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Tra le mura del Grave, l'orfanotrofio in cui Nica è cresciuta, si raccontano da sempre storie e leggende a lume di candela. La più famosa è quella del fabbricante di lacrime, un misterioso artigiano dagli occhi chiari come il vetro, colpevole di aver forgiato tutte le paure e le angosce che abitano il cuore degli uomini. Ma a diciassette anni per Nica è giunto il momento di lasciarsi alle spalle le favole tetre dell'infanzia. Il suo sogno più grande, infatti, sta per avverarsi.

Something strange is going on with the muses. They can't write. They can't sing. They can't dance. They can't do anything right. They say muses inspire the greatest of artists, artisans, thinkers, and poets, but what will inspire them? Zeus sees his nine daughters struggling with their talents, so he orders them to go to a mortal high school. Perhaps, he reasons, they will find inspiration there under the careful guidance and tutelage of Headmistress Ehtel.

Direttamente dalle mani di Alina Starkov alle vostre, la riproduzione fedele della Istorii Sankt'ya , per permettervi di entrare nelle pieghe più profonde dell'amatissimo universo creato da Leigh Bardugo. Una raccolta di storie che raccontano le vite, i martirii e i miracoli dei Santi a voi più familiari, come Sankta Lizabeta delle Rose o Sankt Ilya in Catene, ma anche le vicende più strane e meno conosciute, come quelle di Sankta Ursula, Sankta Maradi e del Santo senza Stelle. Una collezione resa ancora più preziosa dalle tavole a colori che accompagnano ogni storia.

The Huntresses of Artemis must obey two rules: never disobey the goddess, and never fall in love. After being rescued from a harrowing life as an Oracle of Delphi, Kahina is glad to be a part of the Hunt; living among a group of female warriors gives her a chance to reclaim her strength. But when a routine mission goes awry, Kahina breaks the first rule in order to save the legendary huntress Atalanta.

Shieldmaiden Ingrid Tirsdatter is in the final leg of her first mission. After chasing a dark mage one thousand years into the future, she and her team have spent the past two months trying to stop him from doing the unthinkable—enacting a magical spell that's certain to destroy their world. But when a collection of crystals goes missing, it's clear their enemy is making his final play. And when Axel starts acting peculiar, Ingrid realizes that more than just their home is on the line. If she and her team can't stop the dark mage, her past—and her future—may disappear forever.

"A last breath. That would exist for everyone"...Betwixt is a twisted coming of age story about a young girl who loses her mother, her mind, and her name. In her darkest moment, she is taken to the place between life and death and introduced to an eccentric group of beings who talk in riddles. Eventually she realizes that it is up to her to find her name, her courage, and the way home, or be lost forever in the place between - the place betwixt.

Auf Grund seiner höfischen Erziehung erscheint es Parzival als höchste Ehre, Mitglied der Tafelrunde von König Artus zu werden. Er ist jedoch zu Höherem bestimmt: Gralskönig soll er werden. Scheinbar zufällig findet er, der Auserwählte, die Gralsburg, die geheimnisumwitterte Burg des Lichtes und des Heils auf dem Monsalvat. Doch sein falsches Verhalten zeigt, dass er noch nicht würdig ist. Verflucht zieht er durch die Lande, mit seinem Schicksal hadernd.

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. And they will again. An S-Ranked Adventurer who lost his way. His journey will take him far and wide. Back to the places he used to know. He's not alone. Friends, comrades. Ash. Memories found and memories gained. Answers give rise to other questions. The Shatterfist moves on.

After she walks in on her mom doing the horizontal mambo with a man that's decidedly not her dad, Brynn Stark swears to never fall in love. One of her friends, Val, reveals her true identity—Aphrodite, goddess of love—and promises to show Brynn why she shouldn't lose faith. But when Brynn realizes she's beginning to fall for Adam, Aphrodite's boyfriend, Brynn's forced to decide if she'll choose her goddess-given fate, or risk it all for the wrong-but-right guy. One thing's for sure. Love sucks. And it's all about to blow up in their faces.

On an eerie night much like this one, the king of Dembroch left on a secret mission, only to return in a casket. Thirty years later, identity unknown, the king's killer remains at large, gathering forces to slaughter innocents and drench an entire country in blood. It will happen, he promises, at the end of the Sinners' Solemnities, a dark festival in which sacrifices breed monsters and madness.

In the realm of Eon, strength is the rule of law. In daylight, the realm is ruled by the adepts, a group of mighty cultivators who use their spirits to wield world-bending, mystic power. In twilight, the realm belongs to the darkbeasts, nightmarish creatures born of a mysterious fog known as the veil. Together, these opposing forces create a grim balance of power. But balance is not easily maintained. Dark forces work from the shadows, putting events into motion that will drive the realm into chaos. Soon, portals begin to open, drawing warriors from other realms.

