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Everyone is desperate to have a Blitzer, the new fighting toy craze. But Danny’s Blitzer seems to be broken – it won’t fight! His friends say he should get a new one. His brother tells him to wipe the code. But Danny does something else … and everything changes. What actually are Blitzers? Who’s behind them? And what will happen if they get out of control …?

The transport ship Orion is four months out of Earth when catastrophe strikes – leaving the ship and everyone on board stranded in deep space. Suddenly it’s up to 13-year-old Beth, and her friends, to navigate through treacherous and uncharted territory to reach safety. But a heavily damaged ship, space pirates, a mysterious alien species, and an artificial intelligence that Beth doesn’t know if she can trust, mean that getting home has never been so difficult.

In the land of Draconis, there are no dragons. Once, there were. Once, humans and dragons were friends, and created the great city of Rivven together. But then came the Dragon Storm, and the dragons retreated from the world of humans. To the men and women of Draconis, they became legends and myth. Young dragonseer Mira and her dragon Flameteller love finding out how things work and fixing them, and so they're excited to learn about the ancient magic that powers the home of the Dragonseer Guild—and helps keep its existence a secret.

Cara has spent her life on the streets, relying on her wits—and a mysterious voice that seemed to live inside her head—for survival. She's amazed when she learns that the voice actually belongs to a dragon—her dragon—and she's invited to join a hidden society, the Dragonseer Guild, for those who can summon their own dragon.

But Cara isn't used to having friends, and so when she and her dragon Silverthief uncover a dangerous secret, they must decide who they can trust... and their lives will depend on it.

Tomas has always been told that now, dragons are extinct, and so he can't believe it when a mysterious stranger invites him to join a secret society, the Dragonseer Guild—and tells him that not only do dragons still exist, but also that Tomas has a very special power... he can summon his very own dragon! But Tomas faces a difficult choice, and he and his dragon, Ironskin, must learn to trust each other—and together, they have to save their home from a deadly threat.

It's the Maze Festival in the city of Rivven, and young dragonseer Ellis and his dragon Pathseeker are determined to be the first to complete the three mazes in the grounds of the king's palace and win this year's tournament. But after they discover someone secretly using dangerous dragon magic, Ellis and Pathseeker face a far greater challenge—and it will take all of their skills and courage to find their way back home, and keep the existence of the dragons a secret from the king.

The world of Colony is in ruins. No one knows what caused society to begin tearing itself apart—but the secret may lie with Cora, a girl living on the mountainside far away from others. Cora possesses an extraordinary gift: the power to see back in time, from an event back to its causes. Even more incredibly, sometimes she can change events. But the present is looking for Cora, and she is forced on the run—and must decide who she is, what she can do...and how to fix the future.

The robot Adam-2 has been locked in the basement of a lost building for over 200 years - until one day he is discovered by two children, and emerges into a world ruined by a civil war between humans and advanced intelligence. Hunted by both sides, Adam discovers that he holds the key to the war, and the power to end it - to destroy one side and save the other. But which side is right? Surrounded by enemies who want to use him, and allies who mistrust him, Adam must decide who - and what - he really is.

Mira und ihr Drache Flammenzunge lieben es, gemeinsam herauszufinden, wie Dinge funktionieren. Sie sind gespannt zu erfahren, wie die alte Magie das Zuhause der Gilde der Drachenseher mit Energie versorgt und dazu beiträgt, dass es ein Geheimnis bleibt. Doch als der König von Draconis die Drachen bezwingen will und die Magie, die die Gilde der Drachenseher antreibt,zu brechen beginnt, müssen Mira und Flammenzunge einen Weg finden, die Energie zu bewahren – bevor die Drachenseher entdeckt werden. Der vierte Band einer spannenden, magischen und actiongeladenen Fantasyreihe.

In dem Land Draconis gibt es schon lange keine Drachen mehr, denn die Drachen haben sich seit einer großen Auseinandersetzung, die als "Drachensturm" bekannt ist, aus der Welt der Menschen zurückgezogen. Für die Frauen und Männer in Draconis wurden sie zur Legende. Die junge Cara musste sich ohne Eltern auf der Straße durchschlagen. Ihr einziger Vertrauter ist eine Stimme in ihrem Kopf, die ihr in schweren Lebenslagen weiterhilft.

Das Irrgartenfest hat in der Stadt Rivven begonnen. Der junge Drachenseher Ellis und sein Drache Pfadsucher sind dazu auserwählt, als Erste aus den drei Irrgärten am Königspalast zu entkommen und als Gewinner das diesjährige Turnier zu beenden. Als sie jedoch herausfinden, dass jemand heimlich gefährliche Drachenmagie anwendet, müssen Ellis und Pfadsucher ein weitaus größeres Spiel meistern – und sie werden all ihre Fähigkeiten und ihren Mut brauchen, um ihren Weg nach Hause zu finden und das Geheimnis über die Existenz der Drachen vor dem König zu bewahren.

In dem Land Draconis gibt es schon lange keine Drachen mehr, denn die Drachen haben sich seit einer großen Auseinandersetzung, die als "Drachensturm" bekannt ist, aus der Welt der Menschen zurückgezogen. Für die Frauen und Männer in Draconis wurden sie zur Legende. Doch dann sieht der junge Tom im Schmiedefeuer seines Vaters ein geheimnisvolles Gesicht, das mit ihm zu sprechen versucht, kommt eine Kette von Veränderungen ins Rollen.

Sparrow lives in the world after the Reek. The atmosphere is toxically polluted, and Axel Brodie, the tech billionaire behind Zephyr Industries, is cashing in as the only supplier of clean air. Sparrow is struggling to help her family survive until her brilliant inventor friend, Miriam Fenn, comes up with a new form of technology that could break Zephyr’s stranglehold on the air supply. But men like Brodie are hard to defeat, and he will do everything in his power to stop Miriam and Sparrow. Who will triumph in this battle to breathe?

Coll is Wolf. He lives with his clan on a Construct, a huge technological "creature" driven by the clan's combined willpower. Together they roam their world, fighting other clans and absorbing them into their own. But when a new and dangerous Construct attacks them, Coll is thrown clear from Wolf and left behind. Now he must survive life on ground and get back to his clan. He is helped by Rieka, a "Tock" who makes the Constructs work. She promises Coll a way to return, but can she be trusted? And what is she really trying to do...?