Showing results by publisher "Audible studios" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Only fools find themselves at Winterkeep after the first snowfall. The cold alone can kill, if you live long enough, and dangers far worse haunt the ruined keep in winter. But slavers stole her son. She would sacrifice everything to get him back. But in the uncaring, frozen north, will it be enough?

Tethyrian colonists sent to the jungle island of Chult have vanished and only their celebrated leader has returned. The story he tells of disease and monsters rings false to his enemies - a former mutineer is sent to discover what really happened to the Lost Colony and what the Hero of Tethyr is hiding.

Thousands of years before the Age of Elminster, dragons rule the skies of Faern, and elves dominate the huge forests that cover the land. Only in the mighty, magical empire of Netheril are men a force to be reckoned with. Bored and haughty in his midair castle, the Netherese mage Candlemas bets fellow wizard Sysquemalyn that a certain barbarian who has caught his eye can survive the most savage tests his friend - and deadly rival - can devise. The only rule: The tests must offer the subject some slight chance to survive.

Explore the terrifying depths of the dungeons of Faerun!The Siegebreakers are a tight-knit group of eccentric mercenaries who boast they can safely bring down the walls of any fortress, and will do so for the right amount of coin. But when the walls of their latest job crash down on their heads, trapping them in ruins treacherous with magic, monsters, and ever-rising water, it's all they can do to stay alive. Undaunted, the Siegebreakers are determined to escape and finish the job.

Auf der Seele des Jungen Taim lastet ein dunkles Geheimnis: Seit er denken kann, flieht er vor dem Licht der Sterne und dem Rätsel seiner Existenz - bis zu dem Tag, an dem er einen Meister trifft, der ihn lehrt, das Leben und die Wahrheit zu suchen. Die Geschichte von Taim spielt in Amuylett, dem Universum von Aschenkindel und der Sumpfloch-Saga, kann jedoch unabhängig davon gelesen werden.

Nev has just joined the crew of the starship Kaitan Heritage as the cargo loader. His captain, Qole, is the youngest-ever person to command her own ship, but she brooks no argument from her crew of orphans, fugitives, and con men. Nev can't resist her, even if her ship is an antique. As for Nev, he's a prince, in hiding on the ship. He believes Qole holds the key to changing galactic civilization, and when her cooperation proves difficult to obtain, Nev resolves to get her to his home planet by any means necessary.

Ryan and Regan Resnick are the youngest members of a top-secret team exploring the greatest discovery ever made: a vast alien city buried deep underground - as potentially deadly as it is astonishing. When the city is captured by highly trained soldiers led by a ruthless alien, the adult members of the team are taken hostage. Now Ryan and Regan are the team's only hope of survival.

Seventeen-year-old Snow has spent the majority of her life within the walls of the Whittaker Institute, a high security mental hospital in upstate New York. Deep down, she knows she's not crazy and doesn't belong there. When she meets a mysterious, handsome new orderly and dreams about a strange twisted tree she realizes she must escape and figure out who she really is.

Evangeline has spent her teenage years in obscurity. Her foster parents have the emotional aptitude of robots, and her classmates barely acknowledge her existence. About to turn 18 and feeling like a social pariah, she is desperate to connect with someone. Anyone. When Evangeline meets Sophie after literally stumbling upon her café, she believes she's found that connection. Willing to do anything to keep it, she accepts a job as Sofie's assistant and drops everything to fly to Manhattan.

Roseline is left with questions that refuse answers and only the memory of a man she vows to hunt and kill. But to do so, she must call a truce with her sworn enemy. Together Roseline and Nicolae track Fane to the underbelly of London in search of Gabriel's kidnappers. Yet when Malachi - an Immortal with mystifying origin - presents himself as their guide, Roseline discovers she is not the only one looking for Gabriel.

Seventeen-year-old Genesis Lee has never forgotten anything. As one of the Mementia small group of genetically enhanced humans, Gena remembers everything with the help of her Link bracelets, which preserve them perfectly. But Links can be stolen, and six people have already lost their lives to a memory thief, including Gena’s best friend. Anyone could be next.

