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Schemes are afoot, both grand and wretched alike. But all plots come to light, even the ones buried deepest... and once again, The Wandering Inn connects to these great events. In Chandrar, the King of Destruction's war with the faltering kingdom of Jecrass has reached a turning point, and a...

Terry needed a weapon. He got a sidekick. After he discovers a few hundred monster soldiers camping out in easy striking distance of his house…oh, and the town…Terry realizes that the trash swords he took from dead enemies won’t cut it. Figuratively or literally. Those monsters have armor! Unfortunately, fixing that problem requires him to face the ultimate horror. Talking to people.

Joe has done the impossible: designing a ritual that uses all five of his core class skills, etching the final design into his body, mana, and soul. Now he only needs one last push to make the synthetic enhancement permanent. But replacing his shattered channels came at a price. First, a tribulation that pits his hunger for power against the stability he created—failure means the next attempt will be a hundred times harder.

Crypt currency is the future. The enchantments are reliable. The aethernet infrastructure is sound. And despite the fact the currency is stored in something called a pocket crypt, relies on phantoms of the dead, and often involves a worrying green glow, experts agree it has nothing to do with necromancy. All of the big crypt magnates say so.

The adventure continues as Leon and the crew leave the frozen wastes for somewhere quite a bit warmer but no less dangerous. Finding themselves in a mighty Ziggurat as the playthings of a mysterious god, will Leon be strong enough to get through with his mind intact? As he completes floor after...

Lord Peter Roughtuff is bored. It’s been almost a month since the events of the Octamillenial, and the Kingdom of Crack has entered a golden age of brewing. At the center of everything is the newly minted Lord Peter Roughtuff, the infamous co-owner of the Thirsty Goat Brewpub. His beloved beer has been saved and he has the Kingdom’s full support for his new brewing practices. He should be having the time of his life, but with nothing to focus his attention, he’s feeling somewhat adrift.

My name is Magical Girl Rending Nightmare. I was the first. The origin point. The spark that lit the fire. Twelve of us were chosen—twelve magical girls to protect the Earth. We failed. Now the planet is little more than shattered debris drifting through space. I should be dead. Instead, I’ve awakened on a strange new world, pulled here by Magical Girl Crystal Genocide, the youngest of us all. She says I was sealed away on a planet shaped by my own magic.

Roverpowered features a lovable pair of heroes out on their first adventure, learning about both magic and life in a progression fantasy suitable for all ages!

Ethan Harper has come a long way from the C-Tier Lifeblade who couldn't work up the nerve to ask out his neighbor. With Elias Calderon scraped off the sidewalk and Zara taking the reins at Radiance Industries, Vanguards, Slayers, and Novas finally have a seat at the table. For the first time in a long time, the future looks bright. He's got two Lilys to come home to, a city in bloom, and a chance to actually live the life he and his girls fought tooth and nail for.

When a catastrophe at Mogor's imperial palace threatens the citizens' lives, Cale miraculously swoops in to save them. Little do they know that this display of heroism slots perfectly into his plans. The next leg of his journey takes him north, where he braves a killer storm to converse with the nigh omniscient World Tree—but the tree's insights come at a cost. With the northern armies gearing up to march on the continent, Cale is eager to cash in on his exploits and alliances. The long-awaited war has finally arrived, and Cale's fate hangs in the balance!

When Tempest Michaels opened a paranormal investigation agency, it was to corner a niche of the market where gullible people believe they are being haunted or that their Great Aunt Hilda is a witch …… what he gets is unparalleled mayhem as cases with far more teeth and claw than he expected start lining up at his door. Having invited chaos into his life, it’s not long before he needs to call in help, but are his mates from the pub, an ex-army buddy, his dogs, and his mum (why are there no grandchildren, Tempest?) really the back-up he needs?

The Witch of Calamity has awoken. Shadows and flame threaten the kingdom as an ancient curse stirs to life, promising ashes and ruin in its wake. Dark whispers and fretful glances haunt the night, where, amidst the rising smoke, is the silhouette of a young woman in scandalous attire. Fearful of...

To stay alive, he must embrace being a lich. To stay human, he must run the Endless Dungeon… live on camera! Tavin Sorrel was born allergic to magic—a mysterious condition no one can explain and for which there is no cure. He expected to die alone in his magic-proofed apartment, eking out a tiny life by betting on dungeon runs. Until the day he gets possessed by the legendary lich, Zavrak the Malevolent. The possession failed, mostly, but now Tavin is both alive and undead with the stolen powers of history’s most infamous evil overlord.

