Fantasy og science fiction

Balladir is the thirteenth Bard of the Elves. He bears responsibility for gathering and sharing tales that will enrich the cultural wealth of his people. This volume recounts the history of his voyage to Lagar, home of the Dwarves, where he finds an island invaded by a force from the neighbouring Starlands, a force which threatens not only to divide and overwhelm the Dwarven people, but to herald the arrival of something far worse.Together with a handful of strangers, Balladir's skills with magic, music and blade will be called upon to aid the Dwarves. But who among this small group can be trusted? And how will Balladir balance the Dwarves' needs against his own ability to survive the political and religious turmoil erupting around them? With powerful allies on one side and violent betrayals on the other, Balladir will learn the world stretches wider and holds more secrets than the Bards before him had ever realised.

Having sole knowledge of the story has allowed Dokja to stay one step ahead in the cruel new world...but what if that's no longer the case? With the appearance of the mysterious group calling themselves "the Oracles" he must now contend with other readers! And all the while, moving behind the scenes is a shadowy mastermind whose knowledge of TWSA seems to match Dokja's own...

Erden's timely return saves Letitia and Halstead Castle from the brink of defeat, but it's too early to celebrate because the war has only just begun! Though the devils of the North are evil and cunning, Letitia is about to give them a taste of something far more sinister than anything in their wildest dreams-the hellish power of modern capitalism!

With Wilhelm under her care and Dietrich as her right hand, Reinhardt is ready to get her plans for revenge started-but everything comes to a screeching halt when the soldiers of Luden receive a summons to head for the battlefront. Dietrich proposes using this opportunity to make Wilhelm a proper knight, and despite her initial misgivings, Reinhardt agrees. After sending them off with her father's sword to protect them and mother's necklace to support them, all she can do is pray for their safe return...

The five men of Latil's harem have been chosen! From the shy, puppy-like Guesta to the brash and cunning Tasir, Latil's consorts run the gamut, alike only in their across-the-board beauty. And between keeping the intraharem relations in check and choosing a man to spend her first night with, the emperor has her hands full. Thankfully, the ever-reliable Sir Sonnaught is there to help her out! But little does Latil know, her closest knight may be harboring feelings far deeper than loyalty and friendship...

Haunted by an Ancient Curse! On their journey to the Pentagon to steal Da Vinci's relic, Jooheon and his team just can't seem to stop encountering tombs. But this time, an assortment of enemies has all gathered to give Jooheon as much trouble as possible! He'll have to fend off the U.S. military, TKBM, and the Egyptian dog artifacts that have decided to betray him. But the greatest obstacle may just be the tomb itself as the curse of Tutankhamun continues to haunt it!

Upon achieving the highest-tier summoner class, Shuutarou reunites with Crest's Party 7, who welcomes him back with open arms and a bit of shock. Just as the party prepares to take on quests and join the front lines, something is amiss in Calloah Castle Town. A man named the Liberator claims that players can safely log out from the death game that is Eternity, and that he's even done it himself! This revelation astonishes the players who have had enough of this world...and that's when the Liberator accuses Crest of being responsible for the ensuing chaos!

Somewhere in the world is a witch named Elaina. As she wanders from one place to the next, she writes down a log of her journeys. This book is a collection of those tales.¿ This volume includes 43 short stories previously distributed as special bonuses and seasonal extras, or posted on social media-revised and expanded, along with an entirely new episode!¿

Leaving the Western nations, Satou and his companions visit the Great Forest Labyrinth. In the fortress city of Arcadia, which serves as their base, they encounter an extraordinarily beautiful girl who looks exactly like Lulu. While helping her revitalize her general store, they set out to conquer a new labyrinth... But what challenges await them?¿

At last, Camellia has come to Louvre in search of her mother, but just as she turns the corner to her old home, she runs into none other than Duke Ihar! Though she successfully escapes before the young duke can blow her cover, she returns to her accommodations only to be met with his ever-watchful gaze. Hiding her identity is hard enough, but with Prince Ian openly vying for her affection and Duke Ihar's confusing and-at times-hostile behavior, there only seems to be a growing number of obstacles in Camellia's path to freedom. Not to mention, when officials investigating a series of assaults targeting noblewomen request Camellius's help, she is suddenly put in danger!

The Counters are able to chase down the hosts to the offices of Taeshin Corp, but when they arrive, the hosts are nowhere to be found. The only hint they can find is a bloody note at Mun's house telling him to go to the place where it all started. Now, under the bridge where Shin killed Chuljoong and where Mun first became exposed to the world of Yung, the two face off in their final duel. Can Mun save his parents from the clutches of the evil spirits, or is he doomed to lose the remaining family he has left?

