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Virgil's Aeneid is the great masterpiece of Latin literature. Written at the beginning of the Roman Empire, it tells the exciting story of how a Trojan named Aeneas flees his burning city and goes on a quest to find a new homeland with a small fleet of refugees. The hero Aeneas encounters many monsters and opponents, undergoes many trials and temptations, survives shipwrecks and the whims of the gods. Throughout it all he is accompanied by his loyal sidekick, "faithful Achates"... My idea was this: "What if Achates was not just another Trojan, but a DOG!"

If I were mortal, the epitaph on my tombstone would read: ‘Here lies Isla Ríhbiadh, cherished daughter of Fallon and Lorcan, crown princess of Luce, and blunderer like no other.’ Luckily, I’m an immortal shifter sorceress, so my countless slipups haven’t resulted in my untimely demise. Yet. When my latest blunder lands me in the steam chamber of a very naked and very irritable Faerie king, I worry the pointy-eared Glacin will dispose of my body under six feet of solid ice. Instead, he suggests we get married.

Die dämonische Seuche, die der Schwarze Tod auf dem Kontinent Atlantis verbreitet, hat auch die Hauptstadt des Landes zu einem Ort des Schreckens gemacht. Und nicht nur die Menschen von Atlantis sind bedroht, sondern ebenso die Vogelmenschen, deren Beschützer, der Eiserne Engel, offenbar vom Bösen infiziert wurde und den Höllenwurm Izzi erweckte! Nur Kara scheint das Blatt noch wenden zu können. Mit dem mysteriösen Goldenen Schwert ist sie auf dem Weg zum See der Sirenen, um dort ein uraltes Artefakt zu bergen.

The Heartbreak Show is a continuation of The Night Market (listen to first), with major spoilers for Bound by Ravens. This audiobook includes Heartshot, a bonus content short story set in The Night Market, originally published in The Bookish Box's Romance Anthology Vol. II. A demi-mortal with a divine secret. A Raven shifter determined to a win a bet. And a quest that changes everything. Not all heroes wear armor, I was told when younger. Not even the warrior god whose namesake I chose at 13 when my sister and I ran away. A warrior god who left his known world . . . in a dress.

Those who play with prophecies will get burned… 23-year-old Undesirable Durvla Garrick has a dangerous secret. Being both deaf and having a chronic ailment, her very existence is treasonous. So, when the queen’s mercenaries accuse her of stealing a dress, she comes quietly—better to be arrested for her knitting skills than her illness. Under the watchful eye of the broody royal guard, Tiernan Kilkenny—the embodiment of the very people she’s spent her life hiding from—Durvla is appointed dressmaker to the princess. But castle life isn’t quite what she expected, and nor is its staff…

When Finley arrives in Crescombe for the summer, he suspects he's not alone in his attic bedroom. Before long, he is uncovering secrets the remote seaside town has kept for almost two centuries: about ghosts and curses, about a ruthless old smuggling family, and about the young women whose bodies have washed up along the town's rocky shoreline, just below his porthole window. Yet the more Finley learns, the further he's bonded to those who have gone before him - and the closer he comes to meeting the same watery end.

The fate of the cosmos lies in her hands. Hades has unleashed chaos across the System of Universes, and Earth teeters on the brink of devastation. The Great War has begun, and the forces of darkness will stop at nothing to destroy everything the Founder has sought to protect. Humanity faces a terrifying purge, with survival hanging by a thread. Isabel’s mission is clear: activate the bridges and restore balance, even if it means risking everything—including her love for Alex. As the prophecy unfolds, the arrival of the Angel Heir brings hope, but the battle has only just begun.

Parents murdered and brother stolen: meet Zora Vyner, a spitfire woman turned vengeful spymaster on the hunt for the secrets of her past. Taking down the men who abused her and infiltrating a magical underground of vicious crime bosses, she finds herself on a mission to kill a rising threat to her Boss's business. She's promised information on the brother she so desperately wants to find, but instead, she gets an exclusive invite.

