Alex Bell Knihy

Ve druhém díle průzkumnické série se opět podíváme do mrazivé divočiny. Stella Hvězdovločka Pearlová už se nemůže dočkat, až vyrazí na další výpravu, pak se však přihodí něco zlého – zaútočí na ni zákeřná čarodějnice. Stellin otec Felix to tak nehodlá nechat, takže se vydá na Horu čarodějnic, zatímco dceru nechá doma. Nebyla by to ale Stella, kdyby záhy neshromáždila všechny své kamarády a nevypravila se tam také. V dalším průzkumnickém dobrodružství se opět setkáme se zdravotníkem Fazolkem, nafoukaným kouzelníkem Ethanem i zaříkávačem vlků Shayem. Tentokrát se k nim přidá rovněž Gideon, průzkumník z Klubu pralesních koček, a Cadi, lovkyně čarodějnic. Společně budou muset čelit hádavým houbám, zákeřným strašákům, létajícím žralokům, svítícím piraňám, nenasytným dýním, jedovatým králíkům i několika ježibabám. Dostihnou Felixe dřív, než se mu něco stane? Přemůžou čarodějnici, která Stelle usiluje o život? Z Hory čarodějnic se přece ještě nikdy žádný průzkumník nevrátil…

Stella Hvězdovločka Pearlová je sněžným sirotkem a když se má její adoptivní otec Felix vydat na další výpravu, trvá na tom, že pojede s ním. Je tu ale problém – ženy na výpravy nesmí. Felix nakonec Průzkumnický klub ledních medvědů přesvědčí, aby v tomto případě udělal výjimku, riskuje tím ovšem svou pověst – pokud expedice nedopadne dobře, mohou ho vyloučit. Přidejte se ke Stelle a jejím třem kamarádům a vydejte se na výpravu pustou Ledozemí. Potkáte tu mrazilky, kouzelné husy, sněhové královny a ledové princezny, kamenné trolly, jednorožce, trpasličí dinosaury i masožravé zelí. Dokážou odvážní mladí průzkumníci v nehostinné zemi přežít? Poradí si se všemi nástrahami? A zvládnou se nakonec dostat na nejchladnější místo v Ledozemi, aby pro své kluby získali důležité prvenství? A co Stella – odolá všem pokušením, nebo se stane tak krutou a necitelnou, jako byli její skuteční rodiče?

In this third installment of the Stella Starflake series, the protagonist encounters a thrilling array of fantastical creatures, including gargoyles, sea-gremlins, mermaids, and red devil squids. Stella must confront a formidable and dangerous challenge, adding excitement to her adventurous journey. The book also boasts an eye-catching foiled cover that enhances its appeal.

In their fifth thrilling adventure, the explorers journey deep into the Bubble Ocean on their quest to stop the evil Collector, but time is running out .

We're waiting for you to come and play. Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years. Converted into a family home, the teachers and students are long gone. But they left something behind...Sophie arrives at the old schoolhouse to spend the summer with her cousins. Brooding Cameron with his scarred hand, strange Lilias with a fear of bones and Piper, who seems just a bit too good to be true. And then there's her other cousin. The girl with a room full of antique dolls. The girl that shouldn't be there. The girl that died.

In a distant watery corner of the Explorers Kingdom, a submarine engineer, Ursula, is determined to become an explorer. Unfortunately, she hides an extraordinary secret, which makes her the sworn enemy of the Ocean Squid Explorers' Club were they ever to find out... But when The Collector threatens the Club, Ursula throws caution to the wind and leads an expedition through treacherous waters, filled with gremlins, aboard the Blowfish submarine - and joined by her friends Max, Genie and Jai - and even her idol Stella! Thrilling, heart-pounding adventure with exquisite detail throughout. Alex Bell's world-building is second to none.

Jude Lomax is playing in a jazz band at the funeral of murdered cajou queen Ivory Monette when she finds herself possessed by Ivory's vengeful spirit. The only way Jude can free herself is to take a journey deep into the dangerous underbelly of Hurricane Town...

