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Soldark. A bustling city where dreams come true. That’s what seamstress Mae Wright hopes, anyway. But when she moves into her new shop premises, everything goes wrong. She loses all her money while saving her runaway dog, and none of her sewing equipment arrived in transit. A handsome yet reclusive theater director named Des offers her a job mending costumes, and she can’t help but accept. Mae enters the backstage life: full of chaotic costume changes, quirky actors, and friends who become like family.

Soldark. A city of mystery and mechanisms. Once a year, the elite of Soldark host an elaborate midsummer masquerade ball, and Verity Pennington has always dreamed of attending. But as a clockmaker’s daughter, Verity hardly has time for such things. When a rival mechanist steals valuable plans from her father’s shop, everything changes. Verity finds out the thief will attend the masquerade, and she vows to get in, but it won’t be easy. A maze of mechanical masterpieces. A ticking clock. Can she unmask the thief and save her family’s reputation?

Nach einem Überfall auf die königliche Familie ist das Leben des Kronprinzen Leonhard in Gefahr. Seine Zwillingsschwester Saphira muss hilflos mitansehen, wie ihr Vater, der König, von seinem größten Widersacher erpresst wird. Da taucht ein geheimnisvoller junger Mann vor dem Schloss auf, der dem König ein unglaubliches Angebot macht. Aber kann man ihm trauen? Ist seine Geschichte wahr? Während der König ihn für einen Lügner hält, beginnt Saphira sich dem Fremden anzunähern ...

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.

UN CORAZÓN VAMPIRO, UN AMOR PROHIBIDO Y UN RESCATE DESESPERADO CONTRA LAS FUERZAS DE LA OSCURIDAD. Ariel lo arriesgó todo para salvar a Violet, pero ahora se encuentra prisionera de los vampiros más sanguinarios de La Hermandad, viajando hacia un destino incierto. Fenton, su amado, no se rendirá. Él sabe que Ariel es su velisha, la razón de su existencia. Desesperado, hará lo que sea necesario para rescatarla, incluso enfrentarse a la muerte.

Meet Lady Amelia Smallhope, for whom there is no problem that can't be solved by a drink and a think. And Pennyroyal, for whom there is no problem. Ever. Everyone's favourite bounty hunters. Sorry - recovery agents. No bad guy they can't handle. No expense account too flexible. No adventure too outrageous. Join them as they settle scores, break every rule in the book and take the world by storm.

Siobhan has just been banned from the country's only magical university. As the unwitting accomplice to the theft of a priceless magical artifact, she has suddenly become a wanted criminal. There are fates worse than death, and if caught, she will face them. Unwilling to give up on her dream of becoming the world's most powerful sorcerer, she resolves to do whatever it takes to change her fate. Even if it means magically disguising herself as a boy and indebting herself to a gang of criminals to pay for university tuition.

An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He finds out that he is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity. In this world where magic is undeveloped, he shall once again pave a new path.

In the Celestial Empire, a land ruled by Immortals and stalked by Spirits and Beasts, a young girl from the slums of an unimportant city is found to have the Talent that may allow her to become an Immortal herself. Sent to the storied Argent Peak Sect to harness her talent, she must work desperately to catch up to peers who have been preparing to walk the Way for years. The Sect grants new students only three months to prepare and grow before the true challenges begin and the disciples are freed to battle each other for resources and strength.

Im Dreißigjährigen Krieg ziehen Mordbanden plündernd und brandschatzend durch das Land. Die Bauern, die unter diesen Verhältnissen schwer zu leiden haben, gründen im Geheimen den Bund der Wehrwölfe, um ihre Höfe und ihre Familien zu beschützen und sich an ihren Peinigern zu rächen. Der Autor Hermann Löns (1866-1914) zeichnet ein eindringliches Bild eines der dunkelsten Kapitel der deutschen Geschichte. Mit seiner Erzählung von der Selbsthilfe der Bauern macht er aber auch Mut und zeigt, dass man sich erfolgreich gegen Willkür und Unterdrückung wehren kann.

