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In pursuit of Chernobog's followers, Niki Baird, Ryan Fortner, and their allies venture into the Otherworld—a treacherous realm of mythical creatures and mysterious curses. Each discovery spurs more questions, but one truth comes to light: Chernobog seeks Koschei's Needle, a powerful artifact an undying sorcerer hid in Niki's world.

Kiev A-Morridahn must pay. This is the vow Nyx Fortuna has sworn. Keeping it is all but impossible, but it is the one thing that motivates her. Whatever she must do, she will do. Whatever she must sacrifice, she will give. But if she succeeds, she'll have to reckon with everything she's pushed aside in her quest for vengeance. As it turns out, feelings—and friends—don't like being ignored.

Jamie is basically your average New England academic in-training—she has a strong queer relationship, an esoteric dissertation proposal, and inherited generational trauma. But she has one extraordinary secret: she's also a powerful witch. Serena, Jamie's mother, has been hiding from the world in an old one-room schoolhouse for several years, grieving the death of her wife and the simultaneous explosion in her professional life. All she has left are memories.

Beatrice Barnard doesn't believe in magic. She definitely doesn't believe the predictions of the celebrity psychic who claims that she will experience seven miracles and soon after she will die. When she discovers her husband is cheating on her, Bea flees to Skerry Island, off the Pacific Northwest coast, in desperate need of solitude—taking her husband's birthday vacation by herself. Immediately upon arrival, she finds her life on the line as a rogue woodchopper blade almost kills her. Her survival feels like a miracle.

Cassie Beckett’s life is anything but magical. With a wild younger sister, three unruly kids, and an absent husband, she’s really not looking forward to the witching month of October. At least the gorgeous, foggy Prince Edward Island is always quiet. That is, until the vampires arrive. As the creatures sink their teeth into Cassie’s tenuous grip on normalcy, she’s forced to come face-to-face with long-disregarded family secrets. The legacy gifts her with power, but also a lofty responsibility: rid the island of vampires, or let them win. (Both options suck, in more ways than one.)

De zestienjarige Morgan Rowlands mag dan niet de knapste of populairste zijn op school, maar daar trekt ze zich weinig van aan. Dan komt er een nieuwe, adembenemend knappe jongen op Widow's Vale High: Cal Blaire. Hoewel ze er helemaal niet in gelooft, laat Morgen zich meeslepen. Maar na een ritueel merkt ze een verandering: ze ziet en voelt dingen anders dan voorheen, en ze kan nu machtige, magische dingen die ze eerder niet kon. Langzamerhand ontdekt Morgan nieuwe dingen over zichzelf, maar wat gaat het haar kosten?

Vampires are the worst. Trust me, I should know. I was raised by one. I have four goals in life: Avoid vampires like the plague they are, eat the perfect grilled cheese sandwich, drink my body weight in booze, and avoid having to sell my body to pay my rent. Should be easy. Yeah right. While pursuing these goals, I found myself accidentally caught in a conflict between a vampire lord and a group of over-zealous vampire hunters who are hell-bent on bringing forth the apocalypse. And the kicker? I'm the only one who can stop them. My name is Victoria Chevalier.

Convencida de que aceptando formar parte del proyecto Hypnos no solo pondrá fin a sus problemas de insomnio, sino también a su precaria situación financiera, Alicia emprenderá un misterioso viaje sin retorno a Barcelona, donde la fina línea que separa el mundo de los sueños de la realidad pondrá en jaque su propia identidad. La mezcla de amistad y amor, la falta de escrúpulos y las tragedias del pasado marcarán su destino.

Allein in einer wundersamen Welt voller Verliese, Quests, Kampftraining, Gildenkriege, Turniere und dem Erlernen von Magie… Das ist alles einfach großartig! Die Horden von Orks, die sich den Grenzen des Reiches nähern, sind natürlich ein wenig beunruhigend. Genauso wie die mysteriöse Organisation, die das Reich aus dem Inneren lähmt. Aber was, wenn ich derjenige bin, der sie aufhalten kann? Oder aber… Was, wenn ich dazu bestimmt bin, mich ihnen anzuschließen?

