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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.

Questi tredici racconti affrontano una vasta gamma di argomenti legati al soprannaturale: dal modo in cui la tecnologia moderna può condizionare la nostra percezione della vita e della morte a storie ambientate in luoghi infestati, come case abbandonate e castelli misteriosi, dove le presenze del passato influenzano il presente.

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.

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.

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.

Discover the sequel to gothic fantasy sensation The Bell Witches from Sunday Times bestseller, Lindsey Kelk. Blood is thicker than water… Since arriving in Savannah, Emily Bell has faced prophecies, werewolves, family secrets and her own grandmother's attempt to take her life. But, strangely...

Prue steht an einem Wendepunkt: Ihre Entscheidung hat weitreichende Folgen, nicht nur für Jaydee, sondern auch für ihr eigenes Seelenheil. Inmitten von Dunkelheit und Zweifel muss Prue ihren eigenen Weg wählen und sich fragen, ob sie die Mutter sein kann, die sie sich für ihre Tochter wünscht. Währenddessen lässt Evil Rose unermüdlich ihre Dunkelheit auf die Welt los. Ihr Einfluss wächst, und die Bedrohung wird immer größer. Lionsgate liegt nach einem verheerenden Angriff in Trümmern, aber in all der Zerstörung findet Matthew eine Botschaft, die das Ruder herumreißen könnte.

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.

Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are doors to new worlds. Alix Watson knows one thing: unlike people, books will never let her down. Working dead-end jobs to make ends meet, she takes nightly refuge in the reading room at the Boston...

Jason is a werewolf. He's one of my best friends and sometimes a lover. And right now he needs me, Anita Blake – not to be a vampire hunter, or a Federal Marshall, or a necromancer, but because his father is dying. Because this is the weekend that Marmee Noir, ancient mother of all vampires, picks to make her move.

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...

“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.