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    • Door duisternis gesmeed

      Rebecca Yarros

      Fantasie De strijd is begonnen in 'Door duisternis gesmeed' (Nederlandse editie van 'Onyx Storm'), het derde deel van de bestsellerserie Fourth Wing van Rebecca Yarros. Na bijna achttien maanden op het Basgiath Oorlogscollege weet Violet Sorrengail dat er geen tijd meer is voor lessen of onzekerheid. Nu de strijd echt is begonnen en de vijanden zowel van buitenaf als binnenuit aanvallen, weet Violet niet meer wie ze nog kan vertrouwen. Ze moet op zoek naar bondgenoten om Navarre te steunen. Dit zal elk beetje van haar verstand, geluk en kracht op de proef stellen, maar ze zal alles doen om te redden waar ze van houdt haar draken, haar familie, haar thuis, en hém. Zelfs als dat betekent dat ze een geheim moet bewaren dat alles zou kunnen vernietigen. Maar er komt een storm aan… en niet iedereen zal die overleven. 'Door duisternis gesmeed' van bestsellerauteur Rebecca Yarros is het derde deel in de populaire Fourth Wing-serie. Lees ook in de serie: 'In steen gebrand' en 'Een ijzeren vlam'.

    • Ascendance of a Bookworm: Short Story Collection Volume 2

      Miya Kazuki

      Fantasie Rozemyne’s third year at the Royal Academy reaches its conclusion. So much has changed since her days as an apprentice blue shrine maiden—her name, of course, but also her height, as she’s now twenty-five centimeters taller than she used to be! More and more books have been printed, and a lot of things have happened without her knowing. Lutz and Tuuli are engaged now?! What?! This second volume of Bookworm’s Short Story Collection is packed with previously unpublished chapters that expand upon an already extensive world. Nineteen stories spanning Parts 2 to 5 cover events never seen in the main series, supplying readers with a greater insight into Myne’s attendants, her lower-city family, the nobles of other duchies, and even members of royalty! Includes behind-the-scenes notes from author Miya Kazuki and more four-panel manga by You Shiina.

    • In steen gebrand

      Rebecca Yarros

      Fantasie Welkom op het Basgiath Oorlogscollege van Drakenrijders. 'In steen gebrand' van Rebecca Yarros is het eerste deel van de populaire fantasyserie Fourth Wing. 'In steen gebrand' van Rebecca Yarros is het eerste deel van de populaire Fourth Wing-fantasyserie over Violet. Haar droom om scribent te worden aan het befaamde Basgiath Oorlogscollege valt in duigen wanneer de generaal – oftewel haar moeder – haar opdraagt deel te nemen aan het selectieproces van de Drakenrijders. De helft van de cadetten zal het eerste jaar niet overleven en de meesten willen Violet vanwege haar afkomst uit de weg ruimen – vooral Xaden, de meedogenloze (en aantrekkelijke) leider van het squadron. Violet moet alles op alles zetten om te overleven, want op Basgiath zijn er maar twee opties: afstuderen of sterven. 'In steen gebrand' van Rebecca Yarros is het spannende eerste deel van de Fourth Wing-serie, die nu ook megapopulair is op TikTok!

    • Project Hail Mary

      Andy Weir

      Sciencefiction en fantasy THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL A BARRACK OBAMA READING PICK A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. 'The most enjoyable hard SF I have read in years' GUARDIAN 'Weir's finest work to date. . . This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they'll love it.' BRANDON SANDERSON 'If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you. . . This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 'Brilliantly funny and enjoyable. One of the most plausible science fiction books I've ever read ' TIM PEAKE, astronaut ________________________________________ Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that

    • Tower Lord

      Anthony Ryan

      Fantasie TOWER LORD is the second novel in the internationally bestselling Raven's Shadow series, which began with epic fantasy blockbuster BLOOD SONG. THE REALM BURNS. Vaelin Al Sorna is tired of war. He's fought countless battles in service to the Realm and Faith. His reward was the loss of his love, the death of his friends and a betrayal by his king. After five years in an Alpiran dungeon, he just wants to go home. Reva intends to welcome Vaelin back with a knife between the ribs. He destroyed her family and ruined her life. Nothing will stop her from exacting bloody vengeance - not even the threat of invasion from the greatest enemy the Realm has ever faced. Yet as the fires of war spread, foes become friends and truths turn to lies. To save the Realm, Reva must embrace a future she does not want - and Vaelin must revisit a past he'd rather leave buried. Praise for Raven's Shadow: ' Engrossing ' - Buzzfeed ' Powerful ' - SFFWorld ' Compelling ' - SFX Books by Anthony Ryan Raven's Shadow B

    • Inhibitor Phase

      Alastair Reynolds

      Sciencefiction Miguel de Ruyter is a man with a past. Fleeing the 'wolves' - the xenocidal alien machines known as Inhibitors - he has protected his family and community from attack for forty years, sheltering in the caves of an airless, battered world called Michaelmas. The slightest hint of human activity could draw the wolves to their home, to destroy everything ... utterly. Which is how Miguel finds himself on a one-way mission with his own destructive mandate: to eliminate a passing ship, before it can bring unwanted attention down on them. Only something goes wrong. There's a lone survivor. And she knows far more about Miguel than she's letting on . . . Ranging from the depths of space to the deeps of Pattern Juggler waters, from nervous, isolated communities to the ruins of empire, this is a stealthy space opera from an author at the top of his game. Praise for Al Reynolds' Revenger 'A swashbuckling thriller' The Guardian 'A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung fut

    • The Bear and The Nightingale

      Katherine Arden

      Fantasie _____________________________ Beware the evil in the woods... In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods. . . Atmospheric and enchanting, with an engrossing adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted , Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus , and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials . _____________________________ Now with over 100 5* reviews, readers are spellbound by this magical story: 'This book stayed with me, I didn't want it to end' 'A beautifully written story' 'An entrancing story, which swept me up from the

    • Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium

      Sandy Mitchell

      Fantasie The first Ciaphas Cain omnibus In the 41st millennium Commissar Ciaphas Cain, hero of the Imperium, is an inspiration to his men – at least that’s what the propaganda would have you believe… READ IT BECAUSE Enjoy tall tales of adventure and derring-do in Commissar Cain’s memoirs (annotated by a sarcastic inquisitor). T'au, necrons and Chaos cultists all fall before the self-proclaimed hero of the Imperium… DESCRIPTION In the war-torn future of the 41st Millennium Commissar Ciaphas Cain, hero of the Imperium, is respected by his peers and an inspiration to his men – at least that’s what the propaganda would have you believe. The reality is very different, for Ciaphas is simply looking for an easy life and a way to stay out of peril. However, fate has a habit of throwing him into the deadliest situations, and luck (mixed with self preservation) always manages to pull him through and onto the loftiest of pedestals. To survive Commissar Cain must dodge, bluff and trick his w

    • Onyx Storm – Flammengeküsst

      Rebecca Yarros

      Fantasie Die sehnsüchtig erwartete Fortsetzung von ›Fourth Wing‹ und ›Iron Flame‹ Bist du bereit, der Dunkelheit zu trotzen? Nach fast achtzehn Monaten am Basgiath War College weiß Violet, dass die Zeit für theoretische Übungen vorbei ist. Die Zeit für Unsicherheit ist vorbei. Denn der Krieg hat begonnen und mit Feinden sowohl innerhalb als auch außerhalb der Mauern ist es schwer, zu wissen, wem man vertrauen kann. Violet muss jenseits des Schutzzaubers in unbekannten Ländern nach Verbündeten suchen. Die Reise wird ihren Verstand, ihre Fähigkeiten und ihr Glück fordern, aber sie wird alles tun, um zu retten, was sie liebt: ihre Drachen, ihre Familie, ihre Heimat – und ihn. Selbst, wenn es bedeutet, ein Geheimnis zu bewahren, das alles zerstören könnte. Sie benötigen eine Armee. Sie benötigen Macht. Sie benötigen Magie. Und die eine Sache, die nur Violet finden kann: die Wahrheit.  Doch ein Sturm zieht auf … und nicht alle werden seinem Zorn standhalten können.

    • Starfall

      Viola Grace

      Fantasie Emery has helped her friend gain her freedom from her family of ogres, but now, she has to figure out what to do once her birth father loses his head. Getting revenge for her mother had consumed her life, but now that it was over, she had to figure out what would happen next. Rowen manifests autumn and admires Emery from afar in a different form. They have verbally sparred, but he kept her at bay, knowing that his true match had a far different aspect. Imagine his surprise when the woman he wants shifts into the woman he is destined for. Friend and lover in one bundle. He's willing to fight for her, but she beats him to it.

