Roseanne A. Brown

Karina lost everything after a violent coup left her without her kingdom or her throne. Now the most wanted person in Sonande, her only hope of reclaiming what is rightfully hers lies in a divine power hidden in the long-lost city of her ancestors. Meanwhile, the resurrection of Karina’s sister has spiraled the world into chaos, with disaster after disaster threatening the hard-won peace Malik has found as Farid’s apprentice. When they discover that Karina herself is the key to restoring balance, Malik must use his magic to lure her back to their side. But how do you regain the trust of someone you once tried to kill? As the fabric holding Sonande together begins to tear, Malik and Karina once again find themselves torn between their duties and their desires. And when the fate of everything hangs on a single, horrifying choice, they each must decide what they value most—a power that could transform the world, or a love that could transform their lives. The highly-anticipated second—and final—book in the immersive fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore that began with the New York Times bestselling A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, from author Roseanne A. Brown.

For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts Malik’s younger sister, Nadia, as payment into the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal—kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny; and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic . . . requiring the beating heart of a king. And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of the Solstasia competition. When Malik rigs his way into the contest, they are set on a course to destroy each other. But as attraction flares between them and ancient evils stir, will they be able to see their tasks to the death? The first in an fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction.

Sie braucht sein Herz für ein magisches Ritual – er ihren Tod für das Leben seiner Schwester: Der New-York-Times-Bestseller »A Song Of Wraiths And Ruin« von der aus Ghana stammenden Autorin Roseanne A. Brown führt uns in eine Fantasywelt, die auf allen Ebenen begeistert: mythisch, romantisch und modern! Alle zehn Jahre findet im Königreich Sonande das berühmte Solstasia-Turnier statt, bei dem alle Nationen des Reiches zusammenkommen, um dem Wettstreit der Champions beizuwohnen. Doch für die junge Königin Karina geht es um viel mehr: Um ihre Mutter wiederbeleben zu können, braucht sie das Herz eines Königs. Daher bietet Karina dem Gewinner des Festes ihre Hand an… Zur gleichen Zeit kommt Malik mit seinen beiden Schwestern in die Hauptstadt Ziran, voller Hoffnung auf ein neues Leben fern von Krieg und Gewalt. Malik freut sich auf die Festlichkeiten rund um Solstasia – bis ein rachsüchtiger Geist seine kleine Schwester Nadia entführt und einen furchtbaren Preis für ihr Leben verlangt: den Tod von Königin Karina. Für Malik gibt es nur eine Chance, Karina nahe genug zu kommen, um sie zu töten: Er muss das Solstasia-Turnier gewinnen …

Bist du bereit für eine aufregende Reise in fremde Welten? Bist du bereit, dich von fantastischen Geschichten verzaubern zu lassen? Dann ist dieser Leseproben-Mix genau das Richtige für dich! Tauche mit »A Song of Wraiths and Ruin« von Roseanne A. Brown ein in eine spannende, von der westafrikanischen Folklore inspirierten Dilogie: Um ihre Mutter wiederzubeleben, braucht die junge Königin Karina das Herz eines Königs. Kurzerhand bietet sie dem Gewinner des berühmten Solstasia-Turniers ihre Hand an. Malik hingegen setzt alles daran, das Turnier zu gewinnen, um seine kleine Schwester zu retten. Denn ein rachsüchtiger Geist verlangt als Preis für ihr Leben den Tod der Königin Karina ... Oder begleite die unfreiwilligsten Welt-Retter der Fantasy, die Ork-Brüder Balbok und Rammar, auf ihrem 6. Abenteuer, das auch als Einstieg in die Saga geeignet ist. In »Die Welt der Orks« von Michael Peinkofer erschüttert ein mächtiges Beben die gesamte Insel und als die Orks den riesigen, zurückgebliebenen Krater untersuchen, entdecken sie einen kleinen Orkling. Doch wer ist der Kleine, der von keinem der bekannten Clans abstammt und der eine seltsame Anziehungskraft auf Krähen ausübt? Urkomisch geht es auch in der bitterbösen Science-Fiction-Komödie »Do not eat!« von Kevin Hearne zu: Erst muss Physiker Clint Beecham mit ansehen, wie sein bester Freund von Aliens gefressen wird, dann wird er selbst auf deren Raumschiff verschleppt. Während die Aliens mit Reiseproviant in Form von 50000 Gefangenen ihren Heimatplaneten ansteuern, um dort vom All-you-can-eat-Buffet namens Erde zu schwärmen, wird den Wissenschaftlern eines klar: Es ist höchste Zeit, E. T. so richtig in den Arsch zu treten! Diese und weitere fantastische Geschichten von den Autor*innen Madeleine Puljic, Markus Heitz und Stefanie Hasse findest du in den Vorab-Leseproben zu den Fantasy-Titeln des Knaur Verlages, die im Frühjahr und Sommer 2022 erscheinen. Das kostenlose eBook enthält Leseproben zu: Roseanne A. Brown, »A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. Die Spiele von Solstasia« Markus Heitz, »AERA Die schwärzeste Nacht« Michael Peinkofer, »Die Welt der Orks« Madeleine Puljic, »All Lovers Lost« Stefanie Hasse, »Das verratene Herz« Kevin Hearne, »Do not eat!«

