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Nicholas Eymerich, l'inquisitore trecentesco dalla gelida intelligenza, è alle prese con una nuova avventura. Nella fortezza di Montiel il re di Castiglia, Pietro il Crudele, deve fronteggiare l'assedio del fratellastro, che mira a usurparlo. E sarà proprio il castello il nemico principale di Eymerich. Pareti che sembrano vive, misteriosi dedali sotterranei, una pianta disegnata in tempi lontanissimi dai maestri della Cabala, quel luogo è pieno di insidie...

Just when John thinks things are finally calming down, the world never fails to throw a new twist his way. And the latest one is deadly. A distress call from Katrine has set John on a crash course with a band of vicious dimensional raiders led by a supreme mage who are already planning an invasion, while back home, the clock is ticking on the prophecy of the beast invasion that will wipe humans from the face of the world. Worse still, John’s mana is growing stronger, forcing him to choose between sealing his mana away and becoming mortal, or destroying the world by his very presence.

Tib, Amon, Saphira und Iris müssen sich dieser tödlichen Herausforderung stellen, als sie sich im gefährlichen Guildysium wiederfinden. Graf Guildenstern lockt sie mit einem verlockenden Angebot, doch der Preis ist hoch: Amon wird in eine winzige Spielfigur verwandelt und ist nun Teil des grausamen Spiels. Die Regeln sind gnadenlos, und die Bedrohung durch den unbarmherzigen Holzhauptmann wächst mit jedem Zug.

What drove Harry Houdini - magician, escapologist, and one of the most famous men in the world? Whether it was escaping from handcuffs, a straitjacket or from a box filled with water, Houdini wowed audiences with his seemingly death-defying performance... This BBC Radio collection shares the...

Alice und was sie im Wundern fand erzählt von einer fesselnden Reise, über Selbstfindung, Emanzipation und die Macht der eigenen Stimme. Das Hörspiel entführt seine Hörer:innen in eine fantastische Welt voller Klang und Wahnsinn.

Alice und was sie im Wundern fand erzählt von einer fesselnden Reise, über Selbstfindung, Emanzipation und die Macht der eigenen Stimme. Das Hörspiel entführt seine Hörer:innen in eine fantastische Welt voller Klang und Wahnsinn.

Knapp ein Jahr ist vergangen: Hagen, Grimhild und Gundahar warten am Hof der Burgunden darauf, ob der Xantener Königssohn Siegfried seinen Vater von einem Bündnis mit Burgund überzeugen konnte. Es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis die Hunnen das Tributgeld einfordern. Aber Hagen weiß, dass das Bündnis mit Xanten bedeuten würde, dass Grimhild mit Siegfried ginge.

Lieutenant Colonel Richard MacBlair has appeared out of thin air. Idina Moorfield has far more questions than the few answers her Uncle is willing to give her. He wants her to wait and she’s tired of waiting. Does she have a choice? Not really when Uncle is also your boss. Why is he trying to ignore their family connection? Has he been helping her from the sidelines all along? Someone is gunning for Idina and has her in its sights. She just doesn’t know who or what it is.  

Jessie is well on her way to learning her new life and settling in. The tough alpha, Austin, has joined her team, and she has painstakingly learned to fly. At the moment, life couldn’t get any better. But it can get a whole lot…more irritating. Her parents have decided to visit. They don’t know anything about magic, about Jessie’s new digs, or about the crazy crew living in and around Jessie’s house. She must do everything in her power to keep the truth away from them. Which would be much easier without the unfelt presence lurking within Ivy House’s borders.

Annja Creed is in London on a secret archaeological dig on the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. The body of a decapitated medieval woman is unearthed. Annja helps to determine her cause of death and identify her. Who murdered her and why was she silenced? The grisly discovery leads Annja and Roux Dupree to a secret society of knights as they uncover a royal conspiracy. In the 1500s, King Henry VIII had two of his wives arrested and beheaded. Is this new body connected to the dead queens?

In this twistingly beautiful and epically thrilling conclusion to the fantasy trilogy The Legacy of the Mercenary King, Michael, the infamous Kingkiller, and Serena, the Hollow Queen, race against the odds to have the future they’ve worked so hard to protect…or risk bringing about the end of the world.

