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Die Stunde der Entscheidung ist gekommen. Ava und ihre Verbündeten müssen Thalgor aufhalten, sonst ist alles verloren. Während sich die Mächte im Reich neu ordnen und die alten Drachen zurückkehren, muss Ava ihre wahre Bestimmung erkennen. Dazu sucht sie den Drachenkönig Rheinor, der ein unmögliches Opfer von ihr verlangt. Getrennt von Kilian steht sie vor der schwersten Prüfung ihres Lebens.

Als Saiwala und ihre Gefährten endlich das zweite Ziel ihrer abenteuerlichen Reise erreicht haben, währt die Freude darüber nur kurz. Ihre Verfolger tauchen knapp hinter ihnen auf und machen damit klar: Sie kennen den Rätselspruch der Drachen und wissen genau, wo sie ihre Beute abpassen können. Während Saiwala sich ihrer größten Angst stellen muss, begreift sie allmählich, welche Opfer das Schicksal von ihr tatsächlich fordert.

Er ist der Feind. Und doch ist sie ihm längst verfallen. In Isandia ist das Schicksal jeder Hexe vorherbestimmt: Mit einundzwanzig müssen alle an den Blod Ed Trials teilnehmen–einem grausamen Wettkampf, der für eine magielose Hexe wie Amara den sicheren Tod bedeutet. Während der Prüfungen begegnet sie dem gefürchteten General Ivar. Er ist verschlossen, kalt und gefährlich attraktiv–und doch der Einzige, der sie zu sehen scheint.

Rick Tagler barely escaped Timbervale alive. Now, burdened with grief and haunted by unfinished business, he and his unlikely party—Gail the Fae, Squatch the Bigfoot Outcast, and the formidable Grand Elf—clash over their next steps. But Torwall offers no time for hesitation. With its Gatekeeper’s power peaking during the deadly Hallowtide Festival, Rick’s survival hinges on mastering his evolving magic. Each level gained is a race against time—and against a rising tide of Infernal treachery.

She is the ruler of a sovereignless city. Her crown is one of sorrow, not of gold. Her reign will begin with their end. When a shocking betrayal shatters the throne, a new queen will rise. Forged in the fire of loss, she is armed with a legendary sword and burdened by a grief that will either drown the world or save it. In the high halls of the SunSpire Citadel, a prince stands on the edge of his coronation. A fierce orphan-his betrothed-stands by his side with a heart half bound to duty and half buried in passion.

There are those who lust for power. There are those who crave the crown and will do anything to get it, including murder. The kingdoms are scared, as the crown of power is at stake, and men will kill to get it. If there is hope at all, it is in being better at intrigue than those who make it their life.

Hugh Carverson seeks to better the lot of his people in Lowercity by striking a bargain with Midcity. But first, he must retrieve Dragon Relics from the Heartforge, an ever-shifting labyrinth filled with monstrous Guardians and laden with precious treasures. But he also has to contend with the machinations of those in Midcity and Uppercity who don’t welcome any changes to the Three Cities. Fortunately, Hugh is also an Aspirant, a mage capable of wielding powerful draconic abilities.

An asteroid has forced an exodus of ill-stricken Drjeen into quarantine within the Cavern of the Ancients. Amidst descension in ranks, deceit, and survival these Drjeen emerge from the cavern more peaceful, yet bound with more strength than ever before. But, as they escape the Cavern of the Ancients are their new beliefs and powers strong enough to survive on a fractured surface-world now alien to them? Follow Shakja, Shook, Princess Amanna, and Aput as they try to keep their ranks united while fending off an old enemy.

The order requires three things: Dedication, Discipline, and complete Obedience. Chiara is anything but obedient. She has too many secrets. Chief among them Ness, her soul-bound Jaguar. On a mission gone wrong, Chiara must choose between the order she's always dreamed of joining, and the people she's sworn to protect.

In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author from Oklahoma, published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. No one could have envisioned that this modest book about a magical land called Valdemar would be the beginning of a fantasy masterwork series that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles.

A beautiful starlet of the stage is murdered on opening night in a city on the brink of war and starvation. A mysterious woman named Dara, with a sword and shield, arrives to bring relief to the poor. She discovers that without help, the city has only days before disaster. The only way she can save the town is to uncover its secrets and confront its villains. But she must also confront her deepest fears and tragic past, because it will take more than swords to save this city.

Lost, abandoned, and barely clinging to life, young Princess Clio of Emberlyn stumbles through a dark forest on the edge of death, only to be found by a queen who commands shadows and spirits alike. Under the queen’s care, Clio learns of a world beyond her family’s cruel control, discovering that not all things feared by her people are evil. She begins to understand the power in the magic she was taught to despise—and the resilience in her own heart.

After venturing into the Forlorn Dungeon, Maximo Strident has obtained the Arcanist class and become a Knight-Errant. Now, he knows what lays within the strange dungeon: the future. The Apocalypse. But it is just a possible future. Max will lead a newly formed cohort of the best Knights-Errant into the Apocalypse, where adventure, power, and danger awaits.

With a powerful, second word of power that she can't reveal to anyone, a new bodyguard in Wren Wind Dancer, and political backing from the powerful Summerset family, who are now Dukes of Whitehill, Liv is finally in a position to prepare herself for the impending war against the Lady of Blood. But not everyone at the college is concerned with talent alone—and being a half-Elden bastard is enough to earn her plenty of enemies among the children of the aristocracy who make up the student body.

Gilgamesh is no longer a slave, but freedom comes with a price. Still adapting to the savage world of Gesthe, he is tasked with escorting a secretive half-elf to Al-Lazar, the City of Dust. To complete his quest, he joins a caravan bound for the Whispering Wastes, a land of blistering heat where colossal sandworms reign. There, Gilgamesh will have to fight once more to survive ambushes, behemoths, and a growing power he barely understands. But the gods of this world are not finished with him, and neither are their zealous servants.

Every stone, no matter how small, creates ripples in the water. Every action, no matter how insignificant, leaves a trail that can lead to trouble. And so, a seemingly ordinary trip leads to a battle with a ghoul with a penchant for young flesh. Coincidence? Perhaps. One in a series of many. Drops turn to streams, streams merge into a river, and a river roars into a waterfall that can swallow you up if you're not careful.

Redelvtum has fallen. The realms stand at the edge of war. And something far darker lurks beneath the chaos, waiting to seize control. Hyacinth never asked for this power, never wanted to bear the weight of a war that could consume them all. But fate is merciless, and with each passing day, the blood in her veins binds her tighter to a destiny she cannot escape. As armies gather and ancient powers stir, she is forced to make an impossible choice—cling to the love and the life she's always wanted or become the weapon the realms need.

Chase and his crew of outlaw card-wielders had their future all figured out: the Earth's Ward stronghold would keep them safe and sound in well-earned comfort, the latent power in their decks enough to ensure their safety from any stray attacks.

Despite barely surviving his arrival on a brutal world, Markus Wolfe has overcome each trial he's been confronted with since then. He's no longer just a stranger lost in the wild but the very heart of a growing pack. But with old wounds still gnawing at him and new responsibilities piling up, he must find a way to protect those who now look to him for leadership...even if he's not entirely sure he can protect himself.

With his monstrous army behind him, the caster Silenos has driven the king of Fadaka from his throne and left his palace in ruins. He then selects the deposed king's horrified daughter, Ado, as the kingdom's new ruler. Or, more precisely, his puppet. Her simpleminded subjects can labor under the illusion that they're free while Silenos sets to work radically reshaping this wretched civilization.