New Epic Fantasy

In Greek mythology, love is the greatest punishment of all. Repulsed by her ugly newborn, Hera throws him into the sea, where he shatters his ankle. As darkness looms, Thetis saves the wounded child and raises him in her underwater grotto. Hephaestus is the only Olympian whose injuries never heal, and Zeus adds to his burden by sentencing him to life with Aphrodite. Unhappily married to the adulterous goddess of love, he is fated to repeat his childhood pattern of rejection.

Europe, 454 CE. King Ardaric of the Gepids is leading a force of Germanic troops to stop the Huns, led by Ellac, son of the now-deceased notorious Attila, once and for all. As Irmyl (mentored by Lorewyn) aids her people in the fight against Ellac, all eyes seem to be looking west toward Pannonia as the storm clouds gather and war is imminent.

Irmyl, a young woman of Hunnic descent (but raised amongst a Germanic tribe along the Danube River in the mid fifth-century CE), is confronted with a difficult task. Three years earlier, the Huns were pushed back in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains by a combined force of Roman and Germanic troops, a battle that cost Irmyl's father and many in her village their lives. The notorious Hun leader, Attila, is now dead, but his son Ellac is once again threatening an invasion that will take the Huns straight through Irmyl's home.

The immortal Count Dracula - Vlad Tepes, Prince of Wallachia - hunts the murderous art thieves who have stolen the portrait of his lost love. But the thieves are after more than art. From the Master Vampire they would steal the very secrets of life - and death!

When two ancient, ruthless beings, locked in a struggle for the ultimate magic weapon, bring their blood feud to New York, Vlad Tepes races to hide the coveted weapon.

Der Blutmond rückt näher. Zélie steht ihrem letzten Feind gegenüber. Dem König, der ihr Herz jagt. Das actiongeladene Finale der Nr-1-Bestseller-Trilogie aus den USA Zélie hatte ihr Ziel schon vor Augen: Der königliche Palast war gerade eingenommen, die Monarchie gestürzt, die Maji wiederauferstanden. Doch dann kam der Überfall. Jetzt findet sich Zélie auf einem Schiff wieder. Eingesperrt in einen Käfig, wie der Rest ihres Volkes. Ihr Entführer: König Baldyr, Anführer der Skulls. Er hat ganze Zivilisationen verwüstet, um Zélie zu finden und sich ihre Kräfte untertan zu machen.

Set on an alternate Earth where great cats evolved to become the dominant species, Tiger’s Eye follows Hrao, a somewhat obsessive-compulsive hunter who one day discovers a human child adrift in the river. This is the story of her epic quest to get rid of him. They journey out into a land shrouded in mystery, at once ancient and new, beset on all sides by dangers both strange and personal. Hrao is going to have to let her guard down.

A year has passed since I raised a city of solid stone from the ground using the an ancient and powerful artifact. The city has thrived under my rule, aided by my queens, with a strong economy and hopeful souls arriving daily, seeking refuge and a fresh start. But grudges die hard. King Arandal, ever the spiteful one, has finally come to exact his vengeance. His soldiers swarm around my city walls like a plague of locusts and outnumber the stars. Assassins crept through the streets at night, their daggers thirsting for my blood and that of my queens.

Khendryll, a young Acolyte from the rigidly theocratic realm of Khelyria, has an experience when he’s a boy. He witnesses something wonderful and magical that changes his life and drives him to want to explore a deeper understanding of spiritual and mystical truth, an understanding that is forbidden by the Clerics of Jurryk. His trust in his progressive mentor shaken and his best friend alienated by an impulsive decision on his part, Khendryll eventually gives up and accepts the traditional interpretations of the Temple, becoming a Cleric himself and denying what he once believed.

Armed with new weapons and a newfound confidence, Nearra and her friends plan to confront the wizard Maddoc. But before they can reach Cairngorn Keep, a skeletal griffin kidnaps Nearra and delivers her directly into the wizard's hands. As Maddoc prepares the final spell to unleash the Evergence, Davyn and the others struggle to rescue Nearra. But in the confines of Maddoc's keep, appearances deceive. Friends become enemies. Dark dreams become reality. And naive Nearra may not be as innocent as she seems.

