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È il 1584 quando, orfana, Emily St. Aubert raggiunge la zia Madame Cheron: un rifugio che presto si rivela prigione. Il matrimonio di lei con il conte Montoni la trascina in un dedalo di torri aguzze, stanze invase dall'ombra e corridoi in cui ogni eco vibra come un presagio. Quando cala la notte, note lontane e sussurri intrappolati nelle mura guidano Emily fino a lettere ingiallite, dietro a tende consumate dal tempo. Il conte Montoni la fissa con gelida determinazione, desideroso di soffocare ogni barlume di speranza.

When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping.

Vitus Adamson is falling apart. As a pre-deceased private investigator, he takes the prescription Atroxipine hourly to keep his undead body upright and functioning. Whenever he is injured, he seeks Niko, a bombshell mortician with bedroom eyes and a way with corpses, to piece him back together. Decomposition, however, is the least of his worries when two clients posing his most dangerous job yet appear at his door looking for their lost son.

You meet the most interesting men in medieval prisons. This one time, I met a guy who offered me immortality for the low, low price of changing my diet. I didn’t read the fine print. Because, he wasn’t talking about a gluten-free diet. More like hemoglobin-full. And now, I’m a friggin’ vampire with five centuries of pop culture references.

For twenty years, the Dread Empress has ruled over the lands that were once the Kingdom of Callow, but behind the scenes of this golden age, threats to the empire are rising. The nobles of the Wasteland weave their plots behind pleasant smiles while rebellion stirs beyond Peren Woods, for dreams of crowns were buried in shallow graves. The greatest danger of all lies to the west, where the First Prince of Procer restored order at last: her people sundered, she ponders if a crusade might not be the way to secure her reign.

Eigentlich war das Journalistenpaar Baptiste und Gabrielle Robin nur unterwegs, um den zurückgezogenen Horror-Autor Roduit zu interviewen. Eine Übernachtung in einem kleinen Hotel verwickelt sie in einen Mordfall und bald sehen sie sich mit einem Grauen konfrontiert, das ihre Vorstellungskraft überschreitet. Denn sie geraten in den Bann uralter Geheimbünde, gewissenloser Wissenschaft und des Vaters aller Monster – des gefallenen Engels Baphomet!

Séverin e i suoi amici sono riusciti a sconfiggere la Casa Decaduta, ma la vittoria ha avuto un prezzo terribile, un prezzo che continuano a pagare. In cerca di un disperato riscatto, Séverin intraprende un pericoloso viaggio sulle tracce di un artefatto straordinario: si dice che garantisca a chi lo possiede il potere di Dio. Un'indagine che porterà lui e la sua squadra nel cuore di ghiaccio della Russia, verso il misterioso Palazzo Dormiente, tra gargoyle di cristallo che infestano dimore abbandonate e divinità infrante che nascondono segreti letali.

1889. Parigi è il centro pulsante del nuovo mondo coloniale industrializzato, e l'Esposizione Universale ha infuso nuova linfa alla vita della città. Ma ha anche portato alla luce antichi segreti. Nessuno sa tenerne traccia quanto Séverin Montagnet-Alarie, cacciatore di tesori e proprietario dell'hotel L'Eden. Lo sa bene il potentissimo ed esclusivo Ordine di Babele, che lo costringe a recuperare un antico artefatto. Séverin si trova così a inseguire un tesoro che mai avrebbe immaginato: la sua vera eredità.

I should have died - but instead, in true me form, I fell in love with the mysterious wolf that nearly tore me to shreds. Now I feel myself changing, experiencing urges like never before. Maybe I should run for my life, but suddenly a dark bond is pulling me in closer. Am I making a terrible mistake? Could they be luring me in to finish what we started? Or could becoming a werewolf be the best thing that ever happened to me?

There are no more generals left to fight over, or shards of divinity for the B---h Goddess to devour. My wives and I have fought across the width and breadth of Amalgam in our battle against the avatar of greed. We’ve defeated zombies, angels, monsters, and horrors beyond count, every victory bringing us to this, the final battle.

