Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Dark Fantasy

Malwynn and his twin sister, Umaryn, experienced true horror when their hometown of New Picknell was razed to the ground in the first act of war by a Necromancer from The Amaranth Empire. They took their thirst for vengeance north across the border, and, after killing both the innocent and the guilty alike, they discovered a horrible truth. The Empire had not ordered the strike. The Necromancer had been paid.

Die Unsterblichen Andrej und Abu Dun haben nach vielen Jahren der Ruhelosigkeit und Verfolgung endlich ein Zuhause gefunden. Malta ist für sie zur neuen Heimat geworden, in der Abu Dun sogar eine Familie gründet. Doch ihr Kampf geht weiter. Als die türkische Flotte einen vernichtenden Angriff auf die kleine Insel plant, scheint die Verteidigung aussichtslos.

Mitten in der libyschen Wüste werden Andrej und Abu Dun von Sklavenhändlern überfallen, denen sie eine vernichtende Niederlage bereiten. Um sich Zugang zu deren Festung zu verschaffen, beschließen sie, sich zum Schein gefangen nehmen zu lassen. Doch als sie dem Anführer Ali Jhin und seinen dreihundert Räubern waffenlos gegenüberstehen, müssen sie erkennen, dass sie die Gefangenschaft der Flucht durch die lebensfeindliche Wüste etwas vorschnell vorgezogen haben.

Das Rätsel ihrer Herkunft treibt Andrej und Abu Dun in immer neue Abenteuer. Ihre Reise führt sie in ein kleines Dorf, dessen Einwohner zutiefst verängstigt sind. Vor Kurzem haben sich in der Gegend mehrere grauenhafte Morde zugetragen. Gerüchten zufolge soll eine geheimnisvolle Frau dahinterstecken, die in der einsamen Ruine eines Herrenhauses wohnt und von den Menschen in ihrer Umgebung "Die Blutgräfin" genannt wird...

Phthor is the sequel to Chthon, less intricately structured and less complicated in plot, but still quite dark and ugly in theme and detail. Rather than flashbacks and flash-forwards, it has a Y outline, with the stem the initial story and the ends alternate futures, neither of which is acceptable to Aton's son Arlo. Arlo has his own encounter with a Minionette, and naturally, destruction is upon him and all with whom he associates.

When Soul Divider was on the top of the world, so was Ryder Maddox. When the band faded into obscurity, Ryder's luck plummeted with it. In a last ditch effort to rekindle the band's heyday, Soul Divider teams up with powerful vampire clan leader, Talis de Rancourt. In return for her services, the band pays the ultimate price for never ending fame. Now on the run, Melanie meets Ryder in a middle of nowhere hotel. She never expected her teenage rock star crush to be as lost and as in need of a companion as she is.

A woman transformed by the blood of demons. Deadly beyond reckoning. Raven was once a member of the Grim Hand, a group of demonically altered assassins - until she staged her own death and began a new life free from brutality and murder. But some secrets refuse to stay buried, and the past is reluctant to loosen its grip on those who hide from it.

Das Königreich Kerack wird von Kämpfen um den Thron erschüttert. Auf der Suche nach Arbeit reist der Hexer Geralt von Riva dorthin und wird kurz nach seiner Ankunft verhaftet. Die Zauberin Koralle will ihn so zwingen, den Auftrag einer Gruppe von Zauberern anzunehmen. Er soll einen Dämon finden, der in Menschengestalt blutige Massaker verübt. Mit Unterstützung des Troubadours Rittersporn wieder frei, beginnt Geralt eine erotische Affaire mit Koralle und nimmt den Auftrag an.

Magiere the dhampir and her partner, the half-elf Leesil, are on a journey to uncover the secrets of their mysterious pasts. But first their expertise as vampire hunters is required on behalf of a small village being tormented by a creature of unlimited and unimaginable power.

Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. After settling down in her newly adopted village of Miiska - now vampire free, thanks to her and her half-elf partner, Leesil - she looks forward to quiet days tending to her tavern. But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman's daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep...and all signs point to a vampire.

Magiere has earned a reputation as the most formidable vampire slayer in the land. Villagers far and wide welcome her with both awe and disdain - grateful to her for ridding their towns of the undead menace, but finding themselves made poorer for their salvation. Magiere knows she's dealing with simple folk, who only wish to have their superstitions silenced, and sees nothing wrong with exploiting them for profit.

From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedient godson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella and her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous - remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fables into things sexier, more sinister - and more appealing to grown-up tastes and sensibilities.

In Nilfgaard wird die Verlobung des Kaisers mit Cirilla, der Thronerbin von Cintra, proklamiert. Aber handelt es sich wirklich um die echte Cirilla? Geralt, halbwegs von seinen schweren Verletzungen genesen, macht sich auf den Weg nach Nilfgaard, begleitet von Rittersporn und der Bogenschützin Milva sowie einem Vampir, der sich das Trinken von Blut schon seit Langem abgewöhnt hat...

Chance Matthews is drawn into a battle between angels and monsters because of something in her possession - a fossil of a creature that couldn't possibly have ever existed. But it did. And still does.

It is 1923, and silent film reigns in Hollywood. Of all the starlets, none is more beloved than Chrysanda Flamande, a diva as brilliant as she is difficult to manage. Handling her falls to Norah, widow of Chrysanda’s dead brother. She has always done her job well, but she was never equipped to deal with murder. When a violent killing shocks Chrysanda’s entourage, and other weird happenings swiftly follow, Norah begins to suspect that some strange power is stalking the star. In Chinatown she receives warning that a curse has been placed on the actress as vengeance for wearing a sacred amulet in one of her films.

Gifted with courage, strength, and the intelligence to know when to fight, Sun Wolf is the greatest mercenary in a land overrun by war. With his first lieutenant, Starhawk - a woman more deadly than any man - at his side, he has laid waste to countless cities, taking the best of their treasures for himself, and distributing the rest among his bloodthirsty crew.

The anticipated climax to a series that has been building in popularity, Richard Lee Byers is at his best working with tales of the undead. Prophet of the Dead fulfills on the promise of the title, giving fans a satisfying end to the current threats facing the Brotherhood of the Griffon.

The antichrist is supposed to rule the world, but Chris kind of told the ghost of his father-in-law he’d rather have the love of his wife. And he’d meant it...at the time. However, Chris was born with a destiny. He is the prince in waiting. The Destroyer of Nations. A failure with no magic, no armies, and now, no longer even a psychotic mother he can call upon. Is he destined for a mundane life? Good thing fate has other plans: plans that include him becoming Hell’s king.

Je m'appelle Bellovèse, fils de Sacrovèse, fils de Belinos. Pendant la Guerre des Sangliers, mon oncle Ambigat a tué mon père. Entre beaux-frères, ce sont des choses qui arrivent. Surtout quand il s'agit de rois de tribus rivales... Ma mère, mon frère et moi, nous avons été exilés au fond du royaume biturige. Parce que nous étions de son sang, parce qu'il n'est guère glorieux de tuer des enfants, Ambigat nous a épargnés. Là-dessus, le temps a suivi son cours. Nous avons grandi. Alors mon oncle s'est souvenu de nous.

By day, punk-rock runaway Charity Blake struggles through a stream of dead-end jobs and the haunting memories of her past. But at night she is the Harpy, sprouting wings with black feathers, and claws made for tearing the flesh of her prey. Having survived a lifetime of abuse and torment from a sadistic man who broke her spirit, Charity's physical manifestation of her grief and anger allows her to hunt down those like her abuser. Only this time, Charity isn't a helpless little girl praying for things to end. Now she is the monster, and hell hath no fury like a harpy scorned.