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Michael’s story did not begin with a prophecy, a divine star, or heavenly omens. Instead, he arrived on a cold winter’s evening, born into a farming family where profit mattered more than portents. Yet from his very first breath, shadows stirred. No angels heralded his birth—only the ghosts of siblings gone too soon, lingering with whispers of envy, regret, and fate.

An einem schicksalhaften Abend ändert sich für die junge Lisavet alles. Um ihr Leben zu retten, versteckt ihr Vater, ein bekannter Uhrmacher, sie in einer riesigen Bibliothek, die unabhängig von Raum und Zeit existiert und in der alle menschlichen Erinnerungen in Büchern gespeichert sind. Nur wenige wissen von diesem besonderen Ort, und Zeithüter entscheiden darüber, welche Erinnerungen an die Vergangenheit konserviert oder unwiederbringlich ausgelöscht werden.

A scavenger hunt for the relic my mom hid decades ago should’ve been simple enough. I expected to spend a few weeks chasing clues in my old stomping grounds, followed by a fat payday and an overdue vacation. Unfortunately, I’m not the only one after that artifact. Between the witch trying to get her hands on it and the vampires determined to use it to open the veil, the stakes have never been higher. Since I can no longer trust the Enclave’s intentions, I’m ready to cut out the middleman.

Betsy Goldenrod is a cosmic being from the Gap Between Worlds, where it is her job to maintain integrity between dimensions. There's just one problem: her partner and mentor retired. After months of waiting around, she is finally given the opportunity to mentor a new partner named Susan. Their first assignment together was meant to be a training exercise. However, they would soon find themselves confronted by a mob led by the Man with the Cloven Feet. He would show them it was anything but.

Waking up naked and freezing in the snow of Central Park after a night as a wolf is just another hellish winter commute for Michael Andrews, a Canadian werewolf grappling with life in New York City.

August, 1983—Having travelled far and barely survived, Shivurr has returned to the islands of New Olympus. He’s more himself than he’s been in years, but his problems have grown too. From behind the Iron Curtain, the Eurus, a faction of renegade gods, have been plotting humanity’s cataclysmic subjugation via the Allfrost, the climate-altering machine he’s sworn to protect. And they’ve had years to corrupt it, unhindered . . . because of the Bodhi Group.

Cryptids are turning up dead all over Charlotte, and this time it's not Harker's fault. He's tasked with finding out who is killing shifters and leaving their bodies in conspicuous places, and the best way to do that is to go undercover where the killings are taking place, find out who's in charge, and persuade them to stop.

Nachdem er einen Phönix freigelassen hat, um sein Leben zu retten, hat Dallion die Eigenschaft der Magie erlangt. Gejagt von Gräfin Priscord und anderen, macht er sich auf den Weg zur Akademie, um dort Zuflucht und das Wissen zu finden, das er benötigt, um seine neu erworbenen Fähigkeiten zu entwickeln. Doch das Netz der Politik ist tief verwoben.

First, I got stuck as a ghost in the suburbs of Toronto. Now my reaper roommate is dying. Dying! Reapers aren’t even supposed to get the sniffles. Turns out, we’re connected, and I don’t just mean a shared love of pineapple on pizza. Kelly and I have a rare and dangerous bond that’s draining my favourite reaper’s very essence away. If we don’t figure out how to break the link, Kelly is headed for a permanent sabbatical. Now we’re exploring creepy corners of Afterlife, making risky deals with paranormal weirdos, and—worst of all—I might be falling for the reaper I’m literally haunting to death.

Sie treffen sich jeden Monat heimlich im Keller eines Londoner Antiquariats: die Mitglieder der »Gesellschaft für magische Objekte«. Stets sind sie auf der Suche nach mysteriösen Gegenständen, die magische Kräfte haben. Als so ein Objekt in Hongkong auftaucht, wird Magda Sparks, Schriftstellerin und das neueste Mitglied der Geheimgesellschaft, dorthin geschickt, um es zu bergen. Kaum in der Stadt angekommen, gerät Magda ins Visier eines Auftragsmörders, und ehe sie sich's versieht, befindet sie sich auf einer abenteuerlichen Reise, die sie von Hongkong in die USA und schließlich zur Wahrheit selbst führt.

Not long ago, Ash learned he has a monster living inside him… Now he’s counting down the days and preparing for the inevitable encounter when the elemental is set free. Still, Ash has a District to protect and tasks given to him by the Nightmare Queen. One such task leads to the discovery of a strange device and a tattooed goblin who knows its secrets. As Ash and his friends work to unravel the mystery, some of those close to him experience reunions with old enemies. While sins and memories of Vas haunt District 114, the Coalition emerges from the shadows and sets its sights on Ash.

succumbing to all-consuming bloodlust. Her most challenging contract yet: restore order to the gang-ridden city of Easy in post-World War 3 America. To succeed, she must manipulate the gangs into turning against each other while grappling with her own demons and a growing attraction to the sociopathic second-in-command of Easy's most ruthless gang.