Spider-Verse fan-favorite Ghost-Spider takes on a multi-dimensional conspiracy in this thrilling graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown! Gwen Stacy does her best to balance being a student, playing in her punk band, and fighting crime as the super hero Ghost-Spider. But when Arachnid, a super villain from a different dimension with similar spider powers, attacks her world, Ghost-Spider will have to team up with a new ally—Spider-Punk! Can these two get to the truth behind Arachnid's attacks? And just how did Gwen's family history get webbed into this?

Cette édition reliée est une édition collector à tirage limité unique ! Une princesse en deuil et un réfugié désespéré confrontés à la mort et à l'amour. Un choc fantasy inspiré par le folklore africain. Malik a fui la guerre avec ses deux sœurs pour commencer une nouvelle vie dans la cité prospère de Ziran où va se tenir le somptueux festival de Solstasia. Mais quand un esprit vengeur kidnappe sa petite sœur, il est contraint d'exécuter une sombre besogne pour la récupérer : tuer Karina, la princesse héritière de Ziran. Cette dernière n'a que faire de son prestigieux statut jusqu'à ce qu'un évènement tragique vienne la plonger dans un chagrin inconsolable et provoque un tumulte sans précédent dans son entourage. La découverte d'une magie ancienne va cependant lui redonner un mince espoir d'inverser le cours des choses. Alors que le festival bat son plein, Karina et Malik vont se retrouver malgré eux sur la même trajectoire meurtrière. Seront-ils prêts à aller jusqu'au bout pour retrouver ce qui leur est cher ?

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the thrilling conclusion to Roseanne A. Brown's middle grade trilogy about a pre-teen girl who, as half-Slayer and half-vampire, is caught between two worlds. Serwa Boateng has gone head-to-head with vampires, witches, and even a death god. But now, with the fate of the magical world at stake, she'll have to face her toughest foe yet: her own grandmother. Finally free after decades of being trapped inside the Midnight Drum, the dreaded obayifo Nana Bekoe seeks the destruction of the Abomofuo. Even worse, she has Serwa's father under her thrall. Now, the hunters have become the hunted, as the Slayers' defenses are powerless in the face of an enemy who has access to all their secrets. Serwa's only chance of saving her father might just lie with the Keepers, an organization whose powers exist outside the normal rules of magic. But the Keepers are even more secretive than the Abomofuo, and finding them will require Serwa to trek across the United States. At least she has her friends by her side for the journey . . . friends who currently hate her guts. The survival of everything and everyone Serwa has ever loved hinges on her completing this final hunt without losing herself in the process. Serwa Boateng has been a Slayer. She's been a vampire. But now, it's time for her to become something else entirely: a hero. Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a hit series on Disney+.

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling YA author Roseanne A. Brown's middle grade debut about a pre-teen vampire slayer with a strong helping of Ghanaian folklore. For most kids, catching fireflies is a fun summer activity. For twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng, it's a matter of life and death. That's because Serwa knows that some fireflies are really adze, shapeshifting vampires from the forests of Southeastern Ghana. Adze prey on the blood of innocents, possessing their minds and turning them into hulking monsters, and for generations, slayers like Serwa and her parents have protected an unknowing public from their threats. Serwa is the best adze slayer her age, and she knew how to use a crossbow before she could even ride a bike. But when an obayifo (witch) destroys her childhood home while searching for a drum, do Serwa's parents take her with them on their quest to defeat her? No. Instead, they dump Serwa with her hippie aunt and cryptic-obsessed cousin in the middle of Nowheresville, Maryland "for her own safety." Now, instead of crossbows and battle armor, she's dealing with mean girls and algebra, and for the first time in her life she doesn't have to carry a staff everywhere she goes, which is . . . kind of nice, actually. Just as Serwa starts to get the hang of this whole normal girl who doesn't punch vampires every day thing, an adze infiltrates her school. It's up to her to whip some of her classmates into monster-fighting shape before all of them become firefly food. And when she uncovers a secret that upends everything she thought she knew about her family's role in the slayer vs. adze war, Serwa will have to decide which side of herself--normal girl or slayer--is the right one. After all, seventh grade is hard enough without adding vampires to the mix. Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+. Complete your middle grade action-adventure collection with these titles: Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Rick Riordan Presents: The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes Rick Riordan Presents: Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Rick Riordan Presents: Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the highly anticipated sequel to Rosanne A. Brown's explosive novel about a preteen vampire slayer, inspired by Ghanaian folklore. After a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty, she’s on the run from the organization of Slayers she trained her whole life to join. Serwa's only ally is her aunt Boahinmaa, an obayifo who urges Serwa to embrace her vampire side. Boahinmaa and her underlings are on the hunt for the Midnight Drum, from which they hope to free Serwa's grandmother. When they learn that the Abomofuo have hidden the Midnight Drum deep within the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., what do they do? Stage a heist to steal it, of course! For their plan to succeed, Serwa will have to get close to her rival, a Slayer named Declan Amankwah, without revealing her real nature. Declan gets under her skin like no one else . . . and might just force Serwa to confront some truths she's tried hard to deny.

