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The second book in Vanessa Nelson's exciting Fractured Conclave series.

Sadie Sadler lives in the big city. Takes the train to work each day. Drinks fancy coffee. Does yoga… and never, ever does magic, lest it leads Gabriel Thornber straight to her door. Sadie’s family have used their magic to protect the small northern town of Mannith for centuries. But now, Sadie’s brother Brendan is on trial for murder, and Gabriel, the charismatic and sinister head of the Sadlers’ only rivals, is moving to take the town. Only Sadie has both the knowledge to save Brendan and the magical strength to face down Gabriel.

Gefangen zwischen einer Rebellion und der Herrschaft eines Tyrannen. Nyra ist auf der Flucht vor dem grausamen König von Marmoris – ihrem Vater! Dass sie dabei in ständiger Gefahr schwebt, nimmt sie in Kauf. Allerdings darf niemand erfahren, wer sie in Wahrheit ist. Vor allem nicht die Rebellen, die sie unterwegs aufgreifen und zwingen, sich ihrer Sache anzuschließen.

Back when Morgan Mallory was human, she dreamed of magic while drowning in self-destruction. Then she was transported to a fantastical new reality, and her dream turned into a waking nightmare. To survive against the monsters of the labyrinthine land of Pandaemonium, she became Maven Alice, a soul-devouring demon who kills with blade and spell. Now that she's tasted blood and escaped a fae king's trap, Alice has been pitted against six fearsome rivals in a contest in which the stakes are no less than life or death.

Once upon a time, Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work hard under the unforgiving, lecherous gaze of the man she once called stepfather, Ella’s only refuge is in the books she reads by candlelight, secreted away in the library she isn’t permitted to enter. One night, among her beloved books of far-off lands, Ella’s wishes are answered. At the stroke of midnight, a fairy godmother makes her an offer that will change her life.

With their magic diminishing, warring factions of New Orleans witches desperately search for the Book of the Unwinding - a legendary grimoire, hidden by spells, that holds the key to unimaginable powers. As a ruthless struggle erupts in a maelstrom of malevolent magic, psychic Nathalie Boudreau finds her destiny intertwined with that of an exiled witch. Her name is Alice Marin, a vulnerable young woman trapped in a realm of illusion. Only Nathalie can free her, but first she must come to understand and master her own extraordinary abilities.

Once caged in an illusory realm by blood relatives, Alice Marin has been freed into a world where the last remnants of magic are quickly passing away. Dissolving with them is the unity among witches…and their sanity. Grappling with the revelations of her true parentage - and her burgeoning relationship with Nathalie Boudreau, a psychic with her own demons - Alice and her allies, both living and dead, must draw on every skill they possess. It’s the only way to defeat the destructive forces borne of the horrifying history of Alice’s own family.

To Charles Fort, with Love is award-winning fantasist Caitlín R. Kiernan’s third collection of short fiction, a haunting parade of the terrible things which may lie beyond the boundaries of science, the minds which may exist beyond psychology, and the forbidden places which will never be located in any orthodox globe. A deceptively even dozen, this collection includes Kiernan’s celebrated stories “Onion” and “Andromeda Among the Stones”, as well as a number of more obscure pieces.

"Mum, wer bist du?" Sie seufzte schwer und sah mich dann mit ihrem liebevollsten Mutterblick an. "Ich bin Freya." Wenn ich nicht schon gesessen hätte, ...

Magic is seeping out of the world, leaving the witches who've relied on it for countless centuries increasingly hopeless. While some see an inevitable end of their era, others are courting madness - willing to sacrifice former allies, friends, and family to retain the power they covet. While the other witches watch their reality unravel, young Alice Marin is using magic's waning days to delve into the mystery of numerous disappearances in the occult circles of New Orleans.

Left all alone after her mother passes away, 12-year-old Louisa watches the sky for her father. Long ago, a powerful gust of wind stole him away on the wings of his untamed magic - the same magic that stirs within Louisa. As if she is made of hollow bones and too much air, her feet never quite touch the ground. But for all her sky gazing, Louisa finds her fortune on the ground when she spots a ticket to the Carnival Beneath the Stars. If her father fits in nowhere else, maybe she'll find him dazzling crowds alongside the other strange feats.

