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Join our five friends in their ill-fated quest to navigate the carnival that is Tusco University. The professors who yawn and swallow half a class. The bureaucrats who couldn't crat their way out of a bureau if their salary depended on it (it doesn't). The good old sardonic, tragicomic pile of economic vomit.

Winter has come to Werth Towers, and brought a deal of trouble with it. Not that any of it is the fault of Miss Gussie Werth. To be a one-woman catastrophe might be seen as a misfortune, but really, there can be no hope of a cure.

In the early 1700s, the discovery of anti-gravity technology led to the development of the aeroship trade. But there is one area that no sky captain dares to venture, and that is the Grey Veil: an inhospitable fog threatening the lives and sanity of all who enter. With the Veil under a strict travel-ban, most level-headed pilots circumvent this treacherous place. Captain Rosanne Drackenheart, on the other hand, makes a pretty penny conducting her smuggling operation through the very edge of the mysterious fog.

What do you choose: your sanity, or your freedom? Loretta Maradona is the heir of her house, set to one day inherit her mother’s title of duquesa and rise to prominence among the peerage of the Queendom of Freutsche. She is capable, headstrong, and pure of spirIt. An exemplary young diamond souled woman. Until she is betrayed, cast down, and transformed. Women rule the world. Men rule the beasts. Rampant beasts, women of impure spirit who have been consumed by the power of the seeds of creation and driven mad with bloodlust, roam the wilderness.

"Das Zeitalter der Könige ist tot ... und ich bin sein Mörder!" Es ist ein blutiges Geschäft, einen König zu stürzen. Inmitten des Chaos verbreitet sich ein Gerücht. Das Gerücht über einen gebrochenen Blutschwur, das Gerücht darüber, dass die Götter zurückkehren, um auf der Erde zu wandeln. Ganz gewiss glaubt niemand diesen uralten Legenden. Doch sie sollten! Die Powder-Mage-Trilogie bietet epische Fantasy in einer von den Umbrüchen Europas im 19. Jahrhundert inspirierten Welt.

I used to think the scary part would be finishing school and finding a job. Then again, I also used to think I was human. Getting hold of the first talisman nearly killed me, so I'm not exactly pumped about starting round two. But if I understand the Empyrean Witch rules correctly, I either claim all three talismans or die trying. Still, it’s not like I have a choice as the power of the Dark Coven keeps growing. Word on the street is that more and more witches keep flocking to join them. Soon, it looks like my Shadow Order team might just be onto something.

As evening falls, the city of Esteburg begins to stir. Christophor Morden, one of the king's special inspectorate, is woken early by a call to the city prison. A heinous crime has been committed and the police suspect supernatural causes. The investigation will take Christophor far from home, to a village on the edge of the Kingdom. There he will discover the signs of an unholy ritual that can only be performed by a witch.

"Casual Farming 8 - Slow Living LitRPG," Jason Hunter's eight-year journey in Summer Shandy has molded him and shaped him, not just into a skilled combatant, but also a doting father. He cherishes the bonds he's fostered, the family he's nurtured, and the life he's built. In his eight year, his thoughts turn to legacy. Jason is passionate about passing down his knowledge and love for farming to his growing children. It's not just about growing the crops, but also the skills and values that make the 'good life' so rewarding. Together, they work through life's challenges and enjoy the simple ...

Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling the throne from her evil uncle, she only wants one thing: to keep her people safe from the empire next door. For that, she needs to spend more time in her laboratory experimenting with her spells. She definitely doesn’t have time to bring order to her chaotic library of magic. When a mysterious dark wizard arrives at her castle, Saskia hires him as her new librarian on the spot. “Fabian” is sweet and a little nerdy, and his requests seem a little strange.

Since losing her great love to the Queen of the Sainted Isles, Arden must fulfil an impossible promise before she can return home—she must complete the dangerous Rite that will return Jonah’s spirit to the abyssal Court of the Deepwater King. This sets her off on a journey far out at sea to find believers of the old religion on the oil-slick and mysterious islands beyond the horizon. But such a responsibility will not come without sacrifice, for the Deepwater folk who worship the king require the most desperate payments the soul.

Experience is a harsh taskmistress, but her lessons sink the deepest. Having been taught the lesson at a great cost, Kal’s rules for dealing with faeries are simple: Don’t talk to them, don’t look at them, don’t give them the time of the day. So, when the Other Side comes knocking one fateful, stormy day, Kal, at first, pretends not to notice. Was forgetting this rule his folly?

