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After surviving Haven IV by the skin of their teeth, David and his wives are about to embark on a deep-space mission to recover ancient alien technology with the assistance of their newest ally. Their destination? A graveyard, the aftermath of a war fought long before the Coalition ever existed. Something primordial stirs in the darkness, threatening not only David's family, but the very foundation of the alliance.

With the deed to an entire city comes… disappointingly little responsibility. Still, Freddy decides to put his money where his mouth had been his entire life, determined to do the right thing. And, as always, his resolve is rewarded with an unreasonable challenge. A horde of monsters is kicked into a frenzy, sending a wave of destruction across the entire Northern Belt. If he wants to keep his people alive, he will need to leverage every shred of power he has. Including the attention of several large factions from the empire mainland.

The fortuitous opportunity provided by The Great Trial of Water Crest to numerous young cultivators is coming to an end. For Li Lang and his companions, this means being thrust back into a cesspool of intrigue and politics, all while under the scrutiny of powerful cultivators who will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets of the pocket realm.

Reincarnated into a world of cultivation, Scientist Langley Seiker no longer has to dream about immortality. It's now possible. Except for the fact that he has no talent. Through a chance encounter, however, he gains access to his familiar laboratory that will allow him to systematically study the mechanics of cultivation. Not even the heavens will know what fate has in store for Langley as he systematically unravels not only how to cultivate, but also various crafts such as refining pills and inscribing talismans.

Felix thinks he is losing his mind when he starts getting game-like quest notifications on his phone. But then, things get really strange when he realizes he is now able to level-up in real life. After gaining the rare Beastmaster class and bonding himself to a particularly bloodthirsty housecat, Felix finds himself in a race against time to defeat his high school nemesis - who may now be a seven-foot-tall ogre with anger issues - and save the world.

Im letzten Moment aktiviert Andy Tomlin das EVAC-Rettungssystem. Seinen verglühenden Jet vor Augen stürzt der Triebwerksmechaniker minutenlang durch die Atmosphäre des Planeten Amares. Mehr tot als lebendig landet er am Ende des Höllenritts in einer lebensfeindlichen Wüste. Ein gründlich fehlgeschlagener Testflug. Doch das Abenteuer hat gerade erst begonnen. Auf der Suche nach Wasser trifft Andy die amarianische Ureinwohnerin Ajuna Awa, die ihn zu einer menschlichen Siedlung führt. Noch am gleichen Tag werden die beiden in eine mörderische Auseinandersetzung verwickelt.

The Bufflock of Valdris is a character driven fantasy series blending humor, heart, and high stakes magic. When first year warlock Chris Locke accidentally enrolls in the wrong class, he discovers a strength the Academy has never seen—and a destiny he never asked for. Guided by Skarreth, an ancient sentient blade, and joined by two formidable horned companions, Chris becomes an unlikely focal point in the rising conflict between the mortal realm and the awakening forces of the Supreme Ashen.

Adira finds herself recently mute and on the run when a peace treaty goes awry. In her mission to find help for her pack, Black Eclipse, she collides with the terrifying Alpha of the Blood Creek Guardians, Zephyer. When he takes her back to his pack, long kept secrets begin to unravel, forcing Adira to put her trust in people she never thought she would. Zephyer finds himself entranced by the warrior woman, desperate to prove Fate wrong. Will the secrets of Adira's past and pack tear them apart, or is their new connection strong enough to weather the impending storm?

Stripped of his immunity, Peter's soul has been laid bare to Erryn. Fortunately, she has accepted the importance of his free will, even permitting him to try to invigorate the world's stagnant civilization. As his first small steps quickly snowball out of control, he's left wondering exactly...

Reed Altius has come a long way from the level 5 Summoner pulling wooden chairs from the junk pool. His garbage skill evolved to Mythic rank, his party includes three legendary women pulled from the sealed archives, and he just passed the Church's sanctioned Hero on the frontier rankings. Now the Church is calling him to answer for it. A formal investigation into his skill's access to sealed records. A hearing before the Fourth Circle Inquisitor.

