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Schon als Kind war Morgan wild. So wild wie das Meer, das gegen die Klippen donnert, auf denen ihr Zuhause ruht: Tintagel Castle. Dort wähnte sich Morgan seit jeher in Sicherheit. Doch dann wurde ihr Vater in den Krieg berufen, und kehrte nie wieder. Stattdessen kam Großkönig Pendragon nach Tintagel - und mit ihm Merlin, der Zauberer.

More Cumbrian Ghost Stories brings you 16 ghost stories, horror stories, weird tales, and dark fairy tales set in the English county of Cumbria and the Lake District by Tony Walker, author of Cumbrian Ghost Stories and narrator of the Classic Ghost Stories Podcast. From "The Milk-White Child of Ravenglass" to "A Brief Stop in Barrow in Furness", "The Screaming Skulls of Calgarth", and "The Dalston Vampire", these stories dance around the county of Cumbria to horrify, scare, terrify, and also make you smile and even laugh a bit, depending on the tale.

Freya knows the sound of goblin bells. She knows to move to the side of the road and let them pass. Never buy any of their wares. And above all else, never make a deal with the monstrous beasts. But when her sister takes a necklace and is kidnapped, Freya knows there is no other choice. She must journey to the realm of the fae where the Goblin King himself has stolen her sister. Once there, she must perform four tasks to save the only family she has left.

The heart of a war-like people claimed by a new Face of the Goddess after her heroic, brutal slaying of a corrupted legend, the Goddess moves to press her advantage. War is coming. The battle to decide the West brews toward a fateful defense. Many forces and powers must be salvaged, stirred, and consolidated, not the least of which are the tombs and tomes of the distant past. As always, they beckon. Only deity can answer the call. Mere mortals must hold down the fort…

The vengeful King Schahriar agrees to stave off the execution of Queen Scheherazade until she finishes a particularly compelling story. Her plan? Bleed one tale into another. Through fanciful histories, romances, tragedies, comedies, poems, riddles, and songs, Scheherazade prolongs her life by holding the king’s rapt attention. With origins in Persian and Eastern Indian folklore, the stories of The Arabian Nights have been reworked, reshaped, revised, collected, and supplemented throughout the centuries by various authors and scholars.

Der Phönix kennt die Wahrheit … Diese Worte begleiten Elisabeth seit ihrer Rückkehr in die magische Welt. Doch was ist, wenn sie diese Wahrheit gar nicht erfahren möchte? Diese Frage stellt sie sich und fordert somit das Schicksal heraus. Allerdings birgt dieses Spiel Gefahren, mit denen sie nicht gerechnet hat. Kann sie es gewinnen? Oder muss sie einsehen, dass sie ihrem vorbestimmten Weg nicht entrinnen kann?

Als die labile Schriftstellerin Carline McQuire an der irischen Westküste eine Morddrohung gegen ihren Mann Pat findet, gerät ihr wohlbehütetes Leben aus den Fugen. Carline ahnt nicht, in welchen Schwierigkeiten Pat tatsächlich steckt. Sie selbst leidet unter einer schrecklichen Schreibblockade. Doch plötzlich taucht eine neue Geschichte in ihrem Drucker auf. Zur gleichen Zeit reist Rachel Daugherty nach Irland auf der Suche nach ihrer Schwester – der berühmten Schriftstellerin.

In the colonized nation of Viryana, Poppy Sutherland lives between cultures. As the brown-skinned adopted daughter of the Viceroy, she is both rejected by white high society and alienated from the people of her native island. When she discovers her opportunistic fiancé's plot to exile her, Poppy flees—straight into the clutches of the Jackal.

Reyna’s friends were supposed to be safe in the Shadow Court, but she has enemies everywhere. And unless Mazrith forgives her, he will join that number. As hard as she wishes it were not true, Reyna’s desire for the Prince grows as fierce as her need to win the games and find the staff that will set him free. But she’s about to find out who he really is and what he has been keeping from her, and that will change everything.

Valeen, the goddess of night, fears no one and is never commanded by anyone. Layala Lightbringer has embraced her goddess side, Valeen, but she has the fight of her life against the Council of the Gods before she can reclaim her throne and immortality. No longer is she the confused, lost elf afraid of her power. She is a primordial goddess and wife to the god of mischief and magic, Hel. She, Hel, and Thane have a vendetta to settle, and she will rain down the very stars on her enemies to protect those she loves.

