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There are only two ways you leave the Wild Hunt: You die, or you’re too old to get the job done. That was until Jinx up and left without an explanation. For the last five years, she’s lived in the human world, chasing down rogue supernaturals and filling in on occasion at the bar beneath her apartment to make ends meet. All of that changes the day her little sister shows up on her doorstep. The King of the Wild Hunt has been taken, and not even the greatest of hunters can find him.

In a brilliant mix of magic, history, and romance, M. K. Hobson moves her feisty young Witch, Emily Edwards, from the Old West of 1876 to turn-of-century New York City, whose polished surfaces conceal as much danger as anything west of the Rockies. Like it or not, Emily has fallen in love with Dreadnought Stanton, a New York Warlock as irresistible as he is insufferable.

Victimized by an unknown alien race and their inexplicable game only weeks before, a small community in northern Los Angeles is preyed upon again by the same aliens and the massive, deadly wall of energy that surround their neighborhood. Led by the same group as before—a charismatic Hispanic female cop, a Hollywood movie grip, a nurse, and a college professor—they struggle to come to grips with the aliens’ agenda, their own difficulties and strategies for survival, and the psychotic plans of an obscure group of religious fanatics based in the area.

Who do you trust when you have no one left but yourself? Kenzie is a military-trained assassin, hunting her target in Mexico. Cori is a student at the University of Guadalajara. One fateful afternoon their lives will come together under a flurry of gunfire. Questioning the lies around them, they will soon learn that they can not live without each other. On the run from an unknown enemy, they must learn to trust each other, and to believe they'll make it out alive.

Die Hölle, das sind immer die anderen... Was passiert, wenn man vier Männer und vier Frauen in ein riesiges Terrarium einsperrt? T. C. Boyles fabelhafter Roman, basierend auf einer wahren Geschichte, erzählt vom halsbrecherischen Versuch, eine neue Welt zu erschaffen, um sich vor dem Untergang unserer eigenen zu retten. Zwar bleibt die schöne neue Welt im Glas von Kriegen, Epidemien und Umweltkatastrophen verschont. Doch es kommt darauf an, wer mit im Glashaus sitzt.

Hitler, Scheiße, Lufthansa. Diese drei deutschen Wörter kennt Abbas Khider, als er aus dem Irak flieht. Zwanzig Jahre später ist er ein vielfach ausgezeichneter deutscher Schriftsteller. Dies ist sein ungewöhnliches Lehrbuch für ein neues Deutsch. Voller Geschichten, voller Leben und mit zahlreichen Lektionen in Weltoffenheit und Humor. Akzentfrei schreiben kann er, akzentfrei sprechen wird er wohl nie lernen. Früher träumte Abbas Khider davon, eines Tages die Welt zu verändern. Heute findet er, die deutsche Sprache wäre doch schon mal ein schöner Anfang.

A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by Scottish history and folklore, Our Divine Mischief takes listeners on a journey told in three voices: a determined heroine, an outcast young man, and a wish-granting canine. Their adventure spans an island fishing village to the king’s court in a story about identity, belonging, and the love between a human and her dog.

In the tradition of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, this brilliant first novel fuses history, fantasy, and romance. Prepare to be enchanted by M. K. Hobson's captivating take on the Wild, Wild West.

In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a parent can imagine. Her beautiful daughter, Natalee, had vanished without a trace in Aruba during her high school senior class trip. Four years later, Beth Holloway steps forward to tell the story of her daughter's disappearance and her own harrowing ordeal—and her never-ending belief in the power of faith that gave her hope against all odds.

Eva Perino is single and proud of it. So proud, in fact, that she regularly boasts about it in her blog, Why I Love Singlehood. But upon learning of her ex-boyfriend’s engagement, Eva discovers her foundation is weaker than her façade. So begins a clumsy (and occasionally uproarious) search for love as she secretly joins an online dating site, tries her hand at speed dating, and gets involved with one of the regulars at her coffee shop, The Grounds.

