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Temp worker David Evans has been dreaming of Dr. Alun Kendrick ever since that one transcription job for him, because holy cats, that voice. Swoon. So when his agency offers him a position as Dr. Kendrick’s temporary office manager, David neglects to mention that he’s been permanently banished from offices. Because, forgiveness? Way easier than permission. But cheeky David isn’t intimidated, and despite himself, Alun is drawn to David in a way that can only spell disaster: When fae consort with humans, it never ends well. And if the human has secrets of his own?

This collection contains all of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian stories published during his lifetime, contextualized with biographical details of their author.

As multiple worlds and dimensions converged, humanity was met with the Unknown. A mysterious System forces it to play its part in a death game, and through the workings of a higher power teleports every human to a deadly Tutorial Zone. In order to save himself and others, Liam must reach his full potential as the last hope. This is the story of a man's desperate attempts to save humanity from certain extinction, as well as find out who's behind it all. He dreams of creating a fairer, more just reality and through the System, finds a ray of hope.

He was born anew in a world where martial arts were indistinguishable from magic. He only received a neuronet and meaningless desires from his past life. What lies ahead? He dreamed of adventure and freedom, but those dreams were taken away from him. The same way his mother, father, and sister had been taken away. They took the kingdom, they took his own destiny. But he is willing to wage a war, against the whole world if need be, to bring everything back.

Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning White boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes she's been given a challenge.

Dennis E. Taylor, author of the best-selling Bobiverse trilogy, explores a whole different, darker world in this sci-fi stand-alone. Determined to give his wife and children a better life back home, Ivan Pritchard ventures to the edge of known space to join the crew of the Mad Astra as an asteroid miner. He's prepared for hard work and loneliness—but not the unthinkable. After coming into contact with a mysterious alien substance, Pritchard finds an unwelcome entity sharing his mind, and a disturbing physical transformation taking place.

Young Lerris is dissatisfied with his life and trade, and yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. But in Recluce a change in circumstances means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or braving the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond Recluce, with the aim of learning how the world works and what his place in it might be. Many do not survive. Lerris chooses the dangergeld.

My family has run Sugarville’s one and only B&B for years. Sure, it's a little rundown and the gardens are overgrown, but it’s still got what I like to call rustic charm. If things go my way, it’ll become a cozy shelter for Hellhounds, Alicorns, Kobolds, and more! Yup – I’ve just become the manager of a government-run home for monster girls. Not only will I need to patch the roof, fix the barn, and master my burgeoning magic, but I’ll also need to help our guests adapt to living on Earth! However, unscrupulous forces are prowling about, trying to exploit monster girls for their arcane power.

In a world of data manipulation and cyber spying, an information specialist finds that the supernatural lurks! A major revision of Spoor's first novel, Digital Knight, with all new material. Being an expert in information searches, image processing and enhancement, pattern matching, and data forensics earned Jason Wood a lot of money - from private contracts and working with the police. And it was a nice, comfortable job most of the time.

When Anna Marshall is transported from her boring and frustrating life in Ames, Iowa, to the very different world of Erde, she's angry and confused. But she soon finds out that for the first time in her life she's uniquely powerful. In Iowa, Anna was a music teacher and small-time opera singer, but on Erde, her musical ability makes her a big-time sorceress-potentially. First, though, she must figure out how to use her ability before the rulers kill her.

As the threat of the livahti grows and her enemies regroup, Jael Furyck knows she cannot stop. Escaping Hallow Wood at the head of the Brekkan army, she must find her way to Oss. Her chilling encounter with the Mistress leaves her in no doubt that Eadmund is in grave danger. But facing days on the road and a journey across the Nebbar Straights, will she arrive in time to save him?

My name is Danny Abbott. I went to bed thinking I had just another day at the office waiting for me. Instead, I find myself in Dungeon World, a planet-wide RPG-themed amusement park. The monsters are real, the perils are deadly, and the people in charge are long gone. Sure, maintenance worker sounds like a weird job to be stuck with—until I find out that it lets me reroll chests, disable traps, and access the park's hidden paths and back halls. Then I realize that the world is my oyster.

