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It is God's year 54, many years before the Demon Wars, in the land of Corona. The roads are unsafe to travel; goblins and bloodthirsty Powries search out human prey. Two religions struggle fiercely for control. Bran Dynard, a monk of the fledgling religion of Abelle, returns from his mission in a far-off land with a book of mystical knowledge and a beautiful and mysterious new wife. But he soon realizes that the world he left behind has changed, and his dream of spreading the wisdom he learned to his fellow monks is crushed.

They came from the sea: a former ship captain named Owen Bird who inherited a Texas ranch from his brother.... A former pirate named “Black Terrance” Malone, who has arrived in the once peaceful Rattlesnake Valley with a crew of sea dogs to do his dirty work. And dirty work it would be, as Black Terrance begins a campaign of thieving and threatening, even targeting Bird’s beautiful young niece. Into this storm rides the Loner — Conrad Morgan, son of the legendary gunfighter Frank Morgan.

Werewolf by Max Brand in Western Story Magazine (12/18/26) involves just such an inward journey for Christopher Royal, who is convinced he is a coward and flees a confrontation with Harry Main, who is a gunfighter. There comes a time in this story - when Christopher encounters the aged Indian, the old wise man - that the terrain shimmers with the multiple affinities of meaning conjured by the unconscious, which Vergil once sought to capture within an image both awesome and sinister: numina magna deum [the great divine power of a god].

Using an old cannon that once belonged to Napoleon's army, an outlaw gang has been bringing trains to a halt and then robbing them. Now Edward Sheffield - one of the owners of the railroad - wants to hire Conrad Morgan, known as The Loner, to wipe the gang off the map. The Loner isn't interested, especially when Sheffield's hot-blooded wife tries to seduce him into going after the gang's leader, Gideon Black - a renegade ex-colonel-turned-outlaw.

When we think of wellbeing, we often think of our physical and mental health--tending to our bodies and minds to find peace, purpose, and connection in our lives. But as Kamlesh D. Patel (affectionately known as Daaji), spiritual leader of the Heartfulness Organization and fourth in line to the raja yoga tradition, illuminates, there is a third system we too often overlook: The Spiritual Anatomy.

Kitty Wellington inherited her uncle’s 20,000-acre ranch — and a mortgage — on the Snake River. She plans to pay her debt by selling thoroughbreds to the US Army. But a relative is trying to steal it all…until Matt enters a fight whose most dangerous combatants have yet to show their hand. Behind one man’s evil plot is a small army of vicious killers masquerading as peace officers in Boise. For men who are used to getting their way, the odds in this fight look pretty good…until they meet Matt Jensen.

It wasn't the most hospitable invitation she'd ever received. Archaeologist Annja Creed is being rushed to Massachusetts, abducted by a famous environmental terrorist - a zealot willing to kill anyone who gets in his or the planet's way. He has taken the book dealer hostage in order to steal a rare and very valuable treatise called the Tome of Prossos. Annja is the key to retrieving the ancient manuscript hidden somewhere deep within the mansion.

His name is Jonas Lynch. A California gunman with a blood-soaked past, he arrives in Fury, Arizona, looking for redemption. Unfortunately, Lynch’s reputation precedes him and Marshal Jason Fury is none too thrilled about harboring a wanted criminal — even if Lynch seems like a decent man. One revenge-seeking enemy wants Lynch dead. Another reward-hungry bounty hunter wants him alive. And for the next few days, the town of Fury will be caught in the crossfire....

Kelvin and Heln's children are now six years old, and while Charles and Merlain are normal other than being telepathic, Dragon Horace is another story entirely. But when an evil witch hatches a monstrous scheme to send Charles and Merlain to steal the greatest treasure of the Kingdom of Orcs - hoping they die in the process - she reckons without their innate magical abilities...and the sibling loyalty of Dragon Horace.

Each night, the world is overrun by bloodthirsty demons. For centuries, humanity survived only by hiding behind defensive wards - magical symbols with the power to repel the demons. Now, the rediscovery of long-forgotten combat wards has given them the magic they need to fight back. In Tibbet’s Brook, the fighting wards have brought change, but the factions and grudges of a troubled past remain. Selia Square, the woman they call Barren, has long been the force that holds the Brook together. As a terrifying new threat emerges, she rallies her people once again.