Upon waking up from a cataclysmic dream state that engulfed an entire region, the author-to-be Lyan Ling tells her husband Lao Tzu about the fantastical vision that she witnessed in the depths of her consciousness. A world enclosed within gigantic walls, the ground is made up of large steps, each step large enough to house a medieval town. The world is populated by a hierarchal kingdom and animals that grow through photosynthesis. The sky rains gemstones and glass shards.

The fourth installment in the Ted Mitchell Detective Novel Series pulls Ted into the ghoulish world of the black market in human organs. Runaways. Undocumented. Untraceable. Those in desperate need will do anything...pay any price for...SPARE PARTS

Philosophie mag alt sein, aber noch lange nicht langweilig. Dieser Podcast ist für alle, denen es Spaß macht zu denken. In "Sag niemals Nietzsche" bringen Christiane Stenger und Samira El Ouassil Themen und Begriffe zusammen, die sich auf den ersten Blick nicht unbedingt nahestehen. Das Duo zeigt, dass Philosophie jede Ecke unseres Alltags durchdringt und alles miteinander zu tun hat. In einer halben Stunde inspirierender Denkarbeit hinterfragen sie die kleinen Dinge des Lebens, um schließlich auch die großen Fragen zu diskutieren.

Sherlock Holmes is a timeless character, beloved by many. This is not that Holmes. The year is 1880, 11 years prior to the classic stories that we know, and we step into an alternate universe where monsters are not just under the bed but around every corner. Holmes must use all of his intellectual prowess to sort through this strange underworld of creatures once believed to be only the stuff of lore and children's nightmares.

A killer is using labyrinthine storm drains to dispose of his victims, who are found handcuffed and drowned, washed out of the rain-filled drainage lines like garbage. The crimes compel FBI Agent Tess McCallum to crack the case, but they're touching a nerve in Personal Security Consultant Abby Sinclair. She fears it's the same madman who invaded her nightmares once before. As the two women work with each other to solve the case, tensions rise and tempers flare. And as sure as the rain, a new killing season begins.

Savannah is lucky. The daughter of upper-class African-American parents in Washington DC in 1919, she lives luxuriously, with an elite education and her pick of the young men in her set. But lately the structure of her society - the croquet games, the Sunday teas, the pretentiousness - has felt suffocating. When she meets a young man from the working class named Lloyd, Savannah has a chance to see how the “other half” lives. Saddened by their situation, she is motivated to make a true difference.

American society has always been fertile ground for conspiracy theories, but with the election of Donald Trump, previously outlandish ideas suddenly attained legitimacy. Trump himself is a conspiracy enthusiast: from his claim that global warming is a Chinese hoax to the accusations of “fake news”, he has fanned the flames of suspicion. But it was not by the power of one man alone that these ideas gained new power. Republic of Lies looks beyond the caricatures of conspiracy theorists to explain their tenacity.

In this trio of sci-fi techno thrillers, a female police detective turned Interpol officer with a rare vision mutation is up against a serial killer and potential apocalyptic disaster. This set includes The Dreaming Tree, Meet Your Maker, and Out of Time.

Eine Woche Klassenfahrt ans Meer, da freuen sich Sprotte, Frieda, Melanie und Trude schon lange drauf. Wären da bloß nicht Die Pygmäen! Die vier Jungs versuchen ständig den Wilden Hühnern mit ihren albernen Streichen eins auszuwischen. Aber das unheimliche Gelächter nachts auf dem Flur und die rätselhaften Fußspuren im Zimmer – damit hat die Jungsbande ausnahmsweise mal nichts zu tun. Stimmt es am Ende tatsächlich, was sich die Leute auf der Insel vom Geist des alten Strandräubers Jap Lornsen erzählen? Und schon sind Die Wilden Hühner wieder mitten in einem neuen Abenteuer.

Are you ready for a charming and delightful romantic journey that will leave you longing for more? Join us in the enchanting town of Harland Creek and embark on an unforgettable adventure with "Promise of a Hero" by acclaimed author Jodi Allen Brice. Felicia Dantry's world is turned upside down when she receives an invitation to her ex's wedding. Determined not to let the town of Harland Creek think she's still hung up on her former flame, Felicia knows she needs a plan. And what better way to save face than to show up with a dashing date on her arm?