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Marcus Sedgwick is the author of Diamonds and Doom (2011), Dread Desert (2013), Rot wie Blut - weiß wie Schnee (2009), Terror Town (2014), Sieben Monde. Der Flieger (2016).

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Diamonds and Doom

release date: Oct 01, 2011
Diamonds and Doom
Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family and their faithful guardian, Edgar the raven, and discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherhand. In the sixth of the Raven Mysteries, all manner of disaster descends on Castle Otherhand; weirdness abounds, the family are on the verge of being thrown out of their own home, and there''s still no sign of the fabled treasure of the Otherhand. Worse still, there''s no sign of Edgar, either. So will it be diamonds or doom for the Otherhands?

Dread Desert

release date: Nov 07, 2013
Dread Desert
Elf Girl and Raven Boy get hot and bothered in the desert as they come a few steps (with sand in their shoes) closer to finding the Singing Sword and the Tears of the Moon. They bump into a grumpy camel, a grumpier genie, Sultanas, Sandpeople and scorpions as they try to save the world from the Goblin King.

Rot wie Blut - weiß wie Schnee

release date: Jan 01, 2009

Terror Town

release date: Jan 01, 2014
Terror Town
In the fifth laugh-out-loud adventure from BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD-shortlisted Marcus Sedgwick and Pete Williamson, Elf Girl and Raven Boy head to Terror Town to save the world from the Goblin King.

Sieben Monde. Der Flieger

release date: Sep 16, 2016
Sieben Monde. Der Flieger
Von Romantik bis Mystery über Grauen und Suspense Eric und Merle lernen sich auf der abgelegenen Insel Blessed kennen, aber fast scheint es beiden, als wären sie alte Bekannte. Sind sie sich früher schon einmal begegnet? Marcus Sedgwick entführt uns auf eine Reise in die Vergangenheit durch sieben Zeitalter, und immer wieder treffen wir in jeder Epoche auf Eric und Merle, doch mal sehen wir sie als Mutter und Sohn, mal als alter Mann und Kind, dann als Geschwister, und schließlich begegnen wir ihnen wieder als Paar. Was verbindet diese zwei Menschen über den Tod hinaus? Was führt sie in jedem neuen Leben, in jedem neuen Zeitalter wieder zusammen? Der Flieger: Über der Insel Blessed stürzt im Jahr 1944 während des Krieges ein Flieger ab. Der Familienvater Erik rettet den Mann und bringt den Verletzten mit nach Hause, obwohl die Familie nichts mit dem Krieg zu tun haben will. Schließlich hat der Krieg ihnen eine Tochter genommen. Als dem Flieger später bei einer gefährlichen Aktion die Rettung gelingt und er zurück zu seiner Einheit kehrt, bleibt die Frage: Zu welchem Preis? Und was wird er Jahre danach seiner Tochter Merle davon erzählen?

A Winter's Tale

release date: Jan 01, 2003
A Winter's Tale
It''s winter, but it''s warm and there''s no sign of snow. One young boy wishes for it to snow like it does in his snow globe. This journey through the winter landscape of a boy''s dream is a truly delightful Christmas tale.

The Dead Days Omnibus

release date: Jan 01, 2007
The Dead Days Omnibus
The days between 27 December and New Year''s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. There is a man, Valerian, whose time is running out, who must pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. His servant is Boy, a child with no name and no past; a child he treats with contempt, but who serves his master well and finds solace in the company of his only friend, Willow. Unknown to any of them it is Boy who holds the key to their destiny. But before that is revealed, Boy and Willow are held captive in the palace of the Emperor Frederick. Here they are plunged into a world of gilded finery and splendour. Beneath the golden veneer lies cruelty and madness. They are in terrible danger as they confront the whirlwind furies of the Emperor, the calculating ambitions of his confidante, Maxim, and follow a trail which will lead them to the murderous Phantom. THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS and THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN are mesmerising stories of sorcery and desperate magic spanning dark cities, deadly courtrooms, and the threatening, frozen countryside. The truth about Valerian¿s past, Boy''s identity and many other shattering secrets are laid bare as the Book of Dead Days is opened for the final time¿

Cudweed in Outer Space

release date: Jul 05, 2012
Cudweed in Outer Space
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Cudweed encounters aliens and a time machine in this funny, quirky story, perfect for beginner readers, from the bestselling Raven Mysteries team, award-winning and multi-award-nominated author Marcus Sedgwick and illustrator Pete Williamson. With short, accessible chapters with full-colour illustrations on every page, these stories are perfect for bridging the gap from picture books to fiction.

