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My life was a spreadsheet of beige calculations...until a dead grandfather I never knew left me a magical house and a death sentence. Now I'm the steward of a sentient manor on the mystical Isle of Man, and my life has become a high-stakes RPG. I've got levels to grind, stats to manage, and two drop-dead gorgeous fairies for company—one, a fiery warrior with a secret, and the other, a mischievous archer who thinks sharing is caring.

Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. "Narrator Rachel Elizabeth Smith’s absorbing performance makes each story unforgettable.” — Kirkus Reviews "Rachel...

"A rockstar ensemble of narrators makes this audiobook an absolute stunner." — Booklist "The audio performances are a highlight of this collection...Dion Graham, in particular, delivers two exceptional performances among lots of great work, alongside Ray Porter, January LaVoy, Imani Jade...

“A full cast of narrators, including the author, delivers this enchanting collection of short stories about love, magic, and betrayal.”—AudioFile This program features multicast narration. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Januaries, a stunning collection of...

Bloomsbury presents Illuminations by Alan Moore, read by Rory Kinnear, Emilia Fox, Laura Haddock, Nina Sosanya, Toby Jones, Clarke Peters, Mark Meadows, Sian Clifford, Alan Moore and Matt Reeves. NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE From New York Times bestselling...

What if you were told that you could make a fortune just by pushing a button on a box? But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world . . . someone you don't know. Would you still push the button? "Button, Button," Richard Matheson's...

An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in all. The first eight are: “The Hope of...

01. The Phoenix on the Sword Starts at chapter 1 02. The Scarlet Citadel Starts at chapter 6 03. The Tower of the Elephant Starts at chapter 11 04. Black Colossus Starts at chapter 14 05. The Pool of the Black One Starts at chapter 18 06. Rogues in the House Starts at chapter 21 07. Queen of the Black Coast Starts at chapter 24 08. The Devil in Iron Starts at chapter 29 09.

Don't start a war. Don't get your trainees killed. And most importantly, don't date them. Hunting monsters for coin was enough for me, until the King begged me to tame the wildest beast of all: a guild with no humans.

He wished for an early retirement. He got a curse to break, and a maid who watches him sleep. With his seer powers fading, Gerald left the guild and bought a cottage in a far-off town. He didn’t expect to find a demon in a maid’s dress, bound to the house and eager to please. Now his days are spent fending off her dreadful cooking, keeping the wine out of reach, and admiring how her tail lifts her skirt at the washbasin. Meanwhile, he wonders why the local lord sold him a home with sultry baggage, and how to set her free from the walls that bind her.

Key allies rescued from the darkness, the Goddess of Mirrors and Fate turns to the bright, new future she dreams of. The road ahead is long, but she runs to it all the same. Time is always short. A brand new [Domain] awaits capture, and that there are obstacles in the way is never in question. Sometimes, the best policy was to hit them head-on, the best tactic to take the fight to your enemies first.

Zeit, Vergänglichkeit & ein Leben rückwärts – F. Scott Fitzgeralds berühmte Kurzgeschichte über das Geheimnis des Alterns, atmosphärisch gesprochen von Jürgen Fritsche. Mit „Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button" schuf F. Scott Fitzgerald eine der außergewöhnlichsten Erzählungen der amerikanischen Literatur. Benjamin Button kommt als alter Mann zur Welt – und wird mit den Jahren immer jünger. Fitzgerald verbindet Fantasie, Melancholie und feine Gesellschaftsbeobachtung zu einer bewegenden Geschichte über Identität, Liebe und die Vergänglichkeit des Lebens.

Ein alternatives New York im Jahr 1920: Wohlstand und imperiale Architektur prägen das Bild, doch unter der Oberfläche lauert ein schleichendes Gift. Willkommen in der Welt von „Der Wiederhersteller von Rufen", der berühmtesten Kurzgeschichte aus Robert W. Chambers' legendärem Sammelband „Der König in Gelb". Wir folgen Hildred Castaigne, dessen Geist sich nach einem schweren Sturz und der Lektüre eines mysteriösen, verbotenen Theaterstücks verändert hat.

Os leitores que percorrem essas páginas fazem uma incursão pelas narrativas repletas de alumbramento da autora, que mais uma vez os arrebata com seu dom único para criar mundos fascinantes e os convidar a habitá-los. Marina Colasanti é uma das mais premiadas escritoras brasileiras, com livros de destaque em todos os segmentos. Em 2023, esse reconhecimento se tornou ainda maior: Marina recebeu o Prêmio Machado de Assis – o mais antigo e importante do país – pelo conjunto de sua obra. Este Sereno mundo azul é seu primeiro livro inédito a ser publicado após a premiação.

Chegou a hora do último acerto de contas... Conheça o desfecho da aclamada trilogia legado do coração de dragão! Após a derrota de Odran na Batalha do Portal da Escuridão, seu plano de tomar Talamh foi interrompido – por enquanto. Mas as consequências do terrível embate abalaram a...

Die Meisterin der Fantasy ist zurück! Was wäre, wenn Elizabeth Bennet und Mr. Darcy Drachenreiter sind, im alten Rom auf einmal Dracheneier ausgebrütet werden und eine Pilzhexe auf der Scholomance-Akademie lernen muss, dass der schlimmste Feind manchmal der eigene Mitbewohner ist? 13 fantastische Kurzgeschichten entführen in bekannte und in brandneue Welten, von den düsteren, magischen Hallen der Scholomance-Akademie über das kalte Reich des Silbers und hoch hinaus in die Lüfte auf dem Rücken eines Drachens.

Des voyageurs surpris par l'orage se réfugient chez un homme qui a autrefois passé un pacte avec le DIABLE... Repenti, il attend vainement que son pacte cesse. Or, cette nuit-là, nos voyageurs mi-goguenards mi-effrayés vont le tenter… Un récit fantastique ou SF, qui grâce à l'interprétation magistrale de Marc Deroy vous fait dresser les poils et vous donne la chair de poule !

Ein Internat für übernatürlich talentierte, psychisch erkrankte Jugendliche. Und fünf Freunde, die einen Mord aufklären. Als Noah wegen einer erneuten ungewollten Verwandlung von der Schule verwiesen wird, bricht für ihn eine Welt zusammen. Doch dann bekommt der Identitätswandler an der Akademie eine neue Chance. Auf dem Internat für Psychalents lernt er, seine Gabe zu kontrollieren. Und nicht nur das. Zum ersten Mal erfährt er, was es heißt, Freunde zu haben. Und wie es sich anfühlt, verliebt zu sein. Allerdings ist nicht alles auf Burg Auwia zauberhaft.

1 – LA MARQUESA: Casada a los 16 con un Marqués entrado en años, viuda 6 meses después, la marquesa de R, tuvo una mala primera experiencia con el sexo opuesto, que le llevó a despreciar a los hombres. Pero una mujer sin marido o amante no tiene apoyo en la sociedad depravada de la época y sufre la humillación, el sarcasmo, el ridículo, al que le acosa su entorno social.

Of science fiction and fantasy, guest editor Nnedi Okorafor writes, “There are times when it feels like a box, but within it, technically, you can expect anything.” The twenty stories in this collection simultaneously fulfill and defy expectations of genre, showcasing boundary-pushing...