Fairy Mystery

From the author of the highly rated Ruins Of Mars Trilogy: The Man from Rome is a pulse pounding mythological thriller, set in modern-day Rome. When the brutalized body of a young woman is dredged from the Tiber river, an ancient vendetta between warring immortals flares to life once more. The ensuing fallout unleashes violence and chaos upon the streets of Rome, the likes of which few are equipped to handle. Those that are, take sides, turning Rome into a theater or war; a battleground of supernatural savagery.

Lauren, a new mother, is exhausted by the demands of her twin boys. Since coming home from the hospital, she rarely leaves the house. But it isn't only new motherhood keeping her there. Lauren knows someone is watching them and someone wants her babies. It started with an incident at the hospital and an emergency call in the middle of the night. No one believes her - not her husband, not the police - until one day in the park when everything changes. Is Lauren mad, or does she know something no one else does?

Terminus, 1871. Fiona Telfair won't give up her gears and gadgets for the ball and chain of marriage. But her future as a tinkerer comes under attack when nutcracker automatons raid the trade hall masquerade party and kidnap her fellow inventors. With her brilliant engineer father among those taken, Fiona's only hope of rescuing him lies with the captivating rail baron who rescued her from the fray.

England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, Pet's world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and unnoticed. A girl who freezes with fear at the enemy planes ripping through the skies overhead. A girl who is somehow destined to become part of the strange, ancient legend of the Daughters of Stone...

A mysterious stage magician has set up in the theatre at the end of the pier, with an act so hypnotic and strange that Herbie Lemon and his friend, Violet Parma, suspect dark forces are at work. Meanwhile, folk are disappearing from Eerie-on-Sea, and no one knows why. There is an Eerie legend that goes back to the dawn of time, about a creature made of darkness that devours the shadows of the living. But could the Shadowghast really have returned?

Two goblins, a snarky treasure map, and the hilarious quest for a lost gem. Magic never caused so many problems. Sounds straightforward enough. But Sneath and Clutter aren't your usual goblins, and the map has plans of its own. Join the brothers on their hilarious adventure as they bumble through caves, almost drown in an icy lake, and are chased by nasty, magical villains. And all for the love of gold and jewels.

Do fairies exist? Maybe they do—maybe they don't. But few people in Ireland would risk upsetting them. Airport runways have been re-routed and building projects cancelled for fear of angering the 'little people'. Even in 1990, the year this mystery unfolds, superstition still abounds in the idyllic country town of Erin's Glen. And when a body turns up in the local fairy ring, suspicion falls on the supernatural folk.

There was once a man who chose to confront his demons. Not the demons we speak of today - you know, merely used as metaphor and symbolism for our personal struggles - but real demons: short little things with small horns, beady eyes, and the worst trait of all - a bad attitude. He’d been fighting these demons for years, and, just like the way our emotions can wrap and twist and build houses, laying foundations within our minds, so, too, had these demons invaded and claimed territory and set up camp within this mans interior.

Vampires, werewolves, and all manner of things that go bump in the night rampage through the streets of Victorian London. A rip-roaring supernatural detective romp that sees the birth of the paranormal investigation agency of Lyons & Hound.

Every once and a while the voice that's in and out of our hero's head assures, “Fear not, for I am with you”. That voice is what will be called Smith, a voice from ancient and potent times. That voice - at once droll, clever, mercurial, and deliciously brutal - is one of the many highlights of this lively adventure.

Here is the most famous of all tales of vampirism and an enduring classic. Jonathan Harker's journeys to Transylvania and the discovers the un-dead Count Dracula. Upon his return to England, Professor Van Helsing joins the dark struggle to overcome the evil Count. Only with a pursuit back to Transylvainia can the battle between good and evil finally prove decisive.

It’s not the people in this town you have to watch out for. It’s the buildings. Monster hunter and part-time centaur Todd Crane didn’t ask to be sheriff of Deadwood. For one thing, he’s never had an easy time staying on the right side of the law. For another, he’s too busy trying to find a dangerous sorcerer who nearly destroyed the United States of Neverica. But some men - and centaurs - have greatness thrust upon them.

"Don Blas s'avançait lentement dans la rue d'Alcolote, regardant de côté et d'autre les maisons avec ses yeux de lynx. Comme il passait devant l'église on sonna une messe ; il se précipita de cheval plutôt qu'il n'en descendit, et on le vit s'agenouiller auprès de l'autel. Quatre de ses gendarmes se mirent à genoux autour de sa chaise ; ils le regardèrent, il n'y avait déjà plus de dévotion dans ses yeux. Son œil sinistre était fixé sur un jeune homme d'une tournure fort distinguée qui priait dévotement à quelques pas de lui."

In the remote Swedish wetlands lies Mossmarken: the village on the edge of the mire where, once upon a time, people came to leave offerings to the gods. Biologist Nathalie came in order to study the peat bogs. But she has a secret: Mossmarken was once her home, a place where terrible things happened. She has returned at last, determined to confront her childhood trauma and find out the truth.

En framgångsrik, men sorgsen man. En orädd, passionerad kvinna. Naturfotografen Daniel och antropologen Kelly slår sig samman för att rädda en natur och ett folk de båda älskar. Deras gemensamma kamp tar dem från täta skogar och höga berg i södra Afrika till extravaganta miljöer i Taiwan och London. "Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page." - The Independent Wilbur Smith (f. 1933) är en sydafrikansk författare som skapat succéer som När lejonet äter och släktkrönikan om familjen Courtney.

All of the sudden her peaceful life shifts, when she blacks out and wakes up several hours later with blood on her hands and with no recollection of what’s happened to her. But life must go on and Julia carries on with her morning, stressed and worried about the future. When she arrives at La Caz Corporation, she stumbles upon a dead body, her ex-co-worker Jennifer Griffiths. She starts seeing visions of herself wandering around streets with a knife, the same knife her ex-co-worker has been murdered with.

M is a drifter with a sharp tongue, few scruples, and limited magical ability who would prefer drinking artisanal beer to involving himself in the politics of the city. Alas, in the infinite nexus of the universe which is New York, trouble is a hard thing to avoid, and now a rivalry between the city's two queens threatens to make the Big Apple go the way of Atlantis. To stop it, M will have to call in every favor, waste every charm, and blow every spell he's ever acquired. He might even have to get out of bed before noon.

*GET THE EBOOK FREE WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE PAPERBACK* It is indeed a very lucky day at the Calendar House but the question is, for whom? DOTTY and the Very Lucky Day is the latest novella in the award-winning DOTTY children’s fantasy series, by #1 bestselling children's author, Emma Warner-Reed. Spend one more magical day with DOTTY and Geoff in the grounds of the Calendar House and find out: what Pip is up to; why Mrs Gobbins is upset; how Kenny the gardener loses his breakfast; and what Great Uncle Winchester is doing in the game larder! Can’t wait for the next instalment of the Dotty ...

I’m Iris Engels. I can see through magic. My grumpy shape-shifting partner, Adrian Williams, has a nose for trouble, but he's also frequently the cause.

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced the famous character Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.