Time is running out, and Dardan's latest attack has left Heli and his brothers all severely injured and without any way to heal. To make matters worse, one of Dardan's henchmen has abducted Khan, delivering to him the final piece needed in order to complete his unholy ritual...Now, all there is to do is wait. As the night of the full moon descends upon them, the boys must urgently make their way to the Blood Altar-or risk losing Sooha forever.

This is volume 2 of the complete collection of tales set in the Revelation Space universe, by British Science Fiction Award-winner Alastair Reynolds. The 'mastersinger of Space Opera' (The Times) created the astonishing Revelation Space universe - one of the most vivid and original SF universes ever written. Alongside the award-winning novels is a galaxy of superb short fiction, collected and published here, in two volumes, in chronological order.This volume includes:Turquoise DaysWeatherGrafenwalder's BestiaryNightingaleMonkey SuitThe Last Log of the LachrimosaNight PassageOpen and ShutPlague Music

All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end. In the authoritarian Federation, there is a plot to assassinate and replace the President, a man who has downloaded his mind to a succession of new bodies to maintain his grip on power. Meanwhile, on the fringes of a Western Europe that has renounced human governance in favor of ostensibly more efficient, objective, and peaceful AI Prime Ministers, an experimental artificial mind is malfunctioning, threatening to set off a chain of events that may spell the end of the Western world. As the Federation and the West both start to crumble, Lilia, the brilliant scientist whose invention may be central to bringing down the seemingly immortal President, goes on the run, trying to break out from a near-impenetrable web of Federation surveillance. Her fate is bound up with a worldwide group of others fighting against the global status quo: Palmer, the man Lilia left behind in London, desperate to solve the mystery of her disappearance; Zoya, a veteran activist imprisoned in the taiga, whose book has inspired a revolutionary movement; Nikolai, the President's personal physician, who has been forced into more and more harrowing decisions as he navigates the Federation's palace politics; and Nurlan, the hapless parliamentary staffer whose attempt to save his Republic goes terribly awry. And then there is Krotov, head of the Federation's security services, whose plots, agents, and assassins are everywhere. Following the success of his debut novel, The Mountain in the Sea, Ray Nayler launches readers into a thrilling near-future world of geopolitical espionage. A cybernetic novel of political intrigue, Where the Axe is Buried combines the story of a near-impossible revolutionary operation with a blistering indictment of the many forms of authoritarianism that suffocate human freedom.

As the world falls apart around them, piece by piece, Abigail Fuller spends humanity's final days looking after her husband David.But that's not true, not really. Abigail isn't David's wife. She's not even human. She's a replacement, built in the image of the real Abigail, who died sixteen years ago.And in three weeks, when the law changes, Abigail will no longer have to do anything David says. She'll be free to go where she likes, do whatever she wants to do. But having never lived for herself, Abigail now faces profound questions about what she is, how she wants to live, and who she wants to love.Perhaps she should start with herself.Tender, powerful and thought-provoking, Some Body Like Me explores the boundaries of sexuality and the indefinable human capacity for love at the end of the world. Perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kaliane Bradley.

Katya Efremova, a 19-year-old anarchist, has spent ten months imprisoned in a covert government laboratory. When an escape attempt goes terribly wrong, she's transferred to a new prison colony on Solovetsky Island in the White Sea.There she finds a clue from her murdered mother: Listen to the whisper of stars. Aristocrat Dima Danilov knows he'll never leave Solovetsky Island alive. His dreams of Katya before they ever met are baffling to him - an anarchist and an aristocrat could never be together. But when he finds a 250-year-old diary written by his ancestor - a first-person account of Stenka Razin's rebellion, which Katya's mother was investigating before her death - the two of them reluctantly agree to work together.Natasha Bobrinskaya is a rogue witch. When she's offered her freedom in exchange for spying on Katya and Dima, she jumps at the chance, though she has her own reasons for wanting to solve the mystery surrounding Katya's mother's death. The three prisoners must join forces to uncover the secret woven into the mysterious labyrinths of the Solovetsky Archipelago. But they're not the only ones searching for the island's legendary power...

This volume is a long overdue contribution to the dynamic, but unevenly distributed study of fantasy and J.R.R. Tolkien's legacy in Central Europe. The essays move between and across theories of cultural and social history, reception, adaptation and audience studies.