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The journey of the children of angels reaches its climax... Flo, Miriam and Daniel try their best to save the world from a war of channelers, which it would probably not survive. But suddenly a new player appears and demands their support. Who is this Bell, and why has she come? Is it even possible to stop the war? And if not ⸺ is it possible to at least protect the human world from annihilation? Flo, Miriam and Daniel feel more and more compelled to make the ultimate sacrifice... Demon Dream is the last book of the completed Urban Fantasy trilogy The Children of Angels. Books should be ...

Gianni is only twelve and thus the most insignificant member of a Florentine merchant family in Medici times; but his life already seems clearly mapped out. In the early days of Italian Renaissance, however, the future is anything but certain. The loss of his fiancée is just one of the things that do not go according to plan. Gianni's path leads him through the beginnings of the art of printing, the workshops of sculptors and artists, up to the politics of Lorenzo the Magnificent. All the while, he is haunted by the same mystery: what truly happened to his young bride who disappeared ...

Heinrich Berlingen, Baron von Satten, braucht einen Erben für seinen Titel und sein Lebenswerk, aber will sich nicht binden. So kommt Niklas von Altenmark, ein siebenjähriger preußischer Krautjunker zu dem ruhelosen älteren Herrn, und das, obwohl er doch niemals von daheim fort wollte. Unter den Fittichen des Barons reist Niklas über Berlin ins vorrevolutionäre Paris, erlebt die letzte Blüte des Rokokos, bevor der Ausbruch der Französischen Revolution sie nach London treibt, und von dort über den halben Kontinent.

1787 – Heinrich Berlingen, Baron von Satten, needs an heir for his title and his life's work, but does not want to get married. Thus, Junker Niklas von Altenmark, the seven-year-old son of a Prussian knight, comes to live with the restless elderly gentleman, even though he never wanted to leave home. Under the baron's wing, Niklas travels via Berlin to pre-revolutionary Paris, experiences the decadence of the Rococo period before the French Revolution drives them to London, and from there across half the continent. He meets people of his time, from Marie Antoinette to Danton, from Beau ...

Gabriel Zurmühlen does not know his origins – he was once found as a newborn in baroque Berlin, wrapped in a silken cloth with a mysterious crest. Driven by this mystery, he has ended up in the service of the unscrupulous Count von Winsterburg. On behalf of his master, Gabriel immerses himself in the glamorous but dangerous Paris of Louis XIV, seduces men and women, makes friends and enemies, steals, murders and risks his life several times. But it is only when fate leads the Count's household back to the Spree that he begins to better understand the background to his life – and thus ...

Lena Meyer has had enough of elves and wolves and everything that goes with them. She wants to study, to finally be normal after her messed-up youth with an eating disorder, and to see in her foster brother Noel only the brother, not the secret prince of the elves. But then she comes across a dangerous book in her student dorm, her roommates don't all turn out to be human, and suddenly Lena isn't even sure to what extent she's still herself. Lena wants to live is the eighth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the first of the Lena arc. Books should be read in order.

Lena has somehow made her peace with her new role, but of course, her life is not supposed to be easy. Ghosts of the past appear – of both hers and her vampire’s. And a new challenge arises from the side of humans, the people she has vowed to protect. But are these people still human? And can Mal and Lena deal with them, preventing an outright war? In the end, they might even change the world for good… Lena wants the Justice is the last book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the second of the Lena arc. Books should be read in order.

Bina Birnbaum is the strongest witch of her generation – which unfortunately hardly anyone knows. All the more enthusiastically, Bina throws herself into her newest mission: lifting the curse placed on the neighboring werewolves, the Martins. At her side is the wood elf Cianán, who is only just discovering the world outside his forest. However, their mission turns out to be not as easy as they thought, and also awakens ghosts of the past that soon put Bina and her friends in quite a predicament ... Bina and the Darn Curiosity is the fifth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and ...

Bina might have bitten off more than she can chew – her attempt of prolonging Ben Martin’s life has tangled her up with the curse for good. In addition, her meddling has alerted old fiends. Suddenly, not only her life is in peril, but also Cianáns – and that when she just wanted to get her agency up and running. It needs the help of the ghosts of her ancestors and some good old chaos to finally deal with this curse. But Bina wouldn’t be Bina if she shied away from a challenge! Bina and the Darn Curse is the sixth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the second of the ...

