Fantasy World

After Marius's wedding, the Forge Eizo family returns to a life of normalcy. The season has turned, and with a sweltering summer on the horizon, Eizo decides it's time to construct a water well near the cabin. However, their digging is soon interrupted by a familiar face: the fairy chief Gizelle appears and asks them to meet the mystical master of the Black Forest! This master requests that the family eliminate a terrifying monster—a beast corrupted by stagnant magic that is devastating the forest and its inhabitants.

A vicious 15-year-old droog is the central character of this 1963 classic, a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom. In Anthony Burgess' nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, who talks in a brutal invented slang that brilliantly renders his and his friends' social pathology.

According to legend, twin sisters Gemma and Mira are descended from witches. But they’ve never been able to use magic. On their 17th birthday, everything changes. They’re gifted with power over the elements, and right after receiving their magic, they’re tracked down and attacked by an ancient monster. They would have died, if not for Mira’s boyfriend, Ethan, showing up to save the day.

Brick by brick, Arthur and his friends have made Coldbrook into their new home. But can it survive a monster wave? It's going to take everyone and everything for Coldbrook to weather this storm. When Arthur first arrived in the Demon World, he couldn't have possibly imagined that one day he would be leading his own town against a horde of monsters. As he works with Coldbrook residents to build up its defenses, he's getting help from unexpected places.

Perfect for fans of Rachel Gillig and Alix E. Harrow, a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy about the undying bond between a knight and their mage. "Intricately imagined and deftly told, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect pairing of romance, pining, and sprawling epic fantasy."...

The prophecy was clear: Break the curse before magic is purged from the world, or lose everything. Amber wanted nothing more than to keep her pack safe, but that is no longer an option. They are outnumbered. Two steps behind. And the clock is ticking. They must fight back. But they can’t do it alone.

The new, impeccable translation and adaptation of the Epic of Persian Kings by Ahmad Sadri brought to life a host of heroic characters and wove their adventures into a thrilling story spanning thousands of years. Containing four grand tragedies and four beautiful love stories, the audiobook is currently going into its fifth edition. It has been a smashing success. We are delighted to present a 12-hour audio experience of this text (performed by the award-winning voice actor, Marc Thompson) against the backdrop of evocative sound design and music editing of Hamid Rahmanian the creator of the Shahnameh project.

Your tenth birthday on another planet? Sounds cool, right? Young sunling Gustafer Yellowgold’s year in the Minnesota woods runs both hot and cold as his local-hero status is pushed to its limits when Leech Lake’s weather patterns take drastic turns. Dynamite Ice Balls? Spontaneous Blaze Pockets? In the third and final chapter of the “melancomic” musical adventure, enraptured fans back home on the sun watch Gustafer’s daily video-diary broadcasts until our young hero falls into the claws of someone who may put his entire journey - and life - in danger.

Thrall, wise shaman and the warchief of the Horde, has sensed a disturbing change . . . Long ago, Azeroth’s destructive native elementals raged across the world until the benevolent titans imprisoned them within the Elemental Plane. Despite the titans’ intervention, many elementals have ended up back on Azeroth. Over the ages, shaman like Thrall have communed with these spirits and, through patience and dedication, learned to soothe roaring infernos, bring rain to sun-scorched lands, and otherwise temper the elementals’ ruinous influence on the world of Azeroth.

As if annihilating the Holy Kingdom's massive army of 60,000 men wasn't enough, the crafty Kousuke now has to work extra hard to restore law and order to the land. But between his loving harem and pampering harpies, both eager to use him like a studhorse, who has time for all that? And if his plate wasn't full enough, a fateful envoy arrives from the empire...

Arthur's finally finding his place in the demon world. He has his own tea shop in a city that accepts him and a family that he's beginning to call his own. But when Milo's father sends word that he's returned from his latest expedition, Arthur is faced with an impossible choice. He could stay in the city and live his peaceful life, or he could go with Milo to the edges of the known world.

Ben bereut nichts. Aus seiner Provinz verbannt, findet er sich in der Stadt Foxcastle wieder, in der Händler, Piraten und Adlige um die Vorherrschaft kämpfen. In die Intrigen der Mächtigen hineingerissen, wartet ein ganzes Bündel an Quests auf ihn und verlangt sein äußerstes Können. Brachiale Gewalt ist keine Option, und so sieht Ben seine einzige Chance darin, die neuen Feinde gegeneinander auszuspielen. In diesem riskanten Spiel winken große Belohnungen, aber das Scheitern ist immer nur eine Haaresbreite entfernt. Wird Ben seinen Verbündeten trauen können?

Annika never thought of herself as weak - until vampires murdered her parents and kidnapped her to their hidden kingdom of the Vale. As a brand-new blood slave, Annika must survive her dangerous new circumstances - or face death from the wolves prowling the Vale's enchanted walls. But sparks fly when she meets the vampire prince Jacen, and while she hates the thought of falling for the enemy, her connection with the mysterious prince could be the key to her freedom.

Crafty survivor Kousuke is busy getting busy with his brand-spanking new sweetheart, the grand dragon known as Grande, while also finding the time to take a week-long date with his number-one lady love, Sylphy! But it's high time he got back to searching for those sacred scriptures. Sweet cyclops Ira has a proposition: an assemblage of adventurers will accompany Kousuke into the dangerous ruins where the scriptures may lie. But who is this familiar face who's arrived to take command...?

Stranded on a forgotten island, the young wizard Elian and his companions seek shelter in a crumbling ruin, but the island has plans of its own. Lurking beneath the surface is an ancient hunger, one that warps flesh and mind alike. As the line between pleasure and peril blurs, Elian is drawn into a world of seductive horror, where desire is a weapon and corruption feels like bliss.

In the fourth book of the series, James McGill is up for promotion. Not everyone is happy about that, and McGill must prove he's worth his stripes. Deployed to a strange alien planet outside the boundaries of the Galactic Empire, he's caught up in warfare and political intrigue. Earth expands, the Cephalopod Kingdom launches ships to stop us, and a grand conspiracy emerges among the upper ranks of the Hegemony military.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Everything the pack has been fighting for, they finally achieved. But it wasn't the end. It was nothing like they expected. There are consequences for every action, good or bad, and Amber must now face down the inevitable fallout from her choices. She asked her allies to trust her. To follow her. And they did. Now they're all paying for it.

Dante and Blays have forced Gladdic from the Collen Basin. But the victory might be only the first battle in a much larger war. With the land on the brink of starvation and politically fractured, Dante and Blays scramble to secure Collen's food, borders, and allies. Before their work is done, rumor arrives from Mallon. The enemy is mustering for another attack. Even if Collen can weather the coming storm, there's no guarantee their independence will last out the year.

Amidst the decaying splendor and poisonous intrigue of Chalion's ancient capital, Cazaril is forced to confront not only powerful enemies but also the malignant curse that clings to the royal household, trapping him, flesh and soul, in a maze of demonic paradox, damnation, and death for as long as he dares walk the five-fold pathway of the gods.

It was a hard-learned lesson but Jim Powell finally understood that isolating his group of friends and family was no longer the best idea. It was a strategy that had once kept them safe, but lately seemed to be doing exactly the opposite. Staying out of town and away from people had led to them missing critical intelligence—that there were people in their community actively plotting against Jim.