The Kiss of Death

release date: Jan 01, 2009
The Kiss of Death
A dark and gothic novel of vampires and Venice, filled with mystery and intrigue. A captivating story of love and loss, THE KISS OF DEATH is a stunning companion volume to the bestselling MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING.

The Swordhand Omnibus

release date: Jan 01, 2011
The Swordhand Omnibus
In the bitter cold of an unrelenting winter Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in the inhospitable village of Chust and settle there as woodcutters. When a band of gypsies comes to the village Peter''s drab existence is turned upside down. He is infatuated by the beautiful gypsy princess, Sofia, intoxicated by their love of life and drawn into their deadly quest. For these travellers are Vampire Slayers and Chust is a dying community - where the dead come back to wreak revenge on the living. Years on from My Swordhand is Singing and Peter is still on the trail of the Shadow Queen. His search leads him to Venice, a city whose beauty disguises many ugly secrets. The Shadow Queen is there, gathering strength, recruiting a new army of the Undead for a final confrontation. Hers is the kiss of death.

Królowa cieni

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Królowa cieni
In the dangerous dark of winter in an Eastern European village during the early seventeenth century, Peter learns from a gypsy girl that the Shadow Queen is behind the recent murders and reanimations, and his father''s secret past may hold the key to stopping her.

Edgar sacré lascar

release date: Jan 01, 2014
Edgar sacré lascar
Au château d''Autrepart, vit une famille bizarre : Lord Valvigne, le célèbre inventeur de la roue carrée ; Lady Menthalo, sorcière à la retraite, autrefois redoutée pour son terrible sort des verrues violettes. Solstice, leur fille, qui passe son temps à composer des poèmes tristes. Et leur fils, Hellébore, qui ne se déplace jamais sans son singe, Pote. Heureusement, Edgar, un corbeau centenaire, veille sur cette bande d''hurluberlus. Et depuis peu, il a fort à faire : une terrible créature à écailles erre autour du château tandis que les servantes disparaissent l''une après l''autre.

Sacrifice à la lune

release date: Aug 28, 2013
Sacrifice à la lune
Une île perdue loin de tout où le temps semble s''être arrêté, personne ne vieillit, aucune naissance. Eric, envoyé pour une enquête, est plongé au coeur d''une histoire ancestrale. Victime des coutumes cruelles d''un autre temps, il découvre combien son destin est lié par-delà les siècles à Merle, une jeune femme séduisante.

On Track 2. Schülerband. Englisch Für Gymnasien. Bayern

release date: Jan 01, 2018

Magic and Mayhem

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Magic and Mayhem
Chaos strikes after a trip to the circus, and the castle is suddenly filled with thieves, bunnies, and lethal cabbages, in the fifth of Marcus Sedgwick''s quirky mysteries.

Les terres englouties

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Les terres englouties
A l''heure où la montée des eaux menace d''engloutir peu à peu les terres les plus basses de la planète, c''est la panique sur l''île de Norwich ! Dans l''affolement, Zoé ne peut monter avec ses parents dans le dernier bateau venu secourir la population. Seule, il n''y a qu''en partant sur la mer qu''elle pourra s''en sortir... Mais dans sa barque, elle s''épuise à ramer et finit par échouer sur une île dangereuse où une horde d''enfants se fait la guerre. Comment va-t-elle survivre aux épreuves qui l''attendent ?

On Track 2. Ferienlektüre. Mit Übungen. Englisch Für Gymnasien. Bayern

release date: Jan 01, 2019

The Emperor's New Clothes

release date: Jan 01, 2004

Monster Mountains

release date: Jan 01, 2013
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