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Welcome to 1876 America, a place bursting with gunslingers, outlaws and garou—better known as werewolves. And where there are garou, there're hunters—the one and only Calamity Jane, to be precise, along with her fellow stars of Wild Bill's Traveling Show, Annie Oakley and Frank 'the Pistol Prince' Butler. After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there's talk of a garou cure. But rumors can be deceiving—meaning the gang better hightail it after her before they're a day late and a Jane short.

The Baldwins and the Davenports have been sworn enemies for centuries. Ever since Venus Davenport and Titus Baldwin, two enslaved kids, fell in love, tried to run away, and got caught by their mistress, Sabine, a powerful witch. Desperate for freedom, they struck a bargain, and she gifted their families the ability to exist outside of time, along with magic to survive and thrive. Those gifts came at a price.

A blackbird calls a warning. Anna, a slave girl running away from her Roman masters, pauses to listen as she lifts a totemic, druid carving she's found in the tunnel where she's hiding. The last thing she sees is a tangle of matted fur, a sheaf of claws, a flash of fangs, as she unleashes a hungry animal presence.

Vasilisa has listened to tales of Old Rus all her life, a fantastical forest realm ruled over by the witch Baba Yaga, home to the mischievous Leshy, the deadly rusalka, and Old Koschei, butcher of hearts. But never would she have dreamed it to be real -- nor imagined that she would go searching for it, accompanied only by Ivan, a mysterious orphan searching for revenge. When her grandmother falls ill and the visions begin, Vasilisa embarks on a journey to the thrice-tenth kingdom, where the secret to Babka's cure and Ivan's revenge lies hidden in the mists.

Annie, the youngest Firstrider in Callipolan history, is tasked with defending her city against the looming threat. But the responsibility weighs heavy – rations are running out, tensions are rising, and every decision she makes could spark rebellion in her own streets. Lee, scarred by betrayal and the price he paid for loyalty, questions where he belongs. Supporting Annie means upholding the system that cost him his family, while joining the rebels means tearing apart the world they fought to build.

In New Pythos, Griff stands trial for treason. His fate seems sealed, but not everyone wants to see him fall. Allies on both sides are scheming to save him, though their plans could cost them dearly. Back in Callipolis, Annie faces her greatest challenge yet: uniting a divided city against a powerful enemy. With famine spreading and the shadow of the triarchy looming, she must prove she’s the leader her people need – before it’s too late. For Lee, revolution is no longer just about dragons and fire.

After receiving a strange summons, eighteen-year-old nursing student Molly O’Rinn finds herself the private live-in nurse for a wealthy young man in his haunting Hudson Valley mansion. But after arriving at his secluded estate, Molly discovers that her handsome employer is not what he seems, and most surprising of all is what rests deep inside the mansion’s walls. Perhaps not what, but who…

Even after defeating her murderer, Prince Ren, Mingshin has no time to rest. The youngest prince's shocking death leaves the royal family shaken, and Mingshin is determined to get answers. She soon discovers that Wen was killed by a magical olfactory-delivered poison that drove him to suicide. But which dark sorcerer is responsible? The Night Dragon, Ren's shadowy master, has yet to show his face. Mingshin knows it is only a matter of time before he discovers that she carries the immensely powerful Divine Stone.

En esta historia, un grupo de niños excepcionales tratan de salvar un mundo victoriano al borde del colapso. ¿Lo conseguirán?, continúa la historia de J.M. Miro, Monstruos Ordinarios. Agrigento, Sicilia, 1883. Debido a la destrucción del orsine, el Instituto Cairndale yace en ruinas y Marlowe ha desaparecido. La única esperanza de Charlie y los Talentos para encontrar a su amigo reside en un segundo orsine escondido desde tiempos inmemoriales y que podría, incluso, no existir.

Magic has been banished back to the edges of the continent, and Sorin the Master Chemist has one remaining task: restore the guilds of Gasta Fletcha to save the continent's economy, and its soul. Except the continent has never been more prosperous. Queen Magda is ready to leave the guilds behind and embrace the incoming factories. Sorin's task of releasing trapped skills from magic amulets is no longer a priority of the crown. Sorin would rather die than give up on the guilds, but Sorin does not get to make these decisions.

