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The wizards of Akken are hiding a terrible secret. People are disappearing. Nobody can remember them. Vani Brattle gets into trouble with the law. Parn Trippers learns that working for the wizard police comes at a price. They both uncover more than just missing people.

Something nobody ever wants loose is on the loose. A wizard crisis looms. Body parts in the river. A kidnapping and mysterious murders. Only a reckless newcomer and an unflappable constable can put things right. Discover a new fantasy world brimming with magic, murder, and intrigue. Discover the Akken Chronicles.

After centuries bound in Alfheim, Odin escapes, only to find himself trapped in the fathomless darkness of Svartalfheim. What will he do when his only ally is a woman who no longer trusts him? Svartalfheim is home to the strange and corrupt dark elf courts. Eager for Odin’s oracular sight, they pull him into their unending power struggles. And while the king is missing, the world hurtles toward Ragnarok. If Hermod cannot find and retrieve Odin, Midgard faces annihilation on all sides. Can Hermod reach Odin before the end of all things?

Raverek wants nothing more than to be a farmer like his dad; tend the fields, harvest the crops, and kill the occasional monster who breaks through the fog wall that borders his home. But getting what he wants isn't so easy when everyone's job class is designated by the gods and they have plans for the would-be farmer. A pestilence that hasn't been seen for 200 years has discovered a way to pierce the fog wall and the world is going to need a hero.

Odin’s endgame draws near. Only a few obstacles remain between him and his goal of reaching Alfheim. His most valuable piece has become Sigurd, son of Sigmund, and a fierce warrior. Odin, now, must prompt Sigurd on a quest to slay a dragon and unravel a dynasty. But what fate lies in store for a god’s pawn? And if Odin finally reaches Alfheim, what awaits him?

A wizard and mystic in one. A legion of darkness. One final act. Alrion's power is complete, but he's far from ready. He should be moving on to the final stage of his quest, but can't ignore Alyx's plight. He's stuck. Alrion only has one chance, and if he fails, he will be consumed by the very thing he hopes to remove and user in a new era of darkness. In this epic finale, the story of The Hidden Wizard draws to a close. Armies will clash, new foes will emerge, and secrets will be uncovered. Just who is the mysterious wizard that's been lurking in the shadows?

Odin’s mind is lost in the mists of time, unable to make sense of cryptic visions. He remains certain of one thing alone: a final battle is coming. One that, should he lose it, all humanity will die. Ragnarok. To win this battle, Odin must harness his prescient knowledge, but the only way to do so is to drink from the lost Well of Mimir. The Well lies beyond the perilous stretches of Jotunheim.

Finding out you are a wizard...is only half the story. Alrion answers the call with a mixture of fear and excitement. Finally, a chance to prove himself and discover his true purpose. But his potential was kept a secret his entire life. What else were they hiding? Tales of the Blight hint at darkness and danger. A mysterious force that sounds like it’s from a fairy tale. As he travels, Alrion starts to understand the truth. His power is unique, and the spread of the Blight and his emergence as a wizard are not a coincidence.

I Konungars Marsch följer vi ytterligare ett steg på Thors storslagna resa mot att bli vuxen, förstå vem han egentligen är och vilka krafter han besitter, på vägen mot att bli en fulländad krigare. Efter en flykt från fängelsehålan får Thor den fruktansvärda nyheten om ytterligare ett mordförsök på kung McGil. Med kungens död kastas riket i kaos. I allas kamp för tronen är Kungsgård mer än någonsin fyllt av familjestridigheter, maktkamp, avund, våld och svek.

Alrion has been infected by the Blight. His power is inaccessible, and he needs a way to defend himself. He’s desperate to find a cure before he turns. His hopes are pinned on a group of magic users known as Mystics. These women wield an unknown power that could be the missing link to curing the Blight. And saving himself. Wraith has expanded his power and influence. Nowhere is safe, not even Alrion’s mind. It is only a matter of time until he falls to either Wraith or the infection growing within.

Alrion barely survived. His success came at a terrible cost. Driven to improve his skill and prove his worth as a wizard he pushes on. His dreams show him a vision of his next goal, the Vault of Silence. It is a secret trial guarded by an order of monks and designed to test a person’s will. To get there, he must find a guide and negotiate his way through sprawling cities and a vast desert. But the creatures of the Blight are organising.

Amira’s seer talent has always been unpredictable but accurate. So when it shows her the wizard responsible for slaughtering her friends and family is the key to saving the world, she has no choice but to rescue him. But Radcliff is no longer who he was and certainly not what she expected. It isn’t long before she regrets her part in his sentencing. Radcliff doesn’t know he’s the most reviled person in history. In fact, he doesn’t know anything because when he wakes up each morning, he forgets his past.

The final steps are the longest. Odin arrives in Vanaheim. A timeless paradise of the gods greets him. There he meets Freyja, a woman with whom he’d gladly pass eternity. But the Fates are fickle. Freyja is the daughter of the king Odin has come to overthrow. Will he choose destiny or his heart? Either way, he will lose something dear. You’ll love this grim fantasy because it retells classic Norse myths in a whole new way.

Idunn’s apples made Odin a god-king. Now, she calls upon him to overthrow her people - the very gods he has long worshipped. In his way stand mist-worshipping sorcerers, draugar, trolls, and all the horrors of Hel. Can Odin guide his people past such threats? And even if he can reach the gods, can he defeat them?

In late summer of 2012, millionaire landowner Göran Lundblad went missing from his farm in Sweden. When a search yielded nothing, and all physical evidence had seemingly disappeared, authorities had little to go on - except a disturbing phone call five weeks later from Göran’s daughter Maria. She was sure that her sister, Sara, was somehow involved. At the heart of the alleged crime: Sara’s greed, her father’s land holdings, and his bitter feud with Sara’s idler boyfriend. With no body, there was no crime - and the case went as cold and dark as the forests of southern Sweden.

A former warrior caught between gods and priests must fight for the survival of his family in this dark epic fantasy debut, set in a harsh arctic world inspired by Scandinavian indigenous cultures. On the forbidding fringes of the tundra, where years are marked by seasons of snow, humans war with immortals in the name of their shared gods. Irjan, a human warrior, is ruthless and lethal, a legend among the Brethren of Hunters. But even legends grow tired and disillusioned. Scarred and weary of bloodshed, Irjan turns his back on his oath and his calling to hide away and live a peaceful life as a farmer, husband, and father. But his past is not so easily left behind. When an ambitious village priest conspires with the vengeful comrades Irjan has forsaken, the fragile peace in the Northlands of Davvieana is at stake.

From a master carpenter, Making Things Right is a celebration of good craftsmanship and a tribute to manual labor in the story of a loft renovation. It is also a book about work and identity, about collaboration and pride in skilled craftsmanship, and about what it means to make things with your hands in a consumerism-driven world.

Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of shorter works on the strange and the macabre, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. The title story "Dracula's Guest" is believed to be the deleted first chapter of Stoker's masterpiece, Dracula. The other nine stories like "The Squaw", "The Judge's House", and "The Burial of the Rats" rank very high among classic tales of horror.

August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

When the police are asked to investigate the brutal murder of bookseller Brian MacDonald, who's been stabbed in the back with his letter opener, they have no trouble locating suspects, because MacDonald has been less than honest in his dealings. But Detective Bentley Hollow has problems of his own: his wife has left him, and he detests his new partner. Still, he has to find a solution to the crime, and when he does, his life will be irrevocably changed. The first in a new series.