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Сказания Меекханского пограничья. Каждая мертвая мечта by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsМеекхан объят пламенем. Империю раздирает междоусобная война. На Юге рабы поднимают восстание. Они жаждут мести за многовековые терзания и в пылу кровавой битвы не щадят никого. На Севере Горная Стража, ограждающая людей от нападения опасных тварей, оказывается втянутой в зловещий артефакт. Никто не знает, как он здесь оказался, из какого времени пришел... -
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The Annotated H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExplore the marvelous complexity of Lovecraft's writing—including his use of literary allusions, biographical details, and obscure references in this rich, in-depth exploration of great horror fiction from the acknowledged master of the weird, including the stories "Herbert West—Reanimator", "Pickman's Model", "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Thing on the Doorstep", "The Horror at Red Hook" and more...Categorized as:
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![Аркан вовків by Павло Дерев'янко]()
Аркан вовків by Павло Дерев'янко
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsРік 1845. Держава Хмельницького вистояла. Майже двісті років тут правлять виборні гетьмани та двопалатний парламент, Червона та Чорна ради, співіснують католицька та православна церкви, мова перейшла на latynku, у небі пливуть цепеліни, а серед людей живуть відьми...Categorized as:
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![Ravenheart by David Gemmell]()
Ravenheart by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEight hundred years have passed since King Connavar of the Rigante and his bastard son, Bane, defeated the invading army of Stone. Now the Rigante have lost the freedom and culture so many gave their lives to preserve. Only one woman remains who follows the ancient ways–the Wyrd of Wishing Tree Wood–and she alone knows the nature of the evil soon to be unleashed...Categorized as:
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![Буря Жнеца. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Буря Жнеца. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKolejna powieść z cyklu Malazańską Księga Poległych, wspaniałej monumentalnej sagi o wojnie Imperium Malazańskiego i ludziach uwikłanych w grę, której rezultat nie zawsze jest wynikiem działań śmiertelników... -
![Охотники за костями. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Охотники за костями. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
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Охотники за костями. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
![Dead Stars - Part Two by Ben Galley]()
Dead Stars - Part Two by Ben Galley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNorth, is where the battle will take place.North, is where Farden must go.But to death, to glory, or to both? The Arka have chosen their champion, and now he must lead them to the top of the world - The Spine, where the black mountains belch fire, and where the battle against cataclysm will take place upon the ice... -
![The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater]()
The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was born Lady Glynis Wright, the daughter of English aristocrats. When traveling in the Carpathian Mountains, my family met a tragic end. I was transformed into a creature of the night, and I suffered great horrors at the hands of my evil vampire master, Count Vlad Dracula. I vowed to one day escape him, and live a life free of his brutality... -
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Skarsnik by Guy Haley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe goblin chieftain Skarsnik’s name is known and feared throughout the Old World. When a greenskin horde threatens the borders of the Empire, the greatest military minds in Altdorf seek assistance from a most unlikely source – the disgraced poet Jeremiah Bickenstadt... -
![The People's Will by Jasper Kent]()
The People's Will by Jasper Kent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart historical adventure, part vampire thriller -- the fourth dark and dazzling novel in Jasper Kent's 'Danilov Quintet'. Turkmenistan 1881: Beneath the citadel of Geok Tepe sits a prisoner. He hasn't moved from his chair for two years, hasn't felt the sun on his face in more than fifty, but he is thankful for that. The city is besieged by Russian troops and soon falls...Categorized as:
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![For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill]()
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA WAR RAGES AROUND US EVERY DAY. THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE ALL MANKIND. THE ULTIMATE EVIL. The battle for souls has raged since the truce that followed the First Great War of the Angels. God has struck the ultimate blow and sacrifice to gain the advantage and defeat His fallen angel and estranged son, Lucifer... -
![Буря Жнеца. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Буря Жнеца. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsНеспокойно в Летерийской империи. Рулад Сэнгар, Император Тысячи Смертей, попал под демоническую власть своего колдовского меча, который дарит ему бессмертие. Тайная полиция Патриотистов начинает чистки среди подданных. Пророки больше не могут видеть грядущее. Дворец полон заговорщиков, чиновники коррумпированы и ими движут только личные интересы... -
