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The first three novels and the prequel novella in the Preternatural Chronicles: I'm Glad You're Dead, Dawn and Quartered, Shadow of a Doubt, and Deliverance.

Kirkhaven Hall has been home to Isabella Rubén ever since she was sent into exile for treason. It has always been a strange place; isolated, wrapped in dark clouds and ancient magics. No one really knows what’s hidden there, from eerie ghosts and warlocks to secrets House Rubén not only has kept from the rest of the world, but has itself forgotten. They thought those secrets would remain buried for eternity. But now, as Isabella and her fiancé return from their holiday in Shallot, those secrets are starting to slip into the light.

My name is Nate Temple, and I’m secretly a wizard. I ride a foul-mouthed unicorn, I drink with Achilles, and I’m pals with the Four Horsemen. I’ve even cow-tipped the Minotaur. I understand the theory of following the rules...I’m just not very good at the application. Because rules were meant to be broken, and St. Louis has a bit of a supernatural infestation these days. Someone should probably be keeping an eye on these things -and probably an eye on me, too. Before I blow up another building...or three.

Некоторые считают, что страшнее этого места на Севере ничего нет и быть не может. Гиблые края, шрам на теле планеты, обитель самых страшных созданий Рока. Даже сама Смерть здесь отметилась, оставив целые территории, кишащие созданиями, в которых уродливо переплелись силы разной природы.

Я тот, кто не должен существовать. Такие как я рождаются мертвыми, или, в лучшем случае, умирают в младенчестве. Все просто: тот, кто не может развиваться, должен умереть. Никто из детей пустоты никогда не дотягивал до года. Я же дотянул до тринадцати.

Не все можно получить за деньги. И даже горы золота вряд ли помогут купить заветные цифры на чёрной доске. Ходят слухи, что лидеры этого года получат необычную награду из рук самого императора. Что это за награда, никому не известно, зато все знают, что количество призовых мест ограничено, а желающих много.

"Экстремальная археология" - фантастический роман Артема Каменистого, третья книга цикла "Альфа-ноль", жанр ЛитРПГ, попаданцы, темное фэнтези.

Un enfant vient de naître sur les flancs du pic du Dragon. Pourrait-il être le sauveur annoncé par les prophéties ? Moiraine Damodred et Siuan Sanche, deux jeunes Acceptées de la Tour Blanche, se lancent à sa recherche. Venu à Tar Valon pour succomber héroïquement face aux terribles Aiels, Lan Mandragoran a la surprise de survivre... et de vaincre, puisque ses ennemis battent en retraite. Mais que faire d'un avenir, quand on a cru devoir y renoncer ?

The nightwalkers have returned, creatures that roam the darkness searching for anyone foolish or unfortunate enough to find themselves without light to protect them. And the people of Entarna carry lanterns and torches, wielding them as shields against the night's creatures. But sooner or later all lights fade. All flames go out. Torrik and his wife were once soldiers in the war against the Dark. But when their son Alesh was born, they left that life behind them in the hopes of keeping him safe.

Such a long life of killing has left plenty of dangerous enemies in its wake. An ancient witch coven, a jealous assassin, and even a demon lord all have old scores to settle. With one last contract to fulfill, Yrlissa hopes to be free from her past and her guild forever so she can disappear with her husband and young daughter. But the past doesn't forget so easily, and neither will a betrayed guild of magical assassins. Yrlissa's only concern is to keep her new family safe, but with enemies closing in on all sides, will they become a distraction she cannot afford?

Lacarna ist mit ihrem Mann und dem gemeinsamen Sohn Lunardiel eine wichtige Stütze der Rebellen im Kampf gegen die Diener der Großen Alten Götter. Doch nach einigen einschneidenden Ereignissen hat die Elbin Zweifel am Sinn ihres Kampfes. Als ihr Sohn sie eines Tages zu einem Dimensiontor in eine andere Welt führt, ist sie in einem inneren Zwiespalt zwischen der Loyalität zu den Rebellen und einer Zukunft in Frieden zusammen mit ihrer Familie. Doch da naht eine große Gelegenheit für die Rebellen.

The Downs, the poor district of the city of Avarest, is home to cutthroats and thieves, pickpockets and prostitutes, all of whom pay tribute to one of two powerful crime bosses. It is also home to Aaron Envelar, a disillusioned sellsword known as the Silent Blade, who cares nothing for the criminal overlords or their schemes, who only wants to survive and make a little coin. But when a group of thugs steal his mother’s necklace, the only link he has to his murdered parents, Aaron decides that sometimes gold isn’t enough - sometimes, blood is the only payment worth taking.