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There's power in stories. But power can be deadly. Detective Cora Gorderheim is a detective no longer. Stripped of her badge by the corrupt chief inspector, Cora's job now is to protect her sister, Ruth, the new Wayward storyteller. Ruth must tell her tale of the Tear widening if people are to know the truth of what's happening in the Union of Realms. But Lowlander Chambers Morton wants the Wayward to change their election story, and will stop at nothing to achieve this – including murder.

There's power in stories. And power comes at a price. Detective Cora Gorderheim has found the man who strangled the Wayward storyteller. But he was just a small part of a much bigger tale. Someone powerful ordered a murder on Cora's patch. That someone still lurks in the shadows. But as she continues her investigations, Cora is warned not to pry into the great and the good of Fenest. Too stubborn to know better, Cora keeps digging and begins to piece together a conspiracy that reaches from the gutter dwellers of the Union of Realms right to the top: the Chambers.

La leggenda del golem, ben nota a tutti coloro che sono passati per Praga, ispira questo suggestivo romanzo di Meyrink, romanziere ed esoterista. Questo libro, suo primo romanzo, fu pubblicato nel 1915, ed ebbe un successo straordinario. La magia e la suggestione della città e del ghetto si mischiano alle tematiche occultiste che vennero poi riprese dall’autore nei suoi romanzi successivi, e che furono oggetto dei suoi studi per gran parte della sua vita.

Sam, a loyal soldier, is thrust into a leadership role he is not wholly prepared for, then charged with a mission that will test his mettle: capturing the deadly new Febloelund mega-weapon, the Wrathbringer Bombard. Sam's squad, the ragtag Cog Team, is an eclectic mix of misfit soldiers, each with their own quirks and hidden talents. As they go into battle, they encounter the horrors of war and a shadowy underbelly of betrayal and intrigue. Sam's loyalty to his kingdom is unwavering, but he soon realizes that enemies lurk on both sides of the conflict.

Edwin McGillicuddy is a former vampire enforcer, once the right-hand man to the most powerful vampire lord on earth. Eliza Book is a poppet, a vampire's plaything, and she's on the run for her life and soul. In an alternate New York City run entirely on steam power and high technology, vampires and shape-shifters are struggling for civil rights, and Edwin and Eliza are about to find themselves in the middle of a firestorm. Enter Lord Foxley, Edwin’s ex-master and maker.

The Catacombs is an immersive virtual reality game that transports players to 18th-century Paris. As a beta tester, you will explore a spectral version of the city, navigating its cobblestone streets and descending into the depths of its haunted catacombs. Uncover lost relics, navigate the treacherous underworld, and lift the curse that binds the souls of the past. But beware, the journey is fraught with danger, and the line between the virtual and real world may blur. Are you ready to embark on this thrilling adventure?

After rescuing Queen Victoria from an otherworldly enemy, Jane has settled comfortably into her new life as a Fayte Guardian, working as a maid in the royal kitchen while standing ready to protect the sovereign from any worldly—and otherworldly—threats. She finally has friends, a purpose, and a promising romance. But when she visits Balmoral Castle in Scotland's misty hills, she discovers the battle she thought she won isn't over at all.

Aeland, noch von den Folgen des Krieges gebeutelt, droht von gewaltigen Winterstürmen verwüstet zu werden. Während Grace Hensley versucht ihre Familie in Sicherheit zu bringen und sich der Königin und den abtrünnigen Magiern entgegenzustellen, muss sie sich fragen, ob sie eine Mitschuld an der drohenden Naturkatastrophe trägt. Grace Hensley hat ihrem Bruder Miles geholfen, die Gräueltat ungeschehen zu machen, die ihre Nation befleckte. Sie und Miles werden von Königin Constantina damit beauftragt, ein Mordkomplott zu vereiteln, während Aeland am Rande einer Katastrophe steht.

In 1899, the dead rule the night. Juniper St. James, a witch ensnared in the grasp of the alluring vampire Lucas Crawford, finds herself entwined in a sinister game of power and destiny. She is Lucas's courtesan, forced to serve his infamous vampire family. Ordered to recruit their latest victims, she is drawn deeper into their world of ancient rivalries and insatiable bloodlust. Prague's cobblestone alleys conceal secrets darker than the abyss, and the dead's thirst for dominion grows stronger with every heartbeat. A forbidden connection blooms with Kristoff Novak, a captivating butler ...

Ungarn 1858. Máté Marusi kehrt nach 20 Jahren im Wiener Exil in die Heimat zurück und besucht seine Schwester Máriska und ihre Familie. Im Gepäck trägt er eine schwere Last, die geradezu Sinnbild ist für die Bürde, die ihm durch einen Fluch auferlegt wurde. Bald nach seiner Ankunft geschehen unerklärliche Dinge, Menschen und Tiere werden grausam getötet, was an die Opfer der "Bestie von Wien" gemahnt, doch Wien ist fern... Die feinfühlige Máriska ahnt, dass in der undurchsichtigen Familiengeschichte die Wahrheit über Mátés Schwermut zu finden ist.

