Cuando Lore tenía trece años, escapó de una secta que había bajo las catacumbas de la ciudad de Dellaire. Y lleva una década tratando de que no la encuentren. Pero no es tarea sencilla, porque su magia de la muerte la ata a la ciudad.Mortem, la magia nacida de la muerte, está prohibida en Dellaire, pero también se considera un lujo por el que algunos están dispuestos a pagar bien. Lore trafica con venenos, lo que le permite costearse su comida y un techo bajo el que vivir. Pero un encargo fallido acaba revelando el poder de Lore, y es capturada por un grupo de monjes que están a las órdenes del Rey Sagrado. La joven cree que será condenada a la hoguera, pero el rey August tiene otros planes para ella Al parecer, en las tierras más lejanas del reino, pueblos enteros han muerto repentinamente, se cree que de forma aleatoria. Lore deberá usar su magia para descubrir qué está pasando si no quiere morir. En la corte del Rey Sagrado, no se puede confiar en nadie. Protegida por Gabriel, un duque que se ha convertido en monje, y continuamente enfrentada a Bastian, el excéntrico heredero del rey, Lore lidiará con intrigas de todo tipo mientras trata de sobrevivir a una sociedad corrupta y ostentosa. Pero la vida que dejó atrás, en las catacumbas, la sigue buscando. E incluso en un lugar tan insospechado como la corte, aquello que más teme podría estar más cerca de lo que jamás habría creído.
Crime is on the rise in Dogtown, and it’s all thanks to a guitar bandit! It’s nearly time for DogAid, the hottest music festival in town, but Mick Wagger’s lucky golden guitar has gone missing. Could one of Mick’s biggest fans—the Boneheads—be behind it? Or a fellow rockstar like Justin Beaver or Catty Perry? Or an enemy Mick made on the road to fame? No matter who the culprit is, if they’re not stopped, the festival will be ruined, and no one will get to see The Rolling Bones hit the stage.
So it’s time to call in the Underdog Detective Agency: with Barkley the German shepherd, Carl the Chihuahua, Dr. Spots the Dalmatian, and Fang . . . the cat. (Yes, a CAT!) What the Underdogs lack in skill, they make up for in grit, determination, and disguises. The team jumps on the case like a drummer on a beat, but will the Underdogs be able to stop the thief and save the show? If not, they may end up in treble. You’ll have to read to find out in this paws-itively hilarious mystery!
The crayons are getting ready to go back to school, and each crayon has a subject they’re looking forward to the most. They’re also ready to meet new friends. . . and let loose during their very favorite time of day: art class. A humorous, small hardcover back-to-school story from everyone’s favorite school supplies.
On the spookiest night of the year, Jim Panzee and his jungle friends brave the dark to collect treats. Not only does the jungle look different at night, it sounds different. What’s that knock-knock-knock and that HAHA HAHA HAHA? And the smell? PEE-YEW! “Don’t be scared,” they tell Jim. But then two glowing eyes flash overhead, and looking for treats is almost abandoned.
Starring the Cat in the Hat and filled with fun facts about different breeds, their wildly varied sizes and shapes and amazing sense of smell, information about the jobs they do to help us, and much more, this is the perfect way to introduce young children to the beloved animals who share our homes and lives! Reviewed for accuracy by a noted expert, and illustrated in cheerful Seussian style, there’s no better way to introduce informational texts or the natural world to pre-readers than with the Cat in the Hat—someone who knows a LOT about having fun!
A powerful psychic attack on Kitty Pryde from her old enemy Ogun brings the squad back together for a high-stakes mission, but what secret is Ogun hiding? And will even the combined might of Bishop, Sage, Gambit, Rogue, Rachel Summers, Storm and Wolverine be enough to stop his insidious plan?! As Rachel uncovers a dark secret, the X-Treme X-Men face the anti-mutant Purity, the mysterious organization called the Galérer and a deadly foe known as Beasty-Brute! But when they suffer a painful loss, nothing will contain Storm’s unbridled rage! Will a wounded team find a way to triumph? And if so, at what cost to themselves?!