Showing results for "Rose" in Dark Fantasy

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.

Vitus Adamson has a second chance at life now that he's no longer a zombie. But after killing his brother, Jamie, Vitus lands in prison on murder charges. Jamie's death exposes secret government projects so deep in the black they cannot be seen - without Vitus, that is. Sprung from jail, the government hires Vitus to clean up Jamie's messes, but tracking down his brother's homemade monsters gone rogue is easier said than done. The first of them is a convicted killer assumed to be safely behind bars.

Remember when seeing ghosts was my biggest problem? I miss those days. Now, I'm magically bonded (shackled) to a creature of unlimited destructive power. He insists we are destined for each other and that I will belong to him. If that wasn't enough, I've been kidnapped by another destructive creature—the one I'm supposed to help kill. Awkward, I know. It's rapidly becoming clear that I'm at the center of their tangled web of lies. A smart person would act meek and play along in hopes of surviving. Too bad I'm an idiot.

The Silver Empire is in ruins. War is in the wind. Kagen and his allies are on the run from the Witch-king. Wild magic is running rampant everywhere. Spies and secret cabals plot from the shadows of golden thrones. Kagen Vale is the most wanted man in the world, with a death sentence on his head and a reward for him—dead or alive—that would tempt a saint. The Witch-king has new allies who bring a terrible weapon—a cursed disease that drives people into a murderous rage. If the disease is allowed to spread, the whole of the West will tear itself apart.

Lilith weiß seit dem Tag ihrer Geburt, dass sie bald sterben wird. Sie hat sich schon vor langer Zeit mit ihrem eigenen bevorstehenden Tod abgefunden, doch der Tod all derer, die sie liebt, ist eine ganz andere Sache. Und als ihre Stadt langsam in den Fängen einer mysteriösen, von Göttern verfluchten Krankheit verdorrt, unternimmt sie einen verzweifelten Versuch, die Dinge zu ändern.

Réduite à une poignées d'hommes, la Compagnie noire a définitivement changé de camp. Sa nouvelle tâche est de protéger la Rose Blanche, seule capable de vaincre la Dame et ses forces du mal. Mais cette ultime confrontation doit avoir lieu lors du passage de la grande comète... et cette échéance est encore lointaine. Réfugiés dans la plaine de la Peur, un lieu cauchemardesque peuplé d'étranges créatures, les soldats de la dernière des compagnies franches de Khatovar s'apprêtent à subir le plus long siège de leur histoire.

Dämonenjäger Xenos befindet sich auf einem unaufhaltsamen Rachefeldzug gegen die Wesen der Finsternis. Doch dann bindet das Schicksal den sensiblen Drachenreiter Bram und dessen stolze Drachendame Skyrah an den zynischen Dämonenjäger. Das Trio stürzt sich in einen verzweifelten Kampf um alles oder nichts. Doch im entscheidenden Moment verändert sich alles. Der Preis für einen möglichen Sieg ist höher als Xenos je hätte ahnen können. Er läuft Gefahr, alles zu verlieren und muss eine Entscheidung zwischen Leben, Liebe und Tod treffen.

Victoria, Kamille, Kirstine und Malou werden auf dem Rosenholm-Internat angenommen, und keine von ihnen ahnt, dass es ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Denn schon bald stellen die recht unterschiedlichen Mädchen fest, dass Rosenholm kein gewöhnliches Gymnasium ist, sondern ein geheimnisvoller Ort, an dem Fächer wie Nordische Geschichte und Mythologie, Hexerei, Hellseherei und Magie unterrichtet werden. Eine völlig neue Welt tut sich für die vier Mädchen auf, in der sie ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten erst noch kennenlernen müssen.

Als uneheliches Kind und von der Gesellschaft gemieden, lernte Alma, sich mit der Einsamkeit abzufinden, solange sie ihre Mutter an ihrer Seite hatte. Als ihre Mutter schwer erkrankt, entdeckt Alma einen Hinweis auf ihren entfremdeten Vater und schreibt eine Nachricht, in der sie um Hilfe bittet. Jetzt ist Rache das Einzige, was Alma aufrecht erhält. Das und die seltsame Verbindung, die sie zu ihrem Gott hat - ein Monster, das ständig an ihrer Seite ist, ein uraltes Wesen, das die Gestalt eines schönen Prinzen mit sternenklarem Haar annimmt, den nur sie sehen kann.

