Títulos en Fantasía oscura

Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Grevers awakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missing and presumed dead. Nick’s own injuries are as extensive as they are horrifying. His face wrapped in bandages and unable to speak, Nick claims amnesia - but he remembers everything. He remembers how he and Augustin were mysteriously drawn to the Maudit, a remote and scarcely documented peak in the Swiss Alps. He remembers how the slopes of Maudit were eerily quiet, and how, when they entered its valley, they got the ominous sense that they were not alone.

As a citadel guardswoman, Uma wears the scars of her past—both those born from her duty that she is proud of and those she would rather forget, including the deepest scars of heartache that haunt her. While a broken heart can hide behind the icy reserve of her duty, beneath her scarred face lies a tender heart that somehow a triad of Ragoru has worked their way into. Convicted of a crime they say they didn't intend, Uma suddenly finds herself saddled with the trio pain in the asses.

Trapped in an upside-down castle, Georgia is met at every turn by a creature as cruel and vicious as his vampire kin. Valen, the cursed lord of the manor, is the monstrous minotaur lurking at the center of Georgia’s maze. He stalks her steps, his gaze forever on her as she desperately searches for escape. He wants her memories, memories that are just as lost to her as she is to the outside world.

A devastating attack by the lich Quatach-Ichl has left Zorian and Zach reeling as their remaining restarts tick away. As they recover, they make preparations for their final confrontations with Red Robe, the lich, the primordial being, and the invaders—all within the shadow of a question they can’t answer: can Zorian and Zach both survive outside the time loop? When the time loop is broken, sacrifices will be made, bonds will be tested, and trust will be more important than any magical skill or power—and even then, success is not guaranteed.

Se l'oscurità ti chiamasse, la seguiresti o la combatteresti? Arleen è una ragazza francese, timida e riservata. Dopo la perdita dell'amico d'infanzia e del padre, psichiatra olistico di grande fama, la sua vita è precipitata nel vuoto di un silenzio incolmabile. Per combattere questo dolore si concede una vacanza a New York, ma, una volta atterrata, viene rapita da Dan Crower, un potente criminale, che la trascina fino in Messico per venderla a un acquirente misterioso. Quando la situazione sta per volgere al peggio, uno sconosciuto la mette in salvo.

Skylennas Welt dreht sich nicht mehr nur um Dessin, als sie von einem neuen Geheimnis erfährt, das er verborgen gehalten hat. Geplagt von Verrat, Wut und lähmenden Wellen der Verwirrung, muss Skylenna ihre Gefühle beiseite legen und sich darauf konzentrieren, DaiSzek vor der Vexamen-Zucht zu retten. Doch nach einer Tragödie begibt sie sich allein auf eine Reise, um dunkle Geheimnisse ihrer Vergangenheit aufzudecken. Die verlorenen Erinnerungen ihrer Kindheit. Die fehlenden Teile von Dessins großem Plan.

Why does this keep happening to me? Kidnapped again by the Iron Fae, I must survive long enough to get back to my friends in the Night Realm. But when undeniable truth starts spilling from Ruslan’s lips, I’m left questioning everything. The web of lies and deceit thickens, and I’m at the center of a prophecy that started it all.

In this dark and enchanting stand-alone fantasy from debut author Lynn Buchanan, discover a world centered around destructive, all-consuming monsters; the magical dolls designed to fight this force; and the artisans tasked with creating demon-slaying dolls. A touch cozy fantasy and a touch...

Orjan Varega suffocates under a crisis of faith. Trapped in the form of a fearsome lizard man by an ancient Elven spell, the once-renowned knight sleeps rough, drinks hard, and struggles to survive as a bounty hunter. But after a boy who offers him food falls prey to ruthless thugs, the protective fighter comes to the child’s aid and gains a formidable enemy.