    • A Court of Thorns and Roses

      Sarah J. Maas

      Fantasie The first instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON and TikTok sensation, from multi-million selling and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan – Time Harry Potter magic, Taylor Swift sass, Fifty Shades-level athleticism – The Sunday Times With bits of Buffy, Game of Thrones and Outlander, this is a glorious series of total joy – Stylist Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight – Guardian ****** Feyre is a huntress, but when she kills what she thinks is a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor, Tamlin, is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal Fae. And there's more to the Fae than the legends suggest. As Feyre adapts to her new home, her feelings for Tamlin begin to change. Icy hostility turns to fiery passion that burns th

    • For Whom the Belle Tolls

      Jaysea Lynn

      Fantasie They told her to go to Hell.  She'll go on her own terms. Lily is less than thrilled about her arrival to the Afterlife, but what awaits her is more fantastical than she ever could have imagined. Deities wait in line at the coffee shop. Fae flit between realms. Souls find ways to make death a beginning. As Lily explores everything the Afterlife has to offer, she finds herself drawn to a place most people would rather avoid at all costs: Hell. What she discovers there subverts everything she's ever learned, and Lily realizes the demons working at the gate to guide souls need help—badly. Armed with years of customer service experience and pent-up sarcasm, Lily carves out a place for herself among the demons, confronting, sassing, and aiding the spectrum of humanity to redefine justice and redemption.  A chance meeting with Bel, a demon general with a distractingly sexy voice, sparks an immediate and deeply healing friendship. However, the undeniable heat between them simmers

    • Alchemised

      SenLinYu

      Fantasie In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past. “ What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left for you to save.” Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed. In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive. According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly

    • Een ijzeren vlam

      Rebecca Yarros

      Fantasie Violet vecht een strijd op leven en dood. 'In steen gebrand' is het tweede deel van de TikTok-bestsellerserie Fourth Wing van Rebecca Yarros. Niemand had verwacht dat Violet haar eerste jaar aan het Basgiath Oorlogscollege zou overleven, ook zijzelf niet. Maar nu komt pas de echte proef. Er is een nieuwe vicecommandant, die vastbesloten lijkt om Violet het leven zuur te maken, tenzij ze de man van wie ze houdt verraadt. Ze staat voor de ultieme loyaliteitstest: ze zal óf zichzelf moeten verloochenen óf het eeuwenoude geheim van het college moeten ontrafelen. Zal Violet hier levend uitkomen? 'Een ijzeren vlam' is het tweede deel van de inmens populaire Fourth Wing-serie van bestsellerauteur Rebecca Yarros. Lees ook in de serie: 'In steen gebrand'.

    • Fire and Blood

      George R.R. Martin & Doug Wheatley

      Epische fantasy The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones .   With all the fire and fury fans have come to expect from internationally bestselling author George R. R. Martin , this is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.   Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.   What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why did it become so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What is the origin of Daenerys’s three dragon eggs? These are but

    • Children of Time

      Adrian Tchaikovsky

      Sciencefiction ‘Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human’ Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is an epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a hostile, terraformed planet. The last remnants of the human race have left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age – a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, its new occupiers have turned it from a refuge into mankind's worst nightmare. Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who will emerge as the rightful heirs of this new Earth? ‘A fabulous sense of scale that only someone as talented as Adrian Tchaikovsky can pull off’ – Peter F. Hamilton, author of Exod

    • Time of Contempt

      Andrzej Sapkowski & David French

      Fantasie The adventures of Geralt the Witcher continue in this second novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the Netflix show and video games. The kings and armies are manoeuvring for position, each fearing invasion from across the river, each fearing their neighbours more. Intrigue, dissent and rebellion fester on all sides. After decades of oppression, the elves and other races are fighting each other and attacking the humans - and with growing numbers preparing for battle, the threat of all-out war looms ever greater. Against this backdrop of fear, Geralt and Yennefer must protect Ciri, the orphaned heir who is sought by all sides. For the child of prophecy has the power to change the world - if she lives to use it. Translated by David French.

    • De Wetten van de Magie 1 - Het Zwaard van de Waarheid

      Terry Goodkind

      Epische fantasy Avonturier en minnaar, vluchteling en jager, in elk opzicht een rechtvaardig mens, dit alles is Richard Cypher, de Zoeker. Over hem en zijn geliefde Kahlan gaat dit epos de Wetten van de Magie dat, spannend en aangrijpend tegelijk, over de hele wereld miljoenen aan zich wist te binden. Sinds de verdeling van het land in drie afzonderlijke naties, is Westland vrij gebleven van de smetten van tovenarij. Totdat de ontdekking van het zwaar verminkte stoffelijk overschot van de vader van Richard Zypher het begin inluidt van een nieuw tijdperk, van de vervulling van een eeuwenoude profetie. Nu is de tijd aangebroken om te aanvaarden dat magie in al haar vele vormen onlosmakelijk is verbonden met het lot van het volk van Westland. `Goodkind zal evenals Tolkien het hele land in zijn ban houden. Marion Zimmer Bradley, auteur van Nevelen van Avalon

    • The Dark Tower II: The Drawing Of The Three

      Stephen King

      Fantasie Now with a stunning new cover look,comes THE DRAWING OF THE THREE, the second captivating volume in King's epic fantasy series THE DARK TOWER. In the second novel of Stephen King's bestselling fantasy masterpiece, Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger, encounters three mysterious doors which open - for Roland, and Roland alone - to different times in our world. He must draw the three who should accompany him on the road. The first door opens to 1980s New York, where Roland joins forces with defiant Eddie Dean. The second leads to the 1960s and conflicted civil rights activist Odetta Holmes. The final door reveals Jack Mort, a deadly serial killer, in the 1970s. Mort is stalking Jake, the young boy Roland met in Mid-World. As titanic forces gather, a savage struggle between underworld evil and otherworldly enemies threatens to bring an end to Roland's journey toward the Dark Tower... JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER... 'King's imagination is vast . . . one of the great storytellers of

    • The Gates of Time

      Kyle West

      Sciencefiction The Worlds are saved—but not for long. Lucian Abrantes and the Starsea Fleet have driven back the  Alkasen . While the Worlds rebuild and recover from the brutal war, the Ancient One threatens to undo the uneasy peace. On the world of Mako, the Ancient One has done the unthinkable. Marshaling the ether of the Source of Power, he has escaped through a Time Gate, an action that threatens to unravel Lucian's heroism and even reality itself. Lucian has no choice but to follow him. But time travel has terrifying consequences that require him to go down a dark path. What price will Lucian pay to protect his reality and loved ones from complete destruction?

    • Warbreaker

      Brandon Sanderson

      Fantasie THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE A STANDALONE COSMERE ADVENTURE WITH MAGIC AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT **** A story of two sisters, who just so happen to be princesses. A story about two gods, one a God King and one lesser. A story about an immortal trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Meet WARBREAKER. This is a story of two sisters - who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, a lesser god, and an immortal trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Theirs is a world in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city. A world transformed by BioChromatic magic, a power based on an essence known as breath. Using magic is arduous: breath can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people. But the rewards are great: by using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be performed. **** SANDERSON

    • Kinderen van Duin

      Frank Herbert

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Deel 3 in de spannende Duin-saga De woestijnplaneet Arrakis begint in Kinderen van Duin al flink groen en weelderig te worden. Toch wonen de kinderen van Muad’Dib, de tweeling Leto en Ghanima, in een woestijnvest. Ze worden opgeleid voor de keizerlijke troon en voor een centrale rol in de Vrijmanse religie. Hun tante en regentes Alia wil de voorzienige gaven van de kinderen gebruiken om de vijanden van het geslacht Atreides uit te schakelen. Maar Leto en Ghanima hebben zo hun eigen plannen.

