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From the depths of the darkest myths, the soulless Plague People have returned. Their pale-walled camps obliterate villages, just as the terror they bring with them destroys minds. In their wake, nothing is left of the true people: not their places, not their ways. The Plague People will remake the world as though they had never been. The heroes and leaders of the true people - Maniye, Loud Thunder, Hesprec and Asman - will each fight the Plague People in their own ways.

Maniye, child of both Wolf and Tiger clans, has been named Champion of her people. But they're unsure if she's an asset - or a threat. To buy time, she joins Prince Tecuman's warband of outcasts and heads south, to help him gain his crown. She wants to discover her true place in the world but instead heads into the jaws of a fierce new conflict. Civil war threatens as Tecuman and his twin sister battle for the throne, for only one can rule. Yet whoever triumphs will carry a heavy burden, as a great doom has been foreseen that will fall across their whole world.

When the mighty and cruel must be brought low, it's the killers and the schemers who emerge from the shadows. As plans twist and change, and our protagonists are foiled and beaten, one thing remains true: no matter the cost, the king must fall.

Villains take center stage in this collection of 19 dark and magical stories. Listeners will be cheering for all the wrong heroes as some of the most fearsome, devious, and brutal antagonists perform savage deeds towards wicked ends. And why not? These characters are the champions of their own stories - evil is a matter of perspective. Contributors also include Mark Adler, Bradley P. Beaulieu, E.V. Morrigan, Peter Orullian, Matthew Ward, Kaaron Warren, Deborah A. Wolf, and Janny Wurts.

Nobody remembers how the Causality War started. Really, there's no-one to remember and nothing for them to remember if there were; that's sort of the point. We were time warriors and we broke time. I was the one who ended it. Ended the fighting, tidied up the damage as much as I could. Then I came here, to the end of it all, and gave myself a mission: to never let it happen again.

Firewalkers are brave. Firewalkers are resourceful. Firewalkers are expendable. The Earth is burning. Nothing can survive at the Anchor, not without water and power. But the ultra-rich, waiting for their ride off the dying Earth? They can buy water. And thanks to their investment, the sun can provide power. But someone has to repair the solar panels when they fail, down in the deserts below. Kids like Mao, and Lupé, and Hotep, kids with brains and guts but no hope. The Firewalkers.

Sergeant Ted Regan has a problem. A son of one of the great corporate families, a Scion, has gone missing at the front. He should have been protected by his Ironclad - the lethal battle suits that make the Scions masters of war - but something has gone catastrophically wrong. Now Regan and his men, ill-equipped and demoralised, must go behind enemy lines, find the missing Scion and uncover how his suit failed. Is there a new Ironclad killer out there? And how are common soldiers, lacking the protection afforded the rich, supposed to survive the battlefield of tomorrow?

Tales of the Apt is a companion series to the best-selling decalogy Shadows of the Apt (Tor UK), gathering together short stories from disparate places and supplementing them with a wealth of new tales written especially for the series. Together, they combine to provide a different perspective, an alternative history that parallels and unfolds alongside the familiar one, filling in the gaps and revealing intriguing backstories for many established characters. A must listen for any fan of the Shadows of the Apt books, where epic fantasy meets steampunk and so much more.

Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote beloved children's books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids' television presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. His family history seems to be nothing but an impediment. An impediment . . . or worse. What if Underhill is real? What if it has been waiting decades for a promised child to visit? What if it isn't delightful at all? And what if its denizens have run out of patience and are taking matters into their own hands?

It's always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It's always been that way. It's the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes. But when the headman's son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord's son, he sets himself on a path to learn the terrible truth about the Ogres, and about the dark sciences that ensured their rule.

Nach 80 Jahren des Friedens sind die Architekten, eine feindliche Alien-Zivilisation, wieder zurück. Sie vernichten ganze Planeten, und sie haben einen Weg gefunden, die Verteidigung der Menschheit auszuschalten. Idris, der Held aus dem ersten Krieg gegen die Architekten, sucht nach einem Weg, sie aufzuhalten – doch dazu muss er sich tief in den feindlichen Raum begeben. Was er dort entdeckt, wird das Schicksal der gesamten Galaxis für immer verändern.

Quarant’anni dopo la scomparsa degli Architetti, il più grande nemico alieno della galassia è tornato, e questa volta i manufatti che hanno preservato interi pianeti dalla distruzione risultano inefficaci. I mondi delle colonie umane rischiano l’estinzione. Alcuni credono che le alleanze con altre specie possano salvarli. Altri insistono che l’umanità debba combattere da sola. Ma nessuno ha né la capacità offensiva né la tecnologia sufficienti per garantire la vittoria. Nel frattempo, la minaccia degli Architetti si fa sempre più vicina.

