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In the second installment of this xianxia series, Kai's gaining power and attracting attention, but can he keep juggling the lies without dropping the act?

Eiren, the youngest daughter of the Aleynian royal family, has been living in exile in the deep desert of their kingdom. When the invading force from Ambar captures her family and demands that Eiren alone return with the Ambarians to their distant, mountainous lands, she agrees for the sake of her people. Gentle, perceptive, and able to sense the thoughts and feelings of those around her, Eiren is a storyteller—and unsure why the Ambarians have chosen her instead of her more brazen siblings.

One seed changes everything. Merritt has finally found her place in Little Avalon. With her baking skills flourishing and a council seat secured, life couldn't be better for the last living Leshbolg. Until the ancient Fury Megaera resurfaces. With a vengeance born from millennia of grief, Megaera will stop at nothing to destroy Merritt and everything she loves. Her warped paranormal army grows stronger each day, leaving devastation in their wake.

When the royal party finds themselves in a land they never believed they could access, it will take all of Prince Gevulin's (admittedly impressive) diplomatic skills to forge a coalition with an unlikely group of would-be allies. Meanwhile, as Erin mourns her lost love, an unwelcome visit to the land of her birth brings back the traumatic memories of the childhood she shared with her sister. And a surprise visit from an unwelcome family member threatens to derail the plans of multiple opposing factions.

An outcast princess turned spy embarks on a mission to infiltrate a rival kingdom, but the secrets she uncovers force her to decide whether to follow orders or defy them. “An addictive new romantic fantasy that combines beautiful world-building, a thrilling combination of heist and trials, and...

Michael findet sich wieder einmal kopfüber im Herzen des Spiels wieder. Kann er überleben? Endlich entflieht Michael seiner Isolation. Das Königreich hat sich seit seinem letzten Besuch kaum verändert, er selbst dafür umso mehr. Kann er die Wahrheit darüber verbergen, wer—und was—er ist? Kann er seinen vielen Verpflichtungen nachkommen? Und noch wichtiger: wird er mit seinen alten Verbündeten wiedervereint?

When a vicious beast begins attacking her fellow villagers, Riela reluctantly agrees to enter the forbidden forest and kill the monster as she's the only mage available – or so she thought. Untrained and barely armed, Riela is quickly overwhelmed when one beast turns into two. After being rescued and healed from her fight in the forest, Riela awakens in a magical castle complete with a gorgeous library, a strange wolf, and the surly man who saved her life.

Kavi's people were once warriors who acted as the vanguard to an imperial invasion. Now, they drive steam rickshaws. But when the most dangerous gang in the city takes control of the Imperial Rickshaw Company, Kavi's people are cast out again, and Kavi is forced to work for the gang as a low-level enforcer. Her only hope lies in the annual Blade and Warlock tournament at the Vagola - the prize money from which will buy back the company and her people's future.

Nowhere is the dual threat of climate change and geopolitical contest felt more strongly than in the Arctic. Sea ice is declining rapidly, wildfires are burning, and permafrost is thawing. All the while, global interest is gathering apace as the region transforms from being a frozen desert into an international waterway. Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds examine the state of the Arctic today, showing how the region is becoming a space of experimentation for everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies. Growing geopolitical competition is accompanying environmental disruption.

Creon seine Stimme wiederzugeben, hätte sie nie für möglich gehalten. Doch dank ihrer einzigartigen Magie konnte Emelin den Fluch brechen, der auf ihm lag. Was auch bedeutet, dass sie die abertausend anderen Flüche der Fae-Königin zerstören könnte. Eine Schlacht beginnt, welche nur auf zwei Arten enden kann – mit dem Sieg oder dem Tod.

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.

From World Fantasy Award winner K. J. Parker, one of the most original voices in the genre, comes a new epic fantasy novel.

S. M. Gaither presents Book 2 in the What Blooms From Death series.

Young rice farmer Yin Wei was forced to become concubine to Prince Guan Terren - a monstrous wielder of poetry magic, and heir to the Azalea throne - to save her family from the famine blighting the land of Tensha. Now confined to the imperial court, Terren's cruelty is not the only danger Wei faces. He and his honourable older brother are locked in a deadly succession war, while Terren's thirty concubines are fighting a war of their own, for the position of future empress.

Debut author Shen Tao introduces listeners to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun. In the waning years of the Azalea Dynasty, the emperor is dying...

For three hundred years the wild island of Croí has been subject to the Empire of the Answering. Until Croí's prayers are answered. The Gods return. Feral and majestic, they stride the land as colossi, throwing the Empire into chaos. But for all their machinations, one woman will decide the fate of them all . . . Sister Wake, unwilling saint of the Goddess of Death.

Octavian, Caesar's ambitious great-nephew and adopted son, vies with Marc Antony and Cleopatra for control of Caesar's legacy. As civil war rages from Rome to Alexandria, and vast armies and navies battle for supremacy, a secret conflict may shape the course of history. Juba, Numidian prince and adopted brother of Octavian, has embarked on a ruthless quest for the Shards of Heaven, lost treasures said to possess the very power of the gods—or the one God. Driven by vengeance, Juba has already attained the fabled Trident of Poseidon, which may also be the staff once wielded by Moses.

Min of Marles is a bane weaver, assisting the town's apothecary in brewing potions, tonics, and the deadly poisons for which she is known. High in the estate tower where she works, a powerful immortal is kept chained, tortured daily for information. His screams haunt her waking and dreaming hours. A god, she learns. The East Wind, Eurus, who commands the sea-born storms. A poor attempt to free him leads to Min's imminent capture and being subsequently forced to work in his employment. But the East Wind has greater plans for her.

Xara ist mitten in ein Spiel aus Leidenschaft und Macht geraten, seitdem der Vampirfürst Dorian und sein charismatischer Diener Juraj sie für ihre verstorbene Liebe halten. Während sie versucht, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen, stößt sie auf immer mehr Geheimnisse. Ein jahrhundertealter Krieg zwischen zwei Vampirclans ändert alles für Xara – wird ihre Liebe überleben?

Nach einem bitteren Verrat kämpft Astraea gegen die Zeit selbst, um den Fluch zu brechen, der Nyte gefangen hält. Das Tageslicht verlässt die Welt, Drachen erheben sich in die Lüfte und ergreifen Partei für Freund oder Feind. Während sie dem Ende der Welt entgegensehen, kämpfen Götter gegen Götter und Väter gegen Söhne.