A sister searches for her missing brother as a new power rises amid the splendour and the squalor of a once great city. Lower Rhumbsford is a city far removed from its glory days. On the banks of the great river Rhumb, its founding fathers channelled the river's mighty flow into a subterranean labyrinth of pipes, valves and sluices, a feat of hydraulic prowess that would come to power an empire. But a thousand years have passed since then, and something is wrong.

London, 1850: Unbemerkt von der Öffentlichkeit sorgt das Ministry of Souls dafür, die Seelen Verstorbener in die Zwischenwelt zu befördern. Der Soulman Jack und die arabische Prinzessin Naima sind dem mysteriösen Schattenspieler auf der Spur - einem Wesen, das zwischen den Welten wechseln kann und Jack mit einem Fluch belegt, der dafür sorgt, dass er immer mehr an Kraft verliert und so durchscheinend wird wie Glas. Ihnen bleibt wenig Zeit, um nicht nur den Fluch zu brechen, sondern auch die finsteren Pläne des Schattenspielers zu durchkreuzen.

Seven years after the defeat of Beldazon, Dorian and his friends encounter an even greater threat. A union of wrathful dragons, each of its members pining to reclaim what is rightfully theirs, vow to bring Zannondale to its knees. Dorian and his friends must stop this new threat, before it consumes the land in a wrathful fire of revenge.

The ancient and enigmatic continent of Zannondale had seen its fair share of sorrow. Tortured and despoiled by the wars that had devastated its once glittering realms, it still felt the aftereffects centuries later. And now, from far back into the past, a new and more powerful evil than ever is rising, one that threatens to turn Zannondale’s fields to dust and her cities to ashes. The brutal and merciless Baron Chronus hasonly one desire and that is to rule over all, no matter what. And for two young men, Dorian and Dain, it means the end of their carefree lives forever.

"Ich würde meiner Persönlichkeit weitere Rädchen hinzufügen und sie so eines Tages perfektionieren." Konstantin Balthasar von Heerstein ist ein Lebemann - gutaussehend, charmant und pleite. Verstoßen von seiner Familie, mit einem Hang zu Alkohol, Kartenspiel und Frauen versucht er, über die Runden zu kommen. Mit dem Auftauchen eines Anwalts verändert sich jedoch plötzlich alles. Konstantin erbt die Verantwortung für ein Unternehmen, doch die Vorstandssitzungen mit biederen Geschäftsmännern langweilen ihn schnell.

Nach "Der Schatz der gläsernen Wächter" und "Das Schwert der Todlosen Königin" kommt das nächste große Abenteuer. Ein sagenumwobenes Relikt, seit viertausend Jahren verschollen. Uralte Rätsel - und brandneue Gefahren! Lange musste Kriss auf ein Lebenszeichen von Lian warten. Als sie sich schon mit den schlimmsten Befürchtungen quält, kehrt er auf einmal zu ihr zurück. Doch er ist nicht allein: Ein Mann namens Arléas begleitet ihn - ein Glücksritter und Dieb, der behauptet, Lians Vater zu sein.

Come ogni mattina, Franz Kafka si reca nel suo ufficio di impiegato, ma questa volta alla scrivania trova seduto uno sconosciuto. Una situazione degna dei suoi romanzi. Lo sconosciuto gli rivolge domande allusive, inquietanti, sembra al corrente di qualcosa che l'interrogato ignora, e infine si dilegua minacciando di tornare presto. Nessuno, nell'edificio, lo ha visto né entrare né uscire.

The story of a young mother who discovers old buried secrets as she goes through her mother's things, all whilst staying in a cottage that centuries before was a silk factory. A beautiful, eerie story of love and memory. If you try to pick up the pieces, sometimes that's when they fall into place. When young mother Rosie gets the news that her mother has died she decides to leave London and head back to her home village.

Questo romanzo di Gustav Meyrink, scrittore ed esoterista, viene pubblicato nel 1917, subito dopo il grande successo de "Il Golem", ma in realtà venne scritto in contemporanea al Golem dal 1906 al 1916, e il parallelo tra le due città, Praga e Amsterdam, è molto interessante. Anche questo romanzo, intriso di magia e di mistero, ci porterà in una spirale di suggestioni e riflessioni verso quello che era l'obiettivo dell'autore: la profonda conoscenza di se stessi.

Una lettera di fondamentale importanza cade nella mani sbagliate e, nonostante i mille sforzi della polizia, non c’è modo di recuperarla...