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In the bustling capital city of the Mahruse Empire, Felicienne Shyrise spends her days as a talented investigator, taking on stolen goods and missing person cases and the occasional murder the city guard are too incompetent - or too lazy - to resolve. During the nights she hones her skills playing Dominion, a board game almost as complicated as life itself. She dreams of making a name for herself and becoming the richest woman in the Empire.

Accepting the responsibilities as ruler to the world of Amber, Corwin finds himself the target of sibling treachery, and must seek guidance in a land of visions, where a sinister prediction foretells his doom.

You'd think that basically being in charge of love would be an epic job, right? Wrong. Sure, I can blow some Lust into people's faces and watch the show, but I can't actually participate. It gets old, trust me. Same goes for love. I can pass it out like sugar-free lollipops at a dentist's office, but I can't get any love for myself. It totally sucks. I used to consider myself a hopeless romantic, so why wouldn't I choose to become a cupid? Sounds like a good idea, right? Wrong again. They don't call us stupid cupids for nothing.

When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner's brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches' next intended victim. Evan Malone didn't believe the supernatural was real until Seth swept in with his magic and motorcycle to save him from being the next sacrifice. Now they've gone on the road together, hunting the rest of the coven while they figure out how to keep the white-hot bond between them.

Following the cliffhanger ending of Blood of Amber, Merlin is stranded in surrealistic Alice in Wonderland-esque bar where the Mad Hatter serves cocktails. Managing to escape, Merlin meets new family members - one of whom is intent on killing him. As events escalate, Merlin finds himself surrounded by his worst enemies - including his ex-girlfriend - back from the dead.

The Church of God Awaiting's triumph over Charis was inevitable. Despite its prosperity, the Charis was a single, small island realm. It boasted less than 2 percent of the total population of Safehold. How could it possibly resist total destruction? The Church had every reason to be confident of a swift, crushing victory, an object lesson to other rebels.

Norah Wintry is a Witch with a dream job. A Hollywood agent getting magical actors' parts in blockbuster films. It's a niche field with unique problems. Somebody gets shrunk down to toadstool size and suddenly everyone's upset. Welcome to L.A. No worries. Norah will fix it. She has a great family, a crackerjack assistant, and her business is taking off. Until things start going wrong. Actors are being injured, magic is causing accidents, and someone is hunting down former Silver Griffin Agents. Which makes it her business. Her parents are Silver Griffin agents in hiding.

Chelby Duncan never knew who her parents were, or why they gave her up. Chelby's foster father is a retired general who is running for Senate, so joining the army is the natural direction for her to take when she turns eighteen. At the Military Entrance Processing Station, she is given a blood test and discovers that she's not human. She's Fae, and she has second blood type that they can't identify.

Warlock Holmes may have demons in his head, but now Dr. John Watson has a mummy in his bloodstream. Specifically that of the sorcerer Xantharaxes, who when shredded and dissolved in an 8 percent solution, results in some extremely odd but useful prophetic dreams. There's also the small matter of Watson falling for yet another damsel-du-jour, and Warlock deciding that his companion needs some domestic bliss....

The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

Das grandiose Finale der Urban Fantasy-Serie Signs of Magic von Mikkel Robrahn spielt in den Katakomben von London. Matilda hat genug von Mrs. Lynbrooks Spielchen und beschließt, ihr endgültig das Handwerk zu legen. Gemeinsam mit Albert, Cynthia und Botzki geht sie einem verheißungsvollen Hinweis ihres Vaters nach, der die Chefin von Watts & White ein für alle mal zu Fall bringen soll. Doch genau das stellt die Freunde vor eine Reihe ungeahnter Herausforderungen... Der spannungsgeladene und actionreiche dritte Teil voller Magie und Überraschungen.

Der zweite Teil der "Signs of Magic"-Serie von Mikkel Robrahn entführt in unheilvolles Marschland. Eine trostlose Sumpflandschaft und ein reißender dreckiger Fluss, das sind die Marschlande. Matilda und Albert sind in diesem wundersamen Schnellreisenetz auf der Suche nach Matildas Eltern, die durch das Portal im Keller dorthin entschwunden sind. Die Zeit drängt, denn die Marschlande werden überschattet von Tzunath, einem furchteinflößendem Monster.

Ein magisch-turbulentes Abenteuer durch die Wälder Englands: der Auftakt der "Signs of Magic"-Serie von Mikkel Robrahn. Die mutige und wild entschlossene Matilda stammt eigentlich aus einer wohlhabenden Familie, doch die Spielsucht ihres Vater hat die Godwins mit einem riesigen Schuldenberg belastet. Die einzige Chance, der Katastrophe zu entkommen, ist das traditionelle Turnier der Superreichen. Wer den jadegrün schimmernden Fuchs fängt, dem winkt ein hohes Preisgeld. Doch nicht allen ist daran gelegen, dass Matilda das Turnier für sich entscheidet.

Для Гайдэ нет ничего важнее, чем обязательства перед своей землей и обещание, данное королю Валлиона. Даже оказавшись бог знает где, она всей душой стремится вернуться на Во-Аллар, ставший ей настоящим домом.