Ergebnis für "Gothic" in Märchen

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is narrated by Mark Gatiss, who also wrote the screen play for the critically acclaimed BBC adaptation. Gatiss has also had an extensive acting career including roles in Sherlock, which he wrote alongside Steven Moffat, The League of Gentlemen and...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Enter the Bunnyverse with the “wild, audacious . . . unforgettable” (Los Angeles Times) #DarkAcademia novel that started it all – the precursor to We Love You, Bunny “[A] cult classic.” —People “[A] viral sensation.” —USA Today “O Bunny you are sooo genius!...

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZE Named a Must-Read Pick by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, People, Associated Press, Marie Claire, Bustle, The Boston Globe, Goodreads, Women’s Wear Daily, and more The highly anticipated follow-up to...

Kat Van Tassel's life was predestined from childhood; she was to marry her best friend, Brom Bones. However, Brom mysteriously vanished from Sleepy Hollow as a teenager. Now, at nineteen, Kat enrolls in Sleepy Hollow Institute, a shadowy school run by her powerful family. There, she becomes entangled with her enigmatic, older teacher, Ichabod Crane, who delves into dark magic.

Brought to you by Penguin. In the land of Lapvona, the lord of the land Villiam is cheating the local villagers of their food, their water, their livelihoods. Grotesque and ridiculous, he marries the pregnant and tongueless ex-nun Agata, whom he believes will make him God, and his son will be...

DAKOTA JOHNSON TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK · INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER · WINNER OF THE NOTA BENE PRIZE · SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS NOMINEE A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT. "A dark, gorgeous concoction.”—New York Times “Beautiful, terrifying . . . . Destined to...

Frankenstein tells the haunting story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates life through forbidden experimentation—only to recoil from the being he brings into the world. As his creation seeks understanding, companionship, and purpose, Victor is forced to confront the devastating consequences of unchecked ambition. A powerful blend of gothic horror and philosophical inquiry, Frankenstein explores responsibility, isolation, humanity, and the dangers of playing god.

When 17-year-old Laurel Harper decides to go live with her estranged father and step-family, she's unaware of the fact that her fate was already sealed the day she was born. She is now exactly where some higher power wants her to be. But it's not until she meets the proud and mysterious Sam Laurens that she feels something strange is going on. And when she learns the dark truth about her own future, a sinister secret that will change everything as soon as she turns 19, she wants to run and hide, but soon realizes that there is no hiding from fate.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Once Upon a River, written by Diane Setterfield and read by Juliet Stevenson. THE LONG-AWAITED, SPELLBINDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING THE THIRTEENTH TALE, A 'MISTRESS OF THE CRAFT OF STORYTELLING' (Guardian). A dark midwinter’s...

Brought to you by Penguin. The magical new novel from the best-selling author of The Night Circus. Are you lost or are you exploring? When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library it leads him on a quest unlike any other. Its pages entrance him with their...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Eleanor Matsuura, known for AMC's The Walking Dead and Spooks. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Paul Murray. In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs...

Even as her heart is pulled in two directions, Helena fights to save Sparta in the face of a tyrannical king, in this romantasy retelling of Helen of Troy. Sparta is dying. Gods once ruled the land, until King Menelaus cast them out and crowned himself in their place. Now, drought scorches the...

'An extraordinary, hallucinatory accomplishment' KAREN JOY FOWLER '[A] reminder about what it means to be alive . . . with razor-sharp prose and diction so precise' MORGAN TALTY 'Read it and be changed' B. PLADEK Something terrible has happened. In a mysterious apartment filled with ghosts, our...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE WORLD-BURNING HORROMANTASY, BRINGING TOGETHER LITERATURE'S MOST FAMOUS LADY VILLAINS, LADY MACBETH AND KLYTEMNESTRA . . . For fans of A Dowry of Blood, Clytemnestra, and Piranesi, Vile Lady Villains is an unforgettable ride into the realm of stories With the...

A dazzling standalone romantasy debut steeped in Chinese vampire folklore and a delicious queer love triangle, for fans of She Who Became the Sun and Daughter of the Moon Goddess. All Zhenya has ever wanted is to escape her tiny village with her best friend Shuhua, but she must care for her...

In this thrilling final installment of the Whimbrel House series from Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg, Cora and Owein must uncover magical and secret conspiracies in the palace as the future they dreamed of is at stake. Owein arrives in England to...

Perfect for fans of Ava Reid and Lucy Holland, this is a page-turning dark fantasy of persecuted witches, snatched children, twisted magic, changelings and the sins that bind. Set in the multi-award-winning author's acclaimed Sourdough universe, this standalone story sits alongside previous...

Step into Starling House, if you dare . . . Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik. Opal is a lot of things – orphan, high-school dropout, full-time cynic. Most of all, she’s determined to find...

A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series. “Welcome to the Hooflands. We’re happy to have you, even if you being here means...

The new gothic fantasy sensation from SUNDAY TIMES bestseller Lindsey Kelk. PRE-ORDER NOW! ‘Your new obsession’ Cosmopolitan YOU’LL WANT TO BE ONE. UNTIL YOU KNOW THEIR SECRETS. After sixteen-year-old Emily’s father tragically dies, she is forced to live with the only family she has left...