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Ein gefährlicher Auftrag. Eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf. Eine Jägerin, die zur Gejagten wird. Ihre Stimme begeistert die Massen. Seit Cécile dem düsteren Troll-Königreich entkommen ist, ist sie zum gefeierten Bühnenstar geworden. Doch für ihre Freiheit musste sie einen hohen Preis zahlen: Sie hat Tristan zurückgelassen, der Prinz der Dunkelheit, der ihr Herz eroberte. Und sie musste dem grausamen Trollkönig versprechen, Anuschka zu finden – jene Hexe, die die Trolle einst in den Untergrund verbannte. Nur wenn ihr das gelingt, wird Cécile Tristan wiedersehen.

Während Felder verdorren, Flüsse austrocknen und Städte fallen, begibt sich Taar Wax mit seinen Gefährten auf eine abenteuerliche Reise, um ein lange gehütetes Geheimnis zu ergründen: Wie können die Todesgötter wieder gebannt werden? Dabei planen sie nicht nur den Nekromantenkaiser ins Leben zurückzubringen, sondern versuchen auch die Ursprünge der Nekromantie zu verstehen.

Magie geht verloren, wenn man sie in Fesseln legt. Zwei Jahre sind seit den verheerenden Ereignissen in Adreal vergangen. Zwei Jahre, in denen sich Valea in der Welt der Menschen versteckt hat. Und so sehr sie Ardeal vermisst, so hofft sie doch, dass niemand sie je findet. Aber manche Hoffnungen erfüllen sich nicht und als eines Tages alte Freunde vor ihrer Tür stehen und sie bitten zurückzukehren, muss Valea entscheiden, ob sie ihre Wut und ihren Hass überwindet, um denen zu helfen, die sie im Stich gelassen haben.

The Seven Sisters is the story that began it all. An epic tale of love and loss, it tells the stories of the D’Aplièse sisters, all adopted as babies by the enigmatic billionaire they affectionately call Pa Salt. Read by Tuppence Middleton (Thirty Days in Paris, The Doll Factory). This is...

In Irland ist manches anders, auch das Weihnachtsfest. Der Weihnachtsmann wird auf seiner Runde traditionell mit jeder Menge Whiskey versorgt, und nicht nur er: Ein arbeitsloser Schauspieler im Weihnachtskostüm langt so kräftig zu, dass ihm, dem Whiskey sei Dank, die Vorstellung seines Lebens gelingt. Nach dem Genuss von zu viel Apfelwein begegnet ein Junge in der Weihnachtsnacht der leibhaftigen Totenfee.

Die schönsten deutschen Sagen über Könige, Ritter und Edelfräulein: von Kaiser Karl bis Lohengrin. Das einfache Volk hat sie bewundert und gefürchtet: Die Könige und Kaiser, die mächtigen Ritter und ihre Burgfräulein. Viele Volks- und Heldensagen erzählen bis heute von ihrem Ruhm und ihren Taten. Und von manchem Herrscher geht die Sage, dass er nicht gestorben sei, sondern nur schlafe, um eines Tages wiederzukehren und dem Volk in großer Not zu Hilfe zu kommen.

Um einen Tyrannen zu stürzen, folgen sie einem alten Märchen. "Dornenthron" ist eine düstere Neuinterpretation des geliebten Märchens "Dornröschen": Boris Koch erzählt sprachgewaltig, atmosphärisch und fesselnd. Das Königreich Lathien, einst Teil eines mächtigen Kaiserreichs, wird von Dürre und König Tiban beherrscht, einem grausamen Tyrannen. Die Menschen hungern, Räuberbanden ziehen durch das Land, Kinder werden verstoßen und Rebellion liegt in der Luft.

In the heart of Shanghai, the boundary between myth and reality is breaking. Mei Lin Huang, heir to an ancient bloodline, and Jack Roth, an American professor pulled into a war he doesn’t understand, must stand against gods and monsters determined to remake the world. Blending Chinese and Greek mythology with fast-paced action and simmering tension, Mandate of Myth is a thrilling fantasy where every choice could tip the balance between survival and destruction.