Si alguien ha pensado que pertenecer a una familia de faraones es un chollo, que hablen conmigo o con mi hermana Sadie. Sin tiempo para reponernos de nuestra aventura en la Pirámide Roja, Amos y Bast acaban de encomendarnos otra de sus misiones exprés: despertar a Ra, el primer y más poderoso rey de los dioses. Dicho así, parece fácil, ¿verdad? Pero el problema es que nadie sabe dónde está, porque hace miles de años se retiró a los cielos y no se ha vuelto a saber de él.

Welcome to Saggilmut, a heavenly realm that is all but serene, torn from thousands of years of feuding between the gods. Mythologies clash as Odin, King of Asgard, will stop at nothing to achieve his fate to rule, while Zeus, Lord Shiva, Osiris, and other gods great and powerful have their own contradictory agendas. Join 19-year-old Aaron as he journeys to uncover the truth of the impending war, traveling the supernatural world, learning which gods can be trusted and which have been lying to mankind since the beginning. In the end, only one can be proclaimed as the Ruler of Gods.

War is destroying the galaxy. Esmae has vanished without a trace. A terrifying, ravenous beast is devouring the stars one by one. Titania is offered a gift that may well be a curse. Alexi, the exiled prince, is asked to pay a heavy price for his mistakes. And far, far away, on a dark, mysterious planet, a sleeping god stirs awake. As the end of the world draws ever closer, Esmae and Alexi must decide how far they’ll go to win - and who they’ll sacrifice along the way.

Summer and Darce are summoned by the order of Zeus himself to travel to the home of the gods, Mount Olympus, where they're to face even more ancient gods and goddesses. Summer braces to confront her mother again, illuminating secrets about the truth of her tragic pasts, while also persuading Zeus to allow her to stay with the God of the Underworld, her true love - Darce. Aboard Poseidon's luxury yacht, Summer meets her mythological family, while also uncovering what exactly happened to her past lives - and the true roles her mother and Darce played.

Trasformato in un adolescente mortale, bandito dall'Olimpo e privato della propria sfolgorante bellezza, Apollo deve ora affrontare la perdita più grave: quella di un amico, Jason Grace. Deciso a tributare all'eroe tutti gli onori, l'ex divinità lo conduce al Campo Giove per consegnarlo alla terra cui appartiene. Ma qui lo attende un'amara rivelazione: dopo aver approntato una disperata resistenza contro gli imperatori del Triumvirato, i semidei devono respingere un nemico ancora più spietato di Caligola, Commodo e Nerone messi insieme: Tarquinio il Superbo, l'ultimo re di Roma!

The gates to Tartarus have been opened and Kronos is now destroying the world. The only way to stop him is to find the legendary Scythe of Kronos. As Chrys is searching for the weapon, Huntley must convince Hephaestus to create a new lock for Tartarus. Hephaestus, however, holds some grudges against the gods, and the goddess who has the Scythe isn't letting go of her treasures. On top of all this, Aether has made his move to try and become King of the Gods. Will Chrys and friends be able to stop Kronos and Aether? Or will the worlds be forever changed?

The competition between Scions continues, with more on the line than ever before. Roy and his teammates have long odds to beat, especially seeing as they're up against the most powerful team in the entire tournament. With little hope of success, Roy will need to push himself as never before, discovering new depths to both his physical and spiritual power. All the while, Azure watches from on high as ancient seals continue to crumble, heralding the rise of a new age....

Abenteurer sterben nie, sie verblassen nur. Sie nannten ihn Sven, die Splitterfaust. Er gehörte zu einer Gruppe von Helden, die den Dämonenfürsten Mannon bekämpften. Jetzt ist er endlich nach Hause zurückgekehrt. Aber für Sven ist das Leben nach seiner Rückkehr aus der Fremde nicht mehr das, was es einmal war. Das Leben als Abenteurer ist auch nicht mehr das, was es einmal war. Alles hat sich verändert. Irgendetwas ist jetzt anders.

Returning from his training with Gold in the strange world of Somerset, Arbor is immediately forced into yet another battle - this time against multiple enemies. Worse, he receives reports of disturbing activity coming from the Goldenleaf Forest, and dire warnings of a threat that Laedrin will not be able to handle. The future holds many uncertainties - the hardest of which comes when Arbor is forced to make a choice between rescuing his sister from herself, and keeping the peace in his own lands.