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Good Omens by Dirk Maggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman’s celebrated apocalyptic comic novel, with bonus length episodes and outtakes.According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday in fact. Just after Any Answers on Radio 4….Events have been set in motion to bring about the End of Days... -
![Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti]()
Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.John 1:5 (ESV)It all begins in Bacon's Corner, a tiny farming community far from the interstate . . . An attempted murder, a case of mistaken-or is it covered up?-identity, and a ruthless lawsuit against a struggling Christian school... -
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Promise of Wrath by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA powerful sorcerer. A forgotten past. Hellequin is back, and the end is near. A terrible storm is brewing in London, and Nathan Garrett, the sorcerer known as Hellequin, is the only one who can stop it.But his enemies have other plans... -
![Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman]()
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 95 ratings‘Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don’t let you go around again until you get it right.’People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day... -
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![The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow]()
The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI need to learn how to control my new magic—before it gets me killed. As the first ever Faerie Games player gifted with magic from the king of the gods—Jupiter—all eyes are on me. Especially since I won the first competition of the Games. Now I need to send three other players to fight in the Coliseum until one of them is dead. The two that survive will be gunning for me later... -
![Hard to Kill by Briana Michaels]()
Hard to Kill by Briana Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey never saw this coming… There is always a reason behind every catastrophe and miracle, every curse and blessing. Divinity wears many faces and none of them are pure. With Hell’s instability and Lucifer’s waning energy, the Hell Hounds are needed now more than ever. Valor’s pack must bond or they’ll never survive their future. Or their present... -
![All That Lives Must Die by Eric S. Nylund]()
All That Lives Must Die by Eric S. Nylund
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEliot and Fiona Post are twins whose parental clans are foes. Mom is Immortal goddess Atropos, eldest Fate. Dad is Infernal Lucifer, Satan. High School is Paxington, where gods and goddesses, warriors and sorcerers, learn to harness their powers. Classmates are allies in battle or threats to your life. To flunk is to die. Only the toughest graduate... -
![The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies]()
The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe complete volume of Robertson Davies's acclaimed trilogy, featuring Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders, with a new foreword by Kelly Link Fifth Business Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and...Categorized as:
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![Oblivion Heart by Nazri Noor]()
Oblivion Heart by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA massacre, a manuscript, and a demonic midnight bargain. Dustin Graves goes on a rare night out with the boys from the Boneyard, but things go horribly wrong. Over a hundred revelers drop dead at a pop diva’s concert, bleeding from their eyes and their ears. Miraculously, Dustin and his undead associates survive.But the troubles have just begun... -
![Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart]()
Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory.”What if you could travel inside another person’s soul?To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds... -
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Ransom by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVengeance is the path of the Damned. It is not a path taken lightly. For a Naphil, it could mean ransoming his soul.~Bezaliel~Dayton Blainey is caught between two worlds: Heaven and Hell. Bound to a Demon she's beginning to care about, she is thrown into an adventure she may not survive. But she will try... -
![Into the Dark by Gena Showalter]()
Into the Dark by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThree otherworldly tales from the master of paranormal romance and a brand-new Lords of the Underworld bonus guide!The Darkest Fire - a Lords of the Underworld prequelGeryon is the guardian of hell, more monster than man. Kadence is the goddess of Oppression, more angel than woman... -
![Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne]()
Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the masters of paranormal romance, three brand-new tales of seductionThe Darkest Angel by Gena ShowalterA Lords of the Underworld taleAn iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust, until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation... -
![The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey]()
The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSandman Slim must save himself-and the entire world-from the wrath of some enraged and vengeful ancient gods in this sixth high-octane adventure in the New York Times bestselling seriesBeing a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude-not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer-James Stark aka Sandman Slim has made a few enemies... -
