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Up there, behind those high walls, hundreds of Vanirdøtur huddle together to keep safe from the enemy. So the Viking occupation begins. Norse voices rise into the air as Gofraid's army settles in for the long haul, forming a siege camp full of thousands of cursed men. Tamsin and her Dubliners must scheme to break the siege apart. It seems impossible; she is just one Vanirdottir amidst this roiling mass of warriors, and her Dubliners are few.

Es liegt nun an den Gefährten um Asgrim Krummfinger, einen offenen Krieg in Skaldheim zu verhindern, nachdem der König des Südens einem Draugr zum Opfer fiel. Doch auch ein alter Gefährte tritt aus den Schatten und bringt das Machtgefüge ins Wanken. Währenddessen begreift Asgrim, dass es nicht ausreichen wird, den Orden der Einherjer neu zu gründen, um die Armeen der Riesen aufzuhalten. Helheim ruft nach ihm und fordert, dass er seine blutige Vergangenheit anerkennt und ans Licht bringt.

Nel regno di Itaca ogni estate si compie un sacrificio barbaro: dodici fanciulle vengono impiccate sulla spiaggia per placare la furia del dio Poseidone. Leto è una di loro: ostinata e tenace, ha tentato fino all'ultimo di sottrarsi a quel patibolo ingiusto, ma non ce l'ha fatta. Eppure la morte non sembra troppo interessata a portarla via con sé. Infatti, la ragazza si risveglia su un'isola misteriosa, dove è accolta da Melanto, una creatura dalla bellezza soprannaturale.

On the run from the High King, Sorcha is offered the Earth Fae throne and the chance to find justice for both her peoples. She's determined to save her kingdom and bring peace to a country torn apart by war and prejudice. She knows her battle has only begun for no Fae wants a human-born queen on the throne. When she loses her heart's desire, only a bargain with a Goddess will help her find him again. As with all things magical, however, there's a price.

Reflexión conmovedora sobre la justicia y el destino en el audiolibro dramatizado de Los ojos del hermano eterno, tambien conocido como La historia de Virata de Stefan Zweig. En un antiguo reino de Oriente, Virata, un noble guerrero, se enfrenta a una revelación transformadora tras una serie de eventos violentos que lo llevan a cuestionar la verdadera naturaleza del poder y la justicia. Desgarrado por el remordimiento y la búsqueda de una vida más noble, Virata abandona su posición de poder para emprender un viaje espiritual en busca de redención y paz interior.

"Du bist der bösartigste Mensch, den ich jemals kennengelernt habe! Du sollst für das, was du mir und anderen antust, bei den Schattenflüglern schmoren!" Die junge Syreila, eine Sendagileer, die über die Gabe verfügt, aus Edelsteinen heilende Energien zu ziehen, lebt mit ihrer Liebe Nael im Bergdorf Gailara. Die Idylle findet ein jähes Ende: Ein neuer Fürst regiert das Land mit unbarmherziger Hand. Der Edelsteinabbau wird zu einem unrentablen Geschäft, harte Strafen drohen bei Zuwiderhandlungen, sodass die meisten Dorfbewohner Gailara verlassen.

When Muriel Carew attends a lavish society party, the last person she expects to bump into is her ex-fiancee Henry Jekyll, a man she's not seen for many years. When Jekyll turns out to be investigating a series of missing persons in London, Muriel is intrigued. But Jekyll is not working alone, and if Muriel wants to aid in the investigation, she must work with both Henry and his partner, the monstrous and uncouth Mr Hyde.

Quando os alemães invadem os Países Baixos em 1940, Hannie Schaft é uma jovem estudante de Direito cheia de planos para o futuro. À medida que a ameaça nazista avança, colocando em risco a vida de suas melhores amigas, ambas judias, ela sente que não pode ficar parada e se junta à Resistência.

Una viajera en el tiempo cautiva. Un jarl vikingo con una misión. ¿Será el matrimonio el precio de la libertad? Holly, una directora ejecutiva estadounidense, viaja a Escocia en busca de sus raíces. Un fresno antiguo no es exactamente el tipo de árbol familiar que busca, pero cuando toca un huso dorado tallado en el tronco, acaba en el siglo IX y capturada en un ataque vikingo. El guerrero Einar Birgirsson rescata a la hermosa desconocida. Pero para reclamar su lugar como jarl, debe liberarse de todos los bandidos que habitan en las islas Orcadas y tomar una esposa en menos de dos meses.

