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Stasya lives in an isolated farming village on the edge of the mysterious Heartwood Forest with her unusual dog for company. Thought odd by the locals, she is tolerated for her rare gift with animals. Engaging with her fellow humans is difficult, with one exception: goatherd Lukas, who shares her love of storytelling. The peace of Heartwood is shattered when a group of soldiers descends, under orders from the Ruler of the Northlands. Their mission: to hack a path through the forest and find the fabled treasure said to lie deep within. The task is clearly impossible.

Elara is vengeful. Enzo is trapped between the realms of life and death and her enemy has vanished, taking her love’s only connection to the waking world with him. But there is a darker force at play, one that even Ariete, King of the Stars, is afraid of. On the run with enemies at every turn, Elara must enlist friends, old and new, and learn to control her almighty powers if she has any hope of saving her soulmate. Whatever happens, there is one thing she is certain of... STARS WILL FALL.

The half-Immortal tyrant of Cai has been defeated, but at a devastating cost. Wu Ying has sacrificed both his chance at immortality and his greatest treasure. Now, gravely injured and with his cultivation path shattered, he has to rebuild with the help of his friends. To find his true destiny, Wu Ying must question everything he once knew, retracing his journey from the beginning. But this time, he does so with a broken body and shattered cultivation, racing against time before his injuries claim him.

Peu nombreux sont les rôdeurs à avoir échappé au siège de l’auberge. Ignorant souvent la survie de leurs compagnons d’armes d’un jour, ils s’éparpillent, chacun poursuivant ses propres objectifs. Quelle n’est pas leur surprise lorsque le sort les contraint une nouvelle fois à faire équipe, se retrouvant désormais complètement mêlés à la guerre déclenchée par l’Empire et à ses conséquences politiques. Peu à peu, ils découvrent que la motivation du conflit est beaucoup plus complexe et obscure qu’à première vue.

CUANDO EL DESTINO JUEGA SUS CARTAS, NI SIQUIERA LA ETERNIDAD ESTÁ A SALVO. En Frenesí, Margotte Channing nos lleva a la Irlanda de 1884, donde Brianna Harford está dispuesta a todo para salvar a su hermana, incluso vender su sangre a Gale Strongbow, un vampiro que ha perdido el deseo de vivir. Pero cuando sus mundos colisionan, la desesperación da paso a un vínculo peligroso y apasionado, capaz de desafiar el tiempo y la muerte.Mientras tanto, en el presente, Alexis enfrenta una revelación que sacude su vida.

Los efectos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial se dejan ver ya en territorio mexicano: el gobierno de la República ha recluido a buena parte de la población migrante alemana en un campo de concentración en la antigua fortaleza militar de Perote, Veracruz. Mientras el terror de la amenaza nazi se extiende por el mundo, un horror primigenio ronda el umbral a nuestro planeta a pocos kilómetros de Perote, donde una excavación arqueológica ha revelado un templo consagrado a Xipe Tótec, "Nuestro Señor el Desollado", antiguo y sanguinario dios prehispánico de los ancestros mexicas.

Two years have passed since the Spirit King's Curse shook the world. In this time, Souma and the Kingdom of Friedonia have been preparing for an impending period of unprecedented chaos. However, the Kingdom was not the only country to burgeon over the two years. Fuuga has been expanding the border of his Great Tiger Kingdom of Haan as well. Following the acquisition of the Lunarian Orthodox Papal State, Fuuga sought to bring the Mercenary State Zem under his control. Now, having gained such powerful forces, he declares war on mankind's greatest nation—the Gran Chaos Empire.

Abarōz has never seen the sun. She's lived her whole life in Dardan, an underground city where no one ventures outside under penalty of death. But when its corrupt leader goes after her father, she has no choice but to venture aboveground where she finds a world she never could have imagined: one filled with dragons, monsters, and a brutal conflict between light and chaos.

Princess Kadeesha has no choice but to obey her father and marry the Hyperion High King. But she can decide to spend one last night of freedom in the arms of an intoxicating stranger. Unfortunately, Malachi is no stranger. Kadeesha’s husband-to-be decimated the Apollyon Court, and as its new king, Malachi wants his pound of flesh. When he attacks on her wedding day, Kadeesha’s father is killed, her groom is wounded, and she is taken back to Malachi’s land.

