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Fraa Erasmus is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the "Saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities, and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Three times during history's darkest epochs, bloody violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community.

Personne ne revient de Witch Knell. Les pécheurs y sont envoyés pour mourir, les légendes parlent de créatures affamées et d'un seigneur maudit qui règne sur les ombres. Elle y découvre un monde oublié, aussi cruel que magnifique. Et un homme. Zevander Rydainn, assassin redouté, surnommé le Scorpion. Froid, calculateur, et lié à elle par une prophétie ancienne. Il devrait la protéger. Il pourrait la sacrifier. Mais ce qu'il ne peut contrôler, c'est l'obsession brûlante qui le consume peu à peu.

Eva est ravagée. Treize ans que les ténèbres s’enroulent à sa vie, la broient de l’intérieur et la poussent à se noyer dans l’alcool et la décadence. Treize ans à subir les regards outrés et le mépris de tous ceux qui croisent sa route. Elle est la traînée de Port Lumen. La menteuse, la tentatrice, dans ce village où le Père Delacroix et les sacrements religieux sont portés au-dessus de tout. Lorsque Gabriel Wolff, jeune prêtre, débarque dans la petite ville, c’est un monde très organisé que son dynamisme bouscule.

There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell—the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what's taken is never given back. Only those who've lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that's as dangerous as it is alluring. It's there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon.

Bryan and Ellie Stockton hope they left behind their demons when they move to their idyllic new home in southern West Virginia. Above all, they want a fresh start for their young son, Derrick, who witnessed the tumultuous first years of their marriage—years that were rife with substance abuse, rage, and resentment. Their bright hope for the future is darkened when a child disappears from their neighborhood. The couple becomes suspicious of a reclusive resident with a degenerative brain disorder.

Derrick Stockton is in his mid-twenties, approaching three years sober, and working a stable job in Ohio. After surviving the seemingly random horrors of his childhood at the hands of a sinister neighbor, he believes he's finally moved on. All that changes when a brutal murder occurs in his home state of West Virginia. His name is written in blood at the crime scene, and the only evidence is a blurry surveillance video offering a glimpse of the killer, one he knows to be long dead.

Hunter Jensen always dreamed of a big family house in the country. Thanks to the success of his latest novel, he’s finally able to make his dreams a reality in the tranquil town of Hargrave, North Carolina. Life is beautiful until his daughter Crystal tells him about the girl who lives in her closet. Her imaginary friendship is only the first of many disconcerting events that threaten to fracture his dream of country living into a nightmare straight out of his novels.

When Hannah refuses to forgive a terrible sin she becomes anathema--shunned. But the real question is, can she forgive herself? Visitors come to Parke County, Indiana to enjoy the lush farms, to buy the Amish quilts, and to experience the peaceful ways of the Amish families who live there. But...

The Wonderwerk Man, an ancient being resurrected with alien technology, lies at the center of the chaos as the entire planet seeks answers for the devastation unleashed. More people are caught up in the world-altering events as the ripples of change begin to sweep across all facets of human life. Humanity now must compete with the sins of its past; mysterious secret organizations, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial beings in a race to prevent another battle, one that might destroy the world itself.

The best days of my childhood were on my grandfather’s farm. Equally, events that happened here left a permanent scar on my psyche. As the years rolled by, there was a realization in our family that malicious entities existed at this place. Also, perhaps an anathema was placed on this property, from ancient times.

En fredag aften er William Hammer inde på en bar i hovedgaden, og en umedgørlig mand fra Mykines hælder en øl i skødet på ham. William slår manden ned, og fra det øjeblik kommer der fart over begivenhederne. Et russiskt mafiamedlem forsøger at dræbe William, og det bliver hurtigt klart, at begivenhederne hænger sammen med den færøske eksport af fiskeprodukter til Rusland. Anathema er den fjerde roman på dansk om William Hammer og Skanseafdelingen.

A dark, riveting fantasy romance series, perfect for fans of The Wolf King and Quicksilver about a princess caught between two powerful men who would give everything to have her, but she is not one to bow to anybody... A marriage sealed in blood. A kingdom lost to silence. And a princess who...

Der Planet Arbre im Jahr 3689. Seit seinem achten Lebensjahr lebt Erasmas, genannt Raz, im Konzent Saunt Edhar, einer klosterähnlichen Gemeinschaft von Wissenschaftlern, Philosophen und Mathematikern. Die Aufgabe dieser Gemeinschaft ist es, hinter den jahrtausendealten Mauern Wissen zu bewahren und es vor den schädlichen Einflüssen der säkularen Welt zu beschützen.

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A long-form poem of negation and egoism, of scorn and cynical delight.

College student Natalie Thurmond just got a narrating gig for a mysterious and reclusive author to record an eerie audiobook. As every chapter is read, however, she realizes with dawning horror that each tale holds an unsettling personal connection. Assisted by her level-headed and studious girlfriend, Eleanor, the two try to solve the mystery of who The Author is, and why Natalie sees herself and those she loves within the pages of The Author's Anathema.

Зацепка привела Найкраса к препятствию что требует особых условий. Не обойти, не схитрить, только следовать инструкциям которых считай и нет.

Para sobrevivir, Maevyth se ve obligada a cruzar la frontera prohibida hacia un mundo de magia sombría y criaturas siniestras..., entre ellas, un asesino destinado a protegerla. Hay rumores sobre lo que acecha en el Bosque Voraz, el lugar al que los pecadores van a parar, bautizado así por los aldeanos porque jamás devuelve aquello que toma. Solo los locos o los desterrados se adentran entre sus árboles. Sin embargo, una tragedia fuerza a la joven Maevyth Bronwick a cruzar el arco de huesos que se oculta en su interior y acaba en un mundo oscuro y mágico, tan peligroso como seductor.