Seventeen-year-old Groundling, Fennel, is Sightless. She's never been able to see her lush forest home, but she knows its secrets. She knows how the shadows shift when she passes under a canopy of trees. She knows how to hide in the cool, damp caves when the Scourge comes. She knows how devious and arrogant the Groundlings' tree-dwelling neighbors, the Lofties, can be. And she's always known this day would come--the day she faces the Scourge alone.

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.

'The world fades to nothing, and before I have the chance to think another thought... I'm dead. My name is Daisy West and my whole life is a lie. I'm part of a programme to test a drug called Revive - a drug that brings people back from the dead. I have died five times. I've been Revived five times. With each revival comes a new name, a new town...a new life. But this time, I won't let myself die. This time, I've found a love that I can't let go of. This time, I'm going to make my life my own.'

Jinn is an angel trapped in mortal flesh, sent down from the heavens to fight, die, and be reincarnated endlessly in the war against evil. But over the years, revenge supplanted justice, and now he lives only to wreck vengeance - whatever the cost - on the dark angel of Asmodeus who killed his lover. A series of brutal occult murders, left like breadcrumbs for him to follow, lead Jinn straight to the dark angel - an invitation to a final battle for the soul of Waterdeep. But will he still be able to choose the path of justice when he is so close to his enemy, after lifetimes of failure?

Après un été passé à Lunera, la première cité bâtie sur la lune, Emma retrouve l’Académie pour sa dernière année aux côtés de ses amis. Mais l’absence du directeur, retenu prisonnier à l’autre bout de la galaxie, fait planer une ombre sur leurs retrouvailles. Entre intrigues politiques et secrets d’État, Emma est prête à tout pour lui sauver la vie. C’était sans compter sur la cupidité du Docteur Bauer, père de son pire ennemi, Kurt, déterminé à s’emparer de son médaillon, dont la pierre possède des propriétés extraordinaires.

Britt Helsing is determined to wade through arcane and mayhem to keep her word and find Henrik’s long-lost mother, Selma, on the distant mainland. Henrik is just as resolved to find Selma while keeping Britt, and the Isles, safe. Their shared journey becomes far more dangerous—and personal—than either of them expected. Accompanied by pirate Burning Beard on his arcane-infused ship, Britt and Henrik sail to the mainland where rebellion stirs, wyverns awaken, and an enigmatic leader promises aid in exchange for their help.

Clary est folle de joie. Lilith serait anéantie et Jace sauvé... Mais quand les "Chasseurs d'Ombres" viennent le libérer, ils ne trouvent que du sang et du verre brisé. Jace a disparu. Clary découvre bientôt qu'il est devenu un serviteur des démons ! Son sort est désormais lié à celui de Sébastien, son pire ennemi... Pour sauver l'homme qu'elle aime, Clary va devoir risquer plus que sa vie. Existe-t-il encore le moindre espoir ?

Alors que Simon s'adapte difficilement à sa condition de vampire, Clary et Jace filent le parfait amour... ou presque. La guerre est terminée. Clary rentre à New York pour s'entraîner à devenir Chasseur d'Ombres. Mais les tensions se ravivent avec les Créatures Obscures, des Chasseurs d'Ombres sont assassinés... Les deux camps se préparent à une nouvelle confrontation et se disputent Simon, un vampire aux nombreux pouvoirs. Ils ne reculeront devant rien. Au risque pour Clary de perdre tous ceux qu'elle aime... y compris Jace.

Le Monde Obscur est en émoi depuis le meurtre mystérieux d'un loup-garou survenu devant le Hunter's Moon, l'un des repaires de lycanthropes les plus fréquentés de New York. Du côté des Chasseurs d'Ombres, l'Inquisitrice, une femme insensible et austère, est dépêchée par l'Enclave pour s'emparer de l'Institut : Valentin est de retour et une guerre sanglante se prépare. Pris dans la tourmente des événements, écartelés entre cœur et raison, Clary et Jace se lancent à corps perdu dans un combat entre les forces du Bien et du Mal, qui les mènera des souterrains de la Cité Silencieuse aux eaux sombres de l'East River...