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CUANDO EL DESTINO JUEGA SUS CARTAS, NI SIQUIERA LA ETERNIDAD ESTÁ A SALVO. En Frenesí, Margotte Channing nos lleva a la Irlanda de 1884, donde Brianna Harford está dispuesta a todo para salvar a su hermana, incluso vender su sangre a Gale Strongbow, un vampiro que ha perdido el deseo de vivir. Pero cuando sus mundos colisionan, la desesperación da paso a un vínculo peligroso y apasionado, capaz de desafiar el tiempo y la muerte.Mientras tanto, en el presente, Alexis enfrenta una revelación que sacude su vida.

Druadaen, Outrider for the once-mighty Dunarran Consentium, has proven that there are irreconcilable contradictions between magic and physics on Arrdanc, the world of his birth. And what is his reward for this important discovery, made against all odds and at considerable personal risk? Exile—organized and compelled by nervous temple hierarchs. However, Druadaen remains determined to uncover what several ancient persons and beings have urged him to seek: "the truth of the world"—which might only be gained by traveling beyond it.

Mudwater is not a village of heroes. It’s a wretched stain on the map, a place where men toil, starve, and die beneath the weight of feudal cruelty. The taxman takes what little they have, the Baron bleeds them dry, and the gods—if they even exist—have long since turned their backs. Jacques the Lame knows this better than anyone. A crippled former soldier, he has spent his years rotting in the filth, hunting rats for copper and drinking away the memories of wars fought for lords who never knew his name.

Los efectos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial se dejan ver ya en territorio mexicano: el gobierno de la República ha recluido a buena parte de la población migrante alemana en un campo de concentración en la antigua fortaleza militar de Perote, Veracruz. Mientras el terror de la amenaza nazi se extiende por el mundo, un horror primigenio ronda el umbral a nuestro planeta a pocos kilómetros de Perote, donde una excavación arqueológica ha revelado un templo consagrado a Xipe Tótec, "Nuestro Señor el Desollado", antiguo y sanguinario dios prehispánico de los ancestros mexicas.

Two years have passed since the Spirit King's Curse shook the world. In this time, Souma and the Kingdom of Friedonia have been preparing for an impending period of unprecedented chaos. However, the Kingdom was not the only country to burgeon over the two years. Fuuga has been expanding the border of his Great Tiger Kingdom of Haan as well. Following the acquisition of the Lunarian Orthodox Papal State, Fuuga sought to bring the Mercenary State Zem under his control. Now, having gained such powerful forces, he declares war on mankind's greatest nation—the Gran Chaos Empire.

The world beyond the City of the Wise is fraught with danger. But Fola, a talented sorceress who has left the safety of its walls, is unconcerned. She's on the hunt for magical remnants left behind by the First Folk - ancient beings who are but the whisper of a memory. Only by finding them might she uncover the secret to their power and a way to pull the riven lands out of the darkness.

Named after a star, war correspondent Maia knows how to find the brightest stories—the tales of survival and strength—hidden amongst the dark realities of combat. Now, travelling to Malta to visit her estranged father, with one more chance to build a relationship with her last remaining relative, she's here to find her own story: never having found somewhere—or someone—she can call home, she's desperate for answers that might show her where she truly belongs.

All stories come to an end. Effy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know exactly what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and is able to pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairytale Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll. But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university—and soon the entire nation—is waiting for her to fail.

Daedalus of Crete is many things: The greatest architect in the world. The constructor of the Labyrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur. And the grieving father of Icarus, who plunged into the sea as father and son flew from the grasp of the tyrannical King Minos. Now, Daedalus seeks to reunite with Icarus in the Underworld, even as he revisits his own memories of Crete, hoping to understand what went so terribly wrong at the end of his son's life.

At the Crescent Moon tearoom, the ladies who step over its threshold continue to seek comfort in the glimpses of their futures found in the swirls at the bottom of their cups. The shop is thriving after a much-needed expansion, Anne is leading the city's witches as Chicago's Diviner, Beatrix is being swept away on tour across the country, and Violet has found her place with her feet swinging through the air. That is, until the Quigley sisters find themselves stumbling on the paths they have chosen, and they are drawn back home in search of refuge in each other's company.

Feldherr gegen Feldherr. Magus gegen Magus. Kaiser gegen General. Die Reiche der Welt taumeln der einen, alles entscheidenden Schlacht entgegen. Der größte Krieg aller Zeiten ruft nach dem mächtigsten Kriegsmagus aller Zeiten. Und Lysander Hartherz folgt diesem Ruf. Ist er der Flammenbringer, der im Auftrag des Schöpfers das Gleichgewicht der Welt wiederherstellen wird?

