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Il figlio del becchino cerca disperatamente un modo per salvare il suo signore Emicho. Per farlo, una missione urgente lo porta ad attraversare le montagne più alte e impervie del Regno e a raggiungere una misteriosa palude. Ma il vero pericolo della missione si nasconde nel tradimento, nella sfiducia e nella disperazione. Riuscirà lo scudiero a salvare il suo signore da sé stesso? In un mondo sconosciuto, tutta sola, Aross deve mantenere il suo segreto. È spaventata dal suo discutibile passato e dal futuro inquietante.

The vast comet should have destroyed us... When it slowed, then landed, everything we thought we knew about the universe changed. And for Mark, things just got far stranger, and much more dangerous. They came from another dimension, condemning our selfish, greedy ways, but sensing in us a potential to change. So when they chose Mark as a volunteer in their deadly trials to save the human race, how could he say no? Join him on his quest for loot, levels, and powerful abilities.

Als der Gaming-Nerd Charly überraschend einen der heiß begehrten Beta-Testplätze von Ascendreya ergattert, beginnt für ihn das Abenteuer seines Lebens. Zwei Jahre später kommt endlich der große Release – doch Charly steht draußen vor der Tür. Plötzlich kann er wieder nach Ascendreya zurückkehren – doch das vertraute Reich Uposia brennt. Intrigen zerreißen das Königreich, dunkle Kräfte steuern aus dem Schatten heraus jeden Konflikt, und Charly landet mitten in einer Verschwörung, die weit über ein simples Spiel hinausgeht.

Tuzin opowiadań Roberta J. Szmidta po raz pierwszy zebranych w jeden, niepowtarzalny tom. Prześmiewcze fantasy, akcyjne science fiction, horrory i oczywiście ponura postapokalipsa. Bohaterowie zmagają się z nieznanym, z własnymi demonami i kryzysami. Wyobraźnia autora nie zna granic. Przekracza je.

Embark on an epic journey where danger is around every corner, mysteries of the past come back to haunt and dragons awaken.

Michael Connelly, le roi du thriller contemporain écrit, dans son best-seller Le Poète : « Un des poèmes, Le Palais Hanté , figure dans une nouvelle, La Chute de la maison Usher , je suis sûr que vous l'avez tous lue. Ce poème est une description cachée du personnage principal, Rodrigue Usher » Preuve qu'à notre époque on considère encore cette œuvre comme une référence en matière de littérature étrange ou fantastique. Et d'Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne écrivait : « Un romancier américain de haute réputation ; vous connaissez son nom, beaucoup sans doute, mais peu ses ouvrages.

Brought to you by Penguin. Celebrate a decade of Critical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside – and against – Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O’Brien. In these ten stories, see the legendary adventuring party anew...

Deep in the elbow skin of the Fae Wilds, far from the teeming fortress of the Goblin King and the glittering palace of the King and Queen of the Elves, there lies a forgotten hideaway of crumbling single-wides and rusty Airstreams. A lonely clan of beautiful women, clad in tube tops, overall shorts, and tacky Asian-print house-dresses, yearn for a man who can unstop their sewer lines and get the internet working again. Torn from his mundane life on Earth, Colton Winchester could be that man.

Jason and his friends just wanted to spend a week at the lake house. Time to relax, hang out, and catch up on old times. Then the System arrived. It only took a few hours for their world to become a real-life roleplaying game; trading some downtime for the need to learn new skills and powers while trying to defend their new home, their families, and survive. They don’t know the rules. They don’t know what’s coming next. What they do know is; they need to reinforce and expand their fort while protecting it, keep leveling up, and explore a dangerous new world.

Ambientado en las desoladas regiones del Ártico, el texto presenta la figura de un anciano enigmático —el "matusalén"— que encarna la memoria de un mundo antiguo y olvidado. A través de una atmósfera gélida y melancólica, Blavatsky explora temas como el paso del tiempo, la soledad del conocimiento, la decadencia de las civilizaciones y la permanencia del espíritu frente a la materia. El hielo y el silencio del paisaje polar funcionan como metáforas de la eternidad y del olvido, convirtiendo el relato en una meditación sobre la condición humana y los ciclos de la existencia.

One moment, everything was normal. Then the World Core woke up and slaughtered almost everything alive so it could harvest their Chi. After that, it rebuilt everything and put the survivors in a game-like environment, pitting them against monsters and each other. The rules are different now. Chi power is as important as being able to fight. I'm one of the survivors. With my knowledge of martial arts and my special Chi skill, I'm turning myself into a force to be reckoned with. And the women I meet along the way? Let's just say there's more than one advantage to joining my party.

Warren is just a guardsman with a haunted past eager for a new castle to defend. All that changes when he's summoned to the edges of the kingdom, where walls protect cities against the diabolical foes of the wildlands. His mission is simple: save the Dragon Farm he just inherited, settle down as a lord, and help his new city thrive. As a soldier who normally lives by the blade, he's out of his element but up to the task... especially since tame dragons seem to like him.

Masques et visages couverts défilent dans ce recueil d’histoires. Un roi au masque d’or, un sauvage au mufle de fourrure, des routiers italiens à la face pestiférée et des routiers français aux faux visages, des galériens aux heaumes rouges, des jeunes filles subitement vieillies dans un miroir: voici la singulière foule de lépreux, d’embaumeuses, d’eunuques, d’assassins, de démoniaques et de pirates que Marcel Schwob assemble.

Dans ce Cabinet des Fées, le merveilleux français déploie ses fastes: un recueil de contes classiques signés Gérard, Leprince de Beaumont et Perrault. Entre palais ensorcelés, forêts profondes et épreuves secrètes, s’entrelacent magie, morale et destin. Ici, l’esprit l’emporte sur la force, la vertu se révèle à l’épreuve, et chaque enchantement recèle une leçon. La prose vive et délicate de l’époque confère à ces récits une grâce intemporelle.

Rockstar reúne tres relatos en los que la narrativa de lo extraño dibuja un hilo conductor.

Aux confins de la veille et du songe, une porte s’entrouvre. La Porte des rêves rassemble quinze contes fin-de-siècle où le fantastique se teinte de symbolisme. Sous l’influence de Poe et de Stevenson, Marcel Schwob cisèle des visions brèves, inquiétantes, parfois ironiques, où l’invisible affleure et la réalité chancelle. Voix, silhouettes, présages et mirages y composent un dédale de sensations: moins des intrigues que des atmosphères, où chaque image éclaire une ombre.

Mark wanted to clock out of work, like an average guy, to have an average night with dreams of kicking his feet up. Fate happened to have another plan. After a dust storm envelops him, Mark awakes in the mythical land of Lathinia where adventure awaits. The land is teaming with magical monsters, and yes, fearsome dragons. Armed with a legendary sword and a very unique mount, he'll utilize a skill point system in the hopes of returning home.

A mysterious island, a tribe of lovely monster gals, and a fight for survival. Troy Thunder, ex-US Secret Service, finds himself stuck on a mysterious island with nothing more than a knife and the shirt on his back. To survive, his skills will be put to the test.

Crown of Magic, Vengeful Magic, and Chaos Magic, in one volume.

Books 4-6 of the White Haven Witches series in one binge-listening volume!