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Rangers aren’t born, they’re forged. Never has this been more true for Asher, who must train a new ranger…or be the one to hunt him down. Surviving an encounter with a Werewolf has changed Russell Maybury’s life forever. If he is to salvage anything, he must craft a new life using his abilities to do good. Should he stray, he will answer to Asher.

Puede que el coronel Ridge Zirkander no sea un modelo de conducta, pero sus superiores están dispuestos a perdonar sus faltas porque es el mejor piloto de combate del ejército iskandiano. Sin embargo, su suerte está a punto de cambiar: tras romperle la nariz a un diplomático, sus superiores le mandan tomar el mando de una prisión minera en las inhóspitas montañas Hojas de Hielo. Zirkander jamás ha tenido que coordinar nada mayor que un escuadrón de aviadores, ¿qué va a hacer al frente de una fortaleza llena de violadores y asesinos?

Il colonnello Ridge Zirkander non è un modello di professionalità militare: ha la tendenza a esprimere esattamente quello che pensa e il suo curriculum ha abbastanza demeriti da tappezzare lo scafo di un dirigibile. Allo stesso tempo, è il miglior pilota di caccia dell'esercito iskandiano e, per questo, è abituato a un po' di indulgenza da parte dei suoi superiori. Tutto cambia, però, quando Ridge dà un pugno sul naso al diplomatico sbagliato e si ritrova con nuovi ordini: prendere il comando di una remota miniera-prigione tra le inospitali Montagne delle Lame di Ghiaccio.

In this, the third tale of the Nedao people, Nisana the AEldra of the cat-kind narrates her experience among the beleaguered humans. She wishes that there were others left to speak of such a story, yet she is the only witness able to tell of it. Sharing both the agonies and the victories of her companion, the warrior queen Ylia, Nisana is determined to see things through to their conclusion.

Blake never expected to meet beautiful women while studying archaeology — let alone a stunning Valkyrie. Dying was a bit of a bummer, but the chance to see Asgard with his own eyes was well worth it. Blake found himself one of the few, modern mortals found worthy of Valhalla, earning him the interest of the gorgeous battle maidens.

As a journalist in Capone-controlled Chicago, Jack Fleming is used to the sight of blood. But when he becomes a vampire, his addictive thirst for it puts him between the cops and the mob in a pulsating fight for his life.

At the heart of them is Nexus Reach—a place of floating islands and rigid structure. Kaito quickly learns that his hard-won strength no longer affords him the same advantages that it once did. There are people in Nexus Reach with the same or greater Feats and Titles that not just match his own but even put some of them to shame. He is woefully behind the curve. Yet that isn't the only obstacle in his way—a bottleneck bars his path forward. Until he can surmount the Lady's requirements, he cannot evolve his Class, leaving him to stagnate while his enemies grow their strength.

Although the king's illegitimate son had promised he would never seek the throne, he breaks his oath and gets himself into so much trouble that his only hope lies in rescue by the greatest Paladin...who won't be born for another 500 years.

Trapped in the forest, surrounded by vengeful gods and evil spirits, Hakon Vettel is dying. His dreams of the Alekkan throne in tatters, he must fight for his life while those around him plot their next move. On the journey to find her children, Alys becomes convinced that someone or something is following her, but her visions are blocked. She desperately searches for an answer before it’s too late. At Slussfall, Jonas and Vik must find a way into the fort to rescue Lotta, though with enemies lurking behind those old walls, to do so will risk all of their lives.

The young peasant woman Kamala has proven strong and determined enough to claim the most powerful Magister sorcery for herself-but now the Magisters hunt her for killing one of their own. Her only hope of survival lies in the northern Protectorates, where spells are warped by a curse called the Wrath that even the Magisters fear. Originally intended to protect the lands of men from creatures known only as souleaters, the Wrath appears to be weakening-and the threat of this ancient enemy is once more falling across the land.

In the final book of the number-four New York Times best-selling Neverwinter saga, Drizzt Do’Urden navigates a winding path littered with secrets and lies. Tangled up in his companion Dahlia’s dark secrets, the ties that once held her close to Drizzt threaten to tear as her bonds to his former foe, Artemis Entreri, continue to grow.

After yet another long day battling monsters in post-apocalyptic New York, Jason just wants a good night's sleep. But his rest is cut short when he's hurled through a mysterious portal into a deadly dungeon. As his online fans watch in real time, he must fight his way out while figuring out who landed him there in the first place.

In the heart of the authoritarian country of Wivvol, astronaut Xto Djbbit is about to embark on his first mission off-planet when the exiled High Hat of Chnta comes to him with an unusual request: Help smuggle a Septal artifact out of Wivvol. It’s an impossible favor to ask of Xto, but it’s also impossible to refuse; the High Hat of Chnta is also his uncle. Meanwhile, waiting for Xto in space? His estranged father - who has his own impossible favors - and a mysterious anomaly whose secrets Xto is uniquely positioned to unlock.

This ain't no spaghetti Western. Cam and company are running for their lives with a UN superteam hot on their heels...not to mention one very pissed-off fae. With Lilith injured, and the UN closing in, there is only one person that can save them: Lilith's mom. Not only does Cam need to figure out how to impress a millennia-old succubus, but he's also got to figure out what to get the women in his life for Christmas. His problems are only going to get worse from there.

The sadistic Empress Porcia rules over a shattering empire. Risen from misty forests, a barbarian horde sweeps toward her capital. Across the southern sea, her brother builds an armada to slay her. In the cold north, young Princess Valentina seeks allies to destroy the Empire and rebuild the Republic. As the noose tightens around Porcia's neck, the empress musters her armies, willing to burn the world to protect her throne.

Meet Easie Damasco: rogue, thieving swine and total charmer. Even the wicked can’t rest when a vicious warlord and the force of enslaved giants he commands invade their homeland. Damasco might get away in one piece, but he’s going to need help. Big time.

Casidhe followed her conscience. It cost her everything, and Herrick will punish her for deceiving him. After a disastrous mission to the Caucasus Mountains, Daegan is out of mercy for any enemy but discovers important information about his past from an unlikely source. He’s running out of days to locate the second grimoire volume on his own and enters a hostile Tribunal where Loki threatens all the Belador lives if Sen is not found in one day. Reese is given a chance to save everyone, including Quinn, from a demon invasion if she’s willing to do the unthinkable.

Eine junge Frau, sagenumwobene Gestaltwandler, ein mysteriöser Krieger und eine schicksals­­verändernde Schlacht. Das Leben des Waisenmädchens Evanna ändert sich schlagartig, als sie eines Morgens in einem fremden Zeltlager erwacht. Angeblich soll sie die Nachfahrin der Obersten. Adler und als kleines Kind bei den Menschen versteckt worden sein. Nun aber kann auch die Stadt sie nicht mehr vor den Augen des Feindes verbergen. Die Adlerstämme sehen sich einem alten Feind gegenüber, der ihre geheime Existenz bedroht. Ausgerechnet auf Evanna ruht nun die ganze Hoffnung der Adlerstämme.