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Winner of the British Fantasy Award, The Scar by China Miéville is a colossal fantasy of incredible diversity and spellbinding imagination, set in the richly visualized world of Bas-Lag. A human cargo bound for servitude in exile . . . A pirate city hauled across the oceans . . . A hidden...

As Gavin Ennock pilots his airship, the Lady of Liberty, to China, his fiancée, Lady Alice Michaels prays they make it in time. The Clockwork Plague consumes Gavin's body and mind, driving him increasingly mad—and driving a wedge between him and Alice. Their only hope lies in China with the Dragon Men.

It’s been three and a half years since Sam went back in time, and a new historical tragedy approaches. A powerful telepathic Traveler has kidnapped the queen of Sam’s nation and is holding an entire desert capital under his mental control. Can Sam learn the secrets of the system in time to protect those he holds dear?

Vester's time as a receptionist at the Adventurer's Guild has led him to make some good friends and given him an opportunity to partake in a never before accomplished feat: Establishing a trading post within the Great Dungeon itself. Vester and his Party are going to need to venture farther into the Great Dungeon than they've ever managed before, and that means recruiting new members.

Venezia è divisa in due città che nulla sembrano avere in comune. Venezia Alta è tutta cieli limpidi, marmo bianco e vetri scintillanti. Venezia Bassa è perennemente intasata da una nebbia fangosa e dal fumo delle ciminiere che si insinua tra gli stretti vicoli. Se a Venezia Alta c'è eleganza e ricchezza, è nella Venezia Bassa che pulsa la vita... e la morte. Qualcuno (o qualcosa) sta uccidendo la gente di Sotto, disseminando le calli di cadaveri che si presentano avvizziti già a pochi minuti dal decesso, come prosciugati da ogni forza vitale.

Chez Charles Dickens, Noël n’est jamais qu’une fête — c’est un état d’âme. Dans L’Arbre de Noël, court récit méditatif publié en 1850 dans la revue Household Words, il ne s’agit pas d’une intrigue au sens traditionnel, mais d’une réminiscence poétique, un voyage intérieur à travers la mémoire et l’imagination. À la lueur d’un arbre de Noël illuminé, le narrateur contemple les jouets suspendus à ses branches, et chacun devient pour lui le déclencheur d’un souvenir, d’un rêve ou d’une réflexion sur la vie, l’enfance et la mort.

Lucifer Mandrake, Arcanist to the court of St James, by appointment of Queen Victoria Saxe-Coburg, is not having his best day. Someone has been resurrecting dead peers of the realm. The House of Lords is now inhabited by the undead. Sooner or later, someone is bound to notice. Well probably. Is this just a plot to derail The Witchcraft Bill? Or is it something more insidious, such as a plan to remove Victoria as head of state and replace her with the King of Hanover?

The Antarctic Enigma is a thrilling steampunk adventure that plunges listeners into a world of Antarctic mystery and cosmic revelation. The author weaves a compelling narrative that blends elements of classic exploration tales with imaginative science fiction. The story follows a team of inventors and experts, "The Gearsmiths," as they are summoned by King Edward, III to investigate the mysterious reappearance of a lost expedition ship.

The Twits Chronicles series follows the adventures of Cyril Chippington-Smythe and his mechanical valet, Bentley, as they navigate a dystopian world in search of love and meaning. Anthology #1 contains the full text of: Twits in Love, Twits in Peril, and Twits Abroad, plus two previously unpublished short stories.

Under the fearless leadership of Captain Jordan Threat, the people of the Carivian Islands have fought valiantly for their freedom. But as they stand on the brink of victory, a secret weapon threatens to destroy their revolution. To turn the tide of the war, Jordan seeks help from a new ally… who is also an old enemy. Commodore Erika is a bewitching yet sadistic dominatrix, and a former Imperial officer. Her loyalties are fickle, but she may be the rebellion’s only hope. If she can be trusted…

Dieser Krieg war unvermeidlich.Nach zwei brutalen, blutigen Kämpfen um ihre Existenz gegen unerbittliche außerirdische Feinde ist die Menschheit siegreich, hat aber keinen Frieden gefunden. Da Misstrauen und Anschuldigungen den politischen Diskurs zwischen den beiden großen Gruppierungen vergiften, hat das Militär der Eastern Star Alliance bereits begonnen, kleine Überfälle in den Raum der Vereinigten Terranischen Föderation durchzuführen.

Billionaire Cyril Chippington-Smythe is struck by Cupid's arrow but alas, his chinless cousin Binky has already staked a claim. In the confusion caused by an onslaught of hormones, Cyril finds himself running for public office against the rapacious Captain Bligh. Will his championing of the downtrodden cause the object of his fascination to shift her affections? Must he do the honourable thing and step aside in favour of his cousin? Can his Machiavellian mechanical valet, Bentley, untangle this Gordian knot?

Liam was only trying to pick up some vegetables for lunch and take a pleasant break from crafting in his garage when he meandered through fields he'd walked a hundred times before. But his peaceful walk is disturbed by a strange earthquake that forces him into an inescapable trap, pulling him into another world. Reborn as the infant son of wealthy nobles in a strange and archaic land, Liam—now called Percival—must navigate this realm's customs, foreign languages, and slightly mysterious magic.

Natalio y su electrocante —un compañero androide, también llamado «tronco»— recorren la City haciendo el trabajo sucio que le corresponde a un policía Clase 5. La ciudad está colapsada por la ola de inmigrantes y disidentes que llegan desde la Ciudad Vieja y las órdenes son terminar con ellos como sea. En uno de estos operativos, Natalio pierde a su tronco cuando un disidente le vuela la cabeza con una bomba imán. Natalio, entonces, se ve obligado a comprar un electro de segunda mano, un modelo antiguo que nadie quería y que estaba almacenado al fondo de la tienda.

In the Wild-West wilderness of the Frontier, a sheriff has been tasked with escorting the captured servant of the vampire Nobility to the authorities in the Capital. Unfortunately, the stagecoach route they must follow crosses into the territory of the servant’s master, the dread Duke Sinistre!

Snow loves music. She has spent her entire life learning new instruments and memorizing new pieces, only to while away her life in a country manor with only her mother and twin sister as company. If only she could get out on her own and play in front of a real audience. Rose loves magic. The things she can do with music would amaze her twin sister, but whenever she shows her, Snow quickly forgets as if the event had never happened. If only Rose could get out on her own and work some real magic.

In a world where landmasses drift among the clouds, survival depends on reading the winds. The eagle riders of the Heights cling to fragile islets, knowing each will one day fall into the Storm below. At lower altitudes, pilots chart the skies in zeppelins and steam-powered planes. Above them, an advanced civilization observes from orbit, preparing to harvest the planet’s anti-gravity mineral. For generations, no one dared explore what lies beneath the endless storm—until now.

Gavin Ennock once sailed the skies on airships and delighted audiences with his fiddle music. Now a victim of the Clockwork Plague, he is consumed by both madness and brilliance. To save her fiancé's life, Alice Michaels breaks into the Doomsday Vault to recover a cure, only to incur the wrath of the British Empire and make them both enemies of the Crown.

For fans of?The Princess Bride?and Gideon the Ninth: a bloody?lesbian revenge tale and political fantasy set?in a glittering world transformed by industrial change – and?simmering class warfare. Ichorite is progress. More durable and malleable than steel, ichorite is the lifeblood of a dawning...

The World Boss is about to re-spawn, and Harvey has much still to do. He may have come a long way, but will he have what it takes to face the might of the world's Adventurers, the wrath of the Undead, and the System itself?