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Die Freien breiten sich in Jerusalem weiter und weiter aus. Vor ihnen ist nichts sicher. Kein Kaufmann, kein Gottesmann, kein Tempelritter. Sie stehlen und klauen was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist. Gerard Gampanie und Fabian von Hohenzollern wollen den Freien das Handwerk legen, ohne zu wissen, dass sie sich mit einer Hexe verbündet haben. Eine Hexe, die ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken über Leichen geht.

Gerard Gampanie und Fabian von Hohenzollern müssen sich um merkwürdige Geschehnisse in einem Kloster kümmern. Erst meinen sie, es nur mit verschlossenen Mönchen zu tun zu haben. Aber je länger sie im Kloster verweilen, umso sicherer sind sie sich, dass mehr hinter dem seltsamen Verhalten der Gottesmänner steckt, als sie annahmen. Denn plötzlich schweben sie in tödlicher Gefahr.

Once, Lan had a different name. Now, she goes by the one the Elantian colonizers gave her when they invaded her kingdom, killed her mother, and outlawed her people’s magic. She spends her nights as a songgirl in Haak’gong, a city transformed by the conquerors, and spends her days scavenging for remnants of the past. For anything that might help her understand the strange mark burned into her arm by her mother, in her last act before she died.

Fourteen-year-old Gina Martin is a straight-A student and a bit of an introvert with no real interest in boys or a social life outside of a few close friends…until the 10th anniversary of the mysterious death of her father, when she is drawn to the eerie old park where he used to take her, and its scary, crumbling old tower. Inside, she accidentally discovers a portal that delivers her to the 1700s, where she eventually meets Philip, a young Noble who has been tasked with settling Spain’s “La Florida” territory.

Melisende joins a crusade, her head full of glory and victory, only to flee from her first battle. Forced to hide as a housemaid while the enemy army occupies the city she'd hoped to save, she despairs of ever finding her way home.

For Swanhild and Raphael, life is perfect. Betrothed and about to be married, their future should hold only happiness. Until the plague arrives.

Molina has one desire: to see her inventions spread throughout the kingdom. When Prince Lubos offers to take her to the capital as his bride, she jumps at the chance.

Die Steuereintreiber in Hellas verbreiten Chaos und Gewalt. Torgo gerät unter Mordverdacht und wird angeklagt. Unterdessen spinnt Nif-Iritt weiter ihr Intrigennetz.

Mira is a fighter. She’s also an assassin for the elite order, prepared to do whatever it takes to stop the tyrant king and his brutal son from taking everything the people have. But when she’s chosen to kill the crown prince, she accidentally kills the wrong person.

Gerard Gampanie und sein Freund Fabian von Hohenzollern erfahren von einem Vorfall in den Bergen nahe von Jerusalem. Eine geisterhafte Erscheinung soll die Dorfbewohner in Angst und Schrecken versetzt haben. Als sie aufbrechen, ahnen sie nicht, auf was für ein Abenteuer sie sich einlassen. Sie schweben plötzlich in tödlicher Gefahr und werden von den Geistern des Berges gejagt.

Just when Ervie was beginning to break free of the shadows that plagued her, the Gauls set her world on fire. With King Harald murdered, the warhorn calls for revenge. From Skagen to Grund, the Vikings will rally to avenge the heinous attack. Ervie will soon find herself in the middle of it all—even if her heart is still in the Myrkviðr.

Cedric de Breos was an average son from an average farmer’s family before he was chosen—by royal decree—to befriend Alain Tomolia, the solemn and enigmatic crown prince of Dunn. As Cedric dutifully pursues their strange friendship, he begins to suspect that Alain is haunted by a dark secret, one which has its roots sunk deep in the crown prince’s past.

Seraphina Winyard is something feared by many…a woman mage. When she comes of age, Sera is determined to seize control of her life, but she faces opposition from an unknown opponent.

Während die Hethiter versuchen, Ägypten zu erobern, nimmt Torgo in Delphi einen verschlüsselten Orakelspruch entgegen. Der Pharao hat jedoch einen Beistandspakt mit den Griechen. Intrige und Verrat gedeihen. Aus Hass auf Torgo ehelicht Nif-Iritt den griechischen König Telaus.

He’s carved a home out in the wilderness, and met its inhabitants, killing some and making friends with others. Things are looking downright cozy—in a bushcraft kind of way—but there’s a village to the east with tools, resources, and new magic to learn. That’s all incredibly tempting when living among the wild things. Where there are people though, there are complications, including the murder-y kind.

Andrei is more than just a swordmaker. He's a legend. Members of the legendary silk-making clan in the Southern Network understand one thing: the clan keeps the Sirilas magic in balance by obedience to its rules, and the Sirilas magic keeps them alive.