Verheerende Waldbrände auf allen Kontinenten, rücksichtsloser Raubbau an den grünen Lungen unseres Planeten; die Warnzeichen sind unübersehbar geworden und heizen den Konflikt der Generationen an. Liegt darin vielleicht auch eine Chance? Während T-Rex, Kim und Nolo parallel zu Raven immer tiefere Einblicke in die Zusammenhänge von Klimawandel und zunehmenden Naturkatastrophen erhalten, bahnt sich im Kreise der globalen Schicksalslenker ein folgenschwerer Kurswechsel an.

Ruhrstadt, Auf dem Holzweg null B: Der eigenbrötlerische Groschenromanautor Rudbert Rubenstein alias Rud lebt mit dem chaotischen Privatdetektiv Stanislav Lauchmann alias Stan in einer unfreiwilligen Wohngemeinschaft. Immer wieder wird Rud von seinem Hausgenossen in haarsträubende Abenteuer verwickelt, die er nur deshalb erträgt, weil sie ihn zu neuen Romanen inspirieren. Verkleidet als Vampir und Werwolf reisen Rud und Stan nach Transsilvanien, um an einem gruseligen Rollenspiel teilzunehmen.

Als Mimi Rutherfurt zusammen mit ihrer alten Schulfreundin Jessica Tucker ihren Dachboden nach alten Jugendfotos durchkämmt und dabei auf eine echte Antiquität stößt, ahnt sie noch nicht, was dieser Fund für gefährliche Ereignisse in Gang setzen sollte. Der Auftritt in einer bekannten Trödelshow endet schließlich in der dramatischen Entführung Jessicas. Mimi bleibt nicht viel Zeit, um sich an ihre Fersen zu setzen. Niemand weiß, was der Entführer eigentlich vorhat. Nur eines wird immer klarer: Er ist verzweifelt und zu allem bereit!

Bei dem Band "Die Märchen von Beedle dem Barden" handelt es sich um eine Sammlung beliebter Geschichten für Hexen und Zauberer jeden Alters - eine Art Grimms Märchen für die magische Gemeinschaft. Diese Ausgabe wurde auf der Grundlage der ursprünglichen Runen von Hermine Granger selbst übersetzt und enthält hilfreiche Hinweise von sowohl Professor Dumbledore als auch J.K. Rowling. Diese klassischen Märchen sind sowohl charmant als auch lehrreich und eine wunderbare Gelegenheit, die Geschichten zu lesen, die eine entscheidende Rolle im Kampf gegen Lord Voldemort gespielt haben. Es gibt insgesamt fünf Märchen: Das Märchen von den Drei Brüdern wird jedem bekannt sein, der "Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes gelesen hat"; "Der Brunnen des Wahren Glücks", "Des Hexers Haariges Herz", "Der Zauberer und der Hüpfende Topf" und "Babbitty Rabbit und der Gackernde Baumstumpf" vervollständigen die Kollektion.

Sir Hector McMurdock, Clanchef im schottischen Hochland, will in seinem Ballon den Atlantik überqueren und Amerika erreichen. Doch schon beim Start explodiert der Ballon - Sir Hector stirbt. "Mord!", meint Professor van Dusen. Unbeirrt forscht er nach, und während eines Gastmahls auf Schloss Glenmore, bei Haggis, Blutsuppe und Whisky, begleitet von Dudelsackklängen, nennt er den Namen des Täters, mit dem niemand gerechnet hat. Damit ist der Fall jedoch noch nicht zu Ende.

Joe Miles must save a family from the killing torrents of a flash flood - while under fire from thieves after a railroad payroll. Once fired for being old, he's still young enough to be a hero.

Something tan and cylindrical struck the roof and rolled off. The men inside didn't wait for the dynamite to blow; they lurched into the sunlight, firing as they ran. A brutal war began when two bold men left Kane's mine to work their own strike. This was the final battle.

A traveling prospector wandering around California looking for gold spends a few peaceful days with a man hiding a sad story.

Superstition, mystery, and murder also have a niche in western writing with this story by Cynthia Haselhoff.

Brad Kelly planned for weeks, set everything carefully in place - then he hit the Pioneer State Bank for $53,000. Will he kill to keep it?