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Mankind has ceded the night to the corelings, demons that rise up out of the ground each day at dusk, killing and destroying at will until dawn, when the sun banishes them back to the Core. As darkness falls, the world’s few surviving humans hide behind magical wards, praying the magic can see them through another night. As years pass, the distances between each tiny village seem longer and longer. It seems nothing can harm the corelings, or bring humanity back together.

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer and he carries ancient weapons - a spear and a crown - that give credence to his claim.

Ein kaum vorstellbarer Abgrund aus Raum und Zeit trennt die Menschheit von dem Frostrubin. Dieses gewaltige kosmische Objekt, das seit Jahrmilliarden die Naturgesetze prägt, hat seinen Standort am Rand des bekannten Universums verlassen. Soll die Menschheit weiter existieren, muss Perry Rhodan dafür sorgen, dass der Frostrubin an seinen Ursprung zurückkehrt. Die Chaotarchen und ihre Helfer wollen genau das verhindern. Sie senden Kazzenkatt, den sogenannten Zeroträumer. Sein Dekalog der Elemente stürmt gegen die Zivilisationen der Milchstraße an, zahllose Welten sind bedroht.

Take your first steps into the adrenaline-fuelled fiction of the 41st millennium with a thrilling collection of tales, including an action-packed novella pitting noble Ultramarines against sinister necrons. Whether you're dipping a toe into the galaxy of Warhammer 40,000 or are a hardened veteran of the universe, this anthology is the perfect way to discover the many factions of the games in action-packed tales.

A world on the precipice of the apocalypse. A secret forged in the flames of war. A chance to start over. For John Sutton, only one of those three things matters. Retired from a decade of brutal war, he wants nothing more than a quiet pastoral life while he does his best to stem the steady increase of his Doom Points before they hit 100, signaling the start of the end. He’s been given a small farm on the outskirts of the empire as a thanks for his service, but no matter how far he travels, it's impossible to escape the war's devastating effects on the world.

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer and he carries ancient weapons - a spear and a crown - that give credence to his claim.

Für die vier deutschen Urlauber ist der vergnügliche Trip in die Schweizer Alpen jäh zu Ende, als einer von ihnen scheinbar spurlos aus dem Skilift verschwindet. Woher kam das schreckliche Heulen, das kurz zuvor erklang? Bestimmt nicht vom Yeti, da sind sich alle sicher. An übernatürliche Dinge glaubt keiner von ihnen. Spielt ihnen jemand einen bösen Streich? Und was haben der unweit abgestürzte Komet und der seitdem auftretende, schier undurchdringbare Nebel damit zu tun?

Rick McCourtney wurde von seinem Onkel Finch in seinem Testament bedacht. Mit dem Himmelskörper ist etwas auf die Erde gelangt, das jenseits unserer Vorstellungskraft liegt. Etwas, das Einfluss auf die Menschen nimmt und ein grauenvolles Ziel verfolgt.

Die Welt steht am Abgrund, denn die übermächtige Armee der Besessenen überrennt ein Königreich nach dem anderen. Die Einzigen, die sie aufhalten können, sind die Kampfmagier auf ihren majestätischen Drachen. Doch das Bündnis zwischen Drachen und Menschen ist schwach geworden. Zu wenige Drachen antworten noch auf den Ruf der Magier. Außerdem sind die meisten von ihnen schwarz und jedes Kind weiß, dass sie unberechenbar und gefährlich sind. Falco Dantes Vater, ein tapferer Kampfmagier, fiel selbst dem Wahnsinn eines schwarzen Drachen zum Opfer, und sein Verlust hat Falcos ganzes Leben geprägt.

Noch immer tobt in den Sieben Königreichen von Grimm ein schrecklicher Krieg zwischen den Menschen und der übermächtigen Armee der Besessenen. Um das Blatt zugunsten der Menschen zu wenden, wagt der junge Kampfmagier Falco Dante ein ebenso kühnes wie verzweifeltes Unterfangen: Er will einen schwarzen Drachen beschwören und auf ihm in die alles entscheidende Schlacht gegen die Besessenen ziehen. Doch schwarze Drachen sind wahnsinnig, das weiß Falco besser als jeder andere, schließlich wurde sein eigener Vater von einem getötet.

On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all. Arlen Bales was once an ordinary man, but now he has become something more - the Warded Man, tattooed with eldritch wards so powerful they make him a match for any demon. Arlen denies he is the Deliverer at every turn, but the more he tries to be one with the common folk, the more fervently they believe.

Everything you know about vampires is wrong, as struggling actress Esther Diamond discovers after taking a job as a victim in The Vampyre, an off-Broadway cult hit in Manhattan. Not only is she besieged by fang-wearing vampire groupies, fanatical anti-vampire activists, and the bloodsucking paparazzi, but she also has to put up with broody lead actor Daemon Ravel, who claims to be a real vampire. But when one of Daemon's fan girls turns up dead - and drained of all her blood - Esther is determined to help.

Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons - bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace.

Apropos is the unlikely noble whose life began in the lowest of ways: as the result of a gang assault by a group of drunken knights on a helpless tavern wench. Last time out, Apropos attempted to seize control of his own fate, and ended up with, appropriately, nothing. Time has passed since he fled the kingdom of Runcible, and Apropos leads a quiet existence as a tavern owner. All that changes abruptly, however, when the sorceress Sharee re-enters his life with the forces of the warlike Lord Bellicose hard on her heels. They want something they're convinced she has stolen.

It's the last weekend of summer break in the small town of Castor, and four teenage friends are about to attend the most popular end-of-summer high-school party in town...with a massive wave of mutated undead about to crash the party. It's The Breakfast Club meets Resident Evil as the teens of Castor fight to stay alive.

The Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty. Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honor and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all. But Arlen Bales, the Warded Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honor refuse.

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army.

Kurz nach dem Absturz eines Meteors häufen sich im brasilianischen Dschungel unerklärliche Vorfälle. Menschen verschwinden spurlos oder werden grausam entstellt aufgefunden. Als erneut eine Expeditionsgruppe vermisst wird, schaltet sich das Militär ein und beginnt eine großflächige Suchaktion. Kurze Zeit später scheint man der Lösung bereits sehr nah und dem Rätsel auf der Spur, als sich Dinge ereignen, die alle Vorstellungen in den Schatten stellen.

Apropos is the unlikely noble whose life began in the lowest of ways: as the result of a gang assault by a group of drunken knights on a helpless tavern wench. Last time out, Apropos attempted to seize control of his own fate, and ended up with, appropriately, nothing. Time has passed since he fled the kingdom of Runcible, and Apropos leads a quiet existence as a tavern owner. All that changes abruptly, however, when the sorceress Sharee re-enters his life with the forces of the warlike Lord Bellicose hard on her heels. They want something they're convinced she has stolen.

For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose - men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Warded Man, tattooed head to toe with powerful magic symbols that enable him to fight demons in hand-to-hand combat - and emerge victorious.