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In Asphodel, Daphne finds herself far from home, much like the resilient plant of the same name that flourishes in distant lands. At nearly 17, she seizes her first taste of freedom, yearning to escape the painful reality of her fathers indifference and the haunting absence of her mother, who vanished in the South of France. As the butchers daughter from Oxford Street, she navigates a world where she can manipulate her friends choices and indulge in a fantasy romance with a nameless man. But returning home forces her to confront the harsh truths of her past and strive for her fathers elusive ...

For Asphodel, the free-spirited daughter of Hades and Persephone, being cursed to never fall in love with a god is a blessing. Determined not to be trapped in a union like her mother, Del spends her life blissfully on the Isle of Flowers, far from her family in the underworld. But when Del’s parents ordain her marriage to Thanatos, the god of death, the freedom she’s long since guarded is at risk of being stolen for eternity. So Del takes fate into her own hands: She kidnaps her groom-to-be and traps him on her Isle.

Mr Gabo was an unlikely looking author, but then most of their authors were unlikely looking. Asphodel Books always attracted the improbable.

In zehn eindringlichen Geschichten erzählt Jugendbuch-Star Jason Reynolds von den Abenteuern und Herausforderungen, die der Weg von der Schule nach Hause zu bieten hat. Was passiert da, worum kreisen die Gespräche, was für Freuden und Ängste werden gewälzt? Voller Sympathie und Wärme wird von Freundschaft und Einsamkeit, von Schule und Lehrern, von Sorgen und Interessen junger Schüler erzählt - und von den Wundern, die sich auf dem Weg von der Schule nach Hause entfalten können, wenn man nur genau genug hinsieht.

In seinem Tagebuch schildert der französische Baron Nicolas de Conde, wie er im Jahr 1484 den Teufel zu überlisten versuchte. De Condes Familie bezahlte den Betrug mit dem Leben... Hat der Baron damals wirklich das ewige Leben erhalten? Dorian Hunter ahnt, dass ihm nur einziger Mensch die Antwort verraten kann.

A paranormal society remains hidden but exists parallel to ours worshipping and fearing the dual Goddesses and is overseen by a ruling class of Elemental warlocks known as the Order. Since the abandonment of her Warlock father, Selma’s connection to her powers and the divergent world that she was born into has become diluted. She retreats into a quiet life only to be jolted back by one phone call. With her friend's life at stake, Selma dabbles with the preternatural powers that she had long given up.

Before the age of gods and men, the most ancient of the immortals, Nyx, pulled herself into creation. Her power encapsulated the night and all its secrets, where nothing goes unseen. Once respected for the balance and duality that she brought to the world, and the haven she created in Tartarus, the rise of the gods has brought the goddess of night’s influence into question.

Percy Jackson meets The Labors of Hercules Beal in this hilarious, page-turning fantasy adventure with a heart of gold from two award-winning authors. Simon expected more from life than being orphaned in ancient Greece and stuck in the Underworld for eternity. Determined not to forget who he is...

Deep beneath Greece, Hecate serves the devoted from her home in the Underworld, keeping far away from the dalliances of men, gods, and the world that broke her heart. When Hera curses one man in particular, Hecate finds herself swept up in the affairs of the pantheon, and begins to wonder if she's intervening for the right reasons—or the right man.

In the belly of the Underworld, Thanatos has reigned as the God of Death since time immemorial, disregarding his own fearsome reputation and the loneliness that comes with it. When Nyx, the Goddess of Night, assigns him a partner for the first time, Thanatos is forced to accommodate the newcomer—the one thing that ancient gods don’t do well, is change.