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Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. But that day will come all too soon. The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars.

Brand Wright, a retired spy and his friend Bubba battle many enemies including The First People, Big Bill, Dragonfly plus others. The pyramid under the Antarctic ice was unlike any other on Earth. Unfortunately impossible to enter, until Brand and his team arrived. What does Red Mercury, the Philosopher's Stone and Mars have in common? Who is the Queen of Mars?

The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures. Nathair has been deceived but now he knows the truth. He has choices to make; choices that will determine the fate of the Banished Lands.

Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has seized the fortress at Drassil, and now possesses three of the Seven Treasures. And with Calidus and Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the rest. They will allow him to open a portal to the Otherworld – so Asroth and his demon-horde can break into the Banished Lands and finally become flesh.

Discover The Robin on the Oak Throne, the second book in K. A. Linde’s addictive dark romantasy series, and sequel to the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller The Wren in the Holly Library.

Während er noch den schweren Schlag verarbeitet, den er im Tempel der Schwelle erlitten hat, trifft Tib ein weiteres Unglück: Sir Gavvendyle, sein weiser Lehrmeister ist in seiner Abwesenheit gestorben. Er hinterließ ihm eine rätselhafte Botschaft und es gibt Anzeichen dafür, dass beim Ableben des alten Erzmagiers nicht alles mit rechten Dingen zugegangen ist.

The next time a friend dared her to steal something, Kelsie would say no. Should the friend also be a succubus, not only would she say no, she would run for the nearest border faster than a bat fleeing the dark depths of hell.

It's been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of the Dallergut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing… She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream-production companies are located, and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced. But the Company District is not quite what she expected. Instead it hides a secret underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of.

Het eerste deel van de betoverende Raven-serie van bestsellerauteur Maggie Stiefvater. Blue Sargent komt uit een spirituele familie. Haar moeder is helderziende en kan de zielen van hen die gaan sterven zien. Blue heeft ze zelf nog nooit gezien, maar daar komt verandering in wanneer een jongen haar op een dag aanspreekt. Zijn naam is Gansey, en hij blijkt een rijke student op de lokale privéschool Aglionby te zijn. De jongens van Aglionby staan bekend als de Ravenjongens en betekenen niets dan problemen.

Fetch Phillips tiene mucho que expiar. Más de lo que la mayoría de la gente cree, o ya estaría muerto. Está en el fondo del pozo, y como último recurso acepta un trabajo para investigar la desaparición de un profesor vampiro en una escuela de barrio. Es esto o muere. La tentación de tirarse por la puerta de Ángel de su oficina se está volviendo demasiado difícil de resistir. Mientras, Sunder City esconde todo tipo de cosas en sus sombras y Fetch está a punto de encontrar un problema que podría ser demasiado grande para que él lo pueda manejar…

Meet James Tannot, a young man hailing from Dublin, Ireland, whose aspirations extend no further than his medical studies in Southern France. His aim? To obtain his MD from Marseille University. Yet, fate steers him off this course when he fails his entrance exam. Soon after, he encounters a mysterious Armenian physician who unveils to him a clandestine society of healers and magicians known as the Cymdeithas. Welcomed into their fold, James is thrust into a reality where magic and otherworldly powers are as tangible as the shelves of a supermarket.

The world changed the day the rifts happened. Trolls, elves, and other races from fantasy and myth emerged into a modern world, bringing magic with them. The world governments worked to segregate these new arrivals into refugee camps, which eventually became the nation of De’Vas. A nation of paranormals.

Una chica gana un concurso para participar en un nuevo proyecto en una ambiciosa compañía. Su trabajo consiste en probar el nuevo proyecto y reportar fallas. En un mundo distante, un ángel cautivo en el cielo está obligado a pagar una condena eterna mientras que la niña que estaba bajo su cuidado enfrenta sola los peligros que habitan en la Tierra. Mientras el ángel lucha por escapar y volver junto a la niña que, presiente ella, está en grave peligro, la chica empieza a descubrir algunas cosas turbias de la compañía para la que está trabajando.

Prima un viaggio in treno da Tōkyō, fino a una cittadina di mare nella penisola di Bōsō. Poi una passeggiata lungo la spiaggia, fino a un vialetto di conchiglie. È lì che si trova “Da Chibi”, una delle poche locande dove, secondo alcuni, viene ancora servito il kagezen: il vassoio d’ombra, il pasto tradizionale giapponese che si cucina per chi non c’è. Le voci narrano che, dopo che il piatto viene messo in tavola, accadano cose strane, che sia possibile mettersi in contatto con la persona di cui più si sente la mancanza.

De los creadores del exitoso pódcast de ficción Manual para ser Juan Helsing, uno de los más escuchados de Studio Ochenta, llega su versión en audiolibro, con contenido exclusivo escrito por sus mismos creadores. Juan Muñoz es un antropólogo especial: sabe calmar monstruos. Desde todos los rincones de Latinoamérica lo han llamado para calmar a las criaturas más inquietantes.

Belladonna Blackthorn hasn’t lost her magical spark, precisely . . . but she hasn’t seen it in a while either. With her witchcraft under wraps and a toxic boss making her days miserable, Belle is struggling to keep her beloved Lunar Books afloat and just make it through the day. The last thing she has time for is perfecting her magic. So when her thirtieth birthday brings a summons from her coven and a trial that tests her worthiness as a witch, Belle fears the worst.

Fragments is the story of Father Curtis, Priest of the Order of the Eternal, who seeks solace in the serenity of his secluded parish, sheltered from the oppressive regime’s grasp. But when he is unjustly branded a heretic, he is forced to embark on a harrowing journey for survival. In the process, he discovers that the very foundation of his beliefs has been built upon falsehoods. Amidst the chaos of his escape, he is confronted with the stark realization that the world he once trusted is a labyrinth of deception, orchestrated by the tyrannical forces of the Order.

Most women complain that there are no single straight men left. I'd just like to meet one that's human. I'm Anita Blake, expert on creatures of the night. I've dined with shapeshifters, danced with werewolves, and been wooed – but not won – by Jean-Claude, the Vampire Master of the City. And now a darkly dangerous vampire named Alejandro has hit town. He wants me for his human servant. A war of the undead has begun. Over me ...

Das grosse Finale von Winnies und Jos Liebesgeschichte. Winnie, Jo und Sasha sind wieder vereint. Doch nichts ist, wie es mal war. Zu viel ist passiert und hat sich verändert - und zu viel steht noch immer auf dem Spiel. Der Feind ist noch lange nicht besiegt und gemeinsam mit den wenigen Verbündeten, die Winnie noch bleiben, gilt es, das Schlimmste zu verhindern. Dabei immer an ihrer Seite: Jo. Jo mit ihren leuchtend roten Haaren. Jo mit ihrem intensiven Blick, mit dem sie hinter all die Mauern sehen kann, die Winnie um sich errichtet hat.

Seokga the No-Longer-Fallen is working on himself. Reinstated as a god after saving the mortal world from a demon of darkness, the trickster now attends some much-needed therapy. He’s also been desperately searching for his lost love Hani ever since the red thread of fate tangled around his pinky finger, signaling her reincarnation. But when the thread leads Seokga to a luxury cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds waiting for him isn’t Hani . . . she’s Yoo Kisa, with no memory of him, and seemingly no interest in regaining it either.