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Lince, Poiana e Rospo, tre spiantati rifugiatisi nell'ex sanatorio Boeri di Tresigallo dopo una rapina andata male, s'imbattono in una classe di liceali ferraresi in gita proprio nel vecchio ospedale e decidono di prenderla in ostaggio. Costruito sulle ceneri di un monastero di monache di clausura, il Boeri nasconde strati di storie maledette; segreti sepolti nei muri e nelle sue viscere oscure. Tra le sue mura si risvegliano forze sovrannaturali, ombre che inquietano e visioni raccapriccianti.

"El dragón y el unicornio han llegado... El dragón y el unicornio están aquí...". La noticia corre como la pólvora entre los idhunitas contrarios a la tiranía de Ashran el Nigromante y crecen así las esperanzas de que la ansiada profecía se cumpla y el mundo de Idhún sea liberado.

Las Ravens harán lo que sea para que su oscuro secreto no salga a la luz. Kappa Rho Nu es una sororidad especial. Sus fiestas y eventos son los más exclusivos e increíbles de todo Westerly College. A simple vista, las Ravens, como se hacen llamar, son las típicas chicas que reinan en la escuela… pero el velo de la vida universitaria cubre un secreto de cientos de años: en verdad son un aquelarre de brujas.

Mächtige Dynastien, ein rachsüchtiger Geist und ein undurchsichtiger Verbündeter. Seit Cass' Familie durch dunkle Magie ermordet wurde, hat sie der Hexerei abgeschworen. Der einflussreiche Hexer Richter Wittmore hat sie bei sich aufgenommen und versucht sie vom Gegenteil zu überzeugen. Sie weigert sich. Als es jedoch zu mehreren mysteriösen Todesfällen in der Gegend kommt und Wittmores Tochter Sarah-Ann versucht, in einer Séance Kontakt mit dem letzten Opfer aufzunehmen, erscheint stattdessen Cass der Geist einer vor langer Zeit hingerichteten Hexe.

Darkness is coming... Der Auftakt einer überraschenden, neuen Fantasy-Trilogie. Einst lenkten sieben Propheten die Welt, doch sie sind längst verschwunden. Geblieben ist nur ihre letzte, geheime Prophezeiung. Sie sagt ein Zeitalter der Dunkelheit voraus und die Geburt eines neuen Propheten, der entweder die Welt retten oder ihr Untergang sein wird.

Starautor Brandon Sanderson schreibt "im Magic™: The Gathering"-Universum. Von klein auf hat Tacenda die Gabe, ihre Familie vor den Monstern aus den Wäldern zu schützen. Doch diese Macht ist zugleich ihr Fluch, denn Tacenda ist dazu verdammt, ein Leben in ewiger Finsternis zu führen: Sobald die Sonne aufgeht, verliert sie ihr Augenlicht, bis es wieder dunkel wird. Eines Nachts versagt der Schutzzauber, und Tacendas Familie wird von den Ungeheuern getötet. Tacenda glaubt, dass der neue Lord dafür verantwortlich ist. Angeblich steht er mit Dämonen im Bunde.

Alice hat das magische Spielfeld verlassen, doch dem Fluch, der auf Chesterfield und St. Burrington lastet, kann keiner entkommen. Je verzweifelter Alice nach Antworten sucht, desto mehr düstere Geheimnisse kommen an die Oberfläche. Trotzdem kann sie den dunklen König Jack nicht vergessen und der weiße König Vincent verfolgt sie selbst bis in ihre Albträume. Die Schicksale der drei scheinen undurchdringlich miteinander verwoben zu sein. Damit nicht Zug um Zug weitere Figuren fallen, muss Alice sich dem Fluch stellen.

Impressed by the work of the puppet master and his apprentice, Tavia's ruler, The Margrave, has ordered dozens of life-size marionette soldiers to be sent to Wolfspire Hall. When the orders for more soldiers come in with increasingly urgent deadlines, the puppet master's health suffers and Pirouette, his daughter and protégé, is left to build in his stead. But there is something far more twisted brewing at Wolfspire - the Margrave's son wants Pirouette to create an assassin. And he wants her to give it life.

