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Eight-year-old Princess Irene is everything a princess of her age should be: brave, imaginative, strong-willed, and eager to be a good person. But her situation is not ideal: She lives in a lonely castle separated from her kingdom with her nursemaid, amid mines full of goblins who seek to destroy her and her family.

When five children discover the Psammead - a malevolent sand-fairy - who says he can grant wishes, the children cannot believe their luck! All their wildest secret dreams will come true: beauty beyond compare, riches greater than kings, the ability to fly. But wishes are not always what they seem, and every wish the fairy grants goes wrong for the children.

Originally written as a magazine serial, Railway Children tells the story of a family whose life is upturned when the father is accused of espionage and imprisoned. The man’s wife and three children move to a house near a railroad and befriend their new neighbors, who are able to help reunite the family and prove the father’s innocence.

Ming's win turns into a nightmare when he's ripped from his world and thrown into the dark realm of the Netherworld. Stripped of his cultivation powers, he must navigate this dangerous landscape to survive and find his way back to his home world. However the path home is riddled with secrets that could cost him everything. With only his wits and determination, Ming must unravel the mysteries of the Netherworld and confront the shadows that threaten to consume him forever. Can Ming escape the darkness and reunite with Fiona, or will the Netherworld claim him as its own?

With a legendary academy in peril, Ryn Xaven must decide who to trust. Having dealt the devils seeking to invade his realm blow after blow, Primal Conjurer Ryn Xaven and his loyal auxiliaries now travel to the Clarion Flight Academy: the training ground for Clarion’s legendary valkyries. There, according to Nephale, a traitor plots to get half its students killed. Fortunately, Ryn has the name of the traitorous valkyrie. Unfortunately, he soon learns other traitors are involved.

Our weapons manufacturing business was improving by the week, and we had more money than we knew what to do with. I kept steadily leveling up, and Blerg finally finished our racetrack. It seemed that all of these dreams of ours were finally becoming a reality. We even had time to start planning our wedding! That was as exciting as it was emotional.

As a newly awoken healer, Karzon's magic is unexpectedly rare. When the kingdom of Arlenia crumbles under monsters rising from corrupted gems, Karzon realizes all will fall without him, because his magic alone can destroy the source. Thankfully, he's not alone. Among the fantastic women fighting by his side are Briena, the lithe, silver-haired elven warrior, and Aisri, the breathtaking fire-mage. Together they'll discover the truth behind the dungeon gems and their combined power will face its greatest test in this high-stakes adventure.

A failed escape dumps Daren Morin on a distant continent—with a parasite burrowing into his mind. The Mind Serpent coiled around his Mana Portal has one goal: devour his consciousness and wear his body like a suit. Most mages would panic. Daren sees an opportunity. Stranded without allies, hunted by forces that span kingdoms, and fighting a war inside his own skull, Daren has been in worse situations. Probably. The difference is, this time his enemies don't know who they're dealing with—or what's already living inside him.

The complete series in a single offering! This battle shall reach its inevitable conclusion -- and the final triumph will belong to Doctor Undying!

Eli Grayson knew there was no such thing as magic. He knew there were no other worlds filled with magical races beyond his imagining. He knew he was a regular guy, just trying to recover from a brutally difficult breakup. That is, until he foiled an assassination attempt on an elven princess who showed him exactly how wrong he was. He's thrust headfirst into a hidden world of potent magic and sinister plots only to discover he has powers of his own.

After surviving a harrowing journey across multiple realms, Clay Carradine has finally begun to understand how to use his impressive powers. Yet he barely has time to catch his breath before a magical attack forces him to flee once more. Faced with magical power that he can't yet defeat, Clay must lead everyone he loves safely to the one man who can teach him how to protect them all: Landon Seek.

Life inside the Protection Zone is thrilling beyond imagination. Every day I am drowning in luxury, adventure, and more beautiful women than I can count, a dream scenario if I can stay focused. But bikini-clad distractions are everywhere, and I can feel my attention slipping. But while all the rampant hedonism is awesome, I need to focus my efforts on building new and improved weapons that we can sell for untold sums of money. Also, some of the women hadn't formally accepted my marriage proposals, so I wanted to focus on that as well.

In the quirky, tight-knit town of Sapphire Springs, beloved for its chocolate-caramel milkshakes and spicy senior citizens' book club, Rune Whitlock has always felt like an outsider. Gifted with the ability to see the future but cursed to have no one believe her premonitions, she's accepted that...

The aetherglass is waking. The relics are calling. Time is slipping through his fingers, and Karzon is no longer sure whether he is being shaped into a hero or something much harder to survive. There's no rest, nor mercy. Only the next choice, the next ruin, and the women who will follow him into both.

The kingdom of Yuri has fallen, leaving Devon and Guild Slydra alone against the advancing orc and elf invasion. Faced with a second apocalypse, Devon and the people of Yuri must make a choice. Adapt and fight back, or fall to their enemies. In dire need of allies, Devon and company set out to bridge the divide between humanity and the other races. But the freezing north is not a forgiving place. Faced with monsters, ancient secrets, and relentless combat, there's only one path forward for Devon. To protect all he's come to love, he'll have to evolve and fight back.

Could I even call myself a Monster Merchant if I didn’t chase the chance to see a drake, maybe even capture it? With Talon growing stronger and Feylux sharpening his skills, our pack is more than ready for the challenge. No quiet days. No normal mornings. Just a Monster Merchant trying to earn coins before supper. With Amara at my side, and new allies in tow, Valdoria keeps cranking up the difficulty level. Monsters keep growing, new abilities unlock, and every step brings more danger, profit, and creatures I never thought I’d see.

Tortured, framed for murder, and hunted by a kingdom. For Daren Morin, it's a familiar taste of betrayal. His enemies think he’s cornered. They're about to learn how wrong they are. His only path to untouchable status lies within a mysterious, labyrinthine artifact—the stage for a deadly, kingdom-wide tournament.

Karzon and his friends are on the last leg of their journey. Two more artifacts to secure, after which they have to face the one who started it all. Will Karzon succeed in overcoming the darkness, or will be succumb to it for good?

You guessed it. It's beach day! David and his beautiful goblin women have worked hard and turned their guns-and-explosives trade into a six-figure business, and business is booming. Also exploding. But all work and no play is not the trailer park way of life, so instead of throwing a pizza party, David motivates the team with a day off to visit a nearby waterfall. Word is, there's a wide, sandy beach right there that's perfect for relaxing.

When Salem gets a new lead on a magical disappearance she’s been investigating for years, Clay is eager to offer his help. Yet their investigation in Gemma’s missing sister will take them to dark places neither wants to go...and even with Thea as their guide, they may not easily find their way out again.