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"When we are born, we cry that we have come to this stage of fools"—William Shakespeare, “King Lear” In this extraordinary novel, Des Dillon mixes familiar with surreal to explore the dark side of humanity’s soul. Jane Eyre, beloved heroine of Charlotte Bronte’s novel, finds herself alone and lost on a stormbound moor. Her only hope comes when she finally stumbles across two men trying to find shelter. There’s only one problem, they claim to be King Lear and his faithful fool.

A thousand years ago, the abomination came into the world. It poisoned the earth and turned animals and people into horrible mutants. Necromancers were the only ones who could combat it. The Richter clan fought this threat. Whose plans did they ruin by doing so? Who wanted the world to die? Max will find the answers to these questions, even if he has to extract them by force.

It is true he buried the Shah's children alive and then marched his army over them. And it is true he copulated with a Fallen Angel. But what about the rumors of his death? Most say he wandered the hollows of Labyrinthos until the skin withered off his bones. Others say he was shot by a mercenary boy no older than ten. Some even say he was hanged at the gallows by the Imperator himself.

Long ago, The Lord Aiduel emerged from the deserts of the Holy Land, possessed with divine powers. He used these to forcibly unite the peoples of Angall, before His ascension to heaven. Over eight hundred years later, in a medieval world which is threatened by war and religious persecution, four young men and women begin to develop supernatural abilities. These forbidden and secret powers will shatter the lives that they have known, and will force each of them to confront the mystery of the ethereal Gate which haunts their dreams.

Lei deve tornare nel suo tempo. Lui la tiene prigioniera.Durante un viaggio nelle Highlands scozzesi, l’americana Amy MacDougall scende nei sotterranei del castello di Inverlochy. Ignara, tocca una pietra magica che la trasporta indietro nel tempo e tra le braccia di un highlander.Craig Cambel si è infiltrato nel castello di Inverlochy per preparare un attacco, quando si imbatte in una bella sconosciuta. Ma niente deve intralciare il suo piano ed è costretto a imprigionarla, nonostante l’attrazione che prova per lei.È l’anno 1307 e lei è una nemica. Secoli, sospetti e dubbi li separano.

Prince Ashoka is considered an outcast for opposing his father Emperor Adil Maurya’s brutal destruction of the Mayakari witches. Shakti vows retribution for the murder of her aunt and annihilation of her village at the hands of the emperor, even though she is bound by the Mayakari’s pacifist code.

Londres, 1949. Jeune homme désargenté, Dennis Knuckleyard vit et travaille dans une librairie d’occasion. Bien qu’aspirant écrivain, il mène une existence passablement ordinaire. Jusqu’au jour où sa patronne l’envoie chercher des livres rares chez un étrange bibliophile paranoïaque. Dennis comprend que l’un des livres n’existe pas : il s’agit d’un texte imaginaire figurant dans un roman, lui, bien réel. Il provient de l’autre Londres, le Grand Quand, une version de la ville située au-delà du Temps où tous les aspects de son histoire, depuis ses origines jusqu’à sa disparition, se manifestent.

She wanted a vacation; what she got was a quest… High school history teacher Jennifer Cassidy has been grieving her best friend, Lynn Rickerson, after her brutal slaying shook their hometown of Eastfall. As the ending of another school year comes to a close, Jennifer can think of only one thing that would both honor her friend and pull her out of her rut: the dream vacation she and Lynn had been planning for years. But a simple trip to the southwest of England turns into something much more.

Das Gesetz des Dschungels besagt: Jeder kämpft für sich allein! Dieser Grundsatz gilt nicht nur in der Welt der Menschen, sondern auch im Reich ihrer schlimmsten Widersacher — den Dämonen. Zone Null der Dämonenwelt unterscheidet sich nur wenig von Zone Null der Menschen. Die Ressourcen sind genauso knapp, die Kreaturen genauso bösartig und die Gesetzlosigkeit genauso offensichtlich. Doch wenn es hart auf hart kommt, kennen die Himmel keine Gnade. Wenn Zone Null einer fremden Welt erobert werden muss, gibt es kein Zurück. Schließlich ist der Weg zur Unsterblichkeit nur den Starken vorbehalten.

