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A fleet of boats dock at the port of Sanjan in Gujarat in 720 CE. They carry 18,000 frightened souls fleeing the cruelty of Iran’s Umayyad Caliphate. Chanting Sanskrit-like prayers, the high priest consecrates a sacred fire to thank their god, Ahura Mazda, leading them to a new home and hope. He uses a mysterious substance to spark the flame, but few know of its miraculous properties or provenance.

The Magician is the now famous story of two 16-year-old antagonists locked in the crucible of their high school from which neither can escape. Ed Japhet gives a skillful performance of magic at the school prom. After the prom, Ed and his girlfriend are beset by Urek, the leader of a school gang that extracts extortion money by "renting" kids their own lockers. Ed is the only student who refuses to pay extortion money. Urek's fury at Japhet's defiance results in an attempted murder, a criminal trial, and death, with a shocker of an ending.

Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now, only three Antari are known in recent memory—Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk, of White London.

Three decades...Five Riftwars...One magnificent saga: Magician's End is the final book in New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist's science fiction epic Riftwar Cycle. Thirty years ago, Feist's first novel, Magician, introduced us to an orphan boy named Pug, who rises from slavery to...

In the remote village of Mandryn, Tessia serves as assistant to her father, the village Healer - much to the frustration of her mother, who would rather she found a husband. Despite knowing that women aren't readily accepted by the Guild of Healers, Tessia is determined to follow in her father’s footsteps. But her life is about to take a very unexpected turn. When treating a patient at the residence of the local magician, Lord Dakon, Tessia is forced to fight off the advances of a visiting Sachakan mage - and instinctively uses magic.

The Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. One night in Waterloo, Iowa, with young policeman Virgil Holt watching from the audience, she swaps her trademark saw for a fire ax. Is it a new version of the illusion, or an all-too-real murder? When Arden's husband is found lifeless beneath the stage later that night, the answer seems clear.

Max was never meant to be a hero. Twisted by demonic power and hounded by the corrupting effects of Crimson Shadow gang's ruthless leader, Lady in Red, he's somehow still standing. Alongside his Party, he's carved a bloody path through the System's mindless NPCs, felled Crimson Shadow members, and nearly repaid his token debt.

A sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is a genre-defying story of magic, war, and the struggle for freedom in the early modern world. It is the Age of Enlightenment -- of new and magical political movements, from the...

Londons fall and kingdoms rise while darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, and the fraught balance of magic blossoms into dangerous territory while heroes struggle. The direct sequel to A Gathering of Shadows, and the final audiobook in the Shades of Magic epic fantasy series, A Conjuring of Light...

In a riveting novel of love and adventure, young Julius Meyer comes to the New World to find himself acting as translator for the famed Indian chief, Standing Bear. Young Jewish immigrant Julius comes of age surrounded by the wild world of 1867 Nebraska. He befriends the mysterious Prophet John, who saves his life when the two are captured by the Ponca Indian tribe. Living as a slave, Julius meets the noble chief Standing Bear and his young daughter, Prairie Flower, with whom he falls in love.

Verdan Blacke ist ein Kaiserlicher Magier, Forscher aus Leidenschaft aber Soldat aus Notwendigkeit. Am Ende einer blutiger Schlacht legt ihm eine Hexe mit ihrem letzten Atemzug einen Fluch auf. Ohne andere Alternativen ist er gezwungen dem ständig wachsenden Schmerz des Fluches zu entfliehen, indem er sich durch ein Ritual selbst in Stasis versetzt.

The long-awaited second book of the fourth story arc – Sword of the Canon – in the epic fantasy series, the Wars of Light and Shadow. Lysaer’s unstable integrity lies under threat of total downfall, and as his determined protector, Daliana will face the most frightening decision of her...

Брачный договор стал для Одри Нейтон приговором. Для нее он означает потерю свободы и всего, чем она дорожила. А для ее мужа? Быть может, шанс на любовь и счастье? Но сперва Верховному Магу придется покорить непокорную жену, а потом спасти страну, застывшую на грани Темного Бунта.

Фантастический роман Кирилла Клеванского, третья книга одноименного цикла, жанр боевая фантастика, городское фэнтези, приключения. Демоны, террористы, убийцы и... студенты. Александр Думский, он же - бывший осужденный, ныне профессор черной магии Алекс Дум, пока не решил, что именно из перечисленного утомляет его больше.

В очередной раз, мне пришлось продемонстрировать навыки, которыми я не должен обладать и это точно повысит ко мне интерес сильных мира сего. Впрочем, миг наступления тёмных времён становиться с каждым днём всё ближе и чтобы успеть подготовиться, придётся рискнуть.

Александр Думский. Алекс Дум. Профессор черной магии. Он ненавидит фейри. Все знают, что это так, но никто не в курсе - почему. Эта короткая история расскажет почему. Эта короткая история станет началом приближающегося финала.

Millennia ago, a magical race called the Aesir found a new home on a distant world. Attracted to the cold during an ice age, they hibernated for hundreds of years at a time. With each awakening, however, they saw their world changed by ever-evolving mortals encroaching on their territory and way of life. Two civilizations with opposing magic, poised to clash over and over. Now, the Aesir are awakening to wage a new war—this time to exterminate their enemy once and for all.

Brought to you by Penguin. Seven years ago, the last survivor of Earth crashed through uncountable dimensions and fetched up in a strange new world. Now Nick Prasad owes his life and livelihood to the royal family that employs him as a prophet, even though they are servants of the Ancient Ones...

This full-cast production of Orson Scott Card's newest title is finally available on audio From the end of the 18th century, Americans travelled west to find new homes and new lands. They brought with them the magics of plain people. It is from these roots of the American dream that...