Dark Fantasy

I wasn’t sure what to expect when arriving in Salem. Forced to marry a man I’ve never met, attend a private university I’d never heard of, and the whispers of a rumored secret society filling the halls. This life would be near unbearable with my insufferable fiancé if it wasn’t for his uncle, his best friend, and his enemy. When none of them are willing to let me go, it sends us down a path I’m not sure any of us will survive. The life I was promised is distorted behind smoke and mirrors. The truth cloaked by Deceit.

For as long as she can remember, Arken Asher has been searching for answers—driven by an insatiable hunger, a need to understand the meaning behind her dangerous arcane secrets. She's finally taken that leap into the unknown, leaving her simple life behind to attend the Arcane Studium, a prestigious college of magickal arts & sciences nestled in the heart of Sophrosyne, the City of the Gods.

Il y a huit ans, Jersey a dû fuir Bristone city, après avoir vu son père se faire massacrer sous ses yeux. Aucun doute pour elle, les responsables sont les Drunken Bastards, ce gang de bikers impitoyables qui règne sur la ville. Aujourd’hui, alors qu’elle est en cavale et recherche une planque, elle n’a pas d’autre choix que d’aller frapper au Glitter Hall, ce cabaret emblématique dans lequel elle a grandi. Malheureusement, celui-ci est désormais aux mains des motards tant redoutés.

In the dystopian realm of The Order, society is eternally divided between the privileged Untouchables and the struggling Unfortunates. The Untouchables, draped in opulence and power, govern the city with an iron fist, casting long shadows over the impoverished Unfortunates who toil beneath in the murky depths of the working class. As the ruling elite revel in excess and luxury, the Unfortunates navigate a world stacked against them, grappling with meager resources and restricted opportunities. The social chasm widens daily as the Untouchables tighten their grip on wealth and influence.

This is the story of Ulrich von Bek, a cynical mercenary who sells his skills as a soldier in the wars taking place all over Europe. After the particularly horrific destruction of a city in which he played a role, von Bek decides to desert the military company he was working for and travel alone for a while before seeking further employment. On his solo journey, he happens upon a castle where he takes refuge with—and then falls in love with—the keeper of the castle, the beautiful Sabrina. It is in this castle that he meets Lucifer, the master of Hell.

Lilith Clarke is supposed to be dead: murdered by the vicious King Oren, her blood staining a field of daisies. But death would have been merciful. After years of having no name, she is finally given a title: Queen of Umbra. But it will cost her everything. Lily is now bound to King Asher, the most powerful and brutal shadow divinus in all of Omnia. Forced to rule in secret, she slowly loses herself to the darkness. She fears it will swallow her whole.

Depuis des siècles, les souvenirs de la Compagnie noire sont consignés dans les présentes annales. La troupe se loue au plus offrant, et les batailles qu'elle a livrées ont déjà rempli maints volumes. Jamais pourtant elle n'aura traversé de période aussi trouble. Entrée au service de la Dame et de ses sorciers, la Compagnie participe à l'une des plus sanglantes campagnes de son histoire. Les combats incessants, la magie noire qui empuantit l'air.

A visit to London’s Natural History Museum became a horror show as magic flooded Earth. Now, Thomas is entombed there as a Dungeon Core, with only the creatures on display available as minions. All over the globe, patches of land have been replaced by strange alien environments, containing not only monsters from myth and legend, but also humanity’s worst nightmares. Leviathans stir at the bottom of the ocean, dragons have reclaimed the skies, and shadows are once again something to fear.

Marra è la più giovane fra le tre figlie del sovrano del Regno del Porto. Insieme alle sorelle, Damia e Kania, ha il dovere di salvaguardare la pace nel proprio paese, stretto nella morsa dei nemici che premono ai confini. Per scongiurare ogni rischio di scontro e assicurarsi l'alleanza del Regno del Nord, Damia viene data in moglie al principe Vorling. Poco tempo dopo, però, il corpo esanime della principessa viene riportato a casa. Dicono sia morta in seguito a una caduta, che sia stato un incidente, ma Marra non può crederci.

Polina Pankova presents Book 1 in the Into the Deep Wood series.

