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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.

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.

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

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.

Cailleach, goddess of winter, was not born to be a blight on humanity, but she became one. She would say with scorn that it was their own fault: mortals were selfish, thoughtless, and destructive, bringing harm to each other and the earth without cause or qualms. One day, Cailleach goes too far. Thousands die, lost to her brutal winter. In punishment, her mother Danu, queen of the gods, strips the goddess of her powers and sends Cailleach to earth, to live and die as the mortals she so despises, until she understands what it is to be one of them.

A real-life historical figure, the woman known as Malinalli, Malintzin, La Malinche, Doña Marina, and Malinalxochitl was the Nahua interpreter who helped Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés communicate with the native people of Mexico. When indigenous leaders observed her marching into their cities, they believed she was a goddess—blessed with the divine power to interpret the Spaniards’ intentions for their land. Later, historians and pop culture would deem her a traitor—the “Indian” girl who helped sell Mexico’s future to an invader.

Something wicked is going on in the village of Ascension. A mother wasting away from cancer is suddenly up and about. A boy trampled by a milk cart walks away from the accident. A hanged man can still speak, broken neck and all. The dead are not dying. When Rabbit and Sadie Grace accompany their friend Rose to Ascension to help take care of her ailing cousin, they immediately notice that their new house, Bethany Hall, is occupied by dozens of ghosts. And something is waiting for them in the attic.

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.

Renza di Maineri is the youngest elected leader her city has ever seen. Devoted to the citizens of Halice, she is determined to prove herself and finally step beyond her father’s shadow. But her world falls apart when she meets her worst nightmare, Idris Patricelli. It’s bad enough that Idris is her main political rival, but fate is playing a cruel game. Idris is also her Soulhate, the person she is fated to destroy, and every moment in his presence she fights an urge to rip his throat out. As gossip spreads and her ability to lead is challenged, Renza is desperate to salvage her reputation.

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.

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?

Сборник из трех аудиокниг "Спартанец", "Великий царь", "Удар в сердце". Отправляясь на подавление бунта в зоне, молодой боец отряда спецназа "Тайфун" Тарас Черный не подозревал, чем закончится для него этот выезд. После взрыва светозвуковой гранаты он потерял сознание, а очнулся уже в другом времени и другой стране. Эта страна называется Спарта, а он сам как две капли воды похож на молодого спартанца по имени Гисандр, случайно погибшего у него на глазах. Заняв место Гисандра в строю спартанских "волчат", Тарас вынужден каждый день доказывать в этом новом мире свое право на жизнь.

Polina Volkova presents Book 4 in the Into the Deep Wood series.

Eleven hundred and some years after the death of Christ, in the kingdom that had but recently begun to call itself England, I, Once Was Willem, rose from the dead to defeat a great evil facing the humble village of Cosham. The words enclosed herein are true. I speak of monsters and magic, battle and bloodletting, and the crimes of desperate men. I speak also of secret things, of that which lies beneath us and that which impends above.