Fantasy Languages

Nach dem großen Erfolg der ersten Ausgabe von Lesend Englisch lernen haben wir uns entschieden einen zweiten Teil für Sie herauszugeben. Der Ausgangstext des zweiten Teils Teil ist gleichzeitig der zweite Band der Serie Gedankendimensionen. Sollten Sie das erste Buch nicht gelesen haben empfehlen wir Ihnen damit zu beginnen.

Students at a small college in Southern California program their supercomputer to learn language, but the school is adjacent to an aquatic amusement park and the computer mistakenly learns to communicate with the world's dolphin population. The dolphins ultimately reveal explosive information about the true origins of mankind, which falls into the wrong hands and sets off a chain of events that threatens to unravel society as we know it.

After the success of the first edition of Learn by Reading, we decided to bring you the second volume. This book uses the second volume in the Mind Dimensions series as the underlying text. If you haven't listened to volume one, we recommend you start there. Though you could still get the educational benefits by starting from this volume, you will be missing critical information required for enjoyment of the story - and in our opinion, enjoyment is critical to the learning process.

A child is born in a tin can. A switchboard operator finds himself in hell. Three corpulent women float somewhere beyond time. Welcome to the weird world of Karin Tidbeck, the visionary Swedish author of literary sci-fi, speculative fiction, and mind-bending fantasy who has captivated fans around the world. Originally published by the tiny press Cheeky Frawg - the passion project of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer - Jagannath has been celebrated by listeners and critics alike, with rave reviews from major outlets and support from lauded peers like China Mieville and even Ursula K. Le Guin herself.

Nach dem großen Erfolg der ersten Ausgabe von Lesend Englisch lernen haben wir uns entschieden einen zweiten Teil für Sie herauszugeben. Der Ausgangstext des zweiten Teils ist gleichzeitig der zweite Band der Serie Der Zaubercode. Sollten Sie das erste Buch nicht gelesen haben empfehlen wir Ihnen damit zu beginnen. Auch wenn der Lerneffekt erhalten bleibt, sollten Sie mit diesem zweiten Band beginnen, werden Ihnen wichtige Handlungsstränge fehlen, die Ihr Lesevergnügen einschränken könnten

Möchten Sie die englische Sprache beherrschen? Mögen Sie Urban Fantasy Romane? Haben Sie keinen Spaß daran, mit langweiligen Lehrbüchern Englisch zu lernen? Sollten Sie eine oder mehrere dieser Fragen mit „Ja" beantwortet haben, sollten Sie darüber nachdenken, sich dieses Buch anzuschaffen. Wir bieten Ihnen hier einen einzigartigen Weg zum Erlernen der englischen Sprache.

In the future, when robots have already fully permeated our everyday life, a devastating automobile accident with an unmanned drone big rig kills Nick's friend. The suspicion of murder falls on Nick, a psychologist who specializes in robots, but the investigation reaches a dead end. At the same time, Nick meets Liza, and begins work on an android that will be indistinguishable from a human. But Nick doesn't realize that he is now part of a brilliant experiment.

Liebe Kinder, dieses Hörbuch enthält 10 englische spannende Vampirgeschichten. Vielleicht habt ihr in der Schule oder sogar schon im Kindergarten begonnen Englisch zu lernen, denn Englisch zu können ist sehr wichtig und macht viel Spaß. Am Anfang werdet ihr vielleicht noch nicht alles verstehen. Vor jeder Geschichte haben wir daher eine kurze Einführung auf Deutsch gegeben, die den Inhalt der Geschichte kurz zusammenfasst. In dem beiliegenden Begleitheft haben wir nochmal alle Geschichten für eure Eltern aufgeschrieben. Wir wünschen euch nun viel Spaß beim Hören.

Textbooks are boring! Learn German the fun way with this bilingual fantasy story about a young boy named Griff, his dog, dark magic, a motorcycle-riding wizard and more. When a boy is killed in front of Griff using dark magic, a Wizard appears too late to stop the act, but instead finds Griff and his dog. But all is not as it seems and Griff and his hound soon find themselves in the care of an old witch. At least until a magical creature comes hunting for them and they are forced to flee.

Jared Lobdell examines Tolkien's methods and his worldview by following the thread of three influences: the Edwardian adventure story, the science of philology, or comparative languages, and Roman Catholic theology. The "Edwardian mode" of adventure story ( King Solomon's Mines, The Lost World) is one in which a small group of Englishmen make an expedition to foreign parts and find supernatural terrors awaiting them, finally returning home, mission accomplished.

This is volume 2 of a 2-part sci-fi fantasy Spanish short stories series designed specifically for intermediate level Spanish learners who want to familiarize themselves with vocabulary and expressions within a sci-fi/fantasy setting.

This is volume one of a two-volume series of Spanish sci-fi/fantasy short stories designed specifically for Spanish learners at an intermediate level. Volume one contains 10 original stories that are unique, engaging, and at the appropriate level for your Spanish-learning journey. These stories were designed for Spanish learners who want to get acquainted with Spanish vocabulary and expressions within a sci-fi/fantasy setting. Inside you will find a variety of stories depicting adventures in worlds of medieval magic, modern-day miracles, and futuristic space travel and phenomenon.

Are your nerves strong? Are you ready to subject yourself to a brutal intellectual shock? If yes, leave everything behind and listen to Sacramental, a grotesque fantasy where black humor intertwines with erotica, fantasy, manic philosophy, and music that pierces the deepest secret corners of your soul. You may not be able to withstand the emotional tension of this musical novel until its end, but one thing is certain, you will never forget it.

Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get a summer internship studying dragon languages, be smart, be sweet, and make sure her little sister never, ever has to risk growing up Third Class. She just has to free one dragon. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war. With her parents and cousin arrested and her sister missing, Viv is brought to Bletchley Park as a codebreaker—if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.

The setting is a small fishing village. The former seaman Longren raises his daughter Assol alone after losing his beloved wife, making a meager living by selling the toy boats he carves from wood. As a child, Assol encounters an old man who claims to be a wizard and promises the girl that one day a prince will come on a ship with scarlet sails to carry her away. The villagers scoff but Assol believes her dream will come true one day. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Los seres humanos nos obsesionamos con el futuro, proyectamos en una pantalla imaginaria la fotografía que tomaremos dentro de una década, o de dos, de más. Pero el futuro tiene sus propias reglas. La más importante es: nada ocurre como estaba previsto. LLEGA EL IMPACTANTE FINAL DE LA SAGA MENTIRA, DE CARE SANTOS.

In a future where every inch of Moscow is under surveillance and people date only online, a girl chooses to go on a real date.... This is how one of the 11 sci-fi stories begins.... There are neither cabbages nor kings in this book, just a president, oranges, and robots.

A hunter tries to kill a beautiful but annoying bird, but learns that you cannot kill freedom! This graded reader for elementary level ESL, or EFL students, is fun to learn from, and especially to hear out loud. A glossary, comprehension and discussion questions, and a writin.g prompt round out this adaptation of a beloved folk tale that transcends borders! Inspire students to share stories from their own culture, as they improve their fluency.

Adapted from the classic by Lewis Carroll.... There, on top of the mushroom, was a large caterpillar, smoking a pipe. After a while the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth and said to Alice in a slow, sleepy voice, "Who are you?" What strange things happen when Alice falls down the rabbit-hole and into Wonderland! She has conversations with the Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat, goes to the Mad Hatter’s tea party, and plays croquet with the King and Queen of Hearts.

In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula – a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls. In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, he begins to feel afraid. And he is right to be afraid, because Count Dracula is one of the Un-Dead – a vampire that drinks the blood of living people.