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At the Summer Solstice, the prophecy states the greatest powers in the history of the sisterhood will pass down to the next daughter of Eve, imbuing her with an ancient and powerful energy. She must be made to understand her purpose by the previous daughter of Eve. It is a great honour, and the ancient powers should be used wisely. The ancestral light energy is full of love and passion, remembering, the light will always beat the dark.

Tales of the Bringer of Urrinan had been told for generations, but never had the prophecy felt so near to so many. Elan wasn’t sure if she even believed one man could cause the sort of upheaval that would change the world. And yet, just as the prophecy foretold, dark forces were on the rise—including the many Spali warbands raiding across the borderlands. It was in pursuit of one such warband when Elan’s host discovered the hidden compound of the Outcast.

It’s 1989, and Joe Agabian and his best friend Ronnie set out to spend their first summer working in the hedonistic gay paradise of Fire Island Pines. Joe is desperate to let loose and finally move beyond the heartbreak of having lost his boyfriend to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The two friends are quickly taken in by a pair of quirky, older house cleaners. But something seems off, and Joe starts to suspect the two older men of being up to something otherworldly. In truth, Howie and Lenny are members of a secret disco witch coven tasked with protecting the island.

لا تقرأ هذه الرواية إلا إذا كنت على أتم الاستعداد لرؤية العالم بمنظور آخر

Nach einem Überraschungsangriff liegt Dun Buic in rauchenden Ruinen und viele unschuldige Dorfbewohner sind tot. Während die Überlebenden versuchen, die Ereignisse der Nacht zu verstehen, wird der riesige Kriegerdruide Bellicus damit beauftragt, die Räuber zu jagen und ihre finsteren Absichten zu vereiteln.

In 1307 rural France, Isabel de Forêt lives a double life. By day, she works at the Black Dove Inn. By night, she is a key member of the Doves—a secret network of women smuggling the persecuted to safety. When King Philip IV begins his brutal purge of the Knights Templar, Isabel is tasked with protecting two fugitives: Raphael, a rebellious nobleman, and Johanes, a gentle monk. As they flee for their lives, Isabel’s brother Armand, a loyal servant of the crown, will stop at nothing to capture them. With the king’s wrath closing in, Isabel must risk everything.

As the sun rose, it alighted on more hoof marks heading east. Barnimeon could tell by now as well as any veteran that the hooves were iron shod. Centaur hooves, he thought, grinding his teeth. Thousands of them. “They’re ahead of us,” Aetos murmured that morning as he dropped back to walk by the strategos awhile, nodding to the churned earth. Barnimeon nodded grimly. “Yes. And if they make it through the hinterlands, we won’t only have the skern eggs to worry about. Our people will be defenceless against the centaur invasion. They’ll be slaughtered like sheep.”

With Souma's coronation and wedding behind him, he's ready to send his little sister Tomoe off for her first day at the Royal Academy. But from her first step through the gates, she's greeted with comments and stares from the other students. Tomoe's adoption, her gift, and her older brother are drawing a lot of attention . . . good, bad, and possibly even dangerous.

A brave samurai woman, a one-armed Empress, and a dying clan searching for a breakthrough. War is near, and empress Megumi and samurai Akari cannot trust anyone else to save their clan. While out on a mission, Akari discovers technology she's never seen before in the hands of their enemies. How can they fight against guns and cannons with only swords?

An ancient family diary. A timely prophecy. An epic conclusion. As Sylvia prepares to meet Gabe’s parents for the first time, the last thing she needs is for her long-lost father to cause trouble. While his answers to her questions finally bring clarity, they also usher in danger. But that's not all her elusive father brings into Sylvia's life. His treasured gift of an ancient journal passed down through the generations, connects her to the past with its mystical spells and captivating stories.

