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Mark Franklin came from the American West to Edwardian England with two long-barrelled .44s in his baggage and a fortune in silver in the bank. Where he had got it and what he was looking for no one could guess, although they wondered -- at Scotland Yard, in City offices, in the glittering theatreland of the West End, in the highest circles of Society (even King Edward was puzzled) and in the humble pub at Castle Lancing.

After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges—and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.

Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix - the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power.

Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies have an opportunity to strike first and defeat him once and for all - if internal struggles and petty squabbles don’t tear them apart.

In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. For a family’s eighth-born son, there’s greatness. For the second daughter, nothing. In 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. And when a bandit raid wipes out their home, the two children must somehow survive. Zhu Chongba despairs and gives in. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny. So she takes her dead brother's identity and begins her journey. Can Zhu escape what’s written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land?

Contains books three and four of the Dragontiarna series: Gates, book three, and Wraiths, book four. The gates between worlds have been thrown open, and armies of invaders have come forth to threaten the realm of Andomhaim. Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight of Andomhaim, and he and all his allies stand in the invaders' path.

Even as an old maid of twenty, Briony has no interest in the rituals of the court, especially when her kingdom’s ruler has an obsession with brutally eliminating anyone who can use magic from the land. When Briony is arrested for showing signs of magic, she evades a death sentence by jumping through the gate to Asperfell, an enchanted prison built to hold the darkest and most dangerous of Mages. Trapped amongst the hopeless, the violent, the deranged, Briony does her best to stay alive while also desperately trying to understand her new powers.

The year is 1203, and Robert Cutnose, tired of war and lonely in his immortal existence, travels to a place he has avoided for centuries, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople. There he finds a city under siege from the crusaders of France and Venice, but dangerous elements of the Order lurk within their ranks as well.

A determined knight. A dark sorceress. The final battle between them might destroy the world. Ridmark Arban has brought the war to the Isle of Kordain, challenging the dark rule of the Exarch. If he can defeat the Exarch, he will free its people from the tyranny of the Heptarchy, and the Isle will become a shield for the realm of Andomhaim. But the Exarch will not yield her power without a fight, and she will pay any price for victory. No matter how high. But the dark magic she has summoned might destroy the army of Andomhaim, and then the rest of the world...

An ancient sorcerer. A malevolent plot. Can Caina see the trap before it is too late? The serpent men seek to conquer the world, but Caina wants to banish them first. If she can find a way to destroy the Liminal Temple, she can cut off the serpent men from her world and win a final victory. But in the shadows, an ancient sorcerer of the orcs is stirring, preparing mighty spells that neither Caina nor the serpent men can foresee. And all this sorcerer needs to finish his work is Caina's blood...

The victors are dividing the spoils of a fallen titan. Max Richter and his compatriots are establishing their rule and redefining the world map. Ancient magic is returning to lands liberated from abomination. But the true enemy is still hiding in the shadows.

Dorothy Louise Walcott should have died at fourteen. Instead she is twenty-three, timid, chronically ill, and yearning for a life she can never have. Her peers make jokes she doesn't understand. Her family ignores her. Dot's dreams of being a bright young thing of the city, studying magic and publishing her discoveries, can only ever be dreams: even if license-less magic weren't outlawed, her family would never allow it. But if Dot stays at home any longer, she will die there. And she would never forgive herself if she didn't try to live, at least once.

The Portuguese flag has been planted across Morocco, its empire ruling with an iron fist. But eventually, all empires must fall. Aicha, the daughter of a Moroccan freedom-fighter, was born for battle. She has witnessed the death of her people, their starvation and torture at the hands of the occupiers, and it has awakened an anger within her. An anger that burns hot and bright, and speaks to Aicha's soul. Only Aicha's secret lover Rachid, a rebellion leader, knows how to soothe her.

Sen Hoshiakari, the exiled son of a traitor, is determined to restore his decimated clan to their former power at any cost. But when his path collides with that of Rui, a lowborn woman who once saved his life, he discovers his family ambitions may have paid a darker price than he ever knew. And as Onryō—vengeful demons—rise throughout the land again, demanding retribution for their slaughtered souls, he’s torn between loyalty to the family he’s searched for his entire life and the love of his closest friend.

In seiner Welt war er der letzte Alchemist, einer der wenigen Überlebenden inmitten der Ruinen einer einst großen Zivilisation. Doch er klammerte sich ans Leben, und da er wusste, dass seine Heimat nicht mehr zu retten war, beschloss er, einen Weg zu finden, diesen unwirtlichen Ort zu verlassen. In jahrelanger unermüdlicher Arbeit ersann er ein Ritual, mit dem er sich in eine andere Welt versetzen wollte. Allerdings lief es anders als geplant und endete mit seiner Wiedergeburt.

Mit leichten Booten aus Schilf wagen sie sich auf den wilden Atlantik, um eine neue, sichere Heimat zu finden. Sie entdecken die Glücklichen Inseln. Der Roman schildert ihren Überlebenskampf, Seestürme, Vulkanausbrüche und verheerende Waldbrände. Aber es geht auch um Freundschaft, Liebe, Mord und Magie.

Daughter to a slave mother and a chieftain father, Brigid is caught between two worlds. When her father barters her to a brutal husband, her desperate prayers are heard by an ancient goddess, who sets her on a new path – helping other women, bending the new Christian faith to her will to build a sisterhood and sanctuary for all who are oppressed. But power has a price, and as Brigid rises to challenge kings and bishops, she must reckon with what she has become.

Scotland, 1815. Romani storyteller, Mairead, has always longed for a home and a family. But when she marries Lachlan, a Scottish fisherman, she is met with suspicion and scorn by the people of Auchenmeall, who despise her Gypsy heritage and her stories. Her life becomes even more perilous when her husband pulls a bottle from the sea that contains a genie, who gives Mairead a year to choose her own death. As the genie’s curse looms over her, Mairead must deal with accusations of witchcraft, betrayal, and murder, as well as the secrets and lies that threaten to tear her family apart.

Alle wussten sehr gut, wozu ein Heiler des Ordens imstande war… Und sie wussten auch, dass ein Heiler vor niemandem katzbuckelt. Ich bin dabei, die alte Herrschaft der Familie Bulatow wiederherzustellen, und jetzt habe ich alles, was ich dafür brauche. Einschließlich von Unterstützern aus einer anderen Welt. Arbeite für mich - oder geh mir aus dem Weg!

1632: Zwischen den herrschenden Häusern in Europa brodelt es. Doch nicht nur Menschen, sondern auch Vampire und Werwölfe lenken das politische Geschehen. Als ein Teil der spanischen Königsfamilie einem heimtückischen Mordanschlag zum Opfer fällt, gibt es nur eine Überlebende: die junge spanische Infantin. In den kargen Gemäuern der Schwarzen Wacht , einer mysteriösen Assassinen-Gilde, lässt sie sich zur Kriegerin ausbilden.