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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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L. Frank Baum The Marvelous Land of Oz

Whatever happened in the lands of Oz after Dorothy left? In this sequel to the `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‘, we meet a young boy named Tip, who, unlike Dorothy, has grown up in this magical place. He is under the care (though that is a relative term) of the witch Mombi, but escapes her evil clutches just in time before she turns him in to a statue. Traveling through Oz, Tip meets a bunch of whimsical creatures (some of whom we know already) who join him on an adventurous journey that will conclude...

Engels | 4 uur 28 minuten (210 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Rudyard Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill

Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author, journalist, poet, and novelist. His most famous work is "The Jungle Book" (1894), inspiring two Disney adaptations; the 1967 animated feature and the 2016 live-action film...

Engels | 5 uur 55 minuten (273 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Edith Nesbit The Book of Dragons

A princess is locked away on a remote island guarded by a dragon. Many suitors try and fail to save her, but one day a clever boy arrives. So begins ‘The Island of Nine Whirlpools‘, one of Edith Nesbitt’s eight dragon stories in ‘The Book of Dragons’ (1899). The tales may be over a hundred years old, but they contain a timeless quality that ignites the imagination and creates a sense of wonder. Child or adult, these stories are written with such warmth and wit, anyone will find themselves laughing...

Engels | 4 uur 6 minuten (188 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The town of Sleepy Hollow is told to be haunted by a headless huntsman. Ichabod Crane, a lanky, superstitious schoolmaster in the little town competes for the hand of young Katrina Van Tassel. But the morning after the Van Tassel’s harvest party, someone has disappeared... Among the countless adaptions of Irving's gothic Halloween classic, Disney’s animated "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" stands out, as well as Tim Burton’s 1999 "Sleepy Hollow" starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. ...

Engels | 1 uur 22 minuten (62 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

"True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid..." Dorothy is in a bit of a pickle. Her house has been swept away in a vicious tornado with just herself and her dog inside, and when she walks out the front door again, she finds that she is not in Kansas anymore. She is in the mysterious lands of Oz. Along with her new friends, a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion, she sets out to find the Wizard, who is said to know how to get her home. But the Wicked Witch of the West has other plans for her....

Engels | 4 uur 4 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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George MacDonald The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin is an enthralling fantasy tale written by George MacDonald. Her nurse Lootie raises the princess Irene in a house on a mountain, it is here that she meets her mysterious great great grandmother, and her friend the minor boy Curdie. Things are peaceful for Irene until the hideous race of goblins that live beneath the mountain start planning something big. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. A pioneer of fantasy literature,...

Engels | 5 uur 5 minuten (239 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Lewis Carrol Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

Once again, Alice finds herself in a peculiar place. In this sequel to `Alice Adventures in Wonderland‘, Alice has climbed through a mirror and arrived in a world in which everything is reversed, like a reflection – including logic. It makes for another absurdly funny story full of wonder and snark that, like the first book, never talks down to its young audience. The popular Tim Burton movie, `Alice in Wonderland‘ (2010), starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway, to name is...

Engels | 3 uur 6 minuten (139 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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David Gemmell Rhyming rings

Als in Londen vrouwen in hun huis worden vermoord gaat een jonge journalist op onderzoek uit.

Fictie

Engels | 264 pagina's | Gollancz, London | 2017

Gedrukt boek
J.R.R. Tolkien Beren and Lúthien

Drie versies van het verhaal over de liefde van de sterfelijke krijger Beren voor Lúthien, de dochter van Elvenkoning Elu Thingol.

Fictie

Engels | 288 pagina's | HarperCollinsPublishers, London | 2018

Gedrukt boek
V. E. Schwab A conjuring of light

Rood Londen wordt aangevallen door Osaron en dreigt verpletterd te worden. Kell, Lily, Holland en Alucard moeten samenwerken tegen deze gevaarlijke en supersterke demon. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 667 pagina's | Titan Books, London | 2017

Gedrukt boek
James Islington The shadow of what was lost

De jonge Davian uit de onderklasse ontdekt dat hij verboden krachten heeft en vertrekt naar het noorden om een onbekend gevaar te verslaan.

