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Set twenty years after the events of the Riftwar, Prince of the Blood follows the adventures of Prince Arutha's sons in the dangerously unstable Great Empire of Kesh. Twenty years have passed since the end of the Riftwar. Prince Borric conDoin and his twin brother Erland have been summoned back...

The dead do not sleep in Denmark. Thrice the vision of the suddenly departed king has haunted the night watchmen. Upon seeing his own son, prince Hamlet, the ghost calls him away to divulge most nefarious secret. This most noble king was murdered by his own brother, Hamlet's uncle, who now wears his crown and beds his bride. To the prince he charges with the unholy quest to avenge his death and kill his murderer. Young Hamlet, shocked and amazed, swears to do the bloody deed. Thus begins one of the greatest works by the greatest English author - William Shakespeare.

My name's Cat, and boy, do I have a tale for you. Imagine waking up to find yourself in a world utterly devoid of life's essentials—no Netflix, no Wi-Fi, and, brace yourself, not a single Starbucks in sight. Where, you ask? Well, that's a nightmare I'm still unraveling. Here's the scoop: one moment I'm pulling off a daring stunt on a Hollywood set, and the next, I'm gasping for air in a realm that's straight out of a fantasy novel. This place? It's overrun with werewolves, vampires, warlocks, fae, and, to top it off, dragons. Yes, actual fire-breathing dragons!

Blood of the Ninth Prince is a brutal First Age dark fantasy chronicle set in 001 of the First Age within the War for the Adamite Throne universe. It tells the origin of the Night-Forged Eternals, beginning with the birth of Varkhorion, first of the vampiric predators engineered by the Ninth Prince beneath the lands of Espiria. From its opening, the audiobook makes clear that this is not a story of redemption or misunderstood darkness. It is the rise of a monstrous bloodline and the first establishment of vampiric dominion in a young human world.

He was once a legendary highwayman. Now he's a recluse in a ruined French castle, with only a half-wild wolf for a companion. When Lady Leigh Strachan comes looking for a man to aid in her revenge, she's disillusioned to find that the famed Prince of Midnight couldn't help even if he cared to - which he doesn't. S. T. Maitland wants nothing to do with his legend, or with this fierce, beautiful, broken woman... until the old thrill of living on the cutting edge of danger begins to rise in his blood again.

Jason wakes in the most unpleasant of circumstances, in a body not his own and in a world most certainly unfamiliar. The finery and splendor of the Grand Imperial Prince Magnus Torvon Thull Heir Apparent to the Thull empire is a world of gold and silver beset upon fine black and white marble. The women of this Grand Prince’s empire clamor for his attention amongst the parties, drugs, and (not-so-great minstrel music). Jason will have to fix the decrepit state Magnus’s body has sunken into from a life of decadent pleasures. While figuring out what the heck is going on.

Reidon Ward will become a god. He doesn't know it yet, of course. Reidon was born weak, sickly, and small. Afflicted with a painful disease and abandoned by his parents because of it, he has had to fight tooth and nail for every minor advantage life has allowed him. However, his perseverance has not gone unnoticed, and when the most powerful artificial intelligence in human history takes an interest in him, things began to change quickly. 

It’s hard to be a drunken idiot when the world keeps burning down around you. Cairn, the charming-yet-utterly-irresponsible heir to the Uskarrion throne, is all too happy to toss the crown aside. But an invasion, conspiracy, and rise of a terrifying villain result in his untimely death. Then, Cairn reawakens. It's a decade earlier, and he's in his childhood body. But he remembers everything...there's much to accomplish. First, however, he'd really love to stop himself from dying.

There's always a point in someone's life where they regret the decisions of their past. Take me for instance. I skipped my lessons as often as I could get away with, figuring I'd always have someone with me to translate or watch my back. As a prince of Al Nuzem, I was very rarely alone. But when...

When a brash youth is exiled to the shores of Britain, his daring and cunning soon mark him as a leader of men. Follow the early beginnings as young Val earns the right of Knighthood and becomes Prince Valiant, Knight of the Round Table!...

