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I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae. But of course, there’s a catch - all I have to do to claim my birthright is prove that I’m the most powerful supernatural in the whole of Solaria. And sure, technically that’s true, as I’m the daughter of the Savage King. But the bit they didn’t put in the brochure was that every single Fae in this Kingdom would claim my throne if they could.

Young Bhryen's investigation of a stolen item plunges him into a world of forbidden magic and dark powers. Unknown to Bhryen, the crown of Ellaria is already in trouble, as sorcerous powers and the threat of war gathers around eating into the fabric of its fragile peace. Bhryen discovers that he possesses a dangerous gift. With the help of the fey, young boy J'arik, he must learn to master this gift while keeping it a secret from the temple. Though forbidden by the temple laws, using Bhryen's new found gift might be the only thing that can save them all.

Elle a épousé l'homme de ses rêves comme dans les contes de fées. Puis le cauchemar a commencé. Lors de sa lune de miel, on l'a enterrée vivante dans une chambre secrète de la Grande Pyramide de Khéops. Aux côtés de son mari assassiné. Mais elle a survécu. Son visage est méconnaissable. Sa mémoire est incomplète. Son esprit est hanté par des dieux égyptiens. Mais elle est vivante. Et elle a juré de se venger. Son nom est Sixtine et vous ne l'oublierez jamais.

Il pensait que son plus grand désir était de moderniser le monde des métamorphes. Il avait tort. Corrigan, récemment nommé Seigneur Alpha de la Fraternité, les dirigeants des métamorphes, hérite d'une lourde responsabilité dans un monde en plein tumulte. Lassé des abus de pouvoir de son prédécesseur, il aspire à dépoussiérer cette société archaïque. Mais entre l'enquête sur la mort brutale de l'alpha de Cornouailles et des attaques répétées à Londres, ses plans sont relégués au second plan. De plus, être Seigneur Alpha n'est pas son seul problème.

Niemals hätte sie gedacht, dass sie sich einmal so machtlos und ausgeliefert fühlen könnte. Maya Davis ist 17 Jahre alt, als ihre Eltern ihr verkünden, dass sie ihre geliebte Heimatstadt Angel Springs aufgrund von Verschuldung bald verlassen müssen. Und somit auch ihre Freunde und ihre Schule. Doch Maya will das nicht wahrhaben und hofft auf ein Wunder. Ein Wunder, das auch eintritt. Denn als der mysteriöse Junge, Rafael, in ihr Leben tritt, bekommt sie durch ihn tatsächlich die Chance, die Schulden ihrer Eltern zu begleichen.

Hvad er sandheden? Trickster-holdet er atter samlet på en ny mission. En kendt konspirations-YouTuber har opdaget noget, hun hævder, er organiseret menneskehandel, hvor unge mennesker og børn forsvinder fra plejefamilier, flygtningecentre og endda lukkede ungdomsinstitutioner. Og det rammer Isabella King og hendes hemmelige fortid. YouTuberen hævder, at en enkelt bande står bag disse forsvindinger, som ikke kun finder sted i Sverige, men i hele Europa. Hun fortæller sine følgere, at hun har et spor, hun vil følge op på. Men så forsvinder hun sporløst.

Sixtine a trois jours pour percer les mystères de l'affaire de la Pyramide. Mais elle va découvrir que la vérité est parfois pire que les mensonges... Dans Mexico enfiévré par le Día de Muertos, les esprits Aztèques se mêlent aux dieux Égyptiens. Le dernier secret de Khéops rivalise avec une conspiration tapie dans les recoins d'un manoir des Cornouailles. Et Sixtine doit faire face à celle qu'elle est vraiment. Survivante. Justicière. Traîtresse ? Le passé est un endroit dangereux.

Jusqu'où iriez-vous afin de sauver l'être le plus important de votre vie? Josiane Cinq-Mars était, pour sa part, déterminée à réparer les erreurs du passé et à racheter sa lâcheté. L'ambitieux et inusité projet VO.TE.SU, instauré dans le but de mettre la main sur un traitement révolutionnaire, lui offre providentiellement cette chance sur un plateau d'argent. Elle n'est cependant pas la seule à avoir un objectif secret et à être prête à tout pour avoir gain de cause.

Gewinner des Chrysalis Award der European Science Fiction Society Nominiert für den Kurd Laßwitz Preis Was würdest du tun, wenn du plötzlich der einzige Mensch in deiner Stadt wärst? Als Dr. Sarah Berger an einem friedlichen Morgen vor die Tür ihres Hauses tritt, erkennt sie, dass Hills View nicht nur ruhig ist – es ist zu ruhig. Über Nacht sind alle Bewohner verschwunden. Aber wohin? Und warum haben die Bewohner ihre Häuser penibel aufgeräumt, bevor sie die Stadt verließen? Die junge Ärztin beginnt zu entschlüsseln, was hinter den rätselhaften Ereignissen in Hills View steckt, doch sie befindet sich bereits mitten im Ewigkeitsprojekt.

