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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.

His deal with the Demon Prince has taken Hadjar deeper and deeper into the Strange Lands, where every step could be his last. With the aid of Abraham's squad, he's looking for clues and uncovering all sorts of secrets and mysteries, but the Raven Sect's fanatics are on their trail. What will this new twist of fate bring? Will Hadjar be able to fulfill his part of the deal? Did he make a mistake when he agreed to destroy the oldest and most powerful sect of the mortal realm?

Cerb is back, with Loralee, the "girl" of his dreams—both of them stuck in dog shape while on Earth—and looking forward to a "blessed event." Instead of suffering cravings, Loralee digs up Lanie's yard, in her sleep, uncovering jewels and bones and trouble.

El sacerdote católico de una tranquila población costera se pregunta el motivo por el que Dios permite a los humanos la libertad de tomar decisiones, buenas o malas, por cuenta propia. Es decir, la concesión conocida como El Libre Albedrío. Inesperadamente surge de entre los feligreses un niño con inusitada capacidad para comprender la ciencia.

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.

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.

When Maine took on her father's mantle, her intention was to protect a single village. No one said anything about every living being on the planet. The Demon has built a mythical stronghold in Rainwater and is gunning for the Nexus—the center of all magic on Earth. He'll have to go through Maine and her celestial army first, but he wouldn't have it any other way. Facing insurmountable odds, Maine has gathered every last mythical creature willing to stop the Demons. She knows that it's not enough. Not even close.

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.

От новой преподавательницы бытовой магии не ждут особых свершений—студенты не прогуливают предмет, и ладно. Но когда начинают пропадать первокурсники, подозрение падает именно на неё. Похоже, что магичка—не та, за кого себя выдаёт. Целителю душ, единственному эльфу на всю академию, предстоит разобраться, кто есть кто, и в чем виноват. Осторожно! Героиня истерична и социопатична, ругается матом, пьет и развратничает. Герой педант и зануда.

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.

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.

Tasked with investigating a series of gruesome killings, the Rhapta hunters Haris and Mitra are on the trail of the Ubir Basma, who’s rumored to be lurking somewhere in the south-eastern US. But when they stumble upon a horde of rogue Ubir hiding deep in the bayou, they quickly realize that something is terribly wrong.

Luanne and Shawna Gawama head out of Gales Haven for a spontaneous day of adventurous fun. They expect to drink a little too much and dance the night away. Definitely to forget about all the trouble that’s befallen their hometown since their niece Marla’s return.

Life at Nyx's Station has been a little tense of late. There are the fugitives she's hiding, the Harvester of Worlds she still doesn't know what to do with, and then there's the ex-boyfriend she's been avoiding. So when someone from her elusive past shows up in Earth Between, Nyx jumps at the distraction—and the chance to finally get some answers. The only problem is, her childhood friend Seth has no intention of answering any of those questions.

Sam hates his office job, but at least every night he can delve into Alterwhere and forget about stupid teamwork for a while. The world’s hottest new cerebral reality game is a fully immersive mash-up of the retro fantasy RPGs he used to play on his dad’s steam account back in the early 2030s—the kind where you can eat a bowl of stew in the middle of a battle, fire crossbows underwater, and steal all the plates from an NPC’s kitchen as long as they’re looking away at the time.

When a man came into my shop in the Great Marketplace at the Crossroads of the Worlds and tried to kill me, it completely ruined my day. Not only did I have to clean up the blood, but disposing of his body made me late to meet my friends for drinks. A nagging little detail kept bugging me, though. As he died, he said he was hired by my mother's family—people I hadn't seen for more than a decade. Then I discovered that assassins had made attempts on my brother and sister as well. As much as I didn't want to, I decided I should find out who wanted us dead, and put a stop to it.

Maurice used his Fae magic to help the downtrodden and abused. But when he went too far, the Powers-That-Be decided he needed to learn humility, self-restraint, and mercy. They took away most of his magic, shrunk him down to five inches, and slapped wings on his back that no self-respecting Fae would be caught dead in. Then they exiled him to the Human realms, to work out his sentence helping Humans.

With tentative peace established in Faerie, Thierry returns to her job as a conclave marshal in Texas while the countdown to her coronation begins. But what happens in Faerie doesn't always stay in Faerie. A crown wasn't Thierry's only souvenir from her trip. Her new husband, Rook, is scheming again, and this time his plans are invading her dreams.