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Wiosna, 1835 rok. Eliza, córka hrabiny Modlińskiej, nigdy nie pasowała do arystokratycznego świata. Śladami tajemniczego Tatara Tarasa wyrusza, by odnaleźć część legendarnej mapy i poznać sekret, którego strażnikiem był jej ojciec. Zaginione artefakty, pradawna klątwa pustynnej wiedźmy i strażnicy Złotej Ordy – wszystko to splata się w sieć intryg, rozciągającą się między stepami Krymu a litewskimi puszczami.

Set on a planet in a parallel universe where magic is a reality, these high fantasy novels from the Witch World series transport you to the western continent of High Hallack, illustrating why prolific author Andre Norton was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

"Girl--this, this is war."After being reborn and becoming a magic wielding soldier in the Imperial Army, Tanya Degurechaff bemoans her fate of being placed at the very edge of the front lines instead of a comfy place in the rear. Swearing revenge on Being X, she plunges head-first into battle...

Now King of Elfrieden, Souma begins to put his economic reforms into motion—only to find himself clashing with the rebellious Duke Georg Carmine, General of the Army. When the neighboring Principality of Amidonia gets involved, Souma's hopes for peace and diplomacy go right out of the window as the countries wind up embroiled in war! Facing opposition both at home and abroad, can he hold his own in the military arena as well as the political one?

The meeting with the other Warlocks that Wes has been waiting for is about to go ahead, but something else just came up. Something that might change not only Wesley Alban’s life, but the lives of everyone in the entire world.

My enemy has finally shown his face. War is inevitable. Only one will survive. Blood for blood, a life for a life. When even time works against me, when oaths mean nothing, my allies will become creatures from the darkest of nightmares. Who said I'm allowed to die? What about my reckoning with the gods?

Ireland, 1000 AD. Gormflaith is unhappily married to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, and although a queen she struggles with her limited position. As an immortal Fomorian with the secret gift of magic, Gormflaith has a burning desire: to find and destroy the hidden fortress of her sworn enemies, the Descendants, who seek to kill her kind at all costs. She begins to use her magical powers, and discovers she is more skilled than she ever realised... but can she control what she will become?

India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who’ll accept her–an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he’s ill.

The powerful new fantasy romance for fans of Lauren Roberts, Rebecca Ross and Stephanie Garber. 'You are my dearest destruction, my beguiling foe … and my Fated choice.' 'Fresh, fun, and compulsively moreish… A flawlessly executed enemies-to-lovers romance, with depth, heart, and just the...

In Age of Myth, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan launched audiences on an epic journey of magic and adventure, heroism and betrayal, love and loss. Now the thrilling saga continues as the human uprising is threatened by powerful enemies from without—and bitter rivalries from within. Raithe, the God Killer, may have started the rebellion by killing a Fhrey, but long-standing enmities dividing the Rhunes make it all but impossible to unite against the common foe. And even if the clans can join forces, how will they defeat an enemy whose magical prowess renders them indistinguishable from gods?

The Boss of the Shadow District has fallen, and the Clans who seized power aren't happy—especially those whose interests I inadvertently disrupted. Now the list of people who want me dead has grown, with a second offended Grand Prince joining the first. But will that be enough to stop the rising Paladin of Darkness? Well, let them try.

Skander Nachtstein, ehemaliger Grenadier und Gardist, seit neustem Unternehmer, wähnt sein Leben in geordneten Bahnen. Es könnte nicht besser sein. Bis ihn eine kryptische Depesche aus der Hauptstadt Kernburgs erreicht: Die Mutter seiner Tochter wurde brutal überfallen, das Mädchen entführt. Als Skander nach Neunbrücken kommt und die Suche aufnimmt, müssen die Banden der Unterwelt lernen, dass es nicht die brillanteste Idee war, Nieke zu verschleppen. Denn ihr Vater ist ein wahrhaft grimmiger Gegner.

Luisonn’s citizens are finally united, but they don’t see the monster behind President Hulei’s lies. Firin does. He destroyed her life and turned the only man she’s ever loved against her. Now presumed dead, she resurfaces with a new face and a thirst for vengeance. The president must die. Bregan lost everything to rebellion and betrayal: his family, his theater, and now Firin. When gruesome murders rise in the city’s shadows—with many of the victims children—and clues implicate the president, Bregan starts investigating.

Aillas de Troicinet defiende su reino, situado en el extremo sur de las Islas Elder, de las incursiones de los saqueadores ska que otrora lo esclavizaran, y de las incesantes maquinaciones del rey Casmir de Lyonesse. Mientras, el mundo de la magia se enfrenta a la maldad concentrada de una perla...

Before he joined the Armed Detective Agency, Osamu Dazai was the youngest-ever executive with the Port Mafia, the most notorious underground crime syndicate in all of Yokohama. Three of its members—Dazai, Odasaku, and Ango—formed a camaraderie despite their vast disparities in rank. When...

A clan of healers?! Was that even a thing? People thought we were weak and incapable of defending ourselves and our property. Those who wished to do harm swooped down on the clan like vultures. And that was a good thing! More enemies meant more harvest, and more material for my experiments.

Cha Ming is back in Verdant Crossroads, and for now, his allies are safe. The Thread Seer has chosen to honor her promise and has begun crafting a new body for the Monkey King. Her seclusion has not gone unnoticed, however. Verdant Crossroads’ traditional allies are giving them the cold shoulder, and their neighbor, the Republic of Fendal, is now eyeing their territory. It falls to the junior Thread Seer, Clever Dusk, to cobble together a defense—and to Cha Ming, her teacher, to help her.

J'ai libéré des princesses. J'ai incendié la ville de Trebon. J'ai suivi des pistes au clair de lune que personne n'ose évoquer durant le jour. J'ai conversé avec des dieux, aimé des femmes et écrit des chansons qui font pleurer les ménestrels. Mon nom est Kvothe.

Après avoir défié toute l'armée rebelle pour couvrir la retraite du haut roi, j'ai fini par me rendre. Qu'est-ce qu'un captif, sinon un demi-mort ? Dans les deux camps, on le méprise pour sa faiblesse. Même si on ne le massacre pas de suite, on lui ôte l'essentiel de sa vie. Moi, on me retire mon mauvais cheval, on me soustrait mes dernières armes, on m'arrache mes bijoux, on m'entraîne vers la rivière avec rudesse. Je patauge bientôt sur la rive boueuse.

Following his good fortune in Pazzio, Lawrence is confident that he is on the path to realizing his dream of becoming a town merchant. One ill-informed business decision, though, leaves him teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and ruin! With no assets to his name - other than the cunning of his...