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Eine fremde Welt. Verborgene Mächte. Verschwimmende Grenzen zu dem, was einst als wahr galt. Rebecca ist immer noch überwältigt von der neuen Wirklichkeit und ihren magischen Kräften. In Cosmavena ist sie einer Welt ausgesetzt, in der sich verloren geglaubte Magie zu regen beginnt und ihre unerwarteten Kräfte an Bedeutung gewinnen. Gejagt von Schatten, geführt von Zweifeln und begleitet von einer Truppe aus Kriegern, kämpft sie sich durch das erbarmungslose Land Pyrolis. Eins steht dabei fest: In dieser Welt werden nie mehr als nur einzelne Fragmente der Wahrheit enthüllt.

Bringst du das Herz des Eisprinzen zum Schmelzen oder erstarrst du selbst zu Eis? Aus heiterem Himmel wird Riella ins Schloss von Frosthaven eingeladen, um dem gefürchteten Eisprinzen als Verlobte vorgesetzt zu werden. Man flüstert, er habe alle Anwärterinnen zuvor vergrault oder erstarren lassen. Welches gefährliche Spiel spielt sein Bruder, indem er ausgerechnet eine einfache Schneiderstochter in die Fänge des Eisprinzen lockt? Zwischen frostigen Blicken und eisigen Mauern entdeckt Riella Risse in seiner Fassade.

Seraphina continues to pick at the secrets entangling her. Then, during a ball, she spots a piece of enchanted jewellery eerily similar to the bracelet she once wore. But before she can find out about its origins, its owner is murdered. At least this time no one is blaming Sera. To find the missing bracelet before it falls into the wrong hands, she must first find the murderer. Her friends gather to investigate—could it be someone in the visiting Austrian delegation, or are older grudges in play?

High school is even weirder than Jade Everly could have imagined. After the Maidensong chose her to become JADE EVERGREEN, Portland's first magical girl, she's had to deal with slime monsters, hauntings, and a nosy student reporter. But not even her favorite girl detective books could prepare her for THE PERILS OF POLYBIUS!

In the final years of the first Kingdom of Jerusalem, in a vault, hidden deep beneath the Temple Mount, Baron Gregory De L'Ombre has made an astonishing discovery. Imprisoned within the vault are twelve monstrous abominations, created by one of King Solomon's wives as an ultimate act of revenge. The secrets of the vault will ensure Gregory's absolute power and forever enslave the Outremer—the Holy Land. No man dares stand against him. But the Djinn is no mere man. A creature of smoke and shadow... a living legend... only the Djinn grasps the full scope of the baron's plans.

The Raven and the Crown is a historical fantasy that takes us to the picaresque world of medieval England, but an England where power lingers in ancient stones, light spilling from the faerie kingdoms twinkles in night’s dim alcoves, and dark shadows may be doorways to the grim lands where the dead wander, searching for their final fates. In this England certain people can draw on that power, follow those lights and pass through those doors. Some search the lands beyond for knowledge, others for power.

As the threat of the livahti grows and her enemies regroup, Jael Furyck knows she cannot stop. Escaping Hallow Wood at the head of the Brekkan army, she must find her way to Oss. Her chilling encounter with the Mistress leaves her in no doubt that Eadmund is in grave danger. But facing days on the road and a journey across the Nebbar Straights, will she arrive in time to save him?

“Blood is life. Bones are strength. Flesh is control. Skin is death.” Every blessed family knows this mantra, and Aubeline—gifted with blood magic and heiress to the powerful Sterraux line—is no exception. When her father dies unexpectedly, Aubeline inherits the title of Countess. But her brother Renan soon challenges her claim, demanding the title of Count for himself—and quietly coveting guardianship of their young niece, Damarisse.

There is a commonly held belief the tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of West Africa are not natural disasters, but rather they are retaliation by restless spirits impacted by one of the darkest chapters of world history—the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

After her triumphant performance as goddess of the night at a royal banquet, Sera is instructed by the Mage Council to stay out of public sight. She is tasked with settling a restless spirit who has been roused by the fate of a descendant. A noblewoman stands accused of orchestrating the sad fate of her daughter, and the ghost will not return to her grave until Sera does something.