"Was soll man von dir halten - ein Hexer, der jeden zweiten Tag ein einträgliches Angebot ausschlägt? Die Hirikka tötest du nicht, weil die am Aussterben sind, den Streitling nicht, weil er unschädlich ist, die Nächtin nicht, weil sie nett ist, den Drachen nicht, weil's der Kodex verbietet..." Der Hexer Geralt von Riva verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt recht und schlecht mit dem Beseitigen von allerlei Ungeheuern. Nicht selten begegnen ihm die Leute, die ihn anheuern, mit tiefem Argwohn.

Legends abound of the glorious - or infamous - deeds of the emperor's sons. Yet almost nothing is known of Alpharius, the most mysterious of them all, for the lord of the Alpha Legion is unparalleled in the art of obfuscation. Such are his gifts of secrecy and deceit that even his rediscovery has remained an enigma - until now. But when the tale comes from the serpent’s mouth, where do the lies end and the truth begin?

We were torn from life before our time, a Savage King, his queen, a betrayed son, a wronged brother, a scorned wife and so many more. We watch those we left behind as they struggle against the grip of the stars, the answers to so many of their questions within our grasp and yet out of their reach.

Cypress Borne is 22 years old, a dashing young non-binary lad with a fairly easy life in New York City. That is, until their routine is interrupted by a vicious dog attack. Their life turns upside down — blackouts, unexplained fits of rage and lost time plague him. Two years of medical tests, therapy, and a life that's spiraling down the toilet later, they navigate their way through the panic attacks and the hopelessness to an old, derelict, and a seemingly abandoned church in the woods.

Mermaids are real, and this is no fairytale. Naomi Morgan dreams of the sea. The sound of the waves crashing and the salty scent give her peace that she can never feel in a house with six bickering sisters. The beach feels like home, even if she's not supposed to be there. She will defy all to be at the water's edge. Upon finding a strange scale tooth, everything changes. Danger lurks around every corner. Naomi is finding herself having hallucinations and strange appetites. Something in the water thirsts for blood and desires her.

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.

As a freelance assassin, Val Thorvald leads a dangerous life. She’s learned not to stay in the same place for long and not to get too attached to anything. For example, she would never consider adopting a pet. But when she’s searching for a missing friend, she finds an abandoned silver tiger cub. The magical feline is clearly from another realm, but Val has no idea which one or how to send it back. All she knows is that it’s the only witness to her friend's kidnapping.

"Suburban Legend" (approximately 6,400 words) rips from the headlines and twists the classic tale of a suburban husband accused of murdering his beautiful wife. "Artists Only" (approximately 3,500 words) tells the tale of a little girl who unhappily goes with her brother to the local traveling carnival. "Stew" (approximately 3,900 words) deals with a boy who decides it is right to go to war without understanding what it is truly like. "Grok" (approximately 4,000 words) is a the story of the mud-man of the local Renaissance Faire.

Selene never asked to become a weapon, but when the memories holding her world together begin collapsing, she is forced into the role of the last Witness—the only person capable of entering unstable realms and battling the creatures born from forgotten history. Armed with a living book that carves open portals and unleashes dangerous truths, Selene is thrust into violent time rifts, shadow-ridden landscapes, and battles that twist the laws of the world itself. Every mission demands blood, memory, or both—and the cost is rising. But she isn’t alone.

Shunned by her stepfamily, nineteen-year-old Aurelia longs for a life she can finally call her own. Everything changes when she visits her mother’s grave and encounters Princess Kipira, an heiress cursed to live in the body of a spider. A prisoner of the dark forests, Kipira bears a malediction that thins the veil between life and death, echoing the trials of ancient fairy tales and Greek myths of bloody metamorphosis and wicked gods.

Kazar wird bereits als Kind an den König von Réos verschachert. Nach all den Jahren hat er sich beinahe mit seinem Schicksal abgefunden, da unterbreitet ihm die Königstochter Ateria ein unmoralisches Angebot: Er soll für sie töten. Im Gegenzug dafür verspricht sie ihm das, was er am meisten begehrt. Seine Freiheit. Doch Kazar weiß, dass er Ateria nicht trauen kann.