_____________________ Welcome to the Winter Garden. Open only at 13 o'clock. You are invited to enter an unusual competition. I am looking for the most magical, spectacular, remarkable pleasure garden this world has to offer. On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night for seven days. But when the garden disappears, and no one believes her story, Beatrice is left to wonder if it were truly real. Eighteen years later, on the eve of her wedding to a man her late father approved of but she does not love, Beatrice makes the decision to throw off the expectations of Victorian English society and search for the garden. But when both she and her closest friend, Rosa, receive invitations to compete to create spectacular pleasure gardens - with the prize being one wish from the last of the Winter Garden's magic - she realises she may be closer to finding it than she ever imagined. Now all she has to do is win.

Some curses grow stronger with time…People say that all Cornish inns are haunted, but the Waterwitch’s history is particularly chilling. Built from the salvaged timber of a cursed ship, the guest house’s dark secrets go further back than anyone can remember. Emma is permanently confined to a wheelchair after an accident at the Waterwitch which took place when she was ten. Seven years later, she decides to return to the place where the awful event occurred. But the ancient inn still has its ghosts, and one particular spirit is more vengeful than ever… A chilling new title in the Red Eye horror series from the author of Frozen Charlotte.

A man comes to on the floor of a shabby apartment in the middle of Budapest. His head is glued to the floorboards with his own blood. There's a fortune in cash on the kitchen table. And he has no idea where, or who, he is. He can do extraordinary things—speak any number of languages fluently, go three days without food or sleep, and fight with extraordinary prowess. But without a name, without a past, he's isolated from the rest of the world; a stranger to everyone, including himself—until a chance encounter with a young scholar leads to his first friendship, and his first hint that someone out there knows more about him than he does. Someone is sending him clues about his past. Photographs hidden in books and crates of wine. Cryptic clues pointing towards a murdered woman. And clear warnings against Stephomi, his only friend. But that's not all; Gabriel Antaeus is seeing strange, impossible things: a burning man is stalking his dreams and haunting his mirrors, his dreams are filled with violence from the past, and his pregnant young neighbor is surrounded by an extraordinary golden aura. Something dark and violent in Gabriel's past is trying to resurface. And as he pieces the clues together, everything points towards an astounding war between angels and demons—a battle not just for the future of the world, but for the minds and souls of everyone in it.

The magical must-read middle-grade novel from the bestselling author of THE POLAR BEAR EXPLORERS' CLUB and FROZEN CHARLOTTE. Bess has always loved her grandfather's collection of curiosities. So she's delighted when she's handed the keys to his Odditorium. But unless she finds a way to draw in the crowds, she'll have to close its doors for good. When a mysterious train pulls into town, bound for The Land of Halloween Sweets, Bess hatches a plan and sneaks onboard. She is soon discovered by Beau the puppeteer, Louie the violinist and Maria the fire witch. Eager to join their adventure, Bess sets out to search for the rarest sweet of all - the ghostly gobstopper. But the land is ruled by the fearsome Candymaker. And beneath the sugary surface, things are more dangerous than they first appear...

Und vom Himmel fielen schwarze Schwäne. Als ihr Ehemann Liam stirbt, zerbricht für Jasmyn eine Welt. Doch für Trauer bleibt wenig Zeit. Unheimliche Dinge geschehen: Bei der Beerdigung fallen aus den Wolken fünf schwarze Schwäne auf das Grab. Liams Eltern meiden Jasmyn plötzlich, ein Fremder bricht in ihr Haus ein, ohne etwas zu stehlen. Jasmyn beginnt, sich zu fragen, wie gut sie ihren Mann kannte. Und was er vor ihr verborgen hat. Die Suche nach Antworten führt sie in eine Welt dunkler Magie, alter Legenden und mitten in einen erbitterten Kampf zweier Brüder. «Eine bezaubernde Geschichte. Wer märchenhafte Urban Fantasy mag, sollte diesen Roman auf jeden Fall lesen.»