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Having somehow convinced Lady Annika Jenoure to marry him, all Finlay Ashowan wants to do is settle down, cook some good meals, and enjoy a quiet life in Daxaria. But fate has different plans. Fin’s father, Aidan Helmer, fire witch and servant of King Matthias of Troivack, has arrived in the kingdom with devastating news: Annika’s brother Charles has been taken prisoner, and the only way his life will be spared is if Annika or Fin goes to plead his case. Given that an attack from Troivack is imminent, there’s no way some trickery isn’t involved in this plot.

Pirate antihero Rooker Flynn has 13 death sentences. But instead of being executed, he’s forced into the deadliest fantasy magic school ever built. Trapped on the island with murderous outlaws, a corrupt warden, and giant poisonous spiders, Rooker must stage a daring prison break or die trying. This isn't school, it's survival. Joined by his former partner Jack Swift, Rooker Flynn must outwit lethal trials, outlaw gangs, and the inhuman dangers lurking beyond locked doors.

Medusanna, a priestess of terrifying power convinces the Se’sehen, a yuan-ti tribe from the distant jungles of Chult to serve her growing cult of Sseth, the merciless god of the serpent people who languishes in the foul plane ofSmaragh, where a trapped and desperate Karell can only hope Arvin will find her before the House of Serpents finally destroys their last hope for freedom.

The Great Houses of Paris-headed by Fallen angels and magicians-have coexisted in fragile peace. When a powerful explosion razes House Harrier, old alliances are torn apart, and a race begins to fill the power void. Thuan, the beleaguered dragon head of House Hawthorn, finds a war on his doorstep. Aurore, once cast out by Harrier and almost beaten to death, seeks power to protect her family-and must venture back to her former home. And, in the ruins of House Harrier, Emmanuelle desperately tries to piece together her fragmented memories of the explosion.

Still reeling from betrayal, Reality’s newest sorcerer finds herself at the heart of a centuries-old conspiracy that could destabilize worlds. Billions of lives are at risk. Hidden motivations are everywhere. Evander has family trouble. Lennu has a theory. Gale has gossip—doesn’t she always? And Kira has a plan. Maybe. If her magic would just behave.

Das Fantasy-Epos aus Korea! Durch einen Trick haben sich die Nagas, telepathische Echsenwesen aus den Dschungeln im Süden, die Macht ihrer Göttin angeeignet und setzen sie jetzt im Krieg gegen die Mächte des Nordens ein. Obwohl die nördlichen Armeen von Feuergöttern und Drachen angeführt werden, haben sie kaum eine Chance auf den Sieg, denn die Nagas sind praktisch unsterblich. Ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass eine Gruppe Abenteurer – der Lekon-Krieger Tinahan, Feuergeist Bihyung und der Mensch Kaygon Draka – ihren geheimen Auftrag ausführen.

Erstmals auf Deutsch: der dritte Teil der "Regenwildnis"-Saga von New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Robin Hobb! Einst herrschten die Drachen von ihrer Stadt Kelsingra aus über die Regenwildnis. Aber heute sind sie nur noch ein schwacher Schatten ihrer selbst, und ihre menschlichen Hüter verfügen bei Weitem nicht über die Ausbildung der Diener der alten Zeit. Und doch haben sie gemeinsam ihr Ziel erreicht und Kelsingra wieder in Besitz genommen. Keinen Tag zu früh, denn ihre menschlichen Feinde – Drachenjäger und Schlimmeres – sind ihnen dicht auf den Fersen.