![Память льда. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Память льда. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsРазрываемый длительными войнами континент Генабакис стал колыбелью для новой кровожадной империи - Паннионского Домина. Армии таинственного Провидца захватывают город за городом, буквально опустошая всё на своём пути. Чтобы противостоять им, объявленное вне закона Войско Дуджека Однорукого вынуждено объединиться с заклятым врагом Малазанской империи... -
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![Tempting Fate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Tempting Fate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEurope 1920s. Fifth [published] in the Saint-Germain series, Tempting Fate finds the count as guardian to a Russian war orphan during the Russian Revolution and the end of World War I... -
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Daughter of Ra by M. Sasinowski
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 2 in the Blood of Ra Trilogy In the heart-pounding sequel to M. Sasinowski's award-winning Heir of Ra, Alyssa's wit and resolve--and sanity--are put to the test once again. Alyssa thought her fight was over. She was wrong. The memories come unbidden.Plagued by visions from the past, Alyssa struggles to discern myth from reality...Categorized as:
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![Saevus Corax Captures the Castle by K.J. Parker]()
Saevus Corax Captures the Castle by K.J. Parker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's important to look after your crew when you're in the battlefield salvage business. It's stressful work at the best of times, and although your employees are unlikely to be happy it makes sense to keep them alive.So when Saevus Corax finds himself having to capture a castle to stop his men from being killed, he has no choice but to give it a try...Categorized as:
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![The Great Change by Joe Abercrombie]()
The Great Change by Joe Abercrombie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Great Change (and Other Lies) is a novella-length collection that gathers four short stories related to Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness, featuring old friends and new: from smugglers to kings, from diamond-cutters to dress-makers, from the most apparently insignificant of slaves to the most feared man in the Union, Old Sticks himself...Categorized as:
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![The Devil You Know by P.N. Elrod]()
The Devil You Know by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPREVIEW AVAILABLE at vampwriter-dot-com/DevilYouKnowEXCERPT.htmVampire PI Jack Fleming travels to Long Island to attend a funeral.Problem: There's more than one body in the grave.Delving into his past, Jack follows clues leading to an old murder, new betrayals, and a hard look at the man he was vs. the vampire he's become... -
![Gilgamesh Immortal: Young Adult Edition by Brian Godawa]()
Gilgamesh Immortal: Young Adult Edition by Brian Godawa
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ancient Epic of Gilgamesh Brought to LifeGilgamesh Immortal: Young Adult Edition is a version of the original novel Gilgamesh Immortal edited to be appropriate for ages 13 and above, Grades 8 and above. It is the third book in the series, Chronicles of the Nephilim For Young Adults.The epic Journey of the great Mesopotamian King Gilgamesh who sought eternal life after Noah’s Flood...Categorized as:
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![The Edge of Darkness by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Edge of Darkness by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey called him the Volatar. He came from nothing. Found his power. Became a legend, then lost it all. Now he has all the power in the world but can't touch it. With war growing, an old enemy on his heels, his best friend by his side, only the north holds the secret to reconnecting with his lost power. But war has a way of pushing old heroes aside...Categorized as:
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![Song in the Dark by P.N. Elrod]()
Song in the Dark by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsP. N. Elrod's novels of "The Vampire Files" blend the seductive shadows of classic noir into a sanctuary for a most unusual private investigator-vampire Jack Fleming. In Elrod's newest novel, Jack is under the gun when the New York mafia wants his hide, and the love of his life is wanted for murder... -
![A Song for the Void by Andrew C. Piazza]()
A Song for the Void by Andrew C. Piazza
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Mind Imprisoned Is The Greatest Of Hells.1853. South China Sea. While on patrol between the Opium Wars, the crew of the steam frigate HMS Charger pursues a fleet of pirates that have been terrorizing the waters surrounding Hong Kong.But now the hunters have become the hunted. Something else has come to the South China Sea, something ancient and powerful and malevolent... -
![Slippage: Previously Uncollected, Precariously Poised Stories by Harlan Ellison]()
Slippage: Previously Uncollected, Precariously Poised Stories by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHarlan Ellison is undoubtedly one of the most audacious, infuriating, brazen characters on the planet. Which may help explain why he is also one of the most brilliant, innovative, and eloquent writers on earth. Slippage simply presents recent, typical Ellison. In a word, masterful... -
