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Welcome to Hex City. Population: magicians. Thanks to hexslinger “Reverend” Asher Rook, sorcerers now have a sanctuary where they can live and work in peace. But a storm is coming—a tempest known as Chess Pargeter. Infuriated by his former lover Rook’s betrayal and sacrificed in the name of the Mayan goddess who is Rook’s current consort, Chess leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. Caught up in Chess’s crusade is Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow and a young woman spiritualist.

Pinkerton agent Ed Morrow is going undercover to infiltrate the gang, armed with a shotgun and a device that measures sorcerous energy. His job is to gain knowledge of Rook’s power and unlock its secrets. But there is someone else who has Rook in her sights: the Lady of Traps and Snares, a bloodthirsty Mayan goddess who will stop at nothing to satisfy her own desires. Caught between the good, the bad, and the unholy, Morrow will have to ride out a storm of magical mayhem to survive.

Per fermare il sadico Saul e la sua banda di viaggiatori nel tempo impegnata a riscrivere la Storia, Kate Pierce-Keller deve essere pronta a tutto e recuperare le chiavi chronos prima che finiscano nelle mani sbagliate. I seguaci di Saul, organizzati in una setta ricca e potente, hanno predetto un'apocalisse che, se portata a compimento, cancellerebbe dalla faccia della terra chiunque non condivida la loro fede. Per Kate, ogni viaggio nel tempo è un'occasione per scoprire qualcosa di più sul piano diabolico che Saul ha ordito.

After losing his parents in the Floating Castle Incident, the sensitive and mannered Chris Buckley has spent six years raising his magically talented little sister, Rosemary, on the savings that his once-wealthy family left behind. But that money is drying up, and Chris finds himself with no choice but to seek out work in Darrington City as it spirals into a depression. The only employer willing to consider his empty resume is Olivia Faraday, the manic Deathsniffer.

As he struggles to fight the gangsters at large, he is also trying to sustain an ordinary life. At least, as ordinary as it can get when you're a vampire... Death hasn't ended Jack Fleming's problems. His girlfriend, Bobbi, has caught the attention of a famous radio star, who promises to open doors for the lovely singer - including the one to his bedroom.

P. N. Elrod's novels of The Vampire Files blend the seductive shadows of classic noir into a sanctuary for a most unusual private investigator-vampire Jack Fleming. In Elrod's newest novel, Jack is under the gun when the New York mafia wants his hide, and the love of his life is wanted for murder.

Quando la nonna le racconta di un misterioso medaglione blu, e del dono che lo rende un portale per viaggiare nel tempo, la sedicenne Kate Pierce-Keller pensa che stia delirando a causa dell'età. Eppure, da quel momento, Kate comincia a sentirsi strana e a soffrire di attacchi di panico. Solo in seguito capirà che non sono altro che gli effetti delle increspature nel tempo causate da coloro che stanno manipolando la Storia. I segreti di cui sua nonna la mette al corrente la conducono a incrociare la strada di uomini spregiudicati.

A new Civil War is brewing. With the city of Bewelcome as its headquarters, Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Agency leads a siege on Hex City, the town founded by “Reverend” Asher Rook and his consort, the Mayan goddess Ixchel. Monsters prowl the battleground, rocket trails of spells crisscross the sky, and an unnatural rain falls. Sides must be taken, but Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow, spiritualist Yancey Kloves, and even Rook must choose what ruin or redemption means to each of them. Meanwhile, Chess Pargeter gears up for the greatest fight of his life—and death.