    • The Player Of Games

      Iain M. Banks

      Sciencefiction The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. 'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson The Culture - a utopian human-machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many expert Game Players, and one of the greatest is Jernau Morat Gurgeh. He is Master of every board, computer and strategy - he is The Player of Games. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the cruel and incredibly wealthy Empire of Azad to try their infamous game . . . a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor. Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh plays the game, and faces the challenge of his life - and very possibly his death. Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created o

    • Revelation Space

      Alastair Reynolds

      Sciencefiction The legendary space opera that kicked off the ground-breaking, universe-spanning series. Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin. For the human colonists now settling their homeworld, their predecessors are of little interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect Amarantin city. For brilliant and ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, the long-dead race are more than a merely intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth of their demise. But the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and the danger is closer and greater than even Sylveste can imagine... REVELATION SPACE: a huge, magnificent space opera that ranges across the known and unknown universe ... towards the most terrifying of destinations. Readers are hooked on Revelation Space : ' An amazing blend of space opera, hard SF, and gothic horror that reads like a cross between Frank Herbert's "Dune" and Ridley Scott's film "Alien "' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐

    • The Winter King

      Bernard Cornwell

      Fantasie FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WAR LORD COMES AN EPIC RETELLING OF THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND 'THE BEST King Arthur adaptation I've ever read' 5***** Reader Review 'An absolute winner from the master of historical fiction ' 5***** Reader Review 'Outstanding. The best take on the iconic Arthur story I've read or watched' 5***** Reader Review In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land . . . _________ Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead. His only heir is the infant Mordred. Yet each of the country's lesser kings seek to claim the crown for themselves. While they squabble and spoil for war, a host of Saxon armies gather, preparing for invasion. But no one has counted on the fearsome warlord Arthur. Handed power by Merlin and pursuing a doomed romance with the beautiful Guinevere, Arthur knows he will struggle to unite the country - let alone hold back the Saxon enemy at the gates. Yet destiny awaits him . . . From the epic and bestselling author who has grip

    • Jingo

      Terry Pratchett

      Fantasie 'IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER TO BLAME IT ON THEM . IT WAS BLEAKLY DEPRESSING TO THINK THAT THEY WERE US .' War is brewing on the Discworld. An island has appeared from the ocean depths, right in the middle of the sea which separates the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork. Of course, no one would dream of starting a war with the neighbours without a perfectly good reason . . . such as a 'strategic' piece of old rock, for instance. But when a Klatchian Prince is almost assassinated, peace talks break down and violent nationalism begins to spread. Ankh-Morpork prepares to fight. Only thing is, they don't have an army. Or much in the way of weapons. Commander Sam Vimes and the 'officially disbanded' City Watch get caught up in a deadly political game where the enemy appears to be on both sides and no one will listen to reason. And if they don't stop this absurd war, no one will . . . 'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld' Sunday Telegra

    • An Echo of Things to Come

      James Islington

      Fantasie 'Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire' Guardian on The Shadow of What Was Lost AS SHADOWS RISE, A DARKNESS AWAKES An amnesty has been declared for all Augurs - finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces massing against Andarra. However, as Davian and his new allies hurry north towards the ever-weakening Boundary, fresh horrors along their path suggest that their reprieve may have come far too late. Meanwhile, Caeden continues to wrestle with the impossibly heavy burdens of his past. Yet as more and more of his memories return, he begins to realise that the motivations of the two sides in this ancient war may not be as clear-cut as they first seemed . . . An Echo of Things to Come continues the epic story that began in The Shadow of What Was Lost , the acclaimed fantasy blockbuster from James Islington. The Licanius trilogy: The Shadow of What Was Lost An Echo of Things to Come The Light of All That Falls Praise for the

    • Gild

      Raven Kennedy

      Fantasie THE DARK FANTASY TIKTOK SENSATION AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THAT'S SOLD OVER A MILLION COPIES **PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT** 'Read this series NOW! I felt like I was in the story watching and holding my breath the entire time' 5***** Reader Review 'Sexy and touching all at the same time . . . and that plot twist, OMG' 5***** Reader Review _______ Locked away in King Midas' kingdom, I have never known freedom. They say it's for my own safety, but now I'm not so sure. Because when political upheaval sees me sent to travel across kingdoms, everything I thought I knew about King Midas is shattered . . . The world has only ever heard his story. Now it's time to hear mine. _______ 'A spectacularly written, engaging, imaginative retelling of the ancient myth of King Midas' 5***** Reader Review 'I literally devoured this book in one sitting' 5***** Reader Review **Content warning: sexual violence**

    • Krabbelman

      Terry Goodkind

      Fantasie De enige manier waarop Richard en Kahlan uit De Wetten van de Magie hun wereld kunnen veiligstellen, is door kinderen te krijgen. Een nieuwe reeks novellen van Terry Goodkind. Krabbelman is het eerste verhaal in de novellenreeks De Kinderen van D’Hara van De Wetten van de Magie-auteur Terry Goodkind. Nadat Richard een ster heeft verschoven in een laatste wanhopige poging om eens en voor altijd de wereld van de levenden en de doden van elkaar te scheiden, leven hij en Kahlan eindelijk in vrede. Maar hoewel veel hetzelfde lijkt, beginnen ze te twijfelen of dat wel zo is. Met de sterren op een andere plek aan de hemel lijkt hun wereld ineens niet zo herkenbaar meer. Als vervolgens Shale, een mysterieuze vrouw uit de Noordelijke Woestenij, arriveert bij een groot banket ter ere van het einde van de duizendjarige oorlog en waarschuwt voor een nieuwe dreiging uit onbekende hoek, komen Richard en Kahlan er tot hun schrik achter dat deze vreemde nieuwe vijand een bedreiging is zoals ze die

    • The Siege of Earth

      Kyle West

      Sciencefiction Time is running out for humanity to resist the dreaded Alkasen. The Worlds burn as tens of thousands of Swarmer vessels pour in from Dark Space. On the moon of Psyche, Lucian Abrantes, the Chosen of the Manifold, must start from humble beginnings, growing his single world into an empire. He must unite disparate factions, all of which don't recognize his legitimacy. It's an impossible task. But Lucian must rise to the occasion, focusing everything on gathering a fleet capable of challenging the Alkasen advance. The question of humanity's survival will be decided above the skies of Earth itself.

    • Seven Stones to Stand or Fall

      Diana Gabaldon

      Historische fantasy Previously published as A Trail of Fire . Includes two never-published-before short stories from the bestselling author of the Outlander series. Featuring all the characters you’ve come to love from the Outlander series, this brilliant collection of short stories throws you into the magical world of Outlander. Includes previously published Virgins , The Space Between , Plague of Zombies , A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows and The Custom of the Army , plus two never seen before works – Besieged and A Fugitive Green . A must-read for all Outlander fans!

    • Strange Practice

      Vivian Shaw

      Fantasie 'This book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise' B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog Meet Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead. After inheriting a highly specialised, and highly peculiar, medical practice, Dr Helsing spends her days treating London's undead for a host of ills: vocal strain in banshees, arthritis in barrow-wights and entropy in mummies. Although barely making ends meet, this is just the quiet, supernatural-adjacent life Greta's dreamed of since childhood. But when a sect of murderous monks emerges, killing human undead and alike, Greta must use all her unusual skills to keep her supernatural clients - and the rest of London - safe. 'Shaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of loveable misfit characters' Shelf Awareness 'An imaginative, delightfully droll debut' Kirkus

    • The Door into Summer

      Robert A. Heinlein

      Sciencefiction A popular and enduring time travel tale by one of science fiction's all-time greats When Dan Davis is crossed in love and stabbed in the back by his business associates, the immediate future doesn't look too bright for him and Pete, his independent-minded tomcat. Suddenly, the lure of suspended animation, the Long Sleep, becomes irresistible and Dan wakes up 30 years later in the 21st century, a time very much to his liking. The discovery that the robot household appliances he invented have been mass produced is no surprise, but the realization that, far from having been stolen from him, they have, mysteriously, been patented in his name is. There's only one thing for it. Dan somehow has to travel back in time to investigate. He may even find Pete ... and the girl he really loves.

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      Jack Vance

      Sciencefiction en fantasy In dit boek zijn de drie meestgeprezen novelles van de Meester verzameld, goed voor twee Hugo Awards, een Nebula Award, en een Hugo nominatie. De Drakenruiters: op de afgelegen wereld Aerlith worden de schaarse menselijke nederzettingen herhaaldelijk overvallen door de buitenaardse grefs. Bij de laatste overval nam Kergan Banbeck een aantal grefs gevangen, waaruit vele generaties later door kruisen en experimenteren een leger van vervaarlijke Draken is gefokt. Wanneer de sinistere rode ster Coralyne aan de hemel verschijnt, heeft Joaz Banbeck redenen om aan te nemen dat er een nieuwe inval van de grefs dreigt… Het laatste Kasteel: in een verre toekomst wordt de Aarde nog slechts bevolkt door een klein aantal vanuit de galactische diaspora teruggekeerde aristoctraten. In hun trotse kastelen worden ze bediend door de half-intelligente Meks, terwijl ze met hautaine onverstoorbaarheid hun leven wijden aan nobel tijdverdrijf en eeuwenoude tradities. Maar dan gebeurt het ondenkbare: de Me