Idina Moorfield isn’t the only one on her team with unusual powers. Her buddy, Stop remembers everything he sees, and Cake is a new kind of man of steel. That’s the last two, which means everyone in Idina’s unit has a unique talent. Why would the Army want to bring them all together? Her commander, Hines is still refusing to answer her questions. She’s on a need-to-know basis, and right now, she doesn’t need to know. But Idina’s untapped powers are getting stronger and more aggressive.

In der stillen Dunkelheit schleichen sich Tib, Amon und Saphira in die Arkane Akademie von Falkenfels, auf der Suche nach Antworten zum mysteriösen Tod des Erzmagiers Gavvendyle. Hinter den versiegelten Türen verbirgt sich das legendäre Refugium des Magiers – ein Ort voller mächtiger Magie und gefährlicher Geheimnisse. Doch je tiefer die Abenteurer in das Refugium des Erzmagiers eindringen, desto mehr Fragen tun sich auf. Können sie Gavvendyles Geheimnis lüften?

There’s no such thing as Vampires… right? That’s what Jake’s good friend Ariana thought. So why did somebody drop a body covered with bites at the hospital where she works? And why is she being followed by creepy dudes? Jake wants answers, and he’s going to get them no matter the cost. He’s also going to learn that, “We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Will Jake Muller take up a sword in this spiritual battle?

Kieran has stepped up to take his place as the ruler of magical San Francisco. As his girlfriend I'm in the spotlight, and the Hades Demigods have taken notice. They want me on their team, and they don’t plan on asking nicely. Kieran and I are both under fire. They will kill him to get to me, and they'll take me by force if necessary. It is essential I learn more of my magic. With no other options, I do what scares me the most—I summon the last Spirit Walker to help train me.

Uraltes Wissen und tödliche Gefahren, dies und mehr erwartet Tib, Amon und Saphira in den Katakomben von Falkenfels. Genau dort befindet sich ihr neuer Freund, der Barde Bucky in den Händen düsterer Gestalten, die den Abenteurern seltsam bekannt vorkommen. Sie folgen der Spur des geheimen Artefakts und stoßen auf geheime Pfade und düstere Mächte, die seit Jahrhunderten verborgen lagen.

On a wasted island in perpetual sun, the Father practices magic, laments his lost kingdom and commands a ragtag army of three: the passionate and damaged Daughter, the winged Spirit and an indigenous being known only as C. Behind their uniforms — white suits and full-face paper masks — the soldiers seethe with rebellion. The arrival of the Boy, a hapless prince, and the Brother, the Father's rival, unleashes desire, betrayal, insanity and revenge — all of it witnessed by an irate sea. Paper Crusade is a bold reinvention of Shakespeare's play, The Tempest.

Das Turnier der Monsterjäger ist in vollem Gange, und die tödliche Jagd kennt keine Gnade. Tib, Amon und Saphira finden sich in einem erbarmungslosen Kampf wieder, als Zodos, der mächtigste aller Jäger, seine grausamen Spielregeln diktiert. Während sie gegen unheimliche Bestien und ihre eigenen inneren Dämonen antreten, lauert ein viel gefährlicherer Gegner im Schatten: Khun, der Säbelzahntiger mit diamantenen Klauen. Die Freundschaft der Abenteurer wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt, denn nur die Stärksten können überleben.

Auf dem Weg nach Falkenfels wird Amon schwer vergiftet. Sein Leben liegt auf Messers Schneide und der einzige Weg zu seiner Rettung besteht in einem seltenen Heilkraut am Grunde eines verfluchten Sees. Nicht nur ihr neuer Begleiter der Barde Balthasar Buck weiß: Die Seehexe Virginé ist rachsüchtig. Einst von ihrem Geliebten Iolaos zurückgelassen, brodelt sie noch heute vor Zorn und Hass. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt: Können die Freunde das Heilmittel ergattern und Amons rechtzeitig vor dem Tod bewahren

Michael Kingman thought he was going to die by the executioner’s axe, forever labeled as a traitor. Still alive, and under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing The Hollows apart. With the death of the King, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister Serena are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the people, and all of them want Michael dead.