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On an Imperial outpost world on the fringes of tau space, the renowned Commissar Ciaphas Cain and his fractious regiment of Valhallan Guard, newly created from the remnants of two devastated units, find themselves in the middle of a war. As the Astra Militarum struggle to contain worldwide civil insurrection, can the wily Commissar Cain identify the real villain before the planet is lost to the Imperium forever?

On the ice world of Simia Orichalcae a spate of mysterious disappearances is causing unrest amongst the mine workers, and, as senior officer of the Astra Militarum, Commissar Ciaphas Cain is nominated to investigate. Unbeknownst to him, the planet is right in the path of a major ork incursion, and, as the savage greenskins attack, a malevolent evil begins to stir deep in the ice caves.

On Periremunda, the populace are rioting. With local forces unable to contain the widespread civil disorder, Commissar Cain and his regiment of Valhallans are called in to help. However, it seems there is more to the rebellion than first appeared, and Cain suspects sinister forces at work behind the scenes. When the commissar is reunited with Inquisitor Amberley Vail, it seems his fears are realised. In this the fifth book in the popular Ciaphas Cain series, our hero is thrown into a deadly conspiracy that even he might not be able to emerge from alive.

Commissar Cain is called to duty once more, saving a governor's daughter from a planet overrun by rebels. The uprising hides something far more sinister however - genestealer hybrids! The search for the source of the alien threat leads Cain to a drifting space hulk - a far safer place than beside the obsessed governor's daughter. But when the Reclamator Space Marines suffer devastating losses at the hands of the Great Devourer, Cain and his trusty aide Jurgen must go it alone.

Danger looms when a former priestess sails to the realm of the dead to find her fallen lover, only to discover the gods she thought she defeated are preparing for war. Iona Night-Singer thought she’d overthrown the gods. Her mortal rebellion eked out a painful victory by using the gods’ own...

Aufgewachsen in einer psychiatrischen Anstalt, verkauft an einen Zirkus, ist die Menschenfrau Tule gezwungen, den unsterblichen Wycca zur Unterhaltung zu dienen. Der rote Mond kündigt das Veri an: ein Fest, das die Jagd auf Menschen feiert, bei der die Wycca die Eleganz des Tötens zur Schau stellen. Tule findet sich inmitten des Veri wieder. Um zu überleben, ist sie gezwungen, sich von dem Wycca Rusc ausbilden zu lassen. Doch die beiden fügen sich mehr als nur fatale Wunden zu.

Commissar Ciaphas Cain is a renowned and revered hero of the Imperium, a man who has faced and survived some of the vilest creatures the universe can throw at him. But when he is sent to a river-world, he must deal with a dangerous enemy, an enemy whose true identity remains unknown. As his vessel traverses the straits of the planet, Cain must uncover the face of this new foe so that he can understand and escape it. Caught in the enemy crossfire, the commissar has no place to run and his nerve will be tested to the very limits.

Totgeglaubte stehen vor dir. Lügen wuchern im Herzen. Geheimnisse kommen ans Licht. Die Stadt Tudor ist nicht wiederzuerkennen. Jedes gesprochene Wort steht unter Strafe. Der Kampf um die Wahrheit führt Liv und Kyle in die dunkelsten Abgründe. Doch sie sind nicht die Einzigen, die kämpfen. Die Zeit drängt – versagen sie, steht Tudor in Flammen.

Früher hätte sich die Menschheit durch ihre Lügen fast ausgerottet – die Überlebenden haben geschworen, dass es nie wieder so weit kommt. Heute erscheint jedes gesprochene Wort narbenähnlich auf der Haut. Die Elite herrscht stumm, während die sprechende Bevölkerung als Abschaum gilt. Olive und Kyle kommen aus zwei verschiedenen Welten. Die achtzehnjährige Olive lebt in einer Welt, die von absoluter Stille und Reinheit geprägt ist. Selbst unter der stummen Oberschicht gilt sie als Juwel. Kyle dagegen trägt tausende Wörter auf der Haut und ein gefährliches Geheimnis im Herzen.

"Unaufhaltsam und gewaltig wie eine Schneelawine walzte der Nebel über die nachtschwarze Landschaft. Er schien den Wald regelrecht aufzufressen. Der Mond vermochte kaum, die zähe Wolkendecke zu durchdringen, und dennoch reflektierte der Nebel sein Licht. Oder leuchtet er von selbst? Von innen heraus? Dieses beeindruckende Schauspiel, untermalt von feierlichem Glockenklang, ließ Dall schaudern. Dort! War da nicht ein Schatten am Waldrand?" Auf einer Reise kommt Dale vom Weg ab und strandet in dem seltsamen Dörfchen Blackmoor.

The Imperial Guard are the backbone of the Imperium’s military strength. While the Space Marines get all the glory, it’s the guard that holds back the tide of threats that would soon drown the Imperium by sheer weight of numbers. These audio dramas bring you into their tanks, platoons and trenches to see how ordinary men and women face the horrors of the 41st Millennium.

Bram Stoker ingeniously modernized gothic folklore by moving his vampire from traditional castle ruins to modern England. With Dracula, which has been interpreted and dissected by scholars for generations, Stoker changed the vampire novel forever.

Since 1904, when Peter Pan first flew across a London stage and into the bedroom of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling, this classic tale has continued to delight children of all ages. Peter, a mischievous and free-spirited boy who never grows up, lives with fairies on a mythical island called Neverland. There, he can fly and is the champion of a band of boys and best friend to the fairy Tinker Bell. Returning to England, Peter becomes involved with the Darling children, who all happily soar with him to enchanted Neverland and numerous adventures.