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Even as a girl Morgan has always been wild, like the seas which batter the cliffs beneath her home, Tintagel Castle. But she has always been safe, too. Then one day her father is called away to a war from which he does not return. In his place comes the High King, Uther Pendragon, with the sorcerer Merlin lurking in his wake. Uther claims Morgan’s mother, the Lady Igraine as his queen.

Having escaped an unhappy marriage, Morgan finds herself in Camelot–the city of dreams and peace. Her brother, King Arthur, treats her as a valued advisor and Morgan finally has recognition befitting her intelligence within Arthur’s trusted circle, despite a longstanding conflict with Queen Guinevere. But Morgan’s life is not without complications. Between a vengeful husband determined to snatch their son away, the strict ideals of court life, and a jealous rival for Arthur’s attentions in the sorcerer Merlin, gaining true recognition and freedom is a greater challenge than Morgan envisioned.

Schon als Kind war Morgan wild. So wild wie das Meer, das gegen die Klippen donnert, auf denen ihr Zuhause ruht: Tintagel Castle. Dort wähnte sich Morgan seit jeher in Sicherheit. Doch dann wurde ihr Vater in den Krieg berufen, und kehrte nie wieder. Stattdessen kam Großkönig Pendragon nach Tintagel - und mit ihm Merlin, der Zauberer.

Ausgebrochen aus den Fesseln einer unglücklichen Ehe, findet Morgan Zuflucht Camelot – der Stadt der Träume und des Friedens. Ihr Bruder, König Arthur, schätzt sie endlich als seine intelligente Beraterin und etabliert sie als festen Bestandteil seines engsten Vertrautenkreises. Doch Morgans Leben ist alles andere als unkompliziert. Ihr rachsüchtiger Ehemann will den gemeinsamen Sohn an sich reißen und auch die strengen Vorschriften am Hof führen immer wieder zu Schwierigkeiten.

Rosemary: Locked away in the King's City and forced into a dreamless sleep where even my wife can't reach me, my hope is quickly wilting. When help arrives, we're forced into a strange alliance, working alongside our enemies. Together, we might be able to overthrow Lollishire's monarchy and restore the peace. But I feel the constant pull of the Hartwood, calling me to set the forest free. And I'm learning there are more powerful forces than greedy kings and manipulative queens trying to keep Carabosse from me.

When her stepmother dies unexpectedly, Caro returns to her childhood home in Derbyshire. She hadn’t seen Elizabeth in years, but the remote farmhouse offers refuge from a bad relationship and a chance to start again. But going through Elizabeth’s belongings unearths memories Caro would rather stay buried. In particular, the story her stepmother would tell her, about two little girls and the terrible thing they do. 

Traumatized college student Morgan Mallory has survived the treacherous land of Pandaemonium by evolving into a soul-devouring entity. Now a merciless warrior, she goes by Alice. But her new identity is fractured, and she finds herself hopelessly grasping at the shards of her parallel selves from different timelines. To piece these multiple personas together, she must kill the Demiurge, the world's tormented creator, who has banished Alice to a facsimile Earth.

When Alina's brother-in-law defects to the West, she and her husband become persons of interest to the secret services, causing both of their careers to come grinding to a halt. As the strain takes its toll on their marriage, Alina turns to her aunt for help - the wife of a communist leader and a secret practitioner of the old folk ways. Set in 1970s communist Romania, this novella-in-flash draws upon magic realism to weave a tale of everyday troubles that can't be put down.

*COMING SOON: the second novel from Booker-longlisted Sophie Mackintosh* *Blue Ticket, a chilling new novel about freedom, fate and motherhood - out 7 May 2020* The Water Cure British Vogue 'Star of the Future' for 2020 Independent Best Books of the Decade Penguin presents the audiobook edition...

Morgan Mallory is a typical college girl, immersing herself in her studies and her various hobbies—and overcoming her deep psychological traumas by indulging in careful manipulations and socially acceptable cruelties. So when she wakes up to discover she’s been transported to a new world that’s oddly reminiscent of a certain childhood fantasy story, she does what any completely sane and totally altruistic heroine would do: set out to kill the queen who brought her there.

Back when Morgan Mallory was human, she dreamed of magic while drowning in self-destruction. Then she was transported to a fantastical new reality, and her dream turned into a waking nightmare. To survive against the monsters of the labyrinthine land of Pandaemonium, she became Maven Alice, a soul-devouring demon who kills with blade and spell. Now that she's tasted blood and escaped a fae king's trap, Alice has been pitted against six fearsome rivals in a contest in which the stakes are no less than life or death.

Once upon a time, Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work hard under the unforgiving, lecherous gaze of the man she once called stepfather, Ella’s only refuge is in the books she reads by candlelight, secreted away in the library she isn’t permitted to enter. One night, among her beloved books of far-off lands, Ella’s wishes are answered. At the stroke of midnight, a fairy godmother makes her an offer that will change her life.

Es war einmal eine Prinzessin, ganz aus Papier. Sie. trug Kleider, so weiß wie ein unbeschriebenes Blatt. Das Land, in dem sie lebte, war aus Geschichten ...

Born covered in the feathers of a bird and kept hidden in a crumbling house full of secrets, Marea has always known she was different but has never known why. And so to find answers, she goes in search of the father she has never met. The hunt leads her to the City of Murmurs, a place of mermaids and mystery, where jars of swirling mist are carried through the streets by the broken-hearted. And Mara will never forget what she learns there.

Der Krieg der Farben führt in ein Labyrinth, das von einer dunklen Macht erschaffen wird. Eine Macht, die ihre Augen überall in der Welt hat und sich am Leid anderer ergötzt. Dieser magische Ort unterliegt den Bedingungen einer bösen Königin und ist zu schrecklich, um in der Realität existieren zu können. Ein letzter Kampf steht den Sieben bevor. Wird die Welt danach eine andere sein?

A dark, compelling fantasy from the author of The Bone Garden for fans of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. Left all alone after her mother passes away, twelve-year-old Louisa watches the sky for her father. Long ago, a powerful gust of wind stole him away on the wings of his untamed magic - the same...

Tränen verschleierten ihren Blick, als sie ihm den goldenen Apfel aus der Hand nahm. Der Schein des Feuers spiegelte sich in seiner glänzenden Oberfläche. Rumpelstilzchen hatte gesagt, dass man Schneewittchen nur in ihren Träumen töten könne. Will betete, dass er recht behielt. Sie durfte nicht tot sein.