Showing results for "Faceless" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Xen isn't your typical Hunter. In fact, he isn't human at all. A dungeon raid orchestrated by the daughter of the Stormbringers Guildmaster goes tragically wrong, resulting in an unprecedented event—Xen, a rare mind-eating slime, absorbs a fallen Hunter's memories, granting him not only knowledge a monster should never possess but also access to the human class system.

The Five Thrones have always been at peace, but rumors have begun to grow. Whispers of armies, of unrest, and of a masked knight murdering mages in cold blood. To determine the truth of these rumors, a simple bodyguard must become a spy, and test her skills against an sinister assassin while staying one step ahead of a rival king…

A town will only suffer the presence of a witch for as long as she is useful. Aisling watches the flames lick her thighs and prays for a quick death. But when an Unseelie prince appears through the smoke, she does what any self respecting witch would do. She curses him. Bran should never have traveled to the human realm, and is shocked when a witch binds them together. His life is hers and he refuses to die. He saves her from the fires, casts a hex on the townsfolk for good measure, then whisks her away to safety. His only stipulation? She has to remove the binding curse.

Becoming Kin was supposed to mean safety for his forest-dwelling commune—protection from the feral beasts that roam beyond the trees. But on the night of the Spring Moon, Kenji is inducted into something far worse. The Kin aren't guardians. They are predators. And his mask is not a gift...it's a collar. When a fellow Kinswoman becomes pregnant and is brutalized under Kin rule, Kenji has to make a choice: stay silent, or become what he fears. Kill for the Kin. Lie for them. Bleed for a god who sees everything and cares for nothing.

In the town of Night Vale, there's a faceless old woman who secretly lives in everyone's home, but no one knows how she got there or where she came from...until now. Told in a series of eerie flashbacks, the story of the Woman is revealed, as she guides, haunts and sabotages an unfortunate Night Vale resident named Craig. In the end, her dealings with Craig and her history in 19th century Europe will come together in the most unexpected and horrifying way.

The stakes have never been higher. Brynlynn’s world is unraveling, and the weight of her kingdom, her love, and her own survival rests entirely on her shoulders. As danger closes in from every side, she must decide who she can trust and navigate a path where every choice could change everything. With love, loyalty, and magic all tested, Brynlynn will discover just how far she is willing to go—and what she is willing to risk—to protect the ones she loves and the life she has fought to reclaim.

Anneke Wills reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Second Doctor. In the summer of 1966, thousands of young people are taking their holidays with Chameleon Tours - and not one of them is coming back. When the TARDIS lands at Gatwick Airport the Doctor is drawn into a web of intrigue and deception. To add to his troubles, Polly mysteriously vanishes. Or does she? The girl at the Chameleon Tours desk looks like Polly, and even sounds like her, but she claims she comes from Zurich. Who is she really?

Brynlynn’s life in a quiet Kentucky town is defined by isolation and a controlling marriage to Reggie, whose manipulation and cruelty suffocate her. Longing for something more—freedom, purpose, connection—she feels trapped in a life of unfulfilled dreams. But when a mysterious man named Ezekiel enters her world, everything changes.

Leisa’s ambitions used to be simple. Guard the princess. Hide her magic. Wait for her family to return. But all of that changes when her king demands that she use her unique abilities to spy on the rival kingdom of Garimore. Alone, far from home, and living a lie that grows more perilous by the day, Leisa’s task is complicated by her most dangerous enemy yet—the masked assassin known only as the Raven.

"Безликий - фантастический роман Павла Корнева, пятая книга цикл "Всеблагое электричество", жанр боевая фантастика, стимпанк. Он не тот, за кого себя выдаёт, и настолько привык притворяться кем-то иным, что давно позабыл, как выглядит собственное лицо. Он не любит причинять людям боль, но не расстаётся с кастетом и выкидным стилетом. Он - Пётр, Пьер, Пьетро и Питер, но никто не знает, каким именем нарекли его при рождении.

'Inspector Gascoigne was murdered with a ray gun. A weapon that has not yet been developed on this Earth!' The TARDIS makes a hazardous return to 1960s Earth - materialising on a runway at Gatwick Airport! The Doctor and his friends realise that all is not well when Polly witnesses a murder, and...

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