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Jules Verne The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island (French: L'Ile mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaways, though thematically it is vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson, seen as indicating the influence on the novel of Robinson...

Engels | 21 uur 42 minuten (978 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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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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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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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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Lewis Carroll Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

"Off with her head!" yells the Queen of Hearts, one of the many peculiar creatures Alice encounters after falling down a rabbit hole and into an absurd fantasy world of Mad Tea Parties, nonsensical trials, and talking animals. Published In 1865, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland became an instant success, and author Lewis Carroll broke ground with his unique take on children‘s stories: Instead of the overly simplistic and sometimes dry tales that characterized the genre in the Victorian age, Carroll...

Engels | 2 uur 40 minuten (124 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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Mary Shelley Frankenstein

Told in the form of a series of letters ‘Frankenstein’ follows a young and charismatic Victor Frankenstein as he attempts to make his mark on the world of science. Taking a number of body parts from various corpses, he brings a monstrous creation to life which instead of being his crowning glory, terrifies him. The nameless monster escapes from his lab, taking many innocent lives before Frankenstein can track it down again. Shelley took inspiration from her trips through Germany and the legends of...

Engels | 7 uur 59 minuten (430 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Renée Nault The handmaid's tale

Graphic novel van de dystopische roman 'The handmaid's tale' uit 1985 over een maatschappij waarin vrouwen geheel ondergeschikt zijn aan de man en de hoofdpersoon in dienst is bij een echtpaar om kinderen te baren.

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Engels | 240 pagina's | Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, New York | 2019

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Alastair Reynolds Permafrost

In het jaar 2080 'bestuurt' de 71-jarige valentina de jonge Tatianaa in 2028. Haar doel is het met terugwerkende kracht voorkomen van een ecologische ramp waardoor de mensheid met uitsterven bedreigd wordt.

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Engels | 175 pagina's | A Tom Doherty Associates Book, New York | 2019

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Stephen King The gunslinger

Een mysterieuze, eenzame strijder maakt jacht op de 'zwarte man' in verzengend hete woestijnen, waar hij een Aardse jongen ontmoet.

Fictie

Engels | 238 pagina's | Hodder, London | 2017

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Katie Khan Hold back the stars

Twee astronauten, geliefden, drijven weg van hun beschadigde ruimteschip en hebben nog maar voor negentig minuten zuurstof.

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Engels | 312 pagina's | Doubleday, London | 2017

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Erika Johansen The Invasion of the Tearling

a novel

Kelsea Glynn leert hoe zij koningin van de Tearling moet zijn en zij wordt op de proef gesteld als de kwaadaardige Red Queen haar rijk bedreigt.

Fictie

Engels | 514 pagina's | Harper, [New York] | 2015

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Sunyi Dean The book eaters

Devon doet alles om zijn zoon Cai te beschermen. In plaats van boeken-eter is hij een gedachten-eter wat door anderen als een bedreiging wordt gezien.

Fictie

Engels | 298 pagina's | HarperVoyager, London | 2022

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Orson Scott Card Ender's game

Een zesjarige jongen die wordt opgeleid tot een perfecte leider van een ruimtevloot, speelt een gesimuleerd oorlogsspel op militaire computers. Het blijkt echter een werkelijke oorlog te zijn, waarin een buitenaards ras wordt vernietigd.

Fictie

Engels | 324 pagina's | TOR, New York | 2021

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Lulu Allison Salt lick

In een toekomstig Groot-Brittannië waar de meerderheid van de bevolking in steden woont en het platteland verwilderd is, gaan een plattelandsjongen en een stadsvrouw op ontdekkingstocht.

Engels | 376 pagina's | Unbound, London | 2021

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Sara Hashem The Jasad Heir

De enige overgebleven erfgename van een koningshuis dat is uitgeroeid, wordt gedwongen samen te werken met haar grootste vijand.

Fictie

Engels | 485 pagina's | Orbit, London | 2024

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