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The war is over, but the fallout is palpable. Ard finds himself back in the capital of Avente as tensions rise, lines are drawn, and he wants absolutely nothing to do with it. All Ard desires is some relaxation. After visiting his family, he finds a convenient excuse to escape to Zenovia. However, he soon finds himself entangled in a different political beast. This one is far more entertaining for Arden, who is trapped in the Zenovian palace while a mysterious force is assassinating potential heirs.

Continue following this unlikely merchant on his unexpected quest for riches, sweetness, and someone to fix his broken rock! Balthazar was just minding his business being a merchant crab, enjoying life in his bazaar, being bothered daily by adventurers and other nuisances, but then the rest of the world had to come and ruin his peace and quiet. And also land a dragon right on top of his roof.

Superhelden, igitt ... Wie heißt es noch mal? ›Mit großer Macht kommt ein großer Schmerz in meinem Arsch.‹ Und in einer Welt, in der es so ziemlich alles außer Superhelden gibt, war das Letzte, was ich erwartet hatte, einen zu sehen, der im Park hinter meinem Wohnheim herumfliegt. Reicht es nicht, dass diese Welt der Verschwundenen Götter voller Geister und Dämonen, Engel und Walküren, Pixies und Drachen ist? Brauchen wir wirklich auch noch aufgemotzte Menschen? Ach, komm schon! Aber das ist es ja gerade: Superhelden gibt es nicht. Oder zumindest sollten sie das nicht.

Tagsüber zeigt Elionore Brevent ihren Kunden schicke Häuser, aber in der Nacht widmet sich die Maklerin als Hexe lieber magischen Dingen. Ihr Doppelleben hat Eli fest im Griff – bis eines Nachts wie aus dem Nichts ein ziemlich attraktiver Vampir neben ihr auftaucht und sich zu allem Überfluss ein nicht weniger ansehnlicher Werjaguar an ihre Fersen heftet. Dass diese beiden Kerle etwas mit der sonderbaren Magie in einem ihrer Häuser zu tun haben und dunkle Geheimnisse mit sich herumschleppen, spürt Eli ganz stark.

Sandman Slim returns in a stunning, high-octane thriller filled with the intense kick-ass action and inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times best-selling author Richard Kadrey. The request from Thomas Abbot, the Augur of the Sub Rosa council, couldn't come at a better time for James Stark, aka Sandman Slim. For a man who's most recently met Death - and death's killer - a few months of normal life is more than he can handle. He needs a little action, and now Abbott wants Stark and Candy to investigate the disappearance of a young boy.

Being a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude - not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer - James Stark aka Sandman Slim has made a few enemies. None, though, are as fearsome as the vindictive Angra Om Ya - the old gods. But their imminent invasion is only one of Stark's problems right now. LA is descending into chaos, and a new evil - the Wildfire Ripper - is stalking the city. No ordinary killer, The Ripper takes Stark deep into a conspiracy that stretches from Earth to Heaven and Hell.

When scientists with warped imaginations accidentally unleash an experimental bioweapon that transforms Britain's animals into sneezing, bloodthirsty zombies with a penchant for pre-dinner sex with their victims, three misfits become the unlikely hope for salvation. Abattoir worker Terry...

Stone McGracen died trying to be a hero, earning him a second chance in a game-like world. Reincarnated, Stone wakes deep in a dungeon armed with a knife, unlimited respawns, and a lot of dungeon monsters between him and freedom. If Stone wants to make it out to the world above, things are going to get... unorthodox. Follow Stone as he claws his way to the top with pure grit, spit, and blood in Sol Anchor Book 1!

Who's the bravest of them all? Cat lady Mirelle and her Celestial Clan? Yeah, go screw yourself, Mirelle, you and your whole clan! It's bad enough that I'm allergic to you, now you've gone and stayed behind in this world when you should be in the next one. Go on, scram! And take your stupid clan with you. No democracy here, just despotism, tyranny, and the coming of the lord. Which means me, if you hadn't worked it out yet . . . he-he.

Waldo and company have just barely survived an encounter with his grandfather the archlich. All Waldo wants now is to stay in Lunatown where he, Alice, and Gronk will be safe. So, of course, he soon finds himself dragged out of the village and forced to go on an adventure. And why? Is it to look for great wealth, power, or wisdom? Are they searching for the One Bracelet to rule everybody? No, that would make far too much sense. Instead, they set out to find a legendary wine just to give a certain somebody the 'drunkest drunk.'

