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Ana Sartori has her hands (claws?) full stepping into the role of magna of the Walsh clan. She's got a double agent to babysit, a girl boss empire to supervise, and a slippery witch to subdue. Add to that Mercer's determination to take her down at any cost, and Ana can't catch her breath. With...

Not all Angels are guardians. Some are hunters. And if they find her, all hell will break loose. Elizabeth James has always seen, heard, and dreamed things others did not. But her strange dreams have started to take over her life. She wakes up exhausted, can't focus at work, and is beginning to doubt her sanity. With useless health insurance and a shoestring budget, a therapist isn't in the cards. She reluctantly takes her unconventional neighbor's advice and decides to see a shaman in hopes of reclaiming her life.

Magiczna opowieść o wyjątkowej pralni, która pewnej nocy rozkwitła na wzgórzu w miasteczku Marigold i o tym, jak jej tajemnicza właścicielka przywołuje swoje moce, by uzdrawiać dusze i urzeczywistniać marzenia. Ji-eun, enigmatyczna kobieta o bladej karnacji i długich, kręconych, czarnych włosach, serwuje gościom pralni napar pocieszenia. Ci, którzy go piją, zwierzają się z tajemnic, którymi nigdy z nikim się nie dzielili, i proszą ją, aby wymazała ich bolesne wspomnienia, jakby wywabiała plamę z koszuli.

Podnosząca na duchu opowieść o magicznej księgarni, której klienci mogą cofnąć się w czasie, zobaczyć swoje życie na nowo i uwierzyć, że każdy problem da się rozwiązać. Tu zbiegi okoliczności stają się przeznaczeniem Odwiedźcie dziś wieczorem Księgarnię Napojów Księżyca. Sprawdzcie, co może wam polecić niebieskowłosy Mun.

Eigentlich will die 17-jährige Celice mit ihren magischen Kräften, die nach einem Nahtoderlebnis in ihr erwacht sind, gar nichts zu tun haben. Doch als sie vom Zirkel, einer geheimen Gemeinschaft von Magiern, einen Auftrag erhält, bleibt ihr keine Wahl: Sie soll herausfinden, warum aus den tief in der Erde verborgenen Drachenlinien plötzlich Magie ausblutet. Damit fangen ihre Probleme aber erst an. Als Celice in einem Club auf Lucas trifft, ist sie von seiner düster-charismatischen Ausstrahlung sofort fasziniert.

Mercy's life has undergone a seismic change. Becoming the mate of Alpha werewolf Adam Hauptman has made her a stepmother to his daughter Jesse, a relationship that brings moments of blissful normalcy to Mercy's life. But on the edges of humanity, what passes for a minor mishap on an ordinary day can turn into so much more....

Every civilization has its myths. Only one is true. When 18-year-old Keiko Yamada's father dies unexpectedly, he leaves behind a one way ticket to Japan, an unintelligible death poem about powerful Japanese spirits and their gigantic, beast-like Guardians, and the cryptic words: Go to Japan in my place. Find the Gate. My camera will show you the way. Alone and afraid, Keiko travels to Tokyo, determined to fulfill her father's dying wish.

Although Brent's dreams seem so real that they terrify him, he doesn't believe lucid dreaming is possible until his favorite high school teacher, Kaiba, insists that it is. And not only can lucid dreamers control their dreams, but they can also live in them. With help from Kaiba, Brent soon learns that the dream world is actually an alternate reality, as tangible as the real world and just as dangerous. While the bodies of lucid dreamers sleep, their minds and souls awaken in the dream world - called the Ream Realm - with just as much vitality and even greater physical and mental abilities.

Die Welt rund um Harry Potter und die Phantastischen Tierwesen steckt voller unglaublicher Figuren, aber keine ist so bekannt und zugleich geheimnisvoll wie Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Doch selbst die magische Gesellschaft ist sich uneinig, wer der Schulleiter von Hogwarts wirklich...

After saving a runaway maiden from a series of mysterious pursuers, Erich and Mika whisk Cecilia away into the sewers of Berylin. As the chase approaches a finale, they uncover a secret like no other: Cecilia is no normal mensch. Upon finally escaping to Erich's lodging, the duo of old friends learn that the girl is running from an "unwanted marriage." Unwilling to cast her aside, they call in for fey and changeling support alike in an attempt to get her out of the capital! The thrilling conclusion to the fourth act of Erich's min-maxing campaign arrives!

The instant New York Times bestseller! 'You think I chose you because I wanted to?' He shakes his head, that laugh sliding like warm whiskey over my bare skin. 'I had to choose you. I needed to choose you. There was no stopping it. And the second the words came out of my mouth, I knew I'd damned...

The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series The regulars at the magical Café Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family...

A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections A seminal work in Ray Bradbury’s career, The Illustrated Man is a mesmerizing collection of eighteen interconnected sci-fi short stories that explore the dichotomy of human nature and technology. Ray Bradbury brings wonders alive. For...

Mercy is smart enough to realize that when it comes to the magical Fae, the less you know, the better. But you can't always get what you want. When she attempts to return a powerful Fae book she'd previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down. It seems the book contains secret knowledge—and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn't take enough of Mercy's attention, her friend Samuel is struggling with his wolf side—leaving Mercy to cover for him, lest his own father declare Sam's life forfeit.

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE 2011 ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD Lauren Beukes' tale of a young woman trapped in a brutal city but looking for a way out . . . Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit and a talent for finding lost things. But when a little old lady turns up dead...

Richard MacBlair has all the answers Idina Moorfield needs and is finally willing to share them. Well, most of them. Who knew there was a whole special forces division? Dedicated to people exhibiting magical powers to deal with unique challenges? Things are starting to make a lot more sense to Idina. But a lot more changes may be coming her way.

If twenty-two-year-old Madeline Bennet knows anything for certain, it’s that she’ll get her desired apprenticeship with the Royal Guild. After all, her family is well-connected, and she’s all but dating the grand duke’s nephew. But Madeline does not get her apprenticeship. Instead, she finds herself working with a trio of knight marshals, traipsing around the US, arresting all manner of magical miscreants. If tracking trolls, running from murderous pixies, and stumbling into a dangerous web of criminal activity isn’t enough to keep her occupied, there’s also Gray, Jonathan, and Eric.

A larval Great Old One is growing day by day in power and just about ready to pop. If Chad Gadenier can't convince "the powers that be" to get involved, not only New Orleans, but the entire world, is going to fall under the power of the nastiest of nasties. Now on the outs with the US government and in exile from his usual job of saving the world, Chad must rally the forces of light against the coming darkness. The problem is one guy with a sword and a sub-gun isn't going to solve this one.

Le grand jour se profile : Alise comme Thymara vont enfin se trouver face aux dragons, l'une pour assouvir sa soif de connaissances, l'autre pour les conduire, avec un groupe de jeunes gens comme elle, jusqu'à la légendaire cité des Anciens, Kelsingra. Ce qu'elles ignorent, c'est que cette rencontre changera leur existence. Alise, passagère à bord du Mataf dont le rugueux capitaine, Leftrin, ne la laisse pas insensible, va faire un choix qui met en péril sa réputation et son mariage.

Erich awakens battered and bruised from his fiasco of an errand to find that both he and his ride-or-die Mika have lived to see another dawn. The pair lug themselves back to the capital with their dubious quest rewards in hand, but the loot doesn't stop there: Agrippina offers our hero another prize... only to disappear somewhere! Erich, being the loyal retainer he is, spends all his effort searching for... customers.