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Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic! For anyone who's ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who's imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection!

Callie und Des werden zum jährlichen Fest der Sonnenwende eingeladen und reisen in das Königreich der Flora, um ihre Ermittlungen fortzusetzen. Bei der Versammlung verschwinden Soldaten und einige der Fae vermuten, dass Des hinter alledem steckt. Für Callie steht eines fest: Niemand ist der, der er zu sein scheint. Nicht einmal ihr Seelengefährte. Etwas regt sich und wenn Callie nicht aufpasst, wird es alles fordern, was sie liebt – und sie noch dazu.

Everyone's always told Aspic that trouble can't help following him because of his heritage. Determined to put the lie to half-demon stereotypes, he's finally landed a good, quiet job as an herbalist's clerk where the owner trusts him to man the shop alone. What could go wrong selling coriander and thyme? When Geoffrey first enters the shop, Aspic finds the little man's eccentric appearance startling, then intriguing. Geoffrey explains, in stops and starts, that he is a theoretical necromancer researching replacements for blood magic.

My name’s Bill Ryder. Five years ago, I helped banish magic and monsters to the shadows. I thought it was over, that I was finished with all that supernatural crap. Turns out I was dead wrong.

No magician has ever escaped Coldwater Prison. But that is exactly where Amanda Coleman, heist artist and Abra-killer, must go. Somewhere in London, a mysterious blackmailer has enough evidence to put Amanda’s head in a noose and ensure her only remaining daughter, Michaela, is right alongside her when it happens. To save Michaela, Amanda must assassinate one of Coldwater’s most infamous residents. But the only way in is as an inmate. But a notorious Abra-killer like Amanda can expect a few old enemies in a prison full of mages, and they have their own plans.

My name is Cheyenne Summerlin - remember that name. Somebody should. The world can't know I'm a Drow halfling. Not yet. I barely have these powers under my control, but time's up. I'm about to take magic for a test drive. Want to come along? The black ops government group believes it can run my life...but I have plans of my own. Watch out, magical evildoers - I'm about to crash your party. But will my training be enough?

The Four Horsemen are left reeling from their discovery that the world is threatened by something greater than anybody imagined. Now the group is forced into an uneasy alliance with old enemies. They discover the shocking answer to who Vee is, why she's here, and her connection to Chaos is revealed. As the pieces join together and the Horsemen find out more about their identities, their place in the world becomes clearer, too.

The threat to the Four Horsemen and the world continues, but now they have solid leads and are closer to uncovering who is behind the attacks. Vee and the Four become closer as barriers fall and trust grows, yet one person remains worried about what will happen if Vee reaches full power. An opportunity to regain Portia's trust, some help from a supernatural mercenary, and an investigation into the Myriad Foundation reveal more answers about the chaos surrounding them.

Three humans are dead, and the search is on for the surviving member from Vee's online group. If he's alive, Seth could hold the key to who's behind the attacks - and why the group are targets. Thanks to their broken alliance with the fae, the Four Horseman and Vee must turn to others for help and are pulled deeper into the supernatural underworld. The danger the world faces is greater than they imagined, and someone is determined the Horsemen will fail.

Ewan's shock revelation sends Vee's life further into chaos, and she faces an uncertain future in a secret world she never knew existed. The Four Horsemen now have their missing link and will each do anything to protect and support her, but Vee's determined to show them she can be their equal. When Vee joins the Four Horsemen's hunt for those behind the plot to murder a fae queen, she discovers society faces bigger dangers than she realised. One night changes everything and increases Vee's determination to harness her power and step into her new role.

Two friends embark on a walking tour of northern France, but they encounter a strange fellow traveller who they struggle to shake off on their journey.

La historia de Benjamin Button, un hombre que nace viejo y, a medida que pasan los años, recupera la juventud, lo que le permite ver la sociedad que lo rodea con ojos distintos y críticos. Otros relatos hablan de novios imposibles y padres incómodos con su condición, de jóvenes y ricos herederos que envejecen prematuramente un mundo de luces y sombras que deja un sabor amargo en los labios. Este audiolibro constituye la quintaesencia del mundo narrativo de Scott Fitzgerald, quizá el narrador más dotado que dio la literatura norteamericana del siglo XX.

La floración de la extraña orquídea, uno de los grandes cuentos de H.G. Wells, narra la historia de un coleccionista de orquídeas, quien consigue comprar algunos bulbos nuevos para su colección, los cuales provienen de una región prácticamente inexplorada de la selva. No obstante, aquellos bulbos se convierten en algo más que hermosas orquídeas: se transforman en monstruos sedientos de sangre.

书生王子服在上元节时偶然邂逅一位美丽女子，从此害下了相思，机缘巧合之下，他寻到了女子的住所，却不料，这女子竟然还有着不为人知的身世…… 書生王子服在上元節時偶然邂逅一位美麗女子，從此害下了相思，機緣巧合之下，他尋到了女子的住所，卻不料，這女子竟然還有著不為人知的身世……

少女胭脂爱上了年轻秀才鄂秋隼，阴差阳错却害得自己的父亲被杀，是巧合还是阴谋，真相能否大白？…… 少女胭脂愛上了年輕秀才鄂秋隼，陰差陽錯卻害得自己的父親被殺，是巧合還是陰謀，真相能否大白？

洪大业纳了婢女宝带为妾，冷落了正室夫人悦人，悦人内心十分愤懑。狐仙恒娘向悦人传授“媚夫之术”，悦人又重新获得了丈夫的专宠。…… 洪大業納了婢女寶帶為妾，冷落了正室夫人悅人，悅人內心十分憤懣。狐仙恒娘向悅人傳授「媚夫之術」，悅人又重新獲得了丈夫的專寵。

流落青楼的女子，美丽的容貌，惊世的才情，痴情的穷秀才，苦命的鸳鸯。可惜的是美女变成丑女，痴情的秀才一颗心依然如旧。…… 流落青樓的女子，美麗的容貌，驚世的才情，癡情的窮秀才，苦命的鴛鴦。可惜的是美女變成醜女，癡情的秀才一顆心依然如舊。