil, there's no such thing as a fair fight. When Jayné Heller's uncle Eric died, she inherited a fortune beyond all her expectations - and a dangerous mission in a world she never knew existed. Reining in demons and supernatural foes is a formidable task, but thankfully Jayné has vast resources and loyal allies to rely on. She'll need both to tackle a bodyswitching serial killer who's taken up residence in New Orleans, a city rich in voodoo lore and dark magic.

Set against the breezy backdrop of coastal Rhode Island, the latest novel from best-selling author Marina Adair asks whether two of a small town's biggest hearts can learn to put themselves first - in the name of love.