More Cumbrian Ghost Stories brings you 16 ghost stories, horror stories, weird tales, and dark fairy tales set in the English county of Cumbria and the Lake District by Tony Walker, author of Cumbrian Ghost Stories and narrator of the Classic Ghost Stories Podcast. From "The Milk-White Child of Ravenglass" to "A Brief Stop in Barrow in Furness", "The Screaming Skulls of Calgarth", and "The Dalston Vampire", these stories dance around the county of Cumbria to horrify, scare, terrify, and also make you smile and even laugh a bit, depending on the tale.

Chaos. Magic. Love. Three elements to my life that have brought me to this point—traveling to the God realm. I know we can handle whatever the fates decide to toss our way. Yet between visiting Queen Titania's court and learning far more about my demi-gods' past than I could have expected... I just hope we can retain some semblance of sanity by the end of this. And what happens when I finally meet the man, the myth, the... well, god, obviously—Set. My father. What has Isis been hiding from me? Secrets are unraveling nearly as fast as things are heating up between my men and me.

The storm brewing on the beach is no match for the turmoil inside Jenna’s breaking heart. The last time she and her father were on the shoreline together, Jenna decided she was too grown to look for imaginary mermaids in the waves. Now, regret and grief threaten to consume her as she wishes more than anything that there could be more time with her father—who is nearing the end of his battle with terminal cancer. An encounter with a strange piece of sea glass leaves Jenna with an opportunity to have her greatest wish granted…

Sataou, still reeling from his losses and devastated by his future, continues on. He is determined to bring the Shengu Sect to its knees and rid the area of their influence once and for all—for his loved ones and those being oppressed by their machinations. The power within him grows in strength, however, and he finds himself needing to decide whether to stay true to who he is or to simply allow himself to change, becoming what the Void wishes for him to be. The world around him loses some color, but his abilities increase—and he will need every bit of help he can get in the fights to come.

At last the second audiobook in the popular Seven Sisters of Avalon series has been released! Listeners loved book one of the series which told the epic tale of two couples: Bran and Lillian and Phillip and Ophelia, two magical families joined together in a campaign to preserve the safety and freedoms of the Goddess worshiping people of Britain as it slipped into the early Dark Ages.

Glenn Garcia was as average as they come—forgettable face, no purpose, and a life no one noticed. Then he dies alone, unloved, and insignificant. Struck down in a freak accident and barely mourned, Glenn is swept into the afterlife. When his soul registers as perfectly balanced—neither good nor evil—he becomes a cosmic anomaly. Anubis, a god of death, gives him a choice: fade into oblivion, or take a job as a Reaper.

It is 1460 and England’s peace is torn apart by the rivalry of the houses of York and Lancaster. In the murky half-world between superstition and reality, young Rose Cooper waits to find love. Born into a family whose women are gifted with the Sight, an ability to foresee the future, Rose longs to know who she will marry. Unable to use her gift, she she turns to her mother for help. Together they awaken the slumbering forces of an ancient power, unknowingly setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever.

INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS Experience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called “one of the best fantasy novels ever.” The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone... ...so she ventured out from the...

Parzival ist ein Ritter von Artus' Tafelrunde. Als er hört, dass nur ein Ritter von höchster Reinheit den heiligen Gral finden kann, ist sein Ziel klar: Er macht sich auf die Suche nach dem heiligen Gefäß! Einer der berühmtesten Mythen des Mittelalters!

Arthur Leywin knew well the cold terror of war. Yet, in his past life as King Grey, he had never lost a friend, mentor, or loved one; he had none to lose. Now, though, Arthur must accept that even those closest to him must take up arms to defend their homes as the enemy force seeks new methods to strike at the heart of Dicathen. In his quest to stop the approaching army, Arthur must travel to the dwarven kingdom of Darv, gain mastery of the four elements, battle some of the Vritra’s mightiest champions, and overcome a grievous betrayal.

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature. Though more than 2,700 years old, their stories of brave heroics, capricious gods, and towering human emotions are vividly timeless. The Iliad can justly be called the world’s greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns. The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars to his beloved wife.

Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public, and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring. Hades, God of the Dead, is burdened by a hellish past that everyone's eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away. Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains with severe consequences.