Showing results for "de list" in Fantasy

A serial killer is hunting the Pacific Northwest, murdering victims in a gruesome and spectacular way. The local police suspect “monsters” are involved, and have called in Anita Blake and Edward, U.S. Marshals who really know their monsters, to catch the killer. But some monsters are very...

Saffron Sawyer is a faery on a mission. She may no longer have the same rose-tinted spectacles about her job as she once did, but she's still determined to be the best faery godmother that there is. And when she's given the role as leader of a taskforce designed to hunt down the elusive trolls, she knows it's her time to step up and be counted. Juggling her new responsibilities while dealing with difficult clients isn't easy, however. Danger lurks around every corner-and Jasper, the handsome and powerful Devil's Advocate, is continually looming over her shoulder in the office.

The Second Draeken War has yet to occur, but his victory is assured. When all life stands on the brink the nations will be forced to gather but it will be too late. The army built to exterminate them will not fail in its purpose. Unless the future is altered. Eleven impossible tasks will give the races a singular hope, to defend their lives as one people. Their completion will not be known. Their impact cannot be measured. But even the Oracle cannot do it alone.

In which we meet Miles Bell, His Majesty's spy in post WW1 Europe, as he faces Proto-nazi's, murder, betrayal...and dark creatures waiting to swallow England.

Even D-list supervillains have to start somewhere. Follow Cal Stringel's misadventures as he climbs to the lowest levels of supervillany in the prequel to the smash hit, Confessions of a D-List Supervillain. Angry that he wouldn't be known as the engineer who made Ultraweapon's force blasters, Cal resigns to chase after a bigger, better paycheck. However, the Promethia Corporation isn't going to let him go that easily and sets out to make his life a living hell.

Cal Stringel may be dead to the world at large, but a select few know that he's still alive and in control of the most powerful suit of battle armor ever created. He's part of a rogue superteam taking the world by storm and changing the dynamic for both heroes and villains alike. With change comes resistance, and those holding control and power are not ready to just hand it over without a fight.

Jede Adlige würde lügen, betrügen oder stehlen, um eine Chance zu haben, als Partnerin aller vier mächtigen, magiebegabten Prinzen des Reiches auserwählt zu werden. Weder Ablehnung oder (schlimmer noch!) ein Platz auf der Never List – einer königlichen Einberufung mit einem fast sicheren Todesurteil – können sie aufhalten. Einmal jährlich veranstalten die Prinzen, die Legenden des Chaos, daher ein rauschendes Fest: einen Maskenball voller Magie und Geheimnisse, auf dem sie jene Eine suchen, die stark genug ist, ihre vereinten Kräfte zu bändigen.

Cendrine West is looking forward to a cozy Christmas Eve dinner when a blizzard blows in, bringing with it a flurry of unexpected guests. But tipsy witches and mischievous magic spell a recipe for disaster, especially when a guest turns up dead. Cen’s sleuthing exposes a Santa-size sack of trouble, and everyone’s a suspect, even her hunky sheriff boyfriend. Is it a deadly accident by a drunken witch...or something more sinister? Murder is on the menu, and only magic can uncover the truth in this witchy, wacky Yuletide thrill ride!

Ron Maddock wasn’t the type of person to back slowly and sensibly away. It wasn’t just curiosity. His compulsion to cross that threshold was fueled by an appetite for stimuli that his normal routine wasn’t providing. Suddenly, Ron entered a world where the passage of time and a sequence of events were out of order.

Her position was temporary, but the feelings they have will last forever. When Josephine Aviles is chosen as the latest personal assistant to billionaire Thomas Biltmore, she is up for the challenge. His lengthy list of unreasonable expectations has pushed many away, but Josephine stands out from the rest. She completes every task with confidence making Thomas fall completely in love. Follow Thomas and Josephine as their professional relationship blossoms into so much more.

This second volume of The Long List Anthology is designed to recognize the short works that were nominated for the 2016 Hugo Awards but did not make it into the top five short list for the final ballot. Thus, voted into the Hugo Award's long list of works - the top 15 works nominated for each category - were these short stories and novelettes, now made available to a wider audience by award-winning narrators.

A dark romance novella trilogy from the bestselling author of the Cradled Common series, in which a young woman and BookTokker named Vallie encounters several men who will fulfill her darkest fantasies, and leave her questioning her own sanity and desires. The novella trilogy that has captivated...