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Tahereh Mafi These infinite threads
Koning Zaal is vermoord en Alizeh is weggevoerd door koning Cyrus van Tulan. Kamran blijft zwaar gewond achter. Heeft Alizeh hem verraden? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Science fiction
Engels | 402 pagina's | Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, NY | 2023
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David Hair | Cath Mayo Athena's Champion
A prophecy condemns him, a goddess binds him, but what will set Odysseus free? A thrilling tale of a legendary Greek adventure, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and David Gemmell. Young Prince Odysseus is about to have his world torn apart. He has travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom, but instead a terrible secret is revealed, one that tears down every pillar of his life and marks him out for death. Outcast by his family and on the run, Odysseus is offered...
Engels | 14 uur 49 minuten (651 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Hero of Olympus
Surpass all odds, break the chains, defeat a God... Heracles’ trials are far from over. Carrying the weight of the heavens, accompanied only by his most loyal friend, Iolaus, he will do anything to atone for his crimes. But all is not as it seems. Gods and men alike plot against him... First Heracles must obtain the girdle of the Amazonian Queen, Hippolyta, steal cattle from the monstrous Geryon, and take apples from the Garden of Hesperides. Through it all Heracles will come to realise his betrayal...
Engels | 11 uur 58 minuten (524 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Son of Zeus
The epic story, the greatest hero of them all. Heracles, renowned for his strength and spirit, has done something terrible. His gilded life lies in ruins. Seeking the Oracle, he is given a new mission: pay penance by becoming the slave of his sworn enemy. Twelve impossible labours await him. To restore his reputation, he must face monsters and mythical beasts that will test him to his limits and beyond. For he has become a pawn of Gods: of Zeus's pride and, above all, Hera's jealousy... Can he...
Engels | 10 uur 42 minuten (469 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Oracles of Troy
Only the determination of one man can bring victory. The Trojan War has been raging for ten years. Greece’s greatest warriors have fallen. But then a series of oracles appear with utterances from the gods, commands that must be fulfilled if Troy is to be defeated. Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, knows that only one man has the courage and intelligence to complete the Olympians' tasks: Odysseus, King of Ithaca. From an island haunted by a vengeful madman to a forsaken tomb and its deadly guardian,...
Engels | 12 uur 30 minuten (557 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Voyage of Odysseus
Odysseus’s greatest challenge is only just beginning. The armies of Troy have been defeated, and the city lies in ruins. His oath fulfilled, Odysseus can at last sail for Ithaca and the long-awaited reunion with his family. But the gods, who were once his allies, have turned against him. Exiled with the warrior Eperitus, he is thrust into a world of seductive demi-gods and man-eating monsters. As they struggle from one supernatural encounter to another, never knowing what the next landfall will...
Engels | 15 uur 30 minuten (673 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Armour of Achilles
The greatest battle needs the greatest of warriors. The siege of Troy is in its ninth year. But Troy still stands. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by disillusioned troops, he changes tactics. Ordering attacks on Troy’s allies, he deprives the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. Yet even this does not draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. Meanwhile, Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of...
Engels | 15 uur 38 minuten (679 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe The Gates of Troy
War is coming – and nothing can stop it... Settled in his small island kingdom, Odysseus wants nothing more than to rule Ithaca in peace. Meanwhile, his warrior friend Eperitus, frustrated at his quiet life, dreams of glory in battle. But when Agamemnon’s fleet appears on the horizon, Odysseus knows that war is upon him. A Trojan prince has abducted Helen of Sparta, and the armies of Greece are gathering. As the greatest heroes flock to the crusade, only one is missing. Odysseus knows that without...
Engels | 14 uur 4 minuten (611 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Carlo Gébler I, Antigone
"I, Antigone, have closed my eyes. My voice is deep and quiet, dark and slow, like a river moving over rocks, never stopping, never ceasing, endless. He was wholly at fault, and he was entirely innocent. This is true of us all if we only knew it. His fate is everyone’s. I, Antigone, have opened my eyes." The mythical Greek king, Oedipus, is no stranger to tragedy. As a baby, he is left to die on the mountainside of Thebes by his royal parents after the Oracle of Delphi prophesies that he will...
