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In the shadowed world of Castlianova, where electricity flickers like a dying candle, Goddess Amekia gifts Professor Coveland Nocht a book of forbidden knowledge. The city’s blackouts are not mere inconveniences—they are harbingers of chaos. As the feared and hated mages become more common, they are ruthlessly hunted and enslaved by the Riddere’s secret police.

La raíz de Ampol es un relato del autor de fantasía Clark Ashton Smith, que se desarrolla en el mundo ficticio de Zothique. En esta historia, un joven llamado Ildefonse se aventura en un viaje en busca de la misteriosa raíz de Ampol, que se dice que otorga la inmortalidad. A medida que avanza en su búsqueda, enfrenta desafíos y peligros, incluidos seres sobrenaturales y horrores ocultos en la oscuridad de las profundidades de la tierra. Ildefonse lucha contra criaturas monstruosas y fuerzas malignas mientras se acerca cada vez más a su objetivo.

That was what the Order preached to unite the people against the undying—the same mantra the rebels used to rally against the Skeleton King’s tyrannical rule. But for estranged sisters Threyna and Laela, forced unity might be even more disastrous than division. Ten years after losing everything, Threyna is now a hardened rebel. After acquiring the Skeleton King’s cursed blood magic, she has vowed to overthrow his corrupt rule, even if it costs her soul. Laela, once her ally, has abandoned the doomed rebellion, preparing to lead a mass exodus from the cursed island in search of new beginnings.

Aeren Silverleaf never wanted to be a hero. As a skilled elven ranger, she’s spent her life in the shadows of Eirandor’s vast forests, content to live a quiet life away from the intrigues of the empire. But when an ancient and malevolent force known as the Crimson Wraith begins to tear through the veil separating worlds, Aeren is thrust into a battle she cannot escape.

Kay aims to stop Thorgisl from obtaining Esch. Meanwhile Galfride has discovered the twenty-first century and wants his boyhood friend Ian back. Kay's son and daughter seem to him a barrier which puts them in danger. Between keeping the power stone she saved from greedy mages of medieval Earth and protecting her kids, Kay is again pulled between times, but she has a new ally, a witch of ancient Cornwall who slipped through the portal into her neighborhood.

Ein Schloss auf einem Hügel, neblige Wälder, dunkle Seen und eine Liebe, die nicht sein darfFür die Außenseiterin Corvina ist die Zulassung von der mysteriösen University of Verenmore die Chance auf einen Neuanfang. Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben schließt Corvina Freundschaften, doch das abgelegene Schloss in den Bergen birgt auch Geheimnisse: In regelmäßigen Abständen verschwindet jemand auf rätselhafte Weise. Corvina beschließt, endlich die Wahrheit hinter den Vorfällen aufzudecken.

Marysol hat sich gezeigt. Nach und nach erfährt Jess, wer von den Seelenwächtern für sie und somit auch für Lilija kämpft. Der Schock darüber sitzt tief, doch sie wehrt sich weiter und versucht sich gegen die alten Mächte der Seelenwächter zu stellen. Wird sie stark genug sein, um sich zu entziehen? Jaydee leidet ebenfalls und kann sich kaum noch gegen den Schmerz stemmen, der ihm zugefügt wird. Sein Geist bricht zum ersten Mal. Er muss die Entscheidung treffen, ob er Lilija folgen will oder nicht. Es kommt zum Showdown der Mächte. Wer wird siegen?

Auf ihrer Suche in der Bibliothek des Rates finden Emma, Jess und Akil nicht nur heraus, was es mit dem Gefüge der Zeit auf sich hat. Akil kann endlich auch das Geheimnis lüften, welches Ilai dort versteckt hat. Jess und Akil müssen sich einer ebenso unerwarteten wie unangenehmen Wahrheit stellen. Einer Wahrheit, die auch in der Gegenwart noch wirkt. Jaydee sieht sich Kontrahenten gegenüber, denen er kaum gewachsen scheint. Weder körperlich noch mental. Er muss seine gesamte Kraft aufbringen, um sich ihnen zu entziehen. Wird sie ausreichen?

Nuss needs a new life, one she hopes will bring better opportunities and solitude. With that motivation alone, she’s traveled weeks with a caravan that is full on judgment and empty on safety. Now, only days away from her goal, the unwelcome arrival of two sorcerers threatens to stop her. And if they don’t, then the silent creature they've tracked to the caravan might. A creature far too capable of hiding in plain sight and wearing any face.

