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Falk hält das dritte Schwert fast schon in den Händen, doch dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Die Quest der Schicksalsgöttin steht für ihn nicht mehr im Mittelpunkt. Er hat andere, sehr viel größere Probleme. Einer seiner wenigen Freunde ist tot. Wenn es auch nur den Hauch einer Chance gibt, ihn ins Leben zurückzuholen, wird Falk tun, was immer dafür nötig ist. Selbst wenn er einen Pakt mit einem Dämon eingehen muss, der sich zum Gott der Toten aufgeschwungen und einen gewaltigen Krieg ange-zettelt hat, der ganz Arktanien ins Chaos stürzen könnte.

The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a...

Max Plank is a down-on-his-luck handyman with no job, no prospects, and no plan. But when he discovers a million dollars hidden beneath his bathtub, he does what anyone would do: he buys a haunted, defunct amusement park. Now the reluctant ringleader of the Carnival of the Sun, Max finds himself swept into a world of monstrous politics, angry dryads, and flamboyant wargs. With the help of several unlikely allies, he sets out to rebuild the carnival, bridge the widening gap between humans and monsters, and maybe even find a little joy along the way.

A magical journey of second chances, hidden mysteries, and the unexpected enchantment of a small village—where love, loss, and the fae collide in the most surprising ways. Elenna Kane gave her heart to Jamie, his farm, his needy rescue animals, and his rambling, impractical house. But after his death, she's left struggling to hold onto a life that feels increasingly impossible. Just when she’s ready to walk away, the village of Mullarkey Mills wraps her in its quirky embrace. As the seasons change, an old plow horse teaches her to hold on to joy.

Cunning man Hiram Woolley and his son Michael carry an itinerant preacher across the border into Mexico. Hiram is haunted by the specter of a bloody-faced man that stalks him in his dreams, but also by doubts about what lies ahead in the Mormon colonies around Nuevo Casas Grandes—this is the country Hiram's father fled to when he abandoned young Hiram and his mother.

Mateo Borrero has 99 problems—and all of them hinge on his missing bruja mother and the demon she trapped inside his body. Mateo's mother forbade him from ever using magic, but now that she’s gone, magic’s his only marketable skill, and he’d really like an exorcism—which costs money he doesn’t have. What’s the harm in making a quick buck by calling himself an Occult Specialist and chanting a few half-remembered spells in his crappy Spanish?

In Hell's Kitchen, where magic and mayhem are just part of the neighborhood, Vinny "The Charm" Caruso has carved out a reputation as a boxer with supernatural flair. His charm magic gives him an edge in and out of the ring, allowing him to navigate the underworld of magical fight clubs and supernatural politics.

When Vivian's kindergartner, Aria, gets bitten by a werewolf, she is rapidly inducted into the hidden community of magical schools. Reeling from their sudden move, Vivian finds herself having to pick the right sacrificial dagger for Aria, keep stocked up on chew toys, and play PTA politics with sirens and chthonic nymphs and people who literally can set her hair on fire.

Vampires live their lives by rules - but who polices them? Welcome to the Office of the Night, where vampires Catrin and Magnus keep an uneasy peace between the living and the undead. Vampire Circuit Parties? Someone's set up a series of tasting clubs at which vampires massacre unsuspecting human invitees. Magnus and Catrin must stop this before the craze goes viral.

Oleanna wakes up to find she's posted a photo of a breakfast she didn't have. Worse, she's locked out of all her social media accounts. And then a vampire appears at her door and tells her she's going to die today. Cleaning up after victims is an unglamorous job that the Office of the Night has long outsourced - this used to just be bills and faked suicide letters, but the group has gone rogue and is now arranging the deaths of people who aren't even dead yet.

In der Hafenstadt Nohedam wandeln finstere Naturgötter, auf deren Reich die Stadt einst gebaut wurde. Bald soll die große Flut kommen, die die Götter in das ersehnte Ewigreich bringt. Damit sie mitkommen darf, muss die Halbgöttin Nor für ihren Ziehvater und Herrscher des Götterclans Aufträge erledigen.

Kate has always been different — sensitive to emotions, attuned to things that shouldn’t exist. But she’s spent her whole life pretending to be ordinary. Until the day she dies. When she wakes in a morgue, cold and changed, her world tilts into darkness. Now she’s something not quite human, with powers she doesn’t understand and a vampire she doesn’t trust claiming to be her only guide.

Birdie, Morgana, and Odette are the three resident witches of Moonfell, the magical Gothic mansion that lies at the edge of Richmond Park in London. They are responsible for maintaining the centuries old magic that is woven deep in the roots of the estate. When Morgana's son and his cousin join them to celebrate Ostara, the three witches decide to honour the lore of the house by introducing them to the bees in the orchard.

Von Neugier getrieben begibt sich die Hexe Daphne Brewster nach Salem, um mehr über den Ursprung ihrer magischen Kräfte in Erfahrung zu bringen. Diese Entwicklung ruft Shadow auf den Plan, einen schattenhaften Dämon, der über die paranormalen Wesen auf der Erde wacht. Obwohl er Daphne mit tödlichen Konsequenzen droht, fühlt sie sich zu dem mysteriösen Wächter hingezogen.

When her mate’s ex-wife storms back into their lives, Mercy knows something isn’t right. Christy has the furthest thing from good intentions—she wants Adam back, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get him, including turning the pack against Mercy. Mercy isn’t about to step down without a fight, but there’s a more dangerous threat circling. As the bodies start piling up, she must put her personal troubles aside to face a creature with the power to tear her whole world apart.

Barliona. Monde virtuel truffé de monstres, de batailles et — forcément — de joueurs. Ils débarquent par millions à Barliona, en quête de ce qui n'existe pas IRL : elfes, magie, dragons, princesses, combats mémorables. Ce sont des criminels qui purgent leur peine in-game. Leur seul but : survivre à ce calvaire virtuel.

Fabelwesen sind real, und die Welt findet es gerade heraus. Die Entdeckung, dass der Nachbar einst ein böser, blutsaugender Unhold war, lässt den Immobilienwert tendenziell sinken. Katrina Darlings einziger echter Freund wurde ermordet. Und nicht nur ermordet – von einem Serienmörder rituell geopfert. Kat ist sich sicher, dass weitere Morde folgen werden. Sie sollte es wissen … sie war früher das Monster, das die Klinge in den Körper stieß. Das Problem ist, dass Kat nach dreihundert Jahren als Vampir vergessen hat, was es bedeutet, ein Mensch zu sein.

Weiterhin in der Gilde trainieren oder meine Sachen packen und mich vom Acker machen, bevor die Orks die Stadt belagern und sie einnehmen? Wenn ich nur die geringste Ahnung hätte, wie ich diese und andere Fragen beantworten soll! Es wäre auch schön, wenn die Grünhäute die einzige Bedrohung wären. Zumindest bin ich inzwischen gut genug, um allen Herausforderungen, mit denen mich das System konfrontiert, mit einem Lächeln zu begegnen. Es ist also höchste Zeit, ein bisschen Spaß zu haben! P. S.: Wann kann ich endlich herausfinden, wie ich ein Elf sein kann?

'A charming and cosy read' – The Sun Sisters by chance; rivals by choice. A bookish cosy fantasy about two witches uncovering dark magic in a small town, for fans of Emily Grimoire and Erin Sterling. Sisters Effie and Bonnie might both be witches, but they’re worlds apart. Reserved and...

Brought to you by Penguin. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . For most people, that means a time of celebration, relaxation and inebriation, but not for the staff of The Stranger Times. While a book club meeting ending in a triple murder isn’t unprecedented, it is at least...