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Earth is dying, and humanity is scrambling to set up colonies in other star systems. But the search process for habitable planets is not perfect, as the crew of the Ouroboros discover on arrival at their new home.

Physicist Philip Moray is having a good day. He’s chipping away at his big work project. The lunch in the cafeteria is at least edible. And he’s looking forward to his end-of-the-day drink and a soak in the hot tub. Then, a strange device turns up in his office. A piece of technology he has never seen before–and shouldn’t even exist. Suddenly, corpses start turning up, eco-activists go on the attack, random people suffer bizarre symptoms. And every time the authorities get a lead, it traces right back to Philip and his colleague, Celia Hunt.

The year is 1877. Automatons and steam-powered dirigible gunships have transformed the nation in the aftermath of the Civil War. Everything on the other side of the Mississippi has been claimed for Russia. Lincoln is still president, having never been assassinated, but the former secretary of war Edwin Stanton is now the head of the Department of Public Safety, ruling with an iron fist as head of the country's military.

It would be sheer folly to try to conceal the true nature of Althalus, for his flaws are the stuff of legend. He is, as all men know, a thief, a liar, an occasional murderer, an outrageous braggart, and a man devoid of even the slightest hint of honor. Yet of all the men in the world, it is Althalus, unrepentant rogue and scoundrel, who will become the champion of humanity in its desperate struggle against the forces of an ancient god determined to return the universe to nothingness.

Destroying the Thulian North American Headquarters has not made life easier for ECHO, or the world. The Thulians continue their attacks, first in unpredictable incursions, then with another all-out assault on ECHO, orchestrated against ECHO headquarters across the world. Dominic Verdigris has not given up on his effort to obtain The Seraphym for himself, in order to use her to avert his own fate at the hands of the Thulians. Nor have the heroes of ECHO and the CCCP found life anything but harder.

From New York Times best seller and science fiction and fantasy mistress of adventure Mercedes Lackey, Book number three in a new pulse-pounding saga of modern-day humans with superpowers. The metaheroes deal with supervillain Verdegris, who seeks to destroy them from within,before turning their attention back to the Thulian conspiracy. It’s go time once again for the meta-heroes including fire-bender John Murdock, hacker-witch Vikki Nagy, healer Belladona Blue, super-quick Mercurye - and most of all for their ghostly ally, Seraphym, the spirit of the world Verdegris knows he must trap and destroy her if he is to take down the metas.

From New York Times best-seller and science fiction and fantasy mistress of adventure Mercedes Lackey, together with a team of topnotch collaborators, comes Book Two in The Secret World Chronicle, a pulse-pounding saga of superpowers - and the very human men and women who must learn to wield them without losing themselves in the process.

The world had become used to the metahumans - people sometimes perfectly ordinary, but sometimes quite extraordinary in appearance - who mostly worked with their governments as high-powered peace officers, fighting crime, and sometimes fighting rogue metahumans who had become super-criminals. Then that comfortable world ended in just one terrifying day.

Ultima Thule has been destroyed - but somehow the Thulians mounted an even bigger force to destroy Metis. The Metisians who escaped the carnage and destruction of their secret city now must somehow find somewhere safe to go - without getting snapped up by various world governments. And now the Thulians have changed their tactics to “blitz guerrilla warfare”, sending wave after wave of their ships and troops to attack vulnerable targets all over Earth, with no clue for ECHO as to from where these things are coming.

After his town is put to the sword and the children are taken to replace the fallen, an old man is out for revenge. He’s ready to fail at the most difficult challenge in the world: cultivation. Too corrupted to even take the first steps, the sly old elder simply agreed with those who told him that it was impossible. Then, he quietly ignored them, rubbed his hands together, and started anyway. He had always failed in what he did. The only thing that had never failed him was his sharp mind and philosophy. He would cultivate...no matter what it cost him.

When the diplomatic embassy from the United States of Europe was freed from the Tower of London during the Baltic War, most of its members returned to the continent. But some remained behind in Britain, including notorious enemy to the crown Oliver Cromwell. Now, the hunt for Cromwell is on, with King Charles himself demanding Cromwell's head. When the diplomatic embassy from the United States of Europe was freed from the Tower of London during the Baltic War, most of its members returned to the continent.

