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Eliza Paladin is disillusioned with normal life. She and her talking cat, Pal, discover a world where magic is as real as taxes. Even as all her fantasies come true, Eliza discovers a sinister plot that could result in losing the very powers that have given her life meaning.

In einem Baumhaus hoch oben in den Wipfeln eines idyllischen Hains lebt Familie Lawson: Vater Giovanni Lawson ist ein Roboter, sein Sohn Victor Lawson ist ein Mensch. Mit ihnen wohnen dort noch ein Pflegeroboter mit einem leichten Hang zum Sadismus und ein schüchterner kleiner Staubsauger. Eines Tages entdeckt Vic einen beschädigten Androiden namens Tom im Wald und repariert ihn. Dann wird Giovanni von seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt und in die Stadt der elektrischen Träume verschleppt, wo er neu programmiert werden soll.

In a distant past, the magician, Seabhac, fought a deadly battle on a cliff high above the raging sea. Hovering on the point of death, he managed a final thrust of magic and escaped to Avalon to pass the his knowledge to his apprentice, Ainevar. Driven to protect the endangered Druid magic, Ainevar fled Seabhac’s attacker and began a course of events that wind through history and take root in modern day Salem.

In the world’s most magical metropolis where spirits run noodle shops and cash-strapped dragons stage photo-ops for tourists, people still think fairies are nothing but stories, and that’s exactly how the fairies like it. It’s a lot easier to feast on humanity’s dreams when no one believes you exist. But while this arrangement works splendidly for most fair folk, Lola isn’t one of the lucky ones.

Magic is real. People just don't like to talk about it. As far as most humans know, magic is confined only to the world of fairies, elves, and witches, but the staff at the museum know better. There is so much more.

Elea Vidya lebt als Influencerin in Berlin und hat schlimme Träume vom Tod ihres Vaters und ihrer Schwester. In Berlin findet gerade eine große Entführungs- und Mordserie statt. Elea hat in der Vergangenheit der Polizei schon bei der Lösung von anderen Fällen geholfen und soll auch hier wieder helfen. Ein verrückter Professor hält einen Vortrag zudem sie eingeladen wird. Durch diesen Vortrag kommt Elea mit den Mördern ihres Vaters und der Schwester erneut in Kontakt. Elea hat besondere Fähigkeiten. Aber das größte Geheimnis ist ihre falsche Identität und der Ort von dem sie wirklich kommt.

Kiva ha diciassette anni e ormai da tempo ricopre il ruolo di guaritrice a Zalindov, una prigione letale in cui chiunque è sacrificabile, in qualsiasi momento. Un giorno, nella sua infermeria approda la Regina Ribelle, che è stata catturata ed è gravemente malata. A Kiva viene ordinato di tenerla in vita a ogni costo affinché possa sostenere il Giudizio degli Elementi, ovvero quattro prove quasi impossibili da superare per riottenere la libertà. Consapevole che la Regina Ribelle non è in grado di affrontarle, Kiva prende il suo posto, pur sapendo che nessuno, in realtà, è mai sopravvissuto.

"Il viaggiatore vide città che esistevano identiche duemilatrecento anni avanti che lui passasse. Era vestito di bianco e calzava sandali: era forse quella l'unica misura per rispettare un luogo. Riempiva il taccuino di impressioni. Al ritorno si accorse che le pagine erano completamente bianche, come se la sua scrittura fosse scivolata via." Non meno aeree e trasognate dei luoghi fantastici creati da Swift o Rabelais, le città visitate in questo viaggio esoterico hanno sembianze reali, nomi consueti, segni tracciati su mappe e segnavia.

Once upon a time, there was a forgotten era of magic and monster. But the remnants—and all memory—of the old world have been replaced by the sane, the scientific, and the rational. But sometimes the magical past isn’t content to stay past. That’s where Jack Damian comes in. It’s his joy to protect our present from the supernatural remnants of an earlier time, a different history. It’s his job to make the past safe. Jack is called to the Tate Museum, where dozens of people have disappeared beneath the surface of a painting.

After her girlfriend breaks up with her for being too emotionally stifled, Jo Miller is trying to become more expressive. But then her boss calls her into his office for a private meeting and sexually assaults her. His parting words are, “you won't want to talk about this Jo. You think you do now, but trust me, you won’t.” Jo had been ready to go straight to the police, but every time she tries to talk about what happened, live insects crawl up her throat and into her mouth.

