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See Critical Role’s Mighty Nein through the eyes of nine of their friends and foes in this new anthology, with a foreword by Taliesin Jaffe. In these nine stories, the legend of the mighty adventuring party grows with tales from some of the most memorable characters who fought with – and...

Night Terror. The greatest villain Starlight City has ever known. The greatest supervillain the world has ever seen. She rules her city with an iron fist, and there are no new worlds to conquer. Needless to say life is pretty damn boring. All that changes when she decides to shake things up by robbing a bank the old fashioned way and runs into the city's newest hero: Fialux. Flying Fialux. Invulnerable Fialux. Super strong Fialux. Beautiful Fialux?

I was having an ordinary day as a tour guide aboard the Steadfast when suddenly the ship was attacked by a kraken. Mythical creatures like this giant sea monster weren't meant to exist on Earth, but this one was definitely real. And so was the damage it did to the Steadfast. After washing up on a deserted island, I'm looking for ways to survive. Food, water, and shelter are at the top of the list. Next comes some kind of weapon to deal with the strange creatures who lurk the island. It's not long before I discover that this island isn't even on Earth.

Es geht aufwärts für Jax–mehr oder weniger. Er hat ein cooles Mädel getroffen (die ein Irrlicht ist), ein paar neue Freunde kennengelernt (die Zwerge und Katzenmenschen und Elfen und alles Mögliche sind) und einen Krieg angezettelt… (ups!) Das Letzte war zugegeben vielleicht nicht die beste Idee, die ihm je gekommen ist, aber der Kerl war ein Arsch und er hatte es verdient… Die Sache ist, man sagt ‚Trautes Heim, Glück allein‘, und Jax’ Zuhause ist ein Trümmerhaufen… dieser Ort wird nicht dazu beitragen, sein neues Volk zu verteidigen, wenn er ihn nicht in Ordnung bringt, und zwar schnell!

Ein vergessenes Drachenei Eine uralte Prophezeiung Und eine verbotene Liebe, die alles verändern wird … Ava ist Einzelgängerin, weshalb ihr die Arbeit im Laden ihrer Tante mehr als gelegen kommt. Dabei sollte sie allmählich etwas aus sich machen – zumindest wenn es nach ihrer Tante ginge...

My life was a spreadsheet of beige calculations...until a dead grandfather I never knew left me a magical house and a death sentence. Now I'm the steward of a sentient manor on the mystical Isle of Man, and my life has become a high-stakes RPG. I've got levels to grind, stats to manage, and two drop-dead gorgeous fairies for company—one, a fiery warrior with a secret, and the other, a mischievous archer who thinks sharing is caring.

Nadja! Witch and warrior! Lured by a coven of witches when she was just child. Trained in the arts of war and witchcraft. Nadja fled from the coven after she was betrayed and given over to Velaz the God of Dark Forests. Now grown into a young woman, Nadja travels her homeland of Morhavia and hunts down any signs of the witches' dark influence. Click BUY now to get The Adventures of Nadja the Witchwarrior, eight short stories of action, intrigue, and mystery.

After a bad breakup with his ex-girlfriend, a vacation on a quiet Island is supposed to help Neil recover and relax. But without warning he finds his whole life reset. It's either an apocalypse across the whole of planet Earth, or some kind of new, evil system.

The World of Samar series follows the lives of Eldon’s chosen as they struggle to survive in a land hostile to everything they know. Books Nine through Eleven tell the stories of Tyla Eldralin’s descendants as they get entangled in the politics of a violent and savage land.

Journey into savage kingdoms of dark magic, ancient curses, and ruthless warriors in this classic collection of heroic fantasy by Robert E. Howard...

