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Vitus Adamson is falling apart. As a pre-deceased private investigator, he takes the prescription Atroxipine hourly to keep his undead body upright and functioning. Whenever he is injured, he seeks Niko, a bombshell mortician with bedroom eyes and a way with corpses, to piece him back together. Decomposition, however, is the least of his worries when two clients posing his most dangerous job yet appear at his door looking for their lost son.

Vitus Adamson has a second chance at life now that he's no longer a zombie. But after killing his brother, Jamie, Vitus lands in prison on murder charges. Jamie's death exposes secret government projects so deep in the black they cannot be seen - without Vitus, that is. Sprung from jail, the government hires Vitus to clean up Jamie's messes, but tracking down his brother's homemade monsters gone rogue is easier said than done. The first of them is a convicted killer assumed to be safely behind bars.

The Earth is dying. Humanity - over-breeding, over-consuming - is destroying the very planet they call home. Multinational corporations despoil the environment, market genetically modified crops to control the food supply, and use their wealth and influence and private armies to crush anything, and anyone, that gets in the way of their profits. Nothing human can stop them. But something unhuman might. Once they did not fear the sun. Once they could breathe the air and sleep where they chose.

Tessalyn Ausra has taken her revenge, and it’s never tasted so sweet. Feared by the rulers of Devram, she’s under the protection of the Achaz Kingdom where she can fulfill her purpose. But with power she can’t control and the bond still in place, she finds temptation and chaos around every corner. Correcting the balance promises the ultimate freedom, but the dark still calls, even if destiny beckons. She’s finally found her purpose in this world. Will it lead to salvation or destruction?

Richard Graf von Kranstein verunglückt bei einem Ausritt und niemand hilft dem Schwerverletzten, woraufhin dieser stirbt. Auf seiner Beerdigung spricht sein Bruder Philip Graf von Kranstein einen Fluch aus, dem die Dorfbewohner und ihre Nachkommen zum Opfer fallen sollen. 20 Jahre später kommt es zu den ersten Todesfällen und tatsächlich: Die Menschen vernehmen ein dämonisches Lachen und die Opfer sehen vor ihrem Tod ... Die toten Augen des Grafen.

Alexander and his growing legion have managed to escape Nova Roma and, more importantly, learned that the rest of the world may not be as ravaged by monsters as they had all thought. Join them as they set sail for ancient Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic, to try to learn more about the wider world outside Nova Roma. Along the way, they'll encounter a growing plague of deadly pirates, deceitful old merchant families out to quash any new competitors in the region, mysterious new allies, and much more.

Tony erfährt durch einen Anruf des Mord-Magiers Frank Esslin, dass sich Mr. Silver mittlerweile in dessen Gefangenschaft befindet und durch einen neuen, mächtigen Gegner in Zeit und Raum entführt werden soll. Sollte dies passieren, ist der Ex-Dämon verloren. Tony und Metal finden eine Spur, die zu Kayba führt, und wo dieser steckt, ist Esslin nicht weit. Werden sie schneller sein als ihr neuer Gegner … Der schwarze Druide?

As the dust settles on the battlefield of Carthage, Alexander finds himself struggling to cope with the aftermath of war. Plagued by demonic corruption and mental exhaustion, he searches for any means to restore his strength and secure his rapidly expanding empire.

‘This is fantasy at its finest’ – Leigh Bardugo, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author The Ragpicker King is the epic, gripping sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare. His life is an illusion. Her lie is a gamble. Can two outliers save a kingdom? The...

Tessalyn Ausra’s fate has always been out of her hands. Still bonded to the Heir of Endings, she now finds herself with more control than ever before. Everyone wants something from her, and she has to choose a side. But in a realm full of villains, she trusts no one, and she has secrets of her own to keep.

Flavia is the daughter of a pagan priestess enslaved to the Romans. Used and abused by her Roman lord husband and his men, she dreams of escape—any escape. When she hears the song of the ancient demon that sleeps in the dark woods of her ancestors, she cannot resist the call. The Devourer, a man-eater with no care for human pain or suffering, waits for her there. But the demon wants so much more from her than she ever imagined. What she thought would be a painful end transforms into a seduction not only of her body, but also of her mind and soul.

