Grim Batol: its dark legacy stretches back into the mists of Azeroth's past. But most know it as the site of a terrible tragedy -- where the vile orcs corrupted the hatchlings of the noble Dragonqueen, Alexstrasza, and used them as weapons of war. Though a band of heroes, led by the enigmatic mage, Krasus, defeated the orcs and freed the captive dragons, the cursed mountain stands as another ravaged landmark within the...WORLD OF WARCRAFTBut now Krasus -- known to some as the red dragon Korialstrasz -- senses the malice of Grim Batol rising once more to threaten those he holds dear. Determined this time to confront this evil by himself, he is unaware of the quests that will draw others to Grim Batol and reveal the monstrous truth that could not only herald their deaths, but usher in a terrible new age of darkness and destruction.
Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, the Vampiric Fae are on the move, hunting anyone in their path. As the war with the vampires ratchets up, Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court, enshrouds New Forest in her chilling grasp.Cicely Waters, owl shifter and Wind Witch, has rescued the Fae Prince Grieve at a great cost. Their reunion has lost them the allegiance of the Summer Queen – and the tolerance of the vampires. In desperation they turn to the Consortium for help. Now, to regain the good will of Lainule, they must dare to enter the heart of Myst's realm. But as Cicely and Grieve embark on their search for the heartstone of Summer, Winter is already wreaking her terrifying revenge.
Bron Jones was abandoned as a newborn. Thrown into foster care, he is rejected by one family after another, until he meets Olivia, a gifted and devoted high-school teacher who recognizes him for what he really is—what her people call a “nightingale.”But Bron isn’t ready to learn the truth. There are secrets that have been hidden from mankind for hundreds of thousands of years, secrets that should remain hidden. Some things are too dangerous to know.Bron’s secret may be the most dangerous of all.In his remarkable young adult fantasy ...
The ancient city of Villjamur is threatened by a long-expected ice age, and thousands of refugees from the coming freeze are camped outside its gates, causing alarm and the threat of disease for the existing population. When the Emperor commits suicide, his elder daughter, Rika, is brought home to inherit the Jamur Empire, but the sinister Chancellor plans to get rid of her and claim the throne for himself. Meanwhile an officer in the Inquisition, in pursuit of a mysterious killer, also uncovers a conspiracy within the Council to solve the refugee crisis by wholesale slaughter, and a cultist ...
While other teenage girls daydream about boys, Calla Tor imagines ripping out her enemies’ throats. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Calla was born a warrior and on her eighteenth-birthday she’ll become the alpha female of the next generation of Guardian wolves. But Calla’s predestined path veers off course the moment she saves the life of a wayward hiker, a boy her own age. This human boy’s secret will turn the young pack's world upside down and forever alter the outcome of the centuries-old Witches' War that surrounds them all. Array
Nursing school prepared Edie Spence for a lot of things. Burn victims? No problem. Severed limbs? Piece of cake. Vampires? No way in hell. But as the newest nurse on Y4, the secret ward hidden in the bowels of County Hospital, Edie has her hands full with every paranormal patient you can imagine—from vamps and were-things to zombies and beyond… Edie’s just trying to learn the ropes so she can get through her latest shift unscathed. But when a vampire servant turns to dust under her watch, all hell breaks loose. Now she’s haunted by the man’s dying words——and before she knows it, she’s on a mission to rescue some poor girl from the undead. Which involves crashing a vampire den, falling for a zombie, and fighting for her soul. was never like this…
She rules the night...For centuries Mira has been a nightwalker—an unstoppable enforcer for a mysterious organization that manipulates earth-shaking events from the darkest shadows. But elemental mastery over fire sets her apart from others of her night-prowling breed . . . and may be all that prevents her doom.The foe she now faces is human: the vampire hunter called Danaus, who has already destroyed so many undead. For Mira, the time has come to hunt . . . or be hunted.
Another year in mankind's war for survival against the insects. God is still on holiday, the Emperor still leads and his cadre of immortals are still quarreling amongst themselves. It is known that the insects are reaching the Fourlands from the Shift but now mankind just has to do something about it. And in the meantime attention shifts to new lands and a naval expedition is launched. And Jant, the Emperor's drug-addicted winged messanger is expected to join it. Just perfect for a man terrified of ships and the sea. Steph Swainston's trilogy is building to be a landmark of modern fantasy. This is a wildly imaginative, witty yet profound fantasy, peopled with bizarre yet real characters.
Miranda dwa razy odwiedzi?a Kr?lestwo Ciemno?ci i w mrocznym kraju Timona zakocha?a si? w dumnym Waregu, Gondagilu. Bezgranicznie i nieszcz??liwie – on bowiem nie m?g? jej towarzyszy? do Kr?lestwa ?wiat?a. Teraz m?r zosta? zamkni?ty na sta?e, a Miranda wie, ?e czas nie sprzyja jej mi?o?ci. Kiedy on prze?yje miesi?c bez Gondagila, w Kr?lestwie Ciemno?ci minie ca?y rok…
Wsp??czesna Moskwa. Trwa tysi?cletni rozejm mi?dzy si?ami Ciemno?ci i ?wiat?a. Ka?da ze stron w ramach Wielkiego Traktatu powo?a?a do ?ycia organa stoj?ce na stra?y porz?dku. Tytu?owy „Nocny Patrol” obserwuje poczynania si? Ciemno?ci, by dzia?a?y one zgodnie z traktatem. W ten sam spos?b pracuje „Dzienny Patrol”, pilnuj?cy, aby dobro nie rozprzestrzenia?o si? na ?wiat. Status quo zostanie utrzymany, p?ki kt?ra? ze stron nie obejmie znacz?cej przewagi lub nie z?amie warunk?w porozumienia. W sam ?rodek „wojny” wrzucony zostaje ?wie?o upieczony stra?nik „Nocnego Patrolu” – Antoni. Nie zdaje sobie sprawy, ?e jego udzia? b?dzie znacz?cy w ko?cowym rozrachunku mi?dzy si?ami Ciemno?ci i ?wiat?a.
Another provocative trip to the barbaric and mysterious world of Gor. Norman's heroic Tarnsman finds his way across the center-Earth, pledged to serve the Priest-Kings in their quest for survival. Unfortunately for Cabot, his mission leads him to the savage Wagon People-nomads who may kill before surrendering any secrets…
Esiste una citt? dove l’utopia si ? realizzata. Pu? essere un paradiso, per una vita lunghissima, un paradiso nel quale ognuno ? curato e accudito da robot perfetti, dove ogni giovane ? jang, e pu? fare tutto quello che vuole… suicidarsi per un numero infinito di volte, cambiare il proprio corpo, cambiare sesso, giocare con la vita e avere tutto a disposizione. Ma c’? una persona, in questa citt?, che non riesce a trovare la felicit? in questo genere di vita. Prevalentemente donna, giovane e irresistibile, vive la propria esistenza tra mille inquietudini, insieme ai suoi compagni e alle sue compagne. ...
The Aldabreshin Archipelago has been ravaged by war, its fragile alliances sundered by new enemies, enemies wielding forbidden elemental magic and spreading terror throughout the scattered southern realm. Warlord Daish Kheda has vowed to reclaim his people's land but in the process loses his own kingdom, is exiled from his family and is forced to journey north to seek answers. The wizard Dev has pledged to assist Daish, hungry to discover the secrets of this powerful dark magic. This causes turmoil among Dev's northern countrymen, leading to a political battle where strength in magic is key to the highest rank of all.
