Historical

Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey, truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly immortal. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power between humans and those they thought were gods changes forever. Now only a few stand between humankind and annihilation: Raithe, reluctant to embrace his destiny as the God Killer; Suri, a young seer burdened by signs of impending doom; and Persephone, who must overcome personal tragedy to lead her people. The Age of Myth is over. The time of rebellion has begun.

Dans la Mésopotamie des premiers âges, Shory, une jeune esclave, est vendue à un mystérieux individu nommé Atim, qui lui propose un marché : l'envoyer dans un fort, qu'elle devra protéger, en échange de sa liberté. Elle accepte et rejoint une étrange construction, entourée d'une forêt profonde. Elle y grandit, en compagnie d'autres rescapés, originaires de différentes périodes de l'histoire humaine. Tous ont rencontré Atim et se sont vu confier la mission de protéger le Fort. Ils se surnomment les Vigiles.

Desperate to become the youngest warrior of his clan, Ayrion will stop at nothing to reach his goal, not even the one thing all Upakans fear... ...Magic. However, when a fatal accident forces him to flee, Ayrion barters passage aboard the only ship willing to take one of his kind... a cursed ship. With nothing but the clothes on his back, Ayrion sets sail for the royal city of Aramoor in hopes of making a name for himself. Little does he know how deadly those streets can be.

In a world where thoughts shape reality, Vern watches as the laws of physics crumble around him. But while others embrace mysticism, this scientist sees an opportunity to reverse engineer the new rules governing Victorian Elmhurst. Marked by an elder god's rune burning in his mind and racing against its corruption, Vern forges his own way. Armed with years of scientific knowledge, he develops a unique power: the ability to perceive and manipulate Balance itself.

In Roman-occupied Britain, the Iceni tribe crowns an extraordinary new queen. Tall and flame-haired, Boudicca is devoted to Andraste, the Iceni’s patron goddess, known for her raven familiar, her fierceness and her swirling blue tattoos. Boudicca and her two young daughters will carry the tribe forward in dangerous times. Roman tax collector Catus Decianus, expecting weakness in a female ruler, launches a devastating attack on the tribe’s stronghold. Boudicca and her family barely survive—but they refuse to bend the knee.

Kore has lived her entire life under her resentful mother Demeter’s shadow, trying her hardest to please a woman grown bitter by betrayal. With her self-esteem in tatters and deliberately isolated by her mother, it’s no surprise that Kore is flummoxed when she meets a collection of otherworldly women—the Goddesses of Olympus—who tell her that her mother is in truth a Goddess herself. Kore tells them her preferred name, Persephone, and hopes they will not only have answers for her new questions, but offer the friendship and love she craves.

While in Japan researching her family’s history, a vicious typhoon sends Isla Mackenzie 128 years back in time, to the dawn of the Satsuma Rebellion. There she meets her ancestors, and a charismatic samurai, Kei, with whom she unexpectedly finds romance. But, unlike her Beloved, Isla knows about the looming Samurai rebellion—and Kai’s fate. Should she attempt to change history or somehow make her way back to the life she’d had before?

The Woods All Black is a story of passion, prejudice, and power—an Appalachian period piece that explores reproductive justice and bodily autonomy, the terrors of small-town religiosity, and the necessity of fighting tooth and claw to live as who you truly are.

Arianna e la sorella Fedra, principesse di Creta e figlie del temuto re Minosse, crescono ascoltando riecheggiare il rumore degli zoccoli del fratello, il Minotauro, nel labirinto costruito sotto il palazzo. Ogni anno, quattordici giovani ateniesi vengono sacrificati per placare la fame del mostro. Quando il principe Teseo giunge a Creta per immolarsi alla creatura, Arianna si perde nei suoi occhi verdi e se ne innamora follemente. Ma aiutarlo a scappare dal labirinto significherebbe tradire la famiglia e il regno, e la ragazza conosce fin troppo bene le implicazioni di un gesto simile.

Since childhood, Ethnobotanist Hannah Heronstone has had a passion for healing plants and their use through the centuries. Orphaned at birth, she's unaware of her connection to an ancient lineage of cunning women, healers, and yes, even witches. But they have not forgotten about her.

