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We have a pulse-pounding collection of sword swinging barbarians for your this month along with some sage advice on writing and publishing from best-selling authors. In this issue, Kell Myers returns with another episode in Kara Black's adventures and Ciarán Laverty thrills with his vengeful Hjalgrup in his quest to destroy a malevolent wizard. There is also an original from the talented Toni V. Sweeney. So pick up a copy today.

The defeat of Cades in the Northern Invasion brought two years of peace to the Rhea Lands, but, on the anniversary of his death, the threat of war returns with an assault on Liane Palace, Elhian’s capture, and the mysterious darkening of Queen Alexia’s personality. The Zalem cult behind Cades has woken to revenge his death and revive his plans to conquer Targe . . . and to kill the A’zyon Warrior.

König sucht Frau! Der Kampf gegen die Götter hat begonnen, und wenn du dich verliebst, hast du schon verloren. Der Großkönig von Sassaris will sich unter tausend Jungfrauen eine neue Königin aussuchen. Die Memora Tokessa nimmt an dem Wettbewerb teil, denn nur so kann sie in die Nähe des Despoten und in das Innere des Palastes gelangen. Dort befindet sich die mächtige Energiequelle der Götter, die Kessa ausfindig machen und zerstören soll. Doch der Plan hat eine kleine Schwäche, Kessa darf sich nicht verlieben.

This bundle includes all three books in the Midnight Empire: New Dawn series, the final installment of the Midnight Empire saga.

Sidney Smoke–FBI agent turned bounty hunter, retired monster slayer, wife, and mother of two– has made the most of the simple life, but when her husband returns from a mission with his life hanging by a thread, her old instincts are awakened.

Bizarre things are happening in the little town of Hobb's Church, where Sera, Elsie, and Jedidiah are hiding from the vengeance of the Duchess. While Jed and the lensmaker Mr. Jonas construct a magical engine to raise a sunken island, the young ladies must deal with ghosts, hobgoblins, and a school of mischievous girls. On the other side of the world, Francis Skelbrooke decoys the Duchess's spies, leading them on a chase across the continent of Euterpe (stopping every now and then to bring a villain or two to account). But the vengeful fairy has other spies: one of them in Hobb's Church.

Die Hexen von Baile Beag an Ghrá. Aidens Worte ändern alles. Es reicht nicht mehr, dass ich mich im Love, Books & Magic verstecke. Ich muss etwas unternehmen. Im siebten Buch bringe ich Frieden und erhalte Tand: Seit Jahren tobt ein erbitterter Kampf zwischen zwei Pixievölkern. Um endlich Frieden zu stiften, beschließen die Königspaare, ihre Kinder zu verheiraten. Prinz Reyn passt das gar nicht. Er flieht in die Menschenwelt, verbirgt sein wahres Wesen mit einem magischen Amulett und fängt im Love, Books & Magic als Praktikant an.

A succubus has an epiphany. A monster has an itch he can't scratch. A simple man has a revelation about life after death. A young woman refuses to bite her tongue under the weight of overbearing patriarchy. Tytus Berry's fiction has been compared to that of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, and Stephen King. This slim volume features a collection of irreverent stories that explore timeless questions, nightmarish visions, and haunting portents.

A student sorcerer just can’t seem to get a break after he transmogrifies his assistant into a palm tree. Alien Bleeders are coming for Earth, ingesting one terraformed planet after another. A ghoul hungers for souls but still finds time to enjoy art. And a shoeshine boy struggles to make ends meet at the far edge of the Oberon Galaxy.

So harmlos das „Einhorn“ im Titel anmutet, so grausam und blutig ist die Fährte, die es legt... Denn die Dämonen werden stärker – auch jener in Lormak selbst. In Calsinthar treffen die Gefährten auf Xurodas, einen Gezeichneten wie Lormak. Diese neue Konstellation stellt die Gruppe auf die Zerreißprobe, denn mehr als nur einmal geraten die beiden aneinander. Während Lormak in Raserei verfällt, sobald der Dämon von ihm Besitz ergreift, äußert sich dies bei Xurodas durch Spielsucht und Vielweiberei.

Luzifers Tod ist eine Katastrophe, die die Welt betrifft. Der plötzliche Verlust seiner Magie wendet das Blatt zum ersten Mal seit über zwei Jahrzehnten. Die Menschen versammeln sich. Sie randalieren. Es fühlt sich an wie der Anfang eines Krieges. Als ob das nicht genug sei, ist Bree nicht mehr die Schwester, an die ich mich erinnere – und ihr Wunsch, in die Hölle zurückzukehren, verursacht mehr Feuer, als ich zu löschen vermag.

When she decides to try and discover her past, against the advice of Frayrith, she ends up as a slave in the temple of Thynitic, the Lady of Chaos. She will eventually come to serve Thynitic as her Daughter of Chaos.

Quinlan knows the truth of who she is–mostly. She and Eli are beginning to make a life. Luna, James, and Tine are all going to be part of their lives. But Fintan has other plans.

Continuing the adventures of a small group as they make their way through dangerous lands while facing evil being with items of incredible power. New friends emerge as new challenges arise. Come along to see the Sunset Castle.

Sable would do anything to break free from the ruthless gang boss she's indebted to before he corrupts her younger sister or discovers Sable's magical ability to sense the truth in people's words. In a last desperate attempt at freedom, Sable stumbles into unexpected help—Atticus, the famous playwright, and his traveling theater troupe. Far more than a means of escape, the mismatched band of actors is destined to become the family Sable never knew she wanted. They help awaken her magic until she becomes the burning symbol of truth that the entire land needs.

Squid Match: More than a mere tale of horror and carnage, this story is a powerful study in class struggles and inequality. Some Body to Love: Join Sally as she embarks on a quest to get chlamydia while helping her classmate's father secure a corpse in time for his sex doll convention . . . and maybe find love along the way. The Lepercorn: Lucy and her father are just like any working-class family trying to make an honest living scamming blind people out of hot dogs. But their lives are turned upside down when a small misunderstanding manifests as a grotesque abomination.

For these wolf shifters, mating isn't just for pleasure or even for love. It's for survival. When their enemies learn that the full moon weakens them enough to be easily killed, the entire wolf pack is threatened. Only one thing can keep them strong through the moonsong: a bonded mate. Now the race is on to find perfectly matched females for this band of rough and rowdy wolves. This box set collection contains books 4-6 of P. Jameson's bestselling Apex Mountain Shifters series.

Sternzeichenmagie. Elementarkräfte. Zauberei. All das ist real. All das stellt Olivias Welt plötzlich auf den Kopf. Kurz vor ihrem siebzehnten Geburtstag erfährt Olivia, was ihr ihre Mutter so lange verschwiegen hat: Sie ist ein Stellari. Und als solcher besitzt sie magische Kräfte himmlischen Ursprungs, bedingt durch ihr Sternzeichen und ihren Aszendenten. Als sie ihre magische Ausbildung an der Dahlow-Akademie beginnt, erfährt sie von einer düsteren Prophezeiung: Olivia soll dafür verantwortlich sein, dass den Stellari erneut ein blutrünstiger Krieg bevorsteht.

Five short stories that give glimpses into the lives of Griffin, Jorie, and the other characters from Second Nature.

Today the names of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, all regular contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the first half of the twentieth century, are recognizable even to casual readers of the bizarre and fantastic. And yet despite being more popular than them all during the golden era of genre pulp fiction, there is another author whose name and work have fallen into obscurity: Seabury Quinn. The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin collects all ninety-three published works featuring the supernatural detective Dr. Jules de Grandin.