Resultados para "Adam" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

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Det händer underliga saker i Toms by. Det började med att hästarna attackerades, sedan torkade floden ut. Nu har minst en skörd brunnit ner till grunden. Alla är rädda. Men inte Tom. Han har alltid drömt om att dra ut på äventyr och tar därför på sig uppdraget att ta sig till rikets konung och berätta om det som hänt. Snart förstår han att det inte bara är hans egen by som drabbats. Människor över hela Avantien är i fara. Rikets mytologiska väktare har förtrollats av en ond trollkarl och dessa vidunderliga bestar riskerar nu att förstöra hela kungariket.

Fernie and Gustav leave the safety of the Gloom Mansion and begin their long journey to the Shadow Country to save their families from the evil Lord Obsidian. Aided by the magical Cryptic Carousel, Fernie and Gustav travel to lots of exotic locations as they try to locate the Shadow Country, meeting a few new foes along the way.

En mäktig eldfågel har väckt en sedan länge död vulkan till liv. För att hindra att Avantien begravs under lava och aska måste Tom och Elenna befria den monstruösa eldfågeln, det sista vidundret som förslavats av den onde trollkarlen Malvel, innan vulkanen får utbrott. Eldfågelns sista strid är den sjätte delen i den hyllade fantasyserien Beast Quest, ett färgsprakande äventyr fyllt av magi, spänning, och ohyggliga monster. Serien fortsätter sedan med sex nya äventyr om Tom och hans vänner i Beast Quest, Den gyllene rustningen.

Avantiens stora isslätter är i fara! Det började med mystiska attacker, sedan uppstod stora sprickor i isen och den började brytas loss. Inga områden undgår trollkarlen Malvels förbannelse och onda planer, inte ens kungarikets ismassor högt upp i norr. Tom och hans vänner måste stoppa det fruktansvärda snömonstret Tartok och det snart! Men resan mot norr kommer inte att bli lätt. Tartok är inte den enda faran som lurar på isen.

En mystisk kraft har svept in över Avantiens slätter. Djuren flyr i panik och stora eldar härjar på prärien. Bönderna är rädda och viskar om en best till hälften man, till hälften häst som synts i trakterna. Tom och Elenna reser mot slätterna för att försöka stoppa Tagus den fruktansvärda kentauren innan han kan göra mer skada. Men Tom befinner sig på fel plats vid fel tidpunkt och blir av misstag satt i fängelse. Kan han vinna människornas förtroende och sin egen frihet innan det är för sent att stoppa Tagus?

Den enögde jätten Cypher var en gång väktare över Avantiens viktigaste handelsstad Colton. Men den mörke trollkarlen Malvel har förtrollat honom och istället för att skydda staden terroriserar han nu dess invånare. Våra hjältar Tom och Elenna måste resa mot bergen i norr och försöka befria Cypher innan han begravt staden Colton under jordskred och fallande stenar. Jättens kamp är den tredje delen i den hyllade fantasyserien "Beast Quest", ett färgsprakande äventyr fyllt av magi, spänning, och ohyggliga monster.

Översvämningar, svält och ständig rädsla väntar människorna på Avantiens kust om Tom och Elenna inte kan stoppa sjöormen Sepron och befria honom från den onde trollkarlens förbannelse. Det gigantiska vidundret lurar i det spökligt kusliga vattnet. Alla fiskar har flytt och inga båtar vågar längre passera av rädsla att krossas av besten. Tom och Elenna möter en främling som kan ha nyckeln till att befria monstret. Men kommer de lyckas stoppa sjöormen innan de själva blir dess offer?

Welcome to the sleepy island of Penfurzy, where nothing exciting ever really happens. OR DOES IT? Adventure awaits Demelza and her new best friend in the whole world, Nessa, as they explore the island and uncover the mysteries of the Penfurzy Knights. With a honking pet goose sidekick, quirky islanders and a legendary treasure to find, it's up to Nessa and Demelza to ride their bikes, solve the puzzles before them, and face down danger with frisbees, water-balloons, feathers....and a toilet plunger.