Welcome to Rydding, the hidden village you might stumble across if you need a home and a fresh start. For Elwyn Howell, the village is a lifesaver when she finds it just as she’s run out of strength and hope while running for her life. The abandoned healer’s cottage welcomes her, even though she’s given up on that calling. She opens a tea shop instead, using her knowledge of herbs and her empathic gift that allows her to select the perfect tea for each customer. Soon, she’s feeling at home in the village community.

After her best friend dies in a coal mine, Benethea "Bennie" Mattox sacrifices her job, her relationship, and her reputation to uncover what’s killing miners on Kire Mountain. When she finds a half-drowned white woman in a dirty mine slough, Bennie takes her in because it's right—but also because she hopes this odd, magnetic stranger can lead her to the proof she needs. Instead, she brings more questions. The woman called Motheater can't remember her true name, or how she ended up inside the mountain.

Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned house next to the river, and curiosity for all things human awakens in Numamushi. This mysterious man shares Numamushi’s penchant for eating frogs but also carries the scars of war, a love of the written word, and knowledge of the secret history of the house and its river.

The names Romulus and Remus may be immortalized in map and stone and chronicle, but their mother exists only as a preface to her sons’ journey, the princess turned oath-breaking priestess, condemned to death alongside her children. But she did not die; she survived. And so does her story. Beautiful, royal, rich: Rhea has it all—until her father loses his kingdom in a treacherous coup, and she is sent to the order of the Vestal Virgins to ensure she will never produce an heir. Except when mortals scheme, gods laugh.

In ancient Greece, mortals suffer under the tyranny of the gods—forced to sacrifice the food they depend on, their worldly possessions and even each other at the whims of the Twelve. But an ancient prophecy speaks of hope, of one who will set humankind free. On the island of Naxos, Danae, a fisherman's daughter, develops strange powers tied to a mysterious tree bearing golden fruit. Driven from her home, she seeks guidance from the oracle but finds only more questions…and whispers of a secret network of believers who have long been awaiting her arrival.

Ich stieg in meine Gruft, um ein paar Jahrzehnte zu ruhen, aber als ich aufwachte, waren Jahrhunderte vergangen. Mein Schloss war zerstört, mein Clan verschwunden, und Nekromanten hielten alle für ein Ammenmärchen. Man hielt mich für einen Heiler. Aber nur deshalb, weil die Welt krank war. Die Zeit für ein wirksames Heilmittel war gekommen.

Попаданец, что-то помня из школьной химии и фармакологии, с которой сталкивался по работе, изобретая и воюя в Абиссинии (видимо, первым из попаданцев), все же добивается успеха, несмотря на всяческое противодействие автора, посылающего ему невзгоды и испытания. Заключительная глава выглядит трагически, но это не окончание книги, а всего лишь очередное испытание, через которое суждено пройти главному герою.

Machteld wordt gevraagd om dansles te gaan geven aan de twee kinderen van de Heer, de tweeling Albaric en Vallerie Telfour. Zij staan op het punt om te debuteren in de hogere kringen. Door een dreigende uitbraak van Toverij, een allesverwoestende magische macht, moeten zij het doen met de lessen van dit ‘dorpsmeisje’.

Третья часть серии Античная наркомафия. Попаданцы и их местные единомышленники решают вопросы, связанные как с "наркобизнесом" нанимателя, так с обеспечением лучшего будущего для своих потомков.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1619. Im Heiligen Römischen Reich Deutscher Nation tobt seit einigen Monaten ein mörderischer Krieg, dessen schnelles Ende jeder herbeisehnt. Lukas’ Schicksal ist besiegelt, als sein Vater ihn an eine Horde plündernder Landsknechte verkauft. Gemeinsam mit seinem treuen Maultier Jolande muss er mit ihnen in das Heerlager ziehen. Dort taucht eines Nachts eine grüngeschuppte Kreatur auf und massakriert eine Gruppe Soldaten und ihren Gefangenen, einen Jungen, der Lukas sterbend bittet, einen Brief nach Prag zu bringen.