Ottant’anni prima, la Terra venne distrutta da un nemico alieno. Molti fuggirono mentre altri, in milioni, morirono. L’umanità creò dei nuovi esseri umani potenziandoli come Idris, in modo che potessero comunicare tramite la mente con i loro aggressori. Poi questi “architetti” scomparvero improvvisamente, senza una ragione apparente, e Idris e la sua specie divennero obsoleti. Da quando hanno ricondizionato la sua mente durante la guerra, Idris non è né invecchiato né stanco.

In der fernen Zukunft hat sich die Menschheit über die Galaxis ausgebreitet. Der Krieg gegen die nahezu unbesiegbare Alien-Zivilisation, die man die Architekten nennt, ist vor vielen Jahrzehnten beendet worden. Idris, einer der Kriegshelden von damals, fristet sein Dasein als Pilot eines Schrottsammelschiffs – bis er eine Entdeckung macht, die nur eines bedeuten kann: Die Architekten sind zurück. Und die Menschheit schwebt in höchster Gefahr.

Lee pensava di aver perso Mal, eppure ora è miracolosamente tornata. Ma cosa è successo quel giorno nella brughiera? E dov'è stata per tutto questo tempo? La ricomparsa di Mal non è passata inosservata nemmeno agli ufficiali dell'MI5 e Lee non è l'unica a porsi delle domande. Julian Sabreur sta indagando su un attacco alla fisica di punta Kay Amal Khan. Questo porta Julian a scontrarsi con agenti di un potere sconosciuto che possono essere umani o meno. Il suo unico indizio è un filmato sgranato che mostra una donna presumibilmente morta nella brughiera di Bodmin Moor...

England, in der nahen Zukunft. Vier Jahre nach dem spurlosen Verschwinden ihrer besten Freundin Mal ist die Studentin Lee noch immer traumatisiert. Nach einem mysteriösen Anruf kreuzen sich ihre Wege mit denen des MI5-Agenten Julian Sabreur, der einem Phantom nachjagt. Ist es vielleicht Mal? Aber wo war sie - und wo ist sie jetzt? Als auch noch eine Physikerin entführt wird, die über Parallelwelten geforscht hat, beginnt das Gefüge von Lees und Julians Welt auseinanderzubrechen. Irgendetwas ist da draußen, und es hat finstere Absichten.

Migliaia di anni fa, il programma di terraformazione della Terra si è esteso verso le stelle, e su un mondo chiamato Nod gli scienziati hanno scoperto una forma di vita aliena. Tuttavia la loro missione prevedeva che la cancellassero, sovrascrivendo su di essa la memoria del loro mondo. Poi però il grande impero della Terra è caduto e le decisioni relative al programma si sono perse nelle pieghe del tempo. Eoni più tardi, gli esseri umani e i loro nuovi alleati - i ragni noti come Portiadi - intercettano frammentari segnali radio fra le stelle e inviano una nave esplorativa.

"Mein Name ist Rex. Ich bin ein guter Hund." Und das ist auch alles, was Rex, eine sogenannte technisch optimierte Bioform, in seinem Leben möchte - ein guter Hund sein und seinem Herrn gehorchen. Gemeinsam mit seinem Rudel kämpft Rex in einem seit Jahrzehnten andauernden Krieg, und wenn sein Herr sagt "Töte!", dann tötet Rex. Wieder und wieder. Als sein Herr eines Tages vors Kriegsgericht gestellt wird, kommen Rex jedoch Zweifel. Was soll er tun, wenn er keinen Herrn mehr hat, der ihm befiehlt? War es möglicherweise falsch, blind zu gehorchen?

Die Menschheit hat Sonden in die Tiefen des Alls geschickt, um neue Planeten für die Besiedelung vorzubereiten. Auf Nod finden die Sonden allerdings intelligentes Leben vor - doch das ist im Besiedelungsplan nicht vorgesehen, und die Sonden machen sich unbarmherzig ans Werk. Als Jahrtausende später die Erde vergessen ist und die Menschen sich auf einem anderen Planeten weiterentwickelt haben, erhalten sie plötzlich ein Signal von Nod. Etwas ist dort erwacht. Etwas, das auf die Menschen wartet.

Anche gli ultimi umani sopravvissuti alla rovina della Terra stanno ormai fuggendo nel disperato tentativo di trovare una nuova casa tra le stelle. Seguendo le orme indicate molto tempo prima dai loro antenati, riescono a scoprire un pianeta apparentemente perfetto per ospitare vita umana. Ma la realtà sulla nuova Terra non si rivelerà così tranquilla e pacifica come avevano sperato...