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DEATH IS NOT THE END OF LOVE A queer, gothic horror romance set in a necromancy-tinged London, sure to entrance fans of The Death of Jane Lawrence and Mexican Gothic. London, December 1849­ Irene Shallcross Haley has dedicated her life to necromancy, a forbidden, reviled art that is passed...

Sherlock Holmes can hardly refuse when he’s summoned to the palace to consult on a dognapping case. He brings along Varti Weller, who’s compelled to lie because he’s folk-spelled. In the midst of their investigation, a new knack comes to light. Varti can tell when someone else is lying. So he knows that the Selcouth Queen isn’t telling the truth. Or at the very least, she’s left out an important detail about the reason she needs Holmes’s expertise. Newcomb is besieged. Enzo fulfills his duty. Arty expands his crew. Kel spills royal tea. And the Hound is back on the hunt.

Piranesi meets Swordspoint in an elegant relay race through fantasy Venice from Hugo award-winning author Jo Walton The Serenissima is built from mist and belief, a mythical shadow sister to Venice and crossroads of the nine worlds. When a laborer called Tiry has a dream that Serenissima will...

Shilling and Florin are back in the game, and playing it like never before…Charles Shilling tends to think of the government as the enemy. His anarchic politics have always leant toward the 'burn it all down' approach. Except now he has skin in the game. He has friends in high places... and they need him. What starts as a simple blackmail scheme soon turns deadly, and Charlie isn't one to leave his friends in the cold. Amelia Florin is desperately worried about her father, and now his chance to retire is sinking into muddy waters.

Cinders just wanted to dance at the ball. But she becomes part of a game to find a fae king's bride. As a lowly human, Cinders has never been good enough for her noble fae family—but she can't escape them. Every dawn, the magic binding her to their manor calls her back. When the fae king...

In a city veiled in soot and whispering steam, Detective Sweeney Sable tracks a ritual killer who steals the eyes of the wicked, only to find the trail leading straight into her own nightmares. Each body brings her closer to Morwyn Chapel and to Declan, a brilliant, broken man who claims he can see sin glowing beneath skin. As visions bleed into waking life and a voice coils inside her thoughts, Sweeney realizes the murders are part of something far older and more intimate than revenge. Beneath the city, a machine built from grief and glass is waiting, and it does not just want victims.

Ist es romantisch gemeinsam eine Leiche verschwinden zu lassen? Das Date mit ihrem Arbeitskollegen hatte sich Aëlis grundlegend anders vorgestellt. Doch auf dem Weg zu ihrem gemeinsamen Picknick im Schrakenwald stolpern sie über die Leiche einer Frau mit riesigen Flügeln, und das auch noch im nichtmagischen Teil des Gasthauses!

The end is nigh.

One lives in the light. The other thrives in shadow. At the Leafshire Cove book faire, rom-com author Colette Amelot wants only two things: a mug of spiced cider and a long line at her signing table. She definitely does not want to accidentally kiss a reclusive thriller writer—especially not...

Lianthorn Belladonna could have been so many things. An artist, a mage, a gardener. Instead, his family sealed his future, trapping him in a life of scheming, poison, and murder. He's through with it. On the cusp of completing his poisonous masterpiece, Lianthorn makes a choice that will change...

Foreword INDIES Bronze Medalist for Fantasy (2024) It's amazing what the spirit can cope with to preserve the body. My spirit is a mighty oak that just won't fall. In a fantastical aftermath of the Salem witch trials, magical women known as the Dirty have signed a contract swearing off their...

Two swords. One destiny. With the fate of the world in her hands, Hallie Walker is at the mercy of a power she cannot control. When it leads her to a legendary sword once lost to time, the sword’s secrets could save them all. She only needs the courage to use it. In the battle-worn capital, Kase Shackley fights to unite a city that no longer believes in the Shackley name. Haunted by his past and a fragile truce with a dangerous enemy, he’s determined to save his country—and Hallie—though it might cost his life.

Irgendetwas stimmt im Kaiserreich ganz und gar nicht. Ich habe mir dieses Schicksal nicht ausgesucht, aber jetzt kenne ich die Kaiserin persönlich – und ob ich es will oder nicht: Ich bin bis über beide Ohren in politische Machenschaften verstrickt. Als hätte ich nicht schon genug Probleme!

In einem Tagtraum erscheint Nikola Tesla die Idee für eine neue Erfindung: ein kleines, unbemanntes Flugobjekt, mit dessen Hilfe man die Vorgänge in London aus der Luft beobachten kann. Doch Moriarty ist von Teslas Idee nicht wirklich überzeugt. Er verlangt von ihm, gemeinsam mit Aleister Crowley und Theodora Sachs nach Italien zu reisen. Gerüchten zufolge lebt in einem abgelegenen Dorf eine Familie, die nicht altert. Möglicherweise handelt es sich um Menschmaschinen.

An autistic necromancer, his undead love, and a future in peril. The Paranormal Society has been Oliver’s home for over a decade, yet he still isn’t sure where he fits. At Gwen’s suggestion, Oliver joins the mutual aid committee, but between misunderstandings, sabotage, and a life-changing proposition, Oliver once again fears he is out of his depth. At least there’s one thing he can count on: Felipe and the cases they solve together. Felipe has always been the one everyone can depend on, but after years of bloodshed, fighting, and death, the cracks are beginning to show.

A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK 2026 'A sumptuous Gothic mystery' NAT REEVE, author of NETTLEBLACK 'Kidd has imagination to die for' Guardian 'This tale of secrets and mysteries is steeped in atmospheric suspense. Gothic, yes, but galvanised by flashes of inventive wonder' Mail on Sunday...

One minute, Maya was staring at a spreadsheet and nursing a lukewarm coffee; the next, she was staring down the mandibles of a cannibalistic beetle in a pitch-black cavern. Death was supposed to be a release, not a lateral move into a nightmare. But when the universe reincarnates you as a Void-Insectoid Queen in the middle of a battle royale, you don’t file a complaint. You organize. Prepare to be dragged into the bioluminescent depths of the Underdark, where the air smells of ozone and old blood.

Harrick Gallow spends a century as the strongest warrior alive, though only the elites know he exists. So he does exactly that. Harrick Gallow, now Garrick Hallow, leaves the known world behind and retires to a frontier town, where he opens a repair and herb shop. Yet that is far easier said than done when you are the strongest person alive. Worse, trouble has a habit of following him wherever he goes.

The first part of my plan has been accomplished: I managed to create my own house. I was no longer just a commoner from a distant kingdom, but a full-fledged citizen of the Empire, head of House Greymore. And as the head of a house, I had new responsibilities. I must protect the Empire from...

It seems the Empire faces new challenges, and it's going to survive them. After all, it has a certain honored citizen—me, Alexander Galaxius, who won't let the massive country collapse even in the Emperor's absence. I healed the Empress. I can heal the Empire too! At least, I hope I can...