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Rivah Half-Elven is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, and has finally escaped the debts that hung over her head like a sword. But she made many enemies along the way, and they have not forgotten her. So when the Masked King himself has a job for Rivah, she has no choice but to take it if she wants to stay in his good graces. The job is much more dangerous than it first appears, but treachery from Rivah's fellow thieves may be far deadlier.

882 AD Norway. A new power rises amongst the Viking north, wild Danes under the sway of powerful Loki worship threaten the land with fire and blood. Hundr, The Man with the Dog’s Name… Einar the Brawler… Viking warriors bent on destruction and carnage.. epic battles, axes, shields, twists and turns. Hundr, Einar, and King Harald Fairhair of Norway sail south to meet a rising challenge. War looms, and Loki, the chained-one, threatens to break free from his fetters and toss Midgard into the chaos of the Ragnarök.

The second novel in Erikson's stunning Tale of Witness trilogy, in which a god's bastard son cuts a bloody swathe through the forces of the Malazan Empire in order to take revenge on his father . . .

La saga del successo continua. Nella confusione si sono fermate... e nella confusione proseguono le avventure dell'alchimista Kronarius. Il Patto dei Quattro è di nuovo attratto nella misteriosa caverna nella foresta di confine. Con dolore, apprendono che sono tutt'altro che i benvenuti in quel luogo. Il mistero del domo dei Droguri supera perfino l'immaginazione del Maestro delle Essenze. Il viaggio alla corte del re dovrebbe offrire ristoro. Ma già nella prima notte il governatore della città viene assassinato.

“The Charwoman’s Shadow” is a beautiful tale about an apprentice sorcerer who discovers that his master is unscrupulously using stolen shadows. He decides to free an elderly lady from this captivity. The book is one of the pioneering works in the fantasy genre, published before it was officially named.

Kateřina Dubová has always aspired to walk in her father's footsteps as a respected journalist, and the Second World War presents a unique opportunity for her to prove her worth to the world. A tip about an assassination attempt on a high-ranking Nazi official, Reinhard Heydrich, the "Butcher of Prague" leads Kateřina into the shadows of the Nazi occupation. Soon she discovers things are not as they seem.

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.

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.

Rowan’s sleeping curse is broken by a stranger's kiss. Their happily ever after should begin, but they aren't in love. When the king sets up a Queen’s Competition as an attempt to settle unrest, Rowan’s place is threatened. She must fight for the prince she ought to love to secure his position at court, while competing in challenges that seek to unravel her, bit by bit. For though they can force her to compete, she’s the only competitor who knows she can never truly win. Just as Rowan finds her place, a poison apple could destroy it all.

"The Son of Tarzan" is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. It was written between January 21 and May 11, 1915, and first published in the magazine "All-Story Weekly" as a six-part serial from December 4, 1915 to January 8, 1916. It was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg & Co. in March 1917 and has been reprinted numerous times since by various publishers.

Haelewise has always lived under the shadow of her mother, Hedda—a woman who will do anything to keep her daughter protected. For with her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, Haelewise is shunned by her village, and her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes in wolf-skins, of an ancient tower cloaked in mist, where women will find shelter if they are brave enough to seek it. Then, Hedda dies, and Haelewise is left unmoored.

In an alternate history where a modern-day country worships the gods of ancient Egypt, Meres is horrified to see her husband nailed into a sarcophagus and thrown into the river during a festival day. It wasn’t supposed to happen. Everything is going terribly wrong. Why would the priests want to kill him? Running away from the White-Walled City and the temple she loves, Meres hides in the desert of The Black Land, determined to follow the river and find her husband’s body to rescue his soul before it’s destroyed forever.

Ichabod Crane made a sacrifice to save the future. Now the future has come to Sleepy Hollow, and it threatens to take even more from him. Ichabod must embark on a dangerous journey to save his family and his legacy...but he’s not prepared for the nightmares that await him. The Queen of Hearts reigns supreme. The Horseman rides again. And in the shadows, the Hollow Ones are waiting. Only Ichabod can stop the gathering darkness...but sometimes, darkness wins.

As the king of Sippar, Ahsan is surrounded by unparalleled luxury, fawning attendants, and a gorgeous wife. It's the life he's always dreamed of, except for three small problems. One, the palace oracle foretells of a threat that could leave the king dead and the city in ruins. Two, his marriage to the sharp-tongued priestess Nirah is already in trouble—and they aren't even really married. Three, Ahsan is not the real king, but a criminal condemned to die in his place. Selected for the role of imposter king, Ahsan must take the fates' wrath and assassins' knives upon himself.

Having released Egypt from Ay’s clutches, Ankhesenamun returns to Crete to retrieve Intef from the underworld. But a deal struck with a god, even a minor one like a gate guardian, cannot easily be undone. Once again, Ankhesenamun will be tested. Once again, she will have to decide just how much she’s willing to give up to achieve her aim. This is the final full-length instalment in the Amarna Age series. Blending history and fantasy, the Amarna Age series is set in 18th dynasty Egypt where the old gods have been worshipped for thousands of years and magic is a matter of belief.