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Phil erwacht in den düsteren Gängen eines gewaltigen Segelschiffes aus einer anderen Zeit. Bevölkert wird das Schiff von einer Crew aus wunderlichen Gestalten, die ihm weder Auskunft darüber geben wollen, wer sie sind, noch wo er sich befindet. So versucht Phil auf eigene Faust die dunklen Rätsel um ihn herum zu lösen.

Phil wird endlich in die Kapitänsgemächer eingeladen und sieht sich dort seinem eigenen Doppelgänger, Captain LaTerra, gegenüber. Er erfährt, dass er in eine fremde Welt geschleust worden ist und mit dem Captain, der unter einem dunklen Fluch zu leiden scheint, ein sogenanntes Parallelenpaar bildet. Der Verbindung eines solchen Paares werden unsägliche Kräfte nachgesagt.

Mit dem ruhigen Leben des Schriftstellers Phil Curtis ist es vorbei. Seit Wochen wird er von wiederkehrenden Alpträumen heimgesucht, groteske Halluzinationen verzerren die Realität. Menschen beginnen sich ihm gegenüber seltsam zu verhalten oder finden in seiner Gegenwart auf mysteriöse Weise den Tod. Phil ist überzeugt, den Verstand zu verlieren, als eine junge Frau in sein Leben tritt und seine Welt wieder ins Gleichgewicht bringt. Doch der Frieden trügt und er wird von seinen dunkelsten Alpträumen verschlungen.

Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after—and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past. But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom soon finds himself unable to resist.

Zander is in an auction house for the sole purpose of getting someone to sign a contract. He doesn't have any interest in owning a blood slave—until he lays eyes on Max. That, he must have. Max is there for reasons of his own, mostly desperate reasons, and he's braced himself for a year of hell, which doesn't seem to be forthcoming. Someone needs to explain to this vampire that he's supposed to use Max, not spoil him. Zander doesn't seem to get it.

Traitor’s Den was meant to be a prison. A punishment. A hellhole my daddy could never escape. Over the decades, however, hundreds of us have found a way to make it our home. We’ve learned to deal with the many bumps along the way with colorful cussing and a dash of humor—often roused by one too many at the saloon—and we’ve embraced the spell that turns us all into honky-tonk cowgirls and -boys.

In the space of a mere instant, the life he once knew–the life he wanted–is no more. In its place, he is given great strength and immortality, but it comes with strings. Strings that bind him to the sylphs and other humans, whom he must protect against those who destroyed the life he once knew–the Fae.

When Tomilyn calls upon the wind to seek revenge upon her sister, Seraphina, she forgets she is in a state of rage. The wind goes after Seraphina but it is boosted a hundred fold by Tomilyn's need for revenge. The cyclone hits the solarium where Seraphina is hiding and when the dust settles, all that is left is two black wings and two beautiful black eyes.

An Elven warrior, pursued by the rat-faced Szcurae, flees for his life and that of the child he carries in his arms. The warrior, as he’s about to die, sets the child adrift. Rescued by the Fire Warriors, the child is considerably more than they believe her to be. She’s the legendary white witch.

Justin Howley never knew there were others like him—others who could do magic. When a traveling magic show comes to town, their tricks are simply too amazing to be illusions. Justin is swept up in the excitement of the show, and in particular the teleporting girl. Despite being the type to never leave his house, he wants to join this traveling group of mages.

Stormy Bay is a dying town nestled against an eerily placid ocean, and Ray Lilly is trapped in it. He can barely remember his name let alone his mission for the Twenty Palace society. Worse, he realizes that for some time now he's been living as a puppet, his body and mind under the complete domination of an unknown power, and the townsfolk think this puppet is his real identity. And that power can still seize control of Ray's body at any time, forcing him and the people around him to playact in nonsense stories that center around a mysterious boy and his monster dog.

Eine abgelegene Kleinstadt, eine blutige Mordserie und ein entsetzliches Monster: Das neue Fantasy-Horror-Hörbuch von Christina Henry! Als die Leichen von zwei Mädchen in der Stadt Smiths Hollow auftauchen, weiß die 14-jährige Lauren, dass die blutige Tat ungesühnt bleiben wird. Schließlich konnte die Polizei auch den Mörder ihres Vaters nicht finden, dessen Leiche ein Jahr zuvor im Wald gefunden wurde: Sein Herz war ihm herausgerissen worden, und zwar unter dem berüchtigten Geisterbaum.

Collette LeSange is a lonely artist who heads an elite fine arts school for children in upstate New York. Her youthful beauty masks the dark truth of her life: she has endured centuries of turmoil and heartache in the wake of her grandfather’s long-ago decision to make her immortal like himself. Now in 1984, Collette finds her life upended by the arrival of a gifted child from a troubled home, the return of a stalking presence from her past, and her own mysteriously growing hunger.

When Helsing XII, the latest in the long and illustrious line of brave demon-hunters dies in combat, no-one would have expected his ring of power to be handed down to an idiot. Least of all said idiot; Brian Trelawney, the most hapless car salesman in the whole of Cornwall.

When I got the letter, I couldn't believe it. When I drove down the highway, I still couldn't believe it. And when I got there? I finally realized I had a purpose: breaking rocks with my crazy new roommates.

They say that legends are born, not made. But for Jeremy Goodson and Masaru Hagen that is far from the truth. Confronted by something that neither of them can explain, two complete strangers from opposite sides of the world embark on an unforgettable journey that will forge them into living legends.

Thomas never thought he would live this long. He expected the usual lifespan of 60 to 70 years. But one terrifying night in 1946, San Francisco has changed all that. He's now been alive 86 years and still looks 20. He and his associates, Jonathan and Kathryn, have been granted immortality by a group of sylphs belonging to the Zie Council–led by their queen, Malina–who possess an elixir called Enchantment.

Nascosta tra le foreste della Pennsylvania, Catherine House è una scuola d'eccellenza che ha sfornato premi Nobel, giudici della Corte suprema e personalità di primo piano nel mondo dell'arte, della cultura e della politica. I suoi criteri di ammissione sono rigidissimi, e le poche persone che ogni anno superano la selezione avranno vitto, alloggio e istruzione gratuiti, ma per tre anni - estati comprese - saranno completamente tagliate fuori dal mondo esterno: niente visite, telefonate, televisione, musica.

Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431. He's just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it's ever been . . . but how will he find her?

Sie sah mich an, mit ihren dunklen, dunklen Augen voller Geheimnisse. Irgendwann, versprach ich mir, irgendwann werde ich jedes einzelne davon kennen. Als Winnie mit ihrer Schwester Sasha nach New York zog, hatte sie nur ein Ziel: ihren Vater zu finden und zu erfahren, warum er vor vierzehn Jahren plötzlich aus ihrem Leben verschwand. Doch den Mut aufzubringen, sich der eigenen Vergangenheit zu stellen, ist leichter gesagt als getan, zumal Winnie mehr denn je das Gefühl hat, ein Auge auf ihre jüngere Schwester haben zu müssen.