As the youngest of the Sinclair Jewels, Pearl has made a place for herself among her clan, serving her people and doing her best to care for those who need help. Unlike her sisters, she has no interest in ever leaving her family. But when she's forced to choose between an unwanted marriage or taking holy vows, she makes a fateful mistake. If she can't stay with her clan, she'll become a nun. But once her sire tasks the Hound to escort her to the abbey, Pearl is forced to admit two things: she never wanted to take holy vows and her fascination with the Hound can no longer be denied.

Moving to Melbourne for university, Josie Alexander knew the transition would be hard. She didn't realize just how difficult it'd be until things turned ugly. Damaged by a past that leaves her struggling with physical contact, her brave move to start afresh soon turns into a nightmare. Afraid and vulnerable, Josie's fragile independence threatens to unravel around her. That is until the two men who refuse to leave her thoughts show up in Melbourne.

Barsalayaa Shefali, famed Qorin adventurer, and the spoiled divine warrior empress O-Shizuka have survived fights with demon armies, garnered infamy, and ruled an empire. Raised together since birth, then forced into exile after their wedding and reunited amidst a poisonous invasion, these bold warrior women have faced monumental adventures and catastrophic battles.

Since she was a child, the divine Empress O Shizuka has believed she was an untouchable god. When her uncle, ruler of the Hokkaran Empire, sends her on a suicide mission as a leader of the Imperial Army, the horrors of war cause her to question everything she knows. Thousands of miles away, the exiled and cursed warrior Barsalyya Shefali undergoes trials the most superstitious would not believe in order to return to Hokkaran court and claim her rightful place next to O Shizuka.

The Hokkaran Empire has conquered every land within their bold reach - but failed to notice a lurking darkness festering within the people. Now their border walls begin to crumble, and villages fall to demons swarming out of the forests. Away on the silver steppes, the remaining tribes of nomadic Qorin retreat and protect their own, having bartered a treaty with the empire, exchanging inheritance through the dynasties. It is up to two young warriors, raised together across borders since their prophesied birth, to save the world from the encroaching demons.

Real heroes aren't born, they're made K9 handler Arin Siri doesn't like taking orders, and she works best when it's just her and her dog King out in the field. But when she discovers a wounded soldier of fortune during a Search and Protect mission, she has no choice but to get him to safety. The...

After her teenage daughter, Mia, falls in with the wrong crowd, Dr Billie Green decides it's time to leave the city and return home to Far Western NSW. When an opportunity to pursue her childhood dream of joining the Flying Doctor Service comes along, she jumps at the chance. Flight Nurse Daphne Prince - who is thrilled to have another woman join the otherwise male crew - and their handsome new boss, Morgan Blake, instantly make her feel welcome.

Robinswood, Co. Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families. Despite delusions of grandeur, Lord and Lady Kenefick and their adult children live a life of decayed opulence as the money needed to keep such a large house and grounds ever dwindles. Meanwhile, the Murphy family, Dermot, Isabella and their three almost grown-up girls, live and work on the estate and do their best to keep everything running smoothly.

Thirteen authors (fifteen if you count pseudonyms) from the Book View Cafe got together one rainy Saturday afternoon with a big bowl of popcorn and reruns of Buck Rogers. They started comparing short stories and a new anthology took form. Rare reprints, hard-to-find favorites, and new tales all combine in this one-of-a-kind story collection, available exclusively from Book View Press.

In a reimagined contemporary Edinburgh, where a tectonic fault has opened up to produce a new volcano in the Firth of Forth, and where tremors are an everyday occurrence, volcanologist Surtsey makes a shocking discovery. On a clandestine trip to new volcanic island The Inch, to meet Tom, her lover and her boss, she finds his lifeless body and makes the fatal decision to keep their affair, and her discovery, a secret. Desperate to know how he died, but also terrified she’ll be exposed, Surtsey’s life quickly spirals into a nightmare when someone makes contact - someone who claims to know what she’s done....

When Vivian closes her eyes to go to sleep, she prays she doesn't wake up, that the world just goes away. Little does she realize her prayers are about to be answered. Vivian wakes to a world void of life. Bodies everywhere, cars smashed into buildings and each other. It seems whatever happened occurred in an instant. Everyone is dead. Everyone but her. Now Vivian not only searches out others, but for answers as to what happened and why.