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Isabelle Berger has little interest in men. So when a boorish hunter proposes, the timid girl begs her protective father to decline on her behalf. But after her beloved papa is killed tracking a wolf with her would-be husband, Isabelle flies into a rage and sets off in pursuit of the fiendish creature. Thrown from her horse while hunting the beast, the bookish young woman is quickly drawn to the mysterious stranger who rescues her. But when her rugged savior loses his temper, Isabelle is terrified by the dark secret he’s hiding.

Infected by the powerful will of the Legend Zagamar, Hunter must stop the ancient being from taking over his body333and his soul. Only the power of the Deep can save him now. But unbeknownst to Hunter, something sinister has escaped the Crypt of Zagamar. For the Guild of Seekers has achieved their final mission: To carry out the resurrection of Zagamar himself! Transformed by his terrible power, a dark horde of vicious, ravenous beasts has risen, leaving devastation in its wake...and threatening the very existence of humanity and Ironclad alike.

Vincent Donnelly has faced pain, death, and madness. His past is a haze of fractured memories. A host of restless spirits inhabited his tortured psyche once. He has inherited their powers, their magic. But all he wants is to be free of the nightmares that plague him. Fleeing from the confines of a demonic asylum, Vincent and his allies take refuge in a remote mountain cabin. Lost, wounded, unable to access his supernatural abilities, Vincent struggles to sever the link between himself and the personification of Chaos itself. But it is not so easy to destroy.

Betrayed by Duke Dominus and the treacherous Guild of Seekers, everyone Hunter loves is dead, murdered in cold blood. He is left alone, struggling to survive in a cruel wilderness filled with dangerous magic. Now, Hunter is going to get his revenge. He’s going to kill them all…and he’ll stop at nothing to do it. He’ll become the greatest Seeker that has ever lived, so powerful that no one will be able to stop him.

Gavin has left the only friends he’d ever made to study his El’aras magic. Though he may share their heritage, he quickly learns that he’s not El’aras. When an attack targets them, and has the ability to counter any El’aras ability, Gavin is all that prevents certain devastation. Understanding the attack and who is behind it leads Gavin to uncover the truth about his mentor - and there is much Tristan never shared. There has been another Champion, and he’ll stop at nothing to claim a destructive power he believes he’s fated to control. Only Gavin stands in his way.

Vincent Donnelly’s life has been one twisted nightmare after another. After waking up in a field surrounded by corpses, he has struggled to discover the secrets of his forgotten past and free himself from the spirits inhabiting his mind. After escaping the horror of Dr. Graham, Vincent finds himself trapped in a sinister mental hospital in the middle of nowhere. Drugged and tormented by the doctor and staff, he is unable to use the strange powers he has learned, though the spirits that normally chatter within his mind are finally silent.

Finn has served the king as journeyman executioner, but the time has come for a testing with the executioner court. Regardless of the outcome, he will no longer serve in Verendal.

Plunged into an ancient portal, Hunter finds himself in a world where mankind has been all but destroyed by the dark magic of the forest surrounding Tykus, the last remaining human settlement. Magic that threatens to transform mankind into horrifying monsters. But when Hunter discovers that he possesses the power to absorb the skills and traits of the people around him - and to transfer his skills and traits to others - Hunter becomes the hunted. For the immortal King Tykus will stop at nothing to destroy him...or to brainwash him into becoming the kingdom’s ultimate weapon.

In a time beyond the Parting, the team known as 50-Out have passed their initiation and are taking their show on the road. Dedicated to solving the problems of their failed nation through corporate team-building activities and good ol’ fashioned training-the-trainer exercises. The introduction of 50-Out to the political gamesmanship of the Paramilitary Institute or (PI), ends in backstabbing, treachery, and Byte being set up for trying to overthrow the system.