    • Wolf’s Brother

      Megan Lindholm

      Epische fantasy The compelling sequel to The Reindeer People , a saga of magic and triumph in an ancient world. Kerlew stared at the immense stone that jutted up from the tundra. Power radiated from it like heat from a fire. It attracted the boy and filled him with fear. And then he was alone. There was a brush of sound, of dark moving shadows and then the sudden flash of a glistening eye. He pressed his palms back against the stone’s rough surface and faced the night creatures that surrounded him. The magic is strong in Kerlew. Every day it grows, reaching out to the Wolf spirit that will be his guide. But the magic in Kerlew that calls to the beasts and to the spirit world also calls to Carp, the evil old shaman, who follows Kerlew and his mother, Tillu, across the frozen wastes. When he finds them, he will bind them to him, and shape Kerlew’s powers for his own uses. Reviews Praise for Megan Lindholm: ‘A bright new talent in the fantasy field’ Charles de Lint ‘Lindholm has created a refr

    • Secrets of the Lost Ledgers

      C.J. Archer

      Historische fantasy An invisible message from a dead man resurrects a decades-old mystery.   With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She’s shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She’s even more shocked to discover the author of the message was married to a paper magician. Could there be a connection to Sylvia’s father?   With a magical mystery on her hands, Sylvia engages the help of Gabe Glass, and together they follow the clues to the location of two hidden ledgers that implicate a very dangerous individual in an illegal bookmaking scheme. Although not named, Gabe is convinced he knows who the bookmaker is, and sets out to prove it.    The investigation draws them into the shady underbelly of the horseracing industry and uncovers a link to Gabe’s parents that takes everyone by surprise. As they unravel the mystery’s tangled threads, unexpected twists and

    • Daindreth's Assassin

      Elisabeth Wheatley

      Fantasie Born to be a sorceress. Cursed to be an assassin. Chosen to be his empress. Magic has two immutable rules—every spell requires a sacrifice and every curse can be broken. Amira Brindonu is a sorceress turned assassin, bound in a curse that forces her to obey her father, even to the point of high treason. When he orders her to kill the future emperor, she fails, but discovers a secret that could bring the whole of the empire to its knees. The archduke is stricken by a curse that could sentence him and his people to damnation, but Amira could be the only key to breaking it. In a desperate last-ditch effort, the archduke takes Amira prisoner and makes a pact to protect her from her curse if she will help free him of his own. As time begins to run out, Amira soon learns that there are enemies that blades can't touch and there are fates worse than death. Caught in a web of sorcery, intrigue, and her growing feelings for the archduke, the assassin must decide just how much she is

    • Fate of the Sun King

      Nisha J. Tuli

      Fantasie Verslavende fantasy vol romantiek voor de fans van Sarah J. Maas en De Hongerspelen. Fate of the Sun King, deel 3 in de serie Artefacts of Ouranos, is een meeslepende fantasy vol romantiek van Nisha J. Tuli. Voor liefhebbers van Hof van doorns en rozen en De Hongerspelen. Bekend van TikTok en het vervolg op Rule of the Aurora King. Lor zet haar leven en haar hart op het spel in dit verslavende derde deel Nu Lor de Hartenkroon in haar bezit heeft, wordt ze achtervolgd door meer machtige fae dan ooit. Na veel strijd lukt het haar om terug te keren naar Aphelion. Daar wil ze opeisen wat haar toebehoort: haar magie en familie-erfenis. Maar alles komt met een prijs. Zal Lor, nu ze zo dichtbij is, alles verliezen waar ze zo hard voor gevochten heeft? Zal haar hart bloeden voor die onweerstaanbare prins van de Aurora? Reacties op Trial of the Sun Queen (deel 1): 'Absoluut een van mijn favoriete boeken in jaren. Ik heb het in één ruk uitgelezen.' - Lezer op Goodreads 'Al bij het lezen van d

    • The Queen

      Jennifer L. Armentrout

      Paranormale fantasy De koning heeft niemand nodig. Behalve zijn koningin. 'The Queen' is het aangrijpende zesde en laatste deel in de Wicked-serie van internationale bestsellerauteur Jennifer L. Armentrout. 'The Queen' is het overrompelende slot van de populaire Wicked-serie van Jennifer L. Armentrout. Brighton is niet langer alleen maar een mens. Wat ze dan wel precies is, dat is voor nu even niet belangrijk. Want Caden weigert haar te laten gaan, zelfs al gaat dat ten koste van zijn vertrouwelingen. Bovendien is de doorgang naar de Anderwereld geopend. Het is aan Brighton en Caden om samen te werken en alles op alles te zetten. Niet alleen om zelf te overleven; ook het lot van de mensheid ligt in hun handen.

    • The Lion

      Gav Thorpe

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Fighting a daemonic incursion within their fleet, the Dark Angels stumble into a conflict between the Iron Hands and Death Guard. Which side will they choose in the coming battle? A novella from The Primarchs anthology.

    • Engine City

      Ken MacLeod

      Sciencefiction 'A hectic ride, through slaloms of audacious complexity, irreverent ingenuity and paradox as purposeful as it is playful' - SFX 'Magnificent ... a series you'd be wise to follow from the start' - GUARDIAN For ten thousand years the varied races of the Second Sphere lived in peaceful co-existence, building their civilisations under the gaze of the ever-vigilant cometary minds. But then the cosmonauts of the Bright Star came. And with them they have brought a revolution ... For one of the Bright Star's crew has warned that an invasion of the Second Sphere is imminent and has armed the ancient city of Nova Babylonia against it. Another cosmonaut thinks he's the very man to lead the invasion. The new regime of Nova Babylonia is certain it can withstand the alien onslaught. Whether it can defend itself against Matt Cairns is a question only the gods can answer ... The acclaimed Engines of Light series that began with COSMONAUT KEEP and DARK LIGHT reaches its staggering conclusion in ENGINE

    • Rocannon's World

      Ursula K. Le Guin

      Sciencefiction 'She is unique. She is legend' THE TIMES 'Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart' David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS 'A tour de force' EVENING STANDARD Earth-scientist Rocannon has been leading an ethnological survey on a remote world populated by three native races: the cavern-dwelling Gdemiar, the elvish Fiia, and the warrior clan, Liuar. But when the technologically primitive planet is suddenly invaded by a fleet of ships from the stars, rebels against the League of All Worlds, Rocannon is the only survey member left alive. Marooned among alien peoples, he leads the battle to free this newly discovered world - and finds that legends grow around him as he fights.

    • Cytonic

      Brandon Sanderson

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Spensa heeft bewezen dat ze een van de beste piloten is van het RVL, de luchtmacht van de menselijke enclave op Detritus. Ze redde haar volk al twee keer van uitroeiing door de Krell, de raadselachtige buitenaardse soort die hen al tientallen jaren gevangen houdt. Ze reisde lichtjaren van huis om als undercoverspion in de Superioriteit te infiltreren, waar ze meer leerde over allerlei andere wezens en hun onderlinge betrekkingen in de Melkweg. Nu is de Superioriteit - de regerende galactische alliantie die erop uit is om al het menselijke leven te domineren - een melkwegwijde oorlog begonnen. En Spensa heeft de wapens gezien die ze van plan zijn daarvoor te gebruiken: de delvers. Oude, mysterieuze buitenaardse krachten die hele planetenstelsels in een oogwenk kunnen wegvagen. Spensa weet dat het niet uitmaakt hoeveel piloten het RVL heeft, een delver kan niet worden verslagen. Maar Spensa is een cytonic. Ze ging de confrontatie aan met een delver en zag dat het wezen haar griezelig ve

    • Carmilla

      J. Sheridan Le Fanu

      Fantasie In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest – the beautiful Carmilla. So begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her mysterious, entrancing companion. But as Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile, prone to eerie nocturnal wanderings, Laura finds herself tormented by nightmares and growing weaker by the day… Pre-dating Dracula by twenty-six years, Carmilla is the original vampire story, steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance.

