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Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, she’s had no choice. Her tattered copy of Angharad—Emrys Myrddin’s epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, then destroys him—is the only thing keeping her afloat. So when Myrddin’s family announces a contest to redesign the late author’s estate, Effy feels certain it’s her destiny. But musty, decrepit Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task, and its residents are far from welcoming.

Wer glaubt schon an Liebe auf den ersten Blick? Eigentlich wollte Nathan nur kurz in die Bibliothek von Oxford – doch dann stößt er mit der ungewöhnlichen Emilia zusammen. Alles an diesem Mädchen ist aus der Zeit gefallen, von ihrem Kleid bis hin zu ihrer vornehmen Art. Nichts möchte Nathan lieber, als Emilia möglichst schnell zu vergessen. Doch nach ihrem Zusammenstoß sind die beiden auf eine magische Weise miteinander verbunden. Denn Emilia ist eine Magierin und stammt aus einer Welt, die im 19. Jahrhundert steckengeblieben ist.

Eighteen-year-old Princess Sabine Ludwig of Bakley thought her biggest problem was finding a man remotely interesting to dabble with while trying to fill her days with something other than knitting or drinking tea. But when her dear sister is brutally murdered in a foreign kingdom a week before she's to be married, Sabine suddenly wishes for boring, ordinary days again. Seeking retribution, Sabine decides to take her sister's place and marry the mysterious king of Lynk. It's the only way she can hunt down and find the killer.

Cairn has finally gained access to the Sanctum…the birthplace of the infernal’s mystic abilities and proving ground for their adolescents, a place filled to the brim with magic and mystery. The power he needs to solidify a major alliance is close at hand. All he needs to do is settle in and prove himself with the help of old friends and new. Simple enough. Or it would be, if Cairn was the only outsider to breach the Sanctum. When he arrives, he discovers an old enemy has sealed the Sanctum from the inside, holding it ransom. Her demands: “Bring me the head of the usurper.”

Though relations between Princess Seraphin Fitzempress and her father have been strained, Sera’s royal position has remained unchallenged. Filled with self-doubt, she struggles to grasp the Mysteries - her greatest trial yet. An education in the enigmatic magic is a necessary one, should Sera plan to rise in her station and invoke her powers during war. But the emperor’s death now leaves both Sera and her ambitious father eligible for the throne - a contest the prince regent intends to win. Even if it means an alliance with a rival empire.

When the emperor is assassinated, Sera Fitzempress is the noble most eligible to inherit the empire. Her upcoming marriage to the prince would cement her position. And as a champion for peace, Sera is the only promise of hope for staving off war between the worlds of Kingfountain and Muirwood. But standing between her and her enemies is just one devastating secret. Sera’s best friend, Cettie, a girl born of a lower class, has made a shattering discovery: her entire existence has been a lie.

On the night before her wedding, 17-year-old Sorel leaps from a window and runs away from her life. To keep from being discovered, she takes on the male identity of Isser Jacobs—but it soon becomes clear that there is a real Isser Jacobs, and people want him dead. Her mistaken identity takes Sorel into the dark underworld of her small city in the Pale of Settlement, where smugglers, forgers, and wicked angels fight for control of the Jewish community. In order to make it out, Sorel must discover who Isser Jacobs really is—and who she wants to be.

At first glance, Princess Mariama lives a charmed life at the imperial palace in Timbuktu with servants catering for her every need. But deep within the palace walls, a terrible trial takes place for the princess’s hand in marriage. Ninety-nine suitors have died and the princess is determined to end the carnage before another life is lost.

Within the dazzling halls of London’s Crystal Palace, the event of the season has arrived: The Great Exhibition. An opportunity for the greatest minds of the century to come together under one roof in an unprecedented display of art and invention. And for two unlikely partners in crime, it’s about to become the score of a lifetime. Charming conman Kane Durante works alone—or on occasion with his best friend, Fletcher. But when his boss, the Kingpin of London’s magical dark market, gives him the impossible task of stealing a priceless artifact, he knows it’s a job he can’t pull off alone.

After the horrifying explosion that claimed one of their own, the Diviners find themselves wanted by the US government, and on the brink of war with the King of Crows. While Memphis and Isaiah run for their lives from the mysterious Shadow Men, Isaiah receives a startling vision of a girl, Sarah Beth Olson, who could shift the balance in their struggle for peace. Sarah Beth says she knows how to stop the King of Crows - but, she will need the Diviners' help to do it.