Who would have thought that demons exist? And not only them - demon hunters too? Daniel encounters three of them at once when he gets involved with a demon while searching for his brother. With the hunters, he hopes, he has a better chance of tracking Zach down. But this decision draws him deeper and deeper into an ancient conflict between the hostile species. What happened to make the demons abandon their millennia-old cover in the first place? What role did the huntress Miriam play, who is treated with extreme contempt by her fellow hunters - and what role her former partner Flo? The ...

The curse may be gone, but the cure almost cost Bina her life. Time for her sister to put her foot down – and time for the people to step up. Thus, an unlikely alliance is formed, for the first time in what might be ever: Bina the witch, Cianán the wood elf, Joseph the werewolf, and Malachi the vampire are supposed to deal with this ‘drama mage’. But in order to succeed, they first need to overcome their differences. Oh, and both Cianán and Bina need to learn that sometimes, it is better to first form a good plan and then charge in… Bina and the Darn Drama is the seventh book of ...

Lucie Martin is new – she is familiar with that. Normally, she has no problems making friends, but the children of the neighboring house pose a real challenge. They are unusual enough: an aggressive daughter, a bunch of foster kids, the oldest of them a withdrawn boy with snow-white hair. Lucie is intrigued, against her will, by Noel Tyll. There's something else about him, something that makes his foster sister pull out all the stops, something beyond his hair and strangely beguiling voice. But when Lucie finally finds out what Noel's secret is, she learns more than she wanted to know –...

Highschool is out, and against all odds, Lucie and Noel are still together. University, a new life with new people and new challenges awaits them. But this includes also new and unforeseen dangers. Suddenly, Lucie is lost, and now it is up to Noel. Can he overcome the old hostilities and form an unlikely alliance – for the sake of his girl? Lucie on the Loose is the third book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the third of the Lucie arc. Books should be read in order.

The events of the last year still have both Lucie and Noel reeling. In order to tackle the new challenge, Noel needs to ask his people some very big favors. But in doing this, he may also offer them the chance they have waited for so long. Can Lucie and Noel bring this adventure to a good end? Can they help undo the damage that was caused by their ancestors? All bets are off… Lucie on Secret Mission is the fourth book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the last of the Lucie arc. Books should be read in order.

Lucie and Noel are in love, and all could be well! But slowly, Noel is changing, as if the big old forest is pulling him in, further and further away from Lucie and the world of the humans. He shows an ruthless side she does not like. When things escalate dramatically, it's up to Lucie to fight back and show her elf prince his true colors... Lucie, Force of Nature is the second book of the series “Of Elves and Wolves” and the second of the Lucie arc. Books should be read in order.

The year is 1147, the Saracens just having conquered Christian Edessa in the Orient. In response, the Second Crusade sets out from the West to drive back the enemy in the East. Part of this procession are fifteen-year-old Katharina with her husband and children, as well as the brothers Rudolph and Maximilian. They set out inspired by the success of the First Crusade, filled with noble goals, greed for profit, and a belief in their own invincibility. But reality strikes, hard. Suddenly, abruptly, Max and Katja find themselves alone and have to make their own way through a hostile country. ...

The journey of the children of angels continues... Flo, Miriam, and Daniel did it ⸺ they inserted one of the lost shards into the Heart of the Angels, as the prophecies said they would. But this has unforeseen consequences, especially for Daniel, the first human to be exposed to the unrestrained power of the channelers. What becomes of a human who can suddenly manipulate energy? How does the Council of Hunters react to the rebellion of their promised ones? And what do the demons want? Or should they better be called shadow channelers? Flo, Miriam, and Daniel increasingly start to ...

Hamburg, 1838 – Sophie Achtmann is the youngest, somewhat charmless daughter of an ambitious merchant family. She knows the role her family has assigned her: she must secure a good marriage and thus increase the Achtmanns' credit, like her older and more beautiful cousin. But Sophie fears she will never find a husband her grandfather will accept. And she is not the only one who despairs of the task assigned to her: Her brothers also struggle with their fate, each in their own way. But then a young French abbot shows up in Hamburg who always has the right answers for each of them, who ...

Uma coisa por outra é uma experiência de escuta que tem como ponto de partida doze obras de Carlito Carvalhosa. Convidamos artistas, curadores, pesquisadores e críticos próximos a seu trabalho a audiodescrever uma obra e falar a partir dela – como ela lhe toca, em que contexto foi criada, quais histórias carrega. Ao substituir a experiência visual pelo uso das palavras faladas, esse exercício, que existe nas bordas entre o documental e o imaginativo, provoca um inédito estado de percepção para quem descreve a obra e também para quem escuta.