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Ade, il dio dell'Oltretomba, ha finalmente conquistato Persefone. La notizia, però, scatena la furia di Demetra, decisa a distruggere la loro unione e a gettare la Nuova Grecia nel caos. Determinato a proteggere Persefone e il loro futuro, Ade sa che non tutti gli alleati sono come appaiono, e la fiducia è un lusso che il dio dei morti non può permettersi. In un gioco di astuzie e tradimenti, Ade e Persefone dovranno lottare per il loro amore e per la sopravvivenza stessa dell'Olimpo.

Contains books 1 and 2 of The Game of Gods series. The Beginning, book 1: The gods have gotten bored, and humanity is the answer. Charles earns the ultimate surprise one morning when he awakens to discover the world has ended, or rather the gods of old were bored and decided to redesign how it worked. Only Charles gets cursed by the gods. The Death of Champions, book 2: The gods have begun to change Earth, leaving humanity confused and desperate. Charles and Alli have managed to survive the first week of the apocalypse; unfortunately for them, it isn't over yet.

In the sun-scorched future of 2442, survival takes the form of a game—Krieg Chess. More than a simple board game, it's a high-tech fusion of strategy and combat, demanding intellect and brute force in equal measure. Players wield advanced technologies and unearth latent abilities, transforming from pawns to knights, rooks to kings in a brutal ballet of power and progression. Against this backdrop emerge two extraordinary players: Charoen and his sister, Jessie, refugees from a camp outside Oslo, lifted from obscurity by the enigmatic billionaire Virgil.

Every thirty years, an ancient god hosts a very dangerous game. After Ryder Copeland wakes in a hospital after a suicide attempt, two people immediately try to murder him. A woman named Juliet saves his life and then reveals that he succeeded in his suicide after all. They’re both dead, but a mad god has granted them five more days of life... if they’re willing to kill for it.

I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus. Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won’t notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus’ patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god. The worst god. Hades. For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible—the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus.

Juliet Cooper’s life isn’t exciting, but it’s secure. She works at a sandwich shop, babysits her little brother, and helps her parents out with the bills. She also has no idea she used to be dead. One dark night as she heads to her latest tabletop game, sinister men rise from the darkness and chase her down. After she’s rescued by two old friends, Juliet learns that a life she no longer remembers has caught up with her. A bloody life or death contest in Washington DC was only the start.

After surviving two death games, they’ve finally earned a vacation. Ryler Copeland and Juliet Cooper might not be mortal any longer, but they’re still madly in love, even if they can only see each other once every few months. After months of toil in the Greek underworld, Ryder has finally earned enough vacation time to visit Rome and vacation with Juliet and their friends. It’s all going quite well until they both end up stuck in an otherworld called limbo.

After Ryder Copeland wakes in a hospital after a suicide attempt, two people immediately try to murder him. A woman named Juliet saves his life and then reveals that he succeeded in his suicide after all. They’re both dead, but a mad god has granted them five more days of life... if they’re willing to kill for it. Thirteen teams of former suicides now have five days to kill each other, after which Lyssa, the divine progenitor of this death game, will reincarnate the single surviving team into luxurious new lives.

As the dust settles in the wake of their meteoric rise, Charoen and Jessie stand at the threshold of Krieg Chess' Minor League. Their raw talents, honed by relentless training, face a grueling ordeal against towering rivals, escalating stakes, and the intoxicating allure of fame and glory. Virgil, their enigmatic benefactor, continues his cryptic guidance, drawing them deeper into the high-stakes world of professional Krieg Chess. Yet, every triumph illuminates a disturbing reality—they are pawns in a grander, more malevolent game.

Le premier tome d’une épreuve mortellement divine Condamnée par Zeus à ne jamais être aimée, Lyra mène une vie terne à San Francisco. Son destin bascule lors des jeux divins — une redoutable épreuve qui détermine le souverain de l’Olympe — lorsque Hadès la désigne comme sa...

Hades, God of the Dead, has finally made Persephone his in every way possible. With their wedding on the horizon, the couple should be ecstatic. But Demeter is wreaking havoc on their bliss by battering the whole of New Greece with erratic and dangerous weather. At the same time, Theseus continues with his agenda against the Gods, allying with the hate-group Triad in an effort to bring down all of Olympus.

His vengeance against the gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive...and teach his son to do the same. This startling reimagining of God of War deconstructs the core elements that defined the series - satisfying combat, breathtaking scale, and a powerful narrative - and fuses them anew.

Sie ist mein Alles. Meine erste Liebe, meine Ehefrau, die erste und letzte Königin der Unterwelt Hades, der König der Unterwelt, will Persephone endlich offiziell zu seiner Braut machen. Doch ihre Mutter Demeter stellt sich ihnen in den Weg und straft New Greece mit zerstörerischen Schneestürmen, solange sie ihre Hochzeitspläne nicht aufgeben. Und nicht nur sie gefährdet das zukünftige Bündnis, denn auch der Halbgott Theseus verfolgt mithilfe der Triade, einer Gruppe, die unter dem Vorwand der Rebellion für Chaos sorgt, seine ganz eigene Agenda.

The truth is, when you banish the gods from the world, they eventually come back—with a vengeance. In the near future, Justin March lives in exile from the Republic of United North America. After failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims, Justin is...

A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga of honour, courage, blood feud and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones. "Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork." - Conn Iggulden...

Brought to you by Penguin. Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to the small lakeside settlement of Silver Lake. While the town has recovered, the legacy of that past horror remains, even if the Teblor tribes of the north no longer venture into the...

Charles and Kira have rescued Alli from the Goddess Alaria and returned to Earth with news of an impending threat. At home, the lack of significant progress on his quest to create more towns is keeping him and Charlotte from searching for their parents. It’s time to change that. A goal Charles and his sister Charlotte have been working toward for months is nearing completion, and with it, they will gain access to the rest of the world. The gods had their chance, and then Gaia took it from them. Earth is hers to control, and it’s time to let the humans know it.

A full-cast dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's magical retellings of the Norse myths, inviting us into a world of gods and monsters, tricks and trust, fiery endings and new beginnings Winner of The London Book Fair CAMEO Award 2020 for Book to Audio adaptation. 'And the game begins anew…' Meet the...

Eve is a survivor. Kidnapped and genetically enhanced, she wakes in an alley with the ability to level up. As a Player, her life now belongs to the Game. Deadly Trials offer fantastic and powerful prizes, but as she fights against both alien monsters and other Players, Eve knows she would do anything to escape the Game. She may have to risk more than just her life to gain the power to control her own destiny...

Sherman Comet no és gaire llest. El que més li agrada a la vida és seure davant el televisor amb una cervesa a la mà. O mirar els escots de les dones. És un dropo, un estudiant pèssim que malviu en un pis tronat al Harlem de Nova York. Per desgràcia, ell és lúnic que pot evitar que daquí sis dies un forat negre sempassi la Terra. Ara sha de veure si serà capaç de fer-ho. O si tan sols voldrà posar-shi. Li caldrà una bona dosi de persuasió per part de Vivian Bentley, la noia dels seus somnis i la persona que més lodia en aquest planeta.