When half-fae Bronwyn is caught fleeing the scene of a robbery, a Crusader arrow finds its mark. But as her roguish partner-in-crime Eoin tends to her wounds, a spark between them replenishes Bronwyn's magic—revealing her as part-Siren. And quite possibly cursed. Meanwhile, word is spreading of the two thieves and the illegal magic they left behind them. To escape discovery, Bronwyn and Eoin accept a dangerous yet tempting job: a wedding heist that leads them into the depths of the fae realm.

Some truths are carefully concealed; others merely forgotten. In this spellbinding collection, seven acclaimed fantasy authors create characters who venture into the depths where others fear to tread. But when forbidden knowledge is the ultimate power, how far can they go before the darkness consumes them?

Verona, 1392. Giulietta e Romeo ancora non si conoscono, ma entrambi hanno appena compiuto sedici anni e sono tra i quattrocento Iniziati pronti a varcare la soglia dell'Accademia: un anno di allenamenti ed enigmi mortali al termine del quale, chi sopravvive, acquisirà i poteri necessari a difendere il pianeta. Il giovane Romeo è un Montecchi: quasi fosse una maledizione, tutti i suoi fratelli hanno perso la vita uno dopo l'altro nel tentativo di diventare degli Estremo Sangue, il nome con cui vengono battezzati coloro che riescono a evolversi superando ogni prova.

With a knife in his gut, Rowan figured he was destined to become just another corpse littering the slums of Taureen. So he was fairly surprised to wake up in the back of a moving wagon with a couple of adventurers. Turns out that Rowan had been given something most street rats can only dream of—a second chance.

Sera è finalmente libera da Kolis ed è tornata da coloro che le vogliono bene, eppure i ricordi di ciò che ha passato continuano a perseguitarla, anche ora che finalmente può sperare in un futuro con l'altra metà del suo cuore e della sua anima. Nyktos l'ama, la desidera e la accetta senza riserve, e non dubita che sia adatta a essere la Regina degli Dei, ma Sera deve trovare quella stessa fiducia dentro di sé, se vuole convincere le altre Corti a sostenerla contro Kolis per rendere Iliseum e il regno mortale luoghi migliori e più sicuri per tutti.

Solidar is in chaos. Charyn, the young and untested ruler of Solidar, has survived assassination, and he struggles to gain control of a realm in the grip of social upheaval, war, and rioting. Solidar cannot be allowed to slide into social and political turmoil that will leave the High Holders with their ancient power and privilege, and the common people with nothing. But the stakes are even higher than he realizes.

Sera è finalmente libera da Kolis ed è tornata da coloro che le vogliono bene, eppure i ricordi di ciò che ha passato continuano a perseguitarla, anche ora che finalmente può sperare in un futuro con l'altra metà del suo cuore e della sua anima. Nyktos l'ama, la desidera e la accetta senza riserve, e non dubita che sia adatta a essere la Regina degli Dei, ma Sera deve trovare quella stessa fiducia dentro di sé, se vuole convincere le altre Corti a sostenerla contro Kolis per rendere Iliseum e il regno mortale luoghi migliori e più sicuri per tutti.

UNA FANCIULLA... Scelta dalla nascita per dare vita a una nuova era, Poppy non è mai stata padrona della propria vita. La sua è un’esistenza solitaria, in cui tutto le è proibito: nessuno può guardarla, né toccarla o rivolgerle la parola. Non è nemmeno libera di usare il proprio dono… Può solo aspettare il giorno della sua Ascensione, chiedendosi che cosa accadrà, mentre preferirebbe di gran lunga stare con le guardie, a combattere il male che ha distrutto la sua famiglia. Ma lei, la Vergine, non ha mai potuto decidere per se stessa.