Showing results for "From the Shadows" in Fantasy

Kell is plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, he is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila. As Red London prepares for the Element Games - an extravagant international competition of magic - a certain pirate ship draws closer. But another London is coming back to life, a shadow that was gone in the night reappears in the morning. Black London has risen again - and so to keep magic's balance, another London must fall.

I will take this secret to my end. Two years ago, the Guild of Guardians killed my parents for a crime they didn't commit. They tried to kill me too, but I got away. I buried the past and made a new life for myself, hidden in a world not my own. The human world, where faeries belong in stories and magic is unknown. But now the Guild has found me.

For centuries, Phoebe Whelan’s family of witches and mages has guarded the Book of Sindal, a tome filled with spells so evil it could destroy the world. After their parents’ death six years ago, it’s up to Phoebe and her older and younger sisters - Rowan and Celeste - to guard the book with their magic and their supernaturally fortified land. But Celeste’s expression magic is wild and untamed, and without their mother’s calming influence, Celeste is slowly going mad.

After the explosive events of the Copper Heart, Lydia must deal with a secret service operative with murder in his heart. The mysterious Mr Smith has sent a professional assassin after Lydia and the bonds of blood are stretched to breaking point when it turns out to be someone very close to home. Meanwhile, the head of the powerful Silver Family is demanding a favour and Lydia must comply or risk their fledgling alliance. To be strong enough to beat the odds stacked against her, Lydia must delve deep into Crow Family lore, but what she discovers is far from a fairy tale.

Mercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger... A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of the best heroines in the urban fantasy genre today” (Fiction Vixen Book Reviews), and the characters she calls friends...

Five stories from the Powder Mage Universe, including the never-before-published "Green-Eyed Vipers".

Perseus grows up wanting to be a hero, but he cannot become one if his mother Danae still sees him as a boy. When his stepfather Polydektes casts him away on a voyage across the sea, Perseus is determined to fulfil the great destiny of the son of a god and the grandson of a king. But the line between heroism and monstrosity is thin, and when Perseus attempts to seduce first gentle Medusa and then beautiful Andromeda, before finally reuniting with Danae, they each learn of the dangers of resisting a boy prepared to risk it all for greatness.

Phoebe, the soulless child, has been raised by her adoptive father, Eric—the universe-hopping vampire wizard from the future. After all, who better to raise a soulless infant than an undead monster? He did his best to raise her right. He made certain she was well-educated. He picked a reasonably decent culture for her to grow up in. He trained her in her powers, taught her everything he could, and even broadened her horizons by touring other worlds, other times, other histories—and some futures!

Long ago, a nymph fell in love with a mere mortal destined to become a legendary hero. Until the gods saw fit to tear them apart and tamper with fate. Everyone has heard the story of Daphne and Apollo and of her transformation into a laurel tree to escape his obsession. If only it were so simple. Held prisoner for thousands of years, Daphne is close to death until a last-minute rescuer smuggles her out of Olympus and to Melancton, the satyr she loves.

Darkness and bitterness have become my constant companions. Even though I'm angry, what else can I do but watch from the darkest corners of Screaming Woods while everyone goes on? I'm not expecting a light to appear. Caroline isn't all monster, but, as a child of our resident wolfman and his mate, she's not all human either. As much as I want to give into the pull to her, I've spent far too long existing within the shadows.

"The Horde is nothing!" With those infamous words, Sylvanas Windrunner betrayed and abandoned the Horde she vowed to serve. The Dark Lady and her forces now work in the shadows as both the Horde and Alliance race to uncover her next move. Struggling to shoulder the crushing weight of leadership, King Anduin entrusts the void elf and High Exarch Turalyon to uncover Sylvanas' whereabouts. The Horde now stands at a crossroads. The various factions form a council, leaving the mantle of warchief to rest.

Nick Monte and the Escape from the Realm of Shadows follows the harrowing journey of a teenager, Nick Monte, born into a family steeped in the dark arts. From a young age, Nick inherited incredible magical power, allowing him to traverse realms beyond human comprehension. His travels took him through ominous underground cities filled with mystical creatures, spiritual realms beneath the seas where unseen forces battled for dominion, and even the fiery depths of hell itself. In these shadowed places, he honed his craft, becoming a formidable wizard feared by many.

Every player in Barliona has heard of the Gray Lands - the land of the dead. Few have managed to travel there and speak with the heroes and villains of old. And of this minuscule number, only one bard has managed to bring the souls of the dead back to the world of the living: the Bard of Shadow. Now, it is up to her to determine the future of her race. Shall the Biota race become full-fledged members of Barliona, or will they oppose all that lives?

Stepping down from one of the many ancient faestones that adorn the luscious emerald-green landscape of the southern realm, the nine divines look on with intrigue as Kalu arrives in the world of man. Straight from a childhood nightmare, she is everything and more that has been sung about her in the folk songs: wonderful and awful, a less likely savior perhaps you will never find.

Предстоит продолжить поиски артефакта, хотя я не знаю, что ждёт в одном из миров, куда предстоит отправиться. Насколько я понял, то там остались лишь отголоски цивилизации, и что ждёт дальше - неизвестно, но путь уже выбран, отступить я не могу.

Предстоит продолжить поиски артефакта, хотя я не знаю, что ждёт в одном из миров, куда предстоит отправиться. Насколько я понял, то там остались лишь отголоски цивилизации, и что ждёт дальше - неизвестно, но путь уже выбран, отступить я не могу.

Croat was a Lupan, one of the half-man, half-beast creatures long thought to be extinct or fabricated from fairy tales. Lupan were folklore, nothing more than a myth. Tora was a Sensitive. Her kind really existed, and normal people feared Sensitives because it was common knowledge that all Sensitives were evil and practiced the dark magick. Captured and thrown together inside Baron Agrino’s dungeon, they discovered a connection between them that defied all reason, and a love that transcended all boundaries.

Although it is looked upon as taboo and unprofessional, Nurse Angela begins experiencing uncontrollable feelings for a disabled man, Ed, who is not only married, but has given Angela a new sense of purpose through his own tragedy that had left him confined to a wheelchair.

A routine home visit to another patient brings on developing emotions for nurse Angela, whom struggles to keep her feelings inside from not only her patient (Ed) but the rest of the world as well. Although it is looked upon as taboo and unprofessional, Nurse Angela begins experiencing uncontrollable feelings for a disabled man (Ed) whom is not only married but has given Angela a new sense of purpose through his own tragedy that had left him confined to a wheel chair.

Marcus has had it with the Space Agency and the flying chunk of experimental metal they said was a fully-functioning, state-of-the-art spaceship. The ship has had nothing but problems, and the Space Agency has done nothing but try to strand them out in deep space. Marcus is beyond angry, and he will do something about the Space Agency and Area 51 with Shaodw, Alera, Oliver, Lucia and Captain George's help.