In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds. October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is...

The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I Knew I Loved You asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time? In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the...

“Dark and delectable. I gobbled this book up and enjoyed every last bite.“ —Kirsten Miller, author of The Change and The Women of Wild Hill The women in Cold Harbor all have something to prove, and they'll have to do it in a world full of monsters. Something’s not right in Cold...

Willow is floundering in New York City. She lost her job, her boyfriend, and her way. When she hears that her dear aunt has passed, it is almost too much to bear. But with the loss comes an unexpected chance to change her life. Her aunt has made her acting manager of a mysterious bookshop within the Sapphire Forest, which she soon discovers is full of enchantments. Mythical creatures of every kind inhabit the town. Playful books with a mind of their own find the reader who best fits them. No one is lost as magical pathways appear leading those where they need to go.

Brun MacLugh is weary. For five hundred years he endured a life of loneliness, impatiently waiting for his days to come to an end and his grief along with it. Fate, however, has other plans: a new heir to the legacy he is duty-bound to protect is born, two hundred and fifty years after his greatest failure. Brun has no choice. He has to fulfil his purpose.

In den Wolkenbergen verborgen, birgt dieses uralte Artefakt die Macht, das Schicksal eines jeden zu verändern, der es wagt, es zu drehen. Während sie sich tief in die magische Welt der Wolkenschlösser begeben, entdecken Tib, Amon und Saphira dunkle Geheimnisse, die weit über ihre Vorstellungskraft hinausgehen. Verstrickt in ein Netz aus Intrigen, müssen sie sich entscheiden, wie weit sie bereit sind zu gehen, um ihre Bestimmung zu erfüllen – koste es, was es wolle.

Deep in Sidhe, a fantasy world hidden within Ireland, Sierra and Aodhan find themselves separated, facing different challenging situations that could cost them everything…

The complete series in a single offering! Brian attends an anime convention with a mysterious charm.

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 she and her love, Rowan, went to the Unseelie Court, Gwyndolin only intended to ask the Unseelie king to stop his fae from attacking the humans and Seelie fae. She did not intend for him to insert himself into their quest to find the high queen. But who can say no to the wicked High King Aspen? He takes what he wants, and he doesn’t care who he hurts in the process.

Have you ever wished your daydreams could become real? For Michael, an ordinary young man constantly lost in heroic fantasies, that wish is about to come true in the most extraordinary way imaginable. Plagued by mundane tasks and a persistent feeling of being "puny" in the face of life's challenges, Michael longs for a life less ordinary, one where he can truly be a hero. His vivid dreams of an ancient wizard named Micah battling dark entities feel more real than his grocery store job, but he dismisses them as mere escapes.

Das Königreich ist dem Untergang geweiht. Netharis' Herrschaft breitet sich unaufhaltsam aus. Verfolgt von Albträumen und der wachsenden Macht des Sturmamuletts kämpfen Sandya und Alaric gegen ihre Verfolger. Sandya könnte sich die Entscheidung leicht machen. Sie müsste nur das Sturmamulett ihren Feinden überlassen. Doch das kommt nicht infrage, erst recht nicht, als sie eine alte Legende entdecken, die ihnen wieder Hoffnung gibt.

Danica Grey and her fae dragon partner, Jilly, are ready to put their lives on the line for one last stand. Zoey, a brilliant savant, is their charge, but Moriarty and his deadly partner, Solene, are just as determined to capture her—and kill anyone who gets in their way. Danica thought the answers to their enemies' intentions were within reach, but the truth only opens a floodgate of new questions. They know their foes' names, but little else. The final showdown is looming, and their survival depends on uniting everything they've got—brains, brawn, magic, and cutting-edge technology.

Since he slew the dragon and unwittingly became the guardian of the Gate --- the passage between our world and Feirie -- Nick Medea, formerly St. George, has striven against tremendous odds to keep the darkness of either realm from crossing into the other. Despite an almost insurmountable task, Nick has succeeded in maintaining the balance, even with the dragon a part of him and ever seeking escape.

In a planet parallel to Earth, a goddess named Amorithia grapples with the task of her lifetime - rescuing human love from sheer oblivion. Her achievement depends on the success of one woman on Earth - Cloe, a spirited young scientist who embarks on her own quest for love in the labyrinth of romance... and tries to use artificial intelligence as a tool for her journey. Can Amorithia and Cloe find what they're looking for before trust in love runs out?

A witch hiding a dangerous secret is thrust into an elite magical academy, where survival means risking her life and her heart—in the standalone follow-up to Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things. Dark secrets. Deadly choices. A destiny that can’t be outrun. Welcome to Shadowcraft Academy...

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?