Títulos em Histórico

Winter 1169. Isolde arrives at the stronghold of the Descendants, her immortal kin, scarred by her ordeal at the hands of the powerfully magical Fomorians. Although her powers are raw, it soon becomes clear that Isolde is incredibly magically gifted. But as she learns to harness her abilities, she is plagued by visions of death and destruction. War between Ireland's kingdoms continues, but as Norman lords encroach ever further onto Irish soil Ireland's royal houses must choose: work and fight together – or risk the destruction of their whole world.

Panacea was a lie. An elaborate scheme instigated by Zeus, greatest of the Ruined Gods. Among its many victims was the former strategos Dexios, tricked into murdering Zeus’s brother, Hades, as the city of Thena fell to an unstoppable tauran herd. With the death of Hades, the barrier between realms has been shattered. The lifeless shades of Tartarus are no longer bound to the Underworld, but free to return to their decaying bodies and walk the lands of Tyrris once more.

In a land riven by civil war, new dark powers rise from the depths. Talembur seeks the lost Raven's Keep and the sword hidden within it. His quest has brought him to the city of Cadeira, ruled by High King Zelos Pendragon, one of the two claimants to the high throne of Owyllain. But deadly plots swirl around the would-be High King, and unless Talembur can unravel them, he might perish alongside Zelos. For a new dark power is rising and turning its eyes to Cadeira...

Basil Hallward pinta el retrato de Dorian Gray fascinado por su belleza. Este, influenciado por su amigo lord Henry Wotton, decide dedicarse a un mundo amoral y hedonista lleno de placeres y diversión. Mientras lleva este tipo de vida, Dorian mantiene toda su juventud y lozanía mientras que el retrato envejece, mostrando toda la crudeza de su nueva vida amoral y carente de escrúpulos.

India Steele ist verzweifelt. Ihr Vater ist verstorben, ihr Verlobter hat sie um ihr Erbe erleichtert, und niemand will ihr Arbeit geben, obwohl sie jahrelang ihren Vater, den Uhrmacher, unterstützt hat. Vielmehr scheinen sich die Uhrmacher von London vor ihr zu fürchten. Auf sich gestellt, verarmt und am Ende ihrer Kräfte lässt sich India vom einzigen Menschen anstellen, der sie nimmt – einem geheimnisvollen Mann aus Amerika. Einem Mann mit einer seltsamen Taschenuhr, die ihn regeneriert, wenn er krank wird.

My name is Enoch—a man who walked with God in an age before the flood, before faith became ritual and power replaced obedience. I lived long enough to see humanity rise into great civilizations and fall into violence, pride, and corruption. I witnessed angels descend from heaven, break their sacred vows, and reshape the world through their rebellion. From them came the giants—terrible beings of immense strength and endless hunger.

Anastasia Bane kommt 1888 nach London, um dort ihre magischen Fähigkeiten zu erweitern, aber ihr wird das Zaubern vom Rat der Magier glattweg verboten.

Three women. One unbreakable curse. One last chance for freedom… They call her the She-Wolf. France, 1312. Queen Isabella is a new mother. Her baby boy not only secures her ill-starred marriage but her own precarious future. And yet, she is terrified. A thirteen-generation curse hangs over her...

A wrong committed millennia ago leads Padric on a quest to stop a plot that threatens all of humanity. There is only one catch—Padric must first prove himself worthy to be heir of the ancient charioteer.

When Lucille, Catherine, and Victoria are invited to participate in a trial semester for women at Alabama's most prestigious university, they each have their own reasons for accepting. Lucille wants freedom from both her father's control and reminders of her traitorous first love. Catherine wants to escape an arranged marriage meant to halt her attraction to women. And Victoria wants to run from the guilt that haunts her after the death of one of her fellow mill girls.

En mörk folkloresaga om blodsarv och förbjuden kärlek. Ailea trodde att hon äntligen var fri. Men mardrömmar hemsöker henne, och när en ung flicka mördas i hennes ställe vet hon: någon jagar henne. Långt därifrån, i de skotska högländerna, sitter Roderic fängslad. En uttråkad laird kastar in honom i blodiga gladiatorspel. Allt han gör drivs av ett enda mål: att återförenas med Ailea. Fångade i ett spel de aldrig valt kämpar de för sina liv. När spelet väl har börjat går ingen fri. Den fjärde delen i den episka serien „Jordfödd".

Winter is ending. The enemy is gathering. And the only person who can control the dragons is a woman forbidden to lead them. For ages, the dragoneers of Aerona have defended the kingdom from the backs of dragons. When disaster strikes and Trysten's father can no longer fulfill his duties, he follows tradition and chooses a man to replace him as dragoneer. But the dragons have other plans.

Vikings of the Broken Raven: Ashes of the Fallen is a gritty, cinematic saga of survival, vengeance—and the kind of loyalty forged only in fire. Fresh from the inferno that ended Book One, Erik Stormson and the battered crew of the Broken Raven wash up on a hostile coast where the air itself seems poisoned with ash. Their ship is wounded. Their men are worn to the bone. And the land is watching.

A savage, hypnotic dive into the lives and deaths of a coven of vampires living in 19th-century Paris on the cusp of revolt and revolution, perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno–Garcia, Laura Purcell, and Elizabeth Kostova. Paris, 1869. The Théâtre Saint–Siméon is the place to be, if you can...

Cruel tyrant Taxian-jun killed his way to the throne and now reigns as the first ever emperor of the mortal realm. Yet somehow, he is unsatisfied. Left cold and bereft, abandoned by all he held dear, he takes his own life...only to be reborn anew. Awakening in the body of his younger self--Mo Ran, a disciple of the cultivation sect Sisheng Peak--he discovers the chance to relive his life. This time, he vows to attain the gratification that once eluded him: all who defied him will fall, and never again will they treat him like a dog.

Der Briefwechsel mit ihrer Großmutter Yun in Shanghai wirft Monicas Leben aus der Bahn. Denn was Yun ihr aus ihrer Kindheit in den 1940er Jahren unter der japanischen Besatzung erzählt, scheint zu fantastisch, um wahr zu sein: In der Phönix-Bleistiftfabrik von Yuns Eltern sollen magische Stifte hergestellt worden sein, um damit Geheimbotschaften zu übermitteln! Wurden Yun und ihre Cousine gezwungen, als Geheimagentinnen ihre eigenen Landsleute zu verraten?

Flavia is the daughter of a pagan priestess enslaved to the Romans. Used and abused by her Roman lord husband and his men, she dreams of escape—any escape. When she hears the song of the ancient demon that sleeps in the dark woods of her ancestors, she cannot resist the call. The Devourer, a man-eater with no care for human pain or suffering, waits for her there. But the demon wants so much more from her than she ever imagined. What she thought would be a painful end transforms into a seduction not only of her body, but also of her mind and soul.

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD. "Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined"...

Stories with depth, strong protagonists, high tension, all told while pulling at your heartstrings, or making you smile with understanding. In this anthology, you'll find fifteen stories, including many novelettes. Go on adventures with heroes old and young, a couple of war pigs, and visit many new fantasy worlds. Watch out for the dragons! Deep Magic: Volume 3 has stories that will satisfy your hunger to escape.

Abbakka Chowta never expected to be queen. The Porcugi—giant half-men, half-snakes who attack from the sea—haven't been seen in Ullal since their failed invasion more than fifty years ago. But now, they're back with vengeance and a choice: pay their tithes or suffer total devastation. Soon, Abbakka's definitions of strength, subterfuge, and statecraft are put to the test. Will marriage to a neighboring king give her the resources she needs to protect her people... or will she watch her homeland be crushed beneath the waves of would-be colonizers?