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It hasn't been the best week for Jessica McClain. Her newly found mate has been kidnapped by a Goddess hell-bent on revenge, and Jessica is positive she can save him. But being the only female werewolf in town comes with its own set of rules and powers...if only she understood them. Aided by two vamps, two loyal Pack members, and one very reluctant human, Jessica must rescue her man while coming to terms with what being a wolf really means.

Geralt the Witcher battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike in Sword of Destiny, the second collection of adventures in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the Netflix show and the hit video games. Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer: His targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.

Not much happens here. A mole gives up spring-cleaning. A dragon refuses to fight. Children explore gardens, secrets, and grown-up nonsense. And that's exactly the charm. In The Classic Collection of Kenneth Grahame, the smallest moments matter: a picnic basket, a dusty lane, a long afternoon with nowhere in particular to go. These are tales where animals talk, time meanders, and adventure might mean simply getting lost — on purpose. This volume brings together four of Grahame's most loved works: The Wind in the Willows, The Reluctant Dragon, The Golden Age, and Dream Days.

In diesem Buch folgt der Leser Elias, einem Mann, der mit den Herausforderungen des Lebens in einer Welt voller Erwartungen und Missverständnisse kämpft. Als Autist fühlt er sich oft missverstanden und verloren, besonders im Umgang mit den sozialen Normen und Anforderungen seines Alltags. Durch die Auseinandersetzung mit seiner Arbeit, seinen inneren Konflikten und seiner Suche nach einem Platz in der Gesellschaft entwickelt er sich weiter. Elias beginnt, sich selbst zu hinterfragen und kämpft mit der Frage, wie er seinen Platz in einer Welt finden kann, die ihn nicht immer versteht.

Three Ghost Stories is just that: a collection of three different stories that are true Gothic classics. The three stories, The Signal Man, The Haunted House and The Trial for Murder were sensational for their time and continue to hold up well, thanks to Charles Dickens' superb skills at storytelling. The Signal Man is the most well known of the three, chronicling the haunting of a railroad signal man who is visited by a ghost just before a tragic event is to happen on the railway. If you like Dickens and tales of spectres and the supernatural, you'll love Three Ghost Stories.

Beast Hunt invites you to step into the claws, wings, and scales of the creatures humanity has feared for centuries. From mighty dragons to forgotten forest spirits, from mechanical monstrosities to cursed beings of the deep—these are the stories of the unseen, the unheard, and the misunderstood.

Known as the wicked witch of Russian fairy tales, Baba Yaga is not one woman, but rather a title carried by a chosen few. They keep the balance of nature and guard the borders of our world, but don't make the mistake of crossing one of them . . .

Blutige Straßen, brennende Schiffe und eine Stadt voller Geheimnisse erwarten dich in dem dritten unabhängig spielbaren Fantasy Abenteuer Spielbuch aus der Reihe der Klabauter Chroniken. Die Klabauter, eine verschworene Gemeinschaft mutiger Seefahrer, rufen dich in ihre Reihen. An ihrer Seite kämpfst du gegen die gefährliche Purpurne Rose, schmiedest Bündnisse mit geheimnisvollen Verbündeten, anderen Gangs und trittst in packenden Wettkämpfen an.

Nach Jahren der Gefangenschaft bekommt der Eismagier Taler die Möglichkeit, seine Freiheit wiederzugewinnen: Er soll eine kleine Elfe an Rebellen übergeben, die sich gegen die männerfeindliche Herrschaft der Sonnenkaiserin wehren wollen. Doch bei einem Angriff im Reich der Kaiserin wird Taler verletzt und die Elfe wird von seiner Gefangenen plötzlich zu seiner Beschützerin. Die beiden machen sich auf den Weg, um Hilfe für den lädierten Magier zu finden. Unterdessen sind die Schergen der Kaiserin ihnen bereits auf den Fersen...

