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Von dem Biologieprofessor Ross Hutton erfährt Oscar Wilde, dass es auf einer irischen Insel eine Echse geben soll, die angeblich schon mehrere Jahrhunderte überlebt hat. Professor Hutton hält es für möglich, dass sich mithilfe der Echse entschlüsseln lässt, wie man das menschliche Leben verlängern kann. Kurz entschlossen macht sich Oscar Wilde allein auf den Weg zur Insel. Er ahnt nicht, dass ihm diesmal nicht nur Theodora Sachs und Dr. Victor Frankenstein dicht auf den Fersen sind ...

A world-weary detective and a mysterious young boy hunt an unspeakable terror in a haunting short story by the internationally bestselling author of Ordinary Monsters. Horror is loose in the gaslit streets of London. David Pye, an urchin who barely escaped an orphanage fire, saw something...

Return to the cozy fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern. This program is read by the author. Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now...

Some illusions save us. Others want us dead. Dorothy St. James has three missions: slip inside the Rook's circle, recover the stolen enchanted bracelets, and rescue her kidnapped father. But when whispers of a hidden map inside Buckingham Palace surface, everything shifts. Enlisting Ashley...

Irene Adler und Mr. Wu setzen alles daran herauszufinden, wer Mr. Springer ermordet und die Maschinenfrau Eva an sich genommen hat. Als sie endlich den Täter ermittelt haben, ist dieser ihnen schon wieder einen Schritt voraus. Ihr Widersacher hat herausgefunden, dass es in Cornwall noch eine winzige Menge Menorium geben soll. Genau der Stoff, den er braucht, um aus Eva den perfekten künstlichen Menschen zu machen.

Sable’s life is colliding in strange ways. As the steady heart of the Magical Emporium of Wares, she thought she’d finally mastered the art of brewing magical lattes and managing interdimensional foot traffic. But as the shop’s foundations begin to hum with a restless energy, the role of Shopkeeper and the long-buried secrets surrounding her own family are finally coming to light.

"Richard Armitage...steps in and sweeps us away on his deep, velvety voice, one much worth the marathon listening time. Listeners will know they are in for a treat immediately as they hear his voice change between reading the front matter and the first moments of the novel...this new edition...

A new ruler is ascending to the throne of Vintervald, and his army is heading to the North to give battle to the Frost Knights. And meanwhile, Princess Astrid is desperate to find new allies. The King of Astland dreams of an Imperial Crown, and he's waiting for the right moment to hurl his legions into Vestonia. In Atalia, a shift in the balance of power is already well underway, and the Golden Lion is hungry for revenge. The King of Claron, Olgerd III the Proud, has fixed his eyes on Bergonia and the Margraviate de Valier. 

Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi. Her guild is strong, her blades are sharp, and her rules are simple. Those sworn to the Matron of Assassins—resurrected, deadly, wiped of their memories—have only three unbreakable vows. First, the contract must be just. That’s above Eveen’s pay grade. Second, even the most powerful assassin may only kill the contracted. The third and the simplest: once you accept a job, you must carry it out.

Pete is a simple man who enjoys a good drink amongst good friends. Not too much to ask, right? Now, he's trapped in a fantasy world far from home, stuck underground and inside the body of a smelly dwarf with fantastic facial hair. The worst part? The swill that the dwarves are falling all over themselves to drink. It's flat, it's watery, and it has the alcohol content of a rancid coconut. Can Pete save the dwarves from their own sour fate, or will he be forever doomed to plink his pickaxe away in hopes that he hits the motherlode?

She followed a thief to a gaming house. A dragon followed her home. Joanna Marlow has a weakness for charming men, but sadly, her current love interest has sticky fingers along with his handsome face. When he filches a family heirloom for his entry fee to a gambler's den, she resolves to reclaim...

Buffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society. Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul...

Ormdale, Yorkshire, 1910 Una Worms thinks nothing of putting out a salamander fire or soothing a feverish wyvern, and she is never, ever late for tea. At only nineteen, the youngest daughter of England's famous dragon-keeping family is the one who keeps life running smoothly for everyone at the...

Moriarty ist noch immer von der Idee besessen, das ewige Leben einzufangen. Im Hause von Lady Morrison erfährt er durch den amerikanischen Wahrsager Edgar Cayce von einem magischen Stein, der aus einer Heilquelle irgendwo in der Karibik stammt. Cayce allein weiß, dass es sich dabei um mehr handelt als eine Legende. Moriarty wird hellhörig. Schnell ist ein Plan gefasst. Als das nächste Schiff Richtung New York ausläuft, sind Moriarty und Cayce an Bord.

Silas Beckham went from hunting monsters in Karst's sewers to inheriting a death trap of an estate overnight. Now he stands as the last Beckham, with twenty-eight thousand gold in taxes due and assassins gunning for his head. Good thing he's got a mythic frost wolf by his side and a talent for turning deadly creatures into unlikely allies. With his undead butler Bonereghard hiding family secrets and a flesh golem chef cooking his meals, Silas heads straight into Bastian's Summoner's Tournament.

After passing his veterinary exam, Ethan is whisked away to an alternate medieval Earth by a sorcerer in need of a veterinarian. He soon comes in possession of Dali, an arcane intelligence of untold power whose sole purpose is to help its master become the greatest at whichever magical path they choose. Naturally, Ethan chooses to become the greatest arcane veterinarian in the world!

A new client and a new commission seem harmless and routine—exactly what Alexander needs. The artifact turns out to be a demanding piece of work, but at least the Earth and Air aspects of magic are simple enough. Still, the object of the client's concern is mysterious and unusual—a strange...

When Gavin travels to Edinburgh with his good friend Oscar Barratt, he’s eager to acquire a centuries-old book on witchcraft for the soon-to-open Glass Library. Even with ruthless railroad magnate John J. Defoe in the bidding, the victory comes easily. Perhaps too easily. Hours later, the book is stolen. A single clue links the theft to the recent abduction of two women, both magicians.

When you're running from your past, there's no better place to hide than a small village tavern—until your past walks through the front door. Sass Thornshield has finally found happiness as co-owner of The Tusk & Tail in sleepy Wayside, with her half-elf business partner, a mischievous flutter-stoat, and the striking guardswoman Val making each day brighter than the last. Then a stern dwarf warrior arrives with a dire warning.

After manifesting thorned magic and nearly destroying his hometown, Kieren Belltower is summoned to join the Magic Service—an institution in charge of magical affairs—and start an apprenticeship with a high-ranking magician. But instead of the mage assigned to teach him, Kieren is greeted by his haughty and annoyingly handsome senior apprentice Esten, who clearly has more important things to do than chaperone some newbie.