Artorian welcomes home old friends, glad for their company. Having finally returned Cal to the seat of his sanctuary, he must cast aside other whims and assume the mantle of Administrator, continuing the diplomacy that came with the creation of Accords. Regardless of agreements, some diplomacy must always be spoken with fists. To prepare for the second coming of Eternium, Cal’s space must stand firm, resolute, and without danger...even if Artorian must contend with a city of tears to attain that result.

Artorian wakes on a brand-new planet, refreshed and ready to make some mischief now that he’s back in Cal’s soul space! Eternium is old news; in fact, now that Barry is completely forked, the curtains on Eternia’s Alpha have closed. Being awake has its upsides, but there are a few...concerns. Cal, even unconscious, is pushing the boundaries of the double-S ranks. With oaths and promises in peril, should he breach that rank before letting people live their lives, Artorian will hustle and bustle to lay the groundwork for mass-decanting. Surely nothing will go wrong.

Seit Lyn zwölf war, musste sie sich ihren Platz in dieser neuen Welt erkämpfen und das auf sehr viele Arten. Doch mit den Jahren, lernte sie zu überleben und für das zu kämpfen, was sie will. Bis sie ihm begegnet und sich alles in ihrem Leben ändert. Ein Kampf aus Lügen, Intrigen und Verrat beginnt. Währenddessen, lernen Lyn und Kiyan einander zu vertrauen und setzen damit etwas in Gang, was alles verändern wird.

Isabelle White ist die mitleidigen Blicke der Menschen leid. Um nicht mehr an die Gefangenschaft bei ihrem Freier erinnert zu werden, zieht sie von New York in eine Kleinstadt an die Ostküste. Einsamkeit soll helfen, damit ihre geschundene Seele heilen kann. Wäre da nicht Cohen, dem sie immer wieder über den Weg läuft und der etwas in ihr sieht, das sie selbst noch nicht erkennt. Sie will mit ihrer Vergangenheit abschließen, diese ist in vielerlei Hinsicht jedoch nicht bereit, von ihr abzulassen.

Leóntine ist in den Niederlanden angekommen und versucht, sich mit der neuen Situation anzufreunden. Nach ihrer Joggingrunde läuft sie aufgerechnet einem von Cyrians Männern in die Arme. Zunächst wird sie gefangen gehalten und soll dann auf einem "Basar" an Mädchenhändler verkauft werden. Ein Blick in ihre Augen und sein Herz ist gefangen. Cyrians Ziehsohn ist nicht mehr in der Lage, im Auftrag seines Vaters zu handeln, denn Leóntine spukt seit der Begegnung in seinem Kopf herum. Die Liebe, die ihm bisher nie begegnet ist, wirft ihn völlig aus der Bahn.

'They wouldn’t let me build my new Rome... But if the old one is burnt... Brilliant! Brilliant!' The year is 64 AD, and the TARDIS travellers are enjoying a restful time in a villa close to Rome. Their peace and quiet is shattered when a visit to the city sees the Doctor mistaken for a lyre...

An inexplicable explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum and the race begins to determine how it happened, why it happened, and what it means. Lady Kara Kensington's family paid a high price in money and blood to found the gallery that now lies in ruins. Her search for...

Der Hermaphrodit Phillip ist aus der Jugendstilvilla verschwunden! Als einziger Hinweis bleibt ein Foto zurück, das Dorian und Coco auf der griechischen Mönchsinsel Athos zeigt - obwohl beide nie in ihrem Leben dort gewesen sind ... Hat Coco Phillip entführt, um ihn der Schwarzen Familie zu opfern?

Eine Fantasy Geschichte voller Abenteuer, Krieg, Liebe und Lust erwartet euch. Gryff ist ein junger Mann mit Träumen und Zielen. Die werden ihm abrupt entrissen in einer Spirale von Ereignissen. Er muss in einer neuen unbekannten Welt seinen Weg finden. Willst du an den Abenteuern dieses Helden teilhaben? Nehme teil an Gryffs Abenteuern und tauche in eine völlig neue Welt ein.