Shuri and T'Challa set out to remove a curse from Wakanda in this action-packed, totally original graphic novel! Twelve-year-old Shuri is a lot of things. Scientist. Princess. All around cooler person than her pain-in-the-butt big brother T’Challa. Shuri knows she could do so much more to help Wakanda, but everyone is obsessed with the prince because he’s the next Black Panther. That is, until Soul Washing Day, one of the most important rituals of Wakandan society. When an argument between T’Challa and Shuri leads to one of Shuri’s inventions accidentally destroying the sacred ceremony site, chaos reigns instead of prosperity. Suddenly the people of Wakanda, including her mother the queen, are becoming sick! Could this be a curse from the ancestors? Desperate to save her mother, Shuri dives into research and finds an answer hidden deep in an ancient children's myth. It may be nothing more than a fantasy, but with the sickness spreading each day, the young princess must trust her instincts and travel deep into the mysterious Heartlands to save her family and her kingdom. Joining Shuri on her journey is none other than a meddling T’Challa. If Shuri and T’Challa can set aside their jealousy and resentment of each other long enough to survive this journey, they might just discover that they are far more powerful together than they could ever be apart. But if they can’t face their fears in the Heartlands and lift the so-called curse, it may not be just the end for their family, but the end of Wakanda as they know it. No pressure, right?

THE ETERNAL FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL… The brave Jedi vs the devious Sith! Just in time to celebrate the highly-anticipated re-match between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in the Disney+ forthcoming event Obi-Wan Kenobi, here are ten original stories about the the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith. Larger-than-life characters clash in epic lightsaber battles that will appeal to young readers and to the young Star Wars fan in all of us! Ten acclaimed authors imagine new tales for some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever, from Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Darth Maul, and beyond, complete with beautiful spot illustrations Authors: Roseanne A. Brown Sarwat Chadda Delilah S. Dawson Tessa Gratton Michael Kogge Sam Maggs Michael Moreci Alex Segura Vera Strange Karen Strong with illustrations by Jake Bartok

The second graphic novel in this original series inspired by the hit television show Are You Afraid of the Dark? features three chilling stories based on Ghanian urban legends and folktales and written by New York Times bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown Izzy’s sister has been acting strange. Izzy knows that something is going on with her twin, Grace; hurrying off to hang with other kids, avoiding her at school, and going to bed earlier than usual. When Izzy learns that her twin sister has been sneaking off at night to hang out with the mysterious Midnight Society, she surprises them at their night of storytelling and threatens to tell their parents about Grace’s new hobby. But in order to prevent Izzy from telling on her, the Midnight Society proposes a scare-off! If Izzy wins, Grace is booted from the Midnight Society. If Grace wins, Izzy won’t tell anyone about the Midnight Society. What follows are three terrifying tales that may determine the fate of not only the Midnight Society, but also the twins’ relationship. In “The Tale of the Bushwalkers,” a girl who cheats in school discovers that monsters may be prowling her campus, ready to eat cheating students. In “The Tale of the Spirit Drum,” a young boy tests his luck when he comes into possession of a drum that can make his dreams come true. And in “The Tale of the Sinister Sisters,” two twins must survive the night by themselves as malignant spirits take their form to pit the twins agains each other. Drawing from urban legends, folklores, and stories rooted from Ghana, New York Times bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown crafts all new stories inspired by the hit television series, brought to life by artists Shazleen Khan, Bill Masuku, and Dika Araújo!