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The famous duo has been split! Watson has been banished from Holmes's company. Despite the interference of his horrible wife, Mary, Watson tirelessly insinuates himself into every magical adventure he can. Together, he and Holmes face a man with a twisted...everything, some very questionable juice-drinking Germans, Garrideb the Devourer and the estimable Irene Adler. Yet, nothing can prepare them for Moriarty's new form and the terrible moment they must face their Finality Problem at the edge of the Reichenbach Falls.

There are many secrets in the dark places of the Old World. From the cities of the Empire, where men huddle together in defiance of the darkness that sweeps across the land, to the vast, savage forests that house all manner of terrible beasts, everywhere you look there is a dark tale or ancient legend waiting to be unearthed. For the vampire Genevieve Dieudonné, several of these ancient horrors and blood-soaked nightmares are about to come to light, as she is plunged into battles for her life and her very soul across three linked novellas.

The gripping new fantasy romance in USA TODAY bestselling author Nicci Harris’s Cradled Common series about a young queen determined for her rule to become legend, and the stoic warrior guardian sworn to protect her, whose forbidden love shatters both their defenses as war looms on the...

Barrett Bradshaw was always a bookworm, but no amount of reading would prepare him for his childhood crush turning him into a vampire. Even more absurd, it turns out that he was never fully human at all.

Countess Alessandra Zorzi, international adventurer and thief, arrives in Arkham pursuing an ancient body freshly exhumed from a mound in Oklahoma. Before she can steal it, another party beats her to it. During the resulting gunfight at the Miskatonic Museum, the countess makes eye contact with the petrified corpse and begins an adventure of discovery outside her wildest experiences. Now, caught between her mysterious client, the police, and a society of necrophagic connoisseurs, she finds herself on the trail of a resurrected mummy as well as the star-born terror gestating within it.

The world has lost its magic - literally - and Fetch is done being a hero. Once a detective, all he wants now is to run his café in peace. Sunder City is still recovering from the sudden and violent end of magic, and if one man can't solve all its problems, he can at least stop some people...

Who is Callie Penrose? They say she’s been kissed by Heaven - whatever the Hell that means. Because Callie was orphaned on the steps of a church in Kansas City, and doesn’t know her parents. She starts out as a rookie wizard who hunts monsters for the Vatican. Except…ironically, she’s never been a churchy kind of girl, and she quickly learns that monsters can reside anywhere. Even among the most devout.

From the internationally bestselling author of the Sword of Truth series, comes a new Richard and Kahlan novel, sequel to The Omen Machine. The bloodthirsty Jit is dead, and against all odds Richard and Kahlan have survived. But a new menace has attacked them in the Dark Lands. Infected with the...

Robbed of everything she loves, Viola mourns the sudden loss of her mother. Now burdened with an impossible debt to the Night Guild, she’s forced to train as a cunning thief. Subjected to cruelty at every turn, the scrawny criminal apprentice vows to survive long enough to become the kingdom’s best. Thrown together with unlikely allies, her burgeoning skills draw the attention of sadistic bullies and jealous rivals with dark intentions. But fueled by grief-filled rage, Viola won’t let anything distract her from preparing for the Guild’s most treacherous test.

Anna Latham didn't know how complicated life could get - until she became a werewolf. Now she's not just part of any pack, but under the direct supervision of Bran, leader of the North American werewolves. And her mate is his son, Charles, the pack enforcer. With all the advances that have been made in forensics, the werewolves will not be able to hide their existence from humans much longer - and Bran wants their coming-out party to be on his terms. But his European counterparts don't see things the same way.

Just survive. That's been my goal since uncovering a dangerous secret: I died at birth and became host to a very powerful spirit shade. Now I have the rare ability to manipulate magic-an ability some would kill for.

Dr. Alexander Beaumont, Experte für spekulative Archäologie, folgt den finsteren Andeutungen des Necronomicon von Abdul Alhazred tief in die Rub al-Khali Wüste. Er sucht nach Irem, der Stadt der Säulen. Doch was er findet, ist eine Verbindung zu den Großen Alten, die älter ist als die Menschheit selbst. Dieses 1922 geborgene Manuskript dokumentiert Beaumonts Abstieg in einen Mahlstrom aus Raumkrümmung, Wahnsinn und der unerbittlichen Logik des Steins.

Dr. Alexander Beaumont, Experte für spekulative Archäologie, folgt den finsteren Andeutungen des Necronomicon von Abdul Alhazred tief in die Rub al-Khali Wüste. Er sucht nach Irem, der Stadt der Säulen. Doch was er findet, ist eine Verbindung zu den Großen Alten, die älter ist als die Menschheit selbst. Dieses 1922 geborgene Manuskript dokumentiert Beaumonts Abstieg in einen Mahlstrom aus Raumkrümmung, Wahnsinn und der unerbittlichen Logik des Steins.

Brought to you by Penguin. Endless training, gruelling marches, and the frenzy of battle against more enemies than can be counted - such is the life of a marine in the Malazan Empire. Year by year, month by month, week by week, day by day, moment by moment. Skills are honed to deadly precision...

Als er neun Jahre alt war, musste Prinz Jörg mit ansehen, wie seine Mutter und sein Bruder vor seinen Augen getötet wurden. Mit dreizehn war er bereits Anführer einer Bande blutrünstiger Schläger. Mit fünfzehn will er König werden. Es ist Zeit, in das Schloss zurückzukehren und seinen rechtmäßigen Platz auf dem Thron einzunehmen. In seinem ehemaligen Zuhause erwartet Jörg jedoch kein freudiger Empfang, sondern Verrat hinter jeder Ecke. Dunkle Magie und vergessene Feinde lauern auf den jungen Prinzen, und nur ein starker Wille vermag ihn zu einem Sieg zu verhelfen.

Sam Stryker was a normal every day hard working family man, he had a wife and two children and he hated his day job. One morning, while he was just about to leave for work, his casual Friday was soon transformed into the worst day in human history, when the sky turned red, the sun black, the ground ripped open, and Hell made itself known in the world once again. Now Sam must find out why him and his wife were left behind on earth, while their children was taken away to Heaven when the war started.

Every prison has a weakness, and Annika must find it before the enemy bends her to his will. But time is a luxury she no longer has, and freedom demands a cost few would dare to pay. As treacherous alliances shift, everything she knows unravels before her eyes. The Barrier is broken. The king is dead. And war has come to the kingdom… but how do you fight Death itself?

Catabase, nom féminin, du grec ancien katábasis : descente du héros aux Enfers. Alice Law a tout donné pour réussir : son énergie, son temps et sa santé mentale. Doctorante en magie analytique à Cambridge, son unique objectif est d'être titularisée et légitimer ainsi son talent de...

Healer. Harlot. Heretic. Magdalena Overmorrow is a scholar, a healer, a notorious harlot – and, in secret, the magician that the women of Astoleyn go to when they need illegal abortions. When she is betrayed and arrested, Magda is banished to the realm's northernmost city to be watched over...

Atra Hart’s shadow has grown teeth. It moves on its own and whispers her name. She calls it Dread, and it threatens to devour her mind. When a fire breaks out at the asylum where she’s locked up, Atra seizes the chance for freedom, only to witness an electric-purple rift split the sky open. Like Dread, the rift is visible only to her. Then, she awakens back in the asylum, unharmed, as if the fire, the escape, and the rift never happened. But everything feels wrong. No one remembers her old life. Her family, her friends—even her past—have vanished.