When a new threat arrives on Aevelia's doorstep, Cedric Blackfell seeks out a new—and dangerous—power: the power to control time.But the enemy he faces is just as dangerous. The empire has already swallowed every other kingdom in the realm, and now just Aevelia keeps it from total dominion. Cedric must build his arsenal of spells and master his time magic—before the empire crushes his home.Mastering time magic comes with its own dangers, however. Win or lose, the realm will...

The earth trembles. Bond breaks. And Tomi must walk the path alone.On the eve of his wedding, a violent quake shatters the peace Tomi has fought to build. When his powers surge beyond control, he's forced to journey north, into a land of snow, silence, and secrets.Among the nomadic Vareki and the fierce hunter Runa, Tomi finds both challenge and belonging. But the deeper he follows the ancient path, the more he uncovers: the Ivakar—corrupted reflections of ...

In a world full of secrets and intrigue, Mikhail Bulatov is playing a dangerous game, and the rules are constantly changing. True, the opposing players are the ones who have to worry, although they don't know it yet . . .Really, though, danger is no stranger to Mikhail—his life in this world has always been marked by clashes with powerful enemies, magical creatures, and rather strange allies, but he doesn't allow anyone or anything to stand in his way. And when it comes to his peop...

Peace came too late—and the land has already begun to burn.In the fragile calm after a kingdom-breaking war, Tomi has finally found something worth keeping: a quiet life in Elkswood, among friends who feel like family. But the land he loves has other plans.Fires bloom across the countryside without cause. Whispers of rebellion rise among the fief lords. And deep beneath it all, something ancient begins to stir. Tomi, a hunter with Pathos, a rare gift that l...

With every new phase of development, the System provides more and more answers. What its purpose was here, why it had come, and what would happen after it left . . . Of course, along with those answers came new questions. Such as, why did it have to go? And, since it had already come anyway, wouldn't it be better to stay?In any case, Kasp still had to figure all that out. And even if he managed to work out how to get rid of the System, he still had to decide if it was worth it. It ...

Poor, mad, puzzled Farmer George is in his final decline and an Age is dying with him. He is to be succeeded by his perverse, erratic, deluded elder son, who believes still in the Divine Right of Kings, not appreciating that any respectable god would turn his face away from him.The country is in turmoil, everything changing since the long wars ended. Only the Land seems still to be the same.Major Nathaniel Perry, Lord Palfrey, believes even the fields of old Dorset must suc...

Events are intensifying around Mikhail Bulatov. The emperor is starting to wonder how he could be just an ordinary Healer, and he's even considering entrusting him with a matter of special importance. Yes, the emperor suspects a lot, but not that Bulatov has geese working for him, and that Leonid himself considers him a friend.And that's just the tip of the iceberg . . . What will happen should the emperor finally realize the truth about Mikhail?

Nathaniel Perry, once an officer living on his pay, is now becoming accustomed to being addressed as Lord Palfrey. His two grandfathers died in the same year, having separately bequeathed title and fortune, allowing Nathanial to show his face in London, and take a cousin as wife.He has a large estate, as is necessary to maintain the status of a lord, but soon discovers that his paternal grandfather had run it into the ground, screwing out every penny, putting nothing back.I...

A Bluestocking, a betrothal of convenience, a traitor . . . and a handsome rake. What could go wrong?Persephone Blackwell prefers digging in the dirt for old bones and secret treasure to anything Society might have to offer. When her godfather, the Duke of Pendleton, decides to host a Festival of Antiquaries, she jumps at the chance to take part—especially since it's the best way to save her oldest friend, Henry Talbot, who is being framed for treason. She has not ...

A must-listen from the bestselling Russian LitRPG author of Small Unit Tactics!Sometimes, life can be cruel and unpredictable, snatching away all you hold dear in an instant. When you're betrayed by the one person you love most, the actions you commit in the heat of the moment may derail the rest of your life. You can't undo what's been done, and now an incorruptible AI keeps thwarting your attempts to find the truth. Will you be able to persuade it?

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as stories in their own right.In The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Leg...

Lady Tamsin Bell, daughter of a duke, has everything a lady could want. She has a fine house in London, exquisite ball gowns, and a generous dowry.But she doesn't have Captain Henry Talbot.When artifacts from her private collection start to go missing, Tamsin is on the hunt—and Henry has no choice but to go with her. Because he's always been aware of Tamsin. When he was fighting war at sea, she was all that he could think of. But now that he's back...