Both the attempted invasion by the forces of Hell and Mister Hyde's rampage have been successfully put down. Not by me alone, I'm glad to say! We saved the Earth together. Hooray! Now for a long-planned holiday! It's a pity that I'm the only one who ended up in New Moscow. I'm being recruited by a secret bureau set up by the Emperor. Now I have to save the planet from a descendant of Lucifer while at the same time learning to master new demonic powers.

In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy, a dragon whose three heads bear rather...different personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places. From the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build A Nest In! Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoša...

Emelda Thorne thought her time with Kane was over. When he'd walked into the Canadian woods that final morning, she felt she'd closed the book on her life's greatest adventure. That together they had beaten incredible odds, then parted ways forever. One phone call from a stranger just changed all of that.

From the acclaimed critic and award-winning author of Anno Dracula comes a bitingly satirical story of superheroism, soap opera and alternative reality -- for readers of Austin Grossman’s Soon I Will Be Invincible and George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards. When Chrissie Chambers (model actress...

Brought to you by Penguin. One mission. One curse. No escape. Zaira doesn’t want a hero. She needs a weapon. To save her sister from a soul-devouring curse, she has to cross The Shallows?a nightmare landscape of ruined magic, shifting paths, and vicious creatures that eat people alive. Her...

Bastion Boldridge has spent his life filing receipts, avoiding excitement, and fainting at the mere suggestion of adventure. So when a clerical error appoints him Knight of Unfiled Forms, guardian of lost paperwork and defender of proper stamping, the kingdom’s bureaucracy begins to unravel in spectacular fashion. Thrust into palace corridors where drawers sulk, forms run away, and shelves have opinions, Bastion must navigate a world where paperwork isn’t just powerful—it’s alive.

Eliot Podmore will sich auf Malford Manor in aller Ruhe der Durchsicht alter Briefe widmen, die ein Forscher vor über hundert Jahren hinterlassen hat. Das bringt ihn in Kontakt mit magischen Riten und haarsträubenden Aufzeichnungen. Womit er nicht rechnet, ist ein Mord.

After 17 isekai tours, Kaito D. Smith takes the most dangerous job yet: HR for gods. At DIP, a planet-sized office at the center of everything, his days are a blur of cosmic request forms, compliance rituals, and simulation chambers where "orientation" involves dodging meteorites in business casual.

Adam, Vic, and their friends are attending a concert, enjoying a rare moment of peace, when a man suddenly rushes the stage and screams, killing the musician and rendering many of the audience members unconscious. Adam quickly learns this is a banshee which has somehow slipped into this world from The Between, a realm outside of everything.

Sono passati sei anni di calma, ma una guerra incombente spinge la mano di spada in una nuova e avventurosa missione. Deve occuparsi dei suoi problemi. A modo suo. E proprio allora la banda di Karek le si mette di traverso. A lei non importa chi si proclami re al di sopra della sua testa. Alla fine ci sarà un solo vincitore. Logico.

For months, Arcangelo has evaded capture in World of Chains. He's outwitted his real-life adversaries at every turn, made them look like fumbling amateurs, and built a foundation to protect himself and his found family. But the web is tightening. From every direction, hunters are closing in. For now, it's only whispers. Shadows at the edge of the Dawnlight Forest. Yet even as Arcangelo forges alliances and strengthens his defenses, the threat never sleeps.

Supernatural comedy capturing the feel of, and nostalgia for, the 1990s, while looking forward to a world where everyone can share a laugh and even the dead are enjoying life... Springtime, 1994. Grunge. The Kremlin Accords. Cool Britannia is on the way! For Gary Stone, Rookstone Castle is just another lucrative restoration project, and a welcome one, until its owner shows him a sixty-year-old photograph of his own brand-new van. Unsettled, he gets to work, but is soon terrorised at 02: 17 each morning by an ancient spirit with an urgent message.

Um die Zukunft zu retten, muss Alex die Geheimnisse der Vergangenheit lüften. Nach einem schrecklichen Kampf hat Alex Roth mehr Fragen als Antworten. Während der Ravener immer aggressiver wird, müssen Alex und seine Begleiter unter großen Schwierigkeiten die Wahrheit über Thamelands Zyklus herausfinden. Dank eines alten Feindes haben sie jedoch eine Spur, der sie folgen können, die sie aber in die Tiefen der dunkelsten Höllen führen wird. Um sich vorzubereiten, muss Alex den anderen Helden von Thameland gegenüber enthüllen, wer er wirklich ist, und die Konsequenzen tragen.

