D.J. MacHale erschafft fesselnde Erzählungen, die sich mit Abenteuer und dem Übernatürlichen befassen und oft tiefgründige Themen wie Freundschaft und Mut erforschen. Sein Schreibstil zeichnet sich durch flüssiges Erzählen aus, das die Leser in spannende Handlungen voller unerwarteter Wendungen hineinzieht. MacHale widmet sich der Schaffung von Inhalten, die die Grenzen zwischen Realität und Fantasie ausloten und einen bleibenden Eindruck bei seinem Publikum hinterlassen. Seine Werke finden häufig Anklang bei jungen erwachsenen Lesern.
Notruf aus der Geisterbibliothek Während Marcus mit seinen Eltern beim Abendessen sitzt, wird der magische Schlüssel, den er an einem Lederband um den Hals trägt, plötzlich unglaublich heiß. Will ihm der Bibliothekar aus der »Bibliothek der Geister« eine Botschaft übermitteln? Tatsächlich: Everett wartet bereits ungeduldig auf Marcus, denn er soll eine Geschichte, die in der Gegenwart spielt, zu einem guten Ende bringen. Unter großem Zeitdruck muss Marcus herausfinden, wer oder was hinter den Unglücksfällen an der Coppel Mittelschule steckt – bevor Menschen zu Schaden kommen!
Check out a book and read your future. . . . It's another page-turning adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author D. J. MacHale! Marcus is an agent of the Library, a place filled with tales that don't have an ending. Puzzles that won't be solved until Marcus and his friends step in to finish them. This time it's their own stories at stake. Theo just visited the Oracle Baz, an old amusement-park machine that spits out fortunes for the cost of a quarter. Fun, right? The only problem is, the oracle's cheap predictions have been coming true . . . and Theo's fortune says that life as he knows it will end on his fourteenth birthday! Plus, Lu's cousin, who also went to the oracle, is missing. Marcus knows where to find help for his friends--the Library. It turns out that the Oracle Baz was a real man who died in a fire long ago. Can a glimpse into the fortune-teller's past change all their futures?
“I'm not sure anyone does suspense quite like D. J. MacHale.” —James Dashner, bestselling author of the Maze Runner series The next fast-paced, thrilling adventure from bestselling author D. J. MacHale! Marcus is an agent of the Library—a place filled with tales that don’t have endings. Mysteries that won’t be solved until Marcus and his friends Theo and Lu step in to finish them. Before it’s too late. Because mysterious accidents are disturbing a middle school in Massachusetts. Windows shatter for no reason. Bleachers collapse at a pep rally. Most of the students think they’re just having a string of bad luck, but Marcus suspects something a lot more dangerous. Something like witchcraft. When the black moon rises, this story must come to an end . . . one way or another.
There s a place beyond this world, beyond the land of the living, where ghosts go to write their unfinished stories stories that ended too soon. It s a place for unexplained phenomena: mysteries that have never been solved, spirits that have never been laid to rest. And there s only one way in or out
Once again, Tucker Price and friends must fight for their lives against the better-equipped SYLO, and they will risk nearly everything to keep each other safe [as] the battle's climax nears
In einem internationalen Wettbewerb werden die Helden gesucht, die allein in der Lage sein werden, die Erde vor einer Katastrophe zu retten. Projekt Alpha stellt die Jugendlichen aus aller Welt vor Aufgaben, die ihre ganze Kraft, ihre Intelligenz, ihren Mut – und nicht zuletzt ihre Fähigkeit zur Zusammenarbeit und ihren Teamgeist herausfordern. Es ist ein gnadenloser Wettbewerb – und nur vier werden am Ende ausgewählt.
After a harrowing escape from Pemberwick Island, Tucker Pierce and his surviving friends—Tori, Kent, and Olivia—have finally reached the mainland, only to find that no one is left.That’s not their only sickening discovery. Moments before they are attacked by another of the mysterious black planes, they investigate one’s wreck and are horrified to find that it bears the logo of the U.S. Air Force. This can only mean one thing: the United States is at war with itself—the deadly technology of the Air Force against the brute force of the Navy’s SYLO unit, which still holds Pemberwick Island and its residents captive.Tucker must lead his friends to safety, but his head is spinning. How can the Air Force be perpetuating such genocide against not only its own citizens, but the world? What is SYLO’s role in this, and why did Tucker’s parents betray him by allying with SYLO, whose commander, Captain Granger, killed Tori’s father at point-blank range? And what did his mother mean when she told him to trust no one?Tucker, Tori, and friends set off cross-country on a quest for answers and, for Tucker, vengeance. But as one highway gives way to the next—and one death-defying escape precedes another—Tucker soon realizes that “trust no one” doesn’t just mean the U.S. military.
The ultimate action-fueled end-of-the-world conspiracy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale THEY CAME FROM THE SKY parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce’s idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO’s commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world. Tucker believes there’s more to SYLO’s story. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He tasted the Ruby—and experienced the powers it gave him—for himself. What all this means, SYLO isn’t saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery. LOOK TO THE SKY because Pemberwick is only the first stop.
Als Marcus eines Nachmittags in der Schule nachsitzen muss, passieren merkwürdige Dinge: Plötzlich gehen alle Computer gleichzeitig an, ein geisterhafter Mann im Bademantel erscheint mehrmals draußen vor dem Fenster. Und auf dem Heimweg fordert eine unheimliche alte Frau die Rückgabe eines Schlüssels. Was hat das zu bedeuten?, fragt sich Marcus verwirrt. Als er zu Hause die Zeitung aufschlägt, ist er richtig geschockt: Neben einem Unfallbericht ist ein Foto abgedruckt ... es ist der Mann im Bademantel! Jetzt ist klar: Marcus muss herausfinden, welches Geheimnis hinter all dem steckt!
