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ロサンゼルス・タイムズ・マガジンで「コミックブック史上最も優れた叙事詩」と評された『サンドマン』は、そのダークで文学的なファンタジーとホラーの世界によって、世界規模の文化的現象を生み出し、状況を一変させた。Audible社とＤＣ社はついに、高い評価を受ける作家ニール・ゲイマンの、ニューヨークタイムズでベストセラー入りしたシリーズを、初めてオーディオ化することになった。

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must...and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me. So begins a tale told from his own point of view - a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man’s Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.

When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.

The world is aware of Princess Raven Haley Scarlet Dragen—twin sister to her charismatic twin brother, Rook, the daughter of the Queen of the Unified Nations, and the offspring of a notorious dark dweller. Or so they think they know her. But she has been hiding a secret since she was born—the monsters within. She had to keep them locked away because one desires blood, and the other craves death. They are the reason the President of Russia seeks revenge and wants her dead. Now, the monsters are set free among a world of beasts and darkness.

An impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air - abducted from his quarters in a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed. The brilliant and mercurial investigator, Ana Dolabra, and her assistant Dinios Kol have been called in to crack the case. Before long, Ana discovers that they're actually investigating a murder.

Serilda ist am Boden zerstört. Seit der Erlkönig Gild und die vielen anderen Seelen verflucht hat, findet sie keine Ruhe. Als der Erlkönig die Magie des Endlosen Mondes nutzen möchte, um endgültig die Macht eines Gottes zu erhalten, müssen Serilda und Gild sich erneut zusammentun, um gegen das Böse in ihrer Welt zu kämpfen. Und für ihre Liebe, die alles ist, was zwischen ihnen und dem Zorn des Erlkönigs steht.

Eine vollkommen neue Geschichte des Puritaners! Begleiten Sie Solomon Kane in "Der Schatten von Stygia", meisterhaft gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas, auf ein düsteres Abenteuer voller Mystik und uralter Geheimnisse. Als Kane seinen Blutsbruder N'Longa an der Westküste besucht, erfährt er von einer verlassenen Stadt tief im Dschungel. Ein Name fällt, so alt wie die Zeit selbst: Stygia! Auf der Suche nach Antworten und der dunklen Geschichte dieses Ortes gerät Kane in einen Sog aus Geheimnissen und übernatürlichen Bedrohungen. Ein Muss für Fans von düsterer Fantasy und Robert E. Howards Held.

My name's Nadia, and I serve the High Queen of the Elves. My friend Neil Freeman also works for her, and he's the deadliest assassin who ever lived. He paid a high price for his abilities, including a damaged memory. But his memory holds secrets that might destroy the world. So when the mad wizards of Singularity come to rip open Neil's mind and steal those secrets, it's up to us to stop them.

Dhruv, the station master of Hamirgarh, was having very terrifying dreams for many days, and every time he saw a terrible witch in his dream, who would attack Dhruv's neck with her axe, and then Dhruv would wake up!! Dhruv was disturbed by this dream, but he was also unaware of the fact that the witch coming in his dreams was Roopa, who was wandering for centuries to fulfill the purpose of her devil master Ashtak, and for that, Roopa needed a man who belonged to a royal family!! Roopa had found her prey in Dhruv!!

Phoebe, 8 ans, est dans le coma. À son chevet, sa mère, Cérès, lui lit les contes qu'elle affectionne dans l'espoir qu'elle se réveille. Mais il est difficile de garder espoir, si difficile...Non loin de l'hôpital où Cérès passe ses soirées se dresse une vieille demeure. Poussée par une force étrange, la jeune femme pénètre dans la maison et se retrouve propulsée dans un monde fantastique.

A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked.

Heartbroken and betrayed, I fled the faerie court only to be dragged back by my captor, a dark Fae Prince. I should have never made a deal with Ruskin. He's used me before. Now, he needs me again. The Queen has been doomed to eternal sleep. And I alone can break the spell. Once she wakes, my work should be done. I can leave and force myself to forget the handsome prince and his brutal yet beautiful court. Queen Evanthe's return was meant to heal the land, but she's too weak.

Welcome to the land of Silva. A kingdom ruled by the divine Queen. Her Majesty's every word carried out by her husband, the Great King Maltia. A centuries old battle-based system of government, finally on the brink of change. The people of Silva may witness the greatest shift their peaceful home has ever encountered. The secrets that protect their way of life hang in the balance. The fight is about to begin. Please, be seated in The Queens Grand Arena.

Healer Anja knows little of politics but much of poisons. When she is summoned to treat the mysterious illness afflicting the king’s daughter, she finds herself against the clock, desperate to track down the source of the poison killing Princess Snow. But the chance discovery of a strange alternate world inside a magic mirror leads Anja to darker discoveries, including what really happened to Snow’s dead sister, Rose, and why their mother seemingly went mad and cut out her heart.

Things get very twisted in the aftermath of the battle with Pyriel and the group find themselves scattered. Eleyana searches desperately for Samayael while Lilitu tries to figure out an ill omen in the stars. The Archangel Michael makes a decision that creates deep fissures among his brothers. But worry not, we are far from the end of the tale.

Five of seven—that’s how many Vindix I’ve found. Usually, I’d call that a decent average, but decent is not nearly good enough and time is running out. Add that to the fact that Hans, one of the five Vindix I’ve managed to find, is in a coma, cursed by the vampire queen herself. Oh, and Gunner is still missing. Before we can solve a single one of those problems, the Princes of Hell claim their territories, throwing the human world into complete upheaval. They say when it rains it pours. Well, the Coven of Shadows and Secrets must be in a hurricane.

Wer durch die Hölle geht, braucht ein paar Teufel an seiner Seite – die neue epische Serie vom Großmeister der düsteren Fantasy. Europa steht am Abgrund. Krankheiten und Hunger raffen die Bevölkerung dahin, Monster lauern in den Schatten und gierige Prinzen nehmen sich rücksichtslos alles, was sie wollen. Nur eins ist sicher: Die Elfen werden zurückkehren und alles vernichten. Manchmal sind es die dunkelsten Pfade, die uns ins Licht führen. Pfade, auf denen nur die Gerechten wandeln können. Unter dem Prunk des Himmlischen Palastes liegt die geheime Kapelle eines Ordens, der aus Monstern besteht.

Gothic Vibes treffen auf den Trope Unlikely Allies – das Finale der opulenten Romantasy-Reihe von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Hannah Whitten! Lores Anstrengungen sind gescheitert: König Bastian erlag der finsteren Stimme der Gottheit, die seinen Verstand vergiftete, sie selbst musste ihre Heimat verlassen. Im Exil setzt sie alles ein, was ihre Vergangenheit sie gelehrt hat, um jene, die sie liebt, aus den Klauen der dunklen Macht zu befreien. Lore fasst den riskanten Plan, die verstreuten Teile eines Artefakts – angeblich die Quelle der göttlichen Kraft – zu finden und wieder zusammenzufügen.

Gothic Vibes treffen auf die Tropes Enemies to Lovers, Forbidden Romance und Love Triangle – der Auftakt der neuen Romantasy-Reihe von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Hannah Whitten! Seit jeher kann sich Schmugglerin Lore nur auf ihren scharfen Verstand verlassen. Als sie bei einem Botengang erwischt wird, bringt man die junge Frau an den Hof des Königs, der ihr dunkles Geheimnis kennt: ihre illegale Affinität zur Totenmagie Mortem. Um der Hinrichtung zu entgehen, übernimmt Lore einen Auftrag für ihn. Zur Seite gestellt bekommt sie den jungen Mönch Gabriel.