The discovery of bricked-up skeletal remains at 36, Craven Street point to something more diabolical than an illegal anatomy school. The tool marks on the bones - arcane sigils of great power - indicate more than mere butchery, more than enlightened experimentation. The signs, omens, and portents support the crown's greatest fears. A great evil is being unleashed upon the gaslit streets of London, a blood-drenched shadow reaching skeletal fingers beyond the slums of Whitechapel.

India Steele ist verzweifelt. Ihr Vater ist verstorben, ihr Verlobter hat sie um ihr Erbe erleichtert, und niemand will ihr Arbeit geben, obwohl sie jahrelang ihren Vater, den Uhrmacher, unterstützt hat. Vielmehr scheinen sich die Uhrmacher von London vor ihr zu fürchten. Auf sich gestellt, verarmt und am Ende ihrer Kräfte lässt sich India vom einzigen Menschen anstellen, der sie nimmt—einem geheimnisvollen Mann aus Amerika. Einem Mann mit einer seltsamen Taschenuhr, die ihn regeneriert, wenn er krank wird.

Welcome back, my adventurous friends. I’m Shady Greg, and I’ve got a plan. Jadera—the land that stole me from Earth and assigned me to be a Merchant—is opening a new area soon, and I’m going to be the first to plunder its riches! Ahem, I mean, set up shops that help adventurers like you. At reasonable prices, even! It's ripe for the taking! I've never seen an opportunity this good. With the dastardly villain of my last adventure out of the picture, there’s really nothing between me and a monopoly of the new Misty Isles! Nothing could possibly go wrong!

Since giving up the booze—bar a small hiccup here and there—ex-Ministry of Witches Detective Elise Liddell hasn’t had much call to hang out in bars. So, imagine her surprise when the generally antagonistic landlord of the Pig and Pepper calls on her for assistance. It seems Charles Lynch’s regulars are being scared away by mysterious specters. It’s hitting him where it hurts: right in the pocket. Elise agrees to help. After all, the pub is her local, and she isn’t generally spooked by the paranormal. However, the apparitions turn out to be monks. Malevolent monks!

They only just won the battle to reclaim his throne when a private celebration between Lanico and Treva leaves her in a mysterious slumber. So begins a new urgent quest to find the cure - while there’s time! Unable to tear himself from keeping vigil at her bedside, his newly reclaimed kingdom waits for his rule… But that was the enemy's plan. A far darker movement had already begun - stirring beneath the shadows. A hidden adversary had been manipulating the king’s plans from behind the scenes this entire time, and his troubles are far greater than he ever imagined. Time is ticking ...

Mary W. Shelley (1797-1851)Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin nació el 30 de agosto de 1797 en Londres (Inglaterra). Era hija única del filósofo William Godwin y la escritora feminista Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary creció y se educó en un ambiente intelectual y progresista, que marcaría fuertemente su personalidad.

Luella Winthrop doesn't know whom she can trust. Her heart is divided, and difficult truths wait for her at every turn. With even her magic beyond her reach, isolation could not have come at a worse time. Her goal is as simple as it is difficult: Escape those who wish her harm, and save her true friends. With magical doorways sealed, scarce resources, and a city trying to hunt her, she will have to dig deep within herself to discover the strength to overcome mortal and otherworldly foes alike.

All Isaac Barrow wants is to be left alone to pursue his supernatural research and tinker with his inventions. But when you’re the only technomancer openly practicing the craft in 1880s Halifax, trouble has a way of finding you. When a routine mechanical service call reveals the grisly handiwork of the Nightshade Cabal - an underground cult of necromancers - Barrow finds himself in a race against time to put a stop to the Cabal’s depredations before they can kill anyone else and turn them into...office machinery?

Save the city or rescue her friends? Diregloom hangs in a precarious balance. And with the duke’s army driven away, Isabel’s dark sisterhood is moving to seize control of the city. But Isabel’s loyalty to Francine and the sisters will be tested. Serving her order means turning her back on Digger and Monty, who were snatched from the Dragon and Rose by the bounty hunter Belle Ratto. Before the trail goes cold, she must discover who among their many enemies is willing to pay a fortune to kidnap the catacomb champion—and why. Grab your copy now and follow Isabel and Digger on their ...