Myxin, der Magierdämon von Atlantis, hat Kara vor den Schwarzen Vampiren gerettet ... Und damit endet Karas Erinnerung, als sie im Hause ihres Vaters wieder zu sich kommt. Wer hat sie zurück in die Stadt Atlantis gebracht? Was es Myxin? Und wenn ja, was beabsichtigt er mit dieser großmütigen Tat? Diese Fragen werden in den Hintergrund gedrängt, als Kara wunderbare Neuigkeiten erfährt. Ihr Vater Delios ist wohlbehalten von seiner Mission zurückgekehrt - und seine totgeglaubte Frau, Karas Mutter, ist am Leben und nach vielen Jahren der Gefangenschaft wieder daheim!

The arrival of Aslishtei's nieces brings an unexpected proposition: an expedition to Old Baxteiyel. The hierophant of Albei has turned the ruins into the site of a deadly race, pitting teams against one another to claim the treasures hidden within. But Aslishtei's nieces have a different plan. For them, the race is a distraction—a cover for their true goal of uncovering the secrets of the fabled Arc of Knowledge within the ruins.

In late September of 1866 a former confederate soldier returned home. But his dreams of putting the battlefield and bloodshed behind him were cut short. Deep in the night he learns of an awful and terrible truth. A pair of strange men arrive and dig up the body of his recently deceased father. He quickly learns that they are not simply grave robbers. But they are in fact part of a secret organization. One dedicated to the defense of mankind.

Was, wenn du dir Gefühle für einen Vampir einfängst? Und er obendrein dein Ehemann ist ... Studentin Katherine Campbell hasst Vampire. Doch beim Versuch, ein Zauberbuch aus der geheimen Universitätsbibliothek zu stehlen, befreit sie einen Fluch. Gerettet wird sie ausgerechnet von ihm: Ethan Hawthorn, seines Zeichens Chef-Bibliothekar, mächtiger Vampir, unnatürlich attraktiv und ihr größter Feind an der Darkthorn University. Um den Fluch in Schach zu halten, muss ihr chronisch miesgelaunter Retter sie regelmäßig beißen – absolut illegal seit 1899. Das Schlupfloch? Eine Heirat.

As her first winter in Anatol turns to spring, Lady Maximilian finds herself confronting an unfamiliar feeling: hope. Her voice and her magic strengthen every day; the only parts of Calypse Castle left to refurbish are its gardens, which she plans to fill with blooming flowers; and the way her husband, the recalcitrant war hero Sir Riftan, looks at her from across their bedroom makes her feel, for the first time in her life, that she might be worthy of love and affection.

Beginning in the 16th century in Suffolk, As Many Souls as Stars opens with a Faustian deal struck between the daughter of an alchemist and a shadowy demon-figure, summoned unintentionally by a spell rooted in a father’s arrogance. What follows is part star-crossed love story, part cat-and-mouse chase writ across generations and lifetimes. These two characters meet again and again through history becoming further entangled and forever changed.

Nach Jahren der Gefangenschaft bekommt der Eismagier Taler die Möglichkeit, seine Freiheit wiederzugewinnen: Er soll eine kleine Elfe an Rebellen übergeben, die sich gegen die männerfeindliche Herrschaft der Sonnenkaiserin wehren wollen. Doch bei einem Angriff im Reich der Kaiserin wird Taler verletzt und die Elfe wird von seiner Gefangenen plötzlich zu seiner Beschützerin. Die beiden machen sich auf den Weg, um Hilfe für den lädierten Magier zu finden. Unterdessen sind die Schergen der Kaiserin ihnen bereits auf den Fersen...

Auch falsche Wege führen an ein Ziel... Taler steht vor den Trümmern seiner eigenen Taten. Während er herausfinden muss, wie es um seine Schwester steht, verfolgt Finja ganz andere Pläne: Sie will eine alte Schuld begleichen und Jasper aus Sonnström befreien. Trotzdem können die beiden sich aus irgendeinem Grund nicht voneinander trennen... Unterdessen schlägt Mayree sich mit pubertierenden Teenagern und einer stolzen Herzogin herum. Und dann war da ja noch das Problem mit den Rebellen: Niemand ahnt, wie nah die Gefahr ihnen allen ist und wer wirklich die Strippen zieht...

Würdest du eine Familie auslöschen, um deine eigene zu retten? Der Baldarenkrieg ist Geschichte. Landogar von Buchenhain, Feldherr Kordoriens, lebt ruhig auf seinem abgelegenen Landgut. Und nach langen Jahren voller Enttäuschungen erwartet seine Frau endlich das Kind, das sich beide so sehnlich wünschen. Das Leben könnte nicht schöner sein. Doch ein leichtfertiger Freund und ein erbarmungsloser Feind bringen den Krieg, den er glaubte, hinter sich gelassen zu haben, vor Landogars Haustür und stellen ihn vor eine schreckliche Entscheidung.