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When Phoebe, goddess of the moon, is killed by the knights of the sun god, Hyperion, all who follow her are branded heretics. With Phoebe gone, the souls of the dead are no longer ferried to the underworld, and instead linger on as shades who feast on the blood of the living. Raef is a child of the night. He lives in the shadows, on scraps, eking out a meager existence as a thief. But when an ornate box is sequestered in the Temple of Hyperion, the chance of a big score proves too great to resist. What he finds within propels him on an odyssey across the sea and back again.

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?

"If it were I who were to be always young and the picture to grow old, I would give my soul for it." So says Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's brilliant creation who sells his soul for youth and beauty.

Does a bear shift in the woods? Well, partially. That was what got grizzly-shifter Ted Farnsworth into trouble. He wasn’t trying to break the Secrecy Pact. He just wants people to see the real him. So he signs up with the mate-matching service Supernatural Selection - which guarantees marriage to a perfect partner. Not only will Ted never be lonely again, but once his new beaver-shifter husband arrives, they’ll build Ted’s dream wilderness retreat together. Win-win.

Dans un mois à peine, la Terre cessera d’exister. Un trou noir s’approche du système solaire et personne ne survivra à son passage. Face à l’inévitable, Don et Rodney, deux hommes mariés depuis 40 ans, décident de faire le voyage qu’ils repoussent depuis trop longtemps. Ce long...

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the...

The Rook family run a little business: ghost hunting. And things have picked up recently. Something's wrong. It's been getting noticeably worse since, ooh, 2016? Bad spirits are abroad, and right now they're particularly common around Coldbay Island, which isn't even abroad, it's only 20 miles from Skegness. The Rooks' 'quick call out' to the island picks loose a thread that begins to unravel the whole place, and the world beyond. Is this the apocalypse? This might be the apocalypse. Who knew it would kick off in an off-season seaside resort off the Lincolnshire coast?

Trying to keep my familiar out of the meat display while shopping is the hardest part of my day… until someone drops a god right into my humdrum existence. Torin, a massive man claiming to be a god, is unlike anyone I’ve ever met. He insists on learning English through adult graphic novels, believes the pizza delivery guy is an assassin, and thinks he can kick a subway into submission (talk about adding a bit of spice to my life, which has been sadly lacking since I left the Magical Interference Unit).

"All the women of my family had gone to war... Now my turn had come... So, it is the custom that a free woman leave her mother's house to bind herself and those of her blood to a neighboring clan, either by the sword or by the cradle." So begins the story of young Tamras, as she embarks on her journey to become a warrior's apprentice. This epic story is not about battles and armor, but rather about relationships, coming of age and wisdom, and deep insights into the human experience.

Da qualche parte ai confini dell'universo, uno sciame di astronavi-mondo conosciuto come la Legione viaggia tra le stelle. Da generazioni si combatte una guerra senza vincitori per il controllo della Legione e, mentre le astronavi-mondo continuano a morire, viene messo in atto un piano disperato. Zan si sveglia senza memoria, prigioniera di un popolo che dice di essere la sua famiglia e di considerarla la loro salvezza, in quanto unica persona in grado di salire sul Mokshi, una astronave-mondo con il potere di abbandonare la Legione.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'A quietly profound, humane tour de force' Guardian The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity #SmallAngryPlanet When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The ship, which has seen...

Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with various other abominations, such as girls doing maths. This is bad news for Gretel Mudd, mathematician and inventor of helpful contraptions. When the sinister masked huntsmen accuse her of witchcraft, she is forced to flee into the neighbouring Darkwood, where witches and monsters dwell. There, she happens upon Buttercup, a witch who can’t help turning things into food; Jack Trott, who can make plants grow at will; the White Knight with her band of Dwarves; and a talking spider called Trevor.

Dans un futur proche où l’amour se mesure en tests ADN, une femme refuse de se laisser définir par les algorithmes ni par les contes de fées qu’on lui a imposés. Le jour de son mariage, robe longue et espadrilles cachées aux pieds, elle remonte seule l’allée, bien décidée à ne plus être le « cadeau » qu’on remet d’un homme à un autre.

Nach einem Bürgerkrieg unter den Hexen versuchen die Freundinnen Niamh, Leonie, Helena und Elle, in ihr "normales" Leben zurückzukehren. Doch Niamh trauert um ihre große Liebe und hadert mit ihren Gefühlen für den Gemüselieferanten Luke; Leonie kämpft für ihren eigenen Zirkel aus Hexen of Color; Helena muss als Hohepriesterin des Hexenzirkels ihrer Majestät die magische Behörde am Laufen halten; und Elle ist mit einem Nicht-Magier verheiratet, der nichts von ihren Kräften ahnt – bis ihre Tochter sich als Hexe entpuppt.

Jak ha un solo obiettivo nella vita: spezzare la maledizione, o morire provandoci. Per anni, le streghe hanno aspettato la loro salvezza, un modo per ritrovare la magia, perduta quando la maledizione è stata lanciata. Jak, un ragazzo nato con dei poteri che le streghe non possiedono più da un secolo, è il loro profetizzato salvatore, l'unico che può uccidere la creatura, spezzare la maledizione e restituire la magia alla sua congrega.

Circe meets The Lost Apothecary in the first book of this historical fantasy duology featuring Ancient Rome’s most infamous poisoner who changed the course of history to save the woman she loved. Born in the ancient region of Gaul, Locusta is the last of her kind—a Druid whose communion with...

Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident. Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only world he knows to become an apprentice to the king's wizard, Morgan of Shadows.

Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc. Instead, we get a guy who can walk the river of the dead, a centaur that seems allergic to pants, and an angel who has only one true love: himself. This is the group of misfits I’ve been given to protect the district. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder how we stopped an unbelievably powerful dark mage.

Für den Moment scheinen der letzte Exorzist Chen Xing und sein Schutzpatron Xiang Shu in Jiankang in Sicherheit zu sein. Allerdings birgt die Hauptstadt des südlichen Jin-Reichs neue Gefahren. Und der Dämonengott Chiyou sammelt bereits seine Truppen. Chen Xing und Xiang Shu müssen unbedingt das Geheimnis der Dinghai-Perle entschlüsseln, um die Magie zurück in die Welt zu holen. Denn solange die Magie verschwunden bleibt, ist die Herzenslampe das einzige Licht, das die Dunkelheit zurückhält.