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Ein alternatives New York im Jahr 1920: Wohlstand und imperiale Architektur prägen das Bild, doch unter der Oberfläche lauert ein schleichendes Gift. Willkommen in der Welt von „Der Wiederhersteller von Rufen", der berühmtesten Kurzgeschichte aus Robert W. Chambers' legendärem Sammelband „Der König in Gelb". Wir folgen Hildred Castaigne, dessen Geist sich nach einem schweren Sturz und der Lektüre eines mysteriösen, verbotenen Theaterstücks verändert hat.

Os leitores que percorrem essas páginas fazem uma incursão pelas narrativas repletas de alumbramento da autora, que mais uma vez os arrebata com seu dom único para criar mundos fascinantes e os convidar a habitá-los. Marina Colasanti é uma das mais premiadas escritoras brasileiras, com livros de destaque em todos os segmentos. Em 2023, esse reconhecimento se tornou ainda maior: Marina recebeu o Prêmio Machado de Assis – o mais antigo e importante do país – pelo conjunto de sua obra. Este Sereno mundo azul é seu primeiro livro inédito a ser publicado após a premiação.

Other Tales: Volume V contains eight bizarre and incredible tales of science fiction and fantasy, including stories by eminent genre writers Fritz Leiber (author of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) and Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes) and an original Dungeons & Dragons-esque yarn by author and narrator Adriel Brandt.

Mit „Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow" schuf Washington Irving einen der bekanntesten Klassiker der phantastischen Literatur. Im abgeschiedenen Dorf Sleepy Hollow verbreiten sich unheimliche Geschichten über einen kopflosen Reiter, der nachts durch die Wälder streift. Der ehrgeizige Schulmeister Ichabod Crane gerät zunehmend in den Bann der düsteren Legenden – bis eine schicksalhafte Begegnung sein Leben für immer verändert. Irving verbindet feinen Humor mit schauriger Atmosphäre und erschafft eine Erzählung zwischen Volksmärchen, Gothic Horror und psychologischer Spannung.

In einer Welt, die von uralten Göttern und vergessenen Mächten zerrissen wurde, gerät der junge Soldat Casias nach einem blutigen Massaker in den Besitz einer Bastardklinge – eines der sechs legendären Schwerter, die das Schicksal von Nakhan für immer verändern könnten. Doch er ist nicht allein: Khara, die Tochter einer Hexenkönigin, Suta, eine Frau mit mysteriöser Verbindung zu einem uralten Wesen, Tune, eine gläubige Dienerin eines undurchschaubaren Gottes, Tororthran, ein Gelehrter der Naturkräfte, und Gales, ein Krieger mit einer tragischen Vergangenheit, schließen sich ihm an.

1 – LA MARQUESA: Casada a los 16 con un Marqués entrado en años, viuda 6 meses después, la marquesa de R, tuvo una mala primera experiencia con el sexo opuesto, que le llevó a despreciar a los hombres. Pero una mujer sin marido o amante no tiene apoyo en la sociedad depravada de la época y sufre la humillación, el sarcasmo, el ridículo, al que le acosa su entorno social.

This 3-in-1 audiobook box set includes books one through three of the Integrated Universe series, a fantasy LitRPG adventure set in a post-apocalyptic Earth with plenty of monster and dungeon diving. This collection includes King Maker, King of the Mountain, and King of the Continent.

Every year some of the best in the genre get together to tell awesome stories in a combined offering. Inside this audiobook you will find action, adventure, love, lust, and intrigue.

Meet the Unreliable Nature Writer: a macabre product of late capitalism, climate anxiety and personal loss. Finding herself alone at a wedding, tailed by an unctuous and infatuated fellow guest, she proceeds to have her fun—plunging us into a potpourri of disturbing, darkly funny visions of a near future. Aloof, evasive and sardonic, she will be our guide; her stories will bare truths about how the world we’re changing so violently might affect us in turn.

Il vecchio è il più grande alchimista di tutti i regni, il "Maestro delle essenze", come dimostrano in modo impressionante le sue ingegnose pozioni "Maledizione dell'ombra curiosa" o "Specchio dell'ultimo istante". Che siano altri a inventare la pozione per l'umiltà e la modestia. Mentre indaga su una morte misteriosa, il soldato della guardia cittadina trova una lettera con il sigillo del re. Non riesce a resistere alla tentazione. La figlia dello scorticatore si addentra nella foresta col suo amico per raccogliere funghi. Uno strano bagliore li attira in una grotta nascosta.

A collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day. In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for...

This bundle includes books seven, eight, and nine in the Nine Lives Magic Mysteries: Stray Spells, Mystic Meow, and Catnip Charms. Mystic Meow: It’s the dog days of summer and Winterspell is going through town psychics faster than a werewolf sheds its fur after a full moon. Catnip Charms: Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something … cursed? Catnip Charms: Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something … cursed?

James's great adventure begins with a simple thing — a rustic cabin in the countryside. Charmed by the prospect, he decides to leave his stressful city life behind and move into the woods. But country living isn't boring. There's a quaint town nearby with kind folks who still help each other out. Maybe the bubbly blonde storekeeper has a job or two for James? And let's not forget the magical legacy waiting for James, tracing back through the history of his family.

Contains Books 1-3 of the exhilarating series that proves that the best heroes come in small packages! Dead Rat Walking, Rat City, and Year of the Rat.

Fantasy fanatics hang on because The Year's Best Fantasy, Volume 2 will take you on a fantastic journey like no other! Prepare to embark on yet another fantastic adventure with award-winning fantasy editor Paula Guran. Delve into realms that exceed the limits of your imagination and embrace the surreal! Enjoy tales ranging from wonderful to wicked. From lore and legends to myths and fables of alternative realities, you will discover bewitchment with every story.

After the death of a grandfather he never knew, Caleb Holdstock inherits a mysterious mansion. The place needs a lot of work if its to be liveable, but the truly strange thing about it is what's in the basement. A doorway drawn in chalk. It seems harmless at first, until a midnight encounter with a silver-haired elf proves that this doorway is, in fact, the entrance to another world. With knowledge of a magical world beyond Earth, Caleb's life will never be the same again. And the best thing about it? He can travel back and forth freely.

Some things never change. Even in the new World war and hatred keep the party from finding a peaceful place to live out their lives...

BD Anklevich brings you the second volume of his finest short stories. It's a collection filled with frightening, interesting, and engaging tales from the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Stories like "The Battle of Ideas," where a writer's story ideas are embodied in his dreams and threaten to flee for greener pastures if he doesn't get his act together and put pen to paper to give them life, then he wakes with a bloody nose and a screaming headache. If he doesn't do something, he may well not survive the process.

Schatten, die flüstern, Geheimnisse, die nicht länger verborgen bleiben, und eine Liebe, die sämtliche Hindernisse überwinden muss... Mel ist Journalistin, lebt in Verona und glaubt nur an das, was sie sieht. Bei Recherchen für einen neuen Artikel stolpert sie über seltsame Vorkommnisse. Jemand verfolgt sie, oder bildet sie sich das nur ein? Je tiefer sie in die Geschehnisse eindringt, desto unerklärlicher werden sie. Als sie dann auch noch von ihrem Vater ein altes Erbstück ausgehändigt bekommt, steht ihre Welt Kopf.

The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? In these short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, Sam Wilson takes up the shield and proves his mettle. Sam Wilson has a heavy shield to lift as the new Captain America. Read an action-packed anthology...