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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.

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.

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...

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.

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...