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The nomadic sled-city of Riika-Min glides endlessly along the icy tundra of Ghur, its denizens’ existence entwined with the rhythm of the realm. But something is disrupting the balance of the Realm of Beasts, and when a kraken suddenly attacks, Sigmar sends his master tracker, Yndrasta, the Celestial Spear, to hunt it down. In Riika-Min, Yndrasta meets Njda, trying to guide her people to safety. Njda is at once fearful and in awe of the golden-clad warrior from the sky, and soon learns how dangerous it can be to get between a hunter and her quarry.

Wielding the might of magic obtained under the noses of his enemies, Sungchul travels in search of opportunities to hone his powers of cosmomancy and alchemy to put an end to the first of the prophesized calamities. Unlike before, time is not on his side. Conspiracies brew in the dark, eating away at the foundations of the frontlines holding back the all-consuming army of the demons that threaten to unleash unimaginable horrors upon the world. The world titters ever closer to the edge of ruin, and the hour grows dark.

On Abeth there is only the ice. And the Black Rock. For generations, the priests of the Black Rock have reached out from their mountain to steer the ice tribes’ fate. With their Hidden God, their magic and their iron, the priests’ rule has never been challenged. But nobody has ever escaped the Pit of the Missing before. Yaz has lost her friends and found her enemies. She has a mountain to climb, and even if she can break the Hidden God’s power, her dream of a green world lies impossibly far to the south across a vast emptiness of ice. 

'Fast-paced, entertainingly creepy, laugh-out-loud funny, and genuinely moving' Michelle Paver 'Full of magic and delight' Rowan Coleman ‘A rural Ben Aaronovitch!’ C. K. McDonnell The Holly King is coming, and you’re on his list . . . It's December 1940, and Christmas has come to Woodville...

Brian Fieldings just buried his dad and lost the only job he's ever had. Waking up in an unfamiliar, pitch-black room the next morning feels a lot like the rotten cherry on a particularly awful sundae. Especially given the inhuman howling coming from the other side of the door. He's only been conscious for a minute or so, but Brian already has questions. Where is he and how did he get here? What is making those terrible noises? And why does the room he's in have an altar?

'Together we stand and together we fall.' Because this time, what is asked of the Chosen One, she cannot do alone. Keira finds herself enlisting the help of her friends as she goes beyond the realms of sanity and steps into a world the likes of no other. One that is filled with personal demons she has no choice but try and tame. Join our heroine as she must face the Fates head on and discover what it truly means to be the Electus.

Brought to you by Penguin. The second novel in Marlon James's revolutionary DARK STAR TRILOGY is here In this mighty follow-up to his Number 1 bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Man Booker-winner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to...

In this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer—before it’s too late.… Crowbones will gitcha if you don’t watch out! Deep in the territory controlled by the Others—shape-shifters...

The game’s afoot once more as the long-suffering Dr. John Watson and a partially decomposed Warlock Holmes (though he’s getting better) face off against Moriarty’s gang, the Pinkertons, flesh-eating horses, a parliament of imps, boredom, Surrey, a succubus, an overly Canadian aristocrat, a tricycle-fight to the death and the dreaded Pumpcrow. Oh, and a hell-hound, one assumes.

The Dark Legion have been beaten back, and for the first time, the brothers are allied against the savagery that the UnderVerse has thrown at them, but the storm clouds of war are gathering, and not everyone will see the sun rise again. Jax has one chance to keep his people safe from the storm and the war that's building on the horizon, but it'll take balls of steel, brains of mince—and he's really going to need to be lucky as hell to pull this one off.

Clive Barker has made his mark on modern fiction by exposing all that is surreal and magical in the ordinary world - and exploring the profound and overwhelming terror that results. With its volatile mix of the fantastical and the contemporary, the everyday and the otherworldly, Weaveworld is an epic work of dark fantasy and horror - a tour de force from one of today's most forceful and imaginative artists.

Ein packendes Abenteuer voller dunkler Magie, rasanter Action und finsterer Kreaturen aus der Feder des legendären „Weird Tales"-Autors Robert E. Howard! In „Die Hexe aus der Höllenküche" entfesselt Howard eine düstere Sword-and-Sorcery-Erzählung, die dich von der ersten bis zur letzten Sekunde in ihren Bann ziehen wird. Perfekt für Fans von Conan dem Cimmerier, Solomon Kane und klassischer Pulp-Fantasy-Horror-Literatur der 1930er Jahre.

Slip into something demonic. Climbing the infernal ladder isn't easy when you're a Debauchery demon in Hollywood. Just ask Reagan Valentine, an overworked, underappreciated, and severely underpaid succubus. When her boss, the Demon of Debauchery, approaches her with a suspicious task, Reagan thinks she might finally have the upper hand.

Ayla used to dream of adventure, but long ago settled into life as an innkeeper. When her family is wrongly accused of rebellion, the only way she can save them is to volunteer for the Gloamroad Trials: an unforgiving journey meant to restore the magic that sustains the human, elven, and dwarven kingdoms. Few survive. None returns unchanged. What begins as a simple pilgrimage quickly becomes a gauntlet of deadly outlaws, ancient forces stirring in the wilds, and political schemes that follow her every step.

Sie bricht die Regeln. Er birgt ein Geheimnis, das ihre Welt zerstören könnte. In einer düsteren Fantasy-Welt, in der die Duskbornes im Verborgenen leben–verstoßen, gejagt und auf der Suche nach Macht–kämpft Daria um ihre Zukunft. Als Traumwandlerin von königlichem Blut flieht sie vor ihrem eigenen Hof und trifft auf Lucien, einen Elite-Söldner des Gremiums–gefährlich, verschlossen und selbst Teil eines dunklen Geheimnisses.

Les démons ont déferlé sur le monde – les nonnes sont désormais le dernier rempart de l'humanité. Cloîtrée au cœur de la Bibliothèque Secrète, Aster essaye de ne pas succomber au désespoir. Elle se doit de mener d'inlassables recherches pour contrer leurs ennemis même si elle ne rêve que d'une chose : plonger dans la mêlée pour sauver Wren. D'inquiétantes rumeurs circulent à propos de la nymphe des fleurs.

1987. Caroline survives a teen party that leaves four dead. She doesn’t remember what happened in those woods, but something primal has awakened inside her. And the veiled woman hunting her seems to know more about her family than she does. 1961. Margot’s visions are spiraling out of control. Somewhere in the static of time, she finds a girl bound in the trunk of a car. When Margot discovers she can communicate with the girl, saving her becomes an obsession—even if it means turning against the coven that raised her.

Auren Emberlain has always lived in the margins-of academia, of sleep, of his own life. A professional student with too many degrees and not enough certainty, he survives on questions, chasing answers that never seem to fit. But when a fragment of forgotten folklore crosses his desk, something shifts. Whispers curl from between the lines. Shadows stretch in unnatural ways. And in the quiet corners of his vision, a figure of crystal and light begins to watch.

Kalandras fem kungadömen står på ruinens brant. Kruxmigrationen är på väg. Och i kölvattnet efter en förkrossande attack har jag tvingats från mannen som har mitt hjärta. Jag är vilse. Skräckslagen. Full av hemlängtan. Jagad av monster, utmattad och kidnappad av en mäktig präst...

Born under the watchful eyes of the wolf star, Wolf Shadow was never meant to live an ordinary life. Named by the shaman Star Wolf and chosen by the spirits, she defied her tribe's traditions to become a warrior. She is one who walks between the living and the dead.