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1785. Twenty years ago, Sebastian Grave of Larnaca – a reserved man of arcane talents and many centuries, host to a spirit by the name of Sarmodel – brought himself to the remote French province of Gévaudan. The local Baron d'Ocerne and Bishop of Mende had called for volunteers to hunt the Beast, a monstrous creature believed to be responsible for the escalating and widespread slaughter of livestock and, now, citizens. Signing himself up to the Hunt, Sebastian found himself unexpectedly partnered with the fun-loving and handsome young nobleman Antoine d'Ocerne.

For fifty years, Iris has accepted the curse that blighted her life. By night, she is a lonely immortal in human form, destined to walk the shores of the place that was once her home. By day, she is Moireach, a terrifying sea creature imprisoned in the murky depths of Loch Moine. But when bodies begin appearing on the misty banks of the loch, Iris suddenly finds herself in mortal danger. The residents of Kilmara fear that the monster, which for centuries has been rumoured to haunt the deeps of the loch, has awoken again.

What would you do if you found a rare magical animal? Nico, who has just begun passing as a transgender man, relishes the quiet life working as a bonsai bodyguard. But during a chance encounter one night amidst the aftermath of a territory dispute, he meets Brant, an excitable, good-natured cookie guard, and the two strike an instant friendship. They form an irresistible bond with Gustopher, a baby gargoyle in need, setting off on a thrilling 3-day adventure to rescue the creature and reunite it with its rightful owner.

Arlen Wyth knows the sting of being an outsider. Born left-handed in a world where it’s seen as a curse, he’s spent his life trying to prove his worth. But when a reckless act uncovers a chilling Saxone invasion plan, young Arlen is thrust into a world where shadows stir and secrets unravel, forcing him to choose between self-preservation and the salvation of his people. His quest is fraught with constant peril, from treacherous seas to the hidden machinations of unseen enemies.

Most humans are blind to Death. Not Nella May Carter. She sees him. She doesn’t hide. Instead, she bargains. Born enslaved in eighteenth-century Georgia, Nella still believes in the will to survive amid the most untenable of conditions, in the glory of life, and in the ultimate goodness of the human race. She asks that Death, doubtful and curious, allow her to live long enough to prove it. He’s giving Nella all the time in the world.

All that was settled must be remade. Every path that appeared certain is now darkened with shadow. Oren Storgard is gone, Mutt Storman has vanished, and Gunnhild, the dreamer? Surrounded by enemies, uncertain who will strike next, Jael must choose a way forward, though can she find the strength to overcome her broken heart? The resolve to keep fighting?

Amidst the mist-shrouded hills of 15th-century Ireland, Vakeva roams the perilous back roads with her steadfast companion, Merlin—a donkey that pulls her rickety cart of precious wares. At just sixteen and orphaned, Vakeva ekes out a living, bartering between the English-controlled Dublin Pale and the pastoral interior of the Ireland that belongs to the Irish. Hers is a solitary journey, guided by her wits and the unyielding resolve of a survivor.

Der Schwarze Tod ist nach Atlantis gekommen, um dort seine Saat der Vernichtung auszubringen! Und wie es aussieht, kann nichts und niemand ihn aufhalten. Dann aber macht ausgerechnet Myxin dem Propheten Delios das Angebot, ihn beim Kampf gegen den Schwarzen Tod zu unterstützen. Myxin, der bösartige Magierdämon, der einst Delios' Frau von seinen Schwarzen Vampiren entführen ließ! Asmodis, Herr der Hölle, versucht nicht nur, die junge Kara auf seine Seite zu ziehen, sondern bietet dem Schwarzen Tod einen Pakt gegen dessen bisherige Herrscher, die Großen Alten, an!

When a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl, she vows to protect him with the help of a fellow scholar—her former fiancé—in this enchanting and transporting historical fantasy.

A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal turns to a grouchy but charming wizard to help save the shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series.

