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Nine months ago, Zeus' murder catapulted the Greek gods back into public life. Now, the whole pantheon revels in new temples, casinos, and media empires - except Apollo. An overachiever with a bursting portfolio of godly duties, the amount of email alone he receives from rapacious mortals turns each day into a living hell. Yet there may be hope, if only he can return Zeus to life! With the aid of Thalia, the muse of comedy and science fiction, Apollo will risk his very godhood to help TV producer Tracy Wallace and a gamer geek named Leif, who hold the key to Zeus' resurrection.

After being horribly mistreated at a government animal-research facility, Snitter and Rowf escape into the isolation - and terror - of the wilderness. Aided only by a fox they call "the tod", the two dogs must struggle to survive in their new environment. When the starving dogs attack some sheep, they are labeled ferocious, man-eating monsters, setting off a great dog hunt that is later intensified by the fear that the dogs could be carriers of the bubonic plague.

It's official—Mikura and Techi are engaged, and slowly but surely, the pieces of their wedding are coming into place. But some things don't change, like their peaceful life living under one roof.

It’s not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie. Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic.

Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light.

Welcome to Bucky's Out of this World Restaurant! Finally able to live a peaceful life, Amelia decides to open a restaurant in Wolfwater. She picks up a chicken as a mascot, recruits a world-renowned [Chef] as her first employee, and ends up even convincing an angel to work for her. Meanwhile, Noele continues her training with Garron, preparing for any threat that is to come. And the threats will come. All throughout Vacuos, the Sect of the Abyssal Thorns spread their roots while the [Hero King] Kallistus Kal continues scheming. But Amelia doesn't care for any of that.

With her vacation over and separated from her father once again, the S-Rank adventurer Angeline is utterly convinced that Belgrieve must be feeling just as lonely as her. In order to make his home feel a little less empty, she resolves to find him a bride! Meanwhile, Belgrieve's hands are full with his own troubles, as his reputation has gained the attention of an adventurer hoping to test his mettle against a living legend, as well as an old elf claiming to be a holy knight.

Mikura is finally starting to get used to his new life in the Beastly Wilds. Things were going great with his Beastfolk neighbors—until one day, he makes a seemingly innocent comment that turns his life completely upside down! Things only get even more interesting when a visit from his parents unearths a mysterious incident from his childhood adventures in the Beastly Wilds! What secrets are the Beastly Wilds keeping, and how will they change his relationship with Techi?

Tenzin knows she’ll need Ben’s keen mind and political skills to complete the job. She also knows gaining Ben’s cooperation won’t be an easy task. She’ll have to drag him back into the darkness he’s been avoiding. Whether Ben knows it or not, his fate is balanced on the edge of a thousand-year-old blade, and one stumble could break everything Tenzin has worked toward.

A wizard's mansion. A menagerie of magical creatures. One grimoire bonded to a seemingly ordinary young man from London. When Joe Ramsey took a job in a quaint yet otherwise ordinary part of London, the last thing he expected to find was a house filled to the brim with magic. The peculiar man who called himself a wizard has now offered Joe a job. He's to be caretaker to the magical creatures who live in the wizard's house. It's not long, however, before Joe finds himself bonded with one such creature: a grimoire.

In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they'll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and seemingly appears at random to adrift young people at crucial junctions in their lives. It's also run by talking cats.

All the world's a stage...even when you're teleported to a new world. Struggling actress Cara O'Sullivan was walking down the street of Galway one moment, and the next, she was in an ancient tomb in a faraway world. Alone in the dark with her cell phone as her last tenuous connection to home, Cara sings her favorite song. To her astonishment, her song casts a spell of light into the world...and from the depths, something hears her. Challenged by a ghostly knight, a tragic necromancer, and hordes of undead, can a young woman who does not believe in heroes become one herself?

"Ils ne le savaient pas alors, mais c'était là l'unique lieu parfait en ce monde. Un lieu totalement isolé et le seul pourtant à n'être pas aux couleurs de la solitude." Le livre 3 fait entendre une nouvelle voix, celle d'Ushikawa. Et pose d'autres questions : quel est ce père qui sans cesse revient frapper à notre porte ? La réalité est-elle jamais vérifiable ? Et le temps, cette illusion, à jamais perdu ? Sous les deux lunes de 1Q84, Aomamé et Tengo ne sont plus seuls.

Alone, broken and desperate in New York, Amanda thought life couldn’t get worse—until a werewolf drags her into a dark alley. Facing certain death, she unleashes a blast of magical lightning that saves her life and changes everything. Magic is real, monsters are everywhere, and Amanda is one of the Magi—a secretive group battling supernatural threats in the shadows.

Als Privatdetektivin in Vancouver hat Ashira Cohen schon einige Fälle gelöst. Daher scheint es bloße Routine zu sein, als sie ein verschwundenes Mädchen aufspüren soll bis die Sache eskaliert. Ein Schlag auf Ashs Hinterkopf tut nicht nur weh, sondern enthüllt ein seltsames Tattoo und sie verfügt plötzlich über magische Fähigkeiten, die sie eigentlich gar nicht haben dürfte. Als wenn das nicht verstörend genug wäre, hat sie nun keine andere Wahl, als mit Levi Montefiore zusammenzuarbeiten, ihrem Rivalen seit Jugendzeiten.

Sophie is a victim of spousal abuse, but her husband hadn't always been like that. She still loves him and refuses to give up on her marriage, despite his treatment of her.

Ein epischer Arenakampf, in dem nur die beste Heldengruppe überleben wird. Der zweite Band von Mikkel Robrahns Fantasy-Serie über die Welt der Online-Rollenspiele. Als sich Avataris – die riesige Onlinewelt, in der die Menschen nach ihrem Tod weiterleben können – aus dem alles verschlingenden Feuer erhebt, ergreift die Helden der freien Völker eine ganz neue Kriegsbegeisterung. Eine Arena soll gebaut werden, in der sich die fähigsten Kämpfer miteinander messen werden. Für die meisten Heldengruppen heißt es Untergang oder Sieg. Also meistens: Untergang.

"Heute vor drei Wochen haben wir Jaydee verloren", sagte ich und blickte hinaus aufs Tal. "Wir haben ihn nicht verloren", antwortete Akil, der neben mir saß und mir mit seiner angenehmen Wärme Halt und Trost spendete. "Das klingt, als wäre er tot." "An den meisten Tagen fühlt es sich genauso an." "Ach, Hase." Sein Arm legte sich um meine Schulter und drückte mich sachte an sich. Ich lehnte mich gegen Akil, atmete tief den Duft nach Erde und frischem Gras ein, schloss die Augen und bemühte mich, nicht loszuheulen.

When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. O’Shea is AWOL, and Tracking him is proving to be harder than I expected. Not to mention the small fact that I have the Beast of Bodmin Moor chasing me across Europe, in a race against the odds, and my life as the prize.

Wer wirst du sein, wenn dir die Nacht zu Füßen liegt? Die Hamburger Medizinstudentin Sina ist ebenso geschockt wie fasziniert, als sie herausfindet, wer der Mann wirklich ist, in den sie verliebt hat: Denn Lazar ist ein Vampir und seine Unsterblichkeit ein Fluch, der bald auch Sinas Leben überschattet.