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A book giving its wielder power over the dead has been stolen from a fellowship of mages that has kept the powerful relic dormant for centuries. The thief, a crafty, power-hungry necromancer, intends to use the Book of Lost Souls to resurrect an ancient race and challenge Shroud for dominion of the underworld. Shroud counters by sending his most formidable servants to seize the artifact at all cost.

Scholar of Decay is the story of a man driven by love into the darkest corners of the world. When Aurek Nuiken's wife is attacked and made prisoner by an evil mage, he must search the Domains of Dread for the spell that will allow him to free her. But ultimately his wife's freedom - and his own - lies in the hands of a clan of wererats who are not inclined to assist him. Faced with both his own torment and the monsters of the Ravenloft world, Aurek is pushed to the edge of madness and to a choice that no man should ever have to make.

The Incrementalists - a secret society of 200 people with an unbroken lineage reaching back 40,000 years. They cheat death, share lives and memories, and communicate with one another across nations, races, and time. They have an epic history, an almost magical memory, and a very modest mission: to make the world better, just a little bit at a time. Their ongoing argument about how to do this is older than most of their individual memories. Phil, whose personality has stayed stable through more incarnations than anyone else’s, has loved Celeste - and argued with her - for most of the last 400 years.

In Avenger, the final volume in the epic adventures of the Blades of the Moonsea, Geran violates his exile to stalk the streets of his former home, hunting down the one who hurt his family and rallying the oppressed people of Hulburg. But Geran’s enemies are as numerous as the laws he breaks seeking revenge, and each and every one of them is determined to see him dead.

The Halls of Stormweather, a novel in seven parts, is the first book in a series that explores the mean streets of a city where everything has its price and even the wealthiest families will do anything to survive! Ed Greenwood - the creator of the Forgotten Realms begins the tale with the capable but embattled patriarch of the Uskevren family. Clayton Emery - the heir to the family fortune is brought to life by the author of Star of Cursrah and the Netheril Trilogy.

A fleet of boats dock at the port of Sanjan in Gujarat in 720 CE. They carry 18,000 frightened souls fleeing the cruelty of Iran’s Umayyad Caliphate. Chanting Sanskrit-like prayers, the high priest consecrates a sacred fire to thank their god, Ahura Mazda, leading them to a new home and hope. He uses a mysterious substance to spark the flame, but few know of its miraculous properties or provenance.

For years Akiri has lived as a hunted man. Hunted by King Zemel. Hunted by the Gods. Hunted by his destiny. Not even on the southern continent where his home and lands are a distant dream can he escape their reach. Now the time has come to stop running. With Kyra at his side, he answers the call for home. And together they will face whatever fate awaits them. Through the power of their bond, they will shed the yoke of the gods. Through their deeds, they will ensure that the names of Akiri and Kyra will always be remembered.

Der Abschluss der Abenteuer des Alchemisten Kronarius Dolasar. So hatte der Bund der Vier sich die Rückkehr vom königlichen Hof nicht vorgestellt. Ein tödlicher Unfall im Hafen bringt Jaldur in arge Bedrängnis und ein Geschenk des Königs verkehrt sich für Mirianne und Brejo zu einer unerwarteten Bedrohung. Der Meister-Alchemist bleibt dem Geheimnis des magischen Folianten auf der Spur, wobei das fehlende dritte Artefakt, eine entscheidende Rolle spielt.

Als Agentin der unsichtbaren Bibliothek ist es Irene Winters Augabe, wertvolle Bücher aus vielen verschiedenen Parallelwelten zu retten. Gefahr gehört zum Beruf. Doch seit sie auch noch die Abgesandte der Bibliothek ist, die den brüchigen Frieden zwischen Drachen und Feen überwachen soll, scheinen sie und ihr direktes Umfeld immer öfter das Ziel von Anschlägen zu werden. Aber wer steckt dahinter?

Die Reise geht weiter: Einsam, aber gemeinsam: Söldnerin, Piratenmönch und Ziegenhirte brechen auf zum Turm der Zeit, um die Welt zu retten. Doch wenn das so einfach wäre, könnte es jeder. Nebelhain, Fladensumpf und Pirateninsel lauern bereits - finstere Regionen, deren Anblick allein auf der Landkarte Angst und Schrecken verbreitet. Es kommt, wie es kommen muss, jedes verflixte Abenteuer stürzt sich mutig auf das Dreigestirn, sodass die Helden wieder alle Hände voll zu tun bekommen. Die ersehnte Fortsetzung der Schattenstaub-Saga der Weltenbauer.