Auch falsche Wege führen an ein Ziel... Taler steht vor den Trümmern seiner eigenen Taten. Während er herausfinden muss, wie es um seine Schwester steht, verfolgt Finja ganz andere Pläne: Sie will eine alte Schuld begleichen und Jasper aus Sonnström befreien. Trotzdem können die beiden sich aus irgendeinem Grund nicht voneinander trennen... Unterdessen schlägt Mayree sich mit pubertierenden Teenagern und einer stolzen Herzogin herum. Und dann war da ja noch das Problem mit den Rebellen: Niemand ahnt, wie nah die Gefahr ihnen allen ist und wer wirklich die Strippen zieht...

African literary scholars struggle to reconcile African mysticism with literary labels. Between Dystopias: The Road to Afropantheology encapsulates the essence of African mysticism and dystopia through original stories. Afropantheology explores various aspects of African mysticism and dystopia. "Mother's Love, Father's Place" and "02 Arena" are examples. It acknowledges Africa's journey from its origins to the future.

31 Brand-New Dark Fantasy Horror Stories. Bloody corridors of ancient rock. A castle surrounded by poisonous thorns. A lost temple of traps and corpses. A subaqueous cave at the bottom of a cursed lake. These are the places where secrets are buried, where ancient evils are summoned, where beasts are imprisoned, where the insane lie in wait. These are tombs of darkness and nightmare, where if you stare into the abyss, the abyss will stare back. Heed the warnings of your elders and return from whence you came. Ahead lie monster lairs.

This Book Holds all four stories within the series. 1. The Train Watcher 2. The Last Stop Before Dawn 3. The Break of Dawn 4. The Conductor Gideon goes on an epic story of mystery, loss and repetitiveness. Can he break the cycle or will he succumb to the endless loop of time? Living the same day, in the same job. Can he discover the secret to his memory loss? Who is the Blonde lady? Bruisers, Robots, Mafia, Car chase, and George, who just wants to clock off for the last time.

Spannend. Magisch. Schillernd. "Sie töten dich, wenn sie herausfinden, was du bist." Bereits als Dreijährige erkennt Shaia, dass sie anders ist. Sie versteht die Sprachen der Tiere, kann Krankheiten heilen und DAS FEUER entfachen. Nach einem schrecklichen Unfall wird sie von ihrer Familie verstoßen und schlägt sich fortan allein durch das altertümliche Ruwandien, in dem magisch Begabte wie sie verfolgt und getötet werden. Doch immer wieder trifft sie auf Menschen, die ihr weiterhelfen – und verliert sie wieder.

Julian never thought that graduating from the Ironfist Academy would be the easy part. He returns to his ancestral manor and is greeted by crumbling walls, growing debts, and a father who’s conveniently disappeared. To top it all off, someone is intent on making his new role as lord of the estate as difficult as possible. Armed with magic and a purpose, Julian must juggle the ancient art of estate management. Luckily, he's not alone.

Three standalone monster-girl mono-romances for men, collected in one volume!

Experience the bundle of the first three volumes from the series Rise of the Weakest Summoner in one go! Jump straight into the vast world of Kraedorion and multiple other realms to explore them alongside Asterios and his adventuring party as they discover more about him and his life!

A charming book of linked stories with a sprinkling of cosy fantasy and a fable-like touch... The Amberglow Candy Store in the Night Alley introduces the listener to half-fox shopkeeper Kogetsu, whose magical wagashi sweets from his shop on Gloaming Lane promise to change his customers' lives for the better. We follow an array of characters from various walks of life through their encounters with Kogetsu, who himself learns some major life lessons along the way, and reveals his own backstory in the process.

As a primal conjurer, Ryn Xaven is a rare sorcerer who can use all types of magic. When he bonds beautiful mages as his protectors and companions, his power grows. Together they'll root out devils, protect their world from demonic invasion, and keep each other warm on cold nights.

The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James is an omnibus collection of ghost stories. Many of these stories are time-tested classics. Montague Rhodes James is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. He redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, his protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests.