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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.

L'auteur aux multiples récompenses David Catuhe nous offre une saga époustouflante mêlant dieux anciens et magie de la nature. "Un chef-d'œuvre initiatique qui a tout d'un film du Studio Ghibli, couché sur papier." Quand les dieux dorment, le monde commence à mourir. Ménilmonée est une mycomancienne. Dotée du pouvoir de communier avec la nature et de commander aux champignons, elle a toujours vécu selon les traditions strictes de son peuple et leur culte de la Mère. Mais le silence s'est abattu sur le village.

Killian Thornwood’s sole purpose as a warrior is to kill monsters for survival and entertainment, but after a yearlong war with centaurs concludes, the dark beast within his mind will not die. He tries to find some normalcy—such as strolling through town with his secret beloved and trying to be taken more seriously—but repeated rejection and degrading remarks only add fuel to the fire within him. And the more his wrath grows, the more he believes a part of him is physically changing inside, and he is desperate to understand why his humanity seems to be slipping from his grasp.

After being forced to fight as a gladiator and survive the horrors of Graedon's colosseum, Lilliana Silverwater has emerged victorious. Now, joined by her freed companions, she's well on her way to turning their former captors into stepping stones on her path to queendom. An unexpected war erupts in Sealrite when its ruler, Marquess Sharma, returns to reclaim his captured city from the hands of a powerful Lysorian noble known as Duke Alistair. Streets burn, loyalties fracture, and the two enemies collide over the same broken ground.

Every family has secrets. Hers are trying to kill her. Kaija can’t wait to dive into university and leave the wreckage of her past behind. But becoming an orphan and moving in with her weird rich uncle wasn’t on the cards. Neither was discovering she’s a mythical Mage—and something rarer that the unscrupulous ruling party would kill to possess. Now she’s dredging up long-buried family secrets, chatting with drowned ghosts, and dodging elite assassins and a ruthless mercenary Mage.

Le roi Éric avance, implacable. Sur l’île Dufferin, la reine a offert sa fille Isaüre, dix-sept ans, et s’est soumise à un sacrifice exigé tous les cinq ans. Déjà, il promet l’anéantissement du berceau des sorcières, là-haut sur les falaises, et vise le Royaume du Nord, tandis que des seigneurs comme Alphonso peinent à protéger les leurs. Sous le regard de Nathaël, le continent vacille. Au cœur de la tourmente, se murmure la descendance interdite… et Kaitlyne, la protégée, recèle un mystérieux pouvoir que nul ne devrait convoiter.

Rahkim ist fest entschlossen, seine Verbannung rückgängig zu machen und sich sein altes Leben zurückzuholen. Dass er dafür ein schändliches Verbrechen begehen muss, nimmt er in Kauf, doch die Reise verläuft anders als erhofft. Am anderen Ende des Kontinents kämpft die junge Kriegerin Nayiri gegen die ständige Bedrohung durch die Nomaden der Steinwüste. Diese verabscheuen alles, was mit Magie zu tun hat, und besonders Nayiris Volk.

Eva has spent her life as an outsider. Now, she is trapped in a world that sees her as something much worse—a monster. When Eva is dragged into the world of a book, she is met not with the fantasy she always dreamed of, but with chains. Imprisoned on accusations of unleashing terrifying creatures upon the people of Abhaile, she is forced to strike a deal to untangle the truth behind the portals letting them in. As she journeys through its mystical lands, the injustices of this world come to light.

Nach zwei Dienstjahren in der Baudivision der Iron Army hat Flint Woodson genug von allem. Mit seinem vierbeinigen Freund an seiner Seite wünscht er sich nichts sehnlicher, als eine abgelegene Siedlung zu finden, als Wächter oder Baumeister zu arbeiten und eine Frau zu finden. Er schert sich nicht darum, seine verbleibenden Knoten mit Fertigkeitssteinen zu füllen oder sein Leben mit der Suche nach einer Klasse zu vergeuden. Wyldblüter wie er sind nicht zu Großem bestimmt.

Katherine Debs clawed her way up from the slums to the peak of the corporate world, a true rags to riches success story. Now her enemies can't show themselves publicly, banished as they are to the shadows by the monopoly she holds on advanced alien technology. But she knows how dangerous a knife in the dark can be. After all, that's where Kat got her start, and no amount of corporate security was enough to keep her from taking what she wanted. Now, someone is rising through the system at an alarming rate; not many levels behind her, and gaining fast.

Finn continues to grow his power, both personal and political. Being the only High Lord has its advantages, but it comes with unexpected responsibilities and demands on his time. With other Houses plotting against him and orders from the King to eliminate some troublesome nobles, Finn still finds time to adventure with his newly reformed party of companions. There are new dungeons to explore, battles to fight, and deals to be made. An unexpected development on his home world forces Finn to take drastic action in order to retake his throne and protect his citizens.

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?

Venir the Darkslayer once lived for battle, forged in blood and cursed to slaughter the Underling menace. Now, betrayed by the cowardly Royals and stripped of his victories, Venir is shoved into the Tournament of Death. When Royal Kira Amberstone is murdered, Venir and his closest ally, Melegal the Rogue, are framed for the crime. What began as Melegal's investigation into whispers of treachery erupts into a conspiracy dripping with steel, sorcery, and blood.

He was raised as a weapon. He was owned by monsters. And the truth was stolen before he could speak. Pierre Claymont has lived his entire life in chains he couldn't see. Raised by ruthless assassins, trained to kill without question, and punished for mercy, he believed captivity was simply the cost of survival. Loyalty was obedience. Family was pain. Choice was an illusion.

In the digital realm, Levi Jensen is a force to be reckoned with—a virtuoso gamer. But in the real world, he’s a loser who dropped out of college and will never make it beyond his job working at the chippy. Faced with familial tragedy and financial despair, Levi's only chance at salvation lies within the labyrinthine depths of the dark-fantasy RPG, Fate of Ellaria.

Das Fulcrum bricht zusammen und Dämonen dringen in die Welt der Sterblichen ein. Sorrel ist verflucht und muss die Krone der Königin zurückholen und das furchterregende Wesen davon überzeugen, ihre Welt vor der Zerstörung zu bewahren. Sie schließt einen gefährlichen Pakt mit Merc, einem Söldner, der ihr Schutz auf ihrer Reise gewährt. Allerdings hat der ebenso grüblerische wie herrische Merc seine eigenen Geheimnisse. Während das Feuer zwischen ihnen immer heißer brennt, lauern tödliche Feinde hinter jeder Ecke, und Verrat droht auf Schritt und Tritt.

Seitdem die dämonischen Mondschleicher aus der Sternkluft Zelies Volk bedrohen, ist nichts mehr, wie es war. Die Feindschaft zwischen Menschen und Nachtelfen brodelt stärker als je zuvor. Im Kampf gegen die Mondschleicher und ihre Gefühle füreinander müssen Zelie und Aries erkennen: Ein neuer Krieg hat begonnen. Einer, der alles bedroht, was ihnen wichtig ist.

After defeating Volrath and saving the Mortal Realm from his rule, Bran decides to venture on a journey of his own and goes in search of his people. The Worldbreakers. This journey, however, is far more dangerous than he had ever expected. The Lost Realms, where the Worldbreakers reside, have been separated from the Mortal Realm by more than just a portal only a Worldbreaker could create—they have been separated by time.

Jace trained for years, bringing his skills to the peak of his ability in preparation for receiving his class. From martial arts, to weapons, to even crafting professions. All of it was an attempt to get ahead. But when he received his class and learned he was the only one in the world with it, he was shocked. There was just one problem. It didn't level like other classes. Restrictions were in place to stir him in a direction that went against the norm. Against what the system wanted. Then, he was trapped.

In a solar system dominated by immortal Supers, Roman Woods is a nobody until a brush with death reveals he is a Reflectionist—a rare anomaly capable of turning any power back against its user. Thrust from the slums into the opulent, cutthroat court of the Exalted Empress, Roman must command a ragtag squad of next-gen heroes to hold back the tide of a civil war threatening to shatter humanity’s stronghold.