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History knows me by many names. Nyx, the Goddess of Night. Lilith, the Lady of Darkness. Selaphiel, the fifth angel of God. But the course of my life has been determined by my greatest mistake. I opened the gate, and allowed Lucifer to fall. Booted from Heaven for my sin, I serve my penance as a reaper. By collecting history’s most twisted souls, I work to one day earn my ticket home. Case #663. The heinous crimes of Jack the Ripper are known throughout the ages, yet his true identity remains shrouded in mystery. Who he is, I don’t care. It’s reaper versus Ripper.

Tras su boda con el barón Klaus von Meninher, Luise Shorensen entra en los círculos sociales y aristocráticos. A partir de aquí, la ambición de la bellísima baronesa no tiene límites. Su máximo objetivo es la inmortalidad. Para conseguirla no dudará en urdir un plan atroz: concebir un hijo de un marido que se encuentra en coma y de Drakul, el soberano de las tinieblas.

In 19th-century Russia, Nikolai, a lower-level aristocrat, appeared to have it all. Looks, wealth, privilege. And yet he was adrift. As his 30th birthday had come and gone, his father’s insistence that he find a wife and settle down and produce an heir were becoming unbearable. While meandering the palace grounds, he happens upon Tatianya, the duke’s youngest daughter, sobbing, as she had been forbidden to attend the ball. Although totally smitten with Tatianya, Nikolai is seduced into gambling that a single encounter with a vampire will bestow powers beyond his wildest dreams.

Siege the castle? In my own way. Save the world? If it’s worth my while. Create a bestiary business with a group of beautiful yet contrasting women? Fully achieved. Now the house is too crowded! One moment I'm taking pictures of a fantastic sky beast, aided by a sassy witch, a pretty blonde, and a cute green goblin. The next we’re in bed for the night - and I can't get a lick of covers! This house is too small. It wasn’t meant for this many people and a bestiary business. Problem is, not a lot of folk want a goblin and a witch in their neighborhood. It’s hard to blame them.

Sulle sponde del fiume Mirkwood, in una fertile pianura circondata da fitti boschi, vivono felicemente le tribù gotiche della Gente della Marca. Una sera d'estate lo squillo di un corno squarcia l'aria e un messaggero irrompe nella Dimora dei Wolfings: tra le mani stringe una lancia spezzata, prova dell'avanzata dell'esercito romano. Sarà Thiodolf, saggio capo guerriero della Casata dei Wolfings e discendente di una misteriosa stirpe, a condurre i suoi uomini in battaglia a fianco delle casate alleate della Marca.

Das aufsehenerregende Debüt vom Autor der NEVERNIGHT-Bestsellersaga! Eine ungewöhnliche neue Heldin in einer dystopischer Steampunk-Welt, die dem feudalen Japan gleicht. Nachdem die Sturmtänzerin Yukiko dem Leben des wahnsinnigen Shōgun Yoritomo ein Ende gesetzt hat, droht dem Inselreich Shima ein Bürgerkrieg. Die Lotusgilde schmiedet ein Komplott, um die unterbrochene Dynastie zu retten und gleichzeitig die aufflackernde Rebellion zu unterdrücken: Sie unterstützt einen Nachfolger des Shōgun, der sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht als Yukikos Tod.

Asleif Phileasson, der größte aller Entdecker, führt den Zug der Bettler einer Heimat entgegen. Dort finden die Elenden Hoffnung, doch auch Gefahren drohen - von eitlen Reichen ebenso wie vom geschuppten Volk des Dschungels und den Bestien, die in grünen Schatten jagen. Beorn den Blender hat es derweil in eine fremde Welt verschlagen. Nebelverhangene Gestade locken mit Zauber und einer Schönheit, die Aventurien seit Jahrtausenden entbehrt - und mit Schätzen, die dem größten aller Plünderfahrer einen Hort versprechen, wie ihn noch kein Thorwaler jemals besessen hat.

Ancient legend tells of elfs crossing paths with the dying wizard, Zoltan. The Old Sorcerer’s nefarious deeds had caused the wizarding school to chastise him severely. On his deathbed, Zoltan asked the elfs for help. Losing patience in his delirium, he cursed them. Now, the immortal elfin race is slowly, but surely dying. Their only hope lies in a servant of kings who must learn to love the elfs, before he will attempt to save them. But no one - elf or mankind - has ever heard of this man.

Jessalyn Joy loves her husband, but she can’t help the feelings that arose when he volunteered for the Union army. When he comes back to her in a box instead of on his feet, those feelings complicate even more. Jessalyn’s mourning period is cut short when something begins to attack the livestock in their small town, and greater dangers begin to threaten their provincial life.

