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Khemet has guarded the tombs of her people for millions of years, patiently waiting for the day when the numberless legions of the dead will rise again. As they finally begin to stir, old ambitions and treacheries are roused with them. Betrayed and imprisoned, dogged by the shame of a terrible failure, Khemet has endured the gravest punishment Necron ingenuity can conjure. Now she is free, offered a single chance to restore her honour and reclaim her standing.

“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progress.” —Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion The #1...

Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.

As soon as we open the door to our beautiful new home, I sense their presence . . . the couple who lived here before us. They’ve left things behind, as if on purpose, for us to find. First, there is the mysterious diary that ends too abruptly, followed by pictures of a couple in their thirties, just like us. Tired-looking parents with two small children. Who are they?

Lazulai is a world beyond the brink, its battle against the tyranids all but lost. Once-magnificent cities lie in ruin. The seas boil. The skies crack. Horrific alien bioforms devour. In mere days the planet will be consumed.

Within the vast sprawl of Varangantua lies the Spoil. It is a broken crossroads, forsaken by the Lex, abandoned by the city’s uncaring masters, where the only choice is a slow death in the manufactories, or a quick one on the street. And it is in turmoil. Andreti Sorokin, the gangster king whose vicious rule brought order to the Spoil, is dead, slain in the most brutal fashion. Melita Voronova, skilled info-broker and reluctant agent of the imperious Valtteri cartel, is tasked with uncovering the mystery of who killed Sorokin.

The end of the world has been and gone. There was no one great natural disaster, no all-consuming world war, no catastrophic pandemic. Only scores of storms, droughts, and selfish regional conflicts. Humanity was not granted a heroic end. Instead, it bled to death from a thousand cuts. But where Earth fell apart, Mars pulled together. Engineered men and beasts, aided by Bees – an outlawed distributed intelligence – survived through co-operation, because there was simply no alternative.

For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is actually being nice to her, and when it comes to spending money, her new motto is Buy Only What You Need—and she's really (sort of) sticking to it. The icing on the brioche is that she's been offered a chance to work in New York.

It has been twenty years since Anvilgard – now known as Har Kuron – fell to the Daughters of Khaine, and a terrible secret waits in the occupied city’s depths. Knight-Incantor Tivrain Greymantle is haunted by the call of her brothers and sisters, who Morathi-Khaine has imprisoned there, knowing that if they were killed or released, her perfidy would be revealed to Sigmar as he reforges their souls. Commanded by her superiors to forget their captured comrades, Tivrain resolves to do the unthinkable.

Of all the devout warriors in the Adepta Sororitas, none are as renowned or battle-hungry as those of the Order of Our Martyred Lady. Yet while others seek glory in their own martyrdom, Sister Helewise is determined to stay alive, so that her death might serve a greater purpose when the God-Emperor wills it. Assigned to Fleet Quintus of the Indomitus Crusade, Helewise and her sisters follow an ancient route of pilgrimage to rediscover and liberate the shrine world of Cion, once a sacred bastion of their order.

Roxy - Ist sie die mächtigste Droge von allen? Als Isaac der überirdisch schönen Roxy begegnet, zieht sie ihn sofort in ihren Bann. Er fühlt sich lebendig wie nie, alles ist leicht und nichts scheint unmöglich. Isaac ahnt nicht, dass Roxy kein normales Mädchen ist, sondern eine Droge, hergestellt in einem Labor, machthungrig und auf der Suche nach ihrem ersten echten Opfer. Sie will endlich beweisen, wie tödlich sie ist. Doch Roxy hat nicht damit gerechnet, dass sie sich selbst verliebt.

In the grim darkness of the far future, the galaxy burns as its disparate races fight for resources, territory, and divine purpose. The Imperium faces threats both alien and heretic, and the touch of the warp is ever a moment from seeping into reality, with deadly consequences. Survival is earned in blood.