El mundo mágico y el de los humanos llevan demasiado tiempo separados, pero hay personas, como Breen Siobhan Kelly, que pueden viajar entre ambos. La joven acaba de volver a Talamh dispuesta a aceptar quién es realmente. Por suerte, no está sola: cuenta con su mejor amigo, Marco, y con Keegan, que la entrena sin descanso y cuyo deseo por Breen no hace más que crecer.

Freya kämpft immer noch mit der Beherrschung ihrer unerwartet erwachten Hexenkräfte. Zu allem Überfluss wird ihr als tierischer Gefährte die Katze Emilia Josephine zugewiesen, die von ihrer impulsiven Art wenig begeistert ist. Während Freya versucht, ihr neues Leben auf die Reihe zu bekommen, vertieft sich die Beziehung zu ihrem Mentor Malvin, der mehr und mehr Zeit mit ihr verbringt. Jedoch ist nicht jeder Freya und ihren Freunden wohl gesonnen. Tierkadaver auf den Treppenstufen ihres Büros und eine undurchsichtige Nachbarin beeinträchtigen ihr Glück.

Natasha Drozdova is desperate to save a life. Doctors can do little for her cancer-ridden mother, who insists there is only one cure—and that Nat must visit a skyscraper in Manhattan to get it. Amid a snow-locked city, inside a sleek glass-walled office, Nat makes her plea and is whisked into a terrifying new world. For the skyscraper holds a hungry winter goddess who has the power to cure her mother…if Nat finds a stolen object of great power. Now Nat must travel with a razor-wielding assassin across an American continent brimming with terror, wonder, and hungry divinities.

After saving reality and overcoming the numerous challenges that Neverland threw at her, Vanessa has been tasked to save Michael Darling from himself: he’s grown obsessed in his role as a Knight of the Round and will stop at nothing to find the ghost of James Hook, nearly getting expelled from the Knights in the process. It’s up to Vanessa to keep him safe, she can’t lose her partner to Hook’s sword. So together it’s off to Wonderland in pursuit of the pirate.

Maurice has just killed a dragon with a bread knife. And had his destiny foretold…and had his true love spirited away. That's precisely the sort of stuff that'd bring out the latent heroism in anyone. Unfortunately, Maurice is pretty sure he hasn't got any latent heroism. Meanwhile, a man wakes up in a jar in a different kind of pickle (figuratively speaking). He can't get out, of course, but neither can he remember his name, or what gravity is, or what those things on the ends of his legs are called…and every time he starts working it all out, someone makes him forget again.

Matti Puletasi finally has the name of one of the people responsible for her parents’ kidnapping. He’s a powerful billionaire with magical security strong enough to keep out dragons, but she’s determined to get in to question him. Make that interrogate him.

Thyra, a Redtail Gryphoness, once lived happily in the state of Georgia with her human husband, Johnathen, despite being harassed by an anti-gryphon organization called The Gathering. Now that the hate-filled organization has crumbled to pieces, Thyra and Johnathen are free to live their life in peace. Unfortunately, the wake of destruction caused by The Gathering has cost them their home, their belongings, and has lasting effects on the community around them.

Когда-то в этом мире появился реадиз - магия, которая теперь раскалывает мир пополам. Брат против брата, сын против отца, мать против дочери. Вчерашние друзья оказались по разные стороны баррикад, и итог у всего это лишь один. Мне же остается лишь помогать одной из сторон - той, которую выбрал я. Той, которая выбрала меня. Ведь у меня не было возможности предотвратить все это.

Говорят, магов больше нет. Их истребили в Великую магическую смуту под корень. Они сами уничтожили друг друга, а уцелевших добили разъяренные люди, уставшие от бесконечных войн. Человечество воспряло, без гнета одарённых чудовищ прогресс двинулся вперед семимильными шагами. Самым современным паровым экспрессом в столицу прибывает девушка из глубинки. С собой у нее один-единственный чемодан и тайна, которую она трепетно хранит.

After The Gatherings cult leader, Matthew, fails to rally the public against the gryphons, he attracts unwanted attention. Desperate to avoid public scrutiny, he searches for ways to make Thyra’s and Johnathen’s life miserable. While Thyra excels in her new Gryphball team, Matthew puts plans into action to resurrect a ghost from her past to haunt her, but his rashness may spell his downfall. He's determined to rid the city of these "Gryphon abominations" and burn all in his path to accomplish his objective.