As the seals on the Dark One's prison crumble and the armies of the Shadow boil out of the Blight, Perrin Aybara, hunted by specters from his past, must seek answers in "Tel'aran'rhiod" and find a way to master the wolf within him--or lose himself to it forever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life ... as The Tower of Ghenjei awaits.
Discover the magical world of Nevermoor and the adventures of Morrigan Crow, in this bestselling, award-winning series for fans of Harry Potter and His Dark Materials.
Prince Sebastian hides from his parents his secret life of dressing up in women's clothes as the hottest fashion icon in Paris, the fabulous Lady Crystallia, while his friend Frances the dressmaker strives to keep her friend's secret.
Tessa Gray, orfana sedicenne, lascia New York dopo la morte della zia con cui viveva e raggiunge il fratello ventenne, Nate, a Londra. Unico ricordo della vita predente, una catenina con un piccolo angelo dotato di meccanismo a molla, appartenuto alla madre. Quando il fratello maggiore scompare all'improvviso, le ricerche portano la ragazza nel pericoloso mondo sovrannaturale della Londra vittoriana. Sarà rapita, ingannata, sfruttata per la sua straordinaria capacità di trasformarsi e assumere l'aspetto di altre persone. La salveranno due Shadowhunters, Will e Jem, destinati a combattere i demoni, nonché a mantenere l'equilibrio tra i Nascosti e fra questi e gli umani. Tessa sarà costretta a fidarsi. Si unirà a loro nella lotta contro i demoni per poter imparare a controllare i propri poteri e riuscire finalmente a trovare Nate. Ma tutto ciò la porterà al cuore di un arcano complotto che minaccia di distruggere gli Shadowhunters, e le farà scoprire che l'amore può essere la magia più pericolosa di tutte.
Dopo quanto è accaduto nella Città del fuoco celeste, Simon Lewis - che è stato prima umano e poi vampiro - ha perso tutti i suoi ricordi e non sa più chi è veramente. Sa per certo di essere amico di Clary e anche di aver convinto la bellissima Isabelle Lightwood a uscire con lui, ma non ha memoria di come ci sia riuscito. E quando si rende conto che le due ragazze, ma non solo loro, iniziano ad aspettarsi da lui che si comporti come farebbe il ragazzo che conoscevano tanto bene, la situazione diventa insostenibile. Decide perciò di entrare nell'Accade-mia Shadowhunters e iniziare l'apprendistato per diventare un cacciatore di demoni. Forse, spera Simon, in questo modo riuscirà a ritrovare se stesso, qualunque cosa questo significhi. Le cronache dell'Accademia Shadowhunters raccoglie per la prima volta in un solo volume tutte le tappe dell'impegnativo apprendistato da Shadowhunter di uno dei personaggi più amati di "The Mortal Instruments". I dieci racconti, scaturiti dalla penna di Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson e Robin Wasserman, pubblicati originariamente in e-book, sono arricchiti dalle illustrazioni di Cassandra Jean
COME TO METhe first victim is found in a snow-covered Philadelphia field. Detective Vito Ciccotelli enlists the aid of archaeologist Sophie Johannsen to determine exactly what lies beneath the frozen ground. Despite years of unearthing things long buried, nothing can prepare Sophie for the matrix of graves dug with chilling precision. The victims buried there haunt her. But the empty graves terrify her-the killer isn't done yet. SCREAM FOR MEHe is cold and calculating, the master of a twisted game. Even with Vito and Sophie hot on his trail, he will not stop. One more empty grave must be filled, and one last scream must be heard-the scream of an archaeologist who is too close for comfort and too near to resist... DIE FOR ME
A portent of annihilation awakens the powerful sorcerer Pug in the dead of night—a dread vision warning of a vast and terrible army descending upon the exposed heart of Midkemia. Even the formidable might of the Tsurani Empire will not beat back the alien invaders. And in far Stardock town, two boys—untrained, unready, and barely come of age—will be called upon by the mysterious Conclave of Shadows to confront a sinister plot that implicates even the highest-ranking nobles in the land. For a nightmare of treason, intrigue, and murder is brewing among an ancient Brotherhood of Death—a clan of merciless assassins whose name is spoken only in fearful whispers . . .
As the very fabric of reality wears thin, all portents indicate that Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, is imminent - and Rand al'Thor must ready himself to confront the Dark One. But Rand must first negotiate a truce with the Seanchan armies, as their forces increasingly sap his strength. All is in flux as established powers falter . . . In Caemlyn, Elayne fights to gain the Lion Throne while trying to avert civil war and Egwene finds that even the White Tower is no longer a place of safety. The winds of time have whirled into a storm, and Rand and his companions ride in the vortex. This small company must prevail against the trials of fate and fortune - or the Dark One will triumph and the world will be lost.
