Jessica Khoury Knihy

Pia vždy znala svůj osud. Měla počít novou rasu, linii nástupců, kteří porazí smrt. Za tímto účelem se zrodila, byla geneticky upravená k nesmrtelnosti a vychovávaná týmem vědců v tajné skrýši v Amazonském deštném pralese. Nyní ji vědci začínají podrobovat testům, jejichž výsledkem má být dokončení celého nebezpečného projektu. Co si Pia pamatuje, vždy nejvíc toužila naplnit jejich očekávání. Ale v noci o svých sedmnáctých narozeninách nachází díru ve zdánlivě neproniknutelném plotě, který uzavírá její sterilní domov. Poprvé v životě volná v džungli potkává Eia, chlapce z nedaleké vesnice. Nedokáže odolat a pokračuje v útěcích, aby ho mohla vídat. Zamilují se do sebe a kousek po kousku začínají poznávat pravdu o Piině původu – pravdu se smrtícími následky, která navždy změní jejich životy. 1. vydání. -- zdroj: legie.info –

Ona je nejmocnější džinka ze všech. On je chlapec z ulice. Jejich láska otřese světem. Když Aladin objeví kouzelnou lampu, džinka Zahra se zjeví ve světě, který neviděla stovky let – světě, kde jsou zapovězena kouzla a samotná existence Zahry je nebezpečná. Aby přežila, musí se s pomocí prastaré magie skrývat, dokud její nový pán nevysloví svá tři přání. Jakmile se však naskytne příležitost vysvobodit se, Zahra se musí rozhodnout: je její svoboda důležitější než její láska? Vzrušující příběh o zradě, zapovězené lásce a nebezpečné magii.

Džungle skrývá dívku, která nemůže zemřít. Pia vždy znala svůj osud. Měla počít novou rasu, linii nástupců, kteří porazí smrt.

Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to this soaring fantasy series. In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, every person is born with wings, along with the ability to fly. But there has always been one deadly restriction to this gift -- a rule that must never be broken. Flying in cloudy skies summons gargols, vicious stone monsters that will tear any poor trespassers apart. History doesn't tell where the gargols came from, or why they're so intent on punishing those who soar too high. But now Ellie Meadows thinks she knows why. An aspiring knight turned wanted fugitive, Ellie has seen the truth with her own eyes. The Clandoms' history has been taken from them, along with their ancestral homes. Only one person can return the Clandoms back where they belong. Nox Hatcher is the key to the skies, if only Ellie can get him to believe it.

Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to this soaring fantasy series. In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high.In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, though not all the clans are treated equally. Ellie Meadows longed to become a Goldwing -- the knights who protect the people -- but because she came from the humble Sparrow Clan, her dream faced almost insurmountable resistance.Nox Hatcher has it even worse. Nox is a Crow, a shattered clan. They can't own businesses or run organizations, all due to a mistake made hundreds of years ago. Nox has had to steal and scrape just to survive, but a single goal has kept him going, even when it felt like all the Clandoms were against him. Years ago, his mother was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit.Now, finally, Nox is going to save her.

Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to a brand-new fantasy series. In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow. Ellie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings -- the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. It was a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her parents were killed. There's just one problem: Ellie is a Sparrow, and the Goldwings are almost invariably picked from the higher clans like Eagles and Ospreys. This rigid hierarchy means that Ellie is destined to become a farmer. Determined to honor her parents' memories and prove herself worthy of the Goldwings, Ellie sets out on her own for the capital. But her journey will be dangerous. Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud, ready to slay anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm -- just as Ellie's family was. Soon her path intertwines with a colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own aspirations... and their own secrets. Ellie's new friends offer not just roadside companionship. They'll challenge her ideas of right, wrong, and what truly makes a hero.

The story follows Sirin, Allie, and Joss as they team up with Lysander, a legendary silver dragon who can open portals between worlds. They face the relentless Lennix clan, intent on capturing Lysander to establish a brutal dragon regime on Earth. As they search for a lost source of dragon magic to thwart the Raptors, they must navigate the challenges of a bustling city while weighing the importance of protecting their secret about the return of dragons against their quest for treasure.

In this spellbinding and "well-orchestrated"* sequel to The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of Composing to help her school win a magic competition--and save her friends from a mysterious evil. Things are finally looking up for Amelia Jones: she's officially a Mystwick student, and she even has a teacher to help her learn how to use her rare Composing magic. When Mystwick enters an international magic competition, it's Amelia's chance to Compose something that will help them win the day. The only problem is that she still doesn't understand how her powers work. But then she hears about a super exclusive Midnight Orchestra--half performance, half magical black market--and Amelia is sure that's where she'll find the answer to her Composing problem. But the Midnight Orchestra is far more sinister than it initially appears and if Amelia can't unlock her Composing powers, not only will Mystwick lose the musicraft competition, she won't be able to rescue her friends from the danger unleashed in this thrilling adventure. *Kirkus

Humor and heart shine in this middle grade fantasy about a girl who attends a boarding school to learn how to use music to create magic, perfect for fans of Nevermoor and The School for Good and Evil series. Amelia Jones always dreamed of attending the Mystwick School of Musicraft, where the world's most promising musicians learn to create magic. So when Amelia botches her audition, she thinks her dream has met an abrupt and humiliating end--until the school agrees to give her a trial period. Amelia is determined to prove herself, vowing to do whatever it takes to become the perfect musician. Even if it means pretending to be someone she isn't. Meanwhile, a mysterious storm is brewing that no one, not even the maestros at Mystwick, is prepared to contain. Can Amelia find the courage to be true to herself in time to save her beloved school from certain destruction?

"Survivor meets James Bond in this page-turning mix of realism and science fiction." —Voice of Youth Advocates Deep in the Kalahari Desert, a Corpus lab protects a dangerous secret… But what happens when that secret takes on a life of its own? When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide. It’s up to Sarah, the daughter of zoologists, to keep them alive and lead them to safety, calling on survival know-how from years of growing up in remote and exotic locales. Battling dehydration, starvation and the pangs of first love, she does her best to hold it together, even as their circumstances grow increasingly desperate. But soon a terrifying encounter makes Sarah question everything she’s ever known about the natural world. A silver lion, as though made of mercury, makes a vicious, unprovoked attack on the group. After a narrow escape, they uncover the chilling truth behind the lion’s silver sheen: a highly contagious and deadly virus that threatens to ravage the entire area—and eliminate life as they know it. In this breathtaking new novel by the acclaimed author of Origin and Vitro, Sarah and the others must not only outrun the virus, but its creators, who will stop at nothing to wipe every trace of it.