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1859, Nigeria. In the fishing village of Itu Agan, nine-year-old Alabi and his inventor father test a new steamboat prototype when a platoon of automaton soldiers raid their village. The metal invaders execute the village chief and capture Korede, Alabi's father, leaving him and his mother alone and devastated. There is no choice but to accept the new order. All the village boys begin work as fishermen and plantation farmers as soon as they become teenagers and, for nine long years, Alabi must put the promise of invention nurtured in his childhood to rest.

Close your eyes and get swept away to the fantastical, ferine world of Gretchen Darkmood by this immersive, orchestrated audiobook featuring an original soundtrack by its author, A. E. Lamb.“She made the choice to run away with the wolves Because the ravens won’t have her and she can’t fly...

Ist die Seele des Menschen unantastbar? Die brillante Forscherin Dr. Josie Parman steht kurz davor, das menschliche Bewusstsein zu digitalisieren – die letzte Hoffnung, ihre sterbende Schwester zu retten. Als ihr Experiment katastrophal scheitert, taucht ein geheimnisvoller Tech-Milliardär mit einem Angebot auf, das zu gut scheint, um wahr zu sein. Doch eine mysteriöse Organisation warnt sie: Dieser Mann will das Ende der Menschheit herbeiführen! Plötzlich findet sich Josie in einem Strudel aus Verrat und dunklen Geheimnissen wieder.

An instant New York Times bestseller! The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords in the next exhilarating fantasy adventure from the author of the Dresden Files, in this New York Times bestselling series of noble families, swordplay, and airships. For centuries the Cinder...

Der Raid verlief nicht so, wie er es erwartet hatte... Nachdem ihnen ein unerwarteter Bote eine beunruhigende Nachricht überbracht hatte, verließ Prinz Edgar den Raid-Dungeon, um schnellstmöglich in sein Königreich zurückzukehren, und überließ Derek die Befehlsgewalt. In Sorge um seine...

Liam was only trying to pick up some vegetables for lunch and take a pleasant break from crafting in his garage when he meandered through fields he'd walked a hundred times before. But his peaceful walk is disturbed by a strange earthquake that forces him into an inescapable trap, pulling him into another world. Reborn as the infant son of wealthy nobles in a strange and archaic land, Liam—now called Percival—must navigate this realm's customs, foreign languages, and slightly mysterious magic.

In the Wild-West wilderness of the Frontier, a sheriff has been tasked with escorting the captured servant of the vampire Nobility to the authorities in the Capital. Unfortunately, the stagecoach route they must follow crosses into the territory of the servant’s master, the dread Duke Sinistre!

In a 19th century unlike our own, the shadowy assassin known as the Bookman moves unseen. His weapons are books; his enemies are many. And when Orphan, a young man with a mysterious past, loses his love to the sinister machinations of the Bookman, Orphan would stop at nothing to bring her back from the dead.   

1870. A time known as The Great Killing. The vampire clans arose and slaughtered humanity with unprecedented carnage in the northern parts of the world. Millions perished; millions were turned into herd animals. The great industrialized civilizations of the world were left in ruin. A remnant fled south to the safety of the ever present heat which was intolerable to vampires. There, blending with the local peoples, they rebuilt their societies founded on human ingenuity, steam and iron.

He will find her no matter what. As a blue-blooded captain of the Nighthawk Guard, his senses are keener than most. Some think that he's indestructible. But once he finds the elusive Mercury, what will he do with her? It's his duty to turn her in; she's a notorious spy and traitor. But after one stolen moment, he can't forget the feel of her in his arms, the taste of her, or the sharp sting of betrayal as she slipped off into the night. Little does Mercury know, no one hunts better than the Nighthawk.

After kicking an unholy amount of undead ass, Hector and his dragon have new goal: to revive the war-torn province of Myzsno, preferably before their nemesis arrives with his army and a legion of Drachan, demonic dragons that would make even H. P. Lovecraft scream in terror.

When two real ghosts and the records of a murdered researcher enter the life of Johan Eschbach, the former spy and present professor finds himself caught with the secret of high technology de-ghosting, and the whole world, including his former spymasters, try to turn Johan himself into another ghost.

Charles Dickens meets Firefly in this tale of an orphan destined for the stars. Steampunk with a twist! Enter a fantastical world filled with alien spacecraft and Victorian sensibilities, ball gowns and travel to the stars - where a pickpocket with a particular gift yearns for the stars.

"Work Sets You Free" by David Barnett is an original short story featuring the protagonist of the forthcoming novel Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl. Gideon is a young fisherman in Yorkshire, England, in an alternate 1890, who embarks on a journey to find Captain Lucian Trigger, the famed Hero of the Empire, to deal with a mystery plaguing his home village. 

Der Streit zwischen Tempelton Pierce und Kapitän Nemo ist eskaliert. Der Kommandant wird festgesetzt, doch Teile der Mannschaft halten weiterhin zu ihm. Mr. Pierce sucht derweil nach Informationen über seinen Widersacher. In dessen Vergangenheit, zur Zeit als die Nautilus noch die Meere befuhr, scheint sich ein Drama am Rande menschlicher Abgründe abgespielt zu haben. Schließlich war es zu einem tödlichen Duell in den Tiefen der Meere gekommen, und Nemo hatte die Tore nach Atlantis aufgestoßen.

Leaving Golgotha in search of her daughter Constance, who has been taken from her, Maude travels to Charleston, South Carolina, only to find herself caught in the middle of a secret war between the Daughters of Lilith and their ancestral enemies, the monstrous Sons of Typhon. To save Constance, whose prophetic gifts are sought by both cults, Maude must follow in the footsteps of Anne Bonney as she embarks on a perilous voyage that will ultimately lead her to a lost city of bones in the heart of Africa - and the Father of All Monsters.

Leaving Golgotha in search of her daughter Constance, who has been taken from her, Maude travels to Charleston, South Carolina, only to find herself caught in the middle of a secret war between the Daughters of Lilith and their ancestral enemies, the monstrous Sons of Typhon. To save Constance, whose prophetic gifts are sought by both cults, Maude must follow in the footsteps of Anne Bonney as she embarks on a perilous voyage that will ultimately lead her to a lost city of bones in the heart of Africa - and the Father of All Monsters.

Cvareh returns home to his sky world of Nova with the genius crafter Arianna as his temperamental guest. The mercurial inventor possesses all the Xin family needs to turn the tides of a centuries-old power struggle, but the secrets she harbors must be earned with trust - hard to come by for Ari, especially when it comes to Dragons. On Nova, Ari finds herself closer to exacting vengeance against the traitor who killed everything - and everyone - she once loved. But before Ari can complete her revenge, the Crimson Court exposes her shadowed past.

Based on motifs from ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''. Radio play with specially produced orchestral soundtrack and cinematic sounds. - A voyage around the world in 80 days has brought fame and recognition to the adventurer Phileas Fogg. But he has no time to rest: when the famous marine scientist Professor Aronnax goes missing on the high seas, Fogg sets out to find him.

L'universo è un'immensa foresta abitata da feroci predatori. Nascondersi significa sopravvivere, rivelarsi significa diventare prede. È quello che ha fatto la Terra, e ora i predatori stanno arrivando. Impiegheranno 400 anni, attraverso gli spazi siderali, e la Terra tenta di organizzare una disperata resistenza.