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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 Kūki, a prestigious design magazine: travel to a massive data...

Hatred, fear, and subjugation are the laws of the land—but laws can be broken—in the thrilling second installment of this reincarnation fantasy. The forces of light and darkness have been locked in war for millenia, all in the name of the fierce god Kaedmon. And Ethan Graham, an average...

The final showdown has arrived. Nemain, the murderous, self-appointed Queen, has her sights set on the magic running through my veins. She'll stop at nothing to steal my power and begin her reign of terror over every fae in the world. Worse, my mating bond with Balor hurtles us closer and closer...

Trapped in an underwater cave, a group of academics must face a series of deadly, supernatural trials—each one demanding they confront their darkest sins—in this chilling aquatic cult horror debut from Megan Bontrager. Grad student Caro has no idea what she wants to do with her life, but...

Witches Angelina and Evan Everhart-Trueblood take a case that spirals out of control until the whole city is at risk in this exciting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter. Angelina Everhart-Trueblood and her brother Evan run Everhart Investigations, a PI firm in...

Not all Angels are guardians. Some are hunters. And if they find her, all hell will break loose. Elizabeth James has always seen, heard, and dreamed things others did not. But her strange dreams have started to take over her life. She wakes up exhausted, can't focus at work, and is beginning to doubt her sanity. With useless health insurance and a shoestring budget, a therapist isn't in the cards. She reluctantly takes her unconventional neighbor's advice and decides to see a shaman in hopes of reclaiming her life.

For Rissa Rawdon, a disgraced Versorcerer, an isolated death on the floating empire of Centa Isla seems inevitable... until dark forces stir beneath the city's towering shadows. As demonic servants infiltrate the very foundations of the city, a fierce storm arrives, bringing with it a vengeful renegade. In the chaos, Rissa glimpses a sliver of hope — a chance to reclaim control of her destiny and forge a new purpose in a world teetering on the edge of collapse.

Du wählst nicht die Akademie. Die Akademie wählt dich. Mein kleiner Bruder Billy wurde auserwählt, an der Großen Auslese teilzunehmen. Wenn er die Prüfungen übersteht, winken jede Menge Geld – und ein Platz an der berüchtigten Akademie der Schatten, wo Magie gelehrt wird. Doch wenn er sich weigert, wird unsere Familie ausgelöscht.

Quando la sua vita arriva al capolinea, Wilbur Budd, un ultraottantenne solitario, si spaventa nello scoprire che lo aspetta una corsa a bordo del Treno di Mezzanotte, un treno magico in grado di attraversare il tempo e riportarlo nelle stazioni dei suoi ricordi più preziosi, per capire chi era davvero in quegli istanti, al di là delle inevitabili distorsioni della memoria. Osservandosi forse per la prima volta con sincerità e compassione, Wilbur sarà chiamato a rallentare e a considerare la propria traiettoria personale con occhi nuovi.

Okay, eines ist mir mittlerweile klar: Eine Omega zu sein, bedeutet, man hat Sex. Eine Menge Sex, der obendrein alle Grenzen sprengt, die ich bisher kannte. Und das auch noch mit einem anbetungswürdigen Mann, der ganz genau weiß, wie er einen am Rande der Ekstase hält. Da treten die weiteren Ereignisse meines ersten Tages in seinem Rudel beinahe in den Hintergrund.

The world ended eighty-one years ago. A quantum bomb shattered civilization and split North America into four warring kingdoms ruled by magic, teeth, and fire. I grew up in the wreckage—a slave in a Coldiron mine, disguised as a boy, protecting my little sister, the only thing keeping me human. Then I escaped. Half-dead. Starving. Hunted. I didn't claw my way to freedom to fall at the feet of four immortal princes. But here I am. Heart pounding. Skin on fire. Secrets unraveling. A Fae heir whose touch commands the chaos inside me to still.

Un petit village gallois se met soudain à bouillonner de magie, phénomène qui inquiète autant qu'il enthousiasme les universitaires d'Oxford. Ni une ni deux, on fait appel au Pr Tarrant, spécialiste des catastrophes thaumaturgiques, pour étudier l'affaire. Les Pr Élodie et Gabriel Tarrant...

A struggling artist in 1990s New York City finds her life turned upside down when she stumbles across a lost angel that has crash-landed on the roof of her apartment building. Her first impulse is to profit off her discovery--only to quickly learn she's the only human who can see it for what it truly is. And as if that was difficult enough, the minions of the "other side" are eager to track the angel down and turn it into one of their own. And then things get weird.

Welcome to The Smiling Dog Café, where lost souls find their way home, guided ‎by mysterious dogs and comforted by the scent of perfectly brewed coffee. This collection ‎of two interconnected novellas brings the Japanese tradition of healing fiction to the ‎streets of Brooklyn, where an unassuming café holds more magic than meets the eye.‎

Wenn man zwischen einer Grippe und der Behandlung durch die Großhexe Ophelia wählen muss, verliert die Hölle ihren Schrecken. Das jedenfalls ist Trulys Eindruck.

“A beautiful girl drops into your life, gives you magical powers of kinkiness, and you didn't think there would be at least one little problem to deal with?” Annie’s words echo in Jake Emmerson’s mind. That woman’s name is Evri and it is her first day on earth. She is lovely but clueless. To keep her, Jake must accept the ownership of the Essence–a magical power that enchants and transforms ordinary objects into the extraordinary.

A fairy tale festival and a meowerzs of a murder. Our amateur sleuth must prowl her way through the clues before the whole town winds up doomed to a thousand years of sleep. In Broomstick Bay, the annual Fairytale Con is happening and Ruby's family bakery is making the funnel cakes. Everyone is dressing as their favorite fairy tale character. Ruby and Lance are going as Aurora and the Prince. But when a fairy is murdered, Maleficent gives the town an ultimatum. It doesn't even matter that there was a proposal or that Ruby should be the happiest she's ever been.

Long ago, Finch made a pact with Chronos, the Titan of Time. In exchange for the ability to rewind time up to 24 hours, Finch agreed to safeguard Chronos’s newest child — whenever Chronos decided to have one. That day has come. Finch must protect the time god egg, keeping it out of the hands of random bounty hunters, werewolves, vampires, assassins, and even Aeon, a rival time god.

** A NEW YORKER, OBSERVER AND PARIS REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR ** ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE ** A new audio edition read by Genevive Gaunt, twice winner of the AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Tara Selter has slipped out of time. It was clear that the day always returned to...

They awakened a sleeping giant and filled within him a terrible resolve. Seven months after the battle for Cambridge, America and its allies prepare the largest military coalition since World War II. But before their arsenals can be unleashed, someone must cross the portal and uncover what waits...