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From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler comes the latest installment in the thrilling Invisible College series as the fate of the world hangs in the balance of two star-crossed lovers determined to unravel fate—even amid betrayals, a looming war, and twisted secrets of the...

The heart of a war-like people claimed by a new Face of the Goddess after her heroic, brutal slaying of a corrupted legend, the Goddess moves to press her advantage. War is coming. The battle to decide the West brews toward a fateful defense. Many forces and powers must be salvaged, stirred, and consolidated, not the least of which are the tombs and tomes of the distant past. As always, they beckon. Only deity can answer the call. Mere mortals must hold down the fort…

With the Chamber of Eternity secure, Otto must now recover the second piece of the Immortality Engine. But that task will be far from easy. For the second piece, The Heart of Alchemy, lies far to the east in the fabled Celestial Empire. Assassins, undead, monstrous beasts, and demon worshippers all stand between Otto and his prize. And even more daunting, Valtan, the last living arcane lord, is determined to stop him. The cost be damned. Can Otto overcome the forces arrayed against him and take the next step down the road to immortality?

What do you do when you follow a strange girl through a wall into a world where alchemy is real? You move in with her cousin, become a magic barista, and try your hand at higher education one more time. Only instead of biochemistry and physics, you're taking elixirs and searching the school grounds for secret chambers and long-lost spells. How do you go from someone who was never supposed to wind up here in the first place to becoming the greatest alchemist that ever lived?

Having ascended to the prestigious role of High Priestess of Philosophia Naturalis, Kadia Greene faces challenges that push her to her limits. Tasked with restoring ancient teachings and gathering followers, she embarks on a perilous journey with her friends. As they traverse dangerous terrains and navigate political intrigue, cities are forsaken, mountains are set ablaze, and temples are constructed on secluded peaks. Yet, amid her feats, Kadia grapples with a deteriorating mental state, often losing track of time, reality, and even her own identity.

A delightful and engrossing fantasy debut featuring an intelligent heroine and her guardian, a royal musketeer. Caelum is an uninhabitable gas giant like Jupiter. High above it are the Risen Kingdoms, occupying flying continents called cratons. Remnants of a shattered world, these vast disks of...

He became the leader of a rebellion. She became the symbol of everything he was fighting against. As children, Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson uncovered a secret powerful enough to change their world: Artisans aren't born. They're made. Years later, that secret has sparked a revolution. Nina is...

Veranix Calbert is the Thorn - the street vigilante who became a legend to the people of Maradaine, especially the gangs that run the neighborhood of Aventil. The Thorn continues to harass Willem Fenmere, the drug kingpin of the Dentonhill neighborhood. Veranix is still determined to stop Fenmere and the effitte drug trade, especially when he discovers that Fenmere is planning on using the Red Rabbits gang to bring the drug into Aventil. But it’s also Exam Week at the University of Maradaine, where Veranix is a magic student.

Können überhaupt zwei verfeindete Gattungen eine Zukunft haben? Und gibt es für die Liebe eine zweite Chance? Ein Jahr haben Cara und ihre Familie den Frieden genossen, den sie dank des Bürgschaftsvertrags ausleben konnten. Doch die Ruhe hält nicht lange an. Als ein Zaubertrank auf den Markt kommt, der Nicht-Magiern die Fähigkeit verleiht, Magie wirken zu können, begibt sich Cara auf die Suche nach dem Hersteller des gefährlichen Zaubermittels.

Vesta has just become confident of her newfound abilities within the tarot when a strange new world of alchemy confronts her. Peter has been kidnapped from Chartres Cathedral and her InSight failed to alert her. He is willing to die rather than reveal the formula for immortality. Now she must race to find him before he's murdered setting cataclysmic events into motion. Is the Red King her friend or foe? And what is the secret night chant of the violin's forest? Answers to both will steer her destiny and the fate of humanity.

Saeris Fane har aldrig ønsket sig magten, og som den nye dronning af Blodriget opdager hun hurtigt, at ansvaret ligger tungt på hendes skuldre. Hendes bror og hendes folk har brug for hende i Zilvaren. Men de kræfter, der har gjort hende stærk, har også gjort hende sårbar, og Saeris vil dø, hvis hun rejser gennem kviksølvet. I stedet må hun sende de eneste, hun kan stole på. Kingfisher har nedkæmpet drager på egen hånd. Men at rejse tilbage til Sølvbyens snævre gyder sammen med den irriterende Carrion Swift? Det kan meget vel blive hans endeligt.

Magic versus science. Wyst versus Etruria. The solution: A royal wedding to join the two warring lands. The Lady Emrys Bruma arrives at court, but not for the ceremony. Her task is to find the secret behind an old family disgrace. She becomes entangled with the crown prince, his future bride and his best friend. Soon it is difficult to determine where her loyalties lie. And who can be trusted. With spies, assassination attempts and the age-old superstition against magic, Emrys walks a fine line between two worlds. But nothing is as it seems. Especially the Lady Emrys Bruma.

An epic sci-fi fantasy set 1,000 years in the future, after a terrible cataclysm has set upon our world. It follows the choices a father-turned-assassin makes. Strange things are afoot, and many things are in play. We explore a world distant yet familiar to us through three sets of eyes and see the hardships, challenges, and triumphs.