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Mukohda was brought to another world from modern Japan by falling victim to a “Hero Summoning.” Though he managed to conquer a dungeon along with his three familiars, Fel, Sui, and Dora-chan, in the end they just went back to enjoying their carefree trip. After ordeals like suffering the envious gazes of new adventurers, and destroying an orc settlement, Mukohda finally arrives at the seaside town of Berléand. Now that they’ve come to the ocean, there is but one thing to do—fully enjoy their longtime goal, the bounty of the sea!!

Royce Melborn, a cynical ex-assassin, and Hadrian Blackwater, an idealistic ex-mercenary, are a pair of rogues-for-hire known as Riyria (its elvish for two). This duo makes a living taking nefarious jobs for conspiring nobles. Doing so usually involves stealing something, but when a young heiress asks them to steal her . . . well, that is a first for the pair.

Death is the first step on Jerry's path to ultimate power. Ostracized by his fellow villagers, hunted by bandits, and watched by the Royal Guard's least elite squad, Jerry is called to balance creating a lovely home with practicing his craft and unleashing death and destruction on his enemies. Unfortunately, taking it slow is not an option. Wizard supremacists tour the Kingdom, Archmages enact devious plans, and the world needs Jerry more than his village does. Adventure calls—death is overrated, anyway.

Sean and Gel have only just begun to whet their appetite for revenge. With their former master, the necromancer Bancroft, now more desperate than ever to recapture them, the eternal hunger of undeath raising the hourly mana costs for Sean's survival ever-higher, and naught but desert for miles around, it's time to start upping their game.

En un mundo plano sostenido por cuatro elefantes impasibles—que se apoyan en la espalda de una tortuga gigante—habitan los estrafalarios personajes de esta novela: un hechicero avaro y torpe, un turista ingenuo cuyo fiero equipaje le sigue a todas partes sostenido por cientos de patitas, dragones que solo existen si se cree en ellos, gremios de ladrones y asesinos, espadas mágicas, la Muerte y, por supuesto, un extenso catálogo de magos y demonios....

Cade Clarke spends his last night on Earth drinking with an old army buddy. When he decides to risk his life to defend a gorgeous bartender, he pays the ultimate price. Resurrected to Antinium, Cade finds himself thrown into a world where the very rules of reality have shifted. He chooses a unique class, customizes his soul weapon, and levels up to unlock vital skills, traits and attributes points in order to survive. Cade’s chances for success are minimal, until he finds his destiny intertwined with a group of sexy women.

You guessed it. It's beach day! David and his beautiful goblin women have worked hard and turned their guns-and-explosives trade into a six-figure business, and business is booming. Also exploding. But all work and no play is not the trailer park way of life, so instead of throwing a pizza party, David motivates the team with a day off to visit a nearby waterfall. Word is, there's a wide, sandy beach right there that's perfect for relaxing.

Dorothy Gale isn't in Kansas anymore. These days, she's the smoothest thief in Oz, pulling off heists flashier than Eeyore's underpants. But after years of high-tech robberies, she's ready to hang it up. Just one last score stands between her and a happily-ever-after with her sketchy-but-hot boyfriend, Hatter. If it goes well, she'll be a legend. If not… well, there's always Kansas.

Chicago. Tanin can’t dislodge a persistent unease. Working for a fae civil rights icon, the young human-shaped tree stays busy pumping unseen tendrils of magic into Earth’s stale ground. But a fraught encounter with a wil-o-the-wisp reveals the dark side of his zealous mentor… and endows him with a mysterious new ability.

Journey from fantasy mountains to super-cities, through piratical seas and across space without missing any must-see sights – or putting a foot wrong with the locals! Whether you’re Lord of the shoestring-budget or Luxe Skywalker – Notes from Small Planets is your pastiche passport through...

Katherine and Imogene are done with their criminal past—honestly. They’ve traded in their outlaw lifestyle for seaside views, knitting projects (strictly non-magical), and only the occasional pub brawl (entirely accidental). But when an old friend begs them for help, they're back in the game. Their last heist—the one they botched all those years ago—needs finishing. And fast.

As the respected leader of the Slayers, Styk has found his stride and not a moment too soon. With his wife pregnant, the team knows their days of hunting Players are numbered. The mission is clear: they need to wipe out the Council once and for all. But the path to the heart of the Council's power is fraught with peril. Fire sorcerers incinerating farmlands, monsters drawn by dark magicks, and a battalion of soldiers corrupted by a worldbending Player. Meanwhile, the greatest threat of all watches every move the Slayers make . . .

Darkness rises. But so do I. The false queen has taken everything from me. My throne, my people, and worst of all, my mate. Her dark curse has stolen Tarron’s mind and compels him to try kill me. I’ll do anything to cure him and stop her. When a prophecy tells me to go find the Dragon Bloods, I know I’ll be walking into a deadly situation. It won’t stop me. Together, my friends and I will face hell itself to save the Unseelie Fae from the false queen. The question is...can we? Revolution is on the horizon, and it’s time for a new queen.

Sol the Wise Guy has stayed out of Hornytown for a hot minute. But when a sexy sheyd sweeps into his office saying she’s been framed for murder, well, sometimes a shmendrick’s gotta step up to the task. This silly, satirical, romp through the Devil’s corner of D.C. prompts the question of what we could might repair with a little old Chutzpah.

Something is definitely rotten in the state of the elves. Someone’s got a serious aim problem—or maybe not—because Green Witch Rhianne Alkenn just dodged an elven arrow by sheer luck. She fared better than poor Eldrin, who was stabbed with an elven dagger. Coincidence? Not likely, because Rhianne finds out they are targeting her father too.

ist eine satirische Fantasy-Erzählung, die mit ironischem Humor, schrägen Metaebenen und einer trocken-lakonischen Erzählerstimme das Genre einmal gründlich durch den Kakao zieht. Ein Hörbuch für alle, die Fantasy lieben – aber nicht davor zurückschrecken, darüber zu lachen.

That’s the question at the heart of the beloved cult-classic horror film, Howlers. Relive the perilous adventures of the Bradshaw brothers as they try to save Talbotsville from a Howler infestation. Will Landis Lake ever be safe to swim in again, or will the town fall captive to the beasts?

Der Freund oder der Kater? Einer von beiden muss weg. Kater Matteo hat Sorgen: Wenn seine Gastgeberin Jana tatsächlich mit ihrem Freund, dem unsympathischen Allergiker Justin, die schicke Penthouse-Wohnung in der Innenstadt bezieht, was wird dann aus ihm? Zusammen mit seinen Freunden, dem erfahrenen Rudi und der kleinen Katze Fritzi, schmiedet er einen Plan, um das zu verhindern. Hoffentlich kapiert Jana noch rechtzeitig, was los ist – denn auch die nettesten Menschen können manchmal etwas begriffsstutzig sein … Tania Sommer war in ihrem Leben bereits mehrfach Katzen-Gastgeberin.

Lance Bishop, an isolated gamer, never expected his life to change—until a freak lightning storm struck his home and transported him into the world of Illondria, a magical land plagued by beasts and despair. Guided by the radiant Aloria, the Goddess of Joy, Lance is given a unique gift: the power to see thirty seconds into the future. Armed with this ability and his growing emotional strength, Lance must navigate this dangerous world, battle monstrous creatures, and face down the fearsome Nerezza, the Goddess of Despair.