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Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused the Earth to start dying. The real story is much more interesting. Persephone wasn't taken to hell: she jumped. There was no way she was going to be married off to some smug god more in love with himself than her. Now all she has to do is convince the Underworld's annoyingly sexy, arrogant and frankly rude ruler, Hades, to fall in line with her plan.

Deina has finally found what matters most to her in all the world. And lost it. To save the one she loves, she's bound herself to the Underworld and an endless future of darkness. But not even her sacrifice is enough to secure Theron or her friends' safety in the mortal realm. Aristaeus has seized power in Thebes and his tyrannical reign is a constant, looming threat to their lives. So when Deina is offered the chance to destroy him and the gods altogether, she sets out on a new quest. But to succeed, she must turn away from everything she holds true.

The Territories are supposed to be a place of promise and opportunity. Jakob Kestrel fled to the Highlands to evade the monster that hunts him. Little does he know that the relic he carries with him will summon even greater perils.

Alysa Grey has no memory of the boating accident that almost drowned her. Meanwhile, her twin sister was never found, and Hawaii search and rescue gave up long ago. Yet, she feels certain her sister lives.

New York City, 1993. It wasn’t Daphne’s choice to move into the heart of a struggle that has been secretly waging for 3300 years, but not much in her life has been up to her. Fate has brought Daphne, daughter of Zeus, and Heir to the House of Atreus to where the descendants of the Greek gods can shed blood over her once again.

Píše se rok 1425, Čechami zmítá husitská revoluce a ve Slezsku se sbírá katolické vojsko ke křížové výpravě. Geralt z Rivie brousí své meče... tedy pardon, to je z předchozí knihy. Mladý, naivní a věčně zamilovaný medik a čaroděj-amatér Reinmar z Bělavy začíná své neuvěřitelné dobrodružství v náručí krásné Adély von Sterza. Historický fantasy román Narrenturm, který je pro svou hravost, překvapivé zvraty, historickou věrnost a všudypřítomný sžíravý humor považován za možná to nejlepší, co kdy Sapkowski napsal.

Avalon, city of kings. Sky towers and airships dominate its skyline, dinosaurs roam freely throughout its parklands, and bounty hunters lurk in its shadows.

Guinevere has always lived on the outskirts of Avalon, working as an archivist in the central library. While corruption runs rampant throughout the city, her life is fairly mundane and predictable. That is, until she discovers the map to Excalibur and uncovers a plot to usurp the throne.

For years, Marei dreaded the Binding. On that day, each teen must write his or her choice of life mate. But with her childhood sweetheart having drowned long ago, Marei has no boy in mind, so she leaves her paper blank. This sets off a chain of events that ruptures the bedrock of her life and leads her to question the only home she’s ever had.

Daphne zieht nach New York City – und damit mitten hinein in einen seit Jahrtausenden währenden Krieg. Sie ist die Tochter von Zeus, ihr Gesicht das berühmteste der Menschheitsgeschichte und gleichzeitig ein Fluch: Sie trägt das Antlitz von Helena. Helena von Troja, Auslöserin von Krieg und Verdammnis. Umso gefährlicher ist es, als Daphne eines Tages ein Graffiti entdeckt, das ihr Gesicht zeigt und das sie magisch anzieht. Der Künstler ist kein anderer als Ajax, der Sohn Apollos und ihr Todfeind.

After a harrowing escape from the depths of Thannis, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive find themselves trapped by Drysis the Dreadful and the Doom Riders. With their lives on the line, it’s escape, die, or return to slavery. With Black Frost’s armies and forces of evil dragon riders conquering the land and skies, it will take more than wit and skill to destroy the flying tyrannical terror. The quest will demand guts and sacrifice, or the world called Gapoli will fall into the clutches of a maniacal monster forever.

Peter cares about three things: his family, his friends, and escaping an apprenticeship he hates. He works to appease his parents, but bides his time until he can adventure on his own.

One winter day, 12-year-old twins Stephen and Jo Freyerson come home from a strange day at school to discover that their father has gone on a journey to the “High North”, and left them in the care of his Aunt Maddy.

Barbara Henderson has woven a thrilling origin story around the enduring mystery of the Lewis Chessmen, their creation in Norway, and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides before being discovered on Lewis in 1831.

C'era e non c'era una volta - così cominciano sempre le fiabe - una principessa destinata ad avvelenare chiunque la toccasse. Ma per Soraya, tenuta nascosta fin dalla nascita, cresciuta lontana dalla sua famiglia, al sicuro solo nel suo giardino, questa non è soltanto una fiaba. All'approssimarsi delle nozze del suo gemello, Soraya deve decidere se uscire allo scoperto per la prima volta. Nelle segrete del palazzo una div, una demone, potrebbe avere le risposte che sta cercando, la chiave per ottenere la libertà.

Lorsque Tali réussit enfin à retrouver Œngus, les choses ne se passent pas comme prévu. Le Maël meurt. La jeune fille est marquée d'un énigmatique tatouage qui la désigne pour lui succéder. Elle doit rencontrer les quatre gardiens et réussir leurs épreuves. L'échec étant impossible, car il la conduirait à une mort certaine. Télès sera-t-elle l'héroïne dont Alleïa a besoin ?

The year is A.D. 299. Diocletian rules the Roman Empire. And the gods have suddenly fallen silent. Seventeen-year-old Jurian doesn’t have time for the gods. He’s trying to hold his family together after his father died in disgrace, and piety, even to the Christ, just isn’t practical. But then, a ruthless enemy targets his family, forcing Jurian to make a choice: will he pursue the glory he’s always wanted, or will he sacrifice everything to protect a faith that was never really his own?

In the cursed kingdom of Ithaca, each spring brings the hanging of twelve maidens, a gift to the vengeful Poseidon. But when Leto awakens from her death on the shore of a long-forgotten island, its enigmatic keeper Melantho tells her that there’s only one way the curse can be broken. Leto must kill the last prince of Ithaca.

Therese Mills has second thoughts about marrying Thanatos when she learns that no god has ever been faithful to his wife. But before she can move out of Than's rooms and into Hecate's, the Underworld is attacked, she and her friends are crushed, the souls are unleashed, and a malevolent goddess threatens to unhinge Mount Olympus. Hypnos has just made a deal with Hades to have his turn in the Upperworld, but before he can tempt Jen with a kiss, he's called back to rebind the souls and defend the House of Hades, and he unwittingly puts Jen and her family in harm's way.

Therese never expected to find herself in Circe's battlefield again, and this time she fights for things more important than her life. Before Therese and Thanatos can come to terms with the uncertain future of their unborn twins, Poseidon is attacked and both his wife and trident are stolen. Therese is forced to deliver her babies in the midst of an all-out war with enemies more powerful than the Olympians.

Just when things were looking up for Than and Therese, everything crumbles. Eighteen-year-old Therese Mills has second thoughts about marrying Thanatos when she learns that no god has ever been faithful to his wife. But before she can move out of Than's rooms and into Hecate's, the Underworld is attacked, she and her friends are crushed, the souls are unleashed, and a malevolent goddess threatens to unhinge Mount Olympus.