Born with a gift that is more of a curse than a blessing, Jefferarri is an immortal who battles his internal demons and the external forces around him. At a tender age, the orphaned youth is adopted by his grandparents, with the blessings of the government, for his protection and a better life following his parents’ demise. When nefarious beings of the underworld discover his whereabouts, a war between the world of the mortals and the undead ignites.

Enslaved in the mines of Lonia, Pela has forgotten the last time she saw the sun. For days uncounted she has toiled, scorned by her captors, forgotten. Her jailers think her cowed, but the blood of a warrior flows in her veins. When a new overseer arrives, Pela sees an opportunity. The man is young and untrained – he could easily be deceived.

Combining the political intrigue of She Who Became the Sun with the gorgeous world-building of Children of Blood and Bone, Birth of a Dynasty is the start of a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy centered around three families’ fight for power in Ahkebulin, a land where magic is feared, giants are real, and prophecy holds sway.

Nora has a rough childhood, including the disappearance of her younger sister, Kirsten. Antonio grew up in Naples, Italy and became intertwined in the local gangs. They both end up in a Nevada theatre where they find their second chances at a good life.

In the farthest reaches of space, where light barely touches and time warps into oblivion, an entire fleet vanished without a trace. Ten years later, a single, chilling transmission is received: “This is Commander Adrian Wolfe… Ghost Fleet… requesting assistance.” Captain Elena Vasquez thought she had buried the memory of Wolfe, the man she once loved, along with the fleet’s disappearance. But now, his desperate call for help pulls her into the dark unknown—a place where nightmares are real, and the dead do not rest.

The city of Alaris, once the jewel of the realm, now stands as a graveyard of shattered hopes and forgotten dreams. After the devastating battle to close the Rift, Lyra believed the worst was behind her. But as the Echoes—twisted remnants of the past—begin to rise again, she realizes that the Rift's influence never truly left. Lyra is haunted by the loss of Ezran, whose sacrifice helped save the world. Yet even in death, his memory drives her to continue the fight.

Nachts hört Flo eigenartige Gesänge aus dem Wald, der an das Hotelgelände angrenzt, und es dauert nicht lange, bis sie von lebhaften Visionen heimgesucht wird. Dennoch übt der Wald eine geradezu unheimliche Anziehungskraft auf sie aus. Als sie eines Tages bei einer Wanderung der mysteriösen Frau Gothel begegnet, nimmt ein gruseliges Abenteuer seinen Lauf …

Just beyond the waking edges of Lucerìa, an 18th-century town in the kingdom of Naples, lies the Night: an enigmatic fiefdom governed by seven immortals and fueled by Moira, the power to reshape one’s destiny. On this porous border separating Day from Night, Oriana spends her time fantasizing about becoming a smith in her father’s forge and eavesdropping on whispered tales of beasts and men who roam the nocturnal realm. But in the Night, these stories come alive, as Oriana saw for herself after she inadvertently trespassed into the Secret Market of the Dead.

Sophia Boralis is haunted by the death of her mother, her life consumed by a dark and dangerous depression that brings sinister shadows to life in her mirrors. After a desperate suicide attempt, she finds herself under the care of Harper, a psychiatrist with an almost otherworldly presence, at a mental health hospital. In the hospital, Sophia meets Jeremy, a boyishly handsome man whose brokenness mirrors her own. Yet, Jeremy harbors deep suspicions about Harper and his true intentions.

In the age of jazz and bootleg liquor, black magic is making a big comeback. Luckily, the scourge of demons and cultists are keeping Doctor Vincent Temple in business. Even the Mafia are having trouble with monsters, and they’ve hired Temple to sort it out. Cash is cash, and the old Doctor has never been one to turn his nose up at a job, no matter who’s paying. This time luck is smiling on him. The gangsters are tangling with a cult Doctor Temple has been stalking over a personal matter, but when reconnaissance turns into rescue can he save the world before things become too personal?

Tres señores aristócratas están jugando un juego de mesa. De lejos, miran a un padre pobre con muchos hijos. Los señores deciden apostar a quién de ellos será el elegido para ser el padrino del hijo recién nacido del pobre hombre y así ayudarle llevar su carga. Sin embargo, los hombres no son los caballeros que pretenden ser, y el que finalmente es elegido tiene un plan oculto.