Fictie

Engels | 693 pagina's | www.orbitbooks.net, London | 2017

Gedrukt boek
Natasha Pulley The watchmaker of Filigree Street

Op mysterieuze wijze komt een Engelse jongeman in het bezit van een zeer bijzonder horloge dat hem maanden later het leven redt.

Fictie

Engels | 318 pagina's | Bloomsbury, London | 2016

Gedrukt boek
V. E. Schwab A gathering of shadows

De magiër Kell en de dievegge Lila Bard ontdekken dat een oude vijand sterker uit de strijd is gekomen dan verwacht. Om Rood Londen te behoeden voor de ondergang moeten ze opnieuw samenwerken. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 511 pagina's | Titan Books, London | 2016

Gedrukt boek
Stephanie Garber Caraval

Scarlett wil al jaren de mysterieuze voorstelling Caraval bezoeken, om te ontsnappen aan haar wrede vader en het naargeestige eiland Trisda. Als ze eindelijk wordt uitgenodigd en afreist naar Caraval, verdwijnt haar zus Donatella en begint een bizar en levensgevaarlijk avontuur. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 405 pagina's | Hodder & Stoughton, London | 2017

Gedrukt boek
J.K. Rowling Fantastic beasts and where to find them

the original screenplay

De tovenaar Newt Scamander komt na een lange wereldreis aan in Amerika. Daar ontsnappen een aantal magische dieren uit zijn koffer. Hij moet alles op alles zetten om te voorkomen dat gewone mensen de dieren zien. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar. Filmscript.

Non-fictie

Engels | 291 pagina's | Little, Brown, London | 2016

Gedrukt boek
Jack Thorne Harry Potter and the cursed child

parts one and two

Albus, de oudste zoon van Harry Potter, sluit op Hogwarts vriendschap met Scorpius Malfoy. Samen bedenken ze een manier om het verleden te veranderen. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.

Non-fictie

Engels | 343 pagina's | Little, Brown, London | 2016

Gedrukt boek
Marion Zimmer Bradley Lady of the Trillium

Torn between love and duty, a reluctant young acolyte will be called on to magically save her imperiled world in this enthralling chapter of the Saga of the Trillium Of the three royal siblings who made up the Petals of the Living Trillium, only Lady Haramis survives nine hundred years after the events that nearly devastated their realm. But the Archimage is old and ill, and a successor must be found if Ruwenda is to remain safe and protected. In Princess Mikayla, Haramis recognizes the ideal candidate....

Engels | ePub2, 2 MB | Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, [Nederland] | 2015

E-book
Sylvan Greenfield Seven of druids

an archeology student makes a mystical voyage to save his girl from the Voidshapers - or so he believes

An archeology student makes a mystical voyage to save his girl from the Voidshapers - or so he believes. Seven of Druids – Sylvan Greenfield For hundreds of years, the druids of Eresa have been training in secret. The seven clans are battle-hungry. But nothing could have prepared them for what is coming. Aaron Bishop, an archaeology student from Oxford, is on a holiday trip with his girlfriend Denise, when they are suddenly transported to a mystical realm. Gifted and cursed at the same time, Aaron...

Fictie

Engels | 416 pagina's (ePub2, 0,5 MB) | Pixel Perfect Publications, Den Haag | 2015

E-book
V.E. Schwab A darker shade of magic

Kell is een magiër die tussen de drie werelden, de rode, de witte en de zwarte, van Londen kan reizen. Samen met zakkenroller Lila probeert hij te ontsnappen aan de invloed van Zwart Londen, waar donkere magie heerst. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Fictie

Engels | 387 pagina's | Titan Books, London | 2015

Gedrukt boek