England, 1881. Hereford Cathedral stands sentinel over the city, keeping its secrets, holding long forgotten souls in its stony embrace. Hecate Cavendish speeds through the cobbled streets on her bicycle, skirts hitched daringly high, heading for her new life as Assistant Librarian. But this is no ordinary collection of books. The cathedral houses an ancient chained library, wisdom guarded for centuries, mysteries and stories locked onto its worn, humble shelves. The most prized artifact, however, is the medieval world map which hangs next to Hecate’s desk.

Shadows of Valor is an immersive historical fiction novel that transports listeners into the heart of World War II. Follow Jake Donovan, a seasoned gamer, as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure through a virtual reality game that blurs the lines between history and fantasy. Experience epic battles, forge unbreakable bonds with a diverse team, and uncover hidden truths that could change the course of the war.

As an unfathomably powerful AI threatens the freedom of humanity, Martin Raines must return to medieval Europe to learn the truth about GRAIL and the Codex Babylon.

Der Herr des Riesengebirges ist ein mächtiger Geist. Er kann allerlei Gestalten annehmen und kennt viele Zauber, mit denen er den Menschen hilft, sie aber auch zurechtweisen, necken oder bestrafen kann. Lässt man ihm seinen Frieden, tut er einem nichts, aber wehe demjenigen, der ihn bei seinem Spottnamen "Rübezahl" ruft.

This 4-in-1 audiobook box set includes books four through seven of the Rogue Merchant LitRPG series, following a trader named Cat on his journey to find the lost Keys to the Sphere of Words: Battle for the North, The Devil Archetype, The Dreamweaver, and The Starlight Fleet.

Phee St. Margaret is a daughter of the Reconstruction, born to a family of free Black business owners in New Charleston. Coddled to within an inch of her life by a mother who refuses to let her daughter live a life other than the one she dictates, Phee yearns to demonstrate she's capable of more than simply marrying well. When word arrives that her Aunt Cleo, long estranged from the family, has passed away, Phee risks her mother's wrath to step up and accept the role of pomp―the highly honored duty of planning the funeral service.

Disinherited and poverty stricken, bastard Danial clutches at the slim chance to earn a living as a guard, until a night attack leaves both he and his half-brother Devlin vampires. After finding true love with the aristocrat Lacey, Danial comes to the attention of James, the Vampire Lord of France. Enslaved by James, his love murdered, Danial plots to escape, his complex plan of years finally succeeding only to result in all of Europe's demonic forces on the hunt for him.

In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel and merciless gods, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both. Yet when the Star of Wrath and War descends to hunt Elara, the neighbouring kingdom sees an opportunity to take her from her home, the Kingdom of Night, to Helios, Kingdom of Light. Where she strides straight into the arms of an enemy prince. There, Elara is forced to either let Prince Lorenzo train her into a weapon worthy of battling against the tyrannical reign of the Stars, or to accept her fate.

Cailleach, goddess of winter, was not born to be a blight on humanity, but she became one. She would say with scorn that it was their own fault: mortals were selfish, thoughtless, and destructive, bringing harm to each other and the earth without cause or qualms. One day, Cailleach goes too far. Thousands die, lost to her brutal winter. In punishment, her mother Danu, queen of the gods, strips the goddess of her powers and sends Cailleach to earth, to live and die as the mortals she so despises, until she understands what it is to be one of them.

1794. Eleanor, once a lowly English maid, is now a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and a promising conjuror. With a vampire plot thwarted in Paris, the League's next daring rescue is of the Pimpernel's beloved wife, Lady Marguerite, imprisoned in her London townhouse on unjust charges of treason and espionage. But Lady Marguerite’s captivity is only the first threat from the League's vampiric enemy. With the King known to be ill, possibly mad, England is not as it should be.

В мире, где всё обусловлено интересами рода, повзрослевшая девушка не располагает собой. Она пойдёт замуж за того, кого старшие родичи выберут ей в женихи. И дальше опять всё предопределено: бесконечные домашние хлопоты, дети, внуки... Очень многих устраивает такая определённость, избавляющая от бремени личных решений. Но что делать, если сильная душа восстаёт против векового порядка и стремится к чему-то гордому и высокому? Если сердце жаждет встречи с единственным на всю жизнь человеком, а рука достаточно крепка, чтобы за себя постоять?