Science Fiction and Fantasy stories of STRANGEST ilk. Other Tales: Volume VI contains five bizarre and incredible tales of science fiction and fantasy, including a rare tale by George MacDonald (mentor and precursor to J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis), the complete text of Poul Anderson's sword & sorcery novella Witch of the Demon Seas, and an original afrofuturist fable by Antoinette Van Sluytman, creator of DEEPSEEKER from VIZ Media. Volume VI contains stories by: Jack Vance, Antoinette Van Sluytman, George MacDonald, Leslie Perri, Poul Anderson.

"Storia naturale dei draghi" è il primo episodio di una saga che ha per protagonista un'eroina anticonformista, capace di rischiare la reputazione e la vita per soddisfare la sua curiosità scientifica: è la storia di una donna che cerca (e trova) il vero amore e il racconto di come il suo cuore l'abbia sempre portata verso ciò che desiderava: la scienza, i draghi e la libertà. In un'età vittoriana al culmine del suo splendore, tra luci e ombre, Lady Isabella Trent è la più eminente naturalista di draghi vivente.

In a realm where coin outweighs loyalty and magic is the privilege of the powerful, survival belongs to those willing to bend their morals—or break them. Imium Uligino is a branded man, a disgraced mercenary scraping out a living in the shadows of a unified kingdom that has no use for his kind. When a high-paying bounty leads him inland to the quiet town of Rubicund Grove, he expects another routine capture, but his quarry is no ordinary fugitive. Behind noble blood and scholarly pursuits lies something far more dangerous than political betrayal.

Whodunit? The answer is absolutely spellbinding. In this genre-blending collection of short stories, seven award-winning and bestselling fantasy authors work their signature magic on the puzzle-box plot. Whether unfolding in realities far-flung or deceptively familiar, these mysteries leave an...

Lawson Raft finally gets his entry-level dream job at Tales and Tails: Mythological and Folklore Zoo. But it doesn’t take him long to realize the zoo isn’t all it’s chalked up to be.

Seit Jahrhunderten erzählen sich die Menschen Geschichten von mutigen Helden, geheimnisvollen Burgen, wundersamen Naturwesen und sagenhaften Gestalten. Diese Hörbuch-Compilation vereint fünfzig der schönsten und bekanntesten Sagen aus dem deutschen Sprachraum – von den Alpen bis zur Nordsee, vom Rhein bis nach Ostpreußen. Zusammengestellt wurden diese Erzählungen von Ludwig Bechstein (1801–1860), einem der bedeutendsten deutschen Sagen- und Märchensammler des 19. Jahrhunderts.

Lis jest jednym z najważniejszych zwierząt w japońskim folklorze. Występuje w licznych legendach i baśniach, a przypisywane mu właściwości czynią z niego coś więcej niż rudego liska, jakiego znamy z europejskich podań. W niniejszym zbiorze, który tworzy 13 utworów autorstwa ośmiorga japońskich pisarzy, znajdziemy właśnie takie różnorodne postacie lisów.

Die Schlachteninsel liegt hinter ihnen – und doch hat der Kampf für die Bastardklingenträger kaum begonnen. Verfolgt von den Entscheidungen der Vergangenheit und gezeichnet von den Verlusten, die sie erlitten haben, sucht die Gruppe einen neuen Weg durch ein zerrissenes Nakhan. Während alte Bündnisse brüchig werden und verborgene Wahrheiten ans Licht drängen, wachsen Misstrauen und Zweifel in den eigenen Reihen.

On Halloween night in Louisiana, a college student launches on what should be a routine training flight in a Cessna 172. But somewhere over the dark bayous, the radios fall silent and the airplane begins to fail. With nowhere safe to land, he's forced down near a cluster of distant campfires deep in the wilderness. Bruised and disoriented, he expects to find help waiting for him. Instead, the men who emerge from the darkness speak, dress, and behave as though they belong to another century.

A haunting tale of grief, isolation, and the uncanny, The Boarded Window recounts the tragic story of a lonely frontiersman living in the remote American wilderness. Long after his mysterious death, neighbours speculate about the boarded-up window of his abandoned cabin, uncovering a chilling secret that blurs the line between human tragedy and supernatural horror.