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Reality is all very well in small doses. It's a perfectly conventional and convenient way of neutralising the imagination. But sometimes when there's more than one reality at play, imagination just won't be neutralised, and the walls between realities come tumbling down. Unfortunately there's usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place. To keep things out. Things who want to make mischief and play havoc with the natural order.

Darren is going back to where it all started, back to where he was reborn as a child of the night. But like Darren, the town has changed a lot over the years. Back home, old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night. Travel home with Darren in this, the penultimate book in the saga.

Liam begrudgingly travels to another lord's domain to receive a noble education, and the Guide makes sure to muck up his reputation. When Liam attempts to bribe the reigning lord in exchange for a cushy life on the planet, he's deemed destitute and given the cold shoulder! Thinking the man is just far too upstanding for his "incentives", Liam decides that other nobles who got the same treatment must be just as wicked as he is! Will his pretty boy roommates, Kurt, and the gorgeous yet surprisingly friendly girl, Eila, become his new evil besties?

The veil to the underworld has been torn. Damned creatures stalk the land, seeking to consume all life. The world teeters on the edge of disaster. The first wizard rises in power, with each day birthing new discoveries that expand his abilities. Will his magic prove sufficient when the fate of the world is at stake?

After barely surviving the first onslaught of holy warriors, overzealous priestesses, and determined heroines, the world's most heartthrob-by-necessity Vampire Lord isn't out of the woods yet! Once an introvert just hoping to keep his head attached, Inkume now faces ever more determined adventurers eager to claim his demise… or perhaps, fall under his unexpected spell. But life as an unwillingly charming villain only gets more complicated.

The endgame draws near for Vampire Lord Inkume. After defying fate, surviving relentless sieges, and forging unexpected bonds with the strangest of friends, villagers, and the heroes once sent to destroy him, Inkume now faces a witching hour darker than any midnight ever before. His dungeon, now a true refuge for misfits and monsters alike, stands at the crossroads of annihilation and new beginnings, as the armies of the world finally unite to storm his haunted halls.

Kings. Dragons. The start of an all-consuming war. As the 12 god-creatures appear in the world, nations brace for a inevitable struggle. Some have allied themselves with the Second Ascension in return for power and protection, but the Frith Guild aims to form a counter alliance. Volke Savan, along with the other arcanists of the Frith Guild, must not only find a way to end the arcane plague once and for all, but prevent the remaining god-creatures from falling into the hands of their enemies.

Gray Lexly is trapped in the abyssal hells. His once enemy, Death Lord Deimos, is injured, and together with Ashlyn, Nini, and Knovak, Gray must find his way home before they all perish. But even if they manage to escape, that won't stop the chaos raging out of control in the abyssal hells. Death Lord Naiad is out to kill the other Death Lords, Kallikore is creating monstrous elder creatures, and Umbriel seems intent on using the Oblivion Gate, the heinous counterpart to the Twilight Gate . . .

Thamalon Uskevren II, the heir to Stormweather Towers, never expected to inherit so much so quickly. When his parents and Erevis Cale vanish without a trace, Tamlin must rally what's left of his family and try to solve a mystery whose roots lie deep beneath Stormweather, before a deadly assassin ends the Uskevren line forever.

Among the cities within the kingdom of Taldrisa, it was every 16-year-old's dream to wake up and see a notification that they had received a link to the System. Such a thing granted access to a Calling that would allow them to utilize the Mana in the world and create magic, forever changing their lives for the better. In a world that consists of five different races, as a human, Ashryn Tolman was one such young man. Unfortunately, the path laid out before him is anything but simple.

Leaving behind his old life in Taldrisa, Ashryn was somewhat apprehensive about the task he'd agreed to undertake. Soon, realizing he's way out of his depth about building a new settlement, Ashryn is glad he has his closest friends there to help him. Building on a plot of land set aside for just this purpose by the Creators during the creation of the kingdoms, Ashryn and his friends make several very surprising discoveries.

