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Die Ereignisse auf dem Kontinent spitzen sich zu: Lodriks Tochter Zvatochna übt sich in der Magie der Nekromanten und versammelt ein Heer aus Seelen um sich. Doch nicht nur Lodrik, sondern auch Vahidin stellt sich ihr entgegen. Und die Qwor setzen ihren vernichtenden Feldzug fort. Es gibt nur eine Hoffnung: Ritter Tokaro und seine Gefährten begeben sich in Kalisstron auf die Suche nach der aldoreelischen Klinge und dem Amulett, dessen Macht allein Ulldart noch retten kann... Bestsellerautor Markus Heitz schickt die Helden seines "Ulldart"-Zyklus in die entscheidende Schlacht.

From the pulpy pages of Black Mask Magazine in the 1920s and '30s, through the film noir era of the 1940s, to today, noir fiction has lured many a reader and movie-goer away from the light and into the dark underbelly of society. Names such as Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. Cain; titles like The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, The Postman Always Rings Twice...these have inhabited our collective consciousness for decades. Humanity, it seems, loves the dark. And within the dark, one figure stands out: that of the femme fatale.

Evil doesn't exist. Neither does "good". Vampires do, though. I just happen to be one. I've cruised through the centuries managing to avoid all the wars, supernatural and human, but still going to all the best parties. I would say I avoided bloodshed, but it's kind of part of the whole "vampire" thing. I've lived on the fringes of a society that considered cruelty and sadism favorable character traits for almost 500 years. Now, I'm in the middle of a war that might just put my non-beating heart in a lot of danger.

Cole made the ultimate sacrifice to save me . . . but I'm not letting him go that easily. All my life, the only thing I ever wanted was to belong—and then I found him, in my afterlife. A male who infuriated me with his taunts and secret-keeping yet won both my heart and my wolf's. If he thinks I'll let him go that easily, he's wrong. Even if I have to travel to the deepest pits of Tartarus and sell my soul to get him back, I will have him by my side again. Or there'll be Hell to pay.

Greco-Roman mythology and the mystery of the vanished Roanoke colony collide in this epic adventure filled with sapphic longing and female rage—a debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller, Jennifer Saint, and Natalie Haynes. Before, Scopuli. It has been centuries since Thelia made the mistake...

In space, a technological nightmare orbits the Earth, stalking its prey. Sheathed in a black multifaceted skin, a secret all but invisible against the darkness of space, the killer satellite hunts with one of the deadliest weapons ever created. It is Zeus - and like the god of myth it hurls lightning from the heavens. Astronaut Kelsey Newton and her crewmates aboard the International Space Station have just settled in for a six-month mission when they discover the existence of Zeus.

There's a serial killer at large. His victims just happen to resemble Kaitlyn - dark haired, pale skin, and athletic build. Kaitlyn goes undercover, attending a prestigious high school in an attempt to lure the killer into a trap and save the lives of other potential victims. Will she be able to catch the killer before the body count rises? Or will she become the next victim?

The Indiana Paranormal Investigators are spending the night in a gothic mansion on the outskirts of Cedar Point, Indiana. Four people are participating...only three remain in the morning. There have been other disappearances and homicides in the past connected with the mansion. And the one common denominator has been the weather. Fatal Storm finds Dagger and his entourage spending a night in the mansion to seek answers.

BioWare and LucasArts—creators of the hugely popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game—have combined their storytelling talents and cutting-edge technology for an innovative new massively multiplayer online role-playing game that allows players to create their own...

Cormac and Amelia take a job at a quaint Victorian mountain lodge: Keep an eye on the famous psychic there to judge whether the place is haunted. Simple, right? Three problems: The blizzard that snows everyone in for the weekend, the murdered body that shows up in the morning, and the fact that everyone is sure Cormac did it. So much for the nice mountain getaway.

>"Chi insiste nell’idea peregrina che il racconto fantastico italiano è stato un episodio minore quanto tardo apparso sulla scena europea, non valuta appieno il contributo di Tarchetti". Tarchetti "per ardore sperimentale" scosse "la tradizione del fantastico con una invenzione formale che non avrà emulatori." Lo fece con i suoi Racconti fantastici e in particolare con il racconto I fatali.

Millionaire industrialist Tony Stark has rejected the lucrative munitions trade that put his company on the map. But he can’t just turn away when the antiterror organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. asks him for help in its battle against the sinister forces of HYDRA. As the next step in its quest for global domination, the international terrorist cabal is plotting to use cutting-edge technology in a devastating attack on New York City. The source of their advanced weaponry: Stark Industries.