Dark Fantasy

”Then, Samkiel, you will know this is how the world ends.” But it was not this world. No, it was mine. It was Dianna. The world quakes in fear as the last shred of Dianna’s humanity is ripped from her. As it should. Grief consumes Dianna, burning away any semblance of good within her and...

Scorio's indomitable will is all that's keeping him going. For victory has been purchased at too high a cost. Haunted by the ghosts of friends and lovers fallen, he must rekindle the will to fight, unmask the monsters and manipulators who have deceived the Great Souls for centuries, and finally bring the answers to light. Answers, he knows, which lie hidden in the depths of the legendary Lost Cube.

More than a century has passed since Asphodel Baker refined the process allowing her to imbue alchemically created life with power in a way no one else had ever been able to achieve. More than a century since she built the Impossible City on the ruins of Olympus, forging it from nothing more than imagination and spite, and penned it in plain view, enabling it to be read and cherished and believed by children the world over.

BEFORE MUCH LONGER… THE WHITE FOG WILL ENGULF THE WORLD IN SILENCEAll is well at the Midgar Academy for Dark Knights, but then something wicked suddenly draws near: The students are vanishing one by one—even Cid’s older sister, Claire! Zeta of the Seven Shadows sets off to investigate...

Credevo di aver trovato un posto a cui appartenere. Credevo di aver trovato loro. Malice, Victor e Ransom. Tre fratelli tanto pericolosi quanto irresistibili, pronti a trascinarmi in un mondo fatto di segreti, desiderio e caos. Al loro fianco ho scoperto una parte di me che non conoscevo, un'oscurità che avevo sempre cercato di nascondere… e che con loro ha finalmente trovato libertà. Ma la verità ha un prezzo.

Entre de vieux arbres où la brume s'épaissit, demeure la dernière carte. Moi seul sais la trouver... Qui l'ai cachée là. Alors qu'Elspeth et Ravyn avaient presque rassemblé les douze cartes de Providence, l'ombre du Cauchemar a pris possession de l'esprit de la jeune femme. Une course...

Eine düstere Prophezeiung, ein namenloses Grauen und das Schicksal einer Welt Während die Welt sich in Richtung Fortschritt bewegt, bringt ein dunkles Omen alles ins Wanken: Ein junger Soldat und eine Botschafterin werden zu Helden wider Willen, um die Menschheit vor dem Untergang zu retten. Das Reich des Wolfes steht kurz davor, eine führende Macht in der Welt zu werden. Doch dunkle Zeiten stehen bevor: Im Norden ist eine mysteriöse Seuche ausgebrochen, während im Süden Krieg geführt wird.

The safety of his kingdom has been the highest priority for Cethin since the moment he was born, but he’s been on the throne less than a year when new threats find their way to his lands. Past sacrifices mean nothing if he can’t figure out what is hunting his people. Desperate to protect his kingdom but also free Avonleya from the curse that keeps them locked away from the rest of realm, he’ll do anything to ensure his people know peace. Even if that means being a villain in one story to be a savior in another.

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a visit by a mysterious raven that repeatedly speaks a single word. The lover, often identified as a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further antagonize the protagonist with its repetition of the word "nevermore".

Nach NOCTICADIA das nächste Gothic-Dark-Fantasy-Highlight von Keri Lake Maevyth Bronwick weiß, dass der Wald neben ihrem Dorf verflucht ist. Niemand, der die Eating Woods betritt, kehrt jemals zurück. Doch ein tragischer Schicksalsschlag treibt sie dazu, sich in das düstere Labyrinth zu wagen. Dort trifft sie auf Zevander Rydainn, den tödlichsten Assassinen des gesamten Kontinents Aethyria. Seine Beute kennt ihn nur als The Scorpion, denn Zevander tötet ohne jede Gnade. Er würde Maeve lieber den Monstern des Waldes überlassen, als sie zu beschützen – doch er braucht sie.

Conhecimento é carnificina. É o que vão descobrir os mágicos selecionados para a iniciação na Sociedade Alexandrina, instituição secreta que abriga guardiões do conhecimento perdid….

Catabase, nom féminin, du grec ancien katábasis : descente du héros aux Enfers. Alice Law a tout donné pour réussir : son énergie, son temps et sa santé mentale. Doctorante en magie analytique à Cambridge, son unique objectif est d'être titularisée et légitimer ainsi son talent de...

