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ロサンゼルス・タイムズ・マガジンで「コミックブック史上最も優れた叙事詩」と評された『サンドマン』は、そのダークで文学的なファンタジーとホラーの世界によって、世界規模の文化的現象を生み出し、状況を一変させた。Audible社とＤＣ社はついに、高い評価を受ける作家ニール・ゲイマンの、ニューヨークタイムズでベストセラー入りしたシリーズを、初めてオーディオ化することになった。

When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.

My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me. So begins a tale told from his own point of view - a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man’s Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must...and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

Malgré sa méfiance à l’encontre du dieu de la Nuit et des Ténèbres, Danaé a conclu un marché insolite avec lui. En effet, si elle parvient à se faire passer pour l’amante officielle de Night, Sun rompra le pacte ancestral et renoncera à son âme afin de récupérer sa fiancée humaine.Lors de son séjour, elle découvre que les Obscuris ne sont pas aussi malveillants et sanguinaires que son peuple le croyait. Son attirance irrépressible pour Night n’arrange pas ses incertitudes.

La lame implacable du couperet est tombée. Meurtrie par la trahison de Night après le Grand Bal de la Nuit, Danaé se précipite au Royaume du Soleil et intègre de son plein gré le camp ennemi. Ravi de la retrouver, Sun lui réserve un accueil des plus chaleureux. Or, le dieu du Jour ne caresse pas seulement le projet de l’épouser. Grâce à son pouvoir de voleuse de magie, Danaé est l’unique personne capable d’activer les Cristaux Arcaniques, dont il a besoin pour tuer son frère et asservir les autres royaumes. De son côté, Night déplore la fuite de la femme qu’il aime.

In Aeromorea, a cube-shaped world, where every bloodline has a magical blessing and a curse, Detective Merlonoit Alondere yearns to sail to another surface to find the cure for his ailing lover. The price, however, is too high. Yet everything changes when a powerful political figure approaches Merl to investigate the mysterious death of Kyster Kinstone, an invincible man. If he solves the case, Merl will be given voyage to the cure. Merl instantly accepts, using his blessing of heightened senses to find clues others cannot.

The Demonic Overlord himself has just dropped the biggest bombshell on Jake, and the stakes have risen again. Now that he’s being pulled deeper into the hierarchy of the Nine Circles, Jake has to find a way to navigate this power-hungry world without the help of his biggest ally—Professor Hightower. The loss couldn’t have come at a worse time. When an ancient demonic sorcerer starts to target Jake, his carefully-constructed world begins to crumble.

I am the last remaining Sylvian. The final warrior in a line of Lycan-Undead hybrids. Because of the demon that resides within me, I mistakenly slaughtered my family when I was ten. But my family is not just any ordinary family. My father was the king. I’ve been on the run my entire life, wanted for treason. But now my enemies have my daughter, the only person on this earth I have left to love. For her, I will fight.

Armed with a crystal sword bound to her soul, Ayleen will learn just how far she's willing to compromise herself for revenge and that even in a galaxy where all is lost, there's still plenty left to lose.

After slighting Malachi, Dahlia wakes to find herself transformed and trapped in an entirely new world. Determined to outwit her foe, save the luminaries, and return home to Ryken, she begrudgingly accepts Malachi's offer of mentorship, but not without motive. She plans to observe him and study his weaknesses and strengths until she can surpass him in every way. Yet as the months stretch into years, the faces of Dahlia's loved ones begin to blur, and the memories of their time together quickly fade.

On the heels of a frightening encounter with her shady boss, single mom, Sophie Tanner, flees into the woods and stumbles upon a red, freestanding door. Hunted by vicious dogs and security guards, she plunges into the mist beyond the open door where the mysterious land of Trell awaits. After nearly drowning in a watery trench, Sophie meets Riler and her motley crew of mercenaries and must rely on them if she hopes to return home to her young son. But only one holds the key home—the Mountain King.

A man down on his luck trips and stumbles into a world of bloodthirsty monsters hidden among the precipices of New York City. A chance encounter with illustrious vampire Alexander LaMont ensnares the clumsy yet hopeful James Donovan in shadow and treachery, thrusting James into his new identity, The Vampire Jack Townson. Will Jack survive the vampiric politics of Manhattan, or will final death come to claim him at the next sunrise?

Blessed with new power after his trials in Galia, Fate returns to Seifort. He intends to wield his influence to uplift the downtrodden--those forsaken by the world for their "unnecessary" skills. But standing in his way are his cruel old employers, the powerful Vlerick family. Now, in order to save the soul of Seifort, Fate must expose the terrifying truth hidden within the Vlerick estate.

Tensions mount in Pravhna, as winter descends and the Grand Exhibition moves into town. Ashbourne Claymore and Mina Wildfang finally have their memories back, and it might just tear them apart. Can they find a way to work together before the city is lost to an evil mastermind? Or will the flames of the past burn them out for good?

Vilas is a man consumed by anger. Kept prisoner in the city that slaughtered his people, he dreams of the day his magic is unsealed so he can burn everything to ash. When the city’s queen asks for his help hunting down rebel cultists, he agrees in exchange for his freedom, his magic, and a night in her bed.

The water-covered world of the Swell has been ravaged by the incursion of the moon shards as they make their way through the endless oceans, corrupting and transforming everything in their path. With little information and no clear direction, the remaining pockets of humanity press forward to retain what life they have on the dangerous waters. Enchanted sea glass is still the key to humanity's survival, but there are some who would seek to exploit the celestial objects for their own cause.

The Hawthorne University Witch Series is available in this three audiobook collection (4-6). This trilogy is a standalone series that can be enjoyed without having listened to the previous books.

I longed for magic. Now I have it. Powerful magic. It has caused chaos in the supernatural world like never seen before. It’s not only my magic that’s the problem—it’s also a spell I cast that changed everything. To save my friend, I reversed vampirism, earning me the top spot on the magical elite’s most wanted list. They want me stripped of my magic or dead. Preferably the latter. Their fears are justified. If I can reverse vampirism, what other life-changing things can I do with my magic?

A visit to London’s Natural History Museum became a horror show as magic flooded Earth. Now, Thomas is entombed there as a Dungeon Core, with only the creatures on display available as minions. All over the globe, patches of land have been replaced by strange alien environments, containing not only monsters from myth and legend, but also humanity’s worst nightmares. Leviathans stir at the bottom of the ocean, dragons have reclaimed the skies, and shadows are once again something to fear.