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The wages of a soldier are pain and regret his reward. Soldier himself had told the wanderer that. Old words from another life but true words nonetheless. The wanderer knew this, for he still carried the scars such pain had brought, and a life spent on the run left a man little else but his...

Alec Knight, a beta in the Regent's Park pack, guards his heart carefully. Ghosts from his past keep him alone and angry, any hope of a relationship impossible while guilt from the pack wars still haunts him. With the anniversary drawing near, Alec needs a distraction. As a lowly member of the Primrose Hill pack, Mark Appleton isn't used to having his alpha's attention. Lately he's had more than his fair share, and not for the right reasons. Despite growing suspicions that all is not well, Mark tries hard to do better, but constant criticism leaves him desperate for a stress outlet.

Una madre perde il suo bambino e non riesce a superarlo. È disperata, e piange in continuazione. Un giorno vede il fantasma del suo adorato bambino: sta impazzendo o il bambino è tornato dal regno dei morti per dirle qualcosa? Scopritelo in "La vesticciuola da morto" dei fratelli Grimm.

Siamo abituati a leggere di principi che salvano le principesse dai pericoli, ma questa storia vi sorprenderà. È la storia di un giovane batterista e di una principessa stregata che deve essere salvata. Riuscirà il batterista a liberare la ragazza e come arriverà all'alta montagna di vetro dove è nascosta? La magia buona prevarrà su quella cattiva? Il ragazzo avrà la sua principessa o la fine di questa storia sarà straordinaria come la storia stessa?

Some nights are darker than others. Some shadows are not shadows at all but Death, watching, waiting. Only sometimes, Death is not content to watch. Sometimes, he comes with purpose. And tonight, on this darkest of all nights, Death came not for the wanderer, as it had so many times, but for his...

Wiesbaden, 1965. El Café del Ángel vive años prósperos bajo la dirección de Hilde y necesita con urgencia más personal. Pero cuando Hilde contrata a un nuevo camarero italiano, Giuseppe, a sus padres les resulta difícil aceptar su mentalidad «sureña». También hay turbulencias en el matrimonio de su hermano, Willi, que triunfa en el teatro de Wiesbaden mientras coquetea con una guapa compañera. Cuando la situación en el café llega a un punto insostenible, Hilde decide hacer las maletas. Inspirada por las descripciones de Giuseppe de su tierra natal, parte hacia Italia con su cuñada Svetlana.

Charlotte Dirksen sueña con salir al mundo y viajar a países exóticos, pero no siente prisa por casarse. Tiene veintidós años cuando Christian Otten, un hombre bastante mayor que ella, le pide la mano. Fascinada por su tienda, en la que vende especias exóticas, tabaco y productos de ultramar, acepta la proposición. Y pronto se arrepiente profundamente, porque Christian la engaña y está al borde de la ruina. Charlotte sabe que la única posibilidad de mirar hacia el futuro es marcharse de Alemania y empezar una nueva vida lejos de allí...

En El espacio y la conciencia, el tercero de la trilogía Psicofisiología de la conciencia, Jacobo Grinberg nos invita a explorar una de las preguntas más profundas de la existencia: la conexión entre realidad, percepción y mente. Con su estilo lúcido y visionario, el autor plantea que, al expandirse nuestra experiencia del mundo, también lo hace nuestra conciencia.

Death comes to Celes. It marches with an army of thousands, an army that comes not to conquer but to destroy. Not to save but to kill. Monsters roam the shadowy alleyways of the city searching for those they might devour, and corrupt guardsmen wield their blades against those they are meant to...

Fem norske kvinder, der alle er i tresserne, flytter sammen på en tropeø, hvor de genoptager venskabet fra ungdomsårene. Det fører til opgør med gamle regnskaber, både indbyrdes og med de mænd, de hver især har indrettet sig efter gennem størstedelen af deres liv. Et stykke af lykke er...

Some roads should never be traveled after dark. Beyond lonely mountains and forgotten forests lie places where ancient legends refuse to die. Hidden kingdoms stretch beneath the hills. Headless dwarfs wander abandoned mines. Phantom hounds guard long-forgotten treasures. Travelers vanish into...

Death has a voice. The wanderer knew that, for he had heard that voice often enough. And as he walked through the village of Alhs, past the corpses of those who had chosen to stay, he heard it again. And with each body passed, each tragedy witnessed, the wanderer made himself a promise. There would be a reckoning. He would see to it. And so the wanderer sets out to Celes in order to find the ones to whom that name belongs, to find the enemy and, when he does, to find his vengeance.

C'era una volta una madre mise a dormire il suo bambino e decise di andare nel bosco a prendere delle fragole. Trovò un cespuglio magicamente bello con delle fragole, e proprio mentre stava andando a raccoglierne un po', vide un serpente velenoso. La madre scappò, ma il serpente la seguì. Alla fine la povera madre, spaventata, arrivò ad un cespuglio di nocciole e si nascose lì. Potrà il ramo di nocciolo salvarla? Il serpente rinuncerà ad aspettare così a lungo che lei esca dal cespuglio? Scoprilo leggendo "Il ramoscello di nocciuòlo".

Un vecchio padre è pronto a lasciare la sua casa a uno dei suoi tre figli. Chi sarà? Deciderà non solo in base al mestiere che imparano, ma anche in base a come lo eseguono. Il primo figlio diventa barbiere. Il secondo è un fabbro. Il terzo impara la scherma. Qual è il mestiere che vi impressiona di più? Chi erediterà la casa? Scopritelo in "I tre fratelli". Bambini e adulti, immergetevi nel mondo dei fratelli Grimm, tra racconti popolari e leggende! Venite a scoprire i racconti meno conosciuti e a rileggere i classici più preziosi, tutti raccolti in questa collezione di 53 fiabe.

The hardest war is the one a man fights alone. One hundred years ago, the Eternals, thirteen men and women of immense power, closer, many believed, to gods than mortals, stood against the greatest threat the world had ever faced. And they lost. They died. All save for one, known as the Youngest, who managed to flee with the enemy leader's weapon, a cursed blade of incredible power. He has traveled for a hundred years since, alone save for his companion, Veikr, the only remaining horse of a legendary breed. The last, just as he is the last.

The paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price. The Monkey's Paw is a classic horror short story written by author W. W. Jacobs, first published in England in 1902.

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Darkness reaches forth its taloned hands, and the shadows dance and caper in anticipation of the long night to come. A night that, should it have its way, will destroy the light and those who serve it and will leave nothing but the cold, empty darkness in which the nightlings roam and feast. 

Alesh and his companions managed to survive Aldrick’s betrayal, defeating the nightlings and driving them back out of the city, but their troubles are just beginning. For there are other traitors in their midst, hiding in the shadows, and while they should be preparing for the approaching enemy army, Alesh and the others are forced to scour the city in search of them. Meanwhile, Sonya and the Broken flee the enemy encampment, hounded by Argush’s soldiers. But Sonya is just a child, the Broken is wounded, and their hunters are closing in.

Grinner and his conspiracy to overthrow Perennia have been defeated, but victory came at a high cost. The alliance suffered losses it could ill afford, for the true enemy still lies in Baresh, growing stronger with each day that passes. Leading the combined armies of three kingdoms, Aaron and his companions march to the city, but even with such a force, even with the power of the Virtues, victory is anything but assured. For when blades are drawn, when battle begins, the only certainty is blood.