Welcome to the world of New Xanya! Dive from the sky into the realms of the living and unknown, sail across the seas and the clouds of mystery, and meet new friends and foes along the path of destiny. You can find love in the arms of the unexpected. Fall in love with the misunderstood on the adventure of self-discovery. Whether you relate with sky pirates or just everyday freelancers. You'll be shocked at the kind of trouble an everyday person can find themselves in, and the wrath of karma for the careless.

Rex Golden just wants to get through high school without getting beat up or expelled (again). But his crush on the hottest girl in school and his smart mouth seem determined to make sure one of both of those things happens before the end of the first semester!

The king has been appointed by god to marry six queens. Those six queens are all that stand between the kingdom of Elben and ruin. Or so we have been told. Each queen vies for attention. Clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be Henry's favourite. And if she must incite a war to win Henry over? So be it. Seymour acts as spy and assassin in a court teeming with dragons, backstabbing courtiers and strange magic. But when she and Boleyn become the unlikeliest of things—allies—the balance of power begins to shift. Together they will discover an ancient, rotting magic at Elben's heart.

Diana Bellatrix has discovered the truth. She is the last surviving heir of the Athens throne, and the reason the Netherportal remains open. In her guilt, she leaves Afterlife Academy with the conviction of eradicating the curse on her bloodline and restoring the Overworld. In need of an army, she returns to her homeland to prove she is a worthy successor. And while queen Minerva accepts, it is with contempt and suspicion, for she has not forgotten the treachery of her son.

Lady Snowlark is determined to do what she can to avert civil war in Valoria while at the same time, destroying the Ancient that threatens them all. When Prince Valiant suggests that they work together to achieve that goal, Lark agrees. But marrying the prince has set her squarely in the sights of an unstable king, and when new challenges arise, they come from within her own inner circle.

Captain Acantha is seething inside. Enraged when her despised older sister is a no-show for a mandatory meeting, the ruthless pirate queen sets sail to bring the bane of her existence into line. But after months of endless searches across oceans, the fearsome fighter comes to the ugly conclusion that the answer lies with the oracle, the only human she hates more than her sibling.

Sarah Calhoun paid a hard price for her entry onto the stage of the Empire's politics, but she survived. Now she rides north into the Ohio and her father's kingdom, Cahokia. To win the Serpent Throne, she'll have to defeat seven other candidates, win over the kingdom's regent, and learn the will of a hidden goddess - while mastering her people's inscrutable ways and watching her own back. In New Orleans, a new and unorthodox priest arises to plague the chevalier and embody the curse of the murdered Bishop Ukwu.

Apprentice Reaper Xavier Devouh has lost his body. But his soul is still here... Inside his twin. For the five kingdoms of Nirus, death is managed by the knights of Grim: the Reapers. When you die, your NecroSeam (the thread stitching your soul to your body) must be reaped to begin your transition into the afterlife. But Xavier never had his Seam reaped. He only remembers being thrown off a cliff before waking inside his brother. But how did this happen? Is his body still alive? And who is the ashen-haired princess from his broken memories?

Jeannie is imprisoned by the Quorum of High Priests, the Goroms, while Danny falls under a vicious onslaught. As far as Jeannie knows, her love is dead, but the gods have other plans. Under the tutelage of Quill, emissary of the supreme god Viracocha, Danny struggles to master his powers and exact vengeance on the Goroms.

The sixth book in this action-packed, wildly original fantasy series by New York Times best-selling author Jasmine Walt. If Sunaya and Iannis thought there would be time to rest after returning from their last mission, they were sorely mistaken. The Minister sends them to face off with yet more dangerous enemies - this time in a lawless port in remote Garai, where pirates and slavers thrive, and everyone is fair game. To hide their undercover mission, Sunaya and Iannis travel to Garai as official guests to a state funeral. But Sunaya's luck runs out....