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New world. New life. New everything. I thought it was the end when my car flew off a cliff. But a beautiful goddess stepped in and offered me a second chance. Now I have the power of light itself within me, and that power is growing. Which is just as well, because I have to battle villains, monsters, mutants and more. I’m not a natural born superhero, but just maybe, I can become something more.

Beaten, bruised, and shot, Caleb Ledger dives off a burning yacht, desperately trying to cling to life. It doesn’t work. Instead of a briny death, Caleb finds himself reborn in the world of Avalon. A place of magic, levels, and quests filled with adventure involving mystery, rescues, dragons, and a revenge-obsessed warlock.

I thought I’d left my past behind for good. But when my older brother gets killed in a car accident, I’ve got to come back to take over his car-tuning business. But things are not like I remember. There’s something weird going on in Santo Domingo, something that seems connected to the city’s underground street racing scene. There’s the orange-haired mechanic at the tuning shop with the FOXGRRL license plate. There’s the strange black cat hanging around my house, and the dreams I’ve been having about a racer girl with cat ears and a tail.

Join Joanne Harris on a beautiful journey through her gloriously reimagined take on traditional British folktales. Drawing inspiration from The Child Ballads, this collection brings together her award-winning novellas A Pocketful of Crows, The Blue Salt Road and Orfeia. Published in one beautiful volume for the first time, this collection also includes a brand new introduction by Joanne Harris, and three original short stories.

Journey across continents and centuries in this captivating collection of folklore. From the ethereal beauty of Japanese spirits to the malevolent shadows of African legends, these tales weave a tapestry of myths, mysteries, and the supernatural. Explore the human experience through encounters with spirits, monsters, and forces beyond our understanding. Prepare to be spellbound by the stories that have stirred the souls of generations.

Contained within this audiobook are the first 11 Chronicles of Underrealm, short stories penned in this expansive world. Written by a wide array of incredible authors, these tales will reveal secrets of Underrealm that avid listeners won’t find anywhere else—and introduce new arrivals to a world that’s every bit as intricate and interesting as our own.

Von dem New-York-Times-Bestsellerautor Dima Zales kommt ein weiteres atemberaubendes Urban-Fantasy-Abenteuer. Betreten Sie das Reich der Träume, stehlen Sie streng geheime Erinnerungen und lösen Sie fantastische Mordfälle mit der außergewöhnlichen Traumwandlerin Bailey Spade, auch bekannt als das Mädchen aus Gomorrah.

L'un des écrivains les plus influents de toute l'histoire des comics nous offre un ouvrage « merveilleux, brillant et souvent émouvant » (Neil Gaiman), qui nous emmène dans l'envers occulte et fantastique de la réalité. Avec son tout premier recueil de nouvelles, couvrant quarante années d'activité, Alan Moore nous présente une palette de personnages aussi variés qu'inoubliables qui découvrent - et dans certains cas, font et défont - la trame diverse et encore largement inexplorée de l'existence. Dans la première des nouvelles, la relation intime entre deux spécialistes de l'amour sorcier connaît de tragiques ramifications.

From Japanese legends to mafia mermen, from carnival freaks to flying aces, from bayou legends to kraken-like behemoths, these tales explore the darker side of merfolk: desire, envy, love unfulfilled, grace ungranted, and loneliness turned to rage....

Three full-length fairy tales filled with intrigue, romance, and suspense! This collection contains: Traitor's Masque: A Retelling of Cinderella, Goldheart: A Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, and Pirouette: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

While on a trip to visit his children after his wife's untimely death, Cade Willmartin suffers a tragic car accident. Waking up in a different world by some unknown means, he must use his new abilities to survive in this new world he finds himself in. Facing new and unknown challenges, his control over the smallest bits of matter will certainly come in handy, as he begins his journey as the 'Atomic Mage'.

Imagine my luck when I'm transported to a fantasy world where magic is real, beautiful women are bountiful, and the Blessing of a Goddess creates endless opportunities. Yeah, it is one hell of a way to arrive. Unfortunately, I've got some work to do because my heroic actions just triggered the End of an Age. With the help of some lovely new allies, we might just save the day or die trying.

Stell dir vor, du sitzt am Ufer der Loire mit einem Glas des besten Weins. Du lauschst den sanften Klängen der umliegenden Natur und plötzlich reißt dich ein Haufen winziger Allmikeys aus deinem beschaulichen Winzerdasein und schleudert dich auf eine epische Odyssee durch Raum und Zeit. So erging es Mike Westwing, dem unfreiwilligen Protagonisten von "ZEIT-BOTS". Moment mal, Mike? Winzer? Das stimmt doch gar nicht. Doch, Leute. In dieser Novelle wird er noch so einiges erleben, unter anderem, dass er nicht nur in einer Realität existiert.

Marvin toiled through endless work to achieve his dream of flipping properties. A strange man stalked him at his morning diner job, becoming a regular. When he unexpectedly follows him home from night shift, Marvin knows something isn't right. The next day he is offered a magical device. The emblem confirms the paranormal are real, people can partially shift into animals, and that Marvin isn't normal: he's something to be feared. As his life enters a whirlwind adventure, Marvin has to adapt as he becomes more than an ordinary man

The third book in a series that spans several worlds of demons and evil men.

The first three novels and the prequel novella in the Preternatural Chronicles: I'm Glad You're Dead, Dawn and Quartered, Shadow of a Doubt, and Deliverance.

Ich bin also eine Hexe und habe den niedlichsten Vertrauten überhaupt. Und ein riesiges Problem. Meine Mutter gehörte einst zu den Hexen von Baile Beag an Ghrá. Sie kennen die Vergangenheit und könnten mir auch mit meinen Kräften helfen. Doch das, was vor zwanzig Jahren passiert ist, hat tiefe Narben bei ihnen hinterlassen, und Hilfe von ihnen zu bekommen ist schwierig. Was soll ich tun? Ich muss mehr über meine Magie und die Vergangenheit lernen, ehe ich mich selbst und die Stadt aus Unwissenheit in tödliche Gefahr bringe.

Die Hexen von Baile Beag an Ghrá. Endlich habe ich eine Lehrmeisterin gefunden, doch der Zauberunterricht wirft mehr Fragen auf, als er beantwortet. Warum verhält sich meine Magie oft so anders, als sie es sollte? Im achten Buch erfahre ich ein Geheimnis über mich selbst. Ein tolles Geburtstagsgeschenk! Eigentlich hat Faerwyn erwartet, ein Feenschwert oder wenigstens ein Pferd zu seinem 25. Geburtstag zu bekommen. Stattdessen eröffnen ihm seine Eltern nicht nur, dass er keine echte Fee ist, sie schicken ihn auch noch in die Menschenwelt, um sich eine Braut zu suchen.

Belly up to Thieves' World®'s favorite bar for tales told by such fantasy stars as Philip Jose Farmer, David Drake, Janet Morris, and others. Via contributions from Philip Jose Farmer, David Drake, Lynn Abbey, A. E. van Vogt, Janet Morris, Andrew J. Offutt, and Robert Lynn Asprin, you'll revisit the nefarious characters of Sanctuary, including One-Thumb, the proprietor of the Vulgar Unicorn; Regli, a nobleman; Illyra, the seer; Hanes, the thief; the crime lord, Jubal; and introducing Tempus Thales, the immortal mercenary.

Stories of the vengeful ghosts, psychotic vagrants, zombie dogs, junkies, musicians, traumatized veterans, road-tripping vampires, church socials that go demonically wrong, and shady antiques dealers, all of whom haunt the backroads and small towns of Vermont.