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Fly By Night, read by actress Lesley Sharp, is a breathtaking adventure story, set in reimagined eighteenth-century England, and is the stunning debut novel from Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award winning The Lie Tree. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of...

A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolution. Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries – and magicians . . . When seventeen-year-old Camille...

Agatha DeLacey’s family isn’t rich or titled, so studying nursing at Ingold’s East End hospital in London is a rare opportunity for her. Despite the school’s focus on the innovative Bio-Mechanical program, Aggie cares more about the desperately poor human patients who flood the hospital...

BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with Matthew Skelton about the origins of Endymion Spring. "You've stumbled on to something much larger than you can possibly imagine." In the dead of night, a cloaked figure drags a heavy box through snow-covered streets. The chest, covered in images of...

When gods and dragons fight, humans die. A century since the Adulati gods freed humanity from the rule of the Tyrant Dragons, humans are still paying for it. The Adulati demand constant loyalty, obedience, and faith. And even more – access to the Heart, the mighty jewel that gives life to...

Witches have magic, but humans have power. Verity Vox was done with her witch’s training. The curse was broken, the monster was slain, and the bridge was rebuilt. But bridges work two ways. Change is coming to Foxfire. The company that built the town is under new ownership, and they have...

A thief without a future. A dragon born for kings. A bond that could ignite an empire. In the shadows of the Tang Empire, Jin survives by stealing from the rich and keeping her head down. Until a single reckless heist binds her to Rayshan—a rare jade dragon destined for royal blood alone. The...

Some stories have beginnings. Others have endings. But all of them weave, tangle, and fray, shifting with time and memory. Some stories are best left forgotten—till now. Miriam and David were never supposed to meet, but war has a way of tying fates together. In the shadows of World War II, Miriam carries a secret the Loom is desperate to destroy. Decades later, in the restless protests of a new war, Vietnam, David searches for a purpose, a mission, and in doing so discovers what was lost.

O maior desejo de lady Hazel Sinnett é se tornar uma renomada cirurgiã, algo impensável para uma mulher no século XIX. Para conseguir estudar na Sociedade Real de Anatomistas, ela finge ser um jovem cavalheiro, mas é expulsa quando descobrem sua identidade. Desesperada, a garota faz um acordo com o Dr. Beecham: se ela passar no exame estudando por conta própria, ele permitirá que Hazel realize seu sonho. Mas livros não bastam para aprender anatomia. Ela vai precisar de cadáveres.

Dagmar Egilsdottir loves her life after death. Valhalla is everything the young Viking shield maiden dreamed of: the feasting, the fighting, the roaring company of the greatest warriors. But after more than 1000 years, she has to return to where she died. To conquer her past, fulfil her quest, and deal with modern plumbing. Because England in the 21st Century is full of challenges and threats, made worse by her being accompanied by a despised Saxon Christian boy.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Bargain duology, Sasha Peyton Smith, comes a sweeping romantic fantasy where Divine Rivals meets Six of Crows. A marriage she never wanted. A boy she tried to forget. When Cass is forced into an arranged marriage with the prince of...

Camilla Verne has secured the match of the season with her engagement to Valentin Steinbauer, the Duke of Anhalt. But there are disturbing rumours about her betrothed which she can’t ignore. The delights of the Frost Fair come to London, and Camilla crosses paths with Finley Renwick, a storyteller struggling to make ends meet. They get off on the wrong foot, and Finley twists the rumours about Valentin into a story of murder and betrayal. But Finley is no ordinary performer.

Die Ewigkeit des Hades vor Augen. Angeblich sucht Euryale in London nur einen Ehemann. In Wahrheit ist sie die Tochter einer Göttin. Styx – der Fluss der Unterwelt – ist durchlässig geworden und gefährdet die Welt der Sterblichen. Nun ist es an Euryale, das Leck zu versiegeln. Es soll ihr letzter Auftrag sein. Erfüllt sie ihn, wird aus ihr eine Furie. Ausgerechnet Deacon, angehender Geschichtsprofessor und Euryales größter Kritiker, ist ihre einzige Hoffnung. Denn er kann die Lebensfäden der Menschen sehen.

In this high-stakes heist novel, an alchemologist and a con man team up to steal a rare necklace—but complicated feelings of attraction and deception threaten to destroy everything and everyone they love—for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Judy I. Lin. Within the dazzling halls of London’s...

It has been almost two years since she defeated the vengeful spirit of her mother, but Vanja Ros - no longer Schmidt - has finally made a name for herself. She is a God Daughter, a (reformed) thief, and now a folk hero. She stands up for those with nothing, bringing justice and prosperity where...

Die Reise des Lysander Hartherz geht weiter! History trifft Fantasy! Interessantes, unverbrauchtes Setting, stimmiges Magiesystem, hochspannend mit starken Charakteren! WuchtBewahrer, Band 2 der Flammenbringer-Trilogie. Die Revolution ist vorbei. Der Krieg ist es nicht. Der König ist tot. Die Republik lebt. Der Erste Konsul muss sie gegen Kräfte im Äußeren wie im Innern verteidigen, während sich ein weiteres Reich zum Kampf rüstet, und im fernen Topangue ein Soldat seine Bestimmung findet. Lysander und Gorm setzen ihre Reise fort, mit einem unnachgiebigen Feind auf ihren Fersen.

Eine Insel voller Magie. Eine Kronprinzessin mit eisernem Willen. Ein Wettbewerb um ihr Herz. Kronprinzessin Ainslie soll nach dem Tod ihres Vaters den Thron des magischen Inselkönigreichs Dumoth besteigen - einem Ort voller Magie, der Ainslies Familie mit elementaren Kräften ausgestattet hat. Ihr Leben lang wurde sie darauf vorbereitet, Königin zu werden - und sie ist der Aufgabe mehr als gewachsen. Doch ein altes Gesetz besagt, dass sie verheiratet sein muss, um herrschen zu können. Denn nur so werden die mächtigen magischen Blutlinien fortbestehen. Und der Rat des Königshauses weigert sich, diese Regelung abzuschaffen.

The second irresistible adventure in the Compass and Blade trilogy, full of intrigue, sizzling romance, dark magic and monstrous beings. A magical bargain always comes at a cost. On Rosevear, Mira is plagued by nightmares. She is lost and untethered – and then the watch strike, burning her...

Before he joined the Armed Detective Agency, Osamu Dazai was the youngest-ever executive with the Port Mafia, the most notorious underground crime syndicate in all of Yokohama. Three of its members—Dazai, Odasaku, and Ango—formed a camaraderie despite their vast disparities in rank. When...

The Soler sisters are infamous in polite society—brazen and rebellious. But their grandmother also knows the standards that two young Latina ladies will be held to, so she secures them coveted places at the Alarie House, a prominent finishing school. Younger sister Isla is back home within a day, but older sister Renata stays. When she returns months later, she’s unfailingly pleasant, unnervingly polite, and, Isla discovers, possibly murderous. And the same night that Renata returns home, she vanishes.