Venice, 1717. Before Maddalena arrived at the Ospedale della Pietà, Venice's most illustrious music school, fifteen-year-old orphan Luisa has only wanted one thing: to be the best at violin. Luisa is good at violin, but she is not the best. She has peers, but she does not have friends. Until Maddalena. Sent to the Pietà until her noble family can find her a husband, Maddalena is cunning, passionate, and unlike anyone Luisa has ever met. Maddalena can promise the world to Luisa, and when she does, their fates intertwine.

This collection of 22 short stories by the author of Daughter of Hounds and Alabaster firmly established Caitlín R. Kiernan as one of the preeminent voices in dark fantasy today. Through a cycle of interconnected narratives, Kiernan unflinchingly explores a surreal world where the fantastic and the mundane are never separated by more than the insubstantial thickness of a shadow.

Sophie lives in a most peculiar cottage at the center of the Forgotten Forest, its inside much larger than its outside. You see, the house must be large, for it holds a great troll as well as a little girl. As one might expect, working for such a creature is rather frightening to a seven-year-old, but the endless expanse of black trees outside is even scarier. She’s afraid to make even the slightest sound, for the troll abhors loud children. He’s not terribly fond of quiet children either - unless they’re in his stew. Sophie’s precious light offers comfort in her darkest moments.

Quand l'occasion de libérer sa mère de Demon City se présente, Brielle la saisit. Peu importe que ce soit dangereux, elle est prête à tout pour réunir les siens à Angel City. Tout se passe d'ailleurs comme prévu jusqu'à la cérémonie de l'Éveil de son frère. Ce qu'il est... stupéfait tout le monde, et il est mis à l'écart jusqu'à ce qu'il apprenne à contrôler ses pouvoirs. Puis Brielle perd une personne qui lui est chère, et use de tous les moyens nécessaires pour la retrouver. Des moyens que Lincoln désapprouve.

Eine Liebe, mächtiger als das Schicksal... das atemberaubende Finale der "Kingdom of the Wicked"-Trilogie! Noch immer ist die junge Hexe Emilia in der Hölle und muss sich nun den Geistern ihrer Vergangenheit stellen: Sie hat herausgefunden, dass ihre eigene Schwester offenbar ganz und gar nicht die Person ist, für die sie sie gehalten hat. Inmitten von Hexen, Dämonen und Gestaltwandlern muss Emilia schnell mit der neuen Situation zurechtkommen, bevor sie in den Intrigen der Sieben Kreise untergeht.

Düster-romantische historische Fantasy in Sizilien – der Auftakt der gefeierten Kingdom of the Wicked-Reihe jetzt auf Deutsch! Als die junge Hexe Emilia ihre Zwillingsschwester Vittoria ermordet vorfindet, bricht für sie eine Welt zusammen. Zutiefst schockiert will sie Rache üben – koste es, was es wolle. Selbst wenn sie dafür verbotene, dunkle Magie einsetzen muss, die sie in die Gefahr bringt, von Hexenjägern enttarnt zu werden.

Attorney Hunter MacRae and Private Investigator Zoe Buchanan uncover lies and secrets for the clients of their law firm. He's a shape-shifter who can morph from man to cat and back on a whim. She's a psychic who is reluctant to explore her full abilities. Somehow, they make business and friendship work. When Hunter's father and family patriarch is found murdered, a long-kept dark secret is revealed, and their easy lives change forever. Hunter must abandon his carefree lifestyle to lead a battle with a rival monstrous enemy.

Willkommen im Black Kitten Club, einem Ort, an dem die Dunkelheit nicht nur Angst, sondern auch Liebe und Leidenschaft birgt. In diesem fesselnden Hörbuchsammelband erwarten dich vier Geschichten, die dich in die tiefsten Abgründe der menschlichen Seele führen und die Grenzen von Dominanz und Unterwerfung neu definieren. Band 1: YES, SIR. Jenny sucht einen Job, findet aber viel mehr als das – sie entdeckt eine Welt voller Schmerz und Zärtlichkeit unter der Führung von Rigga, einem Dom, der ihre verletzliche Seite ans Licht bringt.

Höllische Spannung und knisternde Romantik: der rasante zweite Band der "Kingdom of the Wicked"-Reihe. Nachdem sie ihre Seele in einem Pakt verkauft hat, reist Emilia mit dem mysteriösen Fürsten Wrath an den Hof der Wicked, wo sie eine verführerische, düstere Welt der Sünden erwartet. Die oberste Regel am Hof der Höllenfürsten lautet: Vertraue niemandem.