Ergebnis für "The Thames" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

The deadly dimensions over London have been sealed, and the monsters have departed. But word has come to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson of a more terrifying creature still - the great Cthulhu has been sighted off the waters of Innsmouth, Massachusetts. Only Holmes can defeat him. And in the muddy village of Innsmouth, surrounded by villagers who are more sea-monster than human, Holmes meets again his nemesis, Moriarty, and yet greater foes: Amelia Scarcliffe and Maria Fitzgerald, harbingers of Dagon, who have called forth Cthulhu.

Landon Locke is no ordinary barista. A man of many names and identities, he has lived through many lifetimes, but his memory spans only days. Danger brews as Landon struggles to piece together reality through his fog of amnesia. A mysterious organisation called CODEX bent on hunting him down, a...

In the Nation, citizenship is competitively earned, and the sting of failure strikes swift. The smallest professional blemish may spell demotion or even deportation to offshore labour communities called Depositories, while the affluent are insured against all misfortune and can do no wrong. Santhosh is a Transient student hoping to ace the Civil Primaries and make Citizen the following year, when his father is suddenly deported and State agents murder his guardian's entire family.

To save the universe Johnny Mayhem risked his life - over and over and over. He could travel anywhere mentally and enter the body of anyone on any planet. But if he stayed longer than 30 days, Mayhem died. An encounter with aliens had given him an extra-human power. But it had also put him beyond the pale of love and friendship forever.

This tale weaves faith, horror, fantasy, and historical detail into the sodden marshes of Mirebridge, where seven women have died in seven weeks beneath the chapel altar—hands consumed by inner fire, eyes turned milky white—while the bells ring day and night untouched by mortal hands. Lord Stephern, a massive knight of a Crusader House bound by oath to the Church, and Sir Bessian, his keen-eyed and articulate companion, arrive at Father Berengar’s summons to conduct a deliberate investigation.

Would you recognize the signs of an AI takeover? Daniel Bennett almost doesn’t. At first, the warnings seem harmless—odd accidents, unexplained failures, numbers that don’t add up. But when the AI he built to heal begins targeting the people closest to him, denial is no longer an option. Castor, the world’s most advanced AI, has its own definition of survival. Every decision is logical.

Gloam Hollow is a quaint little town of magical creatures---witches, vampires, dread monsters, werewolves, faeries, and even trolls. But when a murder disrupts her small-town life as a witch, Blair Wardwell does what she does best: she meddles. Join Blair and her mystical friends in the Gloam Hollow Series as they solve cases and embark upon cozy adventures in bakeries, book clubs, and bubble baths.

In a world where the divine bloodlines of ancient Gods still linger, the Fates—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos—have summoned the heirs of Olympus to face a brutal reckoning. Sickened by their decadence and failures, the Fates decree a tournament, a web of trials designed to strip away power and pretense. But these trials are no mere tests of strength—they are labyrinths of deceit and torment, forcing the descendants to confront their deepest fears and darkest truths.

A girl who must kill a kraken to save her people. A ruined civilization seeking a new and unknown shore. A boy investigating a mysterious sighting at an aquarium. A mermaid determined to rob a sea dragon’s hoard.

As the world festively anticipates the material joys of Christmas, a spirited teenage girl's heart yearns for a gift that transcends the tangible — the gift of global peace. Disheartened and deeply troubled by the ceaseless wars, human suffering, and widespread instability plaguing various corners of the globe, Vanessa embarks on a soul-stirring quest for understanding and action.

To most people, unfathomable is just a word expressing similar definitions and nothing more. But when a bizarre sequence of events draws not only the United States but every world superpower on the globe into the threat of World War III, the word takes on a whole new meaning. The president is missing, and all the world can do at this point is watch as the horror and mystery slowly begin to unravel, revealing the Unfathomable.

Princess Poppy doesn’t feel very royal, and she certainly doesn’t feel ready to marry. But when her father decides that a marriage to a foreign duke would benefit their small kingdom, Poppy obeys. Stepping into an unknown world full of hidden dangers, Poppy must navigate betrayals she never anticipated and discover the inherent royalty and strength within her own heart. A retelling of The Goose Girl.