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In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare’s most lyrical plays, Prospero, a sorcerer, and his daughter, Miranda, have been stranded on an enchanted island for 12 years. When a shipwreck—caused by the eponymous tempest—brings enemies to the island, the stage is set for comedy, romance, and reconciliation.

Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play. The wronged duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can ensure justice is done. With Emilia Fox as Miranda, Scott Handy in the pivotal role of the sprite Ariel, and Ben Owukwe as Caliban.

Landing a job at The Dragonne Library, a haven for magical books, should have been a dream come true. Instead, an accidental bonding with a powerful dragon throws me headfirst into a world of danger and desire. There's the loyal gargoyle shifter with his quiet strength. The arrogant fae with a chip on his shoulder. The tormented professor hiding a broken heart. And the shadowfae who seems to know my every secret.

For all his 21 years, Zephyr has been a cultivator of the Carefree Path and a martial artist. He always assumed he would take the vows and become a monk, but his plans are thrown to the wind when he receives a letter from the Grand Sage to attend the Schools of Elemental Magic.

Lynx is a mercenary with a sense of honour - a dying breed in the Riven Kingdom. Failed by the nation he served and weary of the skirmishes that plague the continent's principalities, he walks the land in search of purpose. He wants for little, so bodyguard work keeps his belly full and his mage-gun loaded. It might never bring a man fame or wealth, but he's not forced to rely on others or kill without cause. Little could compel Lynx to join a mercenary company, but he won't turn his back on a kidnapped girl.

Tracey Tempest adores her husband, Terry. But when on his 50th birthday, tragedy strikes, Tracey must face the terrifying prospect of a future without him. Desperate for answers and boiling with rage, Tracey wants revenge. Together with her beloved sons, Ricky and Jamie, the Tempest family dig deeper into Terry’s past—who would want to kill him, and why? But what they discover changes everything they knew about the man they loved and risks tearing their own family apart.

In ihrem luxuriösen Teehaus empfängt Arthie Casimir, Waise und kriminelles Superhirn, tagsüber die Reichen der Stadt – und gelangt dabei an so manches brisante Geheimnis. Nachts jedoch verwandelt sich die Teestube in ein illegales Bluthaus für die verachteten Vampire. Als ein geheimnisvoller Fremder das Teehaus bedroht, muss Arthie einen unmöglichen Job annehmen: Sie soll ein Buch aus dem Athereum stehlen – der verführerischen Unterwelt Ettenias, die von mächtigen Vampiren beherrscht wird. Zusammen mit ihrem engsten Vertrauten Jin stellt Arthie eine ungleiche Crew zusammen.

Leaving the Big Apple for the quaint town of Divinity, New York, Sunny is determined to make it on her own as a psychic. With an ancient Victorian house as her place of business, Sunny uses various psychic methods to aid the town's residents. But when she uses tea leaves to give a reading for a frazzled librarian, what she finds at the bottom of the cup is anything but helpful.

Step into the haunting world of Marie Corellis 1895 Faustian novel, where we follow Geoffrey Tempest, a once-starving writer whose life takes a dramatic turn with a massive inheritance and the enigmatic friendship of Prince Lucio Rimanez, a figure shrouded in mystery. As Geoffrey ascends the social ladder, marrying the daughter of an Earl and basking in the envy of high society, his fortunes begin to unravel, revealing the true nature of his newfound companion. Faced with a pivotal choice, Geoffrey must confront the dark forces at play and decide who his true master really is. - Summary by ...

I have family I didn't know about, a magical heritage laying its claim, and a mystery I apparently need to solve. But when a back-alley brawl leaves me marked with a bizarre Celtic crest on my back, I become a beacon for all things whacked and weird.

Captain John Nathan Duggan and his crew are given a mission - find the missing ESS Crimson and bring it home. Little does Duggan realize, this is no ordinary mission. As he struggles against enemies both within and without, he desperately tries to unlock the mystery surrounding the Crimson's disappearance and the unknown weapons it carries. He soon discovers the missing warship might be the only hope for salvation that mankind has left. When everything is veiled in secrecy nothing is easy, as Duggan is about to find out.