Me? A dark lord of the Underworld? Hell, no! Unfortunately, my dear old grandfather Lucifer has other plans. After the downfall of my traitorous cousin, the Underworld is in an uproar. Demons are running amuck in the supernatural and human worlds alike, as warlords vie for the usurped throne. I shouldn’t care, but I do. As if my demonic political problems weren’t bad enough, a traitor betrays me to the SIA. Running is my only option, and guess where I end up....Maybe Lucifer was right, and the prophecy is true. Maybe I do belong in the Underworld.

Although Ashryn is busy overseeing the building of the new settlement at Ilimel, it's not long before he gets called away once more. Can Ashryn and his friends help those at Sanctuary deal with the Keroo? With unrest growing in Taldrisa, he is soon needed again to help alleviate the problem there, although he gets an unexpected visitor when he does.

A harrowing companion to the romantic fantasy adventure, Lady of Steel and Straw. The kingdom of Niveaux’s most vulnerable are being hanged—their bones mercilessly collected for an arsenal of wraiths. With young Prince Artus locked away and the Order of the Guardians driven from the capital...

Doch noch während ich ihn küsse, kehrt ein Fünkchen gesunder Menschenverstand zurück. Die Widersprüche bringen die Hitze in mir zum Kochen. Was tue ich da?, frage ich mich im hintersten Winkel meines Geistes. Das ist der Vampyrfürst! Schmiedin Floriane wird von allen geachtet. Denn sie fertigt die Waffen, mit denen die Vampirjäger ihr Dorf vor Angriffen schützen. Als Florianes Bruder vom Anführer der Vampire tödlich verletzt wird, greift sie jedoch selbst zum Schwert, bereit, ihr Leben zu opfern. Aber Vampirfürst Ruvan will nicht ihren Tod ... er will sie.

In an alternate world, after farm girl Peach Blossom is kidnapped and sold into slavery, she must escape and find her way home, unraveling the tale of the mysterious Lord Zancrist along the way. Travel with Peach Blossom from the cozy country of Hamlund to exotic Soudouah, Bieldane, and beyond, as she discovers new companions, as well as villains, all in her attempt to return to her family and the boy she loves.

When a fairy king grants a human wish, there's more at stake than dreams. Claire Delaney has a good life, despite her adolescent angst. But she wants more. In a moment of frustration, she wishes to be "the hero." What she actually wants is to be the center of attention, but what she gets is a terrifying Fae king demanding that she rescue an imprisoned fairy, facing fantastical dangers and hardships she could not have imagined. Yet the dreams - and the rescue - are only the beginning of her journey. She is at the center of the king's audacious gamble to end the war that has raged in Faerie for half a century.

Der Drache ist tot. Die Schlacht ist gewonnen. Der Krieg hat erst begonnen. Selys, das brennende Ende, Herrscher über den Verbrannten Berg, ist tot. Onyx und seine treuen Gefolgsleute sitzen sicher in ihrer alten Festung und arbeiten bereits daran, den Berg zum Besseren zu verändern. Leider sind nicht alle mit den lächerlichen "modernen" Veränderungen zufrieden, die sie umzusetzen versuchen.

When a failed attempt to end the rise to the Temple of Ran leads Sulrad to the truth, he discovers that the near extinct dragons might just be the weapon he needs to put an end to the scheming of the wizards of Amedon once and for all. But dragons are crafty and not to be trusted. If it were not for the magic of Sulrad's one true childhood friend, all would be lost. But even with the help of the dwarves and the dragons, the wizards of Amedon are nothing to be trifled with.

Carl und seine Unterschichtler-Gefolgsleute waren in jeder Hinsicht eine Erfolgsgeschichte. Allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz hatten sie es geschafft, alle Drachengeschwister von Carl zu besiegen und den dreckigen Seelenschnitzer zu töten. Jetzt musste Carl nur noch den bequemen Platz als rechtmäßiger Herrscher des Verbrannten Berges einnehmen. In der Zwischenzeit konnte sich die alte Drachenmatriarchin Selys zurückziehen und in ihrer neugewonnenen Freizeit tun, wonach ihr gerade war.