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Powerless witch Saika is ready to enact her sister's final request: to plant her remains at the famed Ash Gardens. When Saika arrives at the always-stormy sanctuary, she is welcomed by its owner, an enormous, knit-cardiganed mythical beast named Frank, who offers her a role as one of the estate's caretakers. Overcome with grief, Saika accepts, desperate to put off her final farewell to her sister. But the work requires a witch with intrinsic power, and Saika's been disconnected from her magic since her sister's death two years prior.

Dopo due anni dalla morte della sorella Fiona, la strega Saika è pronta a eseguirne le ultime volontà e a portare i suoi resti ad Ash Gardens. Quando giunge al santuario, perennemente battuto dalla pioggia, viene accolta dal suo proprietario, amante dei cardigan fatti a maglia, un'enorme bestia mitologica di nome Frank, che le offre di fermarsi qualche tempo nella tenuta. Sopraffatta dal dolore, Saika accetta, anche perché ciò significa poter rimandare l'ultimo addio alla sorella.

Rachel wusste nicht, wo sie sich befand. Doch sie merkte, dass sich etwas veränderte. Der eben noch durch ihre Hand rasende Schmerz war ebenso verschwunden wie die durch ihren Körper pulsierende Angst. Da war nichts mehr vom unsagbaren, auf ihrer Brust ruhenden Druck. Nur eine ihr unbekannte Verwirrung war zurückgeblieben, die sich erst in dem Moment zu klären begann, als sie die schemenhafte, aus dem dichten Nebel formende Gestalt erkannte.

Franken, 10. Jahrhundert, Wintereinbruch. Feindliche Heere ziehen durch das trostlose Hungerland. Der Leibeigene Richard ist auf der Suche nach einer Ziege, als unweit von ihm ein blau schimmernder Meteorit einschlägt. Kurz darauf erheben sich die Toten aus ihren Gräbern und trachten als grausige Wiedergänger nach dem Fleisch jeglichen Lebens. Richard kann, alleine mit seiner Hirtenschleuder bewaffnet, fliehen - ihm bleibt nur eine Chance, wenn er überleben will.

Get four complete stories in Frank Kurns: Tales of the Underworld: You Don't Touch John's Cousin, Bitch's Night Out, Bitch's Night Out, and Challenges.

England, 1917. Reeling from the death of her fiancé, Stella Marcham welcomes the opportunity to stay with her pregnant sister, Madeleine, at her imposing country mansion, Greyswick - but she arrives to discover a house of unease and her sister gripped by fear and suspicion. Before long, strange incidents begin to trouble Stella - sobbing in the night, little footsteps on the stairs - and as events escalate, she finds herself drawn to the tragic history of the house.

Katsuk, a militant Native American student, has kidnapped 13-year-old David Marshall - the son of the US undersecretary of state. He and his young hostage flee into the deepest wilds of the Pacific Northwest, where they must work together to survive as teams of hunters try to track them. Even as he struggles to escape, David begins to feel a certain amount of respect for his captor. What the boy does not know, however, is that he has been chosen as an innocent from the white world for an ancient sacrifice of vengeance. And Katsuk may be divinely inspired - or simply insane.

Magnus is a man of contradictions - a spiritual leader in a warrior's body. To him, laws are for enforcing and visions must be followed - even if that means freeing a beautiful slave and making her his reluctant handmaiden. Betrayed once before, Magnus can barely bring himself to trust another woman. Yet Daenaira's fiery innocence is drawing them both into a reckless inferno of desire. Daenaira grew up hearing tales of a fearsome priest who seemed more myth than reality. But Magnus is very real - every inch of him - and so is the treachery surrounding them.

Sandman. Angus. Morpheus. He is known by many names, except his true one, Adrian. When he departs his world, it is to enter the sacred space of sleep, and he is not there to sow sweet dreams. Adrian's mission is to reap the dark energy of nightmares, work that has twisted his soul as well as his once-handsome face. Now, he lives only to await the day darkness finally overcomes him...and to collect exquisite reminders of what he's lost. But there is one treasure that stands apart. Having risked everything to obtain her, Adrian soon realizes his mistake. For Kathryn has a wholly unexpected power over him,

Discipline. Penance. Order. A Sanctuary priest's life revolves around such things. But when Sagan is taken captive and thrust into the Alaskan wilderness, he encounters a woman who challenges his faith and his self-control. Valera is a natural born witch who almost lost herself to the lure of dark magic. By rights, Sagan should shun her, but convention will count for nothing in the face of a passion that could change the world of the Shadowdwellers forever.... As Chancellor of the Shadowdwellers, Malaya's first duty is to her people. Her bodyguard, Guin, knows this only too well.