Everyone knows the Demon Lord is a villain, but what kind of villain he becomes depends on how his story ends. With a writing contest to finish his series underway, he refuses to leave that ending to chance. He's going to choose his own writer, one who will make his final act unforgettable. But Willow is definitely not interested. Her last book was rejected by the story gods, and that failure still stings. It's easier to bury herself in the family business than face disappointment again. She's an apothecary, not a writer.

While authoring her trashy LitRPG web novel, Wu Peijin never thought her story would take over Earth and she'd wind up trapped inside her own world, interacting with characters she wrote herself. She especially didn't expect for the book's disgruntled critics to become gods, her very fate in their hands. But ever since the apocalypse began, she's been faced with one harrowing trial after another. And in order to prevent the end times, she and her party will have to face their biggest challenge yet: increasing her popularity.

In the start of a brand-new fantasy series, Genevieve Cogman, the author of the bestselling The Invisible Library, welcomes you to Graynes, a magical school for demon-summoning . . . Philomela once enjoyed the carefree life of a Cambridge Classics PhD - until her father’s gambling debts forced...

Read by the author, Travis Baldree. From international bestseller Travis Baldree, Tales from the Territory is a beautiful collection of cosy fantasy tales, set in the much-loved world of Legends & Lattes. There are many tales yet untold . . . 'GOBLINS & GREATCOATS': Chaos goblin Zyll is involved...

August Shade needs a break. Reptilians are trying to take over the world. Powerful paranormals are a little too interested in whether he lives or dies. After years of laying low, the grumpy shapeshifter’s face is all over the internet. If that wasn’t bad enough, August’s best friend is playing around with necromancy. Desperate to clear his head, the cranky shapeshifter heads north to the shores of Lake Superior. Now he’s drowning in lake monsters, paranormal prophecies, and reptilian plots. A drink would help, but the only bar in town is a karaoke bar.

Accidental mediator Edwin Lark never meant to join the Department — a sprawling, magical bureaucracy where sparkleaf plants hold grudges, coffee machines unionize, and potluck boards develop emotional issues. But when a clerical blunder names Edwin the head of inter-departmental harmony, he’s thrown into a whirlwind of feuding factions, flying sticky notes, caffeinated interns, and one extremely judgmental Auditor.

When nine-year-old Amelia is kidnapped from her home, a desperate act of magic breathes life into her best friend: a stuffed bear named Floyd. Confused but driven by an unshakable sense of purpose, Floyd sets out on a darkly comedic quest to rescue her – despite having no idea who she is. As he blazes a bloody trail of carnage through anyone foolish enough to stand in his way, Floyd struggles to understand his newfound existence and the strange, violent world he’s been thrust into. The only thing he knows for sure? He was born to save Amelia – no matter the cost.

Noahs vorgetäuschter Tod hat seine Schattenseiten … denn seitdem wird der Halbdämon von Langeweile geplagt – bis er nur knapp ein Attentat überlebt. Zerissen zwischen Schuld und Zorn, bringt ihn die Jagd nach dem Drahtzieher an den Ort, an dem sein Leben damals geendet hat – mit Feinden im Nacken und Blut an den Händen. Man kann vor der Vergangenheit fliehen, aber ihr niemals ganz entkommen.

Eigentlich wollte Dr. Minerva Sterling ihre Professur an der Universität in St. Andrews beginnen, aber das Universum hat andere Pläne: Allen voran einen unmöglichen Studenten, der ihr völlig unerwartet unter die Haut geht, ein mysteriöses Amulett, das ihre Welt auf den Kopf stellt, und ein Geheimnis, das alles fordern wird – nicht zuletzt auch ihr Herz. Wenn dein Schicksal mit den antiken Göttern verbunden ist, bist du bereit, es zu erfüllen?

Morgan Blackwater's mother is a kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying Shadow Council wizard. As for Morgan? Morgan's a junior salesperson at a tech startup. But with magic dyslexia and a disinclination to kick ass, Morgan is doing her best carving out a niche for herself in the mundane world...

