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When Lucille, Catherine, and Victoria are invited to participate in a trial semester for women at Alabama's most prestigious university, they each have their own reasons for accepting. Lucille wants freedom from both her father's control and reminders of her traitorous first love. Catherine wants to escape an arranged marriage meant to halt her attraction to women. And Victoria wants to run from the guilt that haunts her after the death of one of her fellow mill girls.

En mörk folkloresaga om blodsarv och förbjuden kärlek. Ailea trodde att hon äntligen var fri. Men mardrömmar hemsöker henne, och när en ung flicka mördas i hennes ställe vet hon: någon jagar henne. Långt därifrån, i de skotska högländerna, sitter Roderic fängslad. En uttråkad laird kastar in honom i blodiga gladiatorspel. Allt han gör drivs av ett enda mål: att återförenas med Ailea. Fångade i ett spel de aldrig valt kämpar de för sina liv. När spelet väl har börjat går ingen fri. Den fjärde delen i den episka serien „Jordfödd".

Ormdale, Yorkshire, 1910 Una Worms thinks nothing of putting out a salamander fire or soothing a feverish wyvern, and she is never, ever late for tea. At only nineteen, the youngest daughter of England's famous dragon-keeping family is the one who keeps life running smoothly for everyone at the...

Winter is ending. The enemy is gathering. And the only person who can control the dragons is a woman forbidden to lead them. For ages, the dragoneers of Aerona have defended the kingdom from the backs of dragons. When disaster strikes and Trysten's father can no longer fulfill his duties, he follows tradition and chooses a man to replace him as dragoneer. But the dragons have other plans.

Vikings of the Broken Raven: Ashes of the Fallen is a gritty, cinematic saga of survival, vengeance—and the kind of loyalty forged only in fire. Fresh from the inferno that ended Book One, Erik Stormson and the battered crew of the Broken Raven wash up on a hostile coast where the air itself seems poisoned with ash. Their ship is wounded. Their men are worn to the bone. And the land is watching.

A savage, hypnotic dive into the lives and deaths of a coven of vampires living in 19th-century Paris on the cusp of revolt and revolution, perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno–Garcia, Laura Purcell, and Elizabeth Kostova. Paris, 1869. The Théâtre Saint–Siméon is the place to be, if you can...

Alexandria, im Zeitalter Kleopatras. Während Rom um Macht ringt und Ägypten zum Spielball der Geschichte wird, tritt sie erneut hervor: Lyana, Tochter der Liebesgöttin Aphrodite. Gesandt, um ein Leben vor dem Vergessen zu bewahren: das der jungen Königstochter Arsinoë, deren Name aus der Geschichte getilgt werden soll. Zwischen Palastintrigen, Verrat und politischem Kalkül gerät Lyana in eine gefährliche Nähe zu einem Denker, der mehr erkennt, als ihm erlaubt ist. Doch ihr Gegenspieler ist wieder da: Ferratus, Sohn des Mars.

A twisty Gothic historical fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions Tabitha would do anything to remain at her ancestral home of Reynard’s Hollow. So, while marrying her cousin Vincent isn’t an inspiring proposition, things could be worse. He doesn’t hold a...

After the turmoil in Kerube, Lawrence and his companions make for the Kingdom of Winfiel across the sea. Their destination is the great abbey of Brondel, said to hold the wolf bones they seek. Arriving in the kingdom, they hear tell that the abbey, normally prosperous due to its great wool trade...

Being an unwanted twin in the Imperial line of succession, Farilane became a scholar, adventurer, and in a time when reading was once more forbidden—a book hunter. Her singular obsession is finding the mythical Book of Brin, a tome not just lost but intentionally buried. Respected and beloved by the Teshlor Knights, not even their legendary skills can protect her for what she finds is more dangerous than what she sought.

Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through cunning and valor she has cast down both proud lords and mighty sorcerers. But a power darker than any she has ever faced is awakening. When a mad assassin armed with a sorcerous blade rampages through the Emperor's capital, Caina must track the weapon to its origin, a ruined city blighted by the folly of sorcerers, a city that holds weapons far more potent than mere blades. Weapons that can resurrect an ancient empire of dark sorcery to enslave the world anew...

“An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker’s storytelling skills dazzle." —Entertainment Weekly A marvelous and absorbing debut novel about a chance meeting between two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York. Chava is a golem, a...

The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore. “A spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology . . . Gods of Jade and Shadow is a magical fairy tale about identity, freedom, and...

Having experienced his first survival type Trial, Trent Embra is eager to explore what else the world has to offer. There is only one problem. Not everyone comes away from a month of constant fighting untouched. Trent's friend Tersa is unhinged by her time in the Land of the Undying Lord, and Sergeant Cullen means to see her fixed. Enlisted to help, Trent is dragged toward another Trial, mostly willingly. Only time will tell if Tersa still has a place in the Guard and what the Infinite World has in store for Trent.

As the Wrack makes its slow, relentless march southwards, it will humble kings, healers, seers, merchants, priests, and warriors. It leaves behind only screams and suffering, and before it, spreads only fear. Lothain, the birthplace of the Wrack, desperately tries to hold itself together as the plague burns across it and its neighbors circle like vultures. The Moonsworn healers would fight the Wrack, but must navigate distrust and violence from the peoples of Teringia. Proud Galicanta readies itself for war, as the Sunsworn Empire watches and waits for the Wrack to bring its rival low.

Contains books one and two of the Dragontiarna series: Knights and Thieves.

