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Peter Varg De jaguarkrijger

In het Chili van dictator Pinochet raken een meisje en een sociaal werker betrokken bij magische gebeurtenissen, waarbij heden en verleden door elkaar lijken te lopen.

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Nederlands | 318 pagina's | Celtica Publishing, Capelle aan den IJssel | 2017

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Peter Swart Kroniek van Oderan 3

De nieuw aangekomen aardbewoners gaan de confrontatie aan met de oorspronkelijke bevolking en de onbekende levensvormen.

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Nederlands | 278 pagina's | Uitgeverij Boekscout.nl, Soest | 2017

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Jos Lexmond Wereldbedenkers

19 Nederlandstalige verhalen geïnspireerd door Jack Vance

Sciencefictionverhalen van diverse auteurs die allen geïnspireerd zijn door het werk van Jack Vance.

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Nederlands | 415 pagina's | Spatterlight, Amstelveen | 2017

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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.

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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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Chris Regnault | Dobbs De onzichtbare man

Ballonstrip.

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Nederlands | 52 pagina's | Glénat, Antwerpen | 2019

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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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Robert E. Howard Red Nails

Red Nails is the last of the stories about Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in Weird Tales magazine from July to October 1936. It is set in the pseudo historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its grim themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars...

Engels | 3 uur 23 minuten (154 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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George MacDonald Phantastes

A young man named Anodos experiences dream like adventures in Fairy Land, where he meets tree spirits, endures the presence of the overwhelming shadow, journeys to the palace of the fairy queen, and searches for the spirit of the earth. The story conveys a profound sadness and a poignant longing for death. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. A pioneer of fantasy literature, he was the mentor of Lewis Carroll. Among his notable works are "Phantastes"...

Engels | 6 uur 29 minuten (300 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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Mark Twain A Connecticut Yankee at the Court of King Arthur

Hank Morgan, a mechanic at a gun factory, is knocked unconscious and wakes up in England in the year 528. After he is captured and taken to Camelot, he is put before the knights of King Arthur‘s Round Table where he is condemned to death. However, he remembers having read of an eclipse on the day of his execution and he astonishes the court by predicting the phenomenon. Hank is made minister to the ineffectual king and in an effort to bring democratic principles and mechanical knowledge to the kingdom,...

Engels | 11 uur 43 minuten (526 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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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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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 Road to Oz

"Roads," observed the shaggy man, "don't go anywhere. They stay in one place, so folks can walk on them."A shaggy-looking man, imaginatively called Shaggy Man, asks Dorothy for directions to Butterfield, but the two of them end up getting lost on their way and decide to proceed to Oz instead. For once not chased by danger, they arrive just in time for Princess Ozma‘s birthday party where a great assortment of colourful characters awaits. The 1939 movie, `The Wizard of Oz‘ starring Judy Garland, perfectly...

Engels | 4 uur 19 minuten (193 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Poison Belt

"Bring oxygen – Challenger." The gang from `The Lost World‘ is back together, but the reunion is much more dramatic than they had hoped. As Professor Challenger has predicted, the Earth is moving into a belt of poisonous ether and their only chance of survival is joining him in his house and watch the whole shebang go down together. Though very different from the first in the series, `The Poison Belt` (1913) is equally interesting and can be enjoyed in its own right. Like in his Sherlock Holmes series...

Engels | 3 uur 18 minuten (150 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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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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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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Robert E. Howard Red Shadows

First published in Weird Tales, August 1928, alternatively titled 'Solomon Kane'. This was the first Solomon Kane story ever published. In France, Kane finds a girl attacked by a gang of brigands led by a villain known as Le Loup. As she dies in his arms, Kane determines to avenge her death, and the trail leads from France to Africa, ending with Kane's first meeting with N'Longa. Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author of a wide range of genres. He created the pulp fiction hero...

Engels | 1 uur 2 minuten (48 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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L. Frank Baum The Enchanted Island of Yew

Three young girls wander into an enchanted forest at meet a fairy woman, who is bored with her perfect, immortal life. She convinces them to turn her into a human and decides to become a prince because boys have more fun. His/her new existence exploring the surrounding kingdoms is fast and adventurous from the get-go. What unfolds in an interesting story of problems solved by a woman‘s mind in the luxury of a man‘s body. `The Enchanted Island of Yew` (1903) was written by L. Frank Baum, the author...

Engels | 4 uur 37 minuten (206 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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