The end of the quest is at hand.RIDMARK ARBAN has sought to stop the return of the evil Frostborn. Now the malignant wizard Shadowbearer is ready to summon the Frostborn once more. Unless Ridmark stops him, Shadowbearer shall cover the world in killing ice.SHADOWBEARER has spent a hundred thousand years preparing for the end of the world, and his victory is at hand.No mere mortal shall stop him.

It's time to strike back.For a long time I've known that the mad wizards and corrupt scientists of Singularity keep their hidden stronghold on the ruined world of Valsidhar.So when a Valsidharien Elf arrives on Earth, asking for the High Queen's help, it's too good of an opportunity to pass up.But the Valsidharien Elves are about to lose their war, and after they fall, Singularity and its allies will come for Earth next...

AN ECONOMIST AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A fresh, exciting, “readable and informative” history (The New York Times) of seventeenth-century England, a time of revolution when society was on fire and simultaneously forging the modern world. • “Recapture[s] a lost moment when a radically democratic commonwealth seemed possible.”—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker“[Healy] makes a convinci...

In this new collection of five short stories from New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, listeners get an eclectic sampling of the writer's work—from SF parody to murder mystery and beyond."The Things That Live in Cages"An MMA fighter at the end of his career is offered the chance to stay young, fit, and stronger than ever—but the price is his humanity."The Death Song of Dwar Guntha"Two old warriors prepare to ride into battle for the l...

'Phenomenal... Utterly absorbing' Sunday Times, 'Book of the Week''[A] fabulous romp of a book' ***** Mail on SundayA Financial Times 'Book to Read in 2023'In 1835, Lord Brougham founded Cannes, introducing bathing and the manicured lawn to the wilds of the Mediterranean coast. Today, much of that shore has become a concrete mass from which escape is an e...

Every four years, the planet stops dead for an event like no other. The World Cup captures the global imagination in a way that dwarfs every other sporting competition. Glittering Prize tells the full story of its thrilling century-long arc. Volume I looks back at the tournament's first five decades: its embryonic incarnation in 1930; the stunning fall of champions-elect Brazil at the Maracanã in 1950; the equally sensational demise of Hungary's Magic Magyars four years later in Bern; Engl...

The acclaimed author of Byzantium and the Crusades "offers a fresh take on this fabled but hidden civilization" across 11 centuries of history (Colin Wells, author of Sailing from Byzantium).For more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, as well as the transition from the classical to the modern world. Rather than recounting the standard chronology of emperors and battles, leading Byzantium schol...

Caina Amalas is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, the leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. She is a master of stealth and disguise, and seeks to find the legendary Staff and Seal of Iramis, mighty artifacts of sorcerous power, before her enemies claim them.A mysterious collector of ancient relics might have the answers she seeks.Or Caina's bones might gather dust in his collection forever...

CAINA AMALAS is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, the leader of the Emperor's spies in the city.When one of her informants is murdered, Caina must act to defend those under her protection.But the murder might have been nothing more than bait.Bait in a trap to kill Caina...

Caina Amalas is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, the leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. She is a master of stealth and disguise, and faces foes of terrible power.So when thieves try to burn down the home of an impoverished widow, Caina sets out to help the old woman.But the widow's dead son had a secret.A secret that might lead Caina to her death...

Kylon of House Kardamnos was once a lord and Archon of the Kyracian people. Now he is a homeless exile, aiding the Ghosts in their fight against the evil of Grand Master Callatas.The woman he loves lies suspended between life and death.And unless Kylon can defeat the nagataaru that hunt her, Caina Amalas might never awaken…

Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, one of the Emperor's elite spies and assassins, and a bitter enemy of the magi. Claudia Aberon was once a proud sister of the Imperial Magisterium, but is now a desperate fugitive, sheltering from her father's wrath with the Ghosts.And when rumors spread that a dead Emperor has returned from the grave, Caina and Claudia must work together to defeat the threat.Because the shadows of the past do not lie quiet...