Aus dem Schloss … in die Schlacht Seit Jahren kämpfen sich die ehemaligen Königstöchter Aiby, Mef, Decanra und Cinn als Söldnerinnen durch eine Welt voller Monster und Mistkerle. Die Prinzessinnen haben sich den Ruf einer knallharten Truppe erworben. Mit Schwert und Streitaxt treten sie...

FOLGE 5: Ray kehrt zurück in die Staaten. Kaum in der Heimat angekommen, wird er von unbekannten Männern gejagt. Ray muss sämtliche Verbindungen zu seinem alten Leben kappen. Nur so kann ihm die Flucht gelingen. In einem Küstenort namens Lynxworth trifft er auf den jungen Gamer Trance, der ihm von einem Real-Life-Spiel berichtet, in dem die Mythen Lovecrafts zum Leben erweckt werden. Und Ray selbst ist die Hauptperson in diesem Spiel. Doch er hat kaum Zeit, die Neuigkeit zu verdauen.

Brought to you by Penguin. The epic conclusion to the bestselling Empire of Salt series from master storyteller Conn Iggulden. The news from the north is grim. An army is massing under the new king of Feal. They head towards Darien - city of the Twelve families - demanding allegiance, or war...

The battle has been fought and won, and all have been transformed by the struggle. Imago of Lockwood has become Lord Mayor of the City Imperishable, though at a price beyond his wildest imagination. Bijaz the Dwarf has been imbued with a godlike power and a responsibility he scarcely understands. And Jason the Factor, resurrected from death at the hands of his sister, the Tokhari sandwalker Kalliope, has become the sula ma-jieni na-dia, the fabled Dead Man of Winter.

Um seinem schwer angeschlagenen Vater Mr. Silver zu helfen, begibt sich Metal in die Hölle, wo er sich erhofft, seine Mutter Cuca zu finden. Doch wenn er sie findet, ist die Hexe dann auch wirklich bereit, Mr. Silver zu helfen? Metal erfährt, dass der Spinnendämon Raedyp eine Hexe gefangen hält. Ist es seine Mutter? Metal sucht die Höhle auf, in der man die beiden finden soll ... Die Spinne und die Hexe.

Andersen, einst ein brutaler Folterer, wird in einem anderen Jahrhundert wiedergeboren. Sein bösartiger Charakter ist jedoch nicht verschwunden, er steckt nun einfach in der niedlichen Gestalt eines Säuglings – und ist daher umso erschreckender. Andersen erhält mit seinem neuen Leben eine neue Chance. Doch er nutzt sie nicht zur Wiedergutmachung seiner Verbrechen. Im Gegenteil.

All should be well in in the realms of the fae, but instead, bloodshed has already begun. Deimos, high king of the Afterworld, has stepped out of his realm for the first time to offer Delphine a deal that will seal the future of faerie forever: betray her own kind and end the bloodshed...or watch faerie drown in war.

The Ellington siblings seem to need nothing at all. Their recently deceased grandfather, Linus Ellington, bequeathed them his money, his influence, and his Fortune 500 company. But they're also heirs to Ellington’s pact with Hell, and now the demons are coming to collect. Cosmiel needs to guide his team through the most intricate case of intergenerational evil he’s ever faced, or else these three human souls—and the thousands more under their influence—will perish.

The City Imperishable's secret master and heir to the long-vacant throne has vanished from a locked room, as politics have turned deadly in a bid to revive the city's long-vanished empire. The city's dwarfs, stunted from spending their childhoods in confining boxes, are restive. Bijaz the Dwarf, leader of the Sewn faction among the dwarfs, fights their persecution. Jason the Factor, friend and apprentice to the missing master, works to maintain stability in the absence of a guiding hand. Imago of Lockwood struggles to revive the office of Lord Mayor in a bid to turn the City Imperishable away from the path of destruction.