Gregor und Foster, Erben des in Ungnade gefallenen Hauses Ashmen fristen ein trostloses Leben: Sie verdingen sich als Söldner, um ihren Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen. Im Königreich gibt es für Männer wie sie immer etwas zu tun, doch für mehr als das bloße Überleben reicht es kaum.

Późna wiosna, 1715 rok. Karol Maksymilian Henckel von Donnersmarck, siedząc w zamku, rozmyśla o sytuacji w Tarnowskich Górach. Dowiaduje się, że niebawem ma przybyć tu medyk cesarski z oficjalnym zamierzeniem badania zarazy. Doktor Jan przybywa w towarzystwie swojego służącego, Aleksandra. Pierwsze kroki kieruje na cmentarz. Andrzej W. Sawicki - prozaik, autor utworów historyczno-fantastycznych. Inżynier chemik, współautor kilku wynalazków z dziedziny chemii. Debiutował w 2004 roku, od tego czasu opublikował zarówno powieści, jak i kilkadziesiąt opowiadań.

Im Dreißigjährigen Krieg ziehen Mordbanden plündernd und brandschatzend durch das Land. Die Bauern, die unter diesen Verhältnissen schwer zu leiden haben, gründen im Geheimen den Bund der Wehrwölfe, um ihre Höfe und ihre Familien zu beschützen und sich an ihren Peinigern zu rächen. Der Autor Hermann Löns (1866-1914) zeichnet ein eindringliches Bild eines der dunkelsten Kapitel der deutschen Geschichte. Mit seiner Erzählung von der Selbsthilfe der Bauern macht er aber auch Mut und zeigt, dass man sich erfolgreich gegen Willkür und Unterdrückung wehren kann.

After months of killing, and leaving a trail of numerous corpses, Bai Rouyun finally could not continue. Unwilling to succumb, she refused to let them get the treasure, and she threw herself off the mountain top, taking the treasure with her to the eternal grave in the clouds.

Caina Amalas is out of time. She has risked too much for too long, and her enemies have finally closed around her. The Staff and Seal of Iramis have been found, and threaten to destroy the world with their sorcerous powers. The terrible Apotheosis of the evil Grand Master Callatas will succeed, unless Caina makes one, final sacrifice. Unless, she makes the ultimate sacrifice.

Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off, this thrilling third installment follows Lizbeth Rose as she takes on one of her most dangerous missions yet: rescuing her estranged partner, Prince Eli, from the Holy Russian Empire. Once in San Diego, Lizbeth is going to have to rely upon her sister Felicia, and her growing Grigori powers to navigate her way through this strange new world of royalty and deception in order to get Eli freed from jail where he’s being held for murder.

Quillifer has risen high at court. The butcher’s son is now a lord, and now is the confidential agent of the state, the caretaker of the kingdom’s secrets, and the secret lover of the young and brilliant Queen Floria. He finds himself surrounded by perils. The nobles are at odds with one another, but united in despising Quillifer. Someone has brought deadly poison into court, and Quillifer fears the Queen may be the intended victim. Another assassination plot is aimed at Quillifer himself, and an enemy nation has landed troops intending to topple Floria by force.

There is more to a princess than stunning looks, soprano pipes, and an inherent tenderness toward all creation. There is more to freeing a king’s daughter from a curse than riding up singing, lips puckered. Fairy stories leave out too much, true love is a complicated business, and for this there is not always an evil stepmother to blame. Princess stories are simply better when they are expanded, embellished, and arbitrarily annotated.

The war with Tyrace is over. It was supposed to be a time of celebration. Of triumph. But for Marilia Sandara, hero of Chrysathamere Pass, the cost was too high. After watching her childhood friends slaughtered before her eyes, all she wants to do is sail back to Svartennos and try to forget the price she had to pay for her victory.

Set in a fairy-tale version of medieval Spain, the story follows Ramon Alonzo's initiation to the "Dark Arts" with a magician in order to procure the gold necessary for his sister's dowry. He befriends his master's charwoman, an old, despairing figure who has given up her shadow in exchange for immortal life. Ramon vows to help her while staying true to his initial purpose of helping his sister who, as it turns out, is willing to embrace her shadows in order to choose her own destiny...

Odysseus’s thrilling adventures continue in the gripping third instalment of the historical Greek fantasy, the Olympus Series. Prince Odysseus and the daemon Bria must penetrate the haunted caverns beneath Dodona, seeking a way to save their doomed nation, Achaea, from the might of Troy. The startling revelation that follows will set Odysseus on his most daunting mission yet, as he seeks to reunite the divided Achaean kingdoms before the rapacious Trojans strike.