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As a child, Selene was left at the foot of the White Tower—given to the sorceresses who train those with magic. Her life has been spent honing her powers. But she can't fully join their ranks until she fulfills a single, impossible task: bring the Demon King, Lust, to his knees. Lust has ruled his kingdom for centuries. He is the reason his people live without remorse and indulge in their senses. Life is mundane and boring… until he runs into a dark-haired enchantress with eyes the color of the night sky. With one whispered sentence, she changes everything. I'm the beginning of something new.

Isolated from the world, the African kingdom of Wakanda is a land of scientific and technological marvels unknown to countries even on its own continent. Previous rulers believed that their nation could only survive by closely guarding Wakanda’s secrets and keeping them out of the hands of those who would exploit and weaponize them. King T’Challa, the Black Panther, believes the time has come to share his nation’s knowledge and resources with the world, including former apartheid state Rudyarda.

Who shot the Watcher? Uatu, a mysterious being who observes mankind from the moon, is dead. Nick Fury forges unlikely alliances to lead a cosmos-spanning investigation into the murder. Doctor Strange and the Punisher travel to another dimension. The Guardians of the Galaxy, Moon Knight, and the Winter Soldier head into deep space, and Emma Frost, Ant-Man, and Black Panther journey to the center of the Earth. The facts they uncover lead them to strange and unnerving conclusions.

I’m a wielder of hearts and summoner of corruption. Heir to nothing and born to a fool in the wrong damn month. But I’m also one of only two Fae in this divided land of hellions who might be starting to see through the lies we’ve swallowed for so long. In the year we turn twenty-one, conscripts from across the warring nations of air, fire, earth and water are sent to Never Keep – the only place in our besieged continent where our magic can be Awakened. But something is wrong inside Never Keep. Something which might extend far beyond the reaches of this desolate fortress.

Some people are ordained for greatness. Those people usually have a lot of drama in their life. Drama I happily do without. I live in a forgotten corner of nowhere for a reason: there is safety in anonymity. I have enough problems just trying to get by. But when Kieran, a sinfully sexy demigod at the pinnacle of power, crashes into my life, suddenly my whole world is turned upside down. He’s harboring a deadly secret, one that could destroy all he holds dear. He thinks I’m the key to his salvation, and he wants me to help him claim vengeance. He also wants me with a passion.

Una guerrera legendaria luchará por romper las cadenas de una profecía y decidir al fin su destino en la conclusión de esta bilogía fantástica inspirada en la mitología nórdica. El secreto de su ascendencia divina ha sido revelado, y Freya tiene ante sí un futuro en el que verá miles de vidas llegar a su fin por culpa de la magia de su sangre. Desesperada por evitar ese oscuro destino, va a arriesgarse a formar una alianza con el mayor enemigo de Skaland.

Dead, dead, dead. Say it enough times and it becomes just another word. What would you do? Could you kill a killer? Does the death of one appease the deaths of a hundred? What about that hundred against a thousand? What if you had no choice? Meet Sin. No, not that sort of sin, but Sin, crazy as a loon (you ask Sister Moon), and proud of it. Sin locks himself away in an asylum and, every so often, gets violent. That's only so they'll give him those nice drugs, though. The ones that help him forget. It's a pity they don't work.

Eskara Helsene is missing. She left her queendom, her friends, her children, even her own name behind. No one has seen the Corpse Queen for a decade. Someone is murdering Sourcerers, forcing them to reject their magic and opening scars in reality, and monsters from the Other World are pouring through. When an old acquaintance turns up out of the blue, Eska has no choice but to investigate the murders and the holes in reality. Can she stop the murderer before the entire world is consumed? And will the conflict reveal her true nature?

En la antigua y mágica ciudad de Tal Abisi, la Cola del Gato sin Vida es una hermandad de asesinos implacables. Eveen, una de sus mejores integrantes, siempre ha cumplido las reglas... hasta que descubre que su próximo objetivo es ella misma. Mientras el Festival del Rey Mecánico sume a la ciudad en el caos, Eveen deberá enfrentarse a un pasado que la persigue y a un juramento que podría costarle la vida.

Seven marks upon a wall. Tom may rise, but he may fall. Through five lives, no one dares mention the sin for which he seeks redemption. Fates will meet, and you will see what will thus become of he.