Seit Jahrhunderten lastet ein Fluch auf der Familie Everly: Ihre schönsten und klügsten Kinder werden von der mysteriösen Penelope mitgenommen, als Sühne für ein Verbrechen, an das sich niemand mehr erinnern kann. Violet Everly war zehn, als ihre Mutter Marianne verschwand. Nicht einmal Penelope kann sie aufspüren, und so stellt sie Violet ein Ultimatum: Sie hat zehn Jahre Zeit, um Marianne zu finden. Schafft sie es nicht, holt sich Penelope stattdessen Violet. Ihre Suche führt Violet durch ganz Europa – und in eine andere, geheime, magische Welt voller Götter und Monster.

Well, for the sake of argument, let's say these mythical creatures are actually real. What if some ruthless (and totally legitimate) businessman somehow managed to acquire a number of these cryptids for the purpose of putting them on display? For a very large admittance fee, of course. A fee so large, only the wealthiest people would ever know about it.

"Die Wüste kennt keine Gnade, und ich auch nicht." Der gefallene Chaosgott Seth ist mit dem Leben zufrieden, das er sich seit seinem Fall aufgebaut hat – Rock'n'Roll, sein Chopper und die Gesellschaft von Freunden. Doch dann taucht die verschmorte Leiche eines Immobilienmaklers auf, der es auf Seths Bar, das Heliopolis, abgesehen hatte. Schnell fällt der Verdacht auf den jähzornigen Barbesitzer und unter den Freunden wächst das Misstrauen.

Horror stalks the sideshow tents of the 40’s and runs a 70’s era dive bar steeped in murder… It preys from the frozen peaks of a small, 80’s Alaskan town and spills across the streets of modern-day New York City. From the Great Plains of Native America to war-torn North Korea and the cradle of civilization itself in ancient Mesopotamia, the Beast is out for blood but the werewolf hunter pursues and will not stop until the last drop of blood has fallen.

Many years ago, a barrier was created between the mortal world and the realm of the gods, a barrier to ensure balance. But although the gods could no longer walk among us they could still choose to gift their powers to a chosen few. Some saw these gifts as a blessing. Most saw them for what they were…a curse. Chiara is one of the Gifted, but what no one knows is that she is one of the rarest; gifted by the God of Death himself.

"Избранная богами для великих свершений? Не смешите! Волшебные вселенные придумали писатели-фантазеры, чтобы завлекать читателей и получать гонорары" — так думала двадцатилетняя Саттия, увлеченная боевыми искусствами и признающая только науку и технологии. Но однажды, спасаясь от неизвестных фанатиков, она перенеслась из современного Ганновера в неведомый мир Энды. Саттии твердят, что спасти Энду — ее предназначение, но единственное, чего хочет Саттия, — это вернуться домой. Выбора нет: придется вырваться из ловушки, рисковать, сражаясь с силами загадочного Темного Бога.

As Sharaam crumbles under siege, a mercenary crew hires an assassin to kill the king. For Tash, it's a chance at glory—to be the best blade in the dark Sharaam has ever known. For Pitt, it's a way to get his cutthroat crew past the Tsarii siege and out of this hellhole, maybe even with some gold to their name. For Iananr the Bound One, it's a dream of shadows and human blood.

Tauchen Sie ein in die magische Welt von Galadon, wo Liebe, Pflicht und uralte Magie aufeinandertreffen! In diesem fesselnden Sammelband erleben Sie die packenden Abenteuer von Nasja, der Nymphe, die sich in einem Königreich voller Intrigen und Gefahren behaupten muss. Band 1: Das Mondtor Nasja steht vor der Herausforderung ihres Lebens: Sie muss die Ehe mit König Nemos eingehen, einem Mann, der ebenso wenig um diese Verbindung gebeten hat wie sie selbst.

A collection of three dark novellas that delve into the nature of memory, madness and the afterlife.

Long ago, an otherworldly creature made the Earth almost uninhabitable and nearly consumed all of mankind. Now angels protect, and rule over, New Eden—Earth’s last remaining city. By angelic decree, and scripture akin to propaganda, all redheads are enslaved. Alizard is the stubborn daughter of the two most powerful families in the city. She expects to inherit a position of great leadership until the day her hair turns red.

Я – принц-бастард Империи Черной Короны и я проклят богом искусств и вдохновения Райндхардом. Никто не помнит ни меня, ни моего имени, а сам я связан с Райндхардом, которому обязан выплатить долг в размере 666 душ. И теперь, когда спустя долгих 13 лет мне почти удалось освободиться, появляется она. Девушка, что помнит меня несмотря на проклятье. Девушка... которую я должен убить.