Wenn alle Lügen. Und niemand unschuldig ist. Molly Carver bleiben fünfunddreißig Tage, um die Unschuld ihres Vaters zu beweisen. Seit Jahren sitzt er für den Mord an dem sechzehnjährigen Casper Rosendale im Gefängnis – nun soll das Urteil vollstreckt werden. Auf der Suche nach Antworten kehrt Molly zurück in das Ostküstendorf ihrer Kindheit. Unter falschem Namen beginnt sie, als Hausmädchen für die Rosendales zu arbeiten, eine Familie, die einmal einflussreicher war als die Rockefellers.

Irma, 40, hat aus dem Gasthaus "Zum Hirschen" die beliebte vegetarische "Aubergine" gemacht. Die kreative Inhaberin beschäftigt eine bunte Truppe: eine 17-jährige Schulverweigerin als Mädchen für alles; eine tratschfreudige Hilfsköchin; einen Ex-Weltenbummler als Kellner und Manager. Und den 80-jährigen "Gemüsemann", der beim Gemüseschnippeln hilft und angeblich fast taub ist. Und wie in jeder engen Gemeinschaft herrschen nicht nur positive Vibes, sondern gibt es einige Turbulenzen.

He stole her throne, she's come back to reclaim it. Anne was a reckless, arrogant royal who had never tasted defeat. After a brutal betrayal on her wedding night, Anne vanishes from the kingdom she was meant to rule. Years later, she returns from the grave—no longer a princess but a terror of the seas. Known only as Blackbeard, she’s hunting down the men who destroyed her, one by one. But vengeance doesn’t come without a cost. Brutal bargains collar her, and bind her to a dark promise.

New research has uncovered what a rich and varied group of beings they are. The famed merologist Professor Tola's great work covers everything from their long and sinewy tails to the magical properties of merpeople from the Pacific Ocean to the frozen Arctic. Merperson researchers from the Institute of Merology have discovered a secret underwater kingdom where these magical beings swim, play, learn and sing.

Millions of people–looking to cheat on their partners–signed up for Ashley Madison in the early 2000s, seeking a private space to share their public desires. The promise of discretion was shattered in the summer of 2015, when anonymous hackers stole the company’s cache of user information and published it worldwide. The result? One of the most shocking data breaches of the internet age. Overnight, millions of unfaithful spouses had their real names, addresses and sexual preferences published online in a searchable database that anyone could browse.

Luisa, 15, als Baby aus Peru adoptiert, wächst behütet in einem wohlhabenden Elternhaus auf. Sie hat eine besondere Fähigkeit: Luisa kann im Dunkeln sehen. Als sie im nahen Wald einen jungen Obdachlosen entdeckt, schließt sie ihn ins Herz. Tim lässt sich von ihr versorgen und sogar verstecken, denn er hat allen Grund, unsichtbar zu bleiben. Durch Luisas Gabe wird sie zur Komplizin und gerät in ein Netz aus Lügen und Verbrechen, das sich immer enger zuzieht.

Audible Original präsentiert: Die Fortsetzung der Augen-Reihe von Sebastian Fitzek in ungekürzter Hörspiel Version. Deutschlands erfolgreichster Autor erweckt in dieser Reihe Psychopaten zum Leben, die es auf ein spezielles und perfides Ziel abgesehen haben: Die Augen ihrer Opfer. Auch in "Augenjäger" hilft die blinde Physiotherapeutin Alina Gregoriev, gesprochen von Lisa Hrdina, bei der Ermittlung. Dr. Suker ist einer der besten Augenchirurgen der Welt. Und Psychopath. Tagsüber führt er die kompliziertesten Operationen am menschlichen Auge durch. Nachts widmet er sich besonderen Patientinnen.

‘Tense, twisty and unpredictable’ T.M. Logan ***** Two couples. A fatal accident. And a decision that changes everything… Kirsten and Nick are enjoying a weekend away until, on their drive home, they accidentally run over and kill a man. They should call for help – but they have too much...