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This is a story from the The Happy Prince and Other Stories collection.

I found my brother's murderer, by becoming his next victim. The asshat killed me, too. But little does he know - I came back. Again. Now he's going down. But before I can destroy him, I need to resolve the little issue of me not dying. That's twice now I've cheated death. Something's not right. Graves doesn't think I'm a reaper, and the ghosts seem to agree with him. They say that I'm different. That I'm more. All I know is that things are getting real weird in Farrow's Square and dying is hungry work. Where's a truckload of Hostess cupcakes when a girl needs them?

When Psyche convinces Cupid to protect college softball pitcher Ellie Beaufort from the other gods, who want to kill her because of a prophecy, he agrees to hide her in his castle. But when his brothers, Phobos and Deimos, discover his secret, he has no choice but to shoot them with his arrows of love.

The Devoted Friend is a short fairy tale written by Oscar Wilde. The tale concerns Big Hugh, the miller, and his best friend, Hans. The story is told by a linnet to a water rat following a conversation about what it means to be a devoted friend.

Thankfully, the spirit who reincarnated me modified my core with a rune of power. Now, each time I ascend to a higher level, I can add a new rune, enhancing my strength. But this gift was given with a condition; if I don’t climb and conquer the Towers of Acalia, this new world will fall into ruin. Plenty of obstacles stand in my way: raging spirit beasts, tower summoned monsters, rival cultivators. But by bonding myself to gorgeous women warriors, I can ascend and grow strong enough to take on the seven towers. Gods help anyone who stands in my way.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, read by George Blagden. The tender feelgood story of a man's journey around Japan with a streetcat. Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami. It's not the journey that counts but who's at your side. Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner, Satoru, in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’t know why, and Satoru won’t say.

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An ordinary man discovers a hidden world of wondrous supernatural creatures—and an unexpected home—in this enchanting contemporary fantasy debut.

Fairy tales are as old as language itself. Long, long ago, storytellers all around the world told tales of wonder both to enchant and entertain us, and also to teach us that – if we are good and kind and courageous enough – we can change the world for the better. For this is what fairy tales do. They give us hope. As we travel through the dark and dangerous world of the fairy tale, as we fight dragons and outwit ogres and save our sisters and brothers, we learn that we are capable of anything.

There is magic, still, in Scotland. Elflaine, the fabled faerie realm, was supposed to be a myth. Ailia Danu certainly never expected her older sister, Elideh, to find it. After Elideh's disappearance into Elflaine, Ailia must uncover the long-buried history of the faeries, learn to control her newly-awakened magic, and navigate fabled creatures dragged straight out of Scottish lore. And above all else, Ailia must find her sister. Luckily, Reed, a handsome witch from Ailia's past, insists on accompanying her on her quest.

In a world where magic follows strict natural laws, someone just tore up the rulebook. As a master druid, Colin is the first line of defense against magical disruption. But this time, he's hunting a shadow—an ancient practitioner who's found a way to twist reality itself... I've decided to resurrect a god. Not by necromancy, mind you—I'm not the Dark Druid, after all. But someone's determined to stop me, and they're willing to break the very laws of magic to do it.

Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears. Her mother's kin, the Descendants, are one of the two magical races of Ireland. But no Descendant can understand the reasons for Isolde's disappearance, and worse yet, she is giftless – born with no magical ability, a dangerous thing when the magic-rich Fomorians, ancient enemies of the Descendants, are growing in strength.

Robert Louis Stevensons großer Klassiker in einer intensiven und packenden Hörbuchlesung! Der junge Hawaiianer Keawe erwirbt eine Flasche von teuflischer Macht. In ihr sitzt ein Kobold, der jeden Wunsch erfüllen kann – doch wer diese Flasche noch an seinem Lebensende besitzt, vermacht seine Seele dem Teufel und schmort auf ewig im Höllenfeuer. Darum muss sich Keawe rechtzeitig wieder von der Flasche trennen. Allerdings muss sie für weniger verkauft werden, als man selbst dafür zahlte – ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt…

In rust-choked streets and hollowed-out cities, there is only one way out—Terra Mythica, a virtual world so immersive that time warps, hunger vanishes, and even the most broken can live like kings. Jace wasn't supposed to make it in. He cheated death, and now it's catching up to him. As the reluctant protégé of Hades, Jace finds himself thrust into Mount Olympus University, where gods manipulate Travelers, and the line between real and digital blurs with every step.

Seit das Land seine Magie verloren hat, trennen nur die finsteren Schattenhügel die Menschenwelt von den glamourösen Höfen der Fae. Wie jedes Jahr beginnen zur Wintersonnenwende die berüchtigten Jagdspiele der Feenwesen, bei denen es Fayleen bisher gelang, sich vor ihnen zu verstecken. Als ihre Schwester jedoch in die Fänge des Fae-Prinzen Keir gerät, der die Einlösung eines uralten Vertrags fordert, begibt sich Fayleen auf eine gefährliche Reise, um sie zu befreien. Am Gleamy Court angekommen taucht sie in eine Welt der Magie, Intrigen und Verführung ein.

Jas ist es nicht fremd, Ärger zu haben. Normalerweise macht sie sich zum Spaß auf die Suche danach. Aber jetzt nicht mehr. Nicht jetzt, da ihr verfluchter Anhänger sie an den letzten Ort gebracht hat, an den sie jemals gehen wollte. An den einen Ort, an den sie definitiv nicht gehört. Sie wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als zur Akademie für magische Kreaturen zurückzukehren, um ein wenig Zeit mit dem heißen Wandler zu verbringen, der endlich ihr gehört. Aber zuerst muss sie einen Weg aus dieser alternativen Dimension finden.

Sariel was once a Watcher, an angel tasked with observing humanity’s struggles. But centuries of witnessing endless suffering have fractured his faith. When the Djinn Azra whispers of an escape—a way to erase pain itself—Sariel makes a fateful choice. By unleashing a forbidden power, he grants humanity the ability to prevent their own conception, erasing themselves from history. At first, it seems merciful. Then entire bloodlines begin to vanish. Reality fractures. Heaven trembles. And Hell? Hell watches with delight.

THE CHOICE, die Challenge, die alles verändert. 45 Frauen – 8 Männer, aber nur 4 davon sind Prinzen. Der Kampf um die Herzen der künftigen Könige beginnt. Juliana, eine junge Frau aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen, wünscht sich ein besseres Leben für ihre verarmte Familie. Als das Gesetz sie zwingt, sich der THE CHOICE Jury zu stellen, ahnt sie nicht, dass ihr Schicksal eine unerwartete Wendung nehmen wird. Plötzlich ist sie eine der Erwählten und muss in den glanzvollen Palast ziehen, wo Intrigen und Geheimnisse hinter jeder Ecke lauern.

Stella McKay has only ever wanted one thing: an epic romance like her parents have. She was raised on fairy tales and thinks she’s finally found her own legendary love with Prince Arden. But when her prince is unexpectedly betrothed to someone else, Stella and Arden must seek out the goddess of love in the desperate hope she’ll grant them a coveted heart bond. Instead, the mischievous deity links Stella to the last person she’d ever want an intimate emotional connection with: Teddy Savero.

To seek answers, more blood must spill. Three years have passed since Líf’s family and friends left Midgard, the world of mankind, and journeyed through realms filled with danger and despair. Many have been lost along the way. Yet the survivors still cling to the hope that their mission will succeed, for failure will doom all humanity. Now that the bitter winter that held them captive has abated, a tentative alliance has been formed between man and elf. Together, they venture to far off lands whose native races lie in wait to destroy them. Fate controls all. Where will Líf’s destiny take her?