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Deutschland im finsteren Mittelalter: Schreckliche Dinge geschehen in Buchenfeld - das Korn verfault, das Wasser ist vergiftet, und Kinder kommen mit Missbildungen auf die Welt. Das Volk glaubt zu wissen, wer die Schuld an allem Leid trägt: Katrin, die Frau des Apothekers.

Der Geruch von verbranntem Haar, verbranntem Fleisch, unschuldige Frauen, deren Leben ausgeräuchert wird. Hexenverbrennungen! Tagtäglich erlebt Faith einen Albtraum, befindet sich in einer Traumschleife, so real, dass sie den Qualm noch riechen kann. Sie aktiviert ihre Freundinnen, die mit hineingezogen werden in diesen Fluch, der offensichtlich auf ihr liegt. Wird Faith in dieser Zeitreise in die Vergangenheit ihren Verstand verlieren oder wird sie sich aus dieser immer wiederkehrenden Eskalation befreien können?

Deutschland im finsteren Mittelalter: Der Inquisitor Tobias wird in eine entlegene Stadt im Norden des Reiches gerufen. Schreckliche Dinge geschehen in Buchenfeld - das Korn verfault, das Wasser ist vergiftet, und die Kinder kommen mit Mißbildungen auf die Welt.

When Allison is asked to play Cinderella-turned-fiancé at a Halloween ball, the last thing she expected was to be accused of murder. She has to find the killer or she'll be put to death for the crimes she didn't commit. To make matters worse, the victims are all werewolves.

Auf Wunsch von Desina nimmt Wiesel ein äußerst riskantes Amt an - das des Inquisitors von Askir. Die junge Kaiserin weiß, dass sie ihren Ziehbruder damit in Lebensgefahr bringt. Doch sie braucht einen Vertrauten in dieser mächtigen Position, auch wenn Wiesel das ganze Kaiserreich dabei aufs Spiel setzen wird.

After an all-out war with the evil Kin lord in Mexico, Jax Aubrey is back in Pennsylvania with his guardian, Riley, and liege lady, Evangeline. Although they're in hiding, a man named Finn Ambrose tracks them down, claiming to be Jax's uncle and giving Jax hope that he actually has a family after all. But Uncle Finn may have an ulterior motive.

1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children: William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne’s loyal greyhound, Gwenforte...recently brought back from the dead. As the narrator collects their tales, the story of these three unlikely allies begins to come together.

Geiger has a gift: he knows a lie the instant he hears it. And in his business - called "information retrieval" by its practitioners - that gift is invaluable, because truth is the hottest thing on the market. Geiger's clients count on him to extract the truth from even the most reluctant subjects. Unlike most of his competitors, Geiger rarely sheds blood, but he does use a variety of techniques - some physical, many psychological - to push his subjects to a point where pain takes a backseat to fear. Because only then will they finally stop lying.

Miranda Lovelady, Dr. Bill Brockton's protégé, is spending the summer helping excavate a newly discovered chamber beneath the spectacular Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France. There she discovers a stone chest inscribed with a stunning claim: Inside lie the bones of none other than Jesus of Nazareth. Faced with a case of unimaginable proportions, Miranda summons Brockton for help proving or refuting the claim. Both scientists are skeptical but evidence for authenticity soon grows stronger.

Summoned to attend the Spanish queen, English surgeon Thomas Berrington discovers Sevilla in turmoil. Plague ravages the city, and the Inquisition takes both innocent and guilty alike. Among this chaos Thomas must investigate a series of killings. Two victims are taken together, but for what reason?

Als Gideon Ravenor während eines Anschlags schwer verletzt wird, scheint die Zukunft des vielversprechenden Inquisitors ein abruptes Ende gefunden zu haben. Gefangen in einem Lebenserhaltungssystem, das ihn für immer von der Außenwelt abschneiden wird, nutzt Ravenor nun seine formidablen Geisteskräfte, um seine Nachforschungen fortzusetzen. Gemeinsam mit einem Gefolge aus Kriegern und Assassinen dient Gideon Ravenor weiterhin einem Imperium, das er nicht mehr sehen, hören oder fühlen kann.

Brother Sebastian is halfway up a mountain in Vermont, hell-bent on interrogating an old woman in a shack, when he gets the order to abandon his quest for personal vengeance. He has to find a missing Inquisitor, or, more likely, his remains. He's reluctant, to say the least. Not only will he have to stop chasing the best potential lead he's had in years, this job - his first solo mission - will mean setting foot in the grubby black hole of Providence, Rhode Island.

To Inquisitor Angel Xia, it was just another corporate killing on a backwater planet. But as the bodies begin to pile up and she finds herself a target, she realizes she's stepped on one toe too many. Barely escaping attempts on her life by powerful agents with seemingly limitless reach and influence, Angel senses even her co-Inquisitors can't be trusted. But as the web tightens, she receives a cryptic message from a computer program claiming to be a little girl in desperate need of her help.