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Kel Saren è nato per essere un'ombra: l'ombra del Principe Conor, il suo doppio, la sua armatura in carne e ossa. Per tutta la vita ha camminato su un filo teso tra luce e oscurità, pronto a morire per un regno che non potrà mai chiamare suo. Ma ora, una strage insanguina il cuore del Palazzo Reale, e la verità è sepolta sotto bugie, segreti e corruzione. Per scoprire chi ha attentato alla Corona, Kel dovrà scendere ancora più in profondità nei meandri di Castellane , dove governa il Re dei Bassifondi: un uomo che conosce tutto e tutti, e che non fa nulla senza ottenere qualcosa in cambio.

Cela va sans doute vous surprendre, mais travailler pour Hela, la déesse de la mort, fait sacrément baisser votre cote de popularité. Personne n'aime les faucheuses, surtout celles qui se mêlent de ce qui ne les regardent pas. C'est plus fort que moi : il faut toujours que je fourre mon nez partout. Entre les ténèbres qui envahissent les limbes et le tueur en série disjoncté qui sévit dans les parages, j'ai de bonnes raisons d'être à cran.

Et si tomber amoureuse était plus compliqué que de combattre les créatures des ténèbres ? Cordélia a enfin accès à la vie de ses rêves : elle est fiancée à James, son amour de toujours, et est sur le point de retrouver son père. Cependant, les apparences sont trompeuses... L'union de Cordélia et James a été arrangée pour sauver leur réputation. Hélas ! le garçon demeure sous l'emprise de la mystérieuse Grace Blackthorn. Et, depuis quelque temps, Cordélia se brûle la main dès qu'elle se saisit de la légendaire épée Cortana.

Once a down-on-her-luck clairvoyant, Cassie Palmer is now the supernatural world's chief seer. She's overcome a lot to get where she is but may be facing her biggest challenge yet. Her lover, the part-fey war mage John Pritkin, is facing a battle for the throne of one of the great light fey kingdoms. Winning means gaining control of their army for the war with the gods that Earth is currently fighting. Losing wouldn't be a great idea.

For 300 years, Princess Dria has avoided the drama of the royal court by training as a battle mage. When her father summons her back to court just as she begins to rise up the ranks, she's furious. Even worse, she must work with her estranged brother Ralan on a mission to Earth. But as soon as Dria arrives at Moranaia's new outpost, her brother drops the leadership of the entire place into her hands. Now she's in charge of fortifying a new outpost on a planet she's never even visited.

Nachdem Call und seine Freunde unter Einsatz ihres Lebens den Feind des Todes abgewehrt haben, richtet das Magisterium eine Party für sie aus. Statt zu feiern, muss Call jedoch den Angriff eines Chaosbesessenen abwehren. Eigentlich sollte das Wesen im Verließ unter der Schule festsitzen, doch irgendjemand hat es herausgelassen. Es muss im Magisterium jemanden geben, der Call töten will. Oder sind vielleicht sogar beide Makaris in Gefahr? Die Freunde setzen alles daran, um dem Spion in den eigenen Reihen auf die Schliche zu kommen - und bemerken fast zu spät, wer es ist, dem sie auf gar keinen Fall vertrauen dürfen.

For centuries the Warders' Circle on the neutral islands of Twaa-Fei has given the countries of the sky a way to avoid war, settling their disputes through formal, magical duels. But the Circle's ability to maintain peace is fading: the Mertikan Empire is preparing for conquest and the trade nation of Quloo is sinking, stripped of the aerstone that keeps both ships and island a-sky.

Benjamin's life was perfect. He'd just graduated from college and landed his dream job; he was finally ready to make his own way in life. However, before he could do that, he and his buddies decided to go on one last camping trip that changed everything. Suddenly, the five of them were ripped from their campsite on Earth by powerful magics, brought face-to-face with the might of the rune mages, and forced to become pawns in larger schemes.

Since my stepsister, Nakona Ril, has joined the family, I’ve finally settled into a happy life of cooking and potion brewing at the family inn. But the shadow of war looms ahead, with the fate of the world and my own destiny fast approaching. Monsters are coming, bandits seek to steal my potions, and countries set their sights upon the rumor of a talented alchemist. Why won’t they all just leave me alone?

What it means to be the last of my kind: My nature as Spherit Folk is becoming more difficult to hide. I'm faced with a shocking truth: Only one race can produce a Holy Woman who can save the world, and I'm the last remaining descendant of that race! With the human war raging on and traffic to my family's inn cut off during these tremulous times, I must set off to the Mythical Continent to discover my destiny!

In the not too distant future, dinosaurs rule the world. Alan is deposited in a grassy field with all signs of humanity replaced. A few hundred of his peers are given a loincloth, spear, a few tools, and a mission: to integrate and survive... if they're not eaten first.