In Aṣíṣẹhìndé, the protagonist, Ajomale, a wounded war warrior beset by physical and emotional scars, returns to Terioko, craving the solace of family. His world shatters upon discovering the infidelity of his wife, Sebiotimo, with the village chief, Kasali. Sebiotimo’s fraudulent death and subsequent elopement with Kasali to Mammoth Village, a land of fearsome, hirsute giants, sews a seed of deceit destined to bloom into chaos. The primary conflict: Ajomale’s pursuit of truth and redemption, overshadowing his quest for vengeance.

Based on the wildly popular TikTok series, F*cked Up Fairy Tales presents modern retellings of some of the strangest and darkest stories humans have invented. Inspired by sources across the world, “Cosbrarian” Liz Gotauco conjures gossipy animals, homicidal royals, doomed commoners, and shape-shifting beaux—all reckoning with complicated, adult problems that “Disney versions” have sanitized.

Deep in the woods of western Finland, a bear hunter has raised his seven daughters to live off the land and steer clear of the trappings of life in town, like cell phones and a social life outside their family. When on his youngest Elga’s twelfth birthday the hunter is killed by his prey, and their mother dies soon thereafter, the sisters are left with unpaid bills and a leaky house.

Cassandra Fortin has been taken by her enemies, locked away at the edge of the world, and separated from everyone she loves. But when a chance encounter offers her the opportunity to fight for her life, she seizes it despite insurmountable odds. She'll need every ounce of her new strength, not to mention her new friends and evolving power, to win the day—and her freedom.

This is a book sure to capture the attention and imagination of a wide audience, including the legions of Steinbeck fans, those who love the legendary adventures of King Arthur and his Knights, as well as the countless fans of science fiction and fantasy literature, and everyone who loves Paolini's bestselling novels.

"Am liebsten aber waren mir die alten Märchen. Seltsamerweise fühlte ich mich in ihnen am meisten zu Hause. Als würde ich in alten Erinnerungen blättern.“Die 15-jährige Emilia verliert sich in Büchern wie in vertrauten Welten. Ihr neuer Mitschüler Crispin sucht seinen Bruder, der spurlos in einem Märchenpark verschwunden ist. Zusammen entdecken sie nicht nur zarte Gefühle füreinander, sondern auch Ragnamar, ein fantastisches Märchenreich, in dem schon die Brüder Grimm Inspiration für ihre Geschichten gefunden haben.

Fairy-tale romances end with a wedding, and the fairy tales don't get complicated. In this book, the celebrated writer Mr. Fox can't stop himself from killing off the heroines of his novels, and neither can his wife, Daphne. It's not until Mary, his muse, comes to life and transforms him from author into subject that his story begins to unfold differently.

Anticamente, Luna e Acqua si amavano. In cerca di un modo per stare insieme, crearono il Teatro Riflesso, un luogo sospeso tra i mondi e nel tempo, a cui anche ai mortali è consentito l'accesso attraverso il sogno. Quando arrivi, sai già dove andare: ottava fila, posto centrale. Attratto da una forza sconosciuta, ti siedi e assisti al racconto di questa storia: un tempo, uno dei Primi Uomini scucì Luna dal cielo con la punta della sua lancia.

Brydie MacKay has accepted that she is the last Daughter of Winter. Her old life soon becomes a distant memory as she is initiated into a world of druidic magic. However, the further Brydie delves into her legacy, the more she realizes that she is up against impossible odds. Training is brutal beyond imagining, and the full power of her birthright eludes her. To make matters worse, everyone has an agenda—even the man required by prophecy to protect her.

British Fantasy and Bram Stoker-nominated author Gemma Amor brings together an inimitable line-up of authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more. It’s a bedtime story, ancient family lore, a secret passed down from generation to generation. Stories that have deep dark roots, ever-growing, ever-creeping. This anthology explores stories of heritage and horror. The tales we grew up on, hometown rumours and legends.

Before the world ended, Hope was a down-and-out virgin stripper. Now she's pregnant with a baby prophesied to be the world's salvation. She is joined by Undead Elvis, who promises her that Graceland remains intact even though the rest of the world has become sand and ash. As Graceland is the only safe place left, Hope must undertake the perilous journey across a broken, unfamiliar landscape.

College and exams are a thing of the past, and cruel Queens and dark magic are now trying to kill me on the daily. All because a seer says a true heir to the crown exists: A lost child. A girl. Just like me.