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The Norns haven’t been kind to Bergrún. In a world that scorns ambitious girls from poor families, Bergrún was never given a chance. Bullied, humiliated, and cast aside, she turned to the dark powers of ancient Norse magic not just for revenge, but for justice. To forge a new order from the ashes of the old—a future she would rule—the witch seeks a Viking chieftain to conquer her homeland and crown her queen.

In Cursed King TuT kommt eine junge Frau diesem jahrtausendealten Geheimnis ungeahnt und auf brutalste Weise auf die Spur. Sie wird zur Schlüsselfigur eines Grauens, das Vergangenheit und Gegenwart untrennbar miteinander vereint und weit über die Grenzen von Vorstellungskraft und Schmerz hinausgeht.

Трэш-фантасмагория «Красный Бубен» охватывает пространство едва ли не всей планеты и даже космоса. Почему космоса? Потому что звезда Рэдмах, великая матерь звезд и пространств, источник всего сущего во Вселенной, вот-вот начнет излучать энергию, и фокус ее излучения придется на нашу Землю. Эпицентром вселенского действа станет обыкновенная русская деревушка на Тамбовщине под названием Красный Бубен. Здесь гонят самогон, соседи бьют друг другу морды, из Москвы приезжают дачники. Но в ней-то и суждено разразиться последней битве Добра со Злом.

A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – The Ships of Merior is book two in the epic fantasy series, The Wars of Light and Shadow. The second volume of Janny Wurts's incomparable series following Arithon and Lysaer, two brothers forced to take opposite sides in a...

When Vale ventures out of the highlands to visit her local healer, she unwittingly walks into the middle of a blood inquisition. Stranger still, the king's soldiers have been spreading a description of her. Threatened with capture, torture, and execution, her mentor, Matias, convinces her the only way to survive is by leaving. She abandons her home and ventures south, chasing whispers of rebellion and war. Then Matias shatters what is left of her world by telling her everything she thought she knew was a lie.

Some prophecies are carved in stone. Others are carved in blood. Juelz never asked to inherit the burden of a broken world, but when the Council of Looma unleashes their shadow-born assassins, and his children’s impossible power bends the fabric of fate itself, destiny can no longer be denied.

Ron overlooks the world he left behind as it burns, with ash falling from the sky and little hope remaining. With the aid of his allies, both old and new, Ron must search for an ancient power that could turn the tide of war. However, that alone might not be enough to stop the Lord of the First Born and the faceless leader from the forge. Ron must first come to terms with what he is willing to sacrifice because, in the end, he will be forced to choose.

An ancient wraith haunts Arcadia’s halls, bound by curses older than memory. When King Theo ascends the throne under the grief of a murdered father, he faces a kingdom besieged by Ebony Fire illusions, relentless apparitions that twist reality and devour hope. Yet from the darkness emerges an unexpected ally: the wraith herself, an enigma of living shadow who reflects no light. Together, Theo and the wraith embark on a journey that leads them across seas of silver phantoms, through deserts riddled with shapeshifting illusions, and into dream worlds imprisoning entire cities in eternal slumber.

From her seat above the world, the goddess watched a rotting sea of boiling flesh spill from the dark corners of her lands, gathering and melding into a horrid beast with a single purpose, to drown her lands in suffering. The goddess leaned forward in her seat, looking down on her world, moving her vision back and forth along the endless, ever forking stream of time, searching intensely for a break in her protections. A place this creature could have exploited to get past her veil and onto Alta, hoping she would be able to seal it, preventing what was coming. She found nothing.

In this third installment of the Beyond Reception Series, Alice Shoemaker travels to Oklahoma. She meets interesting characters along the way, including Andy, whose crippling disability is also a tool for incredible foresight. Meanwhile, Jade Parker, whose mere presence brings death to those close to him, waits for her to arrive and help him battle the biggest demon ever to visit this realm.

I was born under the shadow of death, and my life since has been intricately entwined with that of the Grim Reaper. They call me the Death Whisperer. One hand fixes; the other breaks. All I have ever known is a life full of pain and suffering, because what the legends don't tell you about my power… is that there's always a price. And I'm the one who has to pay for it. My powers took my voice from me, and every day, I'm forced to experience unbearable agony. But my suffering doesn't stop the fae of our realm from using me and my gifts, regardless of the consequences.

on Fanwath. But he had other ideas—bigger, bolder, bloodier ideas. Now known as Lord Victor after a hard-fought campaign to claim the newly christened Free Marches, his legend grows beyond his own lifetime. With yet another conquest, Victor must set order in his new realms, a task more daunting than battle with all it entails. But above all, he must somehow save his dear ally Edeya, whose spirit was stolen in the chaos of war.

People remain skeptical of Fran's abilities despite her achievements with Teacher, and so, accused of playing favorites, the Guild Master assigns the duo a difficult mission to prove their worth. Fran and Teacher don't much care what anyone thinks of them, but once they venture into the snare-filled Spider's Lair, even they realize they may have bitten off more than they can chew...

Princess Isabelle Louise was raised for one thing: to secure a marriage alliance for the good of her people. All her hopes for a kind husband are dashed when the dark and dangerous Prince of the Fae comes seeking a human princess for his bride. Suddenly married and thrust into a world of vicious magic and lethal bargains, Isabelle discovers too late the secret her bridegroom concealed from her: that she is the key to his plan to usurp the throne. And now she is the object of the High King's wrath.

Noah and his allies continue to grow stronger, but so do their enemies. Inquisitors are hot on Lee’s tail. Though she managed to defeat the latest one, victory came at the cost of Azel’s life… and the inquisitors are far from their greatest threat. Wizen continues his advance toward Arbitage. His goals are still unknown, but he’s powerful enough that even Renewal and Decras acknowledge his strength—and the threat he poses Noah’s group. Ancient plans are coming to fruition, and they're centered around the last person anybody would have suspected.

An "atmospheric and evocative" (Rachel Gillig) romantasy about a threatened Siren who forges a bond with a brooding, self-righteous king in order to flee the king who raised her. Perfect for fans of One Dark Window and For the Wolf. The monster is always slain … Imogen Nel is in hiding. Hiding...

For years, Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making him a prisoner in his own realm. Until his enemy's daughter unintentionally breaks the chains on the Ever, and Erik makes her the unwitting pawn in his vicious game of revenge. She's innocent. He's vicious. He will take back what he lost, no matter the price. Unless she steals his heart first.

Since my dog died, I've been cursed with dreams of blood and cries. Things that were once so clear are now foggy. Why have the gods plagued my life? With loss and rot. I've grown to despise the deities I was raised to worship. So why do I find myself crossing into the realm of the gods and entertaining the same ethereal beings?

Hundreds of years after the end of the world, the Appalachian community of Iron Hollow finds itself beset by demons. Such horrors are common these days in the outlands, where most folks die young—if they don’t turn into monsters first. When a legendary knight is summoned to hunt down the latest unearthly beast to haunt their woods, the town’s new oral historian, Shrike, has more reason than most to be concerned. Because that demon was her wife. And while Shrike is certain that May still recognizes her—that May is still herself, somewhere beneath it all—she can’t prove it.

As the months in the time loop seem to add up without end, Zorian forms alliances with acquaintances old and new in an effort to solve the mystery of the loop and save his city—maybe even the world—from destruction. But while his mage skills develop and he pursues more advanced and unusual forms of magic, Zorian must battle necromancers, fanatical cultists, and vicious creatures—all while avoiding the attention of the lich who could kill him...permanently.