Most humans cower in the face of Death. Not Nella May Carter. She sees him. She doesn’t hide. Instead, she bargains. Born enslaved in eighteenth-century Georgia, Nella still believes in the will to survive amid the most untenable of conditions, in the glory of life, and in the ultimate goodness of the human race. She asks that Death, doubtful and curious, allow her to live long enough to prove it. He’s giving Nella all the time in the world.

'A dark fairytale of epic proportions' J.T. GREATHOUSE 'A gothic love letter to high seas, deep love, and the epic stakes of a world at risk. The spirit of Poe infused with Samantha Shannon, and perfect for fans of both' R.R. VIRDI 'The most beautiful book I have read in a very long time. Dark...

Au cœur d'un manoir isolé sur une île mystérieuse, les derniers faes du Royaume-Uni attendent une chance de briser leur malédiction. Cette année, Everly Quinn reçoit l'invitation tant convoitée. Mais dans un monde où la magie est une arme, la séduction un piège et la vérité une illusion, chaque révélation pourrait la conduire plus près du danger.

In an hour of darkness, a new hero awakens. Talembur awakens alone in a forgotten catacomb, his memory lost. Sinister enemies wielding dark magic pursue him, seeking to claim the sword he bears. Yet while Talembur might have forgotten his past, his skills have not left him. He will make his enemies beware, for he knows how to wield the deadly sword that he carries...

When Alexander Flora Chisholm inherited a centuries-old Inn, the Wayfarers Tavern, on the edge of a beautiful Loch in the Scottish Highlands, she had no idea what being its custodian would entail. The Tavern changes her life from the dreary drudge of 1990s London, to the turbulent times of 18th-century Scotland, leading up to the Jacobite rising of 1745, and beyond. Follow her heroic adventures alongside a whole cartload of newly acquired family members of Clan Chisholm. How does a young 20th-century lassie cope with 18th-century life and the struggle to stay alive?

In case the Council of Athyzia did not end disastrously enough, even more dire consequences await the sorceress Nauveena. Looking to blame someone for the council's outcome, the Academy of Mages casts her out, sending her into exile. Now she is without her magic and without a home. With nowhere to turn, she settles at the tiny Clovis Monastery in Jenor's remote wilderness. It will be in this lonesome corner of Jenor that she will try to save the rest of it. Nauveena has only one motivation now, overturning the council. At Clovis, she will study the issue. However, the monks are not helpful.

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Peace in the North has been fragile and tentative in the five years since the terrible Werenight, when the light of four full moons transformed men into beasts. Now cut off completely from the Elabon Empire, the land is in violent dispute, squabbled over by minor barons hungry for greater power. Gerin the Fox is one of the few who stand firm against the encroaching chaos, but his own life has been violently shaken, first by a heartless betrayal and then by the kidnapping of his young son. Having angered a vengeful deity, he cannot look to the gods for support.

Eadric, a bladesmith from the east, stands at a crossroads. Honor the late king’s cryptic command, and risk dying at the hands of the nobility, or stay silent in a world where good men do nothing and watch his kingdom burn at the hands of the invader. Against the backdrop of an encroaching enemy and internal betrayal, Eadric’s quest becomes a profound exploration of faith and forgiveness, as he searches for men to wield his blades before it’s too late.

Slough, England 1837: In einem kleinen Dorf am nordwestlichen Rand von London gehen seltsame Dinge vor sich. Charles Darwin ist hier mit Emma zu Besuch bei Verwandten, denn etwas treibt im Schlaf der Dorfbewohner sein Unwesen. Der hiesige Vikar Andrew und seine Frau Margret sind ebenso ratlos – da müssen Eric und Emilia Stewart zu Rate gezogen werden. Emilia schafft es tatsächlich, in die Träume der Schlafenden zu gelangen – hier wird sie von den Vier Reitern der Apokalypse schon erwartet, die in diesem Traumland nicht nur Angst und Schrecken verbreiten, sondern auch Pferdeküsse und den Tod.