Engels | 9 uur 3 minuten (401 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Glyn Iliffe Return to Ithaca
The thrilling final instalment of the epic and bestselling Adventures of Odysseus. Odysseus has been to Hell and back. Deserted by the Gods, and now in bitter conflict with his friend Eperitus, times look bleak. He dreams of returning to his home. But back on Ithaca things look little better. His son Telemachus and wife Penelope are besieged by a gang of suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead and looking for the queen’s hand in marriage. Odysseus and Eperitus have survived everything. But now...
Engels | 13 uur 28 minuten (584 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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A.L. Kennedy The little snake
Mary, een klein intelligent meisje, woont in het arme deel van de stad waar ze op een dag Lanmo, een kleine gouden, pratende slang ontmoet. Ze worden dikke vrienden.
Fictie | Sprookjes
Engels | 132 pagina's | Canongate, Edinburgh | 2018
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C.F. Barrington The Wolf Mile
"Squid Game" meets "The Hunger Games" in this thriller where modern-day recruits compete in an ancient, deadly game across the streets of Edinburgh. Welcome to the Pantheon Games. Let the streets of Edinburgh run with blood... The Games are the biggest underground event in the world, followed by millions online. New recruits must leave behind their twenty-first-century lives and vie for dominance in a gruelling battle to the death armed only with ancient weapons – and their wits. Tyler Maitland...
Engels | 11 uur 25 minuten (503 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Ambrose Bierce Can Such Things Be?
"Can Such Things Be?" is a thrillingly creepy collection of short stories from one of the 19th century’s masters of horror. Sit yourself by a campfire or candlelight and enjoy these 24 eerie stories, told in Bierce’s witty, clear prose, filled with ghosts, apparitions, doppelgängers, grave robbers, death omens and other strange, inexplicable occurrences. The story of "The Damned Thing" has appeared in the tv show "Masters of Horror", while "Haïta the Shepherd" and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" have...
Engels | 7 uur 33 minuten (340 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Joanne Harris A pocketful of crows
Een jong en wild meisje laat zich verleiden door een rijke jongeman. Als ze met hem meegaat, verliest ze haar magische krachten en haar vrijheid. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Sprookjes
Engels | 236 pagina's | Gollancz, London | 2017
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Evie Woods The lost bookshop
Wanneer een verdwijnende boekwinkel haar betovering uitspreekt, ontdekken drie vreemdelingen dat hun eigen verhalen net zo bijzonder zijn als die op de pagina's van hun geliefde boeken. Ze worden getransporteerd naar een wereld van verwondering waar niets is wat het lijkt.
Fictie | Romantische verhalen | Sprookjes
Engels | 434 pagina's | One More Chapter, London | 2023
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Oscar Wilde The happy prince
De gelukkige prins is ongelukkig, omdat de mensen in de stad arm zijn en hij als standbeeld bedekt is met goud en juwelen. Met kleurenillustraties, opdrachten en een MultiRom met het voorgelezen verhaal en verschillende activiteiten. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
Fictie | Sprookjes
Engels | 51 pagina's | Oxford University Press, Oxford [etc.] | 2008
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Ross Montgomery Spellstone
Het lijkt alsof niemand Evie (12) de laatste tijd nog opmerkt. Dan ontmoet ze een vreemde oude man die haar een ketting geeft. Deze moet haar beschermen tegen een gevaarlijke tovenaar. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
Fictie | Sprookjes
Engels | 330 pagina's | Walker Books, London | 2023
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Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl
De kapitein van de Lep Unit vraagt Artemis degene die haar unit bedreigt, onschadelijk te maken; in ruil daarvoor helpt zij hem zijn ontvoerde vader te zoeken.
Fictie | Sprookjes
Engels | 288 pagina's | Puffin Books, London | 2002
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Joanne Harris The blue salt road
Selkies zijn zeehonden die hun vel kunnen afnemen en als mens op het land kunnen leven. Als het meisje waarop een selkieprins verliefd is, zwanger raakt van hem, wil ze haar kind niet vaderloos opvoeden. Daarom zorgt ze ervoor dat hij zijn zeehondenleven vergeet. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Sprookjes
Engels | 215 pagina's | Gollancz, London | 2018
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Jennifer Donnelly Stepsister
De jongste stiefzus van Assepoester leert omgaan met haar verleden en ontdekt dat haar schoonheid in haar moed zit. Daarbij wordt ze geholpen doot het Lot, Geluk en de Feeënkoningin. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Sprookjes
Engels | 469 pagina's | Hot Key Books, London | 2019
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