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This is the story Harry Ransom. If you know his name it's most likely as the inventor of the Ransom Process, a stroke of genius that changed the world. Or you may have read about how he lost the battle of Jasper City, or won it, depending on where you stand in matters of politics. Friends called him Hal or Harry, or by one of a half-dozen aliases, of which he had more than any honest man should. He often went by Professor Harry Ransom, and though he never had anything you might call a formal education, he definitely earned it.

On the island of Galveston, off the coast of Southeast Texas, lies a hotel called the Jacaranda. In its single year of operation, two dozen people have died there. The locals say it's cursed. The Rangers say that's nonsense, but they know a man who might be willing to investigate. Horatio Korman crosses the water from the mainland and hopes for the best.

What do you do when everything you've ever known is ripped away from you, leaving nothing but ashes and charred memories behind? You get angry. So very angry. Malwynn and his twin sister, Umaryn, live in a small town in Northern Varrland. In idyllic New Picknell nearly nothing happens, and when their day-to-day routine is interrupted by a skirmish between an invading patrol of the dead from The Amaranth Empire and a defending force from Varrland, their world begins to come undone.

Cosa impedisce agli esseri umani di provare più empatia per gli animali? Ekaterina Sedia prova a rispondere con una storia di amicizia tra un ragazzo e il suo maialino.

Wie ein Lauffeuer breitet sich der Bürgerkrieg im Inselreich Shima aus. Da es der Lotusgilde nicht gelungen ist, die Kazumitsu-Dynastie zu retten, entfesselt sie ihre gefährlichste Schöpfung: einen mechanischen Giganten, den sie den Erdzerstörer nennen. Mit seiner Hilfe wollen sie das zerrüttete Reich unter das Joch der Angst zwingen. Die Gilde rüstet sich, gemeinsam mit dem Tiger-Clan und ihrer Marionette Daimyō Hirō, für die Schlacht um die absolute Herrschaft über die Inseln.

Das aufsehenerregende Debüt vom Autor der NEVERNIGHT-Bestsellersaga! Eine ungewöhnliche neue Heldin in einer dystopischer Steampunk-Welt, die dem feudalen Japan gleicht. Nachdem die Sturmtänzerin Yukiko dem Leben des wahnsinnigen Shōgun Yoritomo ein Ende gesetzt hat, droht dem Inselreich Shima ein Bürgerkrieg. Die Lotusgilde schmiedet ein Komplott, um die unterbrochene Dynastie zu retten und gleichzeitig die aufflackernde Rebellion zu unterdrücken: Sie unterstützt einen Nachfolger des Shōgun, der sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht als Yukikos Tod.

Der erste Teil einer epischen neuen Fantasy-Serie, die eine unvergessliche neue Heldin und eine verblüffend originelle dystopische Steampunk-Welt mit einem Hauch von feudalem Japan vorstellt. Auf der Jagd des Kaisers nach den legendären Donnertigern findet sich Yukiko, die Tochter eines Jägers, Auge in Auge mit einem dieser beinahe ausgestorbenen Bestien wieder. Die Gedanken des wütenden und verkrüppelten Tiers drehen sich nur um ihren Tod - Yukiko weiß das, sie kann seine Gedanken hören. Und um zu leben müssen sich die beiden wohl oder übel zusammentun.

Dans les Bas-fonds de Néo-Londonia, Léopoldine se bat depuis des années pour survivre. Lorsque le groupe auquel elle appartient maltraite un enfant, elle décide de se rebeller, quitte à affronter la colère de la Guilde des Voleurs. Dorénavant, elle ne laissera plus rien ni personne lui barrer la route. Augustin, lui, a toujours mené une existence fastueuse et insouciante, résigné à subir en parallèle l'écrasante emprise de sa mère, la Reine Victoria au règne sans fin.

A strange message summons Langdon St. Ives and his companions to the Half Toad Inn in Smithfield, London, and along with the eccentric but fabulously wealthy Gilbert Frobisher, they set out for an uncharted island in the Caribbean, carrying a map that promises a treasure that beggars description. What they find – a terrible, pagan god from the depths of the ocean – leads them back to London, carrying within the hold of Frobisher’s steam yacht a fearsome, tentacled menace that threatens to devastate London.