Change is the only constant, and not all change is good. The change most recent for Tristan Walker was all the free time he now had after finding his girlfriend in a compromising position with a few other people. He went back to his normal routine of life and had mostly forgotten the indiscretion when he found himself waking on his couch after a bright flash of light, with two suns hanging in the sky.

The Old Gods are dead, and it seems magic along with them. Princess Tori has grown up during the longest peace in recorded history, but still she is at war. A war she fights everyday against the expectations held for a fae princess, in a land where it’s easier to see her as the reckless spare to the throne than the powerful creature she is. As Tori grapples with her own shadows and the weight of her responsibilities, her world is shattered by an invasion that thrusts her into the iron grip of Abraxas, the Dragon King — a man known for his ruthless discipline and unyielding power.

In a world where the threads of fate are woven with the hands of ancient gods, one divine being must step into the lives of a seemingly perfect family to prevent a tragedy that could shatter their world forever. Since the dawn of humanity, the ancient god Lavek has been around, listening to the anguished cries of souls taken before their time. In the purgatory existence of Ul’Den, these restless spirits yearn for a second chance.

A private investigator chases a missing East India Company man. Down to his last lead, the investigator stumbles upon a sailor telling the tale of a ship lost at sea with dwindling supplies, a tyrannical captain, a false holy man, and a silver-tongued first mate. The solitary ship is a brutal and political place, where morals are tested, alliances forged, and lives lost. Could this have been the fate of the missing man?

A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine guarded by malfunctioning machines. A haunted crypt surrounded by lethal traps. It was supposed to be easy. One bubble. Four castles. Fifteen days. Capture each one, and the stairwell is unlocked.

The Grand Hotel is a horror novel by esteemed best-selling author Scott Kenemore ( Zombie, Ohio) that takes the reader on a thrilling ride through an interconnected series of stories narrated by the desk clerk and the residents of the hotel itself. And while it is not known whether or not the desk clerk is actually the devil incarnate, it is strange that so many visitors who come for a tour of the hotel have a way of never leaving.

Kullen is the emperor’s assassin. The sharp hand of justice. The Black Talon. Gifted a soul-forged bond with his dragon, Umbris, Kullen is tasked with hunting any and all who oppose the empire. But when the secretive Crimson Fang murders two noblemen before his very eyes, Kullen must discover the truth of who they are and what they want. What he uncovers is a web of lies and deceit spiraling into the depths of Dimvein.

"Nous sommes tous destinés au baiser de la Mort. Seuls les dieux sont immortels." Sanguine ne ressemble à aucune autre. Elle peut tuer par simple contact. Ses liens avec Faucheur deviennent plus intimes que jamais, mais les évènements se compliquent pour la jeune femme. Les complots politiques, comme les desseins des dieux, paraissent se resserrer autour de sa gorge, telle une corde sinueuse. Et si sa destinée n'était pas seulement de devenir une Ombre prodigieuse ?

Depuis que je suis devenue la tueuse attitrée de la communauté surnaturelle du Vermont, je n'ai plus une minute à moi, course-poursuite, exécutions, meurtres en série... Bref je n'ai ni le temps, ni l'envie de m'occuper de ma vie privée. Alors quand mon ex, Michael, un vampire aussi sexy que redoutable a débarqué en ville, cela m'a un peu contrariée.

C'est la Nuit de l'Hiver dans la contrée de Deux-Rivières et, en ce soir de fête, l'excitation des villageois est à son comble. C'est alors qu'arrivent trois étrangers comme le jeune Rand et ses amis d'enfance Mat et Perrin n'en avaient jamais vu : une dame noble et fascinante nommée Moiraine, son robuste compagnon et un trouvère. De quoi leur faire oublier ce cavalier sombre et sinistre aperçu dans les bois, dont la cape ne bougeait pas en plein vent.

When Owen Pitt and the rest of the Monster Hunter International crew are called away to mount a month’s-long rescue mission in a monster-infested nightmare dimension, Julie Shackleford - Owen’s wife and descendant of MHI founder Bubba Shackleford - is left behind. Her task: hold down the fort and take care of her new baby son Ray. The slow pace of office work and maternity leave are starting to get to her. But when a routine field call brings her face-to-face with an unspeakable evil calling itself Brother Death, she’ll get more excitement than she ever hoped for.