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A young woman bargains with a demon to save her brothers, only to lose her heart in this slow-burn romantasy about dark magic, unlikely love, and the imperfect beauty of mortality. This stunning hardcover edition of Reap & Sow will feature deluxe embellishments, including a dazzling metallic...

In the shadowed alleys and fog-laden streets of Portsmouth, Detective Nicholas Cain fights a relentless battle against the city’s underworld. But in a place where history never fully fades, some secrets are buried deeper than others. As night falls, a hidden world emerges, one where ancient forces and dark powers lurk just beneath the surface.

In the early 1990’s, Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are drawn into a bizarre case in New York, linked both to Hellboy’s 1980 adventure with Anastasia in Brazil and to The Lobster’s encounter with the Proteus Club in 1933. A strange community of bizarre humans has been living in secret beneath Manhattan for more than sixty years. Now, though, someone is stalking them, murdering them one by one—someone who claims to be the ancient goddess Sem-Karul. With aid from the now elderly Cynthia Tynan, Hellboy and the BPRD must face the Goddess of Manhattan, and the monsters who serve her.

In a world ruled by immortal elves, Genevieve Autumn, a forbidden half-breed of human and elf, hides among humans to escape persecution. When her sister is seized by the dark elven court, Genevieve offers herself to the light elves in exchange for her sister's freedom. Little does she know, this decision thrusts her into a treacherous world of political intrigue and cruelty. As Genevieve struggles to conceal her identity within the light court, she discovers a latent power: the ability to foresee the future.

Summer, 1986. Five friends gathered in a basement for a game of Dungeons & Dragons. The plan was simple: roll the dice, fight some monsters, and kill a few hours before curfew. But when lightning strikes and the old arcade cabinet in the corner shorts out, the game comes alive. Steel meets bone. Magic burns the sky. Every roll matters, every wound bleeds, and the dungeon they built starts to build itself. Now the friends who dreamed of adventure are trapped inside it.

Inspired by a trip to a graveyard in Wales, the novella was originally not well received. The Great God Pan is now considered an excellent example of Gothic fiction, and has influenced such writers as Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Ray Bradbury.

In the lingering shadows of a world gripped by fear and uncertainty, one man’s destiny is set ablaze. Michael Winters—firefighter, hero, and unwitting traveler through the veils of existence—never thought his life would pivot on the edge of a flame. But as he confronts a fire that rages fiercer than any he has ever faced, the lines between life, death, and what lies beyond begin to blur.

The demigod's telepathic control of his people has made Erlon a peaceful world. But people are disappearing, and their friends and families don't remember them once they're gone. Something is upsetting the Untouchable's carefully controlled paradise. Saryn, Chuckie, and the rest of the Charons have spent the decade hiding, but not resting. Saryn has found a way to sever the Untouchable's control over the people of Erlon. But if they use it, people may die. Lots of people.

Ceril Bain is on the run only a day after waking up from a coma and learning that his arm and leg have been ripped off. With terrorists with nanotechnology-powered magic killing everyone around them, Ceril's team barely escape with their lives. They go to the only place they think they can get some answers - Ceril's grandfather's house. While they're there, an energy storm forms in the garden where Ceril found his Flameblade over six years ago.

Ceril trains as a technomage aboard the Inkwell Sigil, a ship with the ability to travel between dimensions. Just as Ceril is preparing to undergo his rites and finish his training, the Inkwell Sigil loses power. Stranded in space with no way back home, Ceril and four of his classmates are given their final assignment: go into uncharted territory, find a way back home, and bring back the one person who can fix the ship - Damien Vennar himself.

Angela Dragos is a Dhampir. A creature born of a human and a Vampire. She is a Huntress of the Black Hand, and her sworn duty is to protect the people of Balkeñoir from the beasts that prey upon them. When a Vampiric Plague falls upon the unsuspecting city of Irondell, Angela and newest Hunter Jacob Tepes must put aside their differences and work together in order to stop an Immortal Vampire from creating his own city of the damned.

The shadows of Monroe Island are deeper than they seem, whispering secrets through the rustling of autumn leaves and the crash of distant waves. When the Phantom Finders—Ky, Greg, Mikey, Sandy, and Ben—stumble upon an ancient, crumbling military tower, they awaken a mystery that has been buried beneath the island's salt-stained stones for over a century. The old fort holds its breath, its walls scarred with cryptic symbols, hidden chambers, and relics of a time when soldiers fought a battle against something far more sinister than the sea.

Damien Crowe is an acclaimed horror writer known for his chilling tales that blur the line between the imagined and the real. But as he retreats to a secluded cabin to confront the shadows in his past, he begins to suspect that his creations may be following him.

Heartbroken and recently divorced, Jennifer had lost her will to live. Ready to take her own life, she was visited by a strange leprechaun-looking man who offered to take her sorrow away. All she needs to do is swallow two black pills.