Eine kleine Insel vor der Küste Schottlands und ein Selkie auf der Suche nach der eigenen Bestimmung. Studentin Maggie erforscht mit Vogelkundler Jonathan und Veterinär Gavin das mysteriöse Verhalten von Kegelrobben. Dabei kommen die drei sich nicht nur gegenseitig näher, sondern auch einem unberechenbaren magischen Wesen in die Quere …

What should have been a break in a long chain of unsolved robberies leads Detective Valor Lovell into the dark world of murder, organ theft, and the black market. His informant, Miranda, shines light on the thefts tearing through Cauldron City and how they connect to the dead weight case continuing to thwart the detectives of Precinct #153.

Als ein ehemaliger Mitschüler Conny Bligh, den Anwalt der Geister, um seine Hilfe bittet, ist dieser davon zunächst alles andere als angetan. Doch das ändert sich, als er und Allison Harrowmore auf Hidden Manor, der Burg ohne Vergangenheit, eintreffen. Oder hat das alte Gemäuer doch eine Geschichte? Bald drängt die Zeit, denn ein großer Maskenball steht unmittelbar bevor.

Ember Rose, Nachfahrin der einzig wahren Hexe und aus New Jersey stammend, lebt sich langsam in ihr neues Leben in Starry Hollow ein. Es dauert nicht lange, bis Ember mitten in einem weiteren Geheimnis steckt. Jemand verwandelt die begehrtesten Junggesellen der Stadt in Frösche, angefangen mit ihrem Cousin Florian. Tante Hyacinth besteht darauf, dass die Zeitung zusammen mit Sheriff Nash ermittelt, denn „jeder weiß, dass Werwölfe lieber Beute jagen als Verbrecher.“

تركب روز دراجتها الجديدة بالقرب من منزلها في ولاية ساوث داكوتا، تسقط روز على الأرض لتستيقظ في قاع حفرة مربعة الشكل تتوهج جدرانها بنقوش غريبة الشكل. لكن رجال...

While building up his PI agency, Finch’s sister-in-law, Jessica, comes to him with a major problem. She cheated the wizard, Maldonado, an infamous demonologist known for his crime dealings, and now he wants Jessica dead. Determined to help Jessica, as well as a few others around town, all within a single 24-hour period, Finch must make a new pact with a creature that can defeat Maldonado’s infernal magic. Unfortunately, very few creatures can do that, and all of them want something drastic in return.

The world of unknowable objects—magical items that most people have no idea possess powers—has been quiet for decades, but the three members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in London. They are pledged to protect their archive of magical items hidden away, safe from the outside world—and the world safe from them. But when Frank Simpson, the longest-standing member of the Society of Unknowable Objects, hears of a new artifact coming to light in Hong Kong, he sends Magda Sparks—author by day and newest member—to investigate.

Steve—Diomedes Tydides to his Trojan War buddies—just had a bad day on his charter fishing boat in San Diego, but when the goddess Athena calls on her faithful warrior for another secret mission, he’s ready. The bomb that exploded inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art isn’t the crime American authorities think it is. Someone also stole the Cup of Jamshid, and Diomedes knows its fortune-telling abilities won’t be used for anything benign.

The world of unknowable objects—magical items that most people have no idea possess powers—has been quiet for decades . . .But three current members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in London. They are pledged to protect their archive of magical items hidden away, safe from the outside world—and keep the world safe from them. But when Frank Simpson, the longest-standing member of the Society of Unknowable Objects, hears of a new artefact coming to light in Hong Kong, he sends the Society's newest member to investigate.

Nico hat sich Bedrohungen durch Menschen, Bedrohungen durch Drachen und Schrecken jenseits der physischen Welt gestellt, aber er ist es leid, nur zu reagieren. Nico mag es zwar, auf Goldhaufen herumzuliegen, aber das bedeutet nicht, dass er noch länger warten wird. Er will die Initiative ergreifen, was die Befreiung der versklavten Drachen und die Gründung der Schuppennation, eines Ortes für alle Drachen, einschließt.

Der Tod ist ganz nahe - ich kann seinen kalten Odem bereits spüren. Ohne die Ankunft meines Vaters wäre das mein Ende gewesen. Ich würde alles dafür tun, mein Ziel zu erreichen. Denn ich bin Archie Belov. Ich bin der Mensch, der jede einzelne Gottheit dieser Welt persönlich kennt.