    • No Life Forsaken

      Steven Erikson

      Historische fantasy A goddess awakens to a new world, only to find that some things never change. Amidst the ashes of a failed rebellion in Seven Cities, new embers are flaring to life. There are furrowed brows at the beleaguered Malazan Legion headquarters in G’danisban for it would appear that yet another bloody clash with the revived cult of the Apocalyptic is coming to a head. Seeking to crush the uprising before it ignites the entire subcontinent, Fist Arenfall has only a few dozen squads of marines at his disposal, and many of those are already dispersed - endeavouring to stamp out multiple brush-fires of dissent. But his soldiers are exhausted, worn down by the grind of a simmering insurrection and the last thing Arenfall needs is the arrival of the new Adjunct, fresh from the capital and the Emperor's side. The man's mission may be to lend support to Arenfall’s efforts . . . or stick a knife in his back. 'Twas ever thus, of course. That a popular commander should inevitably be seen as a threa

    • Onyx Storm - Edizione italiana

      Rebecca Yarros

      Epische fantasy Dopo aver trascorso quasi diciotto mesi nell’accademia militare di Basgiath, Violet Sorrengail sa che non c’è più tempo per le lezioni. O per l’incertezza. La guerra è davvero iniziata e, con i nemici in avvicinamento e ormai infiltrati all’interno dei loro ranghi, è impossibile sapere di chi fidarsi. Violet dovrà spingersi oltre le deboli difese di Aretia alla ricerca di alleati che possano schierarsi al fianco di Navarra. Il viaggio metterà a dura prova il suo spirito, la sua fortuna e la sua forza, ma è disposta a fare qualsiasi cosa per salvare ciò che ama – i suoi draghi, la sua famiglia, la casa che hanno ricostruito e lui. Anche se questo significa custodire un segreto così importante che potrebbe distruggere tutto. C’è bisogno di un esercito. Di Potere. Di Magia. E di una cosa che solo Violet è in grado di scovare… la verità. Ma una tempesta si sta preparando all’orizzonte e non tutti riusciranno a sopravvivere alla sua collera. In contemporanea mon

    • Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight: Volume 1

      Fuyu Aoki

      Fantasie Though she was born a noble, Chloe Ardennes has spent the first sixteen years of her life in servitude, scorned by her own family as a “cursed child.” Finally forced to her breaking point, she flees for the royal capital. But rather than happiness, she finds yet more danger there. Just as the city’s dark side threatens to swallow her whole, the dashing and stoic knight Lloyd Stewart comes to her aid and whisks her away. Has Chloe at long last found the sanctuary she’s so longed for?

    • The Forerunner Factor

      Andre Norton

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Two Andre Norton novels in her Forerunner series featuring young alien/human hybrid Simsa, collected for the first time in one volume. A heroic young woman seeks her origins as she comes of age on worlds of peril and alien mystery. Forerunner : On the ancient planet Kuxortal, young Simsa grows up among the ancient ruins of a fallen galactic civilization—the Forerunners. But Simsa has always been different, with iridescent blue-black skin and a telepathic bond with her bat-like zorsal. When her mentor dies, her future looks bleak—until Thom, a star ranger, arrives and leads Simsa on a new path that takes both through danger to the ultimate revelation, which will change her life, and perhaps galactic civilization itself, forever. Forerunner: The Second Venture : Simsa has been captured by starfaring humans intent on discovering the secrets of the Forerunners. With the aid of her pet zorsal, Simsa escapes her captors and crash lands on another world touched by ancient Forerunner civi

    • The Bonds That Break Us

      Erin Mainord

      Fantasie She wants revenge. He wants her. After learning of Sin's dark deceptions, Wren travels to The Feral Vale where she is introduced to the rustic land of the elves. She vows to protect her family at all expense, even if that means keeping the Black Art's treacherous secret. When a realm divided draws the unwanted attention of a neighboring king, Wren and the elves must resort to clever schemes to gain leverage in the impending war. Wren and her family are determined to lay low-a challenging feat when the entire kingdom guard is searching for the "white-haired witch." She longs to forget the betrayal that drove her here, more so, she longs to forget him, but when circumstance thrusts them together, the result is nothing short of incendiary. As motives come to light, Wren isn't sure who she can rely on, but one fact becomes startling, and infuriatingly, clear: Wren and Sin must combine forces if any of them has a hope to survive the disconcerting conflict ahead. With past hurts challenging

    • Jeanette the Genius: Defying My Evil Stepmother by Starting a Business with My Ride-or-Die Fiancé! Volume 1

      Miyako Miyano

      Fantasie When Jeanette’s father suddenly goes missing, her evil stepmother seizes the opportunity to cast her out of the house! Now she’s left with no family, no belongings, and nowhere to live. But Jeanette the eternal optimist firmly believes in one thing: “Every crisis is an opportunity for growth!” Eager to face her new life, she has only one thing left to do to break free of her old—call off her engagement with the popular and beloved Count Claus! Little does she know the saintly gentleman she’s supposed to marry is secretly a blackhearted schemer, and he has other plans. In fact, he’s so madly in love with her, he’ll use any means necessary to stay by her side and assist her! Once the couple begins working together, Jeanette’s enterprising nature starts to shine. With her positive attitude, her natural genius, and her clever, besotted fiancé, can Jeanette triumph over adversity and earn back what’s rightfully hers?

    • A Royal Rebound: Forget My Ex-Fiancé, I'm Being Pampered by the Prince! Volume 2

      Micoto Sakurai

      Fantasie A year has passed since Amelia first entered the Royal Academy of Magic and endured the isolation caused by her ex-fiancé, Reese. Now, he’s locked away for his crime of forming a liaison with the Beltz Empire, and Amelia is happily engaged to the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Bedeiht, Sarge. They spend their days enjoying each other’s company and continuing their research, but their tranquil time must soon come to an end. Not long after the start of her second year at the academy, Amelia is tasked with her first official duty as the fiancée of a prince—traveling to the foreign Kingdom of Janaki to bring back the princess who is to wed Second Prince Est. Her mission may end up being harder than she realizes, but Amelia feels emboldened by the company of her friends, and most importantly, the prince who continues to shower her with his affection.

    • Those Curses That Would Rise

      Dee J. Holmes

      Fantasie The Four Houses of Magic are poised at the brink of war. Sickness brews beneath the streets of New Orleans, and ancient enemies claw their way to the surface. And former allies are forced to fight for their future from opposite sides. Blood witch Rose LeFey is playing a deadly game beneath New Orleans.  Separated from her werewolf mate and trapped within her enemy's walls, she's pretending to switch sides while feeding vital information to her allies above. But how can she prove her loyalty to her enemy's cause without actually serving it? The need to reach his beloved mate is tearing Dar apart. Yet he has to lead the fight above ground—more, he has to build an army he can trust. No simple feat, as his enemies are corrupting the local werewolves and vampires. Even the dedicated witches that policed the borders between magical Houses have been compromised. Dar, the vampire Sebastian, and the royal fae Raina desperately seek truth within centuries of lies—while their enemies pl

    • Mistborn

      Brandon Sanderson

      Fantasie THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE **** What if the Dark Lord won? A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since. The sun shines fitfully under clouds of ash that float down endlessly from the constant eruption of volcanoes. A dark lord rules through the aristocratic families and ordinary folk are condemned to lives in servitude, sold as goods, labouring in the ash fields. But now a troublemaker has arrived and there is rumour of revolt. A revolt that depends on a criminal no-one can trust and a young girl who must master Allomancy - the magic that lies in all metals. **** FANTASY DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN SANDERSON: 'Highly recommend to anyone hungry for a good read' ROBIN HOBB 'Epic in every sense' GUARDIAN 'Sanderson is the most immersive fantasy writer I've ever encountered' BEN AARONOVITCH 'All the explosive action any adventure fan could want' LOCUS

    • A Court of Wings and Ruin

      Sarah J. Maas

      Fantasie The third instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James – Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight – Guardian Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint … To be devoured with relish – Mail ****** Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords and hunt for allies in unexpected places. And her heart will face the ultimate test

    • De reisgenoten

      J. R. R. Tolkien

      Fantasie In een rustig dorpje in de Gouw krijgt een jonge hobbit een immense taak. Hij moet een gevaarlijke reis door Midden-aarde ondernemen naar de Doemberg om daar de Ene Ring te vernietigen. Alleen op die manier kan hij voorkomen dat Sauron de Zwarte met zijn heerschappij de hele wereld zal overmeesteren. Zo begint J.R.R. Tolkiens klassieke verhaal In de ban van de ring, dat vervolgd wordt in De twee torens en De terugkeer van de koning. 'Meesterwerk? O, ja, daar bestaat geen twijfel over.' - Evening Standard 'Uniek, groots en meeslepend.' Algemeen Dagblad

    • Elantris

      Brandon Sanderson

      Fantasie Elantris was built on magic and it thrived. But then the magic began to fade and Elantris began to rot. And now its shattered citizens face domination by a powerful Imperium motivated by dogged religious views. Can a young Princess unite the people of Elantris, rediscover the lost magic and lead a rebellion against the imperial zealots? Brandon Sanderson's debut fantasy showed his skill as a storyteller and an imaginer of baroque magical systems to be fully developed from the start.

    • Silo-trilogie

      Hugh Howey

      Sciencefiction De complete trilogie in één ebook! In een geruïneerd en giftig landschap leeft een grote bevolkingsgroep in een gigantische ondergrondse silo. Honderden meters onder de aardoppervlakte wonen de mensen er in een streng gereguleerde maatschappij. Sheriff Holston, jarenlang een trouwe aanhanger van de wetten van de silo, breekt onverwachts het allergrootste taboe: hij wil naar buiten.