Come molte sue coetanee, Irene è una ragazza sveglia e piena di vita, eppure c'è qualcosa che la rende davvero speciale: lavora come spia per conto di una società segreta - la Biblioteca Invisibile - e viaggia attraverso dimensioni alternative per recuperare libri oscuri e misteriosi, sconosciuti ai più. Ad affiancarla c'è il suo enigmatico assistente, il bel Kai, con il quale viene spedita in una Londra vittoriana per rintracciare un volume molto pericoloso.

Porto Alegre, 1911. Dirigíveis gigantescos dominam o céu. Abaixo, o vapor cinzento dos bondes, das fábricas e dos estaleiros soma-se à fumaça dos charutos, dos cachimbos e das cigarrilhas. Vozes robóticas, barulho de hélices e maquinários misturam-se ao alarido do povo. De um zepelim, desembarca Isaías Caminha, um jornalista carioca enviado à cidade para escrever uma matéria sobre o assassino em série Antoine Louison, que há poucos dias assombrou o local com um verdadeiro show de horrores: a exposição dos órgãos de suas vítimas.

Die Vollstreckerin Amaranthe Lokdon ist wirklich gut in ihrem Job. Ihr Revier liegt in der Hauptstadt des Reichs, in der dampfbetriebene Straßenbahnen und Maschinen das Straßenbild prägen. Hier ist das Verbrechen allgegenwärtig. Diebe rauben fleißige Geschäftsfrauen aus und Unbekannte setzen Gebäude am Seeufer in Brand. Amaranthes Aufklärungsrate ist exzellent und ihre Führung tadellos. Trotzdem wird sie immer wieder übergangen, wenn es um eine Beförderung geht.

The Chosen: a prophecy older than dirt and more dangerous than death. Even as they perfected steam-powered gadgetry and rounded up varmints from Hell, the Jackson brothers didn't believe in it. But when the chips are down, three brothers named for weapons aren't going out without a fight…A walk on the wild side…Attorney by day, demon-hunter by night, Remington Jackson is used to being on the sunny side of the law, even in the Wild West. But it's showdown time, and Remy and his brothers are getting desperate.

Winn Jackson isn't interested in hunting nightmares across the Wild West - even if it's the family business. Unlike his rakehell brothers, Winn believes in rules. As sheriff of Bodie, California, he only shoots actual law breakers. That's what he's doing when he rescues the Contessa Drossenburg, Alexandra Porter, a lady with all the elegance of the Old World - grace, beauty, and class. And then he sees her fangs.

With a mysterious key in hand and their only friends by their sides, the twins Malwynn and Umaryn race against the Amaranth Empire's invasion. Chased from the capital city of Varrland, branded as criminals for the murder of their traitorous aunt, they begin the trek to the forlorn wilderness of Duulan. They seek a village where their parents had nearly perished decades ago, where an abandoned mine, protected by an army of the dead, conceals the darkest secrets of Elmoryn.

Malwynn and his twin sister, Umaryn, experienced true horror when their hometown of New Picknell was razed to the ground in the first act of war by a Necromancer from The Amaranth Empire. They took their thirst for vengeance north across the border, and, after killing both the innocent and the guilty alike, they discovered a horrible truth. The Empire had not ordered the strike. The Necromancer had been paid.

Mary Shelley, a young banker’s son, and William, an excessively tall man with a “lividly hued visage, watery eyes, and blackened lips within a straggling beard,” pit their wits and derring-do against Lord Byron, master of steampunk technology, and his thuggish minions.

Myron enters the Jonesbridge Industrial Complex as a worker, a prisoner, commanded to harvest the scant resources that enable the powers that be to continue waging an unwinnable war. When Sindra - a fellow prisoner and a spirited fighter - joins him at the salvage line, he finds a new reason to live and to escape. Even though any attempt to leave will lead to execution, Myron and Sindra plan a daring escape.

In the Year Without a Summer, a group of mad geniuses descended on Geneva. In an attempt to save the body and mind of George Byron, they performed a dreadful and forbidden experiment that forever changed history - and tore their own lives apart.Years later, Byron’s daughter Ada has inherited her father’s genius.

They're the chosen - Winchester, Remington, and Colt - brothers trained to hunt down supernatural beings using the latest steam-powered gadgetry. It's a hard legacy to shoulder, and it's about to get a lot more dangerous…A devil of a job. Colt Jackson has gotten his name on many a wanted poster with success in the family business: hunting supernaturals across the frontier. Lately, though, there's a sulfur stink in the wind and the Darkin population is exploding. A rift in the worlds is appearing.