The New York Times bestselling first book in Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness Trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever. On the...

Awoken as an Immortal, Ling Qi must contend with her peers on the mountain now that the great truce enforced by the Elders of the Sect is no longer in effect. In an Outer Sect increasingly falling into two camps, her friendships have made where she stands clear. To continue climbing the steep mountain of cultivation and maintain the friendships and allies she had gathered to her side, she must strive like never before. But it soon becomes clear that there is someone watching her from the shadows...someone with an unhealthy interest in her advancement.

Der Briefwechsel mit ihrer Großmutter Yun in Shanghai wirft Monicas Leben aus der Bahn. Denn was Yun ihr aus ihrer Kindheit in den 1940er Jahren unter der japanischen Besatzung erzählt, scheint zu fantastisch, um wahr zu sein: In der Phönix-Bleistiftfabrik von Yuns Eltern sollen magische Stifte hergestellt worden sein, um damit Geheimbotschaften zu übermitteln! Wurden Yun und ihre Cousine gezwungen, als Geheimagentinnen ihre eigenen Landsleute zu verraten?

Ling Qi's time in the Argent Peak Sect has come to an end. She is the Baroness Ling, retainer to the heiress of the Emerald Seas, and her duty is to oversee and mediate the Summit, which she and Cai Renxiang have struggled to make take place. On it rides the chance to weave a fragile peace with the strange people who live beyond the high southern mountains and the tribesmen of the Cloud who align with them. War is already at the Empire's doorstep; this will be their chance to limit the number of foes they must face.

Flavia is the daughter of a pagan priestess enslaved to the Romans. Used and abused by her Roman lord husband and his men, she dreams of escape—any escape. When she hears the song of the ancient demon that sleeps in the dark woods of her ancestors, she cannot resist the call. The Devourer, a man-eater with no care for human pain or suffering, waits for her there. But the demon wants so much more from her than she ever imagined. What she thought would be a painful end transforms into a seduction not only of her body, but also of her mind and soul.

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD. "Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined"...

Abbakka Chowta never expected to be queen. The Porcugi—giant half-men, half-snakes who attack from the sea—haven't been seen in Ullal since their failed invasion more than fifty years ago. But now, they're back with vengeance and a choice: pay their tithes or suffer total devastation. Soon, Abbakka's definitions of strength, subterfuge, and statecraft are put to the test. Will marriage to a neighboring king give her the resources she needs to protect her people... or will she watch her homeland be crushed beneath the waves of would-be colonizers?

Als Isabelle d'Hiver aus Paris flieht, lässt sie alles zurück; die Erinnerungen an den Mann, der ihr Herz gebrochen hat, ebenso wie die Verpflichtungen als Erbin ihres Hauses. Doch nur drei Jahre später zwingt eine bedrohliche Dunkelheit sie zurück in das Haus ihrer Ahnen: die uralte Magie, die auch in ihren Adern fließt, scheint zu erlöschen. Um das zu verhindern, muss Isabelle sich lange gehüteten Familiengeheimnissen stellen. Dabei erhält sie ausgerechnet von dem dunkelsten aller Magiebegabten Hilfe – Balthasar d'Ivoire.

For fans of Katherine Arden and Kell Woods, an enchanting, feminist fantasy retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale "The Wild Swans" a young woman's handiwork and determination is tested to the limits to save her six brothers, cursed to become swans. "Know this; no word of yours shall ever break my...

More than two hundred and fifty years after the infamous Pendle Witch Trials, the spirits of rival witches Demdike and Chattox remain tethered to their bloodlines—watching, waiting, and bound by unfinished business. Now, in the late eighteen hundreds, a pragmatic midwife and a troubled young psychic—descendants of the two witches—are drawn into a haunting legacy. An ancient being is stirring—an angry god of the old world, hungry for vengeance and ready to consume the future.

In einer Welt, die von unerbittlichen Stürmen gezeichnet ist, findet die junge Speerfischerin Tavi etwas Unvorstellbares: ein Seeglas – sagenumwoben und zutiefst gefährlich. Denn dieser Fund entfesselt nicht nur magische Kräfte in ihr, sondern bringt sie auch noch in tödliche Gefahr. Auf der Flucht vor Meeresbestien und anderen Feinden wird ausgerechnet der schweigsame Eero zu ihrem Verbündeten. Als Nachfahre der mystischen und von den Menschen zutiefst verachteten Mervolks verkörpert er alles, was Tavi zu verabscheuen gelernt hat.

Notre groupe est prêt à reprendre la demeure ancestrale de Rory, le Hall Adamant. Le seul problème, c’est le dragon qui y a élu domicile. Pour se préparer à leur assaut contre le dragon de glace, Louie, Alex et Leo doivent accomplir leur quête de montée de classe, qui les mènera à travers les quatre plans élémentaires primordiaux. Ils devront mobiliser toute leur ingéniosité et leurs objets magiques pour accomplir leurs quêtes, atteindre Domhain et affronter le dragon de glace. Mais cela pourrait bien être un peu plus difficile qu'ils ne l'avaient imaginé.

Before he became the continent’s mightiest hero, he was a lowborn peasant just struggling to survive. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA, continues in this fourth volume. A grub should keep to the ground. This is the mantra by which Riftan...

An exciting new voice in romantasy with the beginning of a trilogy full of enchanting magic, steamy romance, female rage and dark secrets. ***** Serafina, the eldest and steward of the family name. Carena, an unnatural beauty. Kitarni, impetuous and free-spirited. The Maeve sisters live at the...