Now, for the first time, the best of the Locus Awards for short fiction are gathered in one volume. Spanning the absolute finest in science fiction and fantasy short fiction for the last thirty years, this anthology is an indispensable guide to speculative fiction from the classic to the outrageous by the leaders of the field.
La terribile battaglia delle Pianure Ardenti nelle ultime pagine di "Eldest" ha mostrato non solo le reali forze dell'esercito dell'Impero ma anche la debolezza dei Ribelli. Purtroppo Eragon e Saphira non possono tornare subito nella terra degli elfi a completare il loro addestramento: prima di tutto bisogna strappare Katrina dalle mani di Galbatorix... Christopher Paolini ci conduce di nuovo nella terra dove i draghi esistono, dove la magia è l'unica speranza di umani, elfi e nani contro tiranni e creature demoniache, costruendo un altro episodio della saga che ha conquistato legioni di lettori in tutto il mondo ed è diventata un film di successo.
Four millennia have passed since the hundred immortal gods came to Myrillia. Out of chaos they created the Nine Lands, blessed with their Graces and protected from the nightmarish Hinterlands, where rogue gods stalked across a barbarous wilderness. In all this time nothing has disturbed the peace of the Nine Lands.Until now. For the impossible...the unthinkable...has happened. Meeryn, goddess of the Summering Isles, has been murdered.The only witness was Tylar de Noche, a crippled and disgraced former Shadowknight who lives in agonizing shame of his past. He saw the dark entity that killed Meeryn. And as he held the dying goddess, her last breath bestowed a powerful blessing on him—a mark that healed his broken body. A mark that many see as proof that he killed a god. A mark that unleashed a powerful force of darkness within him.Chased across Myrillia by enemies both human and ethereal, aided only by outcasts like himself, Tylar must uncover and face down a being powerful enought to kill an immortal—the true godslayer. If he fails, all of Myrillia will fall into shadow....
In the last few years before his death, Robert Jordan worked closely with Chuck Dixon and Mike Miller on the graphic adaptation of New Spring.The eight full-color issues of New Spring, released between 2005 and 2010, tell the story of the search for the infant Dragon Reborn and of the adventures of Moiraine Damodred, a young Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, the uncrowned king of a long-dead nation. Adapted by noted comics writer Chuck Dixon with the full cooperation of Robert Jordan, and illustrated by artists Mike Miller and Harvey Tolibao, New Spring will delight any of Robert Jordan’s millions of readers.Tor is proud to collect all eight issues of New Spring in a single volume, which will also include developmental art, script pages, and correspondence between Jordan and Dixon.
With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now Goodkind returns with a new story of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a three-part sequence that will bring their epic story to its culmination.
A story of a young girl who escapes from Nazi Germany to England on the Kindertransport.
A spine-tingling standalone thriller of obsession from bestselling crime writer Peter James.To the outside world, suave, charming and confident doctor Marcus Valentine has it all. A loving wife, three kids, a great job. But there's something missing, there always has been... or rather, someone.Driving to work one morning, his mind elsewhere and not on the road, he almost mows down a woman jogging on the street. As she runs on, Marcus is transfixed. Infatuated. She is the spitting image of a girl he was crazy about in his teens. A girl he has never been able to get out of his mind.Lynette had dumped him harshly. For years he has fantasized about seeing her again and rekindling their flame. Might that jogger possibly be her all these years later? Could this be the most incredible coincidence?Despite all his attempts to resist, he is consumed by cravings for this woman. And when events take a tragically unexpected turn, his obsession threatens to destroy both their worlds. But still he won't stop. Can't stop.
The dread plot to destroy the Empire of Great Kesh has failed. The Conclave of Shadows has ended the murderous Nighthawk brotherhood's horrific reign of terror and death. But the mad sorcerer, Leso Varen, has fled, taking refuge among the most powerful men and women on Kelewan—a world now threatened, along with Midkemia, by hordes of the most vicious warriors in the known universe. The great sorcerer Pug knows of no power that will vanquish these invaders. And now he, brave Magnus and Nakor, and a disturbing young stranger named Bek must venture into the poisonous heart of the Dasati realm—the most terrible place they have ever encountered—in a valiant, impossible attempt to turn the tides against the encroaching doom that would swallow their world.
The remnants of the Clan of the Seven Stars are returning to their long abandoned homeworld . . . but not as friends. The elves, led by the conjurer Laromendis, flee the relentless demon hordes sweeping through their galaxy—and the conquest of war-weary Midkemia is the Clan's sole hope for survival . . . if the Dread Legion does not pursue them through the rift. The magician Pug knows what horrors will surely follow the elven invasion, for slaughter alone will sate Demon King Maarg's minions. For the death tide to be turned, Midkemia's constant defender must somehow unite bitter foes and vengeful former lovers—because failure to do so will mean annihilation.
