18 books like Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code
Artemis Fowl. The Lost Colony
Thousands of years ago, fairies and humans fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear that they could not win, all of the fairies moved belowground -- except for the 8th Family, the demons. Rather than surrender, they used a magical time spell to take their colony out of time and into Limbo. There they have lived for decades, preparing to exact their violent…
Shares: Magie, Fairies, Magic, Adventure
A Darker Shade of Magic
STEP INTO A UNIVERSE OF DARING ADVENTURE, THRILLING POWER, AND MULTIPLE LONDONS.
Kell is one of the last travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes connected by one magic city.
There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, and with one mad king--George III. Red London, where life and magic are revered--and where Kell was raised alongside…
Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Fantasy
Problem with Promises
395 pages, 1 page ; 18 cm
Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Fairies, Magic
Des ailes de métal et d'os
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The New Hacker's Dictionary
The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 is a living lexicon of hacker speech, folklore, technical wit, and communal memory. More than a glossary, it records idioms, jokes, origin stories, programming habits, and ethical assumptions from the early networked computing world. Its style is brisk, playful, self-referential, and philologically alert, combining dictionary precision with anecdotal…
Shares: Ordinateurs, Computers
Afternoon on the Amazon
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.
Shares: Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction, Magic, Adventure
Fool's Assassin
Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Criminals, Magic, Fantasy
The Well of Ascension
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years -- has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protégé, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the…
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
One summer night, when Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shriveled, but he will not reveal why.
Rumours and suspicion spread through the wizarding world – it feels as if even Hogwarts itself might be under threat.
Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: could there be a Death Eater amongst them?
He will need powerful magic…
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The second self
Examines the effect of the new "computer culture" on both children and adults and theorizes that computers are responsible for the new wave of mechanical determinism and a revival of mysticism and spirituality.
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The Tombs of Atuan
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure.
Shares: Magic -- Fiction, Magic, Science Fiction, Adventure
The moon of Gomrath
With the help of the wizard Cadellin, Colin and Susan struggle to contain the forces of evil unleashed by the inadvertent awakening of the band of ancient horsemen known as the Wild Hunt. Sequel to "The weirdstone of Brisingamen."
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A Spell for Chameleon
Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs, dragons and basiliks.But poor Bink alone had no magic. And unless he got some - and fast - he would be exiled.
The Good Magician Humfrey was convined that Bink did indeed have magic, magic as powerful as any possessed by the King or Good Magician Humfrey…
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Der Mondscheindrache
German-language description:
Philipp kann nicht glauben, was er sieht: Ein weißer Ritter und ein Drache springen aus einem Buch und jagen sich quer durch sein Zimmer! Zum Wundern bleibt Philipp keine Zeit, denn auf einmal ist er selbst der Gejagte! Wie aber kämpft man gegen einen gemeinen Ritter, wenn man plötzlich nur noch daumengroß ist? Philipp muss sich schnell etwas einfallen lassen, um sein…
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Computerdenken
Advances the theory that despite burgeoning computer technologies, there will remain facets of human thinking that cannot be emulated by a machine.
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Machines That Think
Moxon's Master - short story by Ambrose Bierce
The Lost Machine - novelette by John Wyndham
Rex - short story by Harl Vincent
Robbie - short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Strange Playfellow 1940)
Farewell to the Master - novelette by Harry Bates
Robot's Return - short story by Robert Moore Williams (variant of Robots Return)
Though Dreamers Die - novelette by Lester del Rey
Fulfillment -…
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Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident
Auf geheimen Wegen gelangt Meisterverbrecher Artemis Fowl in das eisige Murmansk, wo er seinen Vater vermutet, der sich in der Gewalt einer skrupellosen Erpresserbande befinden soll. Doch Artemis hat ungewöhnliche Verbündete auf seiner Seite und natürlich auch schon einen Plan im Kopf. Einen gefährlichen Plan.
Shares: Fairies, Magic, Science Fiction, Adventure
Night of the Ninjas
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back in time to feudal Japan where the siblings learn about the ways of the Ninja.
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