It has been almost two years since she defeated the vengeful spirit of her mother, but Vanja Ros - no longer Schmidt - has finally made a name for herself. She is a God Daughter, a (reformed) thief, and now a folk hero. She stands up for those with nothing, bringing justice and prosperity where she can. But members of the royal families are turning up dead, found with Vanja's calling card on the bodies. And as old flames, adversaries, and allies resurface, Vanja must face what it took to become the Pfennigist once and for all.

Die Reise des Lysander Hartherz geht weiter! History trifft Fantasy! Interessantes, unverbrauchtes Setting, stimmiges Magiesystem, hochspannend mit starken Charakteren! WuchtBewahrer, Band 2 der Flammenbringer-Trilogie. Die Revolution ist vorbei. Der Krieg ist es nicht. Der König ist tot. Die Republik lebt. Der Erste Konsul muss sie gegen Kräfte im Äußeren wie im Innern verteidigen, während sich ein weiteres Reich zum Kampf rüstet, und im fernen Topangue ein Soldat seine Bestimmung findet. Lysander und Gorm setzen ihre Reise fort, mit einem unnachgiebigen Feind auf ihren Fersen.

Jastin ist der zwölfjährige Sohn eines Ritters, der die Küsten von Vastar bewacht. Ein Schicksalsschlag veranlasst Jastin die Burg seines Vaters zu verlassen und in die Berge zu fliehen, wo unzählige Drachen ihr Unwesen treiben. Jastin kann ihnen nur knapp entkommen und am Ende findet er sich in einer Gruppe von Dieben wieder, die ihn zwingen, mit ihnen durch Vastar zu ziehen. In dieser Zeit lernt Jastin dunkle Seiten an sich kennen, die ihn zwar entsetzen, ihm aber auch sein Überleben sichern.

Die Ewigkeit des Hades vor Augen. Angeblich sucht Euryale in London nur einen Ehemann. In Wahrheit ist sie die Tochter einer Göttin. Styx – der Fluss der Unterwelt – ist durchlässig geworden und gefährdet die Welt der Sterblichen. Nun ist es an Euryale, das Leck zu versiegeln. Es soll ihr letzter Auftrag sein. Erfüllt sie ihn, wird aus ihr eine Furie. Ausgerechnet Deacon, angehender Geschichtsprofessor und Euryales größter Kritiker, ist ihre einzige Hoffnung. Denn er kann die Lebensfäden der Menschen sehen.

Eine Insel voller Magie. Eine Kronprinzessin mit eisernem Willen. Ein Wettbewerb um ihr Herz. Kronprinzessin Ainslie soll nach dem Tod ihres Vaters den Thron des magischen Inselkönigreichs Dumoth besteigen - einem Ort voller Magie, der Ainslies Familie mit elementaren Kräften ausgestattet hat. Ihr Leben lang wurde sie darauf vorbereitet, Königin zu werden - und sie ist der Aufgabe mehr als gewachsen. Doch ein altes Gesetz besagt, dass sie verheiratet sein muss, um herrschen zu können. Denn nur so werden die mächtigen magischen Blutlinien fortbestehen. Und der Rat des Königshauses weigert sich, diese Regelung abzuschaffen.

I am Princess Bennua. My father, the sultan, has promised my hand to a cruel warlord on the outskirts of the realm. The desert of Sahrahn is a dangerous land of ruthless bandits, endless battles, and captivating magic, and most do not survive its fire. Though the cruel warlord plans to make me his prisoner, another takes me captive; the roguish killer and infamous king of thieves, the Raider Prince.

On an icy peninsula near the Arctic, there is a school where select students from around the globe are taught the secrets of the Victorian-era.

Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood, who’s planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches—something Cressida needs Rune to accomplish.

War doesn’t scare Jerusalem. She’s a Saint. Thanks to powerful demigod-style reflexes, endurance, and strength, she’s fearless. And she has one goal—revenge. But she never expects to team up with the handsome, arrogant Alexei to accomplish it. He’s one of those Ancient Vampires. And ever since her family was enslaved and murdered by one, Jerusalem hates vampires. But in the year they've been fighting alongside one another against the Confederate Army and the vampires who benefitted off slavery, Alexei’s never done anything but prove he’s on the Union’s side and hers.

On Rosevear, Mira is plagued by nightmares. She is lost and untethered – and then the watch strike, burning her home. The attack ignites a spark within her, and Mira knows it’s time to call in her bargain with Elijah, and tear down Captain Renshaw and the watch. Mira must find allies and she turns to the witches for help unlocking her siren abilities. But the witches aren’t all on Mira’s side; and what they ask of her may be her undoing.