• Katherine Arden De winter van de heks

  De winter van de heks is het magische slotdeel van Katherine Ardens Winternacht-trilogie over de dappere Vasilisa. Een meisje kan het verschil maken… Moskou brandt, en haar inwoners zoeken naar antwoorden – vooral naar iemand die ze de schuld kunnen geven. Vasilisa, een meisje met buitengewone gaven, moet vluchten voor haar leven; ze wordt achtervolgd door zij die haar magie de schuld geven van hun tegenspoed. Maar dan keert een wraakzuchtige demon terug, sterker dan ooit. En hij is vastbesloten...

  Nederlands | 14 uur 49 minuten (853 MB) | Luitingh Sijthoff Fantasy, Amsterdam | 2019

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• Greystroke Wailers Three

  Mrs. Chang gets a letter from her son one day. She asks Warrior Wen to read it out to her. One look at the letter and Warrior Wen bursts into tears. Very soon, Mrs.Chang starts bawling. Next, Peddlar Peng, who is passing by, joins the sobbing duo. What has happened to Mrs. Chang's son? Find out for yourself in this delightful folktale from China. 'Wailers Three' - A Folktale From China is written by Greystroke . © Pratham Books , 2020. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. This...

  Engels | 8 minuten (5,9 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Idowu Abayomi Oluwasegun | CODE Ethiopia | Alemu Abebe The Coffee Legend

  Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, but where does it come from? Who had the idea to brew coffee beans instead of eating them? Were humans the first to sample coffee? Learn all this and more in this legendary tale. 'The coffee legend' (English), written by Alemu Abebe, CODE Ethiopia, illustrated by Idowu Abayomi Oluwasegun, published by African Storybook Initiative (© African Storybook Initiative, 2018) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories...

  Engels | 3 minuten (2,6 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Eric Nii Addy | Osu Library Fund Fati and the Soup Pot

  Fati has always been a fast runner, and proves this once again at her school's sports day. When she returns home from school, she helps her mother prepare okro soup. The soup smells delicious and Fati is hungry after running. Find out what happens when Fati helps her mum make the soup. Fati and the Soup Pot is based on the real-life adventures of a girl growing up in northern Ghana. 'Fati and the Soup Pot' (English), written by Osu Library Fund, illustrated by Eric Nii Addy, published by Sub-Saharan...

  Engels | 5 minuten (3,7 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Shirley Day Reap What You Sow

  Everyone has a price... In pursuit of a golden writing opportunity, Sophie leaves her ex-boyfriend to pen the life story of elusive billionaire Tim Henderson, a visionary in the early days of fertility treatment. On his secluded Greek island, she stumbles upon an ancient labyrinth, its dark history steeped in old myths and chilling legends. But the island's present is even more menacing... Entrapped in Henderson's delusional trap, can Sophie find a way out of before her future is destroyed? ...

  Engels | 11 uur 44 minuten (516 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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• Elizabeth Goudge Het witte paardje

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  Het 13-jarige weesmeisje Maria Merryweather gaat wonen op het familielandgoed Moonacre. De pracht van het landgoed wordt overschaduwd door herinneringen aan de Maanprinses en het mysterieuze witte paardje. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.

  Fictie | Sprookjes

  Nederlands | 240 pagina's | Librion, Sliedrecht | 2007

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• Glyn Iliffe Wrath of the Gods

  The awe-inspiring myth of loss, labour, and revenge... Heracles will do whatever it takes for justice. Having completed his first trials, Heracles learns that his children's shocking murder was part of an evil plot; his mind brought to madness by some strange poison. To regain his honour, he must uncover the secret behind this terrible betrayal. Despite the revelation, he continues the twelve trials. Charis, the servant of vengeful Hera, sets him a series of seemingly impossible tasks: slay the...

  Engels | 11 uur 21 minuten (497 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Jeanine de Ronde De beschermer

  Timor (16) is door de Gouden God uitverkoren om de nieuwe Beschermer van Vierland te worden. Maar al snel blijkt dat wezens van de Zilveren God Vierland over willen nemen. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.

  Fictie | Sprookjes

  Nederlands | 275 pagina's (ePub2, 1,1 MB) | Zilverbron, Maastricht | 2021

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• Jeanine de Ronde De heilige oorlog

  Tamara (14) is de dochter van Timor, de Beschermer van Vierland. Kan zij het land beschermen tegen de Bellona's die de macht over willen nemen? Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.

  Fictie | Sprookjes

  Nederlands | 166 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Zilverbron, Maastricht | 2021

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