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A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible. In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth - from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds - collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the dungeon: an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot.

The ninth floor. Nine armies, each led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. Each team has one objective: to capture and hold the castle at the very center of the battlefield. Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, and, of course, betrayal ... It all makes for great fun and even greater television. After all, none of these powerful aliens really die when they’re playing war. Except this time. This time, winner takes all. Those who fall, stay in the ground.

The top 10 list is populated. The sponsorship program is open. The difficulty is ramping up. The first three floors were nothing compared to what Carl and Donut now face. The Iron Tangle. An impossibly complicated subway system built out of the world's subterranean railway systems, all combined and then tied together into a knot. Up is down.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From the author of Norwegian Wood and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World comes a love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable...

**Pre-order UTOPIA AVENUE, the spectacular new novel from David Mitchell.** Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2001 The second novel from the critically-acclaimed author of GHOSTWRITTEN and CLOUD ATLAS. As Eiji Miyake's twentieth birthday nears, he arrives in Tokyo with a mission - to locate the...

The ratings and views are off the chart. The fans just can't get enough. The dungeon gets more dangerous each day. But in a grinder designed to chew up and spit out crawlers by the millions, Carl and Princess Donut need to work harder than ever just to survive. They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered prostitutes rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and one of the world’s greatest storytellers comes “an insistently metaphysical mind-bender” (The New Yorker) about a teenager on the run and a deceptively simple old man. Now with a new introduction by the...

It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.

Finalist for the 2023 AUDIE AWARDS for Audio Drama and Fantasy A brand-new full-cast audio production of Good Omens, the internationally beloved novel and collaboration by bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Starring Michael Sheen as Aziraphale, David Tennant as Crowley and...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 1Q84 and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle comes a relentlessly inventive novel that dives deep into the very nature of consciousness. “Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka.”—The...

A "dreamlike and compelling” tour de force (Chicago Tribune)—an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan’s forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War II. Now with a new introduction by the...

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and not long after entering Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens. But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere.

With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assault on the normal. A man sees his favorite...

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life until a demon murdered her closest friends. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy. A driven and quiet young man, he is consumed by a desire to ensure his own future and free himself of the influence of his family, resenting the Kazinskis for favoring his brothers over him. Consequently, Zorian has no time for pointless distractions, much less other people's problems.

The team returned to Earth from the Netherworld, having received absolutely no help from the useless Nether gods of Asgard. They will have to find a way to prevent a Convergence, without divine assistance. Fine. They will do that, somehow. Except first, they have to get back to their own Earth, the one they left from. Not the one they stepped into. Not 1940s France. Where all the people are dead. And monsters are hungry.

Arianna thinks she’s stepping in to guide the dying into the Light. But with every soul she touches, the cracks deepen inside her. Whispers rise from the shadows of her own mind—fragments long buried—until she no longer knows where her duty ends and her unraveling begins.

Songs of Ash and Dawn is the first book in an all-new epic fantasy saga, where dark magic, ancient gods, and mythic creatures collide. Some truths change everything. Some destroy it. After her grandmother's sudden death, Aidan Klein inherits a powerful magical artifact-one she barely understands...

Natalie, a single mom, can’t afford medical treatment for the unexplained pain in her foot, so she tries to improve it on her own by quitting running and turning to yoga. During the meditation component of class one day, she follows the instructor’s prompt and envisions opening a door to a better future. Instead, she unlocks something far more nefarious: a portal to another realm. After she begins experiencing frequent blackouts, Natalie fears she will lose herself completely to the force controlling her body.

Children are disappearing from Savannah. And something ancient is keeping them. Three months after the events that nearly destroyed him, Silas Salt wants nothing more than to rebuild his life in peace. But when children begin vanishing from locked bedrooms—leaving only frost on the windows and parents shattered by grief—peace is no longer an option. The police are baffled. The patterns make no sense.

Flynn is just out here trying to live his #bestlife. He’s feeding his cat, running his business, and dating his boyfriend . . . well, trying to date his boyfriend. Every time things start to get intimate, something seems to interrupt them, no matter where they are or how many cell phones they turn off. When the interruption is Flynn’s cousin, having been attacked and drained of energy, Flynn realizes that the monster who’s been killing dragons isn’t just a distant thing, but a clear and present threat. But can a man who’s always let other people fight his battles handle his own this time?

Galveston, 1900. Beatrice Whitmore knows her husband's secrets: his gambling debts, his mistress, his lies. When she threatens to expose him, he silences her forever. Hours later, the deadliest hurricane in American history erases all evidence of his crime. Galveston, present day. Doctoral student Julia Lynn moves into the historic Whitmore house, expecting to research the Great Storm. Instead, she encounters a ghost desperate to be heard, a woman with bruises on her throat and a story that refuses to stay buried.

Absence makes the fangs grow fonder. Jenna thought becoming a Blood Vice agent would solve all her problems, but now she’s sworn to solve House Lilith’s problems, too. And there’s no shortage of trouble when dealing with the most regal vampire family in the United States. The duke’s first assignment for Jenna and company is to locate Ursula, the estranged Duchess of House Lilith suspected of murdering her sire. It’s a tall order—a wild bat chase, some might say—and the long hours with half-sired agent Roman Knight soon drive Jenna to distraction, and possible destruction.

He’s taken on an apprentice, started a family, and somehow kept the city from falling apart. But Everson Croft's greatest trials are still ahead. Ancient gods are maneuvering, a shadow realm grows darker and more dangerous, and demonic forces are massing for a final reckoning.

Angelica has left South America behind, hoping to also leave behind the bad memories of being kidnapped and her wild flight through the Amazon. What she hasn't left is the CIA agent who saved her life. But long-distance relationships are complicated, made more so by Taylor's unique ability to change into the white tiger. Distance seems a good thing as Angelica works out her feelings for both man and beast.

Settling into my new job proves more problematic than I thought. I was promoted without even applying for the position. Yay me! Rose and Director Tumnus think I’m perfect given my Fae heritage. Unfortunately, with the new role comes their expectation that I understand their culture, which I don’t. Every decision I make, Rose questions. Then there’s Patrick, who’s recovering from his mind wipe. He thinks there’s something between us. How can I get him to understand there isn’t? Hannah’s in police custody, and the magic in the prison is affecting her health.

Vengeance runs in their blood. Survival runs in mine. When people started disappearing across the city, the police brushed it off as coincidence. But my wolf senses detect the same otherworldly scent lingering at every crime scene. The deeper I dig, the more chilling the truth becomes. All the victims are tied by blood to an ancient wolf-hunting clan. That kind of legacy doesn’t just vanish. It festers.

Als vermeintlicher Mörder einer Hexe landet der Taugenichts Josef im Zwingturm von Winterburg. Rettung bietet ausgerechnet der zwielichtige Totengräber. Von den Menschen gleichermaßen gefürchtet wie verachtet, will Josef nun selbst dessen Magie erlernen. Als er seine Ausbildung beginnt, warten nicht nur rachsüchtige Geister auf ihn, sondern auch ein Blutbaum, der nach seinem Leben trachtet. Ihm bleibt nur wenig Zeit, dieser Probleme Herr zu werden, denn eine noch nie dagewesene Macht bedroht Winterburgs Tore.

This is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.