Disillusioned healer Blackthorn and her companion, Grim, have settled in Dalriada to wait out the seven years of Blackthorn's bond to her fey mentor, hoping to avoid any dire challenges. But trouble has a way of seeking out Blackthorn and Grim. Lady Geiléis, a noblewoman from the northern border, has asked for the prince of Dalriada's help in expelling a howling creature from an old tower on her land - one surrounded by an impenetrable hedge of thorns.

Değişen Kafalar’da Thomas Mann, kadim bir Hint hikâyesinden yola çıkarak kimliğin en kırılgan yerini hedef alır: “Ben” dediğimiz şey, akılda mı yaşar, bedende mi? Bir kaza sonucu başlar yer değiştirir; sevgi, sadakat ve tutku ise bu beklenmedik değişimin içinde yönünü kaybeder. Aynı yüz, başka bir zihinle; aynı zihin, başka bir bedenle yaşamak zorunda kalınca, aşk bile kendi gerçeğini sorgulamaya başlar. Mann’ın ironisi, anlatının her kıvrımında hissedilir: Kahramanlar “doğru” olanı ararken, okur da bir sorunun etrafında dönüp durur. Seçim kime aittir?

Nobody ever believed me. Not when I was five and told them about the boy with pointy ears who saved my life in the forest. Not during thirteen miserable years of bullying and being labeled the town weirdo. Until a guy with golden eyes and a royal guard escort shows up at my door to drop a bombshell. That little boy? Yeah, he's real. And he's a fae Prince. And he magically linked my life to his when he saved me. I know what you're thinking. Lucky girl, right? Wrong. Because now the Prince is sick and apparently, I'm the only one who can save him. How can I possibly say no?

Lorelei Clay hat ihr ganzes Leben damit verbracht, ihr Geheimnis zu bewahren. Jetzt, da Kane es entdeckt hat, meidet der Höllenfürst sie, aber sie ist ratlos, warum er sich so verhält. Er ist nicht nur aus ihrem Leben verschwunden, sondern auch aus Fairhaven, und seine Gefolgsleute weigern sich, seinen Aufenthaltsort preiszugeben.

Hades: The story the world knows today is only a fraction of our truth. I took her, yes. I schemed and deceived to keep her. I loved her wholly and completely. She loved me. Lore tells the tale of an eternity of love, and it's not wrong. Betrayed in the worst way, my wife was stolen from me. The Underworld suffers in her absence. I suffer. Now she is back. Just in time for an Olympian war. The clock is ticking. Her human body makes her vulnerable to vengeful Gods. I must find a way to possess her heart so that I may protect her eternal soul.

A legendary knight, Keldor Ironfist, emerges from years of self-imposed exile but the whispers of war echo through the land. Danger and the desperate pleas of common folk stir a forgotten fire within him. Alongside his family of companions, Keldor embarks on a perilous journey, only to discover Lord Pallus, master of dark forces, has taken hold of the ancient, cursed Obsidian Fortress. His ultimate target: the Celestine Tower, the last bastion of hope for the free world.

What if Alice Liddell’s story didn’t happen the way you think? What if it wasn’t Wonderland she fell into, but Winterland? This mad tale is dark, twisted, sexy, and nothing like the legend you know. After losing her job and finding her boyfriend/boss cheating on her with her replacement, twenty-five-year-old Alice Liddell has moved back home to save money and regroup.

In the hidden shadows amongst the trees, tales of witches are whispered. What is it about the wild that draws us in and has captured our imaginations for so long? The Witch and The WildWood delves into stories of the woods as told through some of its most enchanting inhabitants: witches, fairy folk, and magical creatures.

Одинокая художница Колетт Лесанж живет в большом старом доме на севере штата Нью-Йорк, где содержит детский сад и обучает своих питомцев французскому языку и живописи. Однако за юной внешностью Колетт скрываются столетия страданий и душевной боли, тянущиеся с тех пор, как дед-вампир подарил ей бессмертие. Теперь, в 1984 году, ей кажется, что она научилась жить с этим непрошеным и нежеланным даром, но появление талантливого ребенка из неблагополучной семьи грозит разрушить ее хрупкий мир.

Si quelqu’un s’est un jour demandé comment s’est passée la première grossesse d’une princesse de contes de fées, il ne l’aura sûrement pas pensé comme ça ! Imaginez une panne en pleine forêt, un mystérieux manoir perdu au milieu de nulle part… et découvrez ce qui se passe quand tout déraille après les happy end !