Ryo was a chef, an extremely good one at that. That was until the entire universe as he knew it changed. After his spaceship is attacked and destroyed by an enemy armada, he finds himself in a situation he never could have imagined. Sent back in time and to an alternate reality, he has quite a few choices to make. Especially considering that the ruthless Kublai Khan and his Mongol Horde are just a few years away. Accompanied by an extremely advanced Artificial Intelligence, a medieval noble, and his samurai retainers, Ryo sets out to change the known world.

They are feared, hated, haunted down, and destroyed—and yet, they are mankind's last hope. For a thousand years magic has been banished throughout the Five Kingdoms, and those caught wielding it are rounded up and taken to the White Tower. They are never heard from again.

Manhattan, 1870. Rua knows only two things: her name, and that she has no memories. So when the wealthy Harrington family mistakes Rua for their missing daughter, Emma, Rua goes along with the charade, hoping for answers about who she really is. As she tries to blend into a society she doesn’t remember, she’s drawn to a firmly off-limits man: the Lord of Donore, a newcomer to Manhattan society who is somehow familiar to Rua.

Edith is ready for the mad scientist and the snake-infested laboratory, but is she ready to admit she needs a little help from her friends? Edith is convinced that Janushek's former employer, the mysterious Doctor Farley, holds the key to an antidote for dragon venom—her only hope to free the man she loves. Her ruse to obtain it leads her to London's shadowy East End and a plot as sensational as one of her own detective novels. As Edith goes deeper into a city far more serpentine than she ever dreamed, she begins to question what Farley is really searching for.

Aya has gone missing after Kakos’ brutal attack on Dunmeaden. Will is desperately searching for her and is joined by Aidon, who’s on the run after showing his forbidden power during the battle. But what no one knows is that Aya has been abducted by the vengeful first saint, Evie, who plans to join Kakos and help destroy the gods who killed her 500 years ago. Aya must decide her true fate. Can she fulfil the prophecy and save the realm? Or should the gods pay for what they’ve done?

London, England, 1837: Der Medizinstudent William Wilde wird nicht nur von seinen Studien geplagt, sondern auch von einem Gemälde, das in dem von ihm bewohnten Zimmer hängt. Das Kunstwerk gehört Lady Adine, einer Adeligen deutscher Abstammung, die den jungen Wissenschaftler beherbergt und dessen Studium finanziert.

London, England, 1837: Es scheint sich nur um ein normales, verfluchtes Haus zu handeln, zu dem Emilia und Eric Stewart gerufen werden. Das seit Jahrzehnten verheiratete Paar ist im Geisterjäger-Metier ebenso routiniert wie topfit und übernimmt diese vermeintliche Standardheimsuchung natürlich sofort. Aber dann geschehen neben den üblichen Poltergeistphänomenen weitere, seltsame Dinge.

Daniel Kenneth verlässt nach einem Streit mit seinem Stiefvater sein Elternhaus und verdingt sich bei einem Zirkus als Pferdepfleger. Zufällig entdeckt er, dass der Besitzer einen Mann in einem der Zirkuswagen gefangen hält.

Before the foundation of the Now (the realm of existence for us biological life) Gaia formed titans to assist in the creation of the physical world. is the story of the titans before the human race based on Hesiod and other early Greek myths. How did Cronus take power from his father and lose it to his son? How did Zeus become the supreme Olympian? Why so many wives? What role does Eros play? The lusty experimental animated musical comedy drama will be captured in albums, videos, graphic novels, and audiobooks.

Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. In Athens’ colorful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena’s favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power.

In the ancient Hebrew writings, there is an oddity. Very few women are mentioned. Fewer still have a lineage that can be traced. Rahab, the harlot, is among those. This is a story of what may have been.

Buch 4 eines Isekai LitRPG-Abenteuers über einen unerwarteten Helden, der in seiner neuen Heimat heranwächst, an Macht und Fähigkeiten gewinnt, während er die Geheimnisse der Magie und eines Systems aufdeckt, das vielleicht nicht so vertrauenswürdig ist, wie es scheint.