Heath Shieldmire, written off as the "Talentless Prince," never thought his life would lead to the frontier of the Empire. With the Governor System at his command, he's the last chance for Hardhome, a settlement on the brink of collapse. But Heath won’t just cling to survival. He’s determined to turn the wasteland into a thriving town worth defending. Facing scarce resources, relentless monsters, and the political enemies that cast him aside, Heath must show he’s more than a discarded noble, he’s a Lord in his own right.

Separated as a child from his family, Theo has always had a feeling that he’s made for something bigger than the suburban life he seems to be headed for. When a bully threatens his best friend, he can’t help but step in the way. The problem is that Theo’s just not much of a fighter. Bruised and broken, Theo wakes up to a massive headache and what appears to be floating game text inviting him to become a dragon. While ludicrous, no matter how often he rejects the prompt, it simply returns. Knowing that his life can’t get any worse, he finally accepts...

Sigfrid roams the aftermath of a war-torn kingdom in the wake of a brutal battle against disciples of the Dark Flame. He’s one of the world’s last holy warriors—a Spellsword—and he’s tasked with upholding justice and keeping the Bright Flame burning. He slays monsters by contract, upholding morality despite being jaded to the world, and is summoned to answer a challenge by a Duke—pull the giant sword of stone from the vines of the Ancient Grove and win a small fortune along with his daughter’s hand in marriage.

After the tragic death of her fiancé, Prince Phillip of Harlington, Amelia Perlington is bound by an unbreakable contract to marry his younger brother—Prince Nicolas. Cold. Arrogant. Unapologetically ruthless. They despise each other, trapped between grief, obligation, and burning resentment. But Amelia hides a dark secret—one powerful enough to destroy the crown, the marriage, and them both.

Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world, following a new generation of heroes. Fifteen years have passed since the demons were destroyed. Heroes have become legend, and those that remain live in their...

From the bestselling author of The Librarian of Auschwitz, Antonio Iturbe, comes a captivating historical novel based on a true story – the extraordinary life and mysterious death of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. FLYING. LOVE. WAR. FOR SOME MEN EVERYTHING IS AN...

Nicht jeder wird lebend in den Hafen zurückkehren ... Rachel Prince hätte nie gedacht, dass ihre Flucht vor Liebeskummer sie auf eine Kreuzfahrt voller dunkler Geheimnisse und gefährlicher Verwicklungen führen würde. Während die ahnungslosen Passagiere miteinander plaudern, lauert Gefahr an Deck. Nach dem mysteriösen Tod eines Passagiers wird Rachels Versuch, ihre neue Freundin zu beschützen, zu einem Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Verdächtige Gestalten lauern an jeder Ecke, und Rachel steht vor der entscheidenden Frage: Kann sie die Wahrheit auf einem Schiff voller Täuschungen aufdecken?

A curse has been set in motion—but its true cost is only beginning to unfold. Prince Atul, the Heir to Malla, is haunted by a new power he cannot yet master, making him unable to rely on the fighting skills he needs most. He has traveled to the storm-lashed shores of Kashgar to prove his worth...

What if your childhood bogeyman turned out to be real? And a real pain in the ass? Apparently, the monster under my bed imprinted on me as a child. Like a baby duck. A six-foot, insufferably hot, made-of-shadows baby duck. He claims he's a prince from the Shadow Realm. His powers have been bound...

Farron, the Prince of Autumn, wants nothing less than to be tangled up with Dayton, the Prince of Summer. Dayton is reckless, wild, and probably hasn’t opened a book once in his life. Meanwhile, Farron likes to think everything through—including how to survive the next few weeks while his family is staying in the Summer Realm. But Dayton has set his sights on Farron, and despite his better judgment, Farron finds himself drawn into the storm that is the Summer Prince. The deeper he falls, the more Dayton pulls away, and Farron can’t hold onto him any more than the sand can hold onto the tide.