検索キーワード： 都市

When marine private Oliver Chadwick Gardenier is killed in the marine barrack bombing in Beirut, somebody who might be Saint Peter gives him a choice: Go to heaven, which, while nice, might be a little boring, or return to earth. The Boss has a mission for him, and he's to look for a sign. He's a marine: He'll choose the mission. Unfortunately, the sign he's to look for is "57". Which, given the food services contract in Bethesda Hospital, creates some difficulty. Eventually it appears that God's will is for Chad to join a group called Monster Hunters International.

For well over a century, Monster Hunter International has kept the world safe from supernatural threats small and large - and, in some cases, very, very large. Now, join us as MHI opens their archives for the first time. From experienced hunters on their toughest cases, to total newbies' initial encounters with the supernatural, The Monster Hunter Files reveals the secret history of the world's most elite monster fighting force.

Accountant turned professional monster hunter, Owen Zastava Pitt, managed to stop the nefarious Old Ones' invasion plans last year, but as a result made an enemy out of one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Now an evil death cult known as the Church of the Temporary Mortal Condition wants to capture Owen in order to gain the favor of the great Old Ones.

The stunning, critically-acclaimed follow-up to best-selling The Quantum Magician THE ULTIMATE CHASE Days ago, Belisarius pulled off the most audacious con job in history. He's rich, he's back with the love of his life, and best of all, he has the Time Gates, arguably the most valuable things in...

The breathtaking debut from acclaimed short story writer Derek Kunsken. Belisarius is a quantum man, an engineered Homo quantus who fled the powerful insight of dangerously addictive quantum senses. He found a precarious balance as a con man, but when a client offers him untold wealth to move a...

Raze is "just" a lowly Gearblin chained to the quest-giver desk at the worst (and only) arcade in town. And that’s a problem for her. It means that she’s a Non-Participating Citizen, someone who can’t see her stats nor make opposed rolls against Heroes. It’s why her life’s worth less than the vendor trash she doles out. The old-timers swear it didn’t used to be like this; their issues only began once RNGesus went AFK a thousand years ago, leaving the questionably blessed Heroes to conquer everything without consequence.

After officially becoming a Gold Rank adventurer, Salvos leaves the Nixa and departs on a new adventure to grow even stronger and find a way back to her companion. She will have to face [Cultists], assassins, and the threat of a company war — something she may or may not have instigated — while she battles against the prejudice the world itself holds against her, because she is a Demon.

Read by the incredible John Lee Winner of the August Derleth award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Perdido Street Station is an imaginative urban fantasy thriller, and the first of China Miéville's novels set in the world of Bas-Lag. The metropolis of New Crobuzon sprawls at the centre of its...

The quiet little healer? She can't be my mate. My wolf was desperate—we were dying. Poisoned. Tortured. It's the only explanation. But when I wake up, she's there at my side, and my wolf is nearly feral, trying to get to her, stake his claim on her. But I push her away, because it's all too much, too soon. I'm not worthy of a mate. Especially not now that I'm scarred. I'm too broken, too ugly, too mean. Anything good in me was burned out a long time ago. No, she's better off without me. Now I just have to convince my wolf to let her go.

Wounded and fighting for survival in a complex dungeon consumed by civil war, a wolf's need to lead its own pack is fulfilled by a loyal and devoted connection to its elven companion, Emhreeil. Lost to each other, they've become easy prey for the monstrous creatures that prowl the multilevel mazes. To find Emhreeil, the wolf must learn to control its shapeshifting physiology and other supernatural abilities.

A brutally-hot philosophy professor, a brainiac newborn vampire, and a fortune-telling demon walk into a bar… The rift is open. That's what Raisin Toast Ronan Bishop calls it, but in my head, it's the hellmouth. I just wish it were vampires coming out of it. Vampires I can handle. But these...

Power is old. Spirit is older. And some debts demand sacrifice. When a sacred fire tears through the hills above Jacmel, the old protections fail—and the dead go quiet. Terra Graves, a Milwaukee mambo with more grit than patience, is pulled into a war she didn’t start and refuses to lose. Vodou vèvès light the way. Enemies wear beautiful faces. The World Beneath—its bars, crossroads, and back-alley altars—prowls just under the city’s skin.

Kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit wird Marie in eine Duftlampe hineingezogen und landet im Niemandsland, wo eine Blume ihr den Weg weisen soll. Die neue Welt ist Heimat eines Paares, das ebenfalls am Tag der Vermählung entzweit wurde. Maries Verlobter Ben macht sich auf, sie zu suchen, und reist mit seinem besten Freund und dem Zwerg Artur in das Königreich hinter dem Regenbogen, wo ein Tyrann namens Sabbio Angst und Schrecken verbreitet.

Having survived being possessed by a demon god, tattooed from head to foot with infernal symbols, and technically dying, Raven now jumps from the pan into the fire. With the Infernals' plan to take over the world thwarted, Fae power begins to rise and with it a new threat to Dusk and its people.

Dieser Sammelband enthält die komplette Dilogie von Daimonion. Band 1 (Essenz): Nach einem Jahrtausend erbitterter Kriege herrscht endlich Frieden zwischen dem Reich der Engel und dem der Dämonen. Doch der Pakt steht auf wackeligen Beinen. Secia ist eine Dämonin, stolz auf ihre Herkunft und ihren Klan. Sie trainiert hart, um nach ihrer Vollendung das Untere Reich gegen die verhassten Engel verteidigen zu können.

This set includes a prequel novella as well as the first two novels of the Charm Collector urban fantasy series. Veiled Threats: Camila Fletcher has made a career out of finding missing people. Despite being a full-blooded human, she’s often contacted by members of the fae population hiding amongst mundanes. When a young fae girl asks for help finding her sister, Camila is thrust into an investigation that involves much more than one missing girl…

After being held captive and tortured for months, Mackenzie is finally home. But her peace is shattered when Master Dagmar asks for her help. Children are still going missing, and the Task Force created to stop these abductions is hitting road bumps at every turn.

The stakes have never been higher as spirits have invaded Kyra's brand new ship and are causing turmoil. Cutting riggings, attacking sails—there's no extent to which the ghosts will go to sink Kyra's ship. A new arrival will join the crew and has ideas about how our heroine might overcome the obstacle. But Kyra will have to sail far and wide across a sea stricken by an undead navy while mitigating the damage caused by the one-time crew of the Antigrall. If she wants her ship and crew to survive, Kyra will have to take on challenges like she's never imagined.

When San Francisco PD asks Argonaut to assist them in solving a series of strange bank robberies, Cassius Black and Morgan King uncover a disturbing plot that points to an unknown artifact hidden somewhere in the city. Their investigation soon has them crossing paths with a desperate Brianna, who seeks their help in finding her missing daughter. When the witch reveals the shocking circumstances surrounding her daughter's birth as well as the deadly magic sealed inside the young girl's body, the Argonaut agents realize their case is linked to Eden.

I’ve become what I feared most, and a demon is hunting me for my power. He’s opened a portal to the underworld, and I’m the last piece in his puzzle. If he captures me, he’ll use my magic to desolate the world. The only person who can help me is Damian Malek, a cursed angel. He’s sexy, powerful, and ruthless. The only problem is - our attraction is fatal. When the veil to the underworld breaks, we’ve got one shot to save our world. We’ll have to confront my past, find the secret of my magic, and broker a deal with the angels - a deal that could cost Damian everything.