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What do the dead have to fear?Something strange is happening in sleepy subterranean Tombtown. Necromancers are disappearing. The crypt is changing. And crimson fungi are spreading.Usther is seeking purpose, so when the goddess of undying calls on her to investigate an unknown threat to the crypt, she jumps at the chance. She is lost and lonely and determined to do something.Ree is searching for her missing mentor. An archivist and shapeshifter, she...
62) The Drowned Heir
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When her uncle dies at sea, a third child with no place in society undergoes a ceremony to house his spirit and take his role, diminishing the family's loss. But her uncle's spirit hasn't settled the way it's supposed to, and will not content itself with shore-bound business. Her uncle's spirit insists, angrily, that it was not just a storm that killed him and wrecked his ship, not a rogue wave; it was an unthinkably large monster. Then his lover...
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In the shadowy world of the Mornae, the price of power is etched in blood. Joumina, the rich high matron of Ilor'Zauhune, finds herself shackled by the waning might of her house. Driven by an insatiable thirst for dominance, she fixates her gaze upon Nothrin, a young Mornae trainee, recognizing his potential as the key to salvaging her dwindling influence. In the shadows of secrecy, Joumina schemes and forms dangerous alliances to ensure Nothrin's...
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The death of a Saint. The birth of a monster. Visions of war have haunted the oracle Kira for weeks. Those around her have ignored each warning-even her beloved Saint Hakan-leaving Kira with an impending sense of doom. An enigmatic and charismatic leader of a growing cult, Hakan is on the verge of achieving the impossible. Monsters and men have gathered to discuss uniting the fractured kingdoms surrounding the Golden Citadel. But there is a dangerous...
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A warrior and his magic guide fight to survive on a planet of ice Ronin never believed there could be life on the surface of the earth. He was a Bladesman of the Freehold, a subterranean city built centuries ago to shelter civilization from the ecological catastrophe that coated the world with ice. But when the rulers of the Freehold turned on him, Ronin fled the only way he could: up, to the frozen surface. Accompanied by Borros, the Magic Man, Ronin...
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In the forgotten hamlet of Yonnely, Innkeeper Ishmael's routine is disrupted when Elder Godfrey commands the inn's immediate evacuation for an upcoming visit by honored guests. Amidst the chaos, Ishmael encounters a mysterious Oscian woman, sparking his curiosity. As the town prepares for the lord's arrival, Ishmael's fascination grows. In a hidden council chamber, tensions rise as the council debates the woman's purpose and the fate of a stolen book....
67) Kachina
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Remembering five missing weeks can save one world and doom another.When David Purcell is rescued from a cave, he is missing for five weeks and has no memory of his time in the cave. He is also free of any signs of starvation, injury or cave blindness.Adam Maho is an elderly Native American who has seen visions of Kuskurza, the Third World of Hopi creation stories. Adam's visions show him that the ancient evils that have been long-believed dead were...
68) Empire: Spiral
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Revised Edition!Like Game of Thrones collides with Lovecraft!Winning the demon war was the easy part. Rebuilding the Empire is a nightmare. A half-open portal to a demon world sits in the middle of Corber Port, the largest metropolis in the Solarian Empire. Should it fully open, the city dies.Tia Samos and her companions Sir Peter Cortez and Kyle are captives in an alien city on the Door's other side. Surviving will take everything they have. Even...
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In this extraordinary stand-alone novel, the authors and translator of Vita Nostra-a "dark Harry Potter on steroids with a hefty dose of metaphysics" (award-winning author Aliette de Bodard)-return with a story about creation, music, and companionship filled with their hallmark elements of subtle magic and fantasy.
Late one night, fate brings together DJ Aspirin and ten-year-old Alyona. After he tries to save her from imminent danger, she ends up...
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A special three-in-one edition of Barbara Hambly's Sun Wolf and Starhawk Series In The Ladies of Mandrigyn, a brilliant mercenary must lead his army against the forces of the most powerful wizard alive. Gifted with courage, strength, and the intelligence to know when to fight, Sun Wolf is the greatest mercenary in a land overrun by war. With his first lieutenant, Starhawk, at his side, he has laid waste to countless cities, taking the best of their...
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Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints: "The Destroyer of Small Things" by Tim Waggoner"Wildflowers" by Eric Schaller (reprint)"Zoraída la Zorra" by Ana Hurtado"Things My Wife And I Found Hidden in Our House" by Kirsty Logan (reprint)
72) Shadowless
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As a Beastblood-Emberstead halfie, Adrianne McCarthy is no stranger to criticism. Without being able to shift into her beast form, however, her personal shame bleeds on to her family. She's Shadowless, linked to the world of the dead. In her final year of Guardian training, Adrianne is desperate to prove herself. Striving to exceed everyone's expectations, she agrees to help train a new advanced team on top of her Medic classes and gruelling clinical...
73) Soulstone
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It's a desperate time for rookie vampire Alyssa, and her sanity is hanging by a slender thread. Her clan is still reeling from the monumental battle with Aniketos; a battle that claimed the body of Lysander, her sire and lover, and trapped his spirit in a mysterious crystal. A Soulstone. Unfortunately, no amount of magic has been able to release Lysander's spirit, and the stone is starting to fade. Weeks of effort have proved futile. Her clan, the...
74) Demon of Death
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The demon spirit had waited centuries for his resurrection and struck with a violent spasm of hate as he possessed his victim. His new thrall recoiled in horror at the sight of his beloved slipping, dead, beneath the waves.
75) Dark Riddle
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Enchanting Enigmas With a Malevolent Turn. Deceptive Mysteries With an Unpredictable Twist. Eerie Echoes of the Damned, Lurking in a Shadowy and Perilous Realm.
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Wanting to go into business with his best friend, Evie, Calon never could have expected how his lift would turn in an instant. Rushing into the burning home of a neighbour, the unthinkable happens and our fearless main character dies a hero. Only... He doesn't quite make it to the afterlife. Thrust back in time, and into an alternate reality of South East Queensland, Australia, Calon finds himself in a world, familiar in only the vaguest sense....
77) Bite in the Nite
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In the quaint town where silence whispers secrets, young Caleb's life is rooted in ordinary days, until the new girl of the village steps into his world. Her presence is a mystery, her past a shadow, yet the allure of love draws Caleb into the unknown, unravelling his existence in ways unimaginable.
As sinister forces emerge from the gloom, their tranquil town morphs into a playground of unseen malevolence. With an evil unknown chasing their shadows,...
78) The Annoying
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This story unfolds in three parts:
PART ONE: ORIGIN OF HOW THE ANNOYING BECAME A SUPERVILLAIN
PART TWO: INTENSE SUSPENSE AND CONFLICT
PART THREE: SATISFYING ENDING
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In "Corporate Climbing", the author captures identifiable snapshots of life within a dysfunctional workplace filled with many toxic "isms": racism, elitism, sexism, classism, etc. Hughes introduces a supernatural defining event and then proceeds to blend the macabre with the modern. As a horror-thriller, the story pays homage to the horror genre as well as providing its own nuances, which the author trusts readers will enjoy, remember, and appreciate...
80) A Stranger Lurks
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Always at a distance, he lurked, waiting.The stalker would marry her. He would consummate that marriage with blood. To kill her was better than letting that other one have her.
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