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HUGO AWARD WINNER WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Holmes and Watson–style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from acclaimed author Robert Jackson Bennett “Like an endearing fantasy version of Knives Out . . . A great murder mystery...

The city of Voortyashtan was once the home of the goddess of death, war, and destruction, but now it's little more than a ruin. General Turyin Mulaghesh is called out of retirement and sent to this hellish place to find a Saypuri secret agent who's gone AWOL in the middle of a mission. But the ghosts of past wars have followed her there, and soon she begins to wonder what happened to the souls in the afterlife when the gods were defeated by her people, the Polis. Do the dead sleep soundly in the land of death?

“The exciting beginning of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists.”—Brandon Sanderson “Complex characters, magic that is tech and vice versa, a world bound by warring trade dynasties: Bennett will leave you in awe...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF BOOKPAGE’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of The Tainted Cup. “Wonderfully clever and compulsively readable . . . another...

Some places are too good to be true. Under a pink moon, there is a perfect little town not found on any map. In that town, there are quiet streets lined with pretty houses, houses that conceal the strangest things. After a couple years of hard traveling, ex-cop Mona Bright inherits her long-dead mother's home in Wink, New Mexico. And the closer Mona gets to her mother's past, the more she understands that the people of Wink are very, very different....

Sigrud je Harkvaldsson has nothing left to live for. He is a fugitive and an exile, wanted for murder throughout the empire of Saypur. His entire existence has seemed only to visit suffering and death upon those he wants most to protect - while he himself has emerged from each battle cruelly unscathed, inexplicably immune to forces both natural and divine. Then his closest friend and ally, former prime minister Shara Komayd, is assassinated.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The jaw-dropping conclusion to the acclaimed Founders Trilogy, from the Hugo–nominated author of Foundryside and Shorefall “It’s so rare to love every single book in a trilogy, to admire the aim, precision, and storytelling stamina this much.”—The New York...

As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant novel from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy. “An absolutely wild ride . . . Foundryside blew me away, and this is a perfect sequel.”—Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times...

The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions - until its divine protectors were killed. Now Bulikov has become just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power, but the surreal landscape of the city itself - first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it - stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani.

Autrefois, Sancia Grado n'était qu'une jeune voleuse dotée d'un talent rare. Puis elle a appris à utiliser ce talent et a battu les grandes maisons marchandes de Tevanne à leur propre jeu. Avec Clef et Bérénice, elle a même éliminé un hiérophante immortel – mais la guerre qu'ils mènent maintenant semble perdue d'avance. Sancia et ses alliés n'affrontent plus les élites de l'enluminure ou un hiérophante revenu d'un passé oublié ; cette fois, ils veulent détruire une entité dont l'intelligence est répartie sur la moitié du globe : un fantôme bien caché, qui utilise la magie pour posséder les objets, mais aussi contrôler les esprits humains.

Brilliant detective Ana Dolabra must prove a man's innocence to stop a civil war in the third book of the series that began with The Tainted Cup, named an Edgar, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award Finalist and one of the best books of the year (New York Times Book Review, NPR, Elle)—from the...

Toute l'économie de l'opulente cité de Tevanne repose sur une puissante magie : l'enluminure. A l'aide de sceaux complexes, les maîtres enlumineurs donnent aux objets des pouvoirs insoupçonnés et contournent les lois de la physique.

The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vigilance", a reality game show designed to make sure American citizens stay alert to foreign and domestic threats. Shooters are introduced into a "game environment", and the survivors get a cash prize. The TV audience is not the only one that's watching though, and McDean soon finds out what it's like to be on the other side of the camera.

In einer opulenten Villa an der Grenze des Imperiums wird ein hoher Offizier tot aufgefunden – getötet durch einen Baum, der spontan seinem Körper entwuchs. Selbst hier, wo es viele Ansteckungen gibt und das Blut der Leviathane seltsame magische Veränderungen bewirkt, ist es ein Tod, der gleichzeitig schrecklich und eigentlich unmöglich ist. Zur Aufklärung des Verbrechens wird Ana Dolabra hinzugezogen, eine Ermittlerin, deren brillanter Ruf nur durch ihre Exzentrik übertroffen wird.

L'entreprise de Sancia Grado, une jeune femme capable de faire revivre le passé des objets et d'entendre leur enluminure, est au bord de la faillite face à la nombreuse concurrence. Pour échapper au Hiérophante, une ancienne puissance qui s'intéresse de près à ses pouvoirs, Sancia doit percer le secret des origines de l'enluminure.

In the desolate flats of West Texas, two brothers purchase an old motel with the intent of renovating it and making a fortune off the population surge brought about by the fracking boom. Though each man is lured there by the promise of wealth, they are also fleeing something: a history of trauma, of failure, of family abuse, and shame. But the motel proves to have a history of its own. Once the business of a distant relative of theirs, Corbin Pugh, the brothers begin to discover signs that it might have been more than just a motel.

Best-selling author Robert Jackson Bennett has won widespread critical acclaim for his unique brand of darkly inventive fiction. In The Troupe, 16-year-old George Carole joins vaudeville in search of Heironomo Silenus, the man he believes to be his father. But what he discovers casts a dark pall over his world: Silenus' troupe hides a dangerous secret - one that invites death to all in its vicinity.

A trolley car pulls into the station. Four minutes before, the inhabitants were seen boarding at the previous station. All are dead. And all of them are union. The year is 1919. The McNaughton Corporation is the pinnacle of American industry. They built airships that cross the seas. Guns that won the Great War. And above all, the city of Evesden. But something is rotten at the heart of Evesden. Caught between the union and the company, between the police and the victims, Hayes must find the truth behind the city before it kills him.

Autrefois puissante cité divine capable de conquérir et d'asservir les peuples établis à sa proximité, Bulikov est tombée. Ses dieux protecteurs ont été exterminés par un chef de guerre venu de Saypur. Et une mystérieuse catastrophe a eu lieu dans la foulée : le Cillement. Soixante-dix ans plus tard, Bulikov n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même. Restent toutefois visibles, çà et là, certains vestiges des miracles qui l'ont façonnée, notamment d'immenses escaliers brisés qui ne relient plus la terre aux cieux.

Alors qu’elle profite d’une retraite bien méritée au bord de l’océan, passant ses journées à boire du vin, à pêcher et à transformer chacun de ses proches voisins en ennemi mortel, la générale Turyin Mulaghesh reçoit la visite d’un fonctionnaire de Saypur. La Première ministre Shara Komayd a une mission pour elle.