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With his team cut off from all support, Dav falls back on his Legion training to keep those around him alive. But when he forges an alliance with a stranded Legion squad and planetary natives looking to stand up to those seeking to topple their government, an opportunity to save the small planet presents itself...if Dav and his ragged team of outnumbered and outgunned warriors can survive long enough to take it.

Hunted and on the run inside the fabled and dangerous City of Thieves, U.S. Army Ranger Sniper Sergeant Thor must pull the greatest fade of his career as powerful sorcerers and conniving eunuchs dispatch small armies of deadly mercenaries and vicious hired killers to track down and take what Thor has stolen fair and square. Other dangers await the Ranger inside the wild and untamed alleys, temples, once-mighty fortresses, and degenerate palaces of the Ruin's greatest and most ancient of cities. 

In the frozen ground of the Hürtgen Forest, Lieutenant Eric Granville digs a grave. A grave for yet another of his men lost to the brutality of World War II. He prays he will have to dig no more, for everyone knows the war is drawing to a close. But as German lines bend, then break, the Allies gain access to vast tracts of territory, including areas believed to contain advanced military research projects where the Nazis desperately work on war-ending super weapons. 

El has trained all her life to do two things—to fly the skies on wings of roaring flames, and to burn her enemies to the ground. Now, having graduated the academy, she's ready to do both those things. . . . until she's dispatched in the opposite direction of the war effort. To a city named after vegetables of all things. Seriously, who names a place after those? But, despite it being a routine mission, El and her unit find a new enemy waiting for them. One who isn't afraid of a little fire.

Aros trained his whole life to become a leader of Sparta, destined to lead the finest. During a brief peace with Athens, the two sides engage in a joint training at sea. Aros finds himself thrust into command when his superior leaves to avoid a coming storm. Except the brewing squall is supernatural, brought on the by the Gods. Poseidon tests the warriors’ mettle, and after a fierce battle, broaches an offer: be forgotten to history, or travel to Drakor where only one species out of ten practices Hellenism—humans.

It all started with the girl from the river: mutilated, tattooed, murdered. Tashué couldn't help but look for answers. In the process, he uncovered the ugly truths being hidden by the very law he used to believe in—the law of the Authority. Now he's fighting for his life. Mere survival isn't enough; he desperately wants to save his son from the Authority, and he wants revolution—at any cost.

Every day, hundreds of undead Vonnyen land on the coasts and quickly devastate whole areas. Soon, the dark sorceress will destroy the last source of magical energy. The Driany Order watches it all, seemingly unconcerned. It falls to the students of Alaburg University to stop the dark mage. For Bryn and his friends, a race against time begins until the Seer of Colors is faced with the ultimate choice.

Betritt die Rote Ebene, einen Ort des ewigen Leidens und endloser Konflikte. In dieser fesselnden ersten Ausgabe der Serie entfaltet sich eine Geschichte, die deine Vorstellungskraft übertrifft und dich in ihren Bann zieht. Verlorene Seelen, endlose Schlachten und eine verfluchte Ewigkeit. Diejenigen, die durch das Henkersschwert ihren letzten Lebensfunken verloren haben, finden sich auf der Rote Ebene wieder. Eine Zwischenwelt, die von unaussprechlichen Qualen und einem Krieg gezeichnet ist, der niemals enden wird.

"Menschen bedeuten Ärger und müssen um jeden Preis vermieden werden..." Ragland wird von David und seinem Kumpanen angegriffen und wehrt sich, doch es kommt zur Katastrophe. Werden sich die Einwohner von Bakerstown gegen ihn wenden, gerade als die größte Gefahr naht? Verpassen Sie nicht diesen spannenden Teil der "Amerika fällt" -Serie.

Astral threads cut across the world, drawing Sam to them like a fire from the past. He discovers that his new race is intrinsically tied to the Void and the stars. Meanwhile, hints of the First War are returning to Aster Fall as the dimension trembles. Flaws are appearing more rapidly than ever, putting pressure on cities across the kingdom. In the shadows, dangerous artifacts related to Outsiders reveal a troubling connection. The relic also holds ancient secrets, some of them powerful enough to change the balance of power in the land.

Stell dir vor, du sitzt am Ufer der Loire mit einem Glas des besten Weins. Du lauschst den sanften Klängen der umliegenden Natur und plötzlich reißt dich ein Haufen winziger Allmikeys aus deinem beschaulichen Winzerdasein und schleudert dich auf eine epische Odyssee durch Raum und Zeit. So erging es Mike Westwing, dem unfreiwilligen Protagonisten von "ZEIT-BOTS". Moment mal, Mike? Winzer? Das stimmt doch gar nicht. Doch, Leute. In dieser Novelle wird er noch so einiges erleben, unter anderem, dass er nicht nur in einer Realität existiert.