It has been six months since the fall of the great cities of Ancient Sumer. Six months since war and chaos scattered everyone to the wind. Ereshkigal, the queen of the underworld, finds herself trapped in the rubble of her realm with only one thought: to rescue the man she loves. In the realm of light, Harga and Marduk mount a hopeless resistance against the vast Akkadian forces, whilst Gilgamesh, once king of Uruk, travels to Egypt in search of a legend that could save them.

Alone, robbed, and injured, Daniel shows up at The Frothy Mug Tavern. Although used to a life of luxury, he learns the value of hard work and duty from the barmaid Sarah. Life as a peasant is hard. The tavern owner is cruel, the kingdom is at threat of war, and Daniel is being hunted. To save himself, he must learn to fight. To save his kingdom, he must learn to sacrifice his desires for duty. To save the one he loves, he must learn to be a hero. The only one who can teach him is the cunning, legendary, leader of the bandits -- the Tiger!

Kriegsführung ist so gar nicht Roks Ding. Wenn es dann auch noch nicht mal läuft, wird der Mist so richtig ungeil. Doch um den ‚Entschlossenen' loszuwerden, müssen härtere Bandagen her, das wird schnell klar. Also sind Improvisationstalent und ein paar Ratschläge von Penk gefragt. Außerdem gibt es einen ‚Wahren Paladin', der noch eine Rechnung offen hat, ein wenig Realitäts-Scheiß, der sich nicht von allein klärt, heranwachsende Rocker-Drachen, peinliche, finsterböse Nachbarstädte und dazu jede Menge Leute, die sich nur ungern umbringen lassen.

When Fitzwilliam Darcy's sister lies dying from a magical ailment, the only person who can help is Elizabeth Bennet, the powerful Librarian of the Great Library – the same woman he abandoned five years earlier. Elizabeth can't forget Darcy's refusal to believe in her magical ability, even now that she has a griffin familiar. However, as the Librarian, duty compels her to help him. Together, they undertake a quest to the Faerie Realm to find a cure, encountering dangerous magical creatures along the way. An even greater danger lurks in their own hearts.

The curse of King Midas is real. In the ancient kingdom of Phrygia, tribal boy Karem Savas thirsts for revenge against King Sargon II, the man who killed his mother and kidnapped his sister. A deal with the dark goddess of the underworld propels him to a powerful position of leadership with a mighty army and thousands of loyal subjects. Crowned as King Midas, he rules from the prosperous capital city of Gordium, where the future shines bright for his two royal children, Prince Anchurus and Princess Zoe.

Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon’s invasion of England, Temeraire and Captain Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australia—and into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh—aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are caught in the middle of a political power struggle.

The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Napoleon has been denied his victory . . . but at a terrible price. Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army west but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. Worse, they soon learn that the French have stolen Temeraire and Iskierka’s egg. Now it is do or die, as our heroes need not only to save Temeraire’s offspring but also to stop Napoleon for good.

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Ridmark Arban has brought the war to the Exarch, the powerful sorceress who rules the Isle of Kordain. The Exarch will not be easily defeated and has prepared a sinister trap to destroy the army of Andomhaim. And in the shadows, the true dark master of the Isle waits, gathering his power to strike...

Igraine is happily married to Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall, even though his withdrawal from the Mysteries and the Goddess have created a strain between them, as well as friction between her and her mentor Vivian, the Lady of the Lake. While they are visiting King Uther Pendragon at his castle, Uther makes it obvious to the entire court that he desires Igraine to be his queen. Later, he corners her in the hall, and when Igraine informs Gorlois of what happened, Gorlois gathers his people and abruptly leaves the festivities, later declaring war on Uther.

A score of years after he first walked into the histories of Men, Anasûrimbor Kellhus rules all the Three Seas, the first true Aspect-Emperor in a thousand years. Wielding more power than even the greatest sorcerer, Kellhus now leads a holy war deep into the wastes of the Ancient North, intent on destroying the stronghold of Golgotterath and preventing the Second Apocalypse.