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![Dead Stare by M.R. Forbes]()
Dead Stare by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConor Night, the world’s only necromancer, is starting to think that his life is finally coming together. His last job not only left him funded but also helped him fall off the radar of the world’s two most powerful wizards... -
![The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey]()
The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe request from Thomas Abbot, the Augur of the Sub Rosa council, couldn’t come at a better time for James Stark, aka Sandman Slim. For a man who’s most recently met Death — and death’s killer — a few months of normal life is more than he can handle... -
![The Delusion: We All Have Our Demons by Laura Gallier]()
The Delusion: We All Have Our Demons by Laura Gallier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOwen was a normal high school student with a great life. He had a beautiful girlfriend, played on the football team, and was surrounded by a group of great friends. That is, until he found a well on some abandoned land, and a man who offered him a drink of water that changed his life forever... -
![Godsquad by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Godsquad by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Team:Joan of Arc, the armour-plated teen saint of Orleans.Francis of Assisi, friend to all the animals whether they like it or not.St Christopher, the patron saint of travel who by papal decree has never existed – no matter how much he argues otherwise.The Mission: An impossible prayer has been received by Heaven and it’s a prayer that only Mary, Mother of God, can answer... -
![Demon by Tosca Lee]()
Demon by Tosca Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsClayton has just been hired to author a memoir for Lucian, a demon with an extraordinary story to share. The fallen angel chronicles a life of heavenly bliss and rebellion, human creation and salvation, and God's relentless pursuit of mankind... -
![Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw]()
Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA charmingly witty fantasy adventure in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must solve a dangerous medical mystery at a secret French spa for mummies.Oasis Natrun: a private, exclusive, highly secret luxury health spa for mummies, high in the hills above Marseille, equipped with the very latest in therapeutic innovations both magical and medical... -
![Midwinter of the Spirit by Phil Rickman]()
Midwinter of the Spirit by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLibrarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here.The post of Diocesan Exorcist in the Church of England has changed to the preferred term Delivery Ministry. It sounds less sinister, more caring, so why not a job for a woman? When offered the post the Rev. Merrily Watkins cannot easily refuse, having suffered uncanny experiences of her own... -
![Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey]()
Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJames Stark, aka Sandman Slim, has managed to get out of Hell, renounce his title as the new Lucifer, and settle back into life in LA. But he's not out of trouble yet. Somewhere along the way he misplaced the Qomrama Om Ya, a weapon from the banished older gods who are also searching for their lost power... -
![Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast]()
Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen modern-day Mikki ends up in the strange Realm of the Rose, Hecate has been waiting for her. So too has her gorgeous guardian beast, who soon has Mikki swooning. But to save the realm, Mikki will have to sacrifice her life-giving blood... -
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Queen of Nothing by T.A. Pratt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a vile spirit awakens in the underworld, only sorcerer (and part-time death god) Marla Mason can save the world from devastation... -
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![Ruby by Ann Denton]()
Ruby by Ann Denton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI messed up my Christmas miracle. That’s a big no-no for an angel. My boss shrunk my wings as a consequence. But did he have to make them so small? They’re the size of baby cupid wings for cloud’s sake! That’s why I’ve been hiding out on earth, in the small town of Silver Springs—feeding my shoe obsession and trying to understand humans so I can magic up a winning miracle this year... -
![The Raconteur's Commonplace Book by Kate Milford, Jaime Zollars]()
The Raconteur's Commonplace Book by Kate Milford, Jaime Zollars
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing is what it seems and there's always more than one side to the story as a group of strangers trapped in an inn slowly reveal their secrets...The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the twelve guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. Among them are a ship’s captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own... -
![Chapel of Ease by Alex Bledsoe]()
