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In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates must solve a series of impossible murders to save her sisters, her soulmate, and her city.
Descendants of the Fates are always born in threes: one to weave, one to draw, and one to cut the threads that connect people to the things they love and to life itself. The Ora sisters are no exception. Io, the youngest, uses her Fate-born abilities as a private investigator in the half-sunken city of Alante.
But her latest job leads her to a horrific discovery: somebody is abducting women, maiming their life-threads, and setting the resulting wraiths loose in the city to kill. To find the culprit, she must work alongside Edei Rhuna, the right hand of the infamous Mob Queen—and the boy with whom she shares a rare fate-thread linking them as soul mates before they’ve even met.
But the investigation turns personal when Io's estranged oldest sister turns up on the arm of her best suspect. Amid unveiled secrets from her past and her growing feelings for Edei, Io must follow clues through the city’s darkest corners and unearth a conspiracy that involves some of the city’s most powerful players—before destruction comes to her own doorstep.
The second book in Cornelia Funke's internationally celebrated
trilogy - magical, thrilling and mesmerising. 'I don't think I've
ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and
pitfalls of reading' Diana Wynne Jones Although a year has passed,
not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary
events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of
the pages, and changed her life for ever. But for Dustfinger, the
fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has
become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the
magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous
reversal that sees the characters of Inkheart transported to a
charmed Inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and
princes ... A thrilling and magical series about stories and the
imagination they inspire Book 1, Inkheart, is now a major movie
starring Andy Serkis, Paul Bettany and Brendan Fraser! The
adventure continues in book 3, Inkdeath Cornelia Funke is the
critically-acclaimed, internationally bestselling author of Dragon
Rider and The Thief Lord
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The Magic Vest
(Hardcover)
Shereen Quraeshi; Illustrated by Madeleine Sibthorpe
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R571
R480
Discovery Miles 4 800
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The landmark new novel from Ross Welford, one of the
fastest-growing and most critically acclaimed middle grade authors
in the UK, this funny, moving and brilliant sixth book cements his
position as the most exciting storyteller around for readers of
10+. When eleven-year-old Malky and his younger brother Seb become
the owners of a "Dreaminator", they are thrust into worlds beyond
their wildest imagination. From tree-top flights and Spanish
galleons, to thrilling battles and sporting greatness - it seems
like nothing is out of reach when you can share a dream with
someone else. But... impossible dreams come with incredible risks,
and when Seb won't wake up and is taken to hospital in a coma,
Malky is forced to leave reality behind and undertake a final,
terrifying journey to the stone-age to wake his brother...
'Has everything I like: humour, action, great characters and
awesome mythology!' Rick Riordan, bestselling author of Percy
Jackson 'A new star is born.' Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of
Artemis Fowl The third fast-paced fantasy adventure starring Aru
Shah! War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the
Otherworld is on high alert. Aru Shah and her friends are sent on a
mission to rescue two targets, one of whom is about to utter a
prophecy that cannot reach the ears of villainous the Sleeper. A
mystical wish-granting tree might be Aru's only hope to save the
day - can she find it in time?
The first in a stunning series of exclusive manga stories from
Melissa Marr, set in the same seductive and dangerous faerie world
as her bestselling novels... The desert is far away from the
schemes of the Faerie Courts - and that's how Rika likes it. Once a
mortal and now a faery, Rika seeks isolation and revels in her
ability to appear invisible to humans. Then, she meets... him.
Artistic and kind, Jayce is the last person Rika wants to hide
from. But change is coming, challenging Rika's freedom and her new
romance, as her past pursues her, even into the heart of the
desert...
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