Ryo was a chef, an extremely good one at that. That was until the entire universe as he knew it changed. After his spaceship is attacked and destroyed by an enemy armada, he finds himself in a situation he never could have imagined. Sent back in time and to an alternate reality, he has quite a few choices to make. Especially considering that the ruthless Kublai Khan and his Mongol Horde are just a few years away. Accompanied by an extremely advanced Artificial Intelligence, a medieval noble, and his samurai retainers, Ryo sets out to change the known world.

In Brothers of the Line, Karus faces his greatest challenge yet. Stranded on the war-ravaged world of Tannis, he must forge an uneasy alliance between humans, elves, and dwarves to stand against the relentless onslaught of the Horde. With tensions simmering and fragile alliances threatening to collapse, Karus's leadership is tested as never before.

The Armed Detective Agency’s latest case brings them to the floating city Standard Island, a strange man-made vessel and a resort for the wealthy off the coast of Yokohama. But what awaits the detectives turns out to be far more complicated than any of them could have expected: a bomb, time travel, a mysterious skill user named H. G. Wells…Will this case spell the end of Yokohama itself?!

Vali has never desired a man, until today. But her curiosity may get her killed. When the madam of The Rutting Sow sends innocent Vali on a dangerous errand, she begs an old friend for help. To repay the favor, Vali ends up cleaning chamber pots for an upscale cathouse, The Frisky Kitten. She should go straight home, but it’s specials night at the Kitten, and every keyhole opens a world of new, naughty ideas. But when a mysterious man catches Vali watching and chases her through the night, she ends up running for her life…. and straight into a trap. Mischief, mayhem, and missing servants …

"Warum sollte ich die Winterelfen denn nicht mögen?“, fragte sie übertrieben verwundert. "Weil sie das Feuerland von Estraora mit Eis bedeckt und meinesgleichen fast ausgerottet haben? Ach, das ist Schnee von gestern.“ Sie schaute ihm düster ins Gesicht. Entgegen ihrer Hoffnung, der Prinz würde bei so viel Anfeindung den Tanz beenden, lachte er gelöst. "Warum seid Ihr der Einladung zum Ball gefolgt, wenn Ihr uns so hasst?“. Das Feuermädchen Eyra verabscheut alle Winterelfen und die Kälte, die sie über ihr Land gebracht haben.

Il secondo capitolo del fenomeno Romantasy che ha conquistato milioni di lettori in tutto il mondo. Auren è finalmente riuscita a scappare dalla sua gabbia dorata nel palazzo di re Mida, ma presto si ritrova prigioniera dell'esercito del Quarto Regno, nel pieno della guerra per il predominio. Tuttavia, Auren conosce il segreto del fascinoso comandante Rip, la cui pelle scintilla e da cui lei sembra essere magneticamente attratta.

Edith is ready for the mad scientist and the snake-infested laboratory, but is she ready to admit she needs a little help from her friends? Edith is convinced that Janushek's former employer, the mysterious Doctor Farley, holds the key to an antidote for dragon venom—her only hope to free the man she loves. Her ruse to obtain it leads her to London's shadowy East End and a plot as sensational as one of her own detective novels. As Edith goes deeper into a city far more serpentine than she ever dreamed, she begins to question what Farley is really searching for.

The Richter clan was getting stronger and becoming a real nuisance to a lot of people. All the spheres of influence have long been divided among aristocrats, gangsters, and corrupt officials. And now, they all wanted to destroy the upstart healers. But the real evil dwelled in the past. Max was looking for those who had tried to kill him once before.

Prince Ashoka is the youngest son of the tyrannical Emperor Adil Maurya. Considered an outcast by his father for his rejection of the emperor’s brutal onslaught against the witches of the empire, Ashoka longs for change. When the sudden and unexpected death of his father leaves the monarchy in disarray, Ashoka is sent to govern a tumultuous region annexed by Emperor Adil that is terrorized by nature spirits—a task many see as doomed to fail.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran Pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.

শ্যামল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়ের লেখা ঐতিহাসিক উপন্যাস , শাহজাদা দারাশূকো। মহাকাব্যিক উপন্যাসের প্রথম খন্ড। মোগল সম্রাট জাহাঙ্গীরের শাসনকাল থেকে শুরু হয়ে এই খন্ড দারাশুকোর যৌবনকাল পর্যন্ত সময়ের আখ্যান। মোগল সলতানাতের অন্দর আর বহির্মহলের এক উপভোগ্য উপস্থাপনা। গল্প চলছে, ইতিহাসের সত্যতা লঙ্ঘন না করে।