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Prepare to be entranced by this utterly unique and completely spellbinding dark fairy tale from the million-copy bestselling M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts.​ In a kingdom forgotten by history, a legend unfolds . . . Wounded in his county's endless wars, former soldier Mag...

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Dentro de un coloso de madera, treinta guerreros griegos contienen la respiración. La noche ha caído sobre Troya, y el destino de una guerra de diez años pende de un hilo. Afuera, los troyanos celebran lo que creen su victoria; dentro, Ulises y sus hombres aguardan su momento. Esta es la última y desesperada oportunidad de los griegos para tomar la ciudad y recuperar a Helena.

Shipwrecked on the far side of the “crack in the world,” Eric’s companions find themselves trapped on the roots of Yggdrasil, the Great Norse Tree of Life. Lost and bereft of supplies, the companions wander blindly and soon find themselves in the worst land of Norse Mythology: Niflhiem, the realm of the unfortunate dead. Facing starvation, the companions have no choice; they must seek and beg for assistance from Loki’s daughter, Hel, the Norse Goddess of Death.

The seas have never been deadlier. Ellie, once a modern-day woman, now sails as captain of a legendary 14th-century pirate crew—but her journey is far from over. The time-controlling stone she wields is just one of many, and whispers of others begin to churn through the oceans. Each stone holds terrifying, world-shaping powers—and not all of them are in the hands of allies.

Jacob “Jack” Knight has stared down demons before—but never like this. Scarred by fire, branded by the Pit, and carrying the ashes of the damned in his blood, Jack is riding a razor’s edge between salvation and complete damnation.

Merowdis Scot, una joven de diecinueve años, posee una habilidad extraordinaria: puede comunicarse con los animales y los árboles. Sólo halla la verdadera felicidad cuando se adentra en los bosques. Una tarde de nieve, acompañada por sus perros y la cerda Manzana, Merowdis se encuentra con un mirlo y un zorro. Al caer la noche, una enigmática figura se une a ellos, transformando para siempre el destino de la joven.

For twenty years, strategos Dexios has led the phalanx of Thena against its enemies, pulled from one battleground to another in a relentless cycle of war and bloodshed. Now, finally, he has found the courage to leave that life behind. To relinquish his officer’s sword and return to the verdant slopes of his vineyard with his wife and son. Peace, however, is fragile and capricious. When Thena’s northern allies bring word of an enormous tauran horde gathering on their borders, Dexios has no choice but to answer the call to arms one last time.

Chroniken eines Todgeweihten – Wenn der Himmel ruft und die Hölle antwortet. Godric ist kein Held, er ist ein Söldner, der dem Tod schon hundertmal ins Auge gesehen hat. Als ihn das Schicksal eines Tages schließlich doch ereilt, macht ihm der Himmel ein Angebot, das er nicht ausschlagen kann: Ziehe in den Kampf gegen Dämonen oder brenne für alle Ewigkeit im Fegefeuer.

Deine Projekte tragen endlich Früchte und bringen dir ein Einkommen ein, das deiner edlen Abstammung würdig ist? Du hattest die Möglichkeit, dein Un-ternehmen auszubauen und gleichzeitig alle Vorzüge des Lebens eines jungen Lords zu genießen? Mach es dir bloß nicht zu bequem. Diese Welt hält eine neue Herausforderung für dich bereit – die Akademie wartet auf dich, und du wirst Kadett!

From the award-winning author of Herc, an enrapturing feminist tale that brilliantly reimagines the story of Aphrodite and how she transformed herself from a lowly outsider to the darling goddess of love, for readers of Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint. Aphrodite saw the gods on Mount Olympus...

Hundreds of years before the great Mage War, a land lies, unknowing, on the edge of catastrophe. . . Barl is young and impulsive, but she has a power within that calls to her. In her city, however, only those of noble blood and with the right connections learn the ways of the arcane. Barl is...

With more at stake than ever before, The Red Knight faces an uncertain future and is forced to team up with old enemies to defeat a greater evil in the fourth book in the Traitor Son Cycle. One enemy has fallen. But a greater one still remains. Now, it's war. With one army defeated in a victory...

In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales—an ingenious alchemy of history, mystery, and powerful human drama. The year is 1348. The Black Plague grips the country. In a world ruled by faith and fear, nine desperate...

Could you survive the arena? Four Marines slip through a chasm in time, 2,000 years into the past. They find themselves in the Flavian Amphitheater in ancient Rome. Forced to become gladiators or die, Dean, Thad, Greg, and Marco struggle to survive the horrendous bloodshed and slaughter on the killing grounds of the famous arena.

"Ocelové žezlo", první díl série "Bohatýr", představí knížete Svjatoslava. Ten chce silou sjednotit kmeny v mocnářství, kterému bude vládnout. Co na to Ilja z kmene Muromců? "Ocelové žezlo" je prvním dílem série "Bohatýr", ve které Juraj Červenák, inspirován slovanskými mýty, spojil ruské byliny s historií válečných tažení kyjevského knížete Svjatoslava. Vytvořil dílo, které zaujme jak příznivce fantasy, tak milovníky historicko-dobrodružných příběhů. V prvním díle, zasazeném do roku 965, se Svjatoslav ujímá vlády nad Kyjevem a Novgorodem.

My life wasn't that exciting; a degree in engineering, a small flat in London, and an ex-girlfriend who still texted me when she was drunk. Every day was a bore. Everything changed when I found myself in Lanercost, a small medieval village, with no idea of how I arrived. The locals seemed friendly, and a chance encounter introduced me to several breathtakingly beautiful women. I decided to make the best of it. Armed with only a solid education, my wit, and the five pennies in my pocket, I decided to build a life here. No, not just a life; a House that would last for generations.

Magie entzweit – Macht korrumpiert – Familie überdauert! "Jade War – Magie ist Macht" ist der 2. Fantasy-Roman von Fonda Lees preisgekrönter Trilogie "Die Jade-Saga" um erbitterte Clan-Fehden, brutale politische Ränke, magische Jade und spektakuläre Kung-Fu-Action. Ehre oder Überleben? Der blutige Kampf um die Vorherrschaft auf der Insel Kekon ist längst nicht mehr das größte Problem der Familie Kaul: Seit die magische Jade nicht mehr nur den Kriegern der Grünblut-Krieger übernatürliche Kräfte verleiht, hat Kekon die Begierden mächtiger Nachbarn geweckt.

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historical fantasy that shines a light on the drowned Black towns of the American South. “Our home began, as all things do, with a wish.” Jane Edwards hasn’t spoken since she was eleven years old...

Historical fantasy—with a difference! Earth lovers, climate activists, environment protectors—use this novel and its questions for book clubs or for groups to envision a sustainable future together. The characters in Wellstowe and Peony Valley live in harmony with nature—until the rule of the fist crashes into their peaceful lives with arrows and groping hands. They resist; as they protect each other and reclaim their inclusive democracy, we see how we can re-create our lives and society.