Oorlogen hebben chaos gecreëerd in het land Maras-dantia. Terwijl de legers zich hergroeperen en de magie langzaam wegsijpelt uit het land, zijn de orc Struyk en zijn trouwe strijdmakkers voor iedereen op de vlucht: voor de orcs die de wrede Jennesta achter hen aan heeft gestuurd en voor de mensen, die elke orc vermoorden die ze in het zicht krijgen. Struyks speurtocht naar de artefacten die de toekomst van de orcs en, als ze het maar wisten, die van de andere oude en nieuwe rassen in Maras-Dantia moeten veiligstellen, is nog nooit zo dringend geweest. Terwijl het net zich sluit en zijn krijgers een voor een sneuvelen door vijanden die ze zich in hun meest angstaanjagende nachtmerries nog niet hadden voorgesteld, dringt de tijd voor Struyk, voor alle orcs en voor Maras-Dantia.
Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can't move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her sleeping self, taken during the night. Her nightmare is just beginning.
Due anime e un solo corpo: è così che Melanie e Wanda si conoscono. Una è l'ospite terrestre, l'altra è lo spirito alieno, entrambe sono pedine in una furiosa guerra per il possesso del pianeta. Dovrebbero odiarsi, ostacolarsi, tentare di distruggersi a vicenda, ma avviene qualcosa che le fredde intelligenze degli extraterrestri non hanno previsto: l'appassionata Melanie e la tenace Wanda dividono pensieri, emozioni e sentimenti, fino a che l'amore travolge anche l'anima impassibile dell'aliena. Contro ogni regola, contro ogni istinto, contro tutti, Wanda accetta di aiutare la sua ospite e si mette in viaggio, decisa a ritrovare il ragazzo che ha acceso in entrambe un amore tanto intenso e sconvolgente da abbattere qualunque ostacolo. Nuova edizione con un capitolo inedito.
Grace e Sam non si sono mai parlati, ma da sempre si prendono cura l’una dell’altro. Non si conoscono, eppure lei rischierebbe la vita per lui, e lui per lei. Perché Grace, fin da piccola, sorveglia i lupi che vivono nel bosco dietro casa sua, e in particolare uno dotato di magnetici occhi gialli, che negli anni è diventato il suo lupo. E perché Sam da quando era un bambino vive una doppia vita: lupo d’inverno, umano d’estate. Il caldo gli regala pochi preziosissimi mesi da essere umano prima che il freddo lo trasformi di nuovo. Grace e Sam ancora non si conoscono, ma tutto è destinato a cambiare: un ragazzo è stato ucciso, proprio dai lupi, e nella piccola città in cui vive Grace monta il panico, e si scatena la caccia al branco. Grace corre nel bosco per salvare il suo lupo e trova un ragazzo solo, ferito, smarrito, con due magnetici occhi gialli. Non ha dubbi su chi sia, né su ciò che deve fare. Perché Grace e Sam da sempre si prendono cura l’una dell’altro, e adesso hanno una sola, breve stagione per stare insieme prima che il gelo torni e si porti via Sam un’altra volta. Forse per sempre.
Three kingdoms. One man. A destiny written in blood. An epic fantasy series begins . . .Seemingly always the outsider, Gavril Andar - an impoverished young painter - yearns to join the privileged circles of Muscobar polite society. However, unknownto him, he does have royal blood in his veins: the dark and powerful blood of a father he never knew.
Grotesquely arranged corpses are turning up in remote locations across America: is it the work of a bizarre sect or a solitary serial killer?
Reuben Maitland runs the UK's elite forensic crime squad -aGeneCrime. Their work is at the cutting edge of modern crime detection, using the very latest scientific knowledge to identify, arrest, prosecute and convict Britain's worst criminals. They only work on the most high-profile of cases. They are controversial, but undeniably effective. But the hunters are about to become the hunted, and find their own techniques used in an attempt to destroy them. When one of the team is brutally murdered, Reuben does not suspect that this is the beginning of a concerted attack on the whole of GeneCrime. The first clue comes when the police discover a warning in the victim's own blood, written in the language of genetics. Someone is out to destroy GeneCrime, even if it means killing them one by one. Another team member is taken, horrifically tortured and sadistically murdered. Reuben is desperate to find and stop the killer. But as his own investigations gather steam, he finds his career attacked. Reuben used his own most advanced scientific discovery for a very personal reason and rivals in the police use this to remove him from command. Suddenly he is on the outside of GeneCrime, cut off from their resources and power. Reuben, ostracized and under suspicion, knows that he must fight this battle alone. The killing has not stopped, and the one thing that is beyond question is that he is the killer's next target.
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