Fantasy og science fiction

Ahnna is haunted by the destruction of her homeland so when the wealthy kingdom of Harendell claims her as a bride for its crown prince, Ahnna is prepared to do whatever it takes to gain influence as the future queen. But she soon discovers that beneath the beautiful surface of Harendell's court lurk dark secrets and the only person who she feels she can trust is not her future husband, but his infuriating half brother, James. And it isn't long before Ahnna finds herself attracted to a forbidden prince . . ,

A brand new special collector's edition of the fan favorite, USA Today bestselling enemies-to-lovers romance It Happened One Summer from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey. This gorgeous edition features sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, full-color designed endpapers and a foil stamped case. The first in a spicy and unforgettable rom-com duology from #1 New York Times bestseller and tik tok favorite Tessa Bailey, in which a Hollywood "It Girl" is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn't belong. Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father's dive bar... in Washington.Piper hasn't even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won't last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can't do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She's determined to show her stepfather--and the hot, grumpy local--that she's more than a pretty face.Except it's a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there's an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn't want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan--and this town full of memories--may have already caught her heart.

In this brilliant sequel to The Clockwork Boys, old foes resurface, and Slate and Caliban are forced to deal with the echoes of their past choices.

In the first book of this touching and darkly comic duology, a paladin, a forger, an assassin and a scholar ride out of town on an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes.

Barry Birchwood is a teenager with no friends, no father and no ¿interest in having an adventure, much as he enjoys reading ¿about them.¿When he stumbles on the entrance to another world where ¿nothing is what it seems, Barry finds himself in an ancient empire ¿that has fallen into darkness and chaos. With a ruthless overlord ¿claiming power and giants running rampant, the resistance ¿movement looks to Barry for help. Can he find his courage in this ¿strange and dangerous world? ¿In order to survive, he must overcome much more than just his ¿own demons.¿

The mind-bending original adventures of Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme, are brought to life for a new era by New York Times-bestselling author James Lovegrove.

Cole works as a head administrator in a factory. The life lived there by all is very far from normal, rather, it is very abnormal. For everyone it is their normal life. Stars do not exist where they stay, nor does the sun, moon, trees, ocean, grass, sand, you name it. All that exists here are holdings where people live and then a huge factory where they all work. Everybody that lives here, works here, that includes children. Cole is desperate to get out of this despite having the best position in the whole company. This company is boarded off by walls, gates and guards. How will Cole escape and who, if anyone will he take? Why leave when you have the best position within the place? On the other side of this holding is the real world as we all know it to be. Will Cole get caught? What is he doing this for?

CONAN RETURNS, UNLEASHED, UNBRIDLED AND UNCENSORED! This second volume is sure to satisfy fans of the iconic hero and Robert E. Howard's fantasy universe.

Destined to be together, forbidden to love, two lost souls fight evil in an everyday world that belongs to the night. A dark romantasy by a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat.Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It's her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria's dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It's also a realm that's getting harder to escape.Aria's hallucinations are seeping into her waking world. And the Kruen are coming for her. To help Aria, Pax must do what no one in Faydor has dared to do before--join his soulmate in the light of day. Giving in to their forbidden attraction could be the death of them, but they might not be able to stop themselves as they embark on a cross-country journey to fight the evils hunting them.As their desire grows, so do Aria's untapped powers, and a menacing new force far darker than the Kruen.

Fan-favorite SPAWN and Punisher artist SZYMON KUDRANSKI is back with a second installment in the world where the only limitation is your imagination!Noa Carpenter, a down-on-her-luck paranormal investigator, is called into the world of imagination to help solve a series of strange occurrences involving some of literature and legend's most iconic characters. From creator SZYMON KUDRANSKI, artist of Spawn and Punisher. The bestselling, groundbreaking EPIC series returns! Collects groundbreaking hit series SOMETHING EPIC #8-12.

The future of Xcrawl is in doubt! When influential government forces conspire to bring about the end of Xtreme Dungeon Crawling, it's up to the Xcrawl athletes to save their brand of sports entertainment. Originally run as the Gen Con 2024 tournament, you can now bring this electrifying Xcrawl adventure home. XCC #7 Save Xcrawl! is a 36-page adventure designed for 2nd-level PCs and is intended for use with the Xcrawl Classics RPG core rulebook. It can be played as part of an ongoing XCC campaign or as a tournament adventure where teams of players compete in true Xcrawl style for prizes and fame.

"Madstones" is a new collection including six works of fantasy and science fiction, representing several different constructs - short stories, a stage play, a screenplay, and a prose poem."Rama with the Ax," a short story, opens the collection, pitting a sinister stage magician, his undead assistant, and an alien god-beast from beyond time against a black man with a horn and his blues brothers. Who will win this bizarre battle of the bands?"Doom of the Autochthon" is a fantastic short story, set in another world, another time. If you've ever been inclined to be angry at the sun, this one is for you. Corruption and Empire were never like this before!"Retro Beach Party" is a screenplay. Check out what happens to these otherwise perfectly normal college students when a bale of contraband washes ashore during spring break. And when extraterrestrials crash this shindig, things get really wild. Remember, it all comes from the sixties, kids. This one is a trip in time back to those halcyon days of yore, and a reminder of how hard it is to laugh in these times."Hurdy-Gurdy Rondo" is a play in one act for the theater of the absurd. What do we really know about the past? We may know more as science marches onward. But not everybody sees these things the same way. Can't we all just...get along?"The Eidolon of Clay" is a prose poem with a historical setting, passing fleetingly into the realm of fantasy upon the finding of a forgotten piece of statuary. Times change, cherished ideas change, but the human heart?"The Hilbert Hotel," a short story, closes the collection. In it we learn along with our heroine that there are many infinities and that some are bigger than others, and what it actually takes to change the world. The answer may surprise you!"Madstones" will appeal to readers from eighteen to eighty who like imaginative fiction with wit as well as a sense of wonder. "Madstones" is six zircons in the rough, hair of the dog that bit you for the psyche.

