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Alissa doesn’t believe in magic. Her father’s stories about the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers learn magic from the enigmatic Masters, are just that—stories. But her mother insists Alissa has inherited her father’s magical ability, so she must go to the Hold to be trained. On her way, she crosses paths with Strell, a wandering musician from the plains.

The tale again comes to us from the pen of Murgen, Annalist and Standard Bearer of the Black Company. Led by the wily commander, Croaker, and the Lady, the Company is working for the Taglian government, but neither the Company nor the Taglians are overflowing with trust for each other. Arrayed against both is a similarly tenuous alliance of sorcerers, including the diabolical Soulcatcher, the psychotic Howler, and a four-year-old child who may be the most powerful of all.

Northumberland, 1838. The TARDIS crash lands on board a sinking steamship. Stranded, the Doctor and the few survivors fight for their lives – while the local lighthouse keeper’s daughter, Grace Darling, risks her life to row to their rescue. Lauded a heroine, Grace struggles to cope with her new-found fame. But the Doctor senses something else troubling Grace. She’s been tormented by the terrifying vision she saw out at sea in the storm. There’s a monster in her mind, wrecking ships and stealing the souls of the drowned. And it’s real.

Esiste un lembo di terra dove gli uomini sono banditi. Si chiama "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", e lì la natura non ha ancora incontrato la mano della civiltà. Nel resto del mondo, invece, la situazione ambientale peggiora di giorno in giorno; nelle metropoli, l’aria sta diventando irrespirabile. Per questo motivo, Bea decide che è arrivato il momento per lei e per sua figlia Agnes di lasciare la città. Con altre diciotto persone aderiscono a un esperimento sociale, e "Lo Stato delle Terre Vergini", finora incontaminato, accoglierà per la prima volta la presenza umana.

In a time of war, a princess of Qualinost and an elite band of warriors sail forth to rescue their contrymen from the collapsing Ergoth Empire. Their journey goes awry when a strange mist engulfs Princess Vixa's ship and transports them to a phantom island. Who are the mysterious masters who imprison them in their undersea city? No soul has encountered the fabled Dargonesti or visited the city of pearl marble that rises from the sea floor - and lived to tell the tale.

Alissa never believed in magic. But then she went to the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers once learned magic from enigmatic Masters. Under the tutelage of the last surviving Master, Alissa discovered that she had inherited her father’s magical ability.

Amerika in der nahen Zukunft: In den riesigen Megacitys leiden die Menschen unter den Folgen des Klimawandels. Kinder drohen am Smog zu sterben. Als auch die fünfjährige Agnes erkrankt, trifft ihre Mutter Bea eine kühne Entscheidung: Gemeinsam mit einer Gruppe Verzweifelter lässt sie sich von der Regierung in eines der letzten Naturreservate entsenden. Die "Pioniere" sollen dort als nomadische Jäger und Sammler leben – ohne die unberührte Natur zu zerstören.

The end of the world begins as literal fire rains down from the heavens. Ancient gods are released from their prison, eager to reestablish their long-lost power. But Rachel Deneuve has bigger, more contemporary concerns than a divine war. Her son Adam is in the middle of a fight against leukemia, and Rachel would much rather battle cancer than gods. But when humans begin picking sides and fighting escalates, their home in Baltimore becomes a war zone.