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![Hellbound Hearts by Paul Kane, Jeffrey J. Mariotte]()
Hellbound Hearts by Paul Kane, Jeffrey J. Mariotte
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClive Barker's iconic masterpiece The Hellbound Heart, the novella adapted into the film Hellraiser, unleashed a new mythology of horror, brilliantly conceived and born of the darkest imagination. Now, enter this visionary world - the merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites - in this collection of stories inspired by The Hellbound Heart... -
![Black Heart, Ivory Bones by Ellen Datlow, Brian M. Stableford]()
Black Heart, Ivory Bones by Ellen Datlow, Brian M. Stableford
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHair bright as gold...Lips red as blood...Heart black as sin...Truth sharp as bone..Categorized as:
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![Light Perpetual by Andrzej Sapkowski]()
Light Perpetual by Andrzej Sapkowski
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsReynevan is still in trouble. All the time someone is trying to kill him or presents him with offers he cannot refuse. Secret agents stalk him as well as dark forces, which do not hide their diabolical nature..Categorized as:
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![The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams]()
The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNew York Times-bestselling Tad Williams’ ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! • Volume One of The Last King of Osten ArdThe Dragonbone Chair, the first volume of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, was published in hardcover in October, 1988, launching the series that was to become one of the seminal works of modern epic fantasy...Categorized as:
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![The Scour by Richard Swan]()
The Scour by Richard Swan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen years before the events of The Justice of Kings, Vonvalt and Bressinger investigate the imprisonment of a fellow justice for murder... -
![The Erstwhile by Brian Catling]()
The Erstwhile by Brian Catling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn London and Germany, strange beings are reanimating themselves. They are the Erstwhile, the angels that failed to protect the Tree of Knowledge, and their reawakening will have major consequences. In Africa, the colonial town of Essenwald has fallen into disarray because the timber workforce has disappeared into the Vorrh. Now a team of specialists are dispatched to find them... -
![The Tale Of The Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater]()
The Tale Of The Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll I ever wanted was the freedom to live life as I pleased, despite my aristocratic parents’ hopes I’d secure a prestigious husband. But my fate was far more terrible than an arranged marriage when my family became prisoners to one of the most fearsome and powerful vampires of all time, Count Vlad Dracula... -
![The Alchemist's Cat by Robin Jarvis]()
The Alchemist's Cat by Robin Jarvis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1664 when young Will Godwin comes to London. In order to survive, he becomes an assistant to a wicked alchemist, Elias Theophratus Spittle. On an errand one freezing night, Will finds a mother cat and her three kittens, and brings the family back to his master's lab... -
![The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrancesco Ragoczy da San Germano, the immortal vampire, seeks only to hide himself in his Florentine palace. But after falling for Estasia, a cousin of Botticelli, the wealthy foreigner loses all his desire for isolation. Her unquenchable passion more than matches his -- and San Germano must have her. While happiness seems imminent, danger lurks around the corner... -
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Dark Road Rising by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsView our feature on P.N. Elrod’s Dark Road Rising.The first new Vampire Files novel in four years! Vampire P.I. Jack Fleming is playing babysitter to Gabriel “Whitey” Kroun, a dangerously unstable mobster—and newly-created vampire—with deadly secrets to hide... -
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![Path of the Eclipse by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Path of the Eclipse by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is trouble in 13th century China. A wind blows from the west and has a name--Jenghiz Khan. Pledged to help a beautiful woman warrior, St. Germain has a terrible secret--he has the power to bestow death or eternal life as a vampire... -
![La Marche du prophète by Gabriel Katz]()
La Marche du prophète by Gabriel Katz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeth Marek, champion d’arènes, se retire invaincu, au sommet de sa gloire. Il a quarante ans, une belle fortune et deux jeunes fils qu’il connaît à peine. C’est à Kyrenia, la plus grande cité du monde, qu’il a choisi de les élever, loin de la violence de sa terre natale... -
![Die Templerin by Wolfgang Hohlbein]()
Die Templerin by Wolfgang Hohlbein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFriesland im 12. Robin ist noch ein junges Mädchen, als Fremde ihr Dorf überfallen und ihre Mutter töten. Man verdächtigt die Tempelritter, doch Robin kennt die Wahrheit. Sie sucht Zuflucht vor den wirklichen Mördern bei den Templern und beginnt ihr eigenes, geheimnisvolles Schicksal zu begreifen... -
![Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James]()
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Marlon James, author of the bestselling National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the second book in the Dark Star trilogy, his African Game of Thrones.In Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape in search of a mysterious boy who disappeared... -
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Slayer by David Guymer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith their friendship in tatters after a series of betrayals, Gotrek and Felix march south at the head of a ragtag army, intent upon driving the forces of Chaos out of the Empire and returning Felix to his wife. But Gotrek’s doom is at hand, and great powers are at work to ensure that he meets it... -
![Better in the Dark by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Better in the Dark by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHere at last is a long-hinted-at chapter in the undead existence of the immortal Count Saint-Germain: the story of Ranegonda of Saxony, one of the three great loves of Saint-Germian's life.937 A.D. The Saxon fortress of Leosan is under the almost unheard-of rule of a woman... -
![131 Dayss by Keith C. Blackmore]()
131 Dayss by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrength.Honor.Death.Once every year, in the city of Sunja, gladiators meet within the arena known as Sunja's Pit.Men such as Baylus, Goll, and Halm enter for the lure of fortune. Others enter for the fame. And some simply for the fight.The games continue for days, until a champion is finally crowned. Or all who are involved perish.This is blood sport at its finest. At its worst. At its longest... -
![The Dollmage by Martine Leavitt]()
The Dollmage by Martine Leavitt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Benjamin Franklin Juvenile Young Adult Fiction Award Nomination ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults SelectionCanadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Citation"The Dollmage is the wise woman of Seekvalley. As her powers weaken and age comes upon her, she knows she must chose a successor. On the day she predicts to be the birthday of her chosen one, two girls are born: Annakey and Renoa... -
![Clockwork Doomsday by Alex Archer, Mel Odom]()
Clockwork Doomsday by Alex Archer, Mel Odom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA key. An ancient automaton. A race against the devil to the deep blue sea…It started in 48 B.C. when a centurion on a rescue mission for Caesar went down with the ship in a storm...Categorized as:
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![The Hounds of Avalon by Mark Chadbourn]()
The Hounds of Avalon by Mark Chadbourn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hounds of Avalon are coming... For these are the twilight days, when eternal winter falls and the gods destroy themselves in civil war... when an invasion force of ghastly power threatens to eradicate all life. Humanity's last chance lies with two friends, as different as night and day, but bound together by an awesome destiny... -
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![Point of Origin by Amanda Havard]()
Point of Origin by Amanda Havard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe winter is upon us. The Survivors are in chaos. The war is coming.One year ago, Sadie Matthau was living among humans, existing as one of them. But now she wakes each morning in a house in the Survivors’ City, listening to the invocations and insults of her family members as they cope with their new future. A war. Rogue abandoners turned monsters... -
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Homecoming by Claire Legrand
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brief epilogue to Claire Legrand's YA Nutcracker re-telling, Winterspell. Available for free download at Claire's website... -
![L'erede di Gavri'el by Licia Troisi]()
L'erede di Gavri'el by Licia Troisi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGli Angeli della Morte vagano liberi per il mondo da quando Pam ha aperto lo scrigno in cui una sua potente antenata li aveva confinati. Sam è stato posseduto dal più malvagio dei sei demoni, eppure la sua umanità è così forte da contenere Samael, il mostro che minaccia ogni giorno di divorarlo: solo dominandolo può aiutare Pam a ritrovare le creature infernali e restituirle alla loro dimensione... -
![Il potere di Arishat by Licia Troisi]()
Il potere di Arishat by Licia Troisi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamael ha posseduto Sam, il ragazzo di cui Pam è perdutamente innamorata, e ora il più potente degli Angeli della Morte è sotto il dominio della Medium S.p.A., una società determinata ad asservire il demone e i suoi malvagi sodali a un terribile disegno... -
![Druid's Sword by Sara Douglass]()
Druid's Sword by Sara Douglass
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWorld War II London: The Blitz has all Londoners in its grip and people struggle to survive amidst the terror and chaos of constant bombardment... -
![Kinder des Judas by Markus Heitz]()
Kinder des Judas by Markus Heitz
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeipzig im Jahr 2006. Sie ist die gute Seele des Krankenhauses. Sie steht denen bei, die in ihren letzten Stunden nicht allein sein sollen. Jeder, der die junge Frau am Bett eines Sterbenden wachen sieht, wird sie für einen Engel halten...
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