With the power to bend reality at his fingertips, nobody will stop him. Asher was a mortician’s apprentice used to the quiet company of corpses. But when an ancient Lich accidentally summons him to a new world while hunting for eldritch abominations, he quickly learns that some corpses are a tad more lively than others. The rest of his presumably short life is supposed to be spent as a helpless test subject.

Quintasia stands on the razor's edge of oblivion. Jez has claimed control—and with it, the shattering truth: this academy of stone and shadow is their reality, its fate in her fragile grip. Beyond the dungeon's membrane, the elves are coming. An ancient, ravenous tide of starlight and spite, they will consume every soul, every memory, every last spark of defiance. Geraint and Eve crawl from the battle with the Horrors, broken but burning with venomous purpose.

Step back into the world of Levanthria, this time on a new continent. Welcome to Argosia, brought to life by A.P. Beswick and Talia Beckett. The gods have fallen. Monsters roam free. And survival is no longer guaranteed. Xevras has lost everything. Alone and desperate, he crosses paths with the Slayer Guild on their latest hunt. Sworn to protect the people from fae and other horrors that stalk the land, they offer him a place among them and a chance to start again. But the Guild has secrets, and their next mission will test him before his training is complete.

My Fate. Those were the words being whispered behind closed doors. A secret that echoed down these dark hallways, like it held power. I wanted to believe I was safe in this new land. Wanted to trust the man I was losing my heart too. Because the spell had been cast and love had weaved itself around me. But could that love really conquer all? Could it really be powerful enough to defeat our enemies? Or would it only jeopardise the future?

A dark psychological thriller about grief, obsession, and survivor’s guilt, You Are But Dust follows a girl unraveling after her sister’s death as she finds dangerous comfort in Death himself—and will do anything to bring him back. Most people fear Death. But Samarra feels safest by his...

One land, three curses. One quest for freedom… She was searching for the sea – but found a war. Arianwen has a private hunger: to stand on the shore and listen to the music of water she has only ever imagined. When a bone harp falls into her hands, its song draws her out of the forest she...

Sie kämpft für ihre Liebe. Er gegen die Schatten seiner Vergangenheit. Doch manche Opfer fordern einen höheren Preis als den Tod. Nach einer verheerenden Niederlage wurden Tisaanah und Maxatarius auseinandergerissen. Tisaanah setzt alles daran, Max aus seiner Gefangenschaft zu befreien - doch...

The viral TikTok fantasy romance, now with exclusive bonus material! A fae must risk everything to save her realm from the darkness plaguing the land in this thrilling first novel in the Realms In Peril series. The plague on Kya’s Nation has taken everything: her family, her home—and now...

She lost her love. She lost the war. Now she's losing herself. All her life, Malia was taught to be a fighter—to be unbreakable. But those mantras mean little when there's nothing left to fight for. With Keahi gone and the Ghosts vanishing as quickly as they appeared, no trace left behind, Malia finally breaks. Haunted and hollow, she tries to disappear too—but the war isn't done with her yet. As secrets surface and mysteries unravel, friends turn to foes and loyalties shift.

Death was coming. That was nothing new, for death had been coming for the wanderer for a long time now. But this time, it did not just come for him. It came for Dekker and his family, for Clint and the Perishables, and the villagers of Alhs. Death was coming. And it was he who had called it. The enemy who had taken Ranger's place hunted them, and at his back marched an army of Revenants, creatures who felt no pain, who knew no fear, and so the wanderer and his companions head deeper into the Untamed Lands in search of safe haven. But whatever else they might be, the Untamed Lands are not safe.

Die Welle hätte Tahama beinahe vernichtet. Niemand weiß, warum sie passiert ist. Jemand muss es herausfinden. Ein Tiefenpatrouillen-Crawler fährt in das Bleiche hinaus. Kleine Besatzung. Gefährlicher Auftrag. Mars meldet sich freiwillig, ohne sich zu erklären, weder der Crew noch sonst jemandem.

New York Times bestselling author of The Night Huntress series Jeaniene Frost returns with a brand-new series! It’s Beauty and the Beast meets The Witcher in this dark fantastical retelling, except Beauty IS the Beast, and he’s the Warden keeping mythical beings in check in our world and...

One forbidden love. One ancient secret. And a vampire lord with everything to lose. In the shrouded realm of Draconia, power is seductive—and deadly. Vampire Lord Jack Townson rules the infamous Manor of Mystery, cloaked in charm, shadow, and secrets. But when he uncovers a conspiracy...