    • The Wool Trilogy

      Hugh Howey

      Sciencefiction The international bestselling Wool trilogy, now available in one download. Includes Wool, Shift and Dust. 'A new Science Fiction classic.' ERNEST CLINE NOW THE NO.1 DRAMA IN THE HISTORY OF AppleTV+, SILO. Wool In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo. Jules is part of this community, but she is different. She dares to hope. And as her walls start closing in, she must decide whether to fight, or to die. Shift Donald Keene was recruited by the government to design an underground shelter. Over fifty years later Donald's design has been realised and the last remnants of mankind live in his silo. But no one can remember what life was like before. In fact, they're forced to forget. One simple pill erases a memory. And with it, any chance of hope. Dust In the aftermath of the uprising, the people of Silo 18 are coming to terms with a dangerous new order. And some want it destroyed. The battle has be

    • A Court of Silver Flames

      Sarah J. Maas

      Fantasie The latest instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James – Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight – Guardian Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint … To be devoured with relish – Mail ****** Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined A Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta... Nesta Archeron has always been prickly – proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war – since being made High Fae against her will – she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly Night Court. The person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian,

    • Later

      Stephen King

      Hedendaags VN Thriller van het jaar 2021! Normaal ziet hij de doden maar voor een paar dagen. Maar wat als ze ervoor kiezen om langer te blijven? Jamie Conklin is enig kind. Als zoon van een alleenstaande moeder die lastig rond kan komen, wil hij niets liever dan een normale jeugd. Maar jammer genoeg voor Jamie is hij allesbehalve normaal… Geboren met een bovennatuurlijke gave die hij van zijn moeder geheim moet houden, ziet Jamie dingen die niemand anders kan zien en weet hij meer dan eigenlijk mogelijk zou moeten zijn. Wanneer een rechercheur van de New Yorkse politie hem betrekt bij de klopjacht op een moordenaar, komt Jamie opnieuw oog in oog te staan met een overledene. Maar de prijs die deze keer staat op het gebruiken van zijn gaven is veel hoger dan hij ooit had gedacht – deze geest is namelijk niet van plan weg te gaan. Later is een krachtig en spookachtig verhaal met ondertonen van de klassieke thriller It. Een onvergetelijke zoektocht naar wat ervoor nodig is om op

    • Wind and Truth

      Brandon Sanderson

      Epische fantasy The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive—the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare—and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray. Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide—Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar. At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel

    • Persepolis Rising

      James S. A. Corey

      Sciencefiction NOW A PRIME ORIGINAL TV SERIES Persepolis Rising is the seventh novel in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series. In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their way. Every new planet lives on a knife-edge between collapse and wonder, and the crew of the ageing gunship Rocinante have their hands more than full keeping the fragile peace. In the vast space between Earth and Jupiter, the inner planets and the Belt have formed a tentative and uncertain alliance, still haunted by a history of wars and prejudices. On the lost colony world of Laconia, a hidden enemy has a new vision for all of humanity - and the power to enforce it. New technologies clash with old, as the history of human conflict returns to its ancient pattern of war and subjugation. But human nature is not the only enemy, and the forces being unleashed have their own price. A price that will change the shape of humanity - and of the Rocinante

    • Auberon

      James S. A. Corey

      Sciencefiction A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Auberon explores a new and alien world and the age-old dangers that humanity has carried with it to the stars. Now a Prime Original series. Auberon is one of the first and most important colony worlds in humanity's reach, and the new conquering faction has come to claim it. Governor Rittenaur has come to bring civilization and order to the far outpost and guarantee the wealth and power of the Empire. But Auberon already has its own history, a complex culture, and a criminal kingpin named Erich with very different plans. In a world of deceit, violence, and corruption, the greatest danger Rittenaur faces is love. The Expanse Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Tiamat's Wrath The Expanse Short Fiction The Butcher of Anderson Station Gods of Risk The Churn The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon

    • Beyond the Light Horizon

      Ken MacLeod

      Sciencefiction 'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky 'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE ' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed Sky Humanity has taken to the stars, using faster-than-light travel to reach distant planets and new worlds. But in the far reaches of the galaxy, John Grant will discover a planet of humans who believe he has travelled not only through space to find them, but time. On Apis, the mysterious Fermi appear to have vanished, taking with them knowledge of the universe that humanity desires. But Marcus Owen, the robot AI now plagued with sentience, knows that the Fermi would not easily abandon the native life of Apis, and that they won't take kindly to mankind asserting dominance on a world that does not belong to them. Beyond the Light Horizon is the jaw-dropping conclusion to the Lightspeed trilogy from science fiction legend Ken MacLeod, a thrilling tale of politics, AI and the far reaches of space. Praise for Ken MacLeo

    • Ontvouwen

      Nora Roberts

      Fantasie Het derde deel van de meeslepende Drakenhart-serie Het is tijd voor de afrekening… Met Odrans nederlaag in De Slag om het Duistere Portaal is zijn poging om over Talamh en Breen te heersen tot stilstand gekomen – voorlopig. De strijd en de geleden verliezen hebben hun tol geëist. Zo’n periode vol pijn heeft Breen nooit gekend en om zichzelf nuttig te maken verzorgt ze de gewonden, brengt ze de doden van het bloederige slagveld naar huis en steunt ze vrienden en familie in hun verdriet. Met een vijand die is verdreven en een portaal dat is verzegeld, is een periode aangebroken om te herstellen, maar daar is weinig tijd voor. Al snel verschijnen de heksen van de vijand in Breens slaap. Ze beoefenen zwarte magie, offeren onschuldige mensen op en zijn uit op brute verwoesting. Het is tijd dat Breen de duisternis niet uit de weg gaat en op zoek gaat naar degenen die dringend haar hulp nodig hebben. Ze moet vechten met elk wapen dat ze heeft. Er breekt een epische strijd aan. Ee

    • The Two Towers

      J. R. R. Tolkien

      Epische fantasy Darkness Will Bind Them… watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 on Prime Video The second part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS ‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.’ Sunday Telegraph The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin – alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King. Reviews ‘An extraordinary book. It deals with a stupendous theme. It leads us through a succession of strange and astonishing episodes, some of them magnificent, in a region where everything is invented, forest, moor, river, wilderness, town and the races which inhabit them.’ The Observer ‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Th

    • Dune Messiah

      Frank Herbert

      Sciencefiction Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty...

    • Foundation and Empire

      Isaac Asimov

      Sciencefiction WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today. The First Foundation survived two centuries of barbarism as the once-mighty Galactic Empire descended into chaos. Now it mist prepare for war against the remnants of the Empire as the Imperial fleet advances on their planet, Terminus. Hari Seldon predicted this war; he even prepared his Foundation for it. But he couldn’t foresee the birth of the mutant Mule. In possession of a power which reduces fearsome opposition to devoted slaves, the Mule poses a terrible threat to Seldon’s Foundation. Reviews ‘One of the most staggering achievements in modern SF’ The Times ‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many

    • Het teken van de vogel

      Deborah Harkness

      Fantasie Bestsellerauteur Deborah Harkness keert terug naar de geliefde Allerzielen-wereld met een grootse roman die terugvoert naar de heksenvervolgingen in Salem en die Diana’s familiegeschiedenis op een nieuwe, spannende manier belicht. Een stervende raaf voor het huis van Diana Bishop is de voorbode van een onheilspellende uitnodiging: ‘Het is tijd dat je naar huis komt, Diana.’ Diana is een heks en historicus; haar man Matthew Clairmont is vampier en wetenschapper. Hun intense liefde schudde de donkere krachten in haar wakker en verbrak het verbond tussen de heksen, demonen en vampieren, die naast de mensen leven. Nu hebben de machthebbers van de Congregatie besloten dat de magische krachten van Pip en Rebecca, de zesjarige tweeling van Diana en Matthew, moeten worden getest. Diana, bezorgd over hun veiligheid, besluit voor de toekomst van haar gezin een andere weg in te slaan. Ze reist af naar Ravenswood, het huis van de familie Proctor, waar haar oudtante Gwyneth haar inwijdt in d

    • The Core

      Peter V. Brett

      Fantasie Prepare for the final descent into darkness. Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett brings one of the most imaginative fantasy sagas of the twenty-first century to an epic close. The war has begun… For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Two heroes arose — men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal. Arlen Bales became known as the Painted Man, tattooed head-to-toe with powerful magic symbols that enable him to fight demons in hand-to-hand combat — and emerge victorious. Ahmann Jardir, armed with magically warded weapons, called himself the Deliverer, a figure prophesied to unite humanity and lead them to triumph in Sharak Ka — the final war against demonkind. But in their efforts to bring the war to the demons, Arlen and Jardir have set something in motion that may prove the end of everything they hold dear — a Sw