Hades: The story the world knows today is only a fraction of our truth. I took her, yes. I schemed and deceived to keep her. I loved her wholly and completely. She loved me. Lore tells the tale of an eternity of love, and it's not wrong. Betrayed in the worst way, my wife was stolen from me. The Underworld suffers in her absence. I suffer. Now she is back. Just in time for an Olympian war. The clock is ticking. Her human body makes her vulnerable to vengeful Gods. I must find a way to possess her heart so that I may protect her eternal soul.

Did we need to hold a Halloween party? No, of course not. Was I going to anyway? You better freakin' believe it. I didn't even feel bad! We needed a break! Even if it was for a day, a healthy work-life balance was essential…even if it was holding a bloody Halloween party and the work was determining who was sucking the magic out of people like goddamn juice boxes.

Everyone loves a well-catered event, and the supernatural community is no exception. Enter Sin du Jour, the expert caterers to demons, goblins, faeries, and everything in between. In their first month on the job, Lena Tarr and Darren Vargas, the newest line chefs at the supernatural catering agency, have had to approximate angel meat, evade amorous lizards, and provide craft sacrifices for a Hollywood debut. Their coworkers have contended with zombified clowns, fought off the Easter Bunny's hit squad, and captured a golden fish for a goblin royal wedding.

Long ago, powerful sorcerers stole the power of a god. Only the courage and sacrifice of great heroes stopped them from conquering the known world. They thought it was over. But the god who was robbed so long ago remained. He swore that long after the heroes were dead, when his power returned, he would have his vengeance on all of humanity. Now, the time of his prophecy is at hand. A band of elite desert warriors crosses the sea, hoping faith and courage will be enough to turn aside the coming apocalypse. Their leader, Prelate Yazid Valerian, seeks the mythical city of sorcerers.

Wir sind Hexen. Und wir beugen uns niemandem. Nie wollte Sasha nach Amsterdam zurückkehren. Sie schätzt ihr Leben fernab von uralten Verschwörungen und dem hiesigen Hexenrat. Doch als sie eine erschütternde Nachricht erhält, bleibt ihr keine Wahl. Widerwillig schließt sie einen Deal: Ein Jahr lang hilft sie bei der fieberhaften Suche nach Pandoras Büchse – dafür erhält sie die Freiheit, ein unabhängiges Leben zu führen. Das mächtige Artefakt, das seit Jahrtausenden verschollen ist, birgt die Macht, das entfesselte Unheil der Welt zu bannen.

Nie wollte Sasha nach Amsterdam zurückkehren. Sie schätzt ihr Leben fernab von uralten Verschwörungen und dem hiesigen Hexenrat. Doch als sie eine erschütternde Nachricht erhält, bleibt ihr keine Wahl. Widerwillig schließt sie einen Deal: Ein Jahr lang hilft sie bei der fieberhaften Suche nach Pandoras Büchse – dafür erhält sie die Freiheit, ein unabhängiges Leben zu führen. Das mächtige Artefakt, das seit Jahrtausenden verschollen ist, birgt die Macht, das entfesselte Unheil der Welt zu bannen.

Contains books four, five, and six of Sins of the Father, a humorous supernatural suspense story filled with magic, mythology, and mayhem from Nazri Noor, author of the best-selling Darkling Mage series.

One thing has become incredibly clear to Alexis and Kieran, if they hope to last in the arena of Demigods, they'll need a more robust defense team. They must take two incredibly dangerous journeys, seeking the prized talents other Demigods would kill for. Except, there is a reason other Demigods don't have these magical workers—they are as ruthless as they are dangerous, and the last thing they want is to be on a Demigod's team. If that isn't enough, Alexis has received an invitation from Demigod Lydia, the only Hades Demigod who hasn't openly declared war.

Atrapada en un matrimonio que no quiere, Freya se pasa los días destripando pescado y soñando con convertirse en una guerrera. Y con clavar un hacha en la espalda de su insoportable marido.

С самого детства я знала, что моя жизнь будет принадлежать этому месту - Кварталу наслаждений. Редко кому удается выбраться отсюда и получить свободу, но благодаря таланту у меня есть этот шанс. Я - Торани Фелз, последняя из иллюзорных суккубов, элитная куртизанка, дочь греха и порока. Мой дар - создавать иллюзии, где исполняются самые яркие фантазии и мечты, любые чувственные удовольствия, о которых боятся подумать или признаться себе.