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Can the Crystal Shard be destroyed at last? Drizzt is determined to destroy the evil Crystal Shard, and seeks out the help of the scholar-priest Cadderly. But instead, his worst fears are realized, and Crenshinibon falls into the hands of the dark elf mercenary Jarlaxle and his unlikely ally Artemis Entreri.

Every hundred years, a curse descends on Faerie. For the last two millennia, the Summer Court princess has ended it. She has travelled to the mirror realm, found an Ethereum Lord, and returned with his magical heart. Now it’s my turn. I have trained to become the perfect assassin so I can retrieve my prize. But when I step through the portal, I’m immediately taken captive by Zander, a handsome royal guard.

If waking up in a new world isn't bad enough, Hestia starts her new life as a small, newborn dragon in a hostile forest filled with vicious monsters. With status screens obscuring her vision, her first task is to escape two hungry kobolds wanting some grilled lizard for breakfast. Equipped with fragmented memories from her past life and the gamelike mechanics of her new reality, Hestia must face trials, beasts, bosses, and more as she grows in size and power.

Embark on a wholesome journey of forgiveness and self-discovery. A cozy fantasy tale of forging new friendships and overcoming fears. A quaint quest of adventure and magic. From behind the throne to trails unknown … Zarnikorek spent much of his life in the service of a wicked orc king. When a new rebellion seizes control of the kingdom and overthrows the king, Zarni has no choice but to move back to his quaint hometown in the Ghun-Ra valley.

It has all come down to this. The battle to save Kingsley's pack, and Austin's place of birth, is upon them. They have their team, they have their supplies, and they have a very nerve-wracking secret weapon that Edgar devised. They aren't even close to ready. If they lose this battle, every shifter in the world will be in jeopardy. But to fight means danger they might not all walk away from. If only the battle was their sole worry.

Saiwala wurde ihr Leben lang darauf vorbereitet, Familienhüterin zu werden und ihren Liebsten mit Rat und Tat zur Seite zu stehen. Sie trägt eine Drachenseele in sich, wie das Ritual der Drachenweihe enthüllt, an dem sie wie alle Sechzehnjährigen teilnehmen muss. König Talon aus dem Nachbarreich macht Jagd auf alle Drachenseelen, um sie für seine Zwecke zu missbrauchen. Hals über Kopf muss Saiwala fliehen, doch ihr Gedanke gilt allein ihrer Familie, die dem grausamen Tyrannen in die Hände gefallen ist.

Human children have gone missing in the feyland of Arcadeax for years. Now that whatever is behind it has upgraded to the aes sidhe postulates of the magiversity, Suíochán Naséan seeks an answer. Remy Keaton is a human living among the fey. Working both with and for them. Protecting them. Loving them. He may have won his freedom in the fighting pits of Cathair Dé, but the life of a duelist unaligned with any guild house is a dangerous one—especially since he's human, and perhaps the most famous of his kind.

Emily Wilde è brava in molte cose: è la massima esperta di fate; è una studiosa geniale, una ricercatrice meticolosa e sta scrivendo la prima enciclopedia al mondo dedicata alle leggende su queste creature. Ma Emily Wilde non è brava con le persone. E infatti, quando, nell'autunno del 1909, arriva nel remoto villaggio di Hrafnsvik, non ha alcuna intenzione di fare amicizia con i burberi abitanti. Né tanto meno le interessa trascorrere del tempo con l'altro nuovo arrivato: Wendell Bambleby, suo rivale accademico, in grado di ammaliare chiunque.

La missione di Alosa è finalmente completata. Non solo ha recuperato tutti e tre i pezzi della mappa che conduce al leggendario tesoro, ma i pirati che l'avevano catturata sono ora prigionieri sulla sua nave. Riden, bello in modo sempre più sleale, è una distrazione costante, però, almeno questa volta, è ai suoi ordini. Ma quando il malvagio Vordan le svela un segreto che suo padre ha tenuto nascosto per anni, Alosa e la sua ciurma si ritrovano in una gara mortale contro il temutissimo re dei pirati. Nonostante il pericolo, Alosa sa che raggiungerà il tesoro per prima.