    • The Ringworld Engineers

      Larry Niven

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Over twenty years after returning to Earth from the Ringworld, Louis Wu is kidnapped, along with a warrior kzin named Chmeee, by a Pierson's puppeteer, a brilliant 2-headed alien who calls himself the "Hindmost". The puppeteer hopes to regain status with his fellow citizens by traveling to the Ringworld to bring back treasures. Upon reaching the vast and mysterious Ringworld, Louis and his companions find many surprises, including that the Ringworld is unstable. Its billions of inhabitants will die within months if Louis and his companions do not find a way to locate the Control Center of its mysterious builders, the Ringworld engineers, and fix the problem.  "THE RINGWORLD ENGINEERS has all the inventiveness, convincing detail and narrative vivacity that have come to be associated with the works of Larry Niven."  - Poul Anderson "Fans of the original novel will not be disappointed, and newcomers will have no trouble following the plot, in this adventurous exploration of a m

    • Dead Lands

      Stacey Marie Brown

      Fantasie BOOK 3 IN THE SAVAGE LANDS SERIES Kidnapped by the notorious rebel group, Provstat, Brexley finds her connection goes deeper than she ever imagined. Reunited with old acquaintances and an uncle she never knew, Brexley is thrown into the vicious world of politics, where human and fae leaders will do anything to come out on top. Here dangerous associations and meticulous plots are far more dangerous and cutthroat than any game she survived in Halálház. If her life wasn’t complicated enough, her relationship with the infamous legend is growing stronger. The more she tries to untangle the link between Warwick and her, the thicker it wraps around them both, entwining them in a world between life and death, where brutal passion and fury collide. When whispers of a coveted magical substance, called the nectar, start buzzing louder, Brexley’s strange bond to the fae book leads her on an unexpected journey. One that brings her closer to the answers she seeks. But once she opens the door,

    • The Stolen Heir

      Holly Black

      Fantasie A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world, where she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years. Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful and manipulative. He's on a mission that will lead him into the north, an

    • Mickey7

      Edward Ashton

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Soon to be a major motion picture by Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon-Ho. Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there’s a mission that’s too dangerous—even suicidal— the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. Mickey signed on to escape from both bad debts and boredom on Midgard. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal…and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when he took it. When he goes missing and is presumed dead at the hands of deadly indigenous creatures, Mickey8 reports for duty, and their troubles really begin.

    • The Library at Mount Char

      Scott Hawkins

      Hedendaags “Wholly original . . . the work of the newest major talent in fantasy.”— The Wall Street Journal “ Freakishly compelling . . . through heart-thumping acts of violence and laugh-out-loud moments, this book practically dares you to keep reading. ” —Atlanta Magazine A missing God. A library with the secrets to the universe.  A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away.   Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts.   After all, she was a normal American herself once.    That was a long time ago, of course. Before her parents died. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father.  In the years since then, Carolyn hasn't had a chance to get out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings

    • War with the Newts

      Karel Čapek

      Sciencefiction One of the great anti-utopian satires of the twentieth century, an inspiration to writers from Orwell to Vonnegut, at last in a modern translation. Man discovers a species of giant, intelligent newts and learns to exploit them so successfully that the newts gain skills and arms enough to challenge man's place at the top of the animal kingdom. Along the way, Karel Capek satirizes science, runaway capitalism, fascism, journalism, militarism, even Hollywood.

    • Hand Of Abaddon

      Nick Kyme

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Book 8 in the Dawn of Fire Series As the Indomitus Crusade rages on, Inquisitor Rostov discovers vital intelligence that could reveal the plan of the notorious Hand of Abaddon, and hastily gathers together those loyal to his cause. READ IT BECAUSE The dark schemes of the Hand of Abaddon near fruition. Can the already stretched forces of the Imperium manage to hunt down and prevent this new threat? THE STORY Defending the Anaxian Line, Ultramarines Lieutenant Ferren Areios uncovers a dread vision that has ties to the mission of an old ally. Meanwhile, Magda Kesh campaigns alongside the 84th Mordian. Though she refutes her fate as something more than a mere soldier, is she truly touched by the Emperor? Despite a fractious alliance, the Hand’s scheme is reaching culmination. Amidst the infighting, Tharador Yheng yearns to be free of her master Tenebrus’ shadow and claim her destiny. But another acolyte has embarked on his own path, the Red Corsair Graeyl Herek. Both vie for the favou

    • Honoured Enemy

      Raymond E. Feist & William Forstchen

      Epische fantasy The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, master of magic and adventure, now available in ebook Freedom at any price? Hartraft’s Marauders, a crack band of Kingdom raiders, are a special unit designed to infiltrate and fight behind enemy lines. They are currently heading for a frontier garrison, after a disastrous encounter with the Tsurani. Meanwhile, a Tsurani patrol is sent to support an assault on the same garrison. Both sides arrive at the same time and discover the garrison has been overrun by a migrating horde of moredhel (dark elves), and they are forced by circumstances to band together and fight as one unit to survive. The only problem is, who do they hate the most – their mutual enemy, or each other? As they make their way across the unknown Northlands to freedom, they have to struggle not only with the elements and their enemies, but also their conscience. For what is more important – one’s life or one’s honour? Honoured E

    • A Shattered Empire

      Mitchell Hogan

      Epische fantasy In the epic, never-before-published conclusion to the series that began with the award-winning A CRUCIBLE OF SOULS, Mitchell Hogan combines the wonder of classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy with the grit of the modern masters to create something at once familiar and unique for readers of all ages. In this gritty and breathtaking conclusion to Mitchell Hogan's award-winning Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, a young sorcerer must learn to wield his extraordinary powers to defeat two warring empires. In a battle of armies and sorcerers, empires will fall. After young Caldan's parents were slain, a group of monks raised the boy and initiated him into the arcane mysteries of sorcery. But when the Mahruse Empire is attacked, and the lives of his friends hang in the balance, he was forced to make a dangerous choice. Now, as two mighty empires face off in a deadly game of supremacy, potent sorcery and creatures from legend have been unleashed. To turn the tide of war and prevent annihilation, Caldan

    • Chilling Effect

      Valerie Valdes

      Sciencefiction “Jam-packed with weird aliens, mysterious artifacts, and lovable characters... a tremendous good time and an impressive debut.” -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom. But Eva may lose her mind before she can raise the money. The ship’s hold is full of psychic cats, an amorous fish-faced emperor wants her dead after she rejects his advances, and her sweet engineer is giving her a pesky case of feelings. The worse things get, the more she lies,

    • Dromenstopper

      Dima Zales

      Fantasie Phobetor is niet alleen echt, hij staat op het punt om het leven op elke wereld met bewuste wezens te vernietigen. Je zou kunnen zeggen dat hij een beetje een probleem begint te worden.   Tenzij ik op de een of andere manier de held van een oude profetie ben - en laten we eerlijk zijn, dat ben ik niet - dan zit iedereen waar ik om geef in grote problemen.   Mijn naam is Bailey Spade, en dit is hoe mijn verhaal eindigt.

    • Memory Wire

      Robert Charles Wilson

      Sciencefiction To escape his past, Keller has become an Eye - an all-seeing, unfeeling human video recorder. But his detachment fails when he meets Teresa, and he becomes involved in murder, smuggling and worse.

    • A Court of Frost and Starlight

      Sarah J. Maas

      Fantasie An unmissable companion tale to the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James – Telegraph Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight – Guardian Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint … To be devoured with relish – Mail _________________________ In this companion tale to the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Feyre, Rhys and their friends are working to rebuild the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond after the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that

    • Dust

      Hugh Howey

      Sciencefiction en fantasy The much-anticipated final instalment of the Wool trilogy. 'The next Hunger Games' The Sunday Times 'Thrilling, thought-provoking and memorable ... one of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World.' Daily Express In the aftermath of the uprising, the people of Silo 18 are coming to terms with a new order. Some embrace the change, others fear the unknown; none have control of their fate. The Silo is still in danger. There are those set on its destruction. Jules knows they must be stopped. The battle has been won. The war is just beginning.

    • Gothikana

      RuNyx

      Fantasie “If this is madness,” she whispered almost against his lips, “drown me in it.” Corvina Clemm is a woman with secrets. The last thing she expects to receive is an admission letter from the University of Verenmore, a place just as secretive. A castle atop a mountain, Verenmore is steeped in shadows, deceit and death, a place where students have been disappearing every five years for over a century. As Corvina becomes caught up in unravelling the clues to solve the mystery, her path collides with Vad Deverell, her enigmatic professor. Vad, too, is a man with secrets. And he cannot allow Corvina to get close enough to discover what he hides. But whenever she is near, his heart and soul yearn to possess her. As Corvina and Vad become more and more entangled, their passion for each other could be the very thing to solve the mystery of Verenmore – or it could bring them both down in flames.

