Titoli in Contemporaneo

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place that might sound and smell very much like our own, but that looks completely different. It plays by different rules. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic and the harmony of numbers. But just because the Disc is different doesn't mean that some things don't stay the same.

Greta ha poco più di vent’anni e un buco nero nel proprio passato. Da piccola è apparsa dal niente sulla spiaggia di un paese della riviera spezzina e nessuno ha mai capito di chi fosse figlia. L’hanno trovata zuppa e arrabbiata che urlava al mare, poi niente, nessuno l’ha reclamata. Dopo qualche passo falso, ad adottarla e crescerla lontano nell’hinterland milanese è una famiglia con due genitori che sembrano quasi fratelli. Ha studiato, mollato gli studi, si è impiegata e ripiegata sui soliti lavori di chi una strada vera e propria non è riuscito a trovarla.

Bloomsbury presents It's Not a Cult, written and read by Joey Batey. 'I loved it straight away ... characters so vivid you feel like they might be living in your wardrobe right now' NATASHA PULLEY, author of THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET 'Gloriously over-the-top and under-the-skin [with]...

Saint Weirdo returns to the Holy City, and surely a few months of peace and calm await the masochist healer back on his own turf. This time, for sure! Yeah, right. Luciel’s homecoming is less a vacation and more a pitstop on his never-ending list of responsibilities as an S-rank healer. The enigma that is Estia and her connection to the mysterious Lihzalea loom in the background, as all the while the Church continues to reel under the changes its newest S-rank brought so suddenly.

When Zoey’s estranged grandmother passes away, the crafty crocheter volunteers to venture to Pine Falls, Colorado, to clean out the woman’s cabin. But when a confusing flyer lands Zoey and her balls of yarn in the middle of a motorcycle club’s bar, she becomes tangled with the residents of the mysterious small town. One handsome biker in particular seems hell bent on tying her up in knots.

2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Fantasy Only Ludwig can save the fairies—if he can be bothered to. Long before sirens and subways, New York’s first residents—noise-loathing fairies—fled underground to escape the city’s ever-increasing roar. Now, after centuries of...

Meine Entscheidung ist gefallen, aber noch ist es nicht soweit, dass ich zu einem Rudel gehöre. Das wird erst in der nächsten Vollmondnacht der Fall sein – also übermorgen. Und dazwischen liegen zwei ganze Tage, in denen sich das Blatt noch ein paar Mal wenden könnte. Nicht zuletzt, da ich mich endlich mit meiner Schwester aussprechen möchte.

I'm Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond and my family holds back the forces of darkness. It's a full-time job - and we're good at it . . . But now, the Droods have hit a bad patch, what with the death of their Matriarch and the discovery that she was killed by one of their own. It's left the family in...

Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote beloved children's books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids' television presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. His family history seems to be nothing but an impediment. An impediment . . . or worse. What if Underhill is real? What if it has been waiting decades for a promised child to visit? What if it isn't delightful at all? And what if its denizens have run out of patience and are taking matters into their own hands?

Alissa doesn’t believe in magic. Her father’s stories about the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers learn magic from the enigmatic Masters, are just that—stories. But her mother insists Alissa has inherited her father’s magical ability, so she must go to the Hold to be trained. On her way, she crosses paths with Strell, a wandering musician from the plains.

Have you ever passed a shop that wasn't there the day before? When Gip and his father step off the mundane pavement of Regent Street and into the "Genuine Magic Shop," they expect nothing more than card tricks and glass balls. But inside, the mirrors distort more than just reflections, and the...

Un hombre que viaja en tren por España tiene la experiencia más extraña de su vida cuando sube a su vagón una bellísima deidad que irradia un increíble calor de su cuerpo y solo él puede ver.

Spannend, witzig, süchtig machend - dein nächstes Lieblingsabenteuer beginnt hier! Mitten in der Gaming-Session wird Elorion in eine düstere Dimension gerissen. Zusammen mit neunzehn anderen Gefangenen erwacht er in den Kerkern der mächtigen Mistress Lilith. Mit einem Levelsystem ausgestattet, muss er in einem von Untoten bevölkerten Labyrinth überleben. Eins ist klar: Wenn er nicht schnell levelt, wird er sterben!

Moonshaw was supposed to be a clean break—a relaxing life with the backwoods right on my doorstep, where all I had to worry about was lively herbs and the occasional stray monster. But when a magical anomaly tears through the town archive, it doesn't just leave a mess. It digs up a skeleton and a contract written in a lost language. It turns out that Moonshaw is in the firing line of an ancient entity that's about to come roaring back into this world.

For readers of George Saunders, Kelly Link, David Mitchell, and Karen Russell, This Census-Taker is a stunning, uncanny, and profoundly moving novella from multiple-award-winning and bestselling author China Miéville. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In a remote house on a hilltop...

Magical contemporary fantasy meets fantastical memoir in the new novel from a cult favourite, Jeff Noon. The Dust tells the story… 1968, Lancashire: It is Joe Sutter's last summer before going to secondary school. His world is like ours, but beyond and beside what we know is Greot; a vast...

Being human, my life at Silver Oaks isn't quite a fairytale. This is a school for fae refugees, and I'm not one. Instead, I'm going to be a knight in shining armor—wielding the one thing none of them want to be around: iron. I'm just not very good at being a hero. My magic is dangerous to the...

The time has come for Ana to conquer her doubts about her heritage and discover her inner dragon. Her lessons begin with summoning fire on the shore at Lendman Park, placing a buffer between her fledgling powers and town. Her flames prove eager to please, leaping to her fingertips, but a sudden...

As a new investigator and guard of the Crimson Court, I've got a lot to prove. Like, I need to show that my mind-reading powers are actually useful. So, when Balor, my alluring fae prince, wants to team up on a case, I jump at the chance. Only problem is, he's still digging into my past. If he...

Every generation, the gods take their due. This time, they might take her. Princess Azhara was born cursed. Marked by ancient magic. Promised to an unholy bargain sealed in blood. When the Reaping begins, suitors will descend into the labyrinth beneath the palace—each one fighting to win her...