After a season nobody expected them to survive, the New Arcadia Phoenixes have torn through the XADL playoffs and clawed their way to the Crawler Cup finals. The team that started the year as a punchline is now a breath away from hoisting the biggest trophy in dungeon crawling. The press can't get enough of them, the bookies are sweating, and even the analysts who wrote them off in preseason are starting to believe.

The Loom is Unraveling. Maya Reyes is a young Threadweaver with the power to mend the very fabric of reality. But as the fabric of Aethermere begins to tear at the seams, she finds herself drawn into a web of shadows that goes far beyond mending threads. Dark forces conspire to manipulate the Loom, and its delicate balance threatens to collapse.

Following the emotional high of saving Susie from white slavers, James crashes to rock bottom after witnessing his best friend’s death, and although those who pulled the trigger paid the price, seeking justice for the one that issued the command consumes his every thought. When the dark forces step up their efforts to take him for their own ends, sending James into hiding to protect his remaining loved ones, he’s forced to rely on Agent Carrie Harris and her team to protect him as they search for the perpetrators, all whilst trying to understand his changing abilities.

"Light is only light because it remembers the dark." Night Masters was never meant to exist. Born of a forbidden union between a death goddess and a mortal elf healer, Night's existence is a crack in the foundation of reality—a child forged of starlight, shadow, and divine defiance. Hidden from the gods and raised in Thornwick Orphanage, Night grows up cursed, feared, and branded. But when a mysterious mage arrives and spirits him away to the legendary Bloodame Academy, Night's destiny begins to awaken.

Debut epic fantasy by Henry Cantleberry! Before empires rise, the world must be tested. A creeping black fog rolls out of the wilderness, carrying raiders touched by dark magic and leaving villages in ash. The realm within the Crescent Mountains stands unprepared—divided by politics, haunted by old grudges, and blind to the true power moving against it. As warriors, wanderers, and reluctant heroes are drawn together, ancient magic stirs, dangerous alliances form, and secrets long buried begin to surface.

Dapy's whole life has been turned on its head. First there was the drunk, mad wizard Efaris. Then a borderline sociopathic cat. Only for Efaris to reveal herself as a woman in a magical disguise and that cat... Prince Sagroth, the demon lord of Lust. Dapy didn't fully understand why his dear Kitty loved him so, nor did he understand where all the other demons came from. Heify, Allmiron and all the rest. But not all are pleased with Kitty's newfound distractions. There is another in the plains. Deeper. Colder. More calculating. And he's been playing a longer game than anyone else.

A midnight witch hunt had an unexpected final destination: Ben Ford's living room. Ben was a simple man. He enjoyed video games, his dog, cooking, and suffering through each week of work so he could relax on the weekends. His simple life was upended when three gorgeous witches suddenly arrive in his living room via magical portal. They told him the gods had determined he was their protector. Once the proverbial dust cleared, he realized that building a life with these three women would be harder than anticipated; they didn't exist in the legal sense, after all.

In a war between dark wizards, can one thief survive? Rivah is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, the thieves’ guild of the city of Tar-Carmatheion, and she has become influential and respected within the guild. She has also discovered the existence of the sinister Coven, a secret order of dark wizards who wish to use their evil power to resurrect an ancient tyrant. But when the wizards of the Coven fall into a civil war, Rivah will need to do more than just survive. If she can’t find a way to stop the Coven, all of Tar-Carmatheion will burn…

Per riconquistare ciò che le è stato strappato, Tauria è costretta ad abbandonare ogni sicurezza e addentrarsi tra le corti rivali. Un'alleanza matrimoniale con l'irascibile principe di Olmstone potrebbe offrirle il potere necessario per reclamare il suo regno… oppure scatenare la furia di un sovrano disposto a distruggere tutto ciò che ama. La distanza non ha mai spento il desiderio di Nik.

Armon Ellington is nineteen year old kid that always felt out of place. He’s an orphan, a gamer, and a role playing game geek. When he dies after a seventy-two hour gaming marathon, instead of going to an afterlife he’s transported to a new world governed by rules that are eerily similar to the RPG games he loves. On this new world, Terra, he can be anything he wants, a warrior, mage, or even a crafter. Only, Armon wants more than that, he also wants friends and family.