Chapel of Ease by Alex Bledsoe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe latest installment in Alex Bledsoe's critically-acclaimed Tufa series that Kirkus Reviews calls "powerful, character-driven drama...a sheer delight." (starred review)When Matt Johanssen, a young New York actor, auditions for "Chapel of Ease," an off-Broadway musical, he is instantly charmed by Ray Parrish, the show's writer and composer... -
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Mortal Coils by Eric S. Nylund
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Nothing interesting had ever happened" to orphans Eliot and Fiona for 15 years with strict Grandmother and well-meaning great gran Cee. But unintended offspring of a goddess and Lucifer can break a long truce. Rather than kill the pair, Immortals create three Trials; Infernals add three Temptations. The pair must stick together; adult allegiances are uncertain... -
![Pocket Full of Posies by Angela Roquet]()
Pocket Full of Posies by Angela Roquet
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLittle reaper, big afterlife.The promise of peace in Limbo City is threatened once again, but this time the terrorists have a more specific target in mind: Lana Harvey... -
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Medusa by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe most beautiful gorgon in legend. A blind thief with everything to lose...It's going to be a heist to remember.MEDUSA is book 2 of The Court of the Underworld, a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark dystopian future where Hades rules a court of gods and monsters in modern day Greece. In the city of Styx, Medusa rules her media empire from behind the safety of a thousand screens... -
![The Savage Grace by Bree Despain]()
The Savage Grace by Bree Despain
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA troubled soul. An impossible choice. A final battle.Wrestling with the werewolf curse pulsing deep inside of her, Grace Divine was finally able to find her brother, but it nearly cost her everything.With her boyfriend, Daniel, stuck in wolf form and Sirhan's death approaching, time is running out for Grace to stop Caleb Kalbi and his gang of demons... -
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Hades by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA demi-goddess with the power over life and death, the God of the Underworld burning for revenge...it's a forbidden obsession waiting to happen.HADES is the third book in a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark, sexy city ruled by Hades and his court of gods and monsters... -
![Oblivion by Kelly Creagh]()
Oblivion by Kelly Creagh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis electrifying conclusion to the Nevermore trilogy takes one last trip to the dream world of Edgar Allan Poe to reveal the intertwined fates of Isobel and Varen.The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? —Edgar Allan PoeThe fine line between life and death blurred long ago for Isobel Lanley... -
![The Keepers of Metsan Valo by Wendy Webb]()
The Keepers of Metsan Valo by Wendy Webb
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe spirits of Nordic folklore come calling in this entrancing tale of family secrets and ancient mysteries by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Haunting of Brynn Wilder.In Metsan Valo, her family home on Lake Superior, Anni Halla’s beloved grandmother has died. Among her fond memories, what Anni remembers most vividly is her grandmother’s eerie yet enchanting storytelling... -
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![Sleeping Late on Judgement Day by Tad Williams]()
Sleeping Late on Judgement Day by Tad Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe conclusion of Tad Williams' brilliant Bobby Dollar series.Bobby Dollar thinks he's seen it all - after all, he's been to Hell and back again. Literally.But he has another thing coming. Sleeping Late on Judgement Day will find Bobby back in his adopted hometown of San Judas, California, trying to stay out of trouble... and failing... -
![Carniepunk: The Demon Barker of Wheat Street by Kevin Hearne]()
Carniepunk: The Demon Barker of Wheat Street by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings(This story takes place six years after Tricked, the fourth book of the Iron Druid Chronicles, and two weeks after the events of the novella Two Ravens and One Crow.)The ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan gets more than greasy corn dogs and flat soda when he visits a carnival in Kansas to which his apprentice, Granuaile, drags him... -
![Desolation by Derek Landy]()
Desolation by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReeling from their bloody encounter in New York City at the end of Demon Road, Amber and Milo flee north. On their trail are the Hounds of Hell – five demonic bikers who will stop at nothing to drag their quarries back to their unholy master... -
![The Darkening by Robin T. Popp, Rebecca Cook]()
The Darkening by Robin T. Popp, Rebecca Cook
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhile Lexi, a powerful witch-werewolf and bounty hunter, tracks criminals through Manhattan, she runs across Darius, an Immortal who has landed in her city after the failure of The Calling spell. Attracted to the sexy warrior, but struggling to deal with the raging needs of the wolf inside her, Lexi battles her own desires as she and Darius race to foil a plot to overrun the city with Death Magic... -
![Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey]()
Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsRichard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim—aka James Stark—is, quite simply, one of the most outrageous uber-anti-heroes ever to kick serious butt on this or any other world or dimension... -
![The Naughty List by Debra Dunbar]()
The Naughty List by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSam and her angel Gregory are off on a pre-Christmas vacation to a sleepy little town in the Alps. Sam looks for a decent spa while Gregory soaks up the history of local martyrs. What they don't expect is a series of murders - murders that take place every at this time and target the sinful in the town... -
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The Shadow Pavilion by Liz Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDetective Inspector Chen is back! The Snake Agent returns in The Shadow Pavilion, the fourth Detective Inspector Chen novel from Liz Williams. When Chen’s partner, the demon Seneschal Zhu Irzh, disappears, Chen must enlist all of his allies and assets in order to locate him... -
![Chasing Midlife Demons by Heloise Hull]()
Chasing Midlife Demons by Heloise Hull
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA NEW PWF novel from the author of Making Midlife Magic, for those who like their rosé chilled and their demons hot!The last time the police knocked on my door, I lost my husband. Now they’re back, and this time, it’s about my mother.She’s fine, for now, but she’s deteriorating fast. Her mind is failing her, and her body isn’t far behind...Categorized as:
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![The Scream by Bill Myers, James Riordan]()
The Scream by Bill Myers, James Riordan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“He has no concept of the danger he’s in.”Rebecca Williams is about to learn this firsthand. She and her brother, Scott, are going to L.A. to the hottest concert in the country. What could be better than that?Rebecca knows she should be excited but since she read Z’s e-mail all she feels is apprehension. They’ve been asked to help the drummer for The Scream, the nation’s top rock band...Categorized as:
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The Ghost Chronicles by Marlo Berliner, S.P. McConnell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Michael get to heaven before the devil gets him first, and if it means leaving Sarah is he sure he still wants to go?Michael Andrews had everything - a loving family, a great girlfriend and a promising basketball career. That was before the accident that took his life. Now, he's a ghost, wandering among the living, struggling to understand why he's stuck. All he wants is to move on...Categorized as:
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![The Ghost Road by Tony Abbott]()
The Ghost Road by Tony Abbott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCould the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Reader reviews are in, and Tony Abbott is capturing the middle-grade fantasy audience with this new series!Derek can't claim to be a normal fourteen-year-old anymore. Not after what he discovered at the Red House. His role in the war against the dead is more pivotal --- and more terrifying --- than he could have imagined... -
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The Ancients by Bill Myers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Swift Arrow has angered the gods with his lies! He must be driven from the tribe!” When Scott and Rebecca Williams are sent, along with their mom and Ryan, to a remote mountain village in New Mexico, they don't know what to expect. Their Internet friend Z has simply asked them to help a young brave named Swift Arrow... -
![The Cards by Bill Myers, James Riordan]()
The Cards by Bill Myers, James Riordan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPhilip pulled his car to the curb, turned off the engine, and then sat for a long minute…Was he really going to do this? What were the odds that a little stack of cards could give him the answers and the hope he craved?Philip’s world spins out of control as questions loom about his future...Categorized as:
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![Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore]()
Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen necromancer Eric Carter returned to Los Angeles after fifteen years on the run he knew things were bad, but he never imagined how bad they could get. Sister murdered, best friend dead, married to the patron saint of death, Santa Muerte.And things are just getting worse.His link to the Aztec death goddess is changing his powers, changing him, and he’s not sure how far it will go... -
![Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green]()
Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author takes readers back to the Nightside.A quest for the Unholy Grail-the goblet from which Judas drank at the Last Supper-takes private eye John Taylor deep into the secret, magical heart of London...called the Nightside... -
![Requiem for the Devil by Jeri Smith-Ready]()
Requiem for the Devil by Jeri Smith-Ready
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSet in modern-day Washington, D.C., Requiem for the Devil depicts the end of the Devil's ten-billion-year career. For the first time in his existence, Lucifer falls in love, and this event threatens to transform his identity and perhaps even his destiny. Gianna O'Keefe is the woman who drags him out of his ancient despair and points him toward possible salvation...
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