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For archaeologist and TV host Annja Creed, a late-night phone call from the NYPD means one thing: there's been a murder and the police need her expertise. The only link between a dead body and the killer is a small elephant of white jade. An artifact that's gone missing. Once belonging to Catherine the Great of Russia, the elephant was key in a risky political gambit all those years ago. But there is another story attached to the artifact - a rumor of an ancient hidden treasure. 

Steeped in legend, the Pearl of Palawan has a history marked by destruction, vengeance, and love. But more important, the mythical black pearl is rumored to grant a power long coveted by mankind - immortality. It is a power men would risk dying to achieve. Sun, sand, and scuba diving in the Philippines certainly sounded like and ideal vacation. But after a way-too-close-for-comfort encounter with a tiger shark, Annja Creed finds herself drawn into a group of German divers. They are treasure hunters searching for the fabled pearl.

In a remote part of Ireland, two archaeological teams dig for the find of a lifetime — the legendary Spear of Lugh. Folklore claims the magical weapon was forged in the time of the ancient Tuatha de Danaan. But as the search intensifies, people begin disappearing from the dig. "Faeries," whisper the locals. The Other Crowd....

Archaeologist Annja Creed and her sword have never been outmatched — until now. When a surprise party for her mentor Roux includes some uninvited guests, Annja finds herself fighting desperately for her life. The intruders escape but leave a sinister message behind. A legend has resurfaced about a sword that should be feared. A sword that seeks a master as bloodthirsty as itself. It is wielded by an assassin known as the Dragon who initiates a terrible game of cat and mouse. Eventually, the two swords — light and dark — must meet...and only one shall triumph.

A frigid spring morning at a Native American archaeological dig erupts into sudden and brutal violence, leaving five people dead and one man gravely wounded. And in a hospital, with archaeologist Annja Creed at his side, the last survivor utters his final words to name his killer — a skinwalker. The skinwalker is feared among the Navajo and Apache. It is witchcraft of a most terrible nature that allows a man to take the shape of a wolf — and kill.

In the time of the Crusades, the Knights Templars were holy warriors who seemed to be blessed by God himself. But over the years, the order dissolved into mysteries both sacred and profane — creating an object whose power bends to the true nature of its owner.... But until she held it in her hands, archaeologist Annja Creed hadn't heard of the Skull of Sidon nor the twisted tale of its origins. Even now, she's still not convinced. Yet someone wants it badly enough to hire a man who wields power beyond her imagining.

After finding her fiancé in a compromising position with her cousin, Sonya MacTavish needs an escape. When a lawyer turns up on her doorstep out of the blue with news that she has inherited a beautiful Victorian house, Sonya thinks maybe this is just the change of scene she needs. The house - nicknamed Lost Bride manor - is beautiful, the setting idyllic and the local town offers Sonya the smalltown comforts she craves after life in a big city. So what if there are sometimes shadows in the windows, objects move of their own accord and music starts playing out of nowhere.

The End Times are coming. In the warrens of Skavenblight, a new power is rising. The verminlords walk the earth and they plan to lead the skaven to their destiny as rulers of the world. But for Queek Headtaker, the only destiny that matters is his own, as he plans his final assault on Karak Eight Peaks. In the depths of that ancient city, two rival kings - the goblin Skarsnik and the dwarf Belegar - prepare to meet the onslaught. And in Karaz-a-Karak, High King Thorgrim Grudgebearer presides over what he knows, in his heart, is the end of the dwarf empire.

Jane Yellowrock is the queen of the vampires, and that makes her a target as she fights to maintain control and keep peace in the city of New Orleans. She has enemies at every turn, because vampires live forever, and they keep their grudges alive with them. That includes the Heir, the vampire sire of the Pellissier bloodline, which gave rise to Leo Pellissier himself—Jane’s old boss and the former master of the city.

Han pasado veinte años desde que concluyó la guerra. Los autoritarios augures, antaño considerados cuasi divinidades, fueron derrocados y exterminados durante el conflicto, después de que sus temidos poderes flaquearan misteriosamente. Los hombres y las mujeres que gobernaron con su beneplácito - aquellos que habían recibido el don - evitaron correr su misma suerte sometiéndose a los cuatro mandamientos de la rebelión.

Zerfressen von Schuld und Selbsthass muss sich Saphira ihren furchterregendsten Albträumen stellen. Es ist ein verschlungenes Netz aus Fäden der Erinnerungen, dass sie gefangen hält.

Conrad Brent has no innate magic, so he bluffs a lot and uses a myriad of magical items to protect Brooklyn from monsters and arcane threats. As a member of the Watch, the group that protects the mundane humans from such dangers, he risks his life on a regular basis.

Vergessen und halb verfallen ragt an der Biegung eines großen Flusses der sagenumwobene Turm eines verschwundenen Magiers in die Höhe. Eine Glocke aus dichtem Nebel hat sich um seine Geheimnisse gelegt und ein schreckliches Ungetüm kreischt seinen Hass von der Spitze des Turms herab. Was Tib und seine Begleiter in diesem alten Bauwerk finden, ist nichts anderes als der ewige Tod.

Ein Streit zwischen zwei verfeindeten Grafschaften in den Nachtmarschen zwingt Amon, Tib, Saphira und Eye dazu, sich zwischen die Fronten eines offenen Krieges zu begeben. Zu allem Überfluss erheben sich dort draußen und den kalten Sümpfen die Leiber der Gefallenen... Eine Ghul-Plage droht die Dörfer zu überrollen und alles auszulöschen.

Das nächste Drachengrab wurde gefunden, doch sein Eingang befindet sich tief unten am Grund des Meeres. Um zu ihm zu gelangen, müssen sich Tib, Amon, Eye und Saphira auf eine gefährliche Reise unter Wasser begeben. Tief unten in der Stille des dunklen Ozeans sind sie auf sich gestellt, aber sie sind nicht alleine... Erst vereinzelt, dann immer häufiger hören sie es... das Klopfen von toten Händen... und das grausame Gelächter derjenigen, die das Meer einst zu sich rief.

Auf hoher See treffen Tib, Amon, Saphira und Eye auf ein ungewöhnliches Gespann: Leonardo, der Mechanicus und sein sprechendes Schiff, die Sciotilus. Der Forscher lädt sie auf sein Schiff ein, doch schon bald werden sie von dem gejagt, was Leonardo zu erforschen gedenkt. Ein Ungetüm aus vergangenen Zeiten erwacht und stellt sich den Abenteurern in den Weg. Eine Gefahr, der es nichts entgegenzusetzen gibt.

Ein Hafen – eine Legende! Tortuga ist der Ort, an dem jeder anständige Pirat mindestens eine durchzechte Nacht vergessen hat. Ausgerechnet hier treffen die Gefährten auf eine alte Bekannte. Die wunderschöne Genevieve bittet unsere Freunde um Hilfe, denn wie es scheint, geht es in dieser Stadt voller Piraten nicht mit rechten Dingen zu.

Das Teppichrennen ist gewonnen, aber die Probleme nicht vorbei: Habbad Godi hat sich als blutrünstiger Tyrann erwiesen und plant die Heilerin Aleyna hinzurichten, mit der sich die Gefährten im Wurmland angefreundet haben.

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