Born the heir of a master woodcutter in a queendom defined by guilds and matrilineal inheritance, nonbinary Sorin can't quite seem to find their place. At seventeen, an opportunity to attend an alchemical guild fair and secure an apprenticeship with the queen's alchemist is just within reach. But on the day of the fair, Sorin's mother goes missing, along with the Queen and hundreds of guild masters, forcing Sorin into a woodcutting inheritance they never wanted.

Corre l'anno 1926 e a Shanghai, scintillante come non mai, si respira un'aria di dissolutezza. Una faida sanguinosa tra due gang nemiche tinge di rosso le strade, lasciando la città inerme nella morsa del caos. Al centro di tutto c'è la diciottenne Juliette Cai che, dopo un passato lontano dagli affari di famiglia, ha deciso ora di prenderne in mano le redini e assumere il ruolo che le spetta di diritto nella Gang Scarlatta, un'organizzazione di criminali completamente al di sopra della legge. Ma non sono gli unici a voler imporre il proprio controllo sulla città.

Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see him fight in their arena, which will one day be hers. But disaster strikes during one celebratory show, and in the carnage, Zarela’s life changes in an instant. With the Dragon Guild trying to wrest control of her inheritance from her, Zarela has no choice but to train to become a Dragonador.

As with the first Side Colors volume, Side Colors II departs once more from Lawrence and Holo's travels north, taking the listener off the beaten path to explore three exquisite side stories. Remember, it's not so much about the destination, as it is the journey....

Cas has a rule: Don’t tell anyone. Not about the nagging gender discomfort, and certainly not about the prophetic visions of untimely deaths. Cas broke this rule only once, and in response, Remy DeWindt ended their friendship forever. Remy has spent the last eight years researching the secret society that kidnapped her father and the dark magic they practice. She’s determined to take them down and bring her father home—no matter what her former friend Cas thinks happened to him.

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Violet Ashmore is an aspiring playwright who lives in her sister’s shadow. While Iris performs onstage, Violet hides forbidden magic. Should anyone discover the powers she’s hidden her whole life, she would be conscripted to fight in the same war that stole away their parents years ago. Iris Ashmore is a starlet who longs for a bigger stage than her uncle’s theatre, but she swore to protect her sister from the Crown.

Diene den Männern, verheirate dich gewinnbringend und dann stirb! Der "New-York-Times"-Platz-1-Bestseller des kanadischen TikTok-Stars. Die 18-jährige Zetian tritt der Armee bei, um Rache an dem Mörder ihrer Schwester zu nehmen. Sie wird Konkubinen-Pilotin einer Kampfmaschine, die nur von der Qi-Magie eines Mannes und einer Frau gemeinsam aktiviert werden kann. Doch die Macht des männlichen Piloten ist viel größer als die seiner Partnerin, und ist er nicht vorsichtig genug, brennt er die ihm untergeordnete Pilotin aus.

Evan Wilde is a poor working-class girl. She writes contracts on behalf of wealthier folks who want to exchange a bit of their life for minor deals with devils. It’s not until she is bleeding out, the unwilling victim of an outlawed contract sacrifice, that Evan draws a contract for herself: A devil can take the last of her life—all she wants is revenge. With the help of a devil named Jack, Evan infiltrates the upper class by posing as one of their own to bring them down from the inside.

Miuko se dio cuenta de que algo había cambiado en cuanto la shaoha la besó. Lo había sentido muy dentro de ella: la sensación de una semilla abriéndose, un zarcillo frío arrastrándose hacia fuera. Durante cuatro días, se había permitido creer que sólo su aspecto exterior se había visto afectado, pero ya no podía ignorarlo. La maldición no sólo había cambiado su piel. Temió que también estuviera cambiando su corazón.

An enchanting romantasy debut about a girl who must strike a dangerous bargain with a fae prince in order to find her missing sister, perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Lexi Ryan.