The very fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance, and only the comibined might of the three Eternal Champions can save it. For the first time ever, Elric, Corum and Dorian Hawkmoon must unite to save the cosmic balance between law and chaos.

A bare-knuckle, action-driven series, peppered with social commentary and dark humor, Rick Remender’s critically acclaimed indie hit—a must read for fans of Preacher, Tank Girl, The Sandman, and Doctor Strange—now collected in one deluxe hardcover edition.“Redemption, demons, magic spells, hopelessness, friendship and belly shirts. Rick Remender takes a loving, nostalgic look at the coming apocalypse.” —Patton Oswalt “Blends theological questions with fast-paced action and a hefty dose of pop-culture references…The humor weaves itself through a fun adventure that feels a bit like a Pixar movie from the pits of Hell.” —IGN The complete, boundary-pushing, bestselling comic book series Strange Girl—by New York Times bestselling writer/creator Rick Remender (Deadly Class, Black Science, Death or Glory, LOW), alongside powerhouse artists Eric Nguyen (X-Men: First Class), Jerome Opeña (The Avengers, The Punisher, Seven to Eternity), and Peter Bergting (Frankenstein: New World)—is brought back to print in this one deluxe hardcover edition. This magnificent, deluxe hardcover will collect all 19 issues of the series, feature breathtaking new cover artwork by Nguyen, and hit shelves just in time to celebrate its 20 year anniversary. Ten years after the Rapture, a beautiful occultist and her pet demon embark on a road trip to the last open gateway to heaven, in hopes of befriending God and escaping hell on earth. Strange Girl is a story about the bewildering nature of religion, what would happen if the dark future predicted by many came true, and what a good person would endure for not having faith in advance of it.

The year is 2135. There are no longer individual nations. Five super regions known as the Imperium remain. The president of the American Imperium has discovered a time machine and has set out on an ambitious plot to rule the world by conquering the past.

The fourth installment of Search & Destroy follows Strontium Dog" - mutant bounty hunter Johnny Alpha - as he tracks down some of the most brutal and unforgiving criminals in the galaxy.

In a near-future US city, City Hall is rotten to the core, and the police force is equally on the take. To that end, Spector is created, a robot detective – beyond bribery and untainted by potential malfeasance – charged with rooting out criminal elements.

¿Pre-order the brand new magical rom-com from Ashley Poston, bestselling author of A Novel Love Story, now!¿***

Veil of Shadows III: Etched in Darkness, Embrace the Night, Shadows of Destiny, and Midnight Serenade.This Veil of Shadows Omnibus eBook Bundle includes books 7-10 in the Veil of Shadows Series.When darkness beckons and love defies the unknown, destiny takes an unexpected turn.Before Shay got her blowtorch blue hair, she was just an ordinary Montana cowgirl, raised by prepper parents on a remote ranch. But everything shifted one fateful day when a ranch hand struck a perilous bargain with a Crossroads Demon, unleashing chaos that forever altered Shay's existence.Haunted by shadows, Bound by fate.As Jed and Shay embark on their journey to California, the path ahead is fraught with peril. Angels, hell-bent on Jed's demise, and Demons coveting Shay for their own sinister purposes, shadow their every step.In a world where Angels plot and Demons scheme, Jed and Shay must fight for survival at every turn.If looks could kill, Alastor would raze all of Hell in retribution. He didn't appreciate being sent home in a blast of light with everything he'd built destroyed, and he's going to do everything in his power to hunt down the half-breed who did it.Trapped between Heaven and Hell, Jed faces his demons while Shay's fate hangs in the balance._"Veil of Shadows" delivers a riveting blend of Supernatural & Constantine with the pulse-pounding tension of The Walking Dead, unveiling an unrelenting battle between good and evil. Delve into a realm of fated mates entwined in a deadly dance, where bad omens are a harbinger of darkness. As lovers turn to foes and friendships are tested, join the struggle against demons and the living dead. Brace yourself for an action-packed, paranormal romantic dark fantasy.I was hooked from the get-go..." -ABNA Expert Reviewer"Whoever thought a trip to Hell could be so interesting! Pritchard does a good job balancing humor and thrills-hell, it's mostly funny-and delivering the reader a cast of characters so unbelievable that you can't help but love them." - Charles, Vine Voice"Another great fantasy ... with humor, edginess, childlike joy, and the frailty of love. Pritchard reminds us to nurture those we hold dear as we root for her characters to have a happily ever after." - Muddy Rose Reviews

With high stakes and even higher heat, A Deception of Courts is the third instalment in the bestselling Realm of Fey series by Ben Alderson, perfect for fans of ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas.Robin Icethorn, King of the Winter Court, must stop The Hand, who threatens to bring forth a time of monsters. The search for the keys to free Duwar, the demon God, from his unearthly bindings has begun. Finding unlikely allies, Robin is thrust into a war of Gods, becoming no more than a pawn on the game board he never wished to be a part of. Whilst new flames crackle with electrifying power and old flames return, equally changed – Robin is forced to make decisions that would change the course of his, and his kingdoms, lives forever.

A spellbinding prequel to Wicked, the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the hit stage show phenomenon .