When your dead grandma starts giving advice, you know life's about to get weird. I thought the worst part of the funeral would be saying goodbye. I was wrong. One flash of rainbow light later, and I can feel other people's emotions and blast my own right back at them. (Pro tip: do not get angry...

A terrible threat hangs over the Village, yet it is also a chance. For the world is much bigger than the humans imagined and they occupy but a tiny part of it. And while they ran around with sticks and dressed in animal hides, monumental events took place around them. Nicholas has now landed right in the epicenter of these events.

Lena was just an ordinary girl in an ordinary village until the sky cracked open and an Otherworlder fell through. They say these beings come from a distant realm called Earth, summoned by a mysterious spell known as isekai. They look harmless until you see what they can do. Otherworlders wield impossible power, the kind that can change the world or destroy it with a single thought. So she does the only thing she can. She befriends it.

"Quirky and hilarious but also deep and heartfelt, The Henchperson’s Guide To Unionizing is an unforgettable and fantastic story about being human. I loved it!" —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop The stunning first edition paperback of The Henchperson’s...

Abandoning his days of beheading to live out an undercover retirement as a goat farmer, Morfran finds himself accidentally leading a rebellion against the kingdom’s Dark Lord, who, inconveniently, is him. Morfran the Beheader is done being the Dark Lord of the kingdom of Ruthven. He’s...

König Norman regiert das Reich von Daxaria. Eigentlich! Da ist nämlich der neue Koch, der bei Hofe mehr und mehr Einfluss gewinnt. Zwischen dampfenden Kesseln, höfischen Intrigen und wachsender Gefahr, die vom Nachbarreich ausgeht, entfaltet sich eine Geschichte voller Magie, Eigenwillen, Abenteuer und Leidenschaft. Als Finlay Ashowan seine Stelle als königlicher Koch antritt, ahnt niemand, dass er mehr ist als ein begnadeter Küchenmeister: Er ist ein Haushexer – ein Hüter alter, schützender Magie.

Who has time for crazy ex-girlfriends and witches from new worlds when you’re trying to build an empire? Shontae Carter has built her fitness sanctuary from the ground up, armed with protein bars, sass, and zero tolerance for diet culture nonsense. She’s not just helping women lift weights...

I trained to kill monsters, not date them. After a hunt goes wrong, I’m separated from my remote village and my childhood best friend, forced to fend for myself in the wilderness. Barely escaping with my life, I stumble into a secluded community of unnervingly attractive monster girls.

Being a weapons manufacturer was surprisingly easy. At least, it was for me, but mostly because I had a magical tablet imparting knowledge and a half dozen goblin babes that worked hard, producing these things. Yeah, business was booming. Our enchanted weapons were fetching five digits each, and we had plans for new and improved weapons and armor that would blow everyone away. Maybe literally. What to do with all that money? Well, I tried to decide between vintage video games, our own racetrack, hotrodding old cars, and ahem, fun times. I couldn't decide, so we just went with all of the above.

Faerie was a nightmare—twice kidnapped, magically bound, and held captive by my fated mate. But Eversus? That’s where the real party starts. And yes, I RSVP’d like an idiot. Sadie’s gone. Vanished without a trace. And the only lead we have points to a realm no sane person dares to enter: a pit of smoke and ash, ruled by demons and forgotten gods. A place no fae survives. Eversus. Vareck—the fierce, brooding King of Faerie—is determined to be my plus one into the twin hells. He says we’re bonded. That I belong to him. But I didn’t ask for a mate.

Several months after discovering the reason behind his mother’s confinement to a psychiatric hospital and her eventual death, Otis Boone is at a crossroads. With the Vatican's experts still unable to translate her journals, he goes on a desperate search for someone who can help him decipher the hidden code in her writings. After hearing a rumor about a mysterious collector, Otis persuades Artemus Steele and his group of unearthly housemates to accompany him to Salem. But the arcane bookstore owner they meet is even more mystifying than they expected.

Arabella Lestrange is the most notorious dancer in Paris' underground vampire cabaret–until she falls for human Gideon Blake and he ruins her afterlife. Fleeing Paris, she relishes the certainty that Gideon's cheeky, devil-may-care personality will eventually land him six feet under. But 150 years later, Arabella bumps into Gideon and discovers he's now a vampire too. This time, she's determined to make him pay. And she likes her revenge as she likes her coffee: long, dark, and dripping with blood.