Kealin's blades still reek from the blood of Vakron-Tur. He defeated the dark wizard but lost his elder brother. The dark god Vankou's voice resonates in his mind, and he struggles to control what little of himself that remains. Now being so close to reaching his sister but with so much lost already, he wonders what end will come from his struggles. Journeying south with his companions, he meets Veora, a beautiful but sadistic necromancer. As an acolyte of the Five and a student from the High Sanctum of magic, she agrees to lead them to her masters. 

Z Thornbrook and her cousins are like any other Oriceran pixie on Earth. Mischief is their middle name, and for the last hundred and fifty years, that's been their game. But what happens when a gang of rogue pixies takes the troublemaking just a little too far? Now that they've been caught, it's time for Z and the entire pixie gang to face the music, and they only have two choices. Sign their lives away to enter an experimental new program for magical Army soldiers—or accept a one-way ticket back to Oriceran.

Ich bin also eine Hexe und habe den niedlichsten Vertrauten überhaupt. Und ein riesiges Problem. Meine Mutter gehörte einst zu den Hexen von Baile Beag an Ghrá. Sie kennen die Vergangenheit und könnten mir auch mit meinen Kräften helfen. Doch das, was vor zwanzig Jahren passiert ist, hat tiefe Narben bei ihnen hinterlassen, und Hilfe von ihnen zu bekommen ist schwierig. Was soll ich tun? Ich muss mehr über meine Magie und die Vergangenheit lernen, ehe ich mich selbst und die Stadt aus Unwissenheit in tödliche Gefahr bringe.

Die Hexen von Baile Beag an Ghrá. Endlich habe ich eine Lehrmeisterin gefunden, doch der Zauberunterricht wirft mehr Fragen auf, als er beantwortet. Warum verhält sich meine Magie oft so anders, als sie es sollte? Im achten Buch erfahre ich ein Geheimnis über mich selbst. Ein tolles Geburtstagsgeschenk! Eigentlich hat Faerwyn erwartet, ein Feenschwert oder wenigstens ein Pferd zu seinem 25. Geburtstag zu bekommen. Stattdessen eröffnen ihm seine Eltern nicht nur, dass er keine echte Fee ist, sie schicken ihn auch noch in die Menschenwelt, um sich eine Braut zu suchen.

They thought sacrificing her would further their own goals. Instead, they changed an engineer into the single most powerful fabricator in existence, a dungeon core. Alexandra Rousseau, an engineer from the European Federation Star Navy with a past darker than the void between the stars, is...

Nimon, The God of Death, has named Jax and all who follow him "Apostate" decreeing their death and has dispatched his Dark Legion, the Imperial Legion's antithesis, to see the job done once and for all. Hundreds march on the Great Tower, the seat of Jax's power and home to his resurgent Empire. Unbeknownst to Nimon, Jax and the vast majority of his people are far out to sea, aboard ships that are only partially operational, and the enemy's forces are drawing closer to his home by the hour.

Belly up to Thieves' World®'s favorite bar for tales told by such fantasy stars as Philip Jose Farmer, David Drake, Janet Morris, and others. Via contributions from Philip Jose Farmer, David Drake, Lynn Abbey, A. E. van Vogt, Janet Morris, Andrew J. Offutt, and Robert Lynn Asprin, you'll revisit the nefarious characters of Sanctuary, including One-Thumb, the proprietor of the Vulgar Unicorn; Regli, a nobleman; Illyra, the seer; Hanes, the thief; the crime lord, Jubal; and introducing Tempus Thales, the immortal mercenary.

Torald ist kein Held. Er ist ein Straßenjunge, der sich mit List und Einfallsreichtum durchs Leben gekämpft hat. Er hat von klein auf gelernt, sich aus gefährlichen Situationen herauszuhalten, und immer nach einem Vorteil für sich selbst zu suchen. Und das ist alles, was Torald sein will. Doch als Hubric Wolkenwandler auftaucht und anbietet, Torald auf einem Regenbogendrachen auszubilden, der jede Farbe annehmen kann, kann Torald die Gefahr nicht länger vermeiden. Denn das Dominion befindet sich in Unruhe.

The Apocalypse is on its way to Earth. I don't have time to care. Ironic since I have the ability to stop time, I suppose. Having escaped capture by Ivicka and her dragon, I've barely had time to get used to my new class before the rules change again. Apparently, undead catgirls here can throw bolts of lightning and levitate chunks of earth the size of my mom's old Toyota. They're not even part of the official training dungeon! Still, who hasn't had to annihilate a few undead catgirls on occasion?