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‘That ending had me GASPING.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is the perfect conclusion to a perfect series.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Daggers drawn. It’s time for war. I wouldn’t be done until I held the heart of a god in my hand. Chiara is a captive of Vitus, the god of life. He plans to kill her and in...

'I AM SO HOOKED I MAY AS WELL BE A LITTLE FISH IN A FISHING POND' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Daggers ready. The battle is beginning. Every night I kill and I kill and I kill. And do you know what I do while I’m soaking my hand in blood? I enjoy it. Cursed with a gift from the God of Death, and robbed of...

Around midnight, under a lonely street lamp in a provincial town in Japan, lies a white woman, a blonde, alone, robbed of all four limbs, yet undead. Indeed, a rumor's been circulating among the local girls that a vampire has come to their backwater, of all places. Koyomi Araragi, who prefers to...

Society, led by the queen, has long held that the Esselrode people and their abilities are inherently, irredeemably evil, a truth that Naida has been brought up to believe. But as one of them, feeling compelled to use her powers again and again to heal those on the brink of death, it's hard to accept. It's even harder to live a lie, conflicted about her hidden identity, when the truth could save lives.

Anfangs galten die Kaninchen mit den messerscharfen Zähnen rund um das Dorf als der größte Feind für die Bewohner. Aber dann kreuzten die Eichhörnchen auf… Letztendlich wurden die Menschen auch mit ihnen fertig und alles schien gut zu laufen, bis - Überraschung! - die Wölfe auftauchten. Während die Anzahl der Feinde immer weiter zunimmt, offenbart sich endlich ein Licht am Ende des Tunnels. Eine andere vernunftbegabte Spezies! Möglicherweise können sich die Menschen mit den Goblins zusammenschließen und gemeinsam an ihrer Zukunft arbeiten.

Владимир Алексеевич Ильин - современный писатель-фантаст, обладающий ярким, узнаваемым стилем. В созданных им фантастических мирах всегда есть место человечности, житейской мудрости и доброму юмору. Роман Напряжение растёт - вторая книга цикла Напряжение.

War is hell. A war built from reckless fae magic is total annihilation. Even the gods are turning their backs on the dwindling race of mortals. But Kara and her friends refuse to let the world crumble without a fight. An unlikely friend offers them one thing. The mysterious gift might be their last hope. There will be destruction. There will be bloodshed. There will be death. Kara must decide what she's willing to lose to save the ones she loves.

Bei meiner Ankunft in der Hauptstadt wurde ich festgenommen. Angeblich hatte ich den kleinen Prinzen ermordet. Die Strafe war die Verbannung ins Exil – auf die Insel der Freiheit. Diese Gefängnisinsel war ein Sammelplatz für die schrecklichsten Kriminellen des Kaiserreichs: Facettierte, Schwarzbüchler, Mörder und Vergewaltiger. Man munkelte, dass seit Bestehen dieser Strafkolonie nur drei Personen die Flucht von dort gelungen sei. Ich hatte den Prinzling nicht ermordet. Aber es gab keine Möglichkeit, der Verbannung zu entgehen.

Manch einer wünscht sich die Chance, das eigene Leben zu verändern, aber man sollte vorsichtig sein, was man sich wünscht. Das System bietet diese Möglichkeit... Schade nur, dass die Überlebenschancen begrenzt sind. Varg hat die Chance auf ein neues Leben erhalten, aber kann er den Widrigkeiten dieses neuen Lebens standhalten? Neue Feinde, neue Freunde und neue Probleme lassen nicht lange auf sich warten. Die Frage ist nur, wen Varg mehr fürchten sollte – Feinde oder Freunde. Die Platte wurde von Magic Dome Books produziert. Das Hörbuch verwendete die Musikkomposition von der Website incompetech.com

Against all odds, - A God has returned - to Earth. Chance Kyrien is turning seventeen, and on this day he will be confirmed as a Puriman and learn the shape of his life to come. Young Chance is ambitious, rebellious, but also fiercely devout, and his only thoughts are about farming and wine-making - and marrying the girl he loves. But in a shocking burst of violence, Chance's dreams are shattered. Now he must survive against hellish forces to face his ultimate foe: a long-forgotten god whose destiny is intertwined with his own.

In Masks, Mara Holdfast's life changed forever. As the daughter of the Autarch’s Master Maskmaker, she had a clearly defined future: a quiet, ordered life in the capital, making Masks with her father and doing work important to the ruling Autarch. But when her Mask, specially made by her own father, cracked and fell to pieces during her Masking ceremony, Mara was exiled from everything she once knew.Now she has become part of an underground rebellion, rejecting the unjust rules of a Masked society.

Masks, the first novel in a mesmerizing new fantasy series, draws readers into a world in which cataclysmic events have left the Autarchy of Aygrima - the one land blessed with magical resources - cut off from its former trading partners across the waters, not knowing if any of those distant peoples still live. Yet under the rule of the Autarch, Aygrima survives. And thanks to the creation of the Masks and the vigilance of the Autarch’s Watchers, no one can threaten the security of the empire.

An einem fremden Ort erwachen Menschen, ohne zu wissen, wer oder wo sie sind. Nur eine bizarre Botschaft wurde in einen metallenen Obelisken geritzt, und ihnen wird allmählich bewusst, dass jedes einzelne Lebewesen in dieser neuen Welt eine tödliche Bedrohung darstellt. Selbst den vermeintlich niedlichen und flauschigen Häschen gelüstet es nach Menschenfleisch.

If life really was a fairy tale, Zakara would never be the damsel in distress. She'd be a thief, and Prince Charming wouldn't have a clue how to steal the heart of the conniving criminal. Zakara saves not one, but three men locked inside the tallest tower. Her first instinct is to ditch them as soon as possible, but they have one thing that intrigues her more than wealth: Magic. Fae magic once ruled the world, until it disappeared without a trace. Only myths of the magic wielders linger in their destroyed society. The three prisoners claim to be fae, but she doesn't trust them.