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Magical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they've lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart.

Under the spellbinding pen of breakthrough author Peter Best, the known world is veiled in magic. There is a place in which anything is possible-a place in which the binding laws of reality are cloaked by smoke and shadow. Explore a world in which an inventor creates a flying automobile at a terrible cost, a scarred young man discovers a strange bond with a stringed instrument and a disgruntled, semi-retired St. Nicholas of Myra works the night shift at a department store. You will find your thoughts haunted, your heart warmed and your imagination captured.

"Království Aquilonské. Sem přišel Conan, zvaný Cimmeřan, černovlasý a zachmuřený, s mečem v pěsti, zloděj, pobuda a rváč, který choval v srdci velké smutky, sny a radosti, aby srazil zářící trůny světa pod podrážky svých zaprášených sandálů…“ Příběhy Conana z Cimmerie, neohroženého, přímočarého hrdiny jsou právem jsou řazeny do zlatého fondu světové literatury. Dodnes je čtou miliony čtenářů a Conan stále ožívá v pracích dalších a dalších autorů. Povídka Meč s fénixem je Howardovým prvním vydaným textem o Conanovi.

With only weeks away from her 18th birthday and the fulfillment of her curse, Rose, the princess of Rhone, faces more obstacles than ever. The kingdom, anxious over her fate, is destabilizing under her father's rule; her mother is imprisoned, and her uncle is holding a silent coup against the crown. With Theo's absence, she is unable to do more than brood over her fate as she attempts to solve the problems around her. When Theo returns with surprising information, Rose knows the time has come to risk everything.

Rose, the princess of Rhone, doomed to fall into a sleeping death on her 18th birthday, has only ever wanted two things in all her life: to be free of her curse and to never fall in love. After securing the dragon's blood from the Serpent's Garden, Rose is confident she has all she needs to free herself from Magdalina's curse. But when Magdalina comes to offer Rose a new deal - one that would free her from her curse, while also eliminating future threats - Rose is forced to confront the truth of her feelings for Theo.

In order to defeat the sorceress Magdalina and free herself from her curse, Rose, the Princess of Rhone, has set out to find dragon’s blood. As she travels toward the Romani territory, where the Serpent’s Garden resides, she is accompanied by her faithful group of friends, including their newest member, Prince Philip of Einish. But when the group ends up shipwrecked on the small island of Maltia, they find themselves trapped without supplies and a way off the island.

Nickle finds himself sucked into the center of the earth, where he finds nothing but magic and mayhem. Amid horrifying monsters, fairies that are in open rebellion, a greedy dwarf warlord, and an indestructible but blind adversary, Nickle finds himself in the middle of a power struggle that could mean the end of this new world.