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Miscellaneous “Lanie” Stones is the necromancer that Doédenna, god of Death, has been praying for. True, she's always been more interested in books and pastries than in creating abominations and raising armies of the undead. But still—she lives to love and serve Saint Death. And damn it duodecifold, Saint Death needs her! Lanie has many talents—her powers of death magic are growing more complex and stranger every day—but first and foremost is her ability to lay the unrestful dead to their unending slumber.

Brought to you by Penguin. Life gets complicated when Death gets involved. To be born into a family of royal assassins pretty much guarantees that your life is going to be... rather unusual. Especially if, like Miscellaneous "Lanie" Stones, you also have a vicious allergy to all forms of...

Masks, the first novel in a mesmerizing new fantasy series, draws readers into a world in which cataclysmic events have left the Autarchy of Aygrima - the one land blessed with magical resources - cut off from its former trading partners across the waters, not knowing if any of those distant peoples still live. Yet under the rule of the Autarch, Aygrima survives. And thanks to the creation of the Masks and the vigilance of the Autarch’s Watchers, no one can threaten the security of the empire.

As a child, Elisha witnessed the burning of a witch outside of London, and saw her transformed into an angel at the moment of her death, though all around him denied this vision. He swore that the next time he might have the chance to bind an angel’s wounds, he would be ready. And so he became a barber-surgeon, at the lowest ranks of the medical profession, following the only healer’s path available to a peasant’s son. Elisha is good at his work, but skill alone cannot protect him. In a single catastrophic day, Elisha’s attempt to deliver his brother’s child leaves his family ruined, and Elisha himself accused of murder.

Nur ein vergessenes Lied vermag es, die Dunkelheit der Nacht zu durchbrechen. Wäre es doch nur erlaubt zu singen - oder sich zu erinnern... "Ich erzähle euch eine Geschichte. Sie beginnt in einem finsteren Tal mit hohen, schneebedeckten Bäumen. Sie beginnt mit einem einsamen Wanderer in den fahlen Stunden des Zwielichts, in der bläulich glänzenden Dämmerung. Sie beginnt mit einer Frage. Fürchtet ihr euch?"

Nach "Das Lied der Nacht" der zweite Band der epischen Wayfarer-Saga: Wird der Wanderer Weyd die Türme des Lichts finden? Wanderer Weyd begibt sich mit seinen Gefährten auf die Reise zu den legendären Türmen des Lichts. Seine Waffe gegen die monströsen Schatten ist keine Armee, sondern ein uraltes Lied - doch wird es die Helden schützen? Denn diesmal kann die Bardin Caer ihre Stimme nicht gegen ihre Feinde erheben. Dabei lauert ihnen ein Gegner auf, der finsterer ist als jeder Schatten.

So when Dr. Lisette Chen discovers her staff have uploaded their consciousnesses into the massive MMO, Viridian Gate Online, she reluctantly takes a chance and logs in. Her goal? Discover why her colleagues abandoned her when she needed them the most. In a blink, she finds herself in a fantastical world where her healing skills—both as a doctor and a Priestess of Gaia—are sorely needed.

In Desdemona and the Deep, the spoiled daughter of a rich mining family must retrieve the tithe of men her father promised to the world below. On the surface, her world is rife with industrial pollution that ruins the health of poor factory workers while the idle rich indulge themselves in unheard-of luxury. Below are goblins, mysterious kingdoms, and an entirely different hierarchy.

Big Sam ist eine packende und berührende Geschichte. Sie handelt von dem deutschen Geschwisterpaar Lukas und Melanie Koch, die auf Reise in Minnesota sind. Die Biologin Melanie will die Natur fotografieren, der Autohändler und Hobbyjäger Lukas will eine Trophäe schießen. Doch was sie in den Wäldern Minnesotas erwartet, ist mehr als sie sich je vorgestellt haben. Sie begegnen einem riesigen Hirsch, der wie ein Gott über dem Wald thront. Lukas wird von einer Gier erfasst, die ihn zu einer schrecklichen Tat treibt. Damit zieht er den Zorn des Waldes auf sich, der sich in einer grausamen Jagd entlädt.

Family is who you make it and I’ve discovered blood means nothing, not unless I’ve slipped my blade into flesh and drawn my scythe with it. Just when things were starting to look up and all the pieces of my f--ked up life were coming together, I’m once again thrust into a war and this time I’m taking no prisoners. This is it, the final showdown, my scythe is sharpened and my boys are by my side. We might just find ourselves dead but not before I’ve drawn my scythe on every one of our enemies’ foreheads.

Das große Finale der Wayfarer-Saga: Wird der Wanderer Weyd die Welt in die Dunkelheit stürzen? Der Wanderer Weyd und seine Freunde haben eine dunkle Wildnis durchreist, um die sagenumwobenen Türme des Lichts zu erreichen. Doch die drei Bauwerke sind so tödlich wie ein Waffenarsenal und verlangen den Gefährten Schreckliches ab. Das Schlimmste steht Weyd allerdings noch bevor: Wenn er das Feuer an der Turmspitze entzünden will, muss er ein unmenschliches Opfer bringen - oder sich stattdessen für ewige Finsternis entscheiden.

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In this volume we offer up a small selection of talents from the literary landscape of the American male author whose time has now come again.

After a business trip to Boston, George Lawson announces to his family that he has purchased the Ropes Mansion in Salem Massachusetts; a historic mansion that is 300 years old. His wife and daughter are skeptical but acquiesce. Over 40 of the mansion’s owners have died unnaturally, were murdered, or committed suicide since 1720. Salem’s residents warn George about living in the Ropes, but he is convinced he can uncover the mystery.

The latest novel in this supernatural cozy series from the author of the Witch City Mysteries features a New Englander transplanted to a Florida town along the Gulf of Mexico when she inherits a charming, century-old—and very haunted—inn from a mysterious benefactor.

Lee Barrett has agreed to attend a storage auction with Aunt Ibby - even though she suspects the forgotten rooms will yield more junk than treasure. Her skepticism vanishes once the two win a bid on an overlooked locker and uncover a trove of beautiful curiosities, including a stunning wooden carousel horse with gentle eyes and fading paint. But just before Lee leaves the fairground relic at a local repair shop, the sight of a silver samovar awakens her psychic abilities and conjures visions of murder.