The Maid of Bitmore Swamp was a vile, filthy witch, ugly in her nature and looks. Her name was Bethelda Nightshade from a village called Candlewick. After running away from her pleasure-seeking step-father at the age of 14, she had spent most of her life in Bitmore Swamp. She spent her years in the swamp conniving and cheating mortal men and storing her money.

Picking up right where The Ancient Ones left off, David has just discovered the diabolical brother he left for dead in 15th-century Romania has returned. Making matters even stranger, the news is delivered by his old friend, Danulf, the half-vampyre/half-lycanthrope he had also presumed dead.

Londra, 1799. Elijah e Helen Blake, stimati archeologi e titolari del rinomato Emporio di Antichità Esotiche sono rimasti uccisi dal crollo di uno scavo in Grecia. L’incidente ha lasciato illesa la figlia Pandora detta Dora che ormai è una giovane donna affidata, insieme all’Emporio, allo sciagurato zio Hezekiah. Un giorno Pandora scopre lo zio chiudere nello scantinato una misteriosa cassa di legno incrostata di molluschi e incapace di tenere a freno al curiosità si avventura nello stanzino buio per imbattersi in qualcosa che cambierà per sempre la sua vita.

Three women divided by a war none of them wants. But Josie, Mary, and Rel have always been strongest together, and with the world’s magical future on the line, “together” might be the only way anyone survives.

In Byzantine-occupied North Africa, Princess Sabra, must now contend with new threats. For the arrival of her father and the high priest Ierna brings new dangers and new conspiracies. As treachery brews on the sands of Lybia; far to the north in Britain, the battle for the island is at hand.

Phoebe Hart is one of the dragon-linked, those chosen by a young dragon as a companion, who get magic in return. Her family and country neighbors have never been happy about her abilities, so she hopes to find her place in London. But neither her dragon nor her magic behaves as she would wish, and London is full of pitfalls: runaway girls in need of saving, anti-magic Luddites threatening the dragon-linked, and the handsome-but-chilly Viscount Westing, who continually catches Phoebe off guard.

UNDERCOVER: CODE: CHEETAH kahani hai ek daringbaaz ladke Ravi ki jiskey pitah, chacha aur fufaji ki nirmam hatya kar di jaati hai.

It was supposed to be a holiday, with nothing more challenging than babysitting, navigating familial politics, and arguing about the proper way to brew tea. But when dragon prince Thuan and his ruthless husband Asmodeus find a corpse in a ruined shrine and a hungry ghost who is the only witness to the crime, their holiday goes from restful to high-pressure. Someone is trying to silence the ghost and everyone involved. Asmodeus wants revenge for the murder; Thuan would like everyone, including Asmodeus, to stay alive.

The Great Houses of Paris-headed by Fallen angels and magicians-have coexisted in fragile peace. When a powerful explosion razes House Harrier, old alliances are torn apart, and a race begins to fill the power void. Thuan, the beleaguered dragon head of House Hawthorn, finds a war on his doorstep. Aurore, once cast out by Harrier and almost beaten to death, seeks power to protect her family-and must venture back to her former home. And, in the ruins of House Harrier, Emmanuelle desperately tries to piece together her fragmented memories of the explosion.

In the ancient Roman town of Liternum stood one of the bloodiest gladiator arenas in the land; Brutal matches between gladiators frequently graced it’s golden sands, though out of the view of the bloodthirsty crowds, there is so much more happening than simply gladiators fighting for the adoration of the people.

Once upon a time, before the Brothers Grimm, when fairy tales were romantic fantasies for entertaining adults and frightening children… Three twisted tales inspired by the classic fairy tales…for adults who still love fairy tales, though they're a little darker now, making that happily ever after so much sweeter.

Their love was a quiet, slow-growing thing that built from friendship, adventure, and shared experiences. In this final chapter of The Immortal Descendants series, Ringo and Charlie begin their own journey of love, laughter, and all the misadventures a pair of Victorian street urchins can encounter when they’ve traveled through time. Where, exactly, is home for two people who have journeyed so far, and if they find it, can they ever truly go back?

On a spring day in 1933, a strange man with a not-quite-friendly smile appears in Libby Barnett’s backyard. Like a figure from a dark fairy tale, he works a staggering transformation on Libby’s younger sister, and the little girl is lost.

Hear the bell from the sunken tower and meet the dreams not yet lost and forgotten, look in the mirror and see how the future might play out, and wonder if you would prefer not to know what happened with the old lady. The Magical Universe Collection One is the first nine short stories from The Magical Universe. All stories from The Magical Universe are self-contained and can be listened to independently. Each story is a thousand words and is also characterized as flash fiction.