Du hast Angst, den Verstand zu verlieren, anima mia. Dabei gehört er bereits mir - genau wie der Rest von dir. Als Juliana Zeugin eines Mordes wird, kann sie nicht glauben, dass ausgerechnet ihr attraktiver Mitschüler Rune dem Opfer das Blut ausgesaugt hat. Statt sie jedoch ebenfalls zu töten, lässt er sie nicht mehr aus den Augen und zieht sie immer tiefer in seine dunkle Welt.

In this chilling sequel to the best-selling Knight of the Black Rose, factions vie for control of Sithicus as Lord Soth - darklord and former knight from the Dragonlance world - fights to keep his reign from crumbling. Even as he struggles to defeat his enemies, rumor reaches him that the White Rose haunts the land. Has Kitiara finally returned to Soth, or is this another spectre from the death knight's tragic past?

Empousai family roses have bloomed for centuries, thanks to the drops of blood their women sacrifice for their gardens. But Mikki would rather forget this family quirk and lead a normal life. Until she unwittingly performs a ritual, ending up in the strangely familiar Realm of the Rose. As its goddess Hecate reveals, Mikki is a priestess - and the Realm's been waiting for her.

From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedient godson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella and her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous - remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fables into things sexier, more sinister - and more appealing to grown-up tastes and sensibilities.

On the fabled world of Krynn, Lord Soth finally learns that there is a price to pay for his long history of evil deeds, a price even an undead warrior might find horrifying. Dark powers transport Soth to Barovia, and there the death knight must face the dread minions of Count Strahn Von Zarovich, the vampire lord of the nightmare land. But with only a captive Vistani woman and an untrustworthy ghost for allies, Lord Soth soon discovers that he may have to join forces with the powerful vampire if he is ever to escape the realm of terror.

On a hot day in June, two groups of campers disappear in the Green Swamps of Florida. The wood is still burning in the bonfire, all their belongings are abandoned, and there is blood at the campground. But not a single body is found. Patty McGee, the grandmother to one of the missing campers, sets out to find out what happened to her grandson, thinking his father might have kidnapped him. However, soon she realizes she is up against a force way more powerful than that. It's a battle even she can't win.

When Maecidion dies, the reading of the will is an outrage. Irion, the dead necromancer's kin, watches as coveted heirlooms are given to his enemies. Himself no stranger to black magic, Irion soon embarks on a bitter skirmish to retrieve what should rightfully be his. A composite novel: Tinged with traces of horror and humor, erotica and satire, the world of Mulgara plays host to an ensemble of dark characters.

Beyond, Book 1: Meghan is 16 when she dies. She wakes up on a flying steamboat on her way to a school run by Angels in a white marble castle. On the boat, she meets Mick, who has been dead for more than a hundred years but still looks like a teenager. He helps her past the difficult beginning at the new school in a new world filled with magic. Serenity, Book 2: It is Meghan’s second year at The Academy. While trying to help and care for Jason on earth, she struggles to keep up in school, where they this year will learn both to ride Pegasus and fly through severe storms.

Darium Blackseed is convinced his destiny has been determined from birth. Being the eldest of the three brothers, he is expected to follow in his father's footsteps, being the Sin Eater of the land of Mura. Taking on the sins of the dead isn't a hard job, but it dooms one's soul for all eternity. Everyone fears a Sin Eater. Darium has accepted that he will never find love, since no woman would go anywhere near him. When a tear in the veil between two worlds appears, a portal opens to the Land of the Dead. Spirits and dark entities start to emerge, and Darium must close it.

Malachy Bane is running out of time—and chances. Demons stalk the shadows. The Mage Tribunal wants his head. And Cora, the woman who once held his heart, is slipping through his fingers. Now the Realmwalker has returned from death, dragging long-buried secrets and a reckoning soaked in blood and betrayal.

I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods called Asura. I'm told that I'm a demigod, that there are others like me, brought to this world to replenish their dwindling numbers. They want us to prove we're worthy of ascension and fight alongside them. I don't give a damn about their war. All I want is vengeance on the monster that killed my only family. A monster from their world. And if the only way to kill it is to become a god, then I'm all in.