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Working in Human Resources was not what Alexys had in mind when she joined Entity, the company who categorise and manage the monsters and cryptids of the world. But when one of her new Wardens, Elliot, goes missing, her chances of promotion go missing too. Determined to find him safe and sound, she marches off into the mountains to find him herself. Because Elliot had been talking about sightings of a highly dangerous and never-recorded monster, The Hollow Walker, and she's promised herself that no Warden will ever die on her watch.

Betrayed, bound and resurrected—can a soul-forged survivor reclaim her humanity before time runs out? Harper “House” has endured the impossible. Once Hestia, a formidable paper mage, she trusted the wrong man and lost everything: her magic torn away, her soul sealed into brick. For 162 years she has existed as a sentient house, hiding from those who’d destroy her while sheltering society’s outcasts.

The End Times are upon us. 2020 has been heralded as the "Year of the Woman." One of the ladies in power is harboring an ominous secret: her identity as the Antichrist. Sam Dolan and Dustin Van Horn, under the guidance of a mysterious boy, set out to curtail her reign. Can they stop her before it's too late?

Ninth House meets Babel for fans of myth and folklore in this contemporary fantasy about a Korean-American college student at a magical university where fairy tales intersect with family heritage to unleash powers beyond imagining. “You always wanted magic to be real.” Sharon and her...

A hauntingly beautiful and radically disorienting tale by the International Booker Prize-nominated author of Eurotrash. Paul, a Swiss interior designer living alone in the remote Orkney Islands, receives an unusual commission from Kuki, a prestigious design magazine: travel to a massive data...

Tabitha Greene knows more about magical theory than any witch and most of the wizards of her world. She thrives at research and tweaking the writing of spells to best suit their casters. A lifetime of thinking she possessed no magic forged such skills in her. And she excelled at her chosen craft. Then she learned that the magic she possessed wasn't too weak. It was too powerful. Too uncontrollable. Too forbidden. Basically, it was pure chaos. No, literally, it was pure chaos.

If the dragons don't kill you, the deadlines will. At the Tower of Jackdaw and Spittlelick, magic isn't wild or romantic. It's regulated, audited, and buried under paperwork. Ivy Armstride is a junior mage trying to survive a workplace where spells misfire, mentors are eccentric at best, and...

Perfect for fans of the Threadneedle series, lose yourself in this brand-new paranormal fantasy. Available to pre-order now! Pepper Montgomery is a mortal woman on a desperate quest to save her dying sister. When a trail of cryptic breadcrumbs leads her to the elusive Night Market – a hidden...

Robyn has a vivid imagination, even for a twelve-year-old. Vivid enough to create herself a companion—but Ed isn’t your ordinary imaginary friend. Ed is a Dimetrodon, an ancient beast from a forgotten age.

Tess Tulley is the proud proprietor of Mill City Investigations—the premier (if you ask her) private investigation business in her small Massachusetts city. Business is slow, especially after she blew up her credibility among her fellow Spinners (do not call them witches) by turning in her own uncle for a crime spree three years ago. Loyalty among Spinners is top priority, and Tess’s decision to put the investigation over her coven has left her out in the cold.

In the aftermath of a wager gone terribly wrong, Rajani, the God of Violence, has made a mistake. In his rage, he has broken a cardinal rule and directly interfered with fate, leading to the severing of a sacred Red Thread. He thinks he has gotten away with it; thinks that nobody besides the equally culpable God of Love, Halia, witnessed his crime. But he is wrong. Truth and Vengeance saw. As did the severed Red Thread of Fate who screams for retribution. Together, they will seek out the mortal man whose world was shattered and offer him justice... at any cost.

Die junge Reporterin Ivy Briggs reist auf die geheimnisvolle Isle of Veil, eine abgelegene Insel vor der Südküste Englands. Doch ausgerechnet Dr. Bennett Wyler, der charismatische Leiter der Station, macht ihr das Leben schwer. Gerade als sie beginnt, sich an die eigenwillige Umgebung und die liebenswert-chaotischen Dämonenwelpen zu gewöhnen, erschüttert ein Mord die Aufzuchtstation. Um die Schließung der Station zu verhindern, bleibt Ivy und Bennett nur eines zu tun: Sie müssen zusammenarbeiten.

Vincent Lupo is a jaded, wine-soaked immortal just trying to finish writing his latest smutty novel and avoid the people he’s wronged—magical or otherwise. Then a severed head turns up in his fridge, branded with an invocation sigil and whispering lines from a play he wrote a century ago. A play the wrong people believe is prophecy. Now Vincent’s neck-deep in death cults, cursed scripts, and a once-devoted mortal aide who’s now a cult leader hellbent on crafting his own narrative—and casting Vincent as the unwilling Bloodbard at centre stage.

Ed genießt das Leben in vollen Zügen. Nachdem er eine zweite Chance bekommen hat, ist er fest entschlossen, jede sich ihm bietende Gelegenheit zu nutzen. Das erste Jahr am Lyzeum ist zu Ende, und die lang ersehnten Ferien haben endlich begonnen. Verlockende Angebote von Klassenkameraden versprechen einen traumhaften Sommer–voller Entspannung und Abenteuer am Meer. Doch Ed hat noch einiges zu erledigen.

Schreckliches ist geschehen und ganz Korea wird von finsteren Kreaturen in Schutt und Asche gelegt. Um ihre Schwester zu retten, muss Jia ins 18. Jahrhundert reisen, das Gemälde zerstören und danach den Künstler töten. Zu ihrem Entsetzen muss Jia jedoch feststellen, dass sie zu früh in der Vergangenheit gelandet ist. Zweiter Teil der mitreißenden Romantasy-Dilogie mit koreanischem Setting.

Slaying undead is an endless task, but one Hunter Haeight has aspired to all her life. She joins Noelictus' Hunter's Guild and works her way up the ranks, slaying zombies, skeletons, and ghouls with dedication and zeal. However, there is a rot within the Kingdom of Shade, and Haeight's aspirations turn into doubts as she finds a web of conspiracies in the capital, Menorome. The Hunters there are off—something is afoot. It is a bewildering, overwhelming place for new Hunters, as well as the fourth Princess of Calanfer, Seraphel du Marquin, who has arrived for her marriage, unhappy and alone.

From the masterful John Gwynne, Valour is the second epic fantasy in the Faithful and the Fallen series, following Malice. The Banished Lands are torn by war, as the army of High King Nathair sweeps the realm challenging all who oppose his holy crusade. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of...

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As Alessia Wells dons her crown as the first Fae Queen in centuries . . . She’s faced with what feels like insurmountable hurdles. When deadly attacks pop up across The Isle, it’s up to Alessia to put an end to the danger. But how can she stop the attacks when she can’t even control her...

When Vera—tall, brilliant of mind, and newly proud of her magefolk heritage—marries Mr Faulkner and leaves Pink, Oklahoma, for a fresh start in Geneva with her husband, she hopes distance will dull the shadows that have haunted her. Instead, she carries with her a secret that could shatter everything: she is pregnant, and she cannot tell whether the child growing inside her is her husband’s or the result of a brutal assault by the demon Dougal—the same creature that has terrorised the townsfolk of Pink, Oklahoma.