Devon Candler is nothing like the helpless, vulnerable woman Liam expected when he agreed to provide security for her secluded Catskill Mountain estate. Yet her life is at risk. Her enemies monsters. Her secrets devastating.Liam Nash is a trained killer who takes no prisoners, fears no man. But to him this woman is seductively, devastatingly...dangerous.

Among the Shadowdwellers, Trace holds power that some are willing to kill for. Without a stranger's aid, one rival would surely have succeeded, but Trace's brush with death is less surprising to him than his reaction to the beautiful, fragile human who heals him. By rights, Trace should hardly even register Ashla's existence within the realm of Shadowscape, but instead he is drawn to everything about her-her innocence, her courage, and her lush, sensual heat.

The Fantasy Fiction Collection contains: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Jungle Book, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, Peter and Wendy, and Alice's Adventures Under Ground.

In cycle three of the series, the Harbingers team investigates more mysterious and fascinating supernatural occurrences in Hollywood, a small town in North Carolina, and elsewhere. Can they keep the growing darkness at bay? This fast-paced and ongoing collection plays like your favorite TV series, with each linked episode written by a talented author. Featuring "Leviathan", "The Mind Pirates", "Hybrids", and "The Village".

Königin Zixi von Ix (Original: "Queen Zixi of Ix" or "The Story of the Magic Cloak") ist ein Kinderbuch von L. Frank Baum. Die Ereignisse des Buches wechseln sich zwischen Noland und Ix ab, zwei Nachbarregionen des Landes Oz. L. Frank Baum behauptet selbst, dies sei das beste Buch das er geschrieben habe.

Die Uhr auf dem Kaminsims schlug fünfmal. Mrs. Edith Marbel trat an das Fenster und blickte in den trüben Himmel. Dichter Regen fiel auf London. Als sie hinter sich ein Geräusch hörte, drehte sie sich rasch um. Wieder hörte sie ein Geräusch, ein Schaben und Scharren. Ketten klirrten. Dann erklang ein schauriges, dumpfes Gelächter. Mrs. Marbel presste die Hand vor den Mund. Sie begann zu zittern. Plötzlich füllte sich das Zimmer mit Schreckensgestalten, teuflisch grinsenden Fratzen, Dämonen.

Das grauenvolle Geheimnis ist keines mehr! Aber das, was ich herausgefunden habe, ist so haarsträubend, dass ich es aufschreiben muss, damit ich es selbst glauben kann. Vor dreizehn Jahren hielt der Tod reichliche Ernte in meiner Familie. Lange habe ich darunter gelitten. Doch das war nichts gegen das Entsetzen der letzten Wochen. Und das Schlimmste steht mir sogar noch bevor! Das Böse greift nach mir. Die Hölle steht gegen mich auf.

Eine Tote wird in einem Hexenbrunnen gefunden – Ein neuer Fall für den anachronistischen Dorfpolizisten Franzl Nach der Aufregung um den Herzlfresser hoffte der Dorfgendarm Franz Ebner, wieder zu seiner gewohnten Routine aus Apfelstrudel, Gugelhupf und Bier zurückkehren zu können. Doch dann wird die ansonsten beschauliche Bucklige Welt schon wieder von grauenhaften Morden erschüttert. Hat man denn als Gendarm nie seine Ruh? Die Morde erinnern frappant an die Zeit der Hexenverfolgung. Treibt ein selbsternannter Inquisitor in Brand sein Unwesen?

1924 - Der Engländer William Campbell erbt die Plantage eines ihm völlig unbekannten Verwandten in New Orleans.

Eiland der bleichen Toten - so wird die kleine Insel vor der französischen Atlantikküste von den Einheimischen aus der näheren Umgebung genannt. Was geschah vor über 50 Jahren im Maison du Moreau, dem einzigen Haus auf dem felsigen Eiland? Warum wagt es seitdem niemand mehr auch nur eine Nacht in diesem Haus zu verbringen? All dies sind für die kleine Gruppe von Sensationstouristen genau die Gründe, um auf die Insel überzusetzen und diese in Augenschein zu nehmen.