The Silverwing Trilogy (Boxed Set): Silverwing; Sunwing; Firewing
10 best books like The Silverwing Trilogy (Boxed Set): Silverwing; Sunwing; Firewing (Kenneth Oppel): Eidolon, Dragon's Bait, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight / Life and Death, Companions of the Night, Warriors Box Set, The Journey, What Is Property?, Le Libraire, De brief voor de koning
In a bid for more power, the Shadow Queen of Haradis has unleashed a malignant force into the world. Her son Brishen, younger prince of the Kai royal house, suddenly finds himself ruler of a kingdom blighted by a diseased darkness and on the brink of war. His human wife Ildiko must decide if she will give...
| Author | Vivian Vande Velde |
| ISBN | 0152166637 |
Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn't matter--the villagers think she is and have staked her out on a hillside as a sacrifice to the local dragon.
It's late, it's cold, and it's raining, and Alys can think of only one thing--revenge. But first she's got to escape, and even if she does,...
| Author | Friedrich Nietzsche |
Horror movies never frightened me in the same way certain works of literature and film did. Reading through Zarathustra as a teenager was a singularly powerful experience; the work defies categorization or genre, time or place. I was warned that Nietzsche was dangerous for young readers (like Machiavelli)...
Twilight / Life and Death
Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Twilight! This special double-feature book includes the classic novel, Twilight, and a bold and surprising reimagining, Life and Death, by Stephenie Meyer.
Packaged as an oversize, jacketed hardcover "flip book," this edition features nearly 400 pages...
| Author | Vivian Vande Velde |
| ISBN | 0152166696 |
When Kerry's little brother forgets his stuffed bear at the laundry, Kerry ventures out at 11th p.m. to retrieve it for him. The laundry is deserted and kind of spooky, and while she's there three men burst in, dragging a bound and bloodied young man they insist is a vampire. Kerry helps him escape, only...
| Author | Erin Hunter |
| ISBN | 0061477931 |
This is the set of six books that begins a long list of "Warrior" books. I read "Into The Wild" with the Children's Books group here on Goodreads, enjoyed it, and gave it to my then-8-year-old grandson who promptly fell in love with the series. As he finished each book, he loaned it to me and I was captivated...
| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
| ISBN | 0439405580 |
It began as a dream. A quest for the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a mythical place where each night an order of owls rises to perform noble deeds. There Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger hope to find inspiration to fight the evil that dwells in the owl kingdom.
The journey is long and harrowing. When...
| Author | Pierre-Joseph Proudhon |
| ISBN | 1406942146 |
In just under 500 pages, P.J. Proudhon seeks to prove his thesis that Property (as defined by private and/or capitalistic property - and the social relations that it produces) is a form of theft or robbery. Secondly, Proudhon contends that the social relations created by Property are the root cause...
| Author | Gérard Bessette |
| ISBN | 2890515001 |
Le personnage principal du Libraire est une espèce de Meursault, la candeur en moins, le sarcasme en plus, mais tout aussi indifférent à ce qui l'entoure. Il s'appelle Hervé Jodoin, il a perdu son emploi de répétiteur au collège Saint-Étienne, à Montréal, et il est prêt à accepter n'importe...
| Author | Tonke Dragt |
| ISBN | 9025833926 |
De jonge Tiuri verbreekt de regels, die bepalen dat hij met niemand mag praten in de nacht voordat hij tot ridder zal worden geslagen. Hij opent de deur.
Het verzoek dat hem wordt gedaan blijkt een heel gevaarlijke opdracht. Tiuri wordt achtervolgd door boosaardige Rode Ruiters, die hem met de dood...
| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
| ISBN | 0439405602 |
Tensions erupt in the owl kingdom when the forces of evil wage war against the protectors of good. Enraged by his clash with Soren and driven by an all-consuming desire for power, Kludd and his group, the Pure Ones, launch an attack upon the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. The noble owls who live there must fight fiercely...
| Author | Pierre Bottero |
| ISBN | 2700237633 |
Une oeuvre au souffle puissant, où le lecteur découvrira des pans insoupçonnés de l'histoire de l'Empire de Gwendalavir avant l'arrivée d'Ewilan.
L'Intégrale Le Pacte des marchombres regroupe les trois tomes de la troisième trilogie d'heroic fantasy de Pierre Bottero, Ellana, Ellana...
| Author | Pierre Bottero |
| ISBN | 2700237552 |
After re-reading "La Quête d'Ewilan", I discovered I never actually read this second trilogy and decided it would make a perfect holidays break. This one is much darker with more complex characters that even show flows and this brings some freshness for a full grown adult reading Ewilan. Of course...
| Author | Pierre Bottero |
| ISBN | 2700237498 |
La vie de Camille, adolescente surdouée, bascule quand elle pénètre par accident dans l’univers de Gwendalavir avec son ami Salim. Là, des créatures menaçantes, les Ts’liches, la reconnaissent sous le nom d’Ewilan et tentent de la tuer. Originaire de ce monde, elle est l’héritière...
La Disparition de Stephanie Mailer
30 juillet 1994. Orphea, petite station balnéaire tranquille des Hamptons dans l’État de New York, est bouleversée par un effroyable fait divers: le maire de la ville et sa famille sont assassinés chez eux, ainsi qu’une passante, témoin des meurtres.
L’enquête, confiée à la police...
Rose of the Oath: A Beauty and the Beast Novella
Picking a rose had to be one of the stupidest reasons for capture in all of Aslaria. And Elissa’s brother had to be the one to do it. Without resources to mount a proper rescue, Elissa settles for the next best thing. Exchanging her freedom for his.
If he can keep her younger sisters safe while...
