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India's study into the language of spells is interrupted by the arrest of her teacher for an unpaid debt. Before Matt can repay it for him, the powerful magician escapes from his prison cell. To make matters worse, the moneylender is murdered and the magician is implicated. Convinced of his innocence, India and Matt must discover who really killed the moneylender before the police find the magician. Their investigation leads them down a path littered with lies, betrayal, scandal, and interference from people they don't trust.

The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will "undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come" (Booklist, starred). Now, award-winning author Tasha Suri's provocative and powerful Burning Kingdoms trilogy continues with The Oleander Sword. The prophecy of...

As civil war sweeps across the Shima Imperium, the Lotus Guild unleashes their deadliest creation - a mechanical goliath, intended to unite the shattered Empire under a yoke of fear. Yukiko and Buruu are forced to take leadership of the rebellion, gathering new allies and old friends. But the ghosts of Buruu's past stand between them and the army they need, and Kin's betrayal has destroyed all trust among their allies.

After more than 500 years of exile, the heir to the empyre is wary about his sudden reassignment to active duty on the Goblin War’s front lines. His mission to rescue an outpost leads to a dead-end canyon deep inside enemy territory, and his suspicion turns to dread when he discovers the stronghold doesn't exist.

Living among the Sachakan rebels, Lorkin does his best to learn about them and their unique magic. But the Traitors are reluctant to trade their knowledge for the Healing they so desperately want, and while he assumes they fear revealing their existence to the world, there are hints they have bigger plans. Sonea searches for the rogue, knowing that Cery cannot avoid assassination forever, but the rouge's influence over the city's underworld is far greater than she feared. His only weakness is the loss of his mother, now locked away in the Lookout.

Behind the towering walls of Belduar, Calen Bryer and his companions stand in defense of the city and its new king. In over a thousand years, Belduar has never fallen. It has stood as a bastion of hope. But the Lorian empire are at its walls once more, and the Dragonguard are coming.

Revolutionen, Pulverdampf und Magie Feldmarschall Tamas' Invasion endete in einer Katastrophe. Gestrandet hinter feindlichen Linien und gnadenlos gejagt, muss Tamas seine verbliebenen Männer auf einem waghalsigen Rückzug durch das nördliche Kez führen. In Adro will Inspektor Adamat nur seine Frau retten. Um das zu erreichen, muss er den rätselhaften Lord Vetus aufspüren - doch die Wahrheit, die er erfährt, ist düsterer als alles, was er sich hat vorstellen können. Der Gott Kresimir will den Kopf von Tamas' Sohn Taniel - jenes Mannes, der ihm ins Auge schoss.

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.

Raubeinige Helden, gefährliche Magie und eine atemberaubende Queste - der geniale Auftrakt zu einer großen neuen Fantasy-Serie. Sagen und Mythen ranken sich um die legendäre Rivalität zwischen Asleif Phileasson, den sie nur den Foggwolf nennen, und Beorn dem Blender. Nun soll eine Wettfahrt entscheiden, wer von beiden der größte Seefahrer aller Zeiten ist und sich König der Meere nennen darf. In achtzig Wochen müssen die beiden Krieger den Kontinent Aventurien umrunden und sich dabei zwölf riskanten Abenteuern stellen.

As Constantinople is being pillaged and burned in April 1204, a young man, Baudolino, manages to save a historian and a high court official from certain death at the hands of crusading warriors. Born a simple peasant, Baudolino has two gifts: his ability to learn languages and to lie. A young man, he is adopted by a foreign commander who sends him to university in Paris. After he allies with a group of fearless and adventurous fellow students, they go in search of a vast kingdom to the East.

In which, a 17-year-old apprentice dealer in rare books is sent from Paris to England by her father, to obtain incunabula and medieval books of devotion - and whatever secrets of political intrigue or finance may come to hand in the process. In the course of her business, though, Minnie meets Harold Grey (Lord John’s elder brother), the newly-widowed (and alarmingly deranged) Duke of Pardloe, and things fall out.

The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one-hundred fold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities - as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.

Mientras empeoran la violencia y el clima en los Siete Reinos, otra fuerza armada, surge desde más allá del Muro de Hielo: se trata de los Otros, un ejército sobrenatural de muertos vivientes, cuyos cuerpos inertes no podrán ser detenidos. Tormenta de espadas es el tercer volumen de Canción de hielo y fuego, la monumental saga de fantasía épica del escritor George R. R. Martin que ha vendido más de 20 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo.

Koreanische Mythologie meets fantastische Frauenpower: das Fantasy-Highlight endlich auch auf Deutsch! Lady Bin Seomoon hat ein Geheimnis: Sie ist eine Byeoksa – eine Seelenjägerin – und dazu verdammt, dem Treiben von Geistern in der Menschenwelt ein Ende zu bereiten. In der Hoffnung, bald ein normales Leben führen zu können, versucht Bin 108 Geister auszutreiben und dadurch ihr Schicksal zu ändern. Als Mann verkleidet, schleicht sie sich auf eine rauschende Party und trifft dort auf Eunho, einen loyalen Diener des Königs.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is...

Harry Dresden ist tot, doch auch noch als Geist setzt er alles daran, seine Freunde und die Bewohner Chicagos zu beschützen. Der 13. dunkle Fall des Harry Dresden. Mein Name ist Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, und ich war der mächtigste Magier Chicagos – bis ich ermordet wurde. Dass ich diese Geschichte erzählen kann, liegt daran, dass ich ein Geist bin. Ich schien dazu verdammt zu sein zuzusehen, wie meine Freunde ohne mich den übernatürlichen Gefahren meiner Heimatstadt gegenübertreten mussten. Doch auch für Geister ist Chicago gefährlich, und vielleicht war es ganz gut, dass ich nun ein körperloses Gespenst war.

War has come to Melengar. To save her kingdom, Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game. To find the truth, he must unravel the secret of Hadrian's past - what he discovers may end their friendship and break Riyria in two.

Iris Almeria, the daughter of a powerful duke, is arrested and forced to her knees in front of her fiancée. Her betrothed, Prince Edward, is rejecting her for another woman! As Iris's life flashes before her eyes, she suddenly realizes she knows exactly what's coming next--because she has been reincarnated into her favorite otome game as its villainess. Quick thinking saves her from exile, but Iris can't rest yet. If she wants to survive this world that sees her as wicked, she'll have to change the world itself.

The Myuri mercenary band--a troop named for one of Holo's old comrades. In order to find them, Lawrence and Holo make for Lesko, a town dominated by the copper-trading Debau Company. Rumors of the Debau Company's schemes to both open more mines and seize control of the northern lands swirl...

When Dante Galand was just a boy, his father, Larsin, sailed away to make his fortune. And never returned. Since then, Dante has become a great sorcerer. A ruler. A destroyer of kings. And he's just learned that his father is living on a forbidden island at the edge of the known world. Where he's dying of a mysterious plague. In the company of his friend, the swordsman Blays, Dante travels to the island. There, his magic can do nothing for his father.