Mentre l'Imperatore Celeste tenta di rafforzare il suo potere, un terrore indicibile si diffonde nel regno, minacciando la fragile pace che Xingyin ha costruito a caro prezzo quando ha liberato sua madre. Costretta a fuggire da casa sua, la ragazza si avventura tra le terre inesplorate del Regno Immortale in cerca d'aiuto. Dovrà lottare contro rancori e nemici, ma più di tutto dovrà scoprire la verità nascosta nel suo cuore. Da un antico mito cinese, un potente racconto di amore, sacrificio e speranza.

When Aesca Lampi wakes up in the form of her character from Eldest Fantasy Wars Online, she's annoyed by the historical inaccuracies. (Video-game-style scrolls? Really?) That is, until a building collapses on top of her, revealing she's on a fantastical island centered around the impossibly tall, glowing Tower of Aetherius . . . with an array of dangerous creatures—including jaguar hybrids, velociraptors, and giant, flesh-eating lizards—in the way. (Oh, joy.)

I've lived in the mud quarter my entire life, watching as the fireguards came every five years to select the prettiest girls to go to the Seat to start new lives. They get it all: husbands, houses without a speck of dirt, and enough food that hunger wasn't a constant pain in your belly. This year, it's my turn. The dragon that forces our kingdom to cower under our magnificent dome and hide behind stone walls hasn't shown any signs of leaving.

Follow the tale of Wiess Fagan as he explores the world of Orta after getting a second chance at life.

Sir Torin Cadwell, Knight-Captain of the Watch and the tyrant king’s illegitimate son, has spent his life torn between loyalty to his father and the pull of destiny. For generations, his bloodline has been cursed by a bitter feud with Kyhrax, the Flame of Zarag-Gul - the most feared dragon in Westskyr. The city of Dun Morlaig survives only because of the Breath - a magical barrier fueled by the crystallized heart of Astreya, the Great Mother dragon. Once a benevolent guardian, Astreya was slain by Torin’s ancestor, leaving Kyhrax consumed by grief and burning for revenge.

Over nine hundred years have passed since song and hammerfall rang beneath the snows of Ice-Cloak. The remnants of the dwarves live in exile in the human kingdoms, eking out their survival as itinerant tinkers and farriers. The young dwarf-maid Tourmaline dreams of better things than mending pots for the humans. When horror strikes her caravan, she and a desperate band of dwarves escape into the wild north in pursuit of a fool's hope.

In the age of belief, magic is a myth. But when an apocalyptic crusade comes to the remote border of Gul Kana, that belief is shattered, as is the tenuous peace that held the Five Isles together. Now the prophecies that were used to justify this war are unraveling, revealing a hidden agenda while the world lies in the wake of the degradations of this war. But a slim skein of hope resides within the hidden truths, long kept secret and scattered throughout the isles—truths less reliant upon prophecy than heroism and great sacrifice.

When Siasha gets called away to help someone on a job, Zig finds himself with time to kill. He's quickly recruited by Katia, the daughter of a mafia boss, to help investigate the spread of a dangerous drug across the city. Tempted by the lure of a big payout, Zig accepts the request, and together they dig into the underbelly of society...only to discover the problem runs much deeper than they expected.

Destroying the portals between worlds was supposed to force the entity out of Rale. Instead, it's trapped him there. This has cut Nolost off from much of his power, buying some time to try to stop him from annihilating the world. Dante and Blays' last hope lies in finding someone or something called the Burdan rah Saylan. Knowing nothing about the Burdan except for their name, they travel far to the east into lands they've never heard of.

Things were starting to look up for Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger: The magic mountain in his domain not only made him a wealthy man and the most powerful mage in history, it also produced a lode of magical gemstones with unique properties - properties the Alka Alon, the masters of magic on Callidore, are fascinated by. When Minalan gets his chance to trade some of his magic rocks for irionite, he finds himself in a position to raise hundreds more magi with the stones...making them High Magi.

Having drained his mana pool in a series of brutal battles, Gabriel is exhausted. His bonded are likewise weary but unbowed. They fought back powerful invaders from a foreign world, then crushed a coup that threatened Lostbarrow. But even as they hope to rest and recover, the Mistress remains an imminent threat. Increasing undead attacks threaten the Dungeon Core and risk drawing the Guild's undesired attention. And Vesrah continues to claw at Gabriel, sinking her corrupted talons ever deeper into his very soul.