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Phil Kelly continues his look at the life of Commander Farsight with his first campaign against the full might of the Imperium and shows how the T'au Empire's technological superiority fares against Imperial grit.

Shining Smith stands on the brink of achieving her goals, and yet now she could lose everything. The presidents of four motorcycle clubs are coming to claim blood sacrifice and to ink her with motorcycle club tats. Her new roadhouse and its charter have to meet their approval or the roadhouse has no future, and neither does Shining. An injured kid shows up at Smith’s Junk and Scrap, but collapses before he can speak. A note arrives containing a warning and a plea for help, addressed by someone who knows Shining’s most intimate secrets—her history, her plans, and the names of her friends.

Loret is fresh off the boat, and just in time. As Cohort-Invigilator of Correct Appreciation, Outreach department, she’s here as aide to the Palleseen Resident, Sage-Invigilator Angilly. And Sage-Invigilator Angilly – Gil to her friends – needs a second in the spectacularly illegal, culturally offensive and diplomatically inadvisable duel she must fight at midnight.

He has nothing and everything to lose… When a seventeen-year-old boy goes missing while camping with his buddies in the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend, the case is right up PI Charlie Dodge’s alley. Charlie’s reputation for finding missing people— especially missing kids—is unparalleled...

A usurped prince prepares to take up the mantle of a deadly assassin and reclaim his kingdom, his people, and his slain gods in this epic fantasy from a USA Today bestselling author. Cyrus was only twelve years old when his gods were slain, his country invaded, and his parents—the king and...

In Children of God, Mary Doria Russell further establishes herself as one of the most innovative, entertaining and philosophically provocative novelists writing today. The only member of the original mission to the planet Rakhat to return to Earth, Father Emilio Sandoz has barely begun to...

With the birth of the Cicatrix Maledictum the Imperium of Mankind suffers as never before. Conflict and corruption is rife on every front and precious little hope remains, save for those who hold to their faith when faced with destruction.... Denied a martyr’s death during the battle for Ophelia VII, Sister Evangeline of the Order of Our Martyred Lady is blessed with a new and grave duty: to embark on a pilgrimage beyond the Great Rift to recover a precious and powerful artefact - the Shield of Saint Katherine.

Nur die kläglichen Reste ihres Lebens nimmt die 24 jährige Faith im Rucksack mit, als sie überstürzt vor ihrem Ex in die USA flieht. Die Angst gefunden zu werden, treibt sie bereits nach wenigen Tagen von einem Ort zum nächsten, bis sie bei dem berüchtigtsten Motorradclub Amerikas in Texas landet. Sie lernt die "Sons of Hel" kennen und ihr Vorhaben weiterzureisen gestaltet sich schwieriger als erwartet. Sobald die Nomads samt ihrem Präsidenten Tyr eintreffen, erhebt er Anspruch auf sie und stellt ihre Welt auf den Kopf.

Bound by oath and honour, Vedren Chel found himself drawn to the heart of a deadly rebellion. With him stood the mercenaries of the Black Hawk Company, who were only ever in it for the money. But the uprising failed. Now, Chel and the sell-sword Rennic languish in prison, watching as their comrades are taken one by one for execution. A daring escape will set them free, but with the combined forces of vengeful church and voracious crown arrayed against them, Chel and the Black Hawks must embark on a desperate search for new allies.

After two years, the collapse of the Terran Commonwealth has finally slowed. With communications networks rebuilding, the Successor States are beginning to look to the future—but for some of these states, that is a future to be forged in fire and conquest. With warlords leading fleets into their stars, the newborn Weston Republic has called for help from every Successor State they could find. Now, James Tecumseh, founder of the Dakotan Confederacy, finds himself fighting shoulder to shoulder alongside Imperator Walkingstick—the man he blames for the fall of the Commonwealth itself.

Former Detective Hillary Greene is off on holiday. For a blissful two weeks, her life will be free of murder victims, murder suspects—and, best of all, no paperwork. She’s heading for the beautiful Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye, where she plans to spend her time browsing old bookshops and generally relaxing. Hillary arrives at the picturesque Riverside Inn where the other guests are an eclectic bunch: a charming Irishman, a rich American and his spoilt daughter, a thrice-married Canadian influencer, a wealthy widow and a taciturn taxidermist.

Raised by her immigrant parents, Sara has been taught that a good daughter makes decisions based on her family’s approval, and she’s spent most of her life in their good graces. Until she meets Maziar. An instant electricity ignites between them, and their meeting seems like fate. Just as her mind begins to soar with the possibilities, he shatters her hopes. Sara is Muslim. Maziar is Jewish. Will faith tear them apart? Despite centuries of unrest behind them, Sara and Maziar embark on a forbidden love affair, attempting to navigate through cultural and religious prejudices.

News of the passing of a dear friend spurs John Carter, Warlord of Mars, to investigate a series of perplexing mysteries in the forbidding icy northern reaches of Barsoom. The enigmas only deepen as he embarks upon a journey to the far-flung treasure city of Gathol with his spirited daughter Tara and an unexpected stowaway. Ensnared in an insidious conspiracy that reaches from his early years on the Red Planet back into the dim recesses of the ancient past, John Carter and his trusted longsword are now all that stand in the way of a dreadful menace.

Was hat es mit dem verborgenen Raum im Haus von Faith und ihren Freundinnen auf sich und welches Geheimnis umgibt Alaines neuen Lover? Auf einer gemeinsamen Bootstour will Faith dem auf den Grund gehen. Doch unvermittelt werden sie zu Schiffbrüchigen. Nur mit Hilfe ihrer Kräfte können sie sich auf eine Felseninsel retten. Dort begegnen sie tödlichen, mythischen Wesen und Faith erfährt durch Zufall mehr über die Macht, die sie in sich trägt.

Der Geruch von verbranntem Haar, verbranntem Fleisch, unschuldige Frauen, deren Leben ausgeräuchert wird. Hexenverbrennungen! Tagtäglich erlebt Faith einen Albtraum, befindet sich in einer Traumschleife, so real, dass sie den Qualm noch riechen kann. Sie aktiviert ihre Freundinnen, die mit hineingezogen werden in diesen Fluch, der offensichtlich auf ihr liegt. Wird Faith in dieser Zeitreise in die Vergangenheit ihren Verstand verlieren oder wird sie sich aus dieser immer wiederkehrenden Eskalation befreien können?

An der Westküste Kanadas wird ein Mädchen an den Strand gespült, eingeschlossen in einen Eisklotz und doch lebendig! Professor Callahan, der ungewöhnliche Phänomene erforscht, findet die Fremde, die ihr Gedächtnis verloren hat. Er ahnt, dass es sich bei der jungen Frau um ein Meta-Wesen mit verborgenen Fähigkeiten handelt, die gegen die Mächte der Finsternis gekämpft hat. Es ist Faith van Helsing und sie ist zurück!

Aral Kingslayer has nothing to lose - and only justice to gain. Torn apart by the death of his goddess, he must avenge her in order to save himself from being lost forever.... It’s been nine long years since the death of his patron, Namara, and exalted assassin Aral Kingslayer desperately misses the thrill and glory of being a higher power of justice. Now he is haunted by the ghosts of the past - and by the ghost of the lost goddess herself.