When a prominent businessman suddenly dies from suicide, Evelyn suspects supernatural foul play after discovering that he only recently catapulted to success. Later, Frankie witnesses another man narrowly escape his own death moments after he was seen crying about his misfortune. They soon discover that Lady Luck is behind the change of fate. And while she dishes out good luck to those who need it, after a year their luck abruptly turns bad and often leads to their deaths.

Anna is used to hunger and hardship. Ever since the pale shadows on her skin were mistaken for leprosy, she has lived alone in exile, each day focused only on survival. Then a single act of kindness towards a beautiful stranger changes her life forever. Suddenly, her body is as untouched by time as it is by harm, and Anna experiences a new freedom she has never known. But as decades and centuries pass, the lives of everyone she meets slip through her fingers like grains of sand… everyone, except Khiran—the shapeshifting god who gave her immortality.

Delios ist mit einer Delegation auf dem Weg zur Einschlagstelle der Träne aus Feuer - und Kara, seine Tochter, will ihm heimlich folgen. Doch dann gerät sie in eine magische Falle und findet sich auf der mysteriösen Insel der Sirenen wieder, wo auch die Flammenden Steine stehen. Und hier offenbart sich ihre Bestimmung: Sie ist die Auserwählte der Stummen Götter, die durch Kara in den Kampf um das Schicksal von Atlantis und der ganzen Welt eingreifen!

Janvier 1918 : Laura Iven, après avoir été grièvement blessée, est revenue du front où elle était infirmière. Elle tente de retrouver sa vie d’avant à Halifax, au Canada, bien que son frère, Freddie, soit pour sa part resté dans les tranchées. Un jour, elle reçoit l’annonce de sa disparition, accompagnée de l’uniforme du jeune homme. Incapable de croire à la mort de celui-ci, Laura décide de repartir pour la Belgique. Novembre 1917 : Après une explosion, Freddie Iven reprend connaissance sous une casemate retournée, coincé dans le noir avec un soldat allemand.

Ich war sechzehn Jahre alt, als das Ende seinen Anfang nahm. Nur wusste das zu diesem Zeitpunkt kaum jemand. Einige, darunter mein Vater, ahnten es, doch sie wurden verlacht, verspottet, oder man schenkte ihnen schlicht kein Gehör. So nahm das Unheil seinen Lauf. Und als es selbst die größten Leugner und Zweifler nicht länger zu ignorieren vermochten, war es zu spät. Da war er bereits unter uns: der Schwarze Tod! Hätte ich doch bloß für einen Moment innegehalten und meinem Vater zugehört, vielleicht wäre mir das Grauen dann erspart geblieben. Mein Name ist Kara. Und dies ist meine Geschichte .

Im zweiten Teil der Schwarzen Königin von Bestsellerautor Markus Heitz bleibt es blutig, actionreich und dramatisch! Wenn es neben Zauberei und Alchemie ...

Une auberge, perdue au milieu de montagnes boisées, est soudainement attaquée par une troupe de soldats vêtus de noir. Les survivants, un groupe éclectique de guerriers, mercenaires, voleurs et autres rôdeurs ne se connaissant pas les uns les autres, parviennent à se barricader à l'intérieur avant le second assaut. Leur point commun : ce sont tous des professionnels de la survie. Eux ont une chance de survivre là où la plupart périraient.

Il fenomeno Romantasy che ha conquistato milioni di lettori in tutto il mondo. Benvenuti nel castello di Re Mida... Auren vive da tempo nel sontuoso palazzo di Re Mida, l’unico uomo capace di tramutare ogni cosa in oro soltanto toccandola. Pur essendo la favorita, la vita di Auren non può certo dirsi perfetta. Le sue giornate si svolgono tutte all’interno di una mirabolante gabbia dorata, dotata di passaggi e passerelle che le permettono di muoversi su un intero piano del castello. La prigioniera si sente protetta e al sicuro nella sua gabbia. Ma da cosa?