"So treten wir gemeinsam durch Walhallas Tor!" Das große Finale der Wikinger-Saga! Eindrucksvolle Geschenke für die Götter zu finden, erweist sich als schwierig für Sven, Erik und Bjarni. Die Zeit drängt, denn das Ende des großen Spiels naht mit Riesenschritten. Während die drei Familien sich auf das Schlimmste vorbereiten, bahnt sich auf dem Festland ein Krieg an. Auch Jorunn wird in die Machtkämpfe der nordischen Könige hineingezogen, gleichzeitig plant Leif eine Entdeckungsfahrt in den unbekannten Westen.

The Trateri are about to learn a vital lesson of the Broken Lands. Deep in the remote expanse where anything can happen, it pays to be on a pathfinder's good side. Nobody ventures beyond their village. Nobody sane, that is. Monstrous creatures and deadly mysteries wait out here. Luckily for the people she serves, Shea's not exactly sane. As a pathfinder, it's her job to face what others fear and find the safest route through the wilderness. It's not an easy job, but she's the best at what she does.

Disillusioned healer Blackthorn and her companion, Grim, have settled in Dalriada to wait out the seven years of Blackthorn's bond to her fey mentor, hoping to avoid any dire challenges. But trouble has a way of seeking out Blackthorn and Grim. Lady Geiléis, a noblewoman from the northern border, has asked for the prince of Dalriada's help in expelling a howling creature from an old tower on her land - one surrounded by an impenetrable hedge of thorns.

English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call; they could command winds, mountains, and woods. But by the early 1800s they have long since lost the ability to perform magic. They can only write long, dull papers about it, while fairy servants are nothing but a fading memory.

Ein prickelnder Einzelband aus der Welt von »Kingdom of the Wicked« – Fanliebling Envy bekommt seine eigene Liebesgeschichte! Der Fürst des Neids hat viele Namen: Frevler, Schurke, Sünder. Er stört sich nicht daran, denn er weiß selbst, dass er kein Heiliger ist. Als er eine kryptische Nachricht erhält, die den Beginn eines tödlichen Spiels ankündigt, weiß er, dass er noch viel schlimmere Namen zugeschrieben bekommen wird, bevor es endet.

The trans-dimensional library teeters on the brink of catastrophe – and only one book can save it. The Secret Chapter is the sixth instalment in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman. As Irene tries to manage a fraught truce between the warring Fae and dragon factions – not to...

Tauchen Sie ein in die magische Welt von Galadon, wo Liebe, Pflicht und uralte Magie aufeinandertreffen! In diesem fesselnden Sammelband erleben Sie die packenden Abenteuer von Nasja, der Nymphe, die sich in einem Königreich voller Intrigen und Gefahren behaupten muss. Band 1: Das Mondtor Nasja steht vor der Herausforderung ihres Lebens: Sie muss die Ehe mit König Nemos eingehen, einem Mann, der ebenso wenig um diese Verbindung gebeten hat wie sie selbst.

Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own...

The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten. On the high holiday of Wintertide, the empress will be married. Degan Gaunt and the Witch of Melengar will be publicly executed. Then the empress will suffer a fatal accident leaving the empire in the hands of the new emperor. It will be a perfect day. There is only one problem - Royce and Hadrian have finally found the lost heir.

Hochspannende, opulente und glänzend recherchierte historische Fantasy aus der Zeit der Kreuzzüge. Ein geheimer Auftrag des Papstes führt den jungen Ritter Raoul von Bazerat 1303 nach Jerusalem: Unter dem Vorwand, auf Pilgerfahrt zu sein, soll er das sagenumwobene Zepter des Heiligen Antonius finden. Für den todkranken Raoul ist die Reise möglicherweise die letzte Gelegenheit, seinem bislang recht ausschweifenden Leben einen Sinn zu geben. Doch der Tod könnte den Ritter schneller ereilen als gedacht.