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A family of demon hunters find their hands full when unfamiliar monsters start stalking the streets of Opium War-era Hong Kong, in this historical fantasy adventure from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Eliza Chan. The Au family serve the people of Hong Kong as demon hunters and...

In this great science fiction novel, Andre Norton brings to new life the legendary King Arthur and the wizard Merlin in the light of modern knowledge of a lost period of history and today's understanding of science and interplanetary communication. Yet, as in all Norton's wonder novels, this is a fabulous adventure in fantasy. Here is Merlin, half star-born, gifted with the advice of an alien intelligence, given the task of renewing civilization and starting humanity again up the ladder to the stars. Here is Arthur, unaware of his stellar heritage.

HARRY NOLAN is an expatriate American, making a meager living as an illustrator for a low-paying magazine, but his life is upended when he is assigned to illustrate an anonymous article about the death of a god—because a centuries-old French brotherhood, the sauteurs, are determined to suppress the story the article tells. The sauteurs have burned the magazine’s office and killed the editor, and Nolan has the only surviving copy of the article. The author turns out to be a local writer named ERNEST HEMINGWAY, who—at first—tries to distance himself from the article and its lethal consequences.

A girl, a badger, and a pair of dwarves… In T. L. Brechin’s debut novel, Marta is snatched violently from her peaceful rural life into a world of soothsayers, goblins, gnomes and elves. She and her motley band of companions must restore the mystical gemstones to the Pentark and save the Isle Of Spheres from Lord Mortimer and the Prince of Darkness. Aided by the Knights of Power and the mysterious sage Ikoseer, the companions must journey across the World of The Soul to find the gems and bring the Pentark back to life.

Bran has discovered more about himself than he could have ever thought possible. Not only is he a summoner who can use multiple classes, but he’s also not of the human realm. This knowledge, however, comes with a price: a target on his back and enemies around every corner.

I thought the last thing I would have expected while working at the mall during the holiday season was to meet a real elf woman. Then the blue-skinned ogre tore through the mall. The elf and I made a quick escape and ended up in a strange fantasy world.

After the defeat of the Ogre King, all is well in Varglade. More elves join our settlement by the day, and it’s quickly becoming a town worthy of its people. But when the strange elf woman I had seen in the crystal ball appears in my dreams, I realize that this peace can only go on for so long.

After a decisive victory against the forces of Darkness, I made a terrible discovery. The capital of the Empire has fallen to Kraelkor, and his foul monsters and traitor mages dwarf us in number. With this knowledge, I must turn my sights across the seas to the strange realm known as Kanjen. There, I hope to find allies who will join me against Kraelkor and his evil multitudes.

Now that the wild elves have joined Varglade, it's a veritable elven party inside the village. In fact, it might actually be a town with our most recent additions. We're all working together to make Varglade a haven for elves of all kinds, but there are still others who need our help.

I have been separated by my companions, left far to the north of civilization. My quest is a simple one: find a dragon and bond with it. However simple this quest may seem, it is exceedingly difficult. Not only that, but my companions have been called to the goblin city of Geriarc to do battle with the undead, led by shadowlords.

After the previous battle of Varglade, winter has come to my elven village. For now, we are protected against assaults from the infernal elf queen. With this small respite, I'm focusing on upgrading and enhancing the village, but I know it won't be long until the final confrontation between my elven friends and the infernal elf comes.

The final fight between Leo Flint and Kraelkor, Emperor of Darkness, is here!

From an award-winning author and lifelong musician and composer comes the third novel of The Bardic Isles Series. Over two centuries before the birth of Kaelin, the Bardic Order in Eire is at its zenith and the Gift is prevalent, the possession of Bards and Masters who know and understand its power. But long-standing tensions between the Bardic and Druidic Orders are mounting, and their uneasy alliance is in danger of collapsing.

Ganz auf sich allein gestellt, muss die siebzehnjährige Karli ihren Lebensunterhalt mit Näharbeiten in dem kleinen Dorf Eisenwacht bestreiten. Dass sie schon immer ein bisschen anders war als alle anderen, wird von der Dorfgemeinschaft jedoch übersehen. Als sich eines Tages ein Schneider mit Zunftwappen im Ort niederlässt, sieht Karli in ihm eine existenzbedrohende Konkurrenz und bietet ihm deshalb ihre Dienste an.

From a major new voice in epic fantasy, Six Savage Thrones continues the Queens of Elben trilogy, a breathtaking epic fantasy of dragons, courtly intrigue, sapphic yearning, and the wives of Henry VIII defying their destiny. DIVIDED HE WINS, UNITED HE FALLS. The kingdom of Elben is in turmoil...

Sarà proprio lei, la più piccola della famiglia, a proteggere la casata e difendere la loro terra dai nemici britanni: il padre, infatti, è stato stregato da Lady Oonagh e i fratelli sono stati colpiti da un incantesimo che solo la ragazza potrà sciogliere. Per riuscirci, dovrà sostenere un lungo esilio da Sevenwaters e affrontare imprese durissime, che la feriranno nel corpo e nell'anima. Sorha conoscerà la paura, il tradimento, ma anche l'onore, la lealtà. E soprattutto l'amore.

A mother and daughter must break their family’s curse through trials of war and immigration, love, loss, and redemption in this riveting multi-generational saga with a shimmer of magic, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Forgery of Fate. 1940s Hong Kong When Japanese soldiers...

This world resembles our own, the difference being that aristocratic clans with magical abilities hold all power here. Those without magic are called "nulls" and seen as nothing more than failures. Ivan, our hero, had been marked for death—until an old warrior saved him, and the spirit of his mighty ancestor gave him magical talents. And now Ivan has inherited a princely title. However, being a young head of a noble house, he is a prime target for the empire's ambitious aristocrats. One wrong step could lead to conflict.

Londoners whisper that Mary Bennet is a great wyfe able to command fire-breathing draca. Mary knows better; she’s just a bookworm with lank hair. But she hopes to save a great wyfe—her sister Elizabeth, the great wyfe of war, who vanished into the depths of Pemberley lake with her blinded scarlet dragon. But when Mary encounters la Demoiselle des Parfums, Napoleon’s lethal lieutenant, her quest becomes a race. The lost artifact of music is the key. It might save Elizabeth. It might even heal the broken dragon song spreading blight across England.

Rimasto orfano a Canton e portato in Inghilterra da un misterioso tutore, Robin Swift credeva che Babel fosse un paradiso. Fino a che non è diventata una prigione... Può uno studente lottare contro un impero?