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Brought to you by Penguin. CUE THE CHAOS. CUT THE LIGHTS. IT'S TIME TO TAKE TO THE STAGE. Caraval meets One Dark Window in the spellbinding new enemies-to-lovers fantasy set in a mysterious theatre where godlike creatures run the show and mortals compete for immortality. ‘DARK FANTASY AT ITS...

It's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash.

He's a neurotic serial killer. She's his sweet, innocent maid. Or... is she? Marlowe Spencer-Astor is a killer in crisis. It’s been one hundred seventy-four days since his last murder, and not even therapy—forced upon him by his overbearing mother—can reignite his bloodlust. But then he stumbles upon Minnie. She's filthy, half-starved and homeless. She's the one. The perfect victim. His missing muse. There’s just one problem—he can’t seem to kill her. Instead, Marlowe hires her as his maid, convincing himself that he’s merely biding his time, perfecting his plan.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE WORLD-BURNING HORROMANTASY, BRINGING TOGETHER LITERATURE'S MOST FAMOUS LADY VILLAINS, LADY MACBETH AND KLYTEMNESTRA . . . For fans of A Dowry of Blood, Clytemnestra, and Piranesi, Vile Lady Villains is an unforgettable ride into the realm of stories With the...

Joan ha fallito. Non è riuscita a fermare Eleanor, e ora il mondo appartiene ai mostri. In questa nuova realtà, le regole sono cambiate: gli umani vivono nel terrore, rinchiusi in gabbie d'oro, schiacciati da leggi crudeli e puniti aspramente. E il tempo è diventato un'arma. Solo pochi ricordano la verità e, tra loro, Joan, Nick e Aaron sono gli unici a sapere che esisteva una realtà diversa. Nick, una volta eroe e cacciatore di mostri, è consumato dal rimorso per la scelta che ha condannato il mondo.

Die Götter sind tot. Übrig bleiben nur das Schauspielhaus ... und seine unsterblichen Spieler. Bösartig, gottgleich und tödlich sind die sogenannten Spieler, die mit ihren im Wortsinne »bezaubernden« Shows Herzen, Gedanken und sogar die Realität selbst beeinflussen können. In der Stadt...

Shattered by her sister's murder, Princess Ophir's gift for fire magic spirals in her grief, threatening to incinerate the castle. That is until mysterious siren Dwyn arrives from the sea, pledging both assistance and something more. They work to quench Ophir's flames, all the while Dwyn's longtime rival watches from the shadows. Tyr, who has tracked Dwyn's abilities across the continent now finds himself embroiled in a sinister competition with her for Ophir's heart.

Frankie hat nur ein Ziel. Nach allem, was sie erlebt hat, möchte sie Dämonenjägerin werden. Doch dafür muss sie erst einen Dämon töten, was gar nicht so einfach ist. Als ihr Dorf überfallen wird, bietet sich schließlich die Gelegenheit, und Frankie beschließt, einen der Angreifer zu suchen. Doch die Spur führt sie ausgerechnet zu Ren, dem herzlosen und leicht sadistischen Shogi mit der Fuchsmaske. Um ihre Heimat nicht zu verraten, geht sie einen Deal mit ihm ein. Und was dann passiert, stellt Frankies Welt komplett auf den Kopf.

Our hero entered the store that fateful evening and became involved in a life-or-death game arranged by a mysterious creature. He survived, but instead of being on Earth, he now appeared to be in a different world, with other people who had passed a similarly deadly test. Some made it through by using force, some by using their cunning.... Everyone has their own story, but they all have one thing in common - there are no good people among them.

Alexis hat sich in Sparta den Ruf einer unbarmherzigen, gefährlichen Kriegerin erworben. Das verlockt nicht wenige Männer, ihr Glück bei Alexis zu versuchen. Kharon und Augustus, die beiden düsteren Götter der Unterwelt geben sich jede Mühe ihr zu gefallen. Doch auch Alexis attraktive Mentoren Achilles und Patro sind sich auf einmal sicher, dass sie und Alexis füreinander bestimmt sind. Es sieht so aus, als müsste zwischen den Göttern wählen – aber ist das wirklich eine gute Idee?

The Rules Are Changing As The General teaches his new queen to thirst for blood, a long-lost power scrambles to accept a queen of their own, knowing if they wait any longer they’ll be forgotten forever. One queen embraces her place in a cruel world. The other longs to recreate a world that...

The madness is calling After a prisoner begs for their life and is granted mercy by The General, his queen is forced to confront her rising jealousy. Jealousy over this prisoner lying for his favor. Jealousy over the Mistress he obsesses over. Jealousy that everyone is more powerful than she is...

A Storm is Rising. The General’s experiment worked and he once again has the upper hand. Determined to reestablish his control in his kingdom, The General uses a new, unknown power to remove the threat to his crown. Oblivious to her husband’s manic slaughter, Cerynn seeks out her own people...

The Strongest are Breaking The Queen’s birth was supposed to bring peace, but it only caused animosity between her and her husband’s Mistress. Now, with the Àraid rising in the west, and enemies surrounding her in court, Cerynn is torn between her desire to strengthen her powers, and the...

All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing. Vengeance on those who wronged him. When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream. Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy.

"One maiden endures the maze. The monster lifts the haze." It is said that only a maiden pure of body, heart, and soul can solve the maze beyond the goblin ring, freeing the village of its curse. Against the wishes of her mother, and much to the displeasure of the lecherous village men, who would delight in aiding in the removal of her purity, Lola runs with her virtue intact into the mist to free the village and explore the darkness of the goblin king’s maze.

Die Welt ist gefährlich und voller Ungeheuer, aber Alexis ist keine Heldin. Sie versucht einfach nur zu überleben. Doch das Schicksal hat Größeres mit ihr vor. Als sich ihre wahre Abstammung offenbart, muss sie sich in der spartanischen Kriegsakademie mitten in den Dolomiten ausbilden lassen und sich dem Privileg der Unsterblichkeit als würdig erweisen. Um das tödliche Training, mordlustige Mitschüler und den Kampf gegen blutrünstige Bestien zu überstehen, muss Alexis selbst über Leichen gehen und ihre Menschlichkeit aufs Spiel setzen.

A queer, gothic horrormantasy that's perfect for readers of S. T. Gibson and Kiersten White. With the consequences of her murderous actions closing in, Lady Macbeth turns to the three witches for help. They give her a potion that transports her to an unknown realm. Desperately lost, she opens a...

On the run from the guild and hounded by quickly manifesting monsters, Viral, Varney, and 10 orphans are forced to flee into a dungeon. A dungeon that just so happens to be composed entirely of food matter. Trapped in the food dungeon, and with his enemies closing in from all sides, Varney concocts a treacherous plan to betray Viral and seize the villain's power for himself.

A waitress with a Southern drawl. A ledger that feeds on memory. A choice that could end the world. Lila Rae McCoy never asked for power. But when a child’s life is seconds from ending, she stops time itself. The cost? Her memory. Then the ledger appears — written in her hand, predicting deaths to come.