After a year-long war bond tour of Terra Earth while his battle wounds healed, Lieutenant Fortis is ready to get back to the ISMC infantry. When fleet medical refuses to clear him for full duty, he faces a bleak future behind a desk in personnel or logistics. Instead, his mentor from Ninth Division, Colonel Anders, recruits Fortis for the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance branch of the ISMC intelligence organization.

Struggling to piece together his fractured memories, Vincent Donnelly and former Scion, Dezzy Walker, travel to Arizona to seek a strange group known as the Sight Unseen. But, following their tracks leads Vincent and Dezzy to the Abyss - a hi-tech facility, hidden below the desert rocks, and the brainchild of a scientist Vincent has already met in the past. Trapped beneath the Earth, Vincent must find the last surviving member of the Sight Unseen. But the now-abandoned lab holds secrets of its own....And horrors beyond imagination.

Having barely survived the Lands Beyond, Tolan recuperates while preparing for the next attack. His closest allies are gone, leaving him floundering for answers, along with his place in the Academy. Tolan must protect Terndahl, before the elementals attack. After years spent teaching others the elementals were no danger, he fears the repercussions of changing course. When even an elemental warrior might not be enough, Tolan must find the elemental nature within him.

For nearly 2000 years, the Catholic Church has revered and protected its priceless, sprawling inventory of holy relics. From the bones of apostles to pieces of the cross Jesus died on, Catholics worldwide have long viewed their cherished relics as sacred - reminders of the possibility of miracles, of the power of the Almighty. But, some of the holiest relics in all of Christendom have been lost down through the centuries to war, thieves, or worse. And, the Catholic Church has spent untold blood and treasure to recover them - often to no avail.

Brought to you by Penguin. Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's a mission that's too dangerous-even suicidal- the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration...

When Dion Semele moves to Napa, all he wants is to fit in. But something really strange is happening to Dion, and odd-girl-out Penelope understands completely. Something is happening to her, too. You see, they were made for each other. As Dion's new life becomes a twisted nightmare, he learns that maybe he and Penelope were made to raise hell together, too. Soon, they are caught in a battle for control of their souls, as malignant forces plunge Napa into an abyss of debauchery and blood.

Fantasy. Sci-fi. The world was brought back from the brink of annihilation, but its still-new institutions are rattled once again as heroes and criminals clash in a neon-drenched cyberpunk metropolis.

Centuries after a mysterious war ended, and with their only food source disappearing, survivors Royah, Buddy, and the giant of a man known as Onnin embark on a seemingly impossible quest to prevent humanity’s extinction. They must learn what was behind the devastation on the war-scorched planet they call home and why their ancestors were sent there in the first place. Yet their journey is no simple task, as many dangerous enemies want them to fail, while others want to murder them for the limited supplies they carry.

Executioners don’t solve crimes; they punish those who commit them. Or, so Finn thought before apprenticed to one. Poverty-stricken Finn Jagger would give anything to heal his ailing mother. With his father imprisoned, Finn has joined a thieving crew to earn the money he needs to save her. When the latest heist turns to disaster and lands him on death row, Finn’s future seems to be tied up with a noose. Until the king’s executioner claims him as an apprentice. Finn soon learns an executioner has far more power and greater responsibility than he’d ever realized.

After the United Nations of Terra (UNT) Fleet Frigate Nelson reported an encounter with an alien spaceship, she disappeared without a trace. An alien race called the Maltaani have made their presence known by landing a mass of troops on Balfan-48, a desert planet located far too close to Terra Earth for comfort. Tensions are rising and tempers are growing short. The UNT responds by deploying ISMC’s Ninth Division aboard the flagship Atlas to the scene to investigate the Maltaani aggression.

For the first time since mastering his connection to the elements, Tolan fears an elemental. He's long advocated that the elementals were misunderstood, and tried convincing others within Terndahl to free them from the bond, but the appearance of Light has proven his mistake. Chasing the threat leads Tolan to take a dangerous journey, one that challenges all that he's learned of spirit and brings him back to the lands beyond the waste, where he discovers a secret hidden from the rest of the world for centuries.