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The team saves on flight costs as the newest mystery happens around the corner. A tip from a local antiquarian doesn't make it to the team in time, and they are left with a once-bookstore-now-rubble pile, a missing magical tome, and very few clues beyond a helpful tour guide (one might even say too helpful). Tracking the missing book to a luxury yacht, the team gets less of the high-end boating experience and more of the demon-on-the-loose nightmare.

After being sent on a wild goose chase in the latest game of cat and mouse with the mysterious Mr. Norse, the team decides they need to get ahead of their competition in the hunt for the Codex Umbra. With no other options, they turn to old friends and even older magic: specifically, the Oracle of Delphi. Sal grows suspicious of her own sleeping habits, and Asanti enjoys some field time; but everyone learns the deadly dangers of playing with prophecy.

From spin class to a Matrix marathon to saving Rome in the nick of time, it's all in a day off for Grace and Sal in urban fantasy's new hit episodic series. It's Grace's one-day-off-a-year, and nothing will stop her from enjoying every last second of it: not Sal's troubling sleepwalking, not the mysterious tour guide, Aaron, and not even the magical artifact spreading a time-slowing bubble across Rome. The team's troubles may never stop - but sometimes, you have to make time for a spin class.

Weather alert: Tornado-eating titans on the loose in Oklahoma. There might not be much upon the open, wind-swept plains of Oklahoma - but magic, like life, finds a way to thrive nevertheless. In this week's episode, the team is literally blown away when they touch down in a tiny country town, utterly destroyed by horrifying monsters the locals call Tornado Eaters. The town is past saving, but the threat remains - it will take all the society can throw at them, and even that might not be enough.

NYPD Detective Sal Brooks is no rookie - but even the most hardened cop would think twice when they see their brother open a book and become...well...something entirely not their brother. When her attempts to solve the case cross paths with a mysterious team led by a priest, she starts to realize that the world is far more than what is seems, and, just maybe, magic is real - and hungry.

When a mysterious invite arrives in the mail and Father Menchu responds by whisking Sal off to Lichtenstein, the former cop is left on very new ground as she gets more than a glimpse at the broader world of magic users. Unfortunately, they are immediately confronted by a wealthy businessman who is less upset about them blowing up his boat two episodes ago than he is about them stealing his (sludge-demon releasing) book.

Entre as cinzas de um mundo em ruínas, uma soldada encontra uma carta que diz: Queime antes de ler. E assim tem início uma correspondência improvável entre duas agentes de facções rivais travando uma guerra através do tempo e espaço para assegurar o melhor futuro para seus respectivos times. E então, o que começa como uma provocação se transforma em algo mais. Um romance épico que põe em jogo o passado e o futuro. Se elas forem descobertas, o destino será a morte. Ainda há uma guerra sendo travada, afinal. E alguém precisa vencer.

Zwei Feindinnen in einer Zeit des Krieges. Verbotene Nachrichten, heimlich ausgetauscht auf den verlassenen Schlachtfeldern. Und eine ganz große Liebe, die Raum und Zeit überwindet. Amal El-Mohtar und Max Gladstone verbinden in diesem Kurzroman in wunderbarer, poetischer Sprache eine weltumspannende Zeitreisegeschichte mit einem Liebesroman in Briefform.

Sal Brookes og resten af holdet opdager, at ærkefjenden mr. Norse er faretruende tæt på at komme i besiddelse af "Kodeks Umbra", et leksikon over dæmoner, der er i stand til at ødelægge hele verden. Da de skal til at stoppe ham, forsvinder han ind i en anden verden, og der er ikke andet at gøre end at følge efter ham! Magi findes, og nogle bøger bider fra sig. Følg Sal Brooks, den seneste rekrut på en hemmelig magisk mission, mens hun rejser verden rundt for at holde overnaturlige kræfter i skak.

Kriminalbetjent Sal Brooks har haft en forfærdeligt lang dag. Det sidste, hun har brug for, er, at hendes lillebror Perry endnu engang beder hende om hjælp, fordi hans kaotiske liv er gået i stykker igen. Men hun kan ikke få sig til at sende ham væk, og det bliver værst for Perry. Sal ser på, da Perry tilfældigvis åbner en bog - den forkerte bog. Han forvandler sig til en helt anden person, og da Sal forsøger at opklare sagen, gør hun en uhyggelig opdagelse: Magi findes virkelig.

Med den mystiske Aarons hjælp er det lykkedes holdet at få fingre i "Håndens bog", og det betyder, at de måske kan få forvist Hånden fra Sal én gang for alle. Men hvis de også vil redde Sals bror Perry, må Sal rejse til Håndens uhyggelige dimension for at finde ham. Samtidig er Vatikanets antimagikorps nummer 1 på sporet af Sals hold, som nu er i fare fra deres gamle mestre... Magi findes, og nogle bøger bider fra sig.

Det er normalt at have hemmeligheder, når man er en del af Vatikanets tophemmelige antimagikorps, men Grace synes at passe alt for godt på sine. Til sidst kan Sal ikke styre sin nysgerrighed og sætter sig for at lære Graces hemmelighed at kende. Det kræver imidlertid, at hun tager tilbage til 1930‘ernes Kina, og det er bestemt ikke ufarligt... Magi findes, og nogle bøger bider fra sig. Følg Sal Brooks, den seneste rekrut på en hemmelig magisk mission, mens hun rejser verden rundt for at holde overnaturlige kræfter i skak.