Freelance artist Delaney Powers has just had a really bad breakup when she receives news that will change her life forever. Astonished to learn that her dearly departed grandmother has willed Delaney her once-popular tea room, the struggling artist boards a bus to Vermont. Facing a life of uncertainty and scratching out a meager living in New York City, she decides on the spot to reopen Grandma Marcy’s now-defunct tea room, which is conveniently located in a large Victorian house. In one fell swoop, Delaney now has a new home and business.

I knew three things about my life before adoption: I was a baby rescued from a blazing house fire, I was found in the arms of a dead man, and no one ever came to claim me. No one. Not ever. Now, as a Montreal detective, I'm dedicated to hunting truths for a living. Unheard voices. Cold cases. Unsolved mysteries. Unearthing secrets hidden in the shadows is my jam. Until the fae veil falls . . . When the world learns magic is real, everything changes. Montreal begins seething with prana energy, dormant genes activate, and seemingly normal humans experience magical awakenings.

Wenn du dich mit diesem Mädchen anlegst, bekommst du einen Arschtritt. Das Leben hat mir einen Schlag versetzt... Ich habe eine Familie, von der ich nichts wusste, ein magisches Erbe, das seinen Anspruch erhebt und ein Geheimnis, das ich anscheinend lösen muss. Es gibt drei Dinge, die ich im Leben am meisten liebe... meine wilde und verrückte irische Familie, Redbreast Whiskey im Shenanigans und das Leben in Toronto. Da ich mit fünf älteren Brüdern aufgewachsen bin, kann ich mich aus den meisten Situationen herauskämpfen, entweder mit meinem verruchten Sinn für Humor oder mit meinen Fäusten.

Cette meuf, faut pas l'emmerder. Ou bientôt vous le regretterez ! Bouleversée par l’imprévisibilité de la vie, je me retrouve à affronter un héritage magique que j’ignorais et un mystère que je dois résoudre.Mes trois plus grandes passions ? Ma famille irlandaise un peu folle, le whisky Redbreast chez Shenanigans et habiter à Toronto. Ayant grandi avec cinq frères aînés, je peux me sortir de la plupart des situations, soit avec mon sens de l'humour, soit avec mes coups de poing. Souvent les deux.

When a back-alley brawl leaves me marked with a bizarre Celtic crest on my back, I become a beacon for all things whacked and weird. My dad is obviously freaked when he sees the tat, but he won't discuss it. So, I do what any stubborn redheaded lass would - I ignore all advice and fly to the Emerald Isle to get answers. And yeah...you know that saying about hindsight being 20/20? True story.

In the past two years, I leveled up as a kick-a-s urban druid and became the leader of the Fianna Warriors my ancestor Fionn mac Cumhaill needed me to be. The thing is—four months ago everything changed. The veil between realms came down. With dormant genes waking, the dominant races jockeying for their place in the hierarchy, and the world around us pulsing out of control with power, my position as the Fae Liaison of Toronto has gotten off to a chaotic start.

Eleven-year-old Ruby is a Black girl who loves studying insects and would do just about anything to be an entomologist, much to the grossed-out dismay of her Gramma. Ruby knows everything there is to know about insects so when she finds the weirdest bug she’s ever seen in her front yard, she makes sure no one is looking and captures it for further study. But then Ruby realizes that the creature isn't just a regular bug.

The setting is London, 1895, and the Devil is on the loose, in the guise of the handsome and charming Prince Lucio Rimânez. He is searching for someone morally strong enough to resist temptation, but there seems little chance he will succeed. Britain is all but totally corrupt. The aristocracy is financially and spiritually bankrupt, church leaders no longer believe in God, Victorian idealism has been banished from literature and life, and sexual morality is being undermined by the pernicious doctrines of the “New Woman”.

One for the Trouble: Book Slam, Volume One is the first release from the UK’s premier literary event. Eighteen Book Slam alumni, from household names like Irvine Welsh and William Boyd to newcomers like Kate Tempest and Sophie Woolley, were approached to take a song title for inspiration for a new short story or poem. Some took this literally (Jon McGregor’s moving reimagining of A House’s 'Endless Art', for example); others suggestively....