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As Romes invasion of Britannia continues, the Occultum are summoned once more. Their mission is clear, infiltrate enemy territory, cross the shadowed forests and sacred hills, and assassinate a traitor who has betrayed Rome. But this is no ordinary assignment. The mission is perilous, a near-suicidal undertaking—and as the truth unravels, a devastating revelation shatters their resolve. Rome has made a fatal mistake and worse still, the real threat comes from something they have never seen before.

In the grandeur of the Roman Empire, Centurion Marcus Antonius Maecilius is a man of honour and valour. Yet, fate deals him a cruel hand when he is falsely accused of cowardice and sentenced to serve as an oarsman on a bireme, a slave to the rhythm of the waves and the lash of the overseer. Broken and embittered, he resigns himself to the monotonous toil of the galley—until the day a mysterious group of five men board his ship in Hispana with orders for the captain to take them to Belgica in the northern seas.

As the Roman invasion of Britannia draws near, the Occultum strengthens its ranks with a new generation of elite operatives, forged through a brutal selection process. Their mission: infiltrate Britannia and pave the way for the legions. With the team poised for deployment, troubling news from Germania threatens to derail their plans, a fellow Occultum member is in grave danger, forcing them to make a fateful choice, continue the critical mission in Britannia or risk everything to rescue one of their own.

Despite living on Earth for almost 30 years, Simon Armstrong knows he is not of our world. Still, with his interplanetary mission almost over, he’ll soon be saying goodbye to a life he’s struggled to navigate and the humans he doesn’t much like. The only creature he’ll likely miss will be Merle, the antisocial cat he shares his home with.

As rebellion brews in Rome and the invasion of Britannia approaches, Senator Lepidus uncovers a dangerous conspiracy that threatens the emperor himself. With the elite operatives of the Occultum scattered behind enemy lines and no one left to trust, he turns to the one man he never thought he'd need: Veteranus, an ex-Exploratore shrouded in infamy.

Luck has never been on Lamark's side. After his father's untimely death, the new captain casts Lamark off the ship, leaving him in a dinghy in the middle of the ocean. Lamark is sure his life is over. In a stroke of luck, Lamark encounters a merman, who saves him from drowning and brings him to a deserted island. Lamark quickly learns that on this mysterious island, not everything is as it seems, and danger lurks in every nook. This island may very well be the death of him.

An Empire's Fate Lies in the Shadows of an Ancient Land. The mighty Roman Empire is stretched thin, its grip on its most vital province slipping. In Egypt, whispers of rebellion echo along the Nile. Roman legions, once feared and unstoppable, are plagued by desertions and mysterious deaths, many haunted by visions of gods and monsters. Supplies meant to sustain the empire falter, and pirates roam the Mediterranean, striking with uncanny precision.

A new threat arises. A war of dragons is brewing. The day of doom draws near. A child has been born. A child of darkness, destined to tear down the Veil between worlds and bring about the return of the Shadow King, has come. Whoever controls the child, controls the future. Alliances are broken. Kingdoms Fall. Even the strongest of friendships are tested. The fate of the realm once again falls on the shoulders of the Seekers.

Humberside City, nestled in the north of Britain, is on fire, and it has taken a few weeks for anyone to really notice. The fire brigade have been doing their best, as have the other emergency services, but whoever is behind the fires has been systematically running them ragged. Whitehall is worried. Something doesn’t add up, so they’ve dispatched a warlock - a former illegal mage, pressed into service of the government to deal with matters of the arcane - to look things over.

The Navigator's cursed sword awakens from its deep slumber, thirsting for carnage. Under threat of death, the last son of Dead House Kree must recover the blade for his self-serving grandfather. As he journeys across a land ravaged by plague, he must confront the demons that haunt his past if he is to reach the City of Scholars in time.

Roger and the companions of the egg must travel into strange realms far beyond their understanding – for if they thought things were weird south of the river – just wait till they find out what’s waiting fort hem north of the river…

The world of planet Erf is full of secret enemies and hidden conspiracies that threaten the very survival of all living things. Only our unlikely heroes, Roger Briggs and Mary Maddam, hold the key to defeating this evil force—the unborn Dragon Prince Regor, last surviving heir of the Dragon Dynasty and the prophesied savior of Erf.

Forget giant rats, three headed trydas and vile armies of acid spitting fire-worms. Now Roger and Mary must survive the attack of the fire-worm lords of the core!

Hidden under Erf realms, Mythical, magikal creatures, Monstrous, evil tyrants... The fate of all worlds lies within the delicate shell of the last Dragon's Egg... Deep beneath the ground in the Erf's Core, the Dragon Queen, Sivam Sivad, has just laid her third and final egg. As the unborn prince remains nestled in his shell, Morgrave, the Fire Worm Lord, lays siege to the kingdom in an underhanded attack. Queen Sivam must bring the egg to the Hatching Grounds, but Morgrave's evil minions thwart her at every turn. Can she save her last heir?

There once was a young winemaker who hid a terrible curse from all those he loved. Whenever a drop of alcohol touched his lips, he would immediately think he was a cat. You are invited to join our young hero, as what was intended to be a simple journey soon turns into a remarkable adventure that will change his life forever.

Jace Weatherbow’s childhood was stolen from him the day his father was killed in the middle of a gang raid. His mother followed not long after, leaving young Jace with an impossible decision. To save his sister, he joins the only group powerful enough to stand up to the gang responsible: the Crimson Syndicate. It is a desperate move, one he has spent the last few years regretting. Sixteen-year-old Jace knows the only way he can eventually win his freedom and provide the life his sister deserves is by securing his own Bestelion.

Laying low in America, Jameson Parker is going to have to find himself a way to be useful if he wants to benefit from the protection of the paranormal power brokers on this side of the pond: bitter Machiavellian vampires. But when staying on their good side means sliding back into the darkness, is his survival really worth cutting ties with those he left behind?

Can Oscar find out what’s really happening? Oscar doesn’t get on at school, he doesn’t like to think of it as bullying, but he knows it is. That’s why he loves to see his Gran. She understands. She’s heaps of fun! But this time something is wrong, something has happened, and no one is telling him the truth.

The idyllic kingdom of Parisia sat nuzzled securely into massive basin in the Great Emerald Mountains. The kingdom was protected by the Darkstone, which blessed the kingdom with generations of peace and prosperity. When the elder dragon Darka Mors steals the Darkstone, the entire realm is shaken. Desperate, the King calls on a group of Seekers led by the Disgraced Knight Vale Lox.

When entrepreneur Edward Henning builds a horror-based theme park deep in the heart of Transylvania, little does he realize that his new business partner is, in fact, a centuries-old vampire. As the blood-thirsty vampire anticipates the arrival of the thousands of tourists to his land, he soon learns that the modern world is a far scarier place than the one he is used to. The vampire becomes a nervous wreck, as he has to endure the perils of the internet, drunken employees, health and safety inspections, crooked business partners, and even the Thai-Bride of Frankenstein.