Trained to kill. Destined to grill. Trevor has been training since he was a child for a life of combat and adventure. But when the day of choosing arrives, his entire world is crushed when he is assigned the class: [Arcane Chef]. It's a rare Support Class with no known history or leveling path. A background role. A servant to the heroes and mains of society. Or so Trevor thought. As he struggles coming to terms with his Class, he discovers that being an Arcane Chef is more than he ever could have imagined. He'll get to experience all those epic adventures he dreamed of. Well, he will..

LUNA LUNA! I’ve been killing slimes for 300 years, and now I’m participating in a relay race?! What kinda alternate world is this? Still, since my family was so into it, I gave it my all. I also threw a music festival with the moon spirit, visited the leviathan sisters on their day off, and...

Our weapons manufacturing business was improving by the week, and we had more money than we knew what to do with. I kept steadily leveling up, and Blerg finally finished our racetrack. It seemed that all of these dreams of ours were finally becoming a reality.

Am Tatort eines Mordes entdeckt Ash, dass ihr Vater der Schlüssel dazu sein könnte, Chariot den Traum von Unsterblichkeit zu vermasseln. Der Haken? Seit ihrer Teenagerzeit hat sie ihn nicht mehr gesehen. Er könnte sich überall auf der Welt verstecken. Ausgerechnet jetzt überträgt Levi, ihr Lieblingsfeind (mit Vorzügen) und frischgebackener Boss, ihr den ersten offiziellen Fall: Sie soll seiner Ex-Freundin helfen – der Frau, die Ash früher das Leben zur Hölle gemacht hat.

Tesni Anderson's biggest problem used to be microwaved fish in the office break room. Then she choked on ramen noodles and woke up as a dungeon core. The system expects her to create a murder maze filled with traps and monsters. Instead, Tesni has three months to build something unprecedented: a dungeon that doesn't kill people. With the help of her gruff Scottish advisor Threk (who thinks she's completely mad) and a growing family of goblins who just want to belong somewhere, she's determined to create the world's first dungeon inn.

I met a werewolf in a hospital and somehow ended up mated to him. I never believed werewolves were real, but now I'm face-to-face with the truth. They exist. And this one has decided I belong to him. Or at least his wolf has. The man doesn't actually seem to want me. Which makes me want him, however ridiculous or unhealthy that is. He thinks we should just be friends, even though the monster within him disagrees. So I decide to seduce him to prove that we could work out, because honestly? Just friends isn't going to work for me.

Only two floors are left to clear until Jake and the girls reach the dungeon's exit, where the teleporter that leads back to the surface awaits them. A promise from a monstrous rival urges them to delve deeper, but is she just after a rematch, or is there something more at stake? On the other hand, now that they've joined forces with arguably the greatest diver of their generation, the rest of the dungeon should be a cakewalk.

Reborn into a Planar System where the strength of a nation depends on the number of Runemages and Runeknights, Leo must forge his own path as a rare Runemaster. When Leo opened his eyes, he was reborn as a baby in a world of magic and monsters… with all his memories from Earth still intact...

"The Duc de L'Omelette" is a humorous short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier on March 3, 1832, and was subsequently revised a number of times by the author. The Duc de L'Omelette dies while dining on an ortolan and finds himself in hell: an apartment filled with various works of art that has a window overlooking a fiery landscape. Face to face with Satan, the Duc manages to avoid damnation by cheating him at a game of cards.

Benny Lancaster was supposed to pick a sensible trade, like his uncle’s baking or his aunt’s music. Instead, he made a choice that surprised the whole town: Necromancy. But studying under Master Lightroot, he soon learns that necromancy isn’t about raising dark armies; it’s a day job. Between shifts at the neighborhood necromancy store and exploring ancient spirit tombs, Benny must prove that his craft isn’t a curse—it’s a way to bring harmony to both the living and the dead.

As a necromancer, Benoni has plenty of experience with raising the dead, wrangling angry ghosts, and hiding his powers—but he has no experience when it comes to love. As the youngest child of two deeply dysfunctional parents, Benoni learned how to make himself invisible. This became useful when he developed the reviled and illegal gift of necromancy. Now, he's haunted by a trio of unruly orcs, who constantly pester him about taking over the world, along with the ghost of his murdered brother, who, incidentally, is scared of other ghosts.

Spicy, snarky, and full of heart, I Accidentally Locked Down a Witch is a magical rom-com for anyone who believes strength comes in all sizes. And that love might just be the strongest magic of all. Who has time for crazy ex-girlfriends and witches from new worlds when you’re trying to build...