Verity Vox is a witch-in-training who has never met a problem her spells can’t solve. But when a cryptic plea for help sends her to the forgotten coal mining town of Foxfire, she soon learns even magic has its limits. Verity discovers a curse was laid years ago by a traveling magician who vanished into the ancient Appalachian hills to seek greater power. Crops won’t grow. Bellies go hungry. Even treasured possessions fall apart.

Tensions run as hot as the Khamsin winds in the great kingdom of Khetara. Rumors of the pharaoh's mysterious illness abound, and with them, murmurs of rebellion grow. Meanwhile, in the quiet desert, a forgotten oracle begins to unfold, setting a dark prophecy into action and drawing together four strangers …

Recently dumped, heart-broken Ana struggles to put the past behind her on a post-graduation summer holiday exploring landmarks where a 14th Century mystic is said to have performed wonders. When the students sneak out to party in a sacred cave, a catastrophic earthquake hits. The survivors emerge in a world they don't recognise, stumbling into a battle between medieval knights and Northmen. The students flee and Ana is chased off a cliff by dutiful lieutenant Leon, who is badly injured in the fall.

Paris an der Schwelle zum 20. Jahrhundert: Während die Welt um sie im Wandel ist, stürzt sich die mittellose Odette als Mann verkleidet ins rauschhafte Pariser Nachtleben, wo sie ihre magischen Fähigkeiten entdeckt. Sie gehört zu einer kleinen Gruppe von Menschen mit nachtbezogenen Fähigkeiten, der Bruderschaft der Nachtschwärmer. Mehr noch, sie ist nicht nur die einzige Frau in diesem Männerbund, sondern auch die Einzige, die das Licht und nicht die Dunkelheit beherrscht. Gemeinsam mit dem reichen Schattenspringer Eugène kämpft sie gegen einen Orden.

بهاء الدين طفل كان يعيش قبل بضعة عقود، في بلاد فيها سهول واسعة، حيث أراد النبي موسى عليه السلام أن يقود شعبه، وعلى سطح بحارها سار المسيح عليه السلام، ومن قمم جبالها العالية صعد الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى السماء . كان الصغير يدعو باستمرار أصدقاءه لتناول الطعام واللعب في بيته، كان يعرف أنهم لم يكونوا أغنياء مثله، وكان والديه وأصدقاءه يحبونه حباً جماً. في كل مرة يثبت بهاء الدين أنه قادر على مساعدة الناس والوقوف إلى جانبهم ومراعاة مشاعرهم والتوفيق بين أبناء بلدته المتخاصمين، حتى استطاع أخيرا أن ينشر السلام في بلدته، ليعيش الجميع بسلام وهناء.

In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. But when they hear about several Russian girls showing up dead in nearby towns, they decide to investigate—and ultimately discover that this mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined.

Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice. But their magic isn't enough to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father, and now el Diablo has come to collect his payment: the soul of Mar's father and the entire crew of their ship. When Mar is miraculously rescued by the sole remaining pirate crew in the Caribbean, el Diablo returns to give them a choice: give up their soul to save their father by the harvest moon, or never see him again. But Mar refuses to make a bargain, and there's no way their magic is a match for el Diablo.

Hazel Sinnett is alone and half-convinced the events of the year before—the immortality, Beecham’s vial—were a figment of her imagination. She doesn’t even know if Jack is alive or dead. All she can really do now is treat patients and maintain Hawthornden Castle as it starts to decay around her. When saving a life leads to her arrest, Hazel seems doomed to rot in prison until a message intervenes: Hazel has been specifically requested to be the personal physician of Princess Charlotte, the sickly granddaughter of King George III.

Beaked. Feathered. Monstrous. Avita was born to be a star. Her circus tent sells out nightly, and every performance incites bloodcurdling screams. She’s the most lucrative act from Texas to Tacoma, the crown jewel of the Family Fortuna. Avita feeds on the fear, the screams, the gasps. But when a handsome young artist is commissioned to create new posters of the performers, Avita is appalled by his rendering of Bird Girl. Is that truly all she is—a hideous monster, all sharp beak and razor teeth, obsidian eyes and ruffled feathers?