    • The Flight of the Eisenstein

      James Swallow

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Having witnessed the terrible massacre of Imperial forces on Isstvan III, Death Guard Captain Garro seizes a ship and sets a course for Terra to warn the Emperor of Horus’s treachery. But when the fleeing Eisenstein is damaged by enemy fire, it becomes stranded in the warp – the realm of the Dark Powers. Can Garro and his men survive the depredations of Chaos and get his warning to the Emperor before Horus’s plans reach fruition?

    • The Eye Of The World

      Robert Jordan

      Fantasie Now a major TV series on Prime Video Prepare to turn the Wheel of Time - discover the first novel in one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al'Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn - the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness. In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME 'Epic in every sense' - Sunday Times 'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times ' [The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin 'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX The Wheel of Time series: Book 1: The Eye of the World Book 2: The Great Hunt Book 3: The Dragon Reborn Book

    • De glazen troon

      Sarah J. Maas

      Epische fantasy Ze wordt door twee mannen bemind Het hele land vreest haar Alleen zij kan het koninkrijk redden Celaena wordt voor de keuze gesteld: óf haar leven slijten in de gevangenis, óf deelnemen aan een toernooi waarvan de winnaar de nieuwe kampioen van de koning wordt. Een voor een worden de deelnemers van het toernooi echter op gruwelijke wijze vermoord en al snel vecht Celaena niet alleen voor haar vrijheid, maar ook voor haar leven.

    • House of Flame and Shadow

      Sarah J. Maas

      Fantasie The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied. In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky an

    • All Systems Red

      Martha Wells

      Avontuurlijke sciencefiction Winner: 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella Winner: 2018 Alex Award Winner: 2018 Locus Award One of the Verge's Best Books of 2017 A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Coming to Apple TV+! A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red , a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. "As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though ne

    • Ontluiken

      Nora Roberts

      Fantasie Het tweede deel van de meeslepende Drakenhart-serie De wereld van de magie en die van de mens zijn lang van elkaar vervreemd geweest. Maar er zijn mensen die tussen beide kunnen reizen, zoals Breen Siobhan Kelly. Ze is net teruggekeerd naar Talamh, met haar vriend Marco, die verbijsterd en verward is door deze plek vol draken, feeën en meerminnen (en, tot zijn chagrijn, zonder wifi). In Talamh is Breen niet gewoon de jonge onderwijzeres die Marco dacht te kennen: hier leert ze om te gaan met de kracht van haar ware identiteit. Marco wordt verwelkomd door Breens volk, en door Keegan, leider van de Fey. Keegan heeft Breen tot krijger opgeleid, en samen met zijn bewondering voor haar kracht en vaardigheden is zijn verlangen naar haar gegroeid. Maar één lid van Breens bloedlijn staat niet klaar om haar in zijn armen te sluiten: haar grootvader, de verbannen god Odran. Hij maakt plannen om Talamh te vernietigen. Iedereen moet samenwerken om zijn duistere krachten te verslaan. Er za

    • Foundation

      Isaac Asimov

      Sciencefiction WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today. The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate. Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy. However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation’s fate will be threatened first. Reviews ‘One of the most staggering achievements in modern SF’ The Times ‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be kno

    • The Complete Witcher

      Andrzej Sapkowski

      Fantasie Experience the story from start to finish. Get every single book following the exploits of Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity. These eight books are a comprehensive collection of the books that inspired a bestselling video game and the major Netflix series. Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. Read the epic Witcher saga from start to finish with this eBook boxset, which contains all eight books in the ground-breaking series. The Last Wish, Blood of Elves translated by Danusia Stok. Sword of Destiny, Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, The Lady of the Lake, Season of Storm

    • The Science Fiction Megapack

      Philip K. Dick & Poul Anderson

      Avontuurlijke sciencefiction Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short): UNKNOWN THINGS, by Reginald Bretnor CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, by Samuel R. Delany EXPEDITER, by Mack Reynolds ONE-SHOT, by James Blish SHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando Binder ZEN, by Jerome Bixby LANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson Bond SENTIMENT, INC., by Poul Anderson THE ISSAHAR ARTIFACTS, by J. F. Bone THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP, by Ben Bova YEAR OF THE BIG THAW, by Marion Zimmer Bradley EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS, by Fredric Brown HAPPY ENDING, by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds LIGHTER THAN YOU THINK, by Nelson Bond RIYAíS FOUNDLING, by Algis Budrys ACCIDENTAL DEATH, by Peter Baily AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C. C. MacApp DEAD RINGER, by Lester del Rey THE CRYSTAL CRYPT, by Philip K. Dick THE JUPITER WEAPON, by Charles L. Fontenay THE MAN WHO HATED MARS, by Randall Garrett NAVY DAY, by Harry Harrison THE JUDAS V

    • Once Upon A Broken Heart

      Stephanie Garber

      Fantasie How far would you go for happily ever after? 'An unputdownable fairy tale' Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of the Wicked From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series, the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after. For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily ever after. Until she learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, and her dreams are shattered. Desperate to stop the wedding, and heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. But after Evangeline's first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game - and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in t

    • A Promise of Fire

      Amanda Bouchet

      Fantasie Get ready to enter a world on the brink of battle, filled with gods, magicians, dragons, giants - and experience an epic love story . . . 'This is fantasy romance at its best!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'Laugh-out-loud funny, edge-of-your-seat exciting, characters you will fall in love with' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'Loved the fantasy mix with Greek mythology' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'Utterly breathtaking' DARYNDA JONES 'Absolutely fabulous' C. L. WILSON 'So much love for this book! Buuuuuuy it!' NALINI SINGH .................................. Kingmaker. Soothsayer. Warrior. Mage. Kingdoms would rise and fall for her . . . if she is ever found. In the icy North, where magic is might, an all-powerful elite ruthlessly guided by a glacial Queen have grown to dominate the world. Now rebellion is stirring in the rough, magic-poor South, where for the first time in memory a warlord has succeeded in uniting the tribal nations. Stuck in the middle is Cat - circus pe

    • The Three-Body Problem

      Cixin Liu

      Sciencefiction en fantasy Read the award-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-million-copy-selling science-fiction phenomenon – soon to be a Netflix Original Series from the creators of Game of Thrones. 1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang's investigation will lead him to a mysterious online game and immerse him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredictable interaction of its three suns. This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything: the key to the scientists' deaths, the key to a conspiracy that spans light-years and the key to the extinction-level threat humanity now faces. Praise for The Three-Body Problem: 'Your next favourite sci-fi novel' Wired

    • Rogue Protocol

      Martha Wells

      Avontuurlijke sciencefiction Rogue Protocol is the third entry in Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries. Starring a human-like android who keeps getting sucked back into adventure after adventure, though it just wants to be left alone, away from humanity and small talk. Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas? Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good. "I love Murderbot!"-- New York Times bestselling author Ann Leckie The Murderbot Diaries All Systems Red Artificial Condition Rogue Protocol Exit Strategy Network Effect Fugitive Telemetry System Collapse At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights

    • Shards of Earth

      Adrian Tchaikovsky

      Sciencefiction From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time , winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy. 'One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction' – Christopher Paolini, author of Fractal Noise The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . . Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one of humanity’s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers. Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. Many escaped, but millions more died. So mankind created enhanced humans ­such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. Then these ‘Architects’ simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete. Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. It’s

    • Uit bloed en as

      Jennifer L. Armentrout

      Paranormale fantasy 'Uit bloed en as' van bestsellerauteur Jennifer L. Armentrout is het eerste deel van de bekroonde Blood and Ash-hitserie. 'Uit bloed en as' van Jennifer L. Armentrout gaat over Poppy, die nooit zeggenschap heeft gehad over haar eigen leven. Als Maiden leeft ze alleen: ze wordt nooit aangeraakt, nooit naar haar omgekeken en nooit met haar gesproken. De hele toekomst van het rijk rust op haar schouders, want ze moet tijdens haar Ascension waardig worden bevonden door de goden. Hoe kan ze ooit aan die verwachtingen voldoen? Dan ontmoet ze Hawke, een bewaker die ervoor moet zorgen dat Poppy haar Ascenion zal volbrengen, én iemand die haar hoofd en hart totaal op hol brengt. 'Uit bloed en as' is het eerste deel van de bloedstollende nieuwe Blood and Ash-serie van Armentrout. Armentrout won met dit boek de Goodreads Choice Award Best Romance 2020.

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