Adventure awaits Demelza and her best friend in the whole world, Nessa, as they embark on a whole new adventure, solving mysteries, fending off bullies and celebrating the greatest friendship of all time. When an unexpected guest arrives in Penfurzy, Nessa and Demelza go out of their way to help them, entering a world of ancient myth and legend. They face ghosts and monsters, and Conan the bully, who just keeps getting in the way at the worst possible moment.

I died and was accidentally reborn as an [angelic monstrosity]. So now I'm building a holy dungeon-tower that is tall enough to reach the gods...so that I can complain about it! But the humans think that I am trying to destroy the world.

The Andalites have returned! The main fleet flew off-course in an effort to stop the galaxy's newest threat—the Rakkam Garoo. But a small crew managed to reach Earth. Now it's up to the Animorphs to decide how to treat their new allies. Can the group be trusted? Or do they see the kids as a threat to their own mission? Ax is torn. The Andalite team wants him on board—especially the cute young female cadet named Estrid. But how can he desert the Animorphs and especially his shorm, Tobias? Ax will have to make a choice that will decide the whole future of the Yeerk resistance.

The Yeerks have decided to try a little experiment. They've decided that if they can develop a way to make people more "willing" to be infested, they can speed up Earth's invasion. So the Yeerks try to invent a substance that will take away the human ability to make a decision. A substance that will eliminate free will. Now the Animorphs are not only faced with trying to slow down the Yeerks' invasion, but they also have to put an end to the genetic testing on a small group of humans. This time there's only one chance to stop the Yeerks. And if anything goes wrong, it's all over.

Ax and the Animorphs are about to have a huge problem. It starts when they decide to morph into mosquitoes in order to slip by some unsuspecting Yeerks, and ends with them stuck in Zero-space with no idea how they got there, no way back to Earth...and no oxygen. Luckily, an Andalite scout ship finds them before it's too late. But now Ax is finally with his own people. And he doesn't know if he ever wants to go back to Earth.

Sequestered deep in the capital, the tyrannical Emperor Vosper weaves a plan to destroy all the dragons. He succeeds in driving them to the very brink of extinction. Only a handful of dragons and riders remain; living in exile in the desert. When young Elias Dorgumir finds a carved dragon stone in the forest, it brings empire soldiers to his doorstep, and puts Elias on the run with a bounty on his head.

By any reasonable definition, this was a bad day. My parents and sister were on Mars when the planet died. I watched it happen and could do nothing. That type of thing changes a man.

“Before I can begin my tale, you need to know about the king's panties.” So begins the epic adventure of 14-year-old Nigel, digger of latrines, shoveler of poop, and the single greatest threat to all the humans, elves, and halflings of Esteria. Nigel needs to escape from military school. Who can blame him? After all, the king just declared war on the gorks, and he's pretty sure his latrine-digging skills aren't going to be much good on the front lines.

The brave dragon rider, Tallin Arai, continues his fight against the Balborites, a cult of religious fanatics and deadly mageborn assassins that have been wreaking havoc across the continent. In the east, the dwarf kingdom crumbles into chaos. The dwarf clans go deeper into civil war, while an even greater danger rises up to destroy the entire dwarf kingdom, once and for all. In desperation, the dragon riders and the dwarves must turn to the elves for help.

Vosper's Revenge is the final book in Kristian Alva's popular Dragon Stones trilogy. As the races of Durn stand on the brink of war, the power-hungry emperor plans his conquest of the entire continent. The dragon riders are fragmented. They have been scattered across the land; weakened by the discovery of a traitor in their own ranks. Are the riders strong enough to defeat Vosper before he destroys them all?

The evil emperor Vosper gathers his troops in the east, poised to conquer the entire continent. His target is the rebel city of Parthos, a constant thorn in his side, and the last sanctuary of the Dragon Riders. Besieged from all sides, the remaining Dragon Riders come out of hiding. Forced to fight for their lives, they leave the safety of the desert, traveling across the land to gather intelligence and shore up forgotten alliances. At the center of it all is Elias Dorgumir, the key to an ancient prophesy, and Vosper will do anything to get his hands on him.