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A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life, while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears.

Monsters with a taste for children are nothing new, but fairy tales never mentioned this nightmarish predator. Rue has her hands full tracking the creature hunting the streets of Charleston, but a call from home divides her attention—and her loyalties. A stranger has come to Hollis Apothecary, asking questions that prickle the hairs on her nape, but she can't abandon the victims based only on a bad feeling. The pit in her stomach only grows when the stranger takes a hostage and makes his demands. He wants to talk to Rue, face to face. Or else.

Raiders stole his childhood. It's time Corin made them pay. When his parents are murdered, and his sister taken by raiders, Corin's world crashes in on him. Wild and willful, he joins the elite Wolf Regiment but swiftly falls foul of its swordmaster, the brutal Taskala. Corin, caught in the treacherous power play between rival factions and corrupt leaders, struggles to survive. Torn between his quest for vengeance and growing hatred for the sadistic Taskala, Corin has to intervene when the woman he loves becomes the latest target of Taskala's wrath.

Alexander Grin is known for his strange and chilling tales, and this one is certainly one of the oddest of them all. The author would like us to consider what would happen if a creation not only outsmarted its creator but became truly dangerous.

Growing stronger in War World is not for the faint of heart, and they have their first real dungeon to conquer, The Gray Depths. The undead patrol its boundaries, and they are hungry.

Step into the shadows with three of the most influential works ever written in the horror genre. Essential Horror Classics: Volume One brings together tales of creeping dread, supernatural decay, and psychological terror that continue to haunt readers more than a century after their publication. Together, these enduring classics showcase horror in its many forms—from the cosmic and uncanny to the psychological and gothic—offering an unforgettable journey into the darker corners of the human imagination.

Kain Villairo is a broken man—torn away from his family at 11 and forced to join the royal army. When the rebellion breaks out in the outer villages of the Kingdom of Nymea, Kain is still grappling with the losses of both his best friend as well as his mentor. As the now general of the royal army, Kain soon finds himself face-to-face with the leader of the insurrection, his twin brother, Bruce.

It's the end of the world...Or at least it was. The apocalypse has come and gone in all its horror and glory. After being released from years of torture underground, Khadim emerges and embarks upon this wasted planet unaware of his fate. He is meant for something much greater than himself. He doesn't know it yet, but he is destined to bring balance. In other words, some guy is going to kick a lot of ass and save everyone...Whether he wants to or not.

What will happen when the wolf comes to London? Can Dorian save his soul? Or will the beast consume it and his life, along with those of his friends and loved ones? This expanded edition of the classic philosophical fiction by Oscar Wilde features all-new scenes in a compelling tale of mystery, love, lust, and the werewolf spawned by the evil of man. The thrilling story follows the life of Dorian Gray, who through ancient Romani magics and the skills of an artist has had his fate and soul irrevocably linked with the last remaining wolf in Epping Forest.

Get lost in this amazing story of Annania and Sophia as they unfold their journey of love, lust, and cruel fate! Experience their feelings as they express the sacrifices made and the love they shared.

Everyone knew of Tinker and Tinker knew of everyone. That was her life in the Downtrotten. Peace was her main goal and trouble was kept out of her section of Romulus. Filled with information of others, life was easy, and her business booming. That was, until Detective Silas Walker came to town. Hell bent on figuring out who kept the criminals under wraps, Tinker and Silas began an unlikely alliance to catch a larger criminal that threatened all their city. Between magic, their strange new friendship, and connections of strangers, Silas uncovers secrets of his own.

Willow Thistle had been underestimated her entire life. She was small, pretty, and quiet. A perfect Background Character, if she had not been sorted into Villain. Despite her lack of socialization, Willow was a genius, creating bombs and developing other useful tools to help her be the best Villain she could be. With the help of her brother, Warren, Willow was unstoppable. Of course, she also didn’t have a Hero to stop her.

Düster, sinnlich, unvorhersehbar Leibwächterin Meiling hat alles verloren: ihre Heimat, ihre Familie – und vielleicht auch sich selbst. Nun bleibt ihr keine Wahl. Nur gemeinsam mit Raven, ihrer großen Liebe und Sohn ihres schlimmsten Feindes, Fürst Ignació, kann sie den gefangenen Cole...

Heinrich und die Jungen seiner Bande kennen nur Hunger, Kälte und die Brutalität eines Lebens auf den Straßen Wiens im Jahre 1519. Doch erst in einem Moment höchster Gefahr, als nicht einmal der Uhrmacher ihn noch schützen kann, wird Heinrich plötzlich von einem Wesen gerettet, das düstere Geschichten von Hexerei auf einmal wahr werden lässt.

For ten years, the assassin Grayshade has eliminated threats to the Order of Argoth, the Just God. Within the towering walls of Cohrelle, all bow to the Order's authority, even while the city officials publicly distance themselves from its actions.

A re-imagined look at Oscar Wilde’s classic character, Dorian Gray, set in modern times. A memory from his past leads him to enter the life of a sheltered small-town girl. Their connection changes perceptions of reality and love for both of them.

Mason Gray, a former cop, has a knack for solving puzzles, but the corpse on his living room floor is a piece that doesn’t fit. As the number one suspect, Gray races to find the killer before the cops can pin it on him. But the cops aren’t the only ones out to get him. Those responsible for the murder want him dead and will use any means necessary to put him in the ground including vampire hit-men. To survive, Gray must choose to go through the looking glass; wrestle with demons, both figurative and literal; and put the bad guys in the ground first.

Dorian survived being eaten alive, but time is running out to save himself and his loved ones before the full moon. He flees England and enlists with the Royal Navy hoping to escape the monster. But will his ship carry him to a new life before the full moon or plunge him into the horror of war? 

Falling for the wrong man can change your life, as well as, your best friend's life. I'm Annania, an immortal. This is my story of the curse I passed to my life-time friend, Sophia. The journeys we took, the sacrifices we made, the love we shared.