It's 1877, and both the Meiji era and Jinya's daughter, Nomari, are coming into adolescence—and all the growing pains that entails. Meanwhile, Somegorou brings Jinya a rumor of a nightly procession of demons parading the streets of Kyoto, and it seems that they are being led by the chain-manipulating demon that gave Jinya and Kaneomi so much grief in the past. To make a bad situation worse, Magatsume, the harbinger of calamity, has something in store for them as well...

As a sculptress, Ravenna Maffei has always shaped beauty from stone but she has a terrible secret. Desperate to save her brother, she enters a competition hosted by Florence’s most feared immortal family, revealing a dark power in a city where magic is forbidden. Now a captive in the cutthroat city of Florence, Ravenna is forced into a dangerous task where failure meets certain death at the hands of Saturnino dei Luni, the immortal family's mesmerizing but merciless heir. But as he draws her closer, Ravenna realizes the true threat lies beyond Florence’s walls.

In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gevaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake. Sebastian knows the Beast. A monster-slayer with centuries of experience, he joined the hunt for the creature twenty years ago and watched it slaughter its way through a long and bloody winter. Even with the help of his indwelling demon, Sarmodel – who takes payment in living hearts – it nearly cost him his life to bring the monster down.

On the brink of war, Mira and Scarlett find themselves entangled in a deadly world of gods, magic and duplicity, with the stage set for the ultimate showdown. Backed by her lover Aric and sorceress mother Zandri, Scarlett has Mira right where she wants her. But winning the Ravalian Empire requires spilling a river of blood, and as past secrets and new threats emerge, Scarlett must decide: is claiming the crown worth becoming as poisonous as the death magic she wields?

En arrivant à Hathergill Hall, Elinor Tregarth avait la ferme intention de se conduire comme une parente pauvre irréprochable. Elle n'avait en aucun cas prévu d'enlever le dragon de compagnie de son horrible cousine Pénélope. Ni de tomber amoureuse de l'impudent mais étonnamment charmant chasseur de dot venu courtiser Pénélope. Et jamais, au grand jamais, elle n'aurait rêvé devoir se prêter à une ridicule mascarade magique pour sauver l'avenir de ses soeurs.

It’s never been easy being a high schooler, and for four students stuck in detention, it’s about to get a whole lot harder. After opening a magical board game they find in a dark closet during detention, each is teleported to another world—the world of Byzantium. What’s worse: this place is in trouble. A slave rebellion has overrun entire cities, and barbarians from the east and west are on the march. On top of that, fantastic monsters and mystical warriors have joined the fray, throwing Byzantium into chaos.

A city of corrupt lords. The plots of the serpent priests. If Caina cannot find her way through the maze, she will pay in blood. Caina has come to the ancient city of New Kyre, seeking the masters of the deadly Cult of Rhadamathar. But the lords of New Kyre are treacherous and too corrupt to act in the face of the serpent priests. Unless Caina risks everything, the serpent priests will win a terrible and final victory...

Alternate history—1121 AD. The last free warbands of the Norse are scattered in the forests and hills of central Sweden. Denmark has fallen, consumed by the crusades, coerced into loyalty to foreign lords. Norway has bent the knee, making peace once their mighty king was slain. Only in Svealand, the old heart of the Swedish kingdom and the Norse people, does the fire of defiance yet burn, and even there just softly, flickering in the long dark winter.

Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears. Her mother's kin, the Descendants, are one of the two magical races of Ireland. But no Descendant can understand the reasons for Isolde's disappearance, and worse yet, she is giftless – born with no magical ability, a dangerous thing when the magic-rich Fomorians, ancient enemies of the Descendants, are growing in strength.

Robert Ervin Howard gilt als Begründer des Sword-and-Sorcery-Genres und Schöpfer unvergesslicher Helden. Turlogh Dubh O'Brien, ein verstoßener irischer Krieger des 11. Jahrhunderts, trägt seinen Beinamen „Der Schwarze" nicht umsonst. In „Der Dunkle Mann" begegnet Turlogh auf einer verschneiten Küste Connachts einem Fischer und bricht auf, um Moira, die Tochter eines Dalcassian-Häuptlings, aus den Klauen wilder Wikinger zu befreien. Die Erstveröffentlichung erfolgte im Dezember 1931 in der Magazine-Ikone Weird Tales .