Wenn im Winter der Fluss gefriert, wird der Schattenstaub über das Eis kriechen und gierig das verbliebene Leben des Kontinents verschlingen. Eine Prüfung, so unerbittlich und tödlich wie dieser Feind, soll Rettung bringen. Die Magier des Lichts suchen nach drei Helden, auf deren breiten Schultern, die Hoffnung des ganzen Volkes lasten kann. Drei Recken, die aus blutigen Spielen hervorgehen - kampferprobt, tollkühn und entschlossen. Bei der Göttin des Lichts! Was haben der alte Mönch, die betrunkene Räuberin und der junge Ziegenhirte nur in der Prüfung verloren?

"La Roue du Temps" tourne et les Âges naissent et meurent, laissant dans leur sillage des souvenirs destinés à devenir des légendes. Tandis qu'il fuit Ebou Dar, Mat déploie tout son charme pour faire fondre la glace entre lui et la Fille des Neuf Lunes, sa promise. Sachant qu'il l'a enlevée et quelque peu maltraitée, ce n'est pas gagné d'avance. À Tar Valon, Egwene assiège la Tour Blanche.

Whitney, Lucindur and the others couldn't stop Nesilia from returning in a new form. Many died in their failed attempt, but not all hope was lost. Sora is free and more powerful than ever, ready for vengeance against the Buried Goddess. Together, they'll have one last shot at stopping her, but it may be too late. Nesilia's army tears across Pantego, killing everything in their path. The Drav Cra stand with her under Freydis, Babrak leads a Shesaitju fleet in her name. Demons and monsters from Elsewhere are slaves to her will.

Sir Torsten Unger must deal with the aftermath of the Drav Cra's failed occupation of Yarrington. But with so much power up for grabs, old enemies begin to show their faces from the darker corners of the city. Desperate to find Sora, Whitney Fierstown joins a traveling troupe of entertainers in order to secure safe passage to Yaolin, where he believes he can find her. What seems like a simple journey, however, grows complicated when Whitney finds himself growing too close to his new companions and must chose between saving them from certain death or continuing on his own.

After Halley's Comet was destroyed in a magical battle in 1759, the backlash separated the entire New World from the Old in an event known as The Sundering. Now isolated from the rest of the globe, America has become a very different place, where magic works and history has been changed forever.

Nelle Terre dell'Esilio, le conseguenze della guerra hanno raggiunto il punto di non ritorno. Re Nathair controlla ormai la fortezza di Drassil, nascosta nel cuore della Foresta di Forn, e tre dei Sette Tesori sono nelle sue mani. Alleatosi con Calidus e con la perfida regina Rhin, è disposto a tutto pur di conquistare i restanti quattro Tesori, che gli permetterebbero di acquisire la facoltà di aprire il portale verso l'Oltremondo.

The Incrementalists are a secret society of 200 people - an unbroken lineage reaching back 40 thousand years. They cheat death, share lives and memories, and communicate with one another across nations and time. They have an epic history, an almost magical memory, and a very modest mission: to make the world better, a little bit at a time. But now Phil, the Incrementalist whose personality has stayed stable through more incarnations than anyone else's, has been shot dead.

Sophie Lawson was seriously hoping life at the UDA would get back to relative normal now that her boss Pete Sampson has been reinstated. Unfortunately, her new assignment is sending her undercover into a realm where even the most powerful paranormals fear to tread…her old high school. Being a human immune to magic is no defense against soulless picture-perfect mean girls - or a secret witch coven about to sacrifice a missing female student.

Ein mysteriöser Wanderer aus dem legendären Reich Askir trifft im Gasthof "Zum Hammerkopf" ein. Er unterrichtet den Krieger Havald und die Halbelfe...

Sorcerer Marla Mason, small-time guardian of the city of Felport, has a big problem. A rival is preparing a powerful spell that could end Marla's life - and, even worse, wreck her city. Marla's only chance of survival is to boost her powers with the Cornerstone, a magical artifact hidden somewhere in San Francisco. But when she arrives there, Marla finds that the quest isn't going to be quite as cut-and-dried as she expected...