The end game approaches, and I’m in a three-way race against a psychotic goddess and the most powerful necromancer who’s ever lived. There is only one general left, and both Reverkar, King of the Dwarves, and the B---h Goddess want to find him first. If either of them wins, it means the end of the world. But my wives and I aren’t about to let them win without a fight. We’ll battle against zombies, brainwashed slayers, and horrors untold as we journey across Amalgam in our effort to stop them.

Annowan might have finally joined my family, but our marriage doesn’t mean we can afford to slack off! My wives and I are on the trail of another of the B---h Goddess’s missing generals. Our quest brings us to a desolate, cursed region, where we’ll have to contend with clockwork horrors, undead hordes, and my demonic grandmother-in-law. Things might look rough, but I swore to rescue my sweetheart from the B---h’s clutches, and nothing will get in my way!

Lilith, Empress of Demons, has charged me with defeating the Bitch Goddess's remaining generals. My quest will take me beyond the burning sands of the Endless Dunes to the frozen, cursed reaches of the Coldspite Basin.

My name is Mal, and ever since I was a boy, I've been treated as a malcontent because of my ability to see magic. For everyone else, magic is proof of the Goddess’ love. To me, it is just a colorful spread of enchantments, cantrips, blessings, and hexes. And any spell I can see, I can break. I had always expected to grow up to be a ditch-digger. Instead, I was dubbed a hero. Heroes are sent out in the wasteland, to slay monsters and to challenge the Demon Lord. It’s a suicide mission. But once I was exiled, I found that the outside world was different from what I had thought.

Der Busausflug nach Prag und ins Banat läuft anders, als der junge Len sich je hätte ausmalen können. Auch wenn seine Großmutter immer behauptet hatte, er sei ein Drăculești und der letzte Nachfahre von Vlad II, hat er selbst nie daran geglaubt. Bis er in Prag von Vampiren gejagt wird – denn Vlad und seine Familie galten als erbitterte Feinde der Blutsauger. Nun fürchten sie, dass Len ein Vorbote ist: für die Rückkehr der Schwarzen Königin! Sie wollen über ihn an die alten magisch-alchemistischen Aufzeichnungen der geheimnisvollen Herrscherin. Dumm nur, dass Len nicht den blassesten Schimmer hat.

Épine, Marée, Braise, Orage, Minerai. Dans la cité fortifiée d'Halstett, les cinq assemblées de sorcières sont contraintes de servir un tyran connu sous le nom de Haut Gardien. Penny Albright est une jeune sorcière de l'Assemblée de l'Épine, un clan chargé de surveiller le Voile qui sépare le monde des vivants de celui des morts. Chaque nuit, une sorcière franchit la frontière en brûlant sur un bûcher et, chaque matin, cette sorcière revient.

Hören Sie in dieser Compilation die Folgen "Hüter der Apokalypse", "Templer-Mirakel", "Rückkehr der Verdammten", "So grausam, schön und tödlich" und "Teuflische Abrechnung".

Wanting to go into business with his best friend, Evie, Calon never could have expected how his life would turn in an instant. Rushing into the burning home of a neighbor, the unthinkable happens, and our fearless main character dies a hero. Only...he doesn't quite make it to the afterlife.

С утра проснулся в квартире красивой девушки, а через три часа уже дважды чуть не умер? Что делать, если ты попал в чужой и жестокий мир, полный монстров, желающих тебя уничтожить? На твоих плечах груз, шанс выжить с которым - один на миллион.

Это страшное место, жизнь там стоит меньше, чем выстрел, по каменистым тропам этого мира бродят грибы с зубами. Судьба большинства там - стать едой. Герою книги не повезло, он попал в Улей. Зато потом повезло не раз. Он прикоснулся к дару Улья, к его магии - сбылась детская мечта.