Celia Sand faced Diavala and won, using ink magic to destroy the corrupt religion of Profeta that tormented her for a decade. But winning came with a cost. Now Celia is plagued with guilt over her role in the death of her best friend. When she discovers that Diavala is still very much alive and threatening Griffin, the now-infamous plague doctor, Celia is desperate not to lose another person she loves to the deity's wrath. The key to destroying Diavala may lie with Halycon Ronnea, the only other person to have faced Diavala and survived. But Halcyon is dangerous.

On the heels of a devastating plague, Torvi’s sister, Morgunn is stolen from the family farm by Uther, a flame-loving Fremish wolf-priest who leads a pack of ragged, starving girls. Torvi leaves the only home she’s ever known, and joins a shaven-skulled druid and a band of roaming Elsh artists known as the Butcher Bards. They set out on a quest to rescue Torvi’s sister, and find a mythical sword.

Rune, Grey, the shape-shifter Beltran, and willful vampire, Verida, set out to rescue their friend and mentor, Tate, from the gladiator games. But first they must navigate the perils of Eon and its warring factions. Each of this band of four carries with them a secret that threatens to tear their group apart from within. Rune now bears the mark of the promise she made to save Grey's life - a nixie bubble lodged in her arm that could call her away to do their bidding or spell her death.

As immortal Seasons, Jack and Fleur wielded powerful magic in their roles as a Winter and a Spring. Yet there wasn’t magic strong enough to keep them apart and they risked everything for their love, for the freedom to live their lives as they choose together. That choice came at a cost and Jack had to sacrifice his Winter magic and his immortality. Although he’d do anything for Fleur, he can’t deny the emptiness he’s felt since.

Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as ravenous, hungry spirits. She would rather deal with the dead than the living, who whisper about her scarred hands and troubled past. When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia defends it by awakening an ancient spirit bound to a saint’s relic. It is a revenant, a malevolent being whose extraordinary power almost consumes her - but death has come, and only a vespertine has any chance of stopping it.

For centuries, the Eight Courts of Folk have lived among us, concealed by magic and bound by law to do no harm to humans. This arrangement has long kept peace in the Courts - until a series of gruesome and ritualistic murders rocks the city of Toronto and threatens to expose faeries to the human world. Four queer teens, each who hold a key piece of the truth behind these murders, must form a tenuous alliance in their effort to track down the mysterious killer behind these crimes. If they fail, they risk the destruction of the faerie and human worlds alike.

It is not impossible to rewrite history. In fact, when one computer runs the world, changing history happens faster. Those who were heroes have been labeled villains. The alien Melagorns and Dreth, once friends, are now competitors at best. The Regime works to instill loyalty to humanity. Loyalty to brotherhood. Loyalty to the state. Loyalty to the words preached every night. John Dunn fled into a radioactive wasteland, seeking death rather than work in the Regime. What he learns changes humanity forever.

Daire Santos is the last of the Soul Seekers, and the only thing standing between the Richters and the destruction of everyone she loves. With her grandmother gone and Cade back in Enchantment, Daire must finally step into her destiny and lead the fight against the Richters. But what if that means sacrificing the person she loves most?

Galen is a vampire, Rafferty is a red wolf, and the twins, Ranger and Maverick, shift into grey wolves. What the shifters don't know is there is a war brewing and Lexi is caught right in the middle. But Lexi isn't human.

The mage uprising has been put down, but it wasn't enough. Dragons have become aware that humans can arm themselves with weapons deadly to even dragonkind. Dragons are living in fear of humans for the first time in living memory, and they hate it. The war has arrived. Lord Boneclaw will lead the armies of dragonkind to decimate humanity. Their aim is to slaughter billions, thus bringing the threat back under control. Only one thing stands in their path.

Hunted by the guards of Edriast and their ruthless captain, Kaylan is forced to flee into a world she’s never seen, armed with a power she never wanted. With her brother, Elias, by her side, she escapes to the distant city of Stynos, where rumor has it a possible ally is waiting...an ally who might help Kaylan control the violent magic that’s become her burden to bear. But Kaylan can’t hide forever - not from the forces that surround her or from the darkness inside herself.

Lorena Adler has a secret. She holds the power of the banished gods, the Noble and the Vile, inside her. She has spent her entire life hiding from the world and her past. She's content to spend her days as an undertaker in a small town, marry her best friend, Julian, and live an unfulfilling life so long as no one uncovers her true nature. But when the notoriously bloodthirsty and equally Vile crown prince comes to arrest Julian's father, he immediately recognizes Lorena for what she is.