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'It gets faster and more fascinating by the page' – Conn Iggulden, author of Empire An epic coming-of-age fantasy inspired by mythology and the Iron Age, Malice by John Gwynne is the first in The Faithful and the Fallen series. Perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin. Young Corban watches...

The third in The Faithful and the Fallen series, Ruin by John Gwynne continues the gripping battle of good vs evil. The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his...

From the masterful John Gwynne, Valour is the second epic fantasy in the Faithful and the Fallen series, following Malice. The Banished Lands are torn by war, as the army of High King Nathair sweeps the realm challenging all who oppose his holy crusade. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of...

Angels, demons and heroes face the ultimate fight for the Banished Lands. A Time of Courage is the epic conclusion to John Gwynne’s mighty fantasy trilogy, Of Blood and Bone. Battle the dark. Reclaim the world. The King of the Otherworld is finally free. Armed with fearsome new starstone...

Solon’s tired of being a poor mage. With no team, he can’t take any dangerous quests, so can’t make any money. He meets Mina, a Nekomi warrior, and convinces her to join his team. Things are looking up for him until he gets a bodyguard job that gets out of control, leading him into a mission more dangerous than anything he could have imagined. This series contains unconventional relationships and explicit scenes.

Nelle Terre dell'Esilio, le conseguenze della guerra hanno raggiunto il punto di non ritorno. Re Nathair controlla ormai la fortezza di Drassil, nascosta nel cuore della Foresta di Forn, e tre dei Sette Tesori sono nelle sue mani. Alleatosi con Calidus e con la perfida regina Rhin, è disposto a tutto pur di conquistare i restanti quattro Tesori, che gli permetterebbero di acquisire la facoltà di aprire il portale verso l'Oltremondo.

Civil War veteran John Carter is transported to a dying planet, where he must elude capture by giant green barbarians to rescue a Martian princess from certain doom. In this landmark of science fiction, the myths and mystery of the red planet supply a vibrant backdrop for a swashbuckling epic.

Gabriel, an ex-soldier-turned-project-manager with anger issues, is sent to a small town in New Mexico and charged with keeping a failed government experiment secret and stable. There he meets Tam, an oddly philosophical scientist, but as they settle into a bantering friendship, things go catastrophically wrong.

Medusa and Cabbage are missing, lost through a tear in the fabric of the multiverse. Cain goes to Sarpedon, the home of the gorgons, to discover a way to find them and bring them home. Before he can do anything, Hermes, the new king of the gods, sends his demigod children to trap Cain, Hannah, Fred, and Layla on Sarpedon so they'll be permanently out of the way. After realizing escape is impossible, Cain and the others go through the tear and end up in a distant dimension that seemingly branched from Gaia Prime eons ago.

Caradir is a magical land just beyond our grasp, where Elves, Wizards, Goblins and Trolls live. All sorts of animals live there too, and they can talk! Sparky is a squirrel. Join him and his buddies as they battle an army of rats led by the evil King Ratilius.

Kessia Kallum is the national hero of the kingdom of Vasnia. She’s a neurodivergent healer with a permanent ability that prevents her from healing herself, yet it grants incredible attack power…but only activates when her party members suffer or die. Zaye Roclus is the best tank in the land despite being plagued with an affliction that constantly drains his health, causing his once-steady shield to tremble, though his strength is far from spent —even if it's dependent on a continuous supply of health potions.

It was supposed to be a normal night in Pentor. For nine years, Victor Tornell and his wife Tina have lived a quiet, contented life. Victor is one of the Dragoes, humans gifted with the spark of magic from the goddess of wisdom. He is a warrior, but tonight, his only mission is getting his five-year-old son, Koh, to bed. When one of Victor's magical alerts activates, their peace is shattered. Draven, an Elarvan desperate to save his soul from the wraiths, with an army at his back, unleashes an attack upon the Order of the Dragons tower in Pentor.

Eli’s had a rough month, waking up in some strange world only to face cultists, bandits, and a 3-meter-tall demon. Now, he finds himself in a mysterious contest against other non-human practitioners in a fight to the death. To make matters worse, some psycho back on Lurra is setting himself up as a claimant to an extinct empire bent on enslaving the world with his monstrous powers.

Groebus Dayblood has sought refuge in the Princelands with the Scarlet Ghosts, an organization of assassins that offers no mercy and accepts no failure. Both the traitorous priest and his cutthroat protectors are about to find out the hard, painful way that no one is safe from the Hunter's wrath. But when the Hunter's mission is violently derailed by a massacre, he has no choice but to shift tactics and join forces with old enemies—enemies who've got a grudge to settle and good cause to want him dead.

A dark presence spans the four provinces of Sera. Amid the Northern War and Southern Plague, monstrous creatures rule the night. They hail from the shadows and ravage the land, fearing only the precious rays of dawn. These nightmares prey upon as well as taint that which lives. Ewan seeks one of the shadowy entities in the wilds of his native forest. But he stumbles upon a mysterious female warrior instead. She exhibits extraordinary powers and aids him in his revenge against the nightmare that claimed the life of his brother. 

Eli had been walking down the office corridor, a fresh cup of coffee in hand, only for him to wake up in a magically sequestered world far from Earth, filled with superpowered humans who don't know their ancestors were imprisoned by near-immortal jailers thousands of years ago. Thankfully, living in a mana-rich environment for the first time has its benefits, leading to Eli developing magical abilities of his own, yet the experimental implant in his head begins malfunctioning shortly after his arrival...

For six long Martian months, John Carter has haunted the terrifying Temple of the Sun. Inside the walls of this mysterious revolving tower is his beloved wife, Dejah Thoris, the beautiful princess of Barsoom. Worse yet, his wife is trapped there with the lovely but wicked Phaidor, who has sworn to make John Carter her own - even if it means murder. How can Carter gain access to the Temple, whose doors swing open only once a year? And when he does find his way inside, will he find Dejah Thoris's welcoming embrace - or her corpse?

The time is coming for the prophecy to come to pass. For ten years, Koh has prepared to face the enemies who once hunted him across the world. On his upcoming birthday, they will be able to find him. In less than two weeks, that day arrives. He’s done everything he could to prepare for that day. But there's one thing Koh never planned for: a future. But nothing prepared him for Riana (the girl from his childhood prophecy), standing before him, unaware of the destiny that binds them For the first time, Koh isn't just fighting for life... he’s fighting for a future worth living for.

After fighting a demon, surviving a life-or-death trial, and taking care of a psycho out to crown himself emperor, Eli was really hoping for a peaceful trip on a skyship to Galdish with his friends and allies. Unfortunately, powerful forces are converging around him, making his journey far more perilous as the supposed "gods" continue to meddle with the world of Lurra.

Felix has lost everything. On an ordinary evening, he meets a lonely figure at a service station who needs his help. How can Felix be of any assistance to this man, and where is he taking him? Plunged into blackness and faced with demons from his past, he must fight to help save the future of mankind.