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A Place Between Waking and Forgetting is dark speculative fiction, an Afro-Irreal collection in which transformative stories of culture, diversity, climate change, unlimited futures, collisions of worlds, mythology, and more, inhabit. It cases black people stories in bold and evocative text, at times deeply flawed but potentially redeemable protagonists in rich hues of blackness and light. Something beautiful, something dark in lyrical language packed with affection, dread, anguish and hope.

In the shadowed world of Castlianova, where electricity flickers like a dying candle, Goddess Amekia gifts Professor Coveland Nocht a book of forbidden knowledge. The city’s blackouts are not mere inconveniences—they are harbingers of chaos. As the feared and hated mages become more common, they are ruthlessly hunted and enslaved by the Riddere’s secret police.

Aeren Silverleaf never wanted to be a hero. As a skilled elven ranger, she’s spent her life in the shadows of Eirandor’s vast forests, content to live a quiet life away from the intrigues of the empire. But when an ancient and malevolent force known as the Crimson Wraith begins to tear through the veil separating worlds, Aeren is thrust into a battle she cannot escape.

That was what the Order preached to unite the people against the undying—the same mantra the rebels used to rally against the Skeleton King’s tyrannical rule. But for estranged sisters Threyna and Laela, forced unity might be even more disastrous than division. Ten years after losing everything, Threyna is now a hardened rebel. After acquiring the Skeleton King’s cursed blood magic, she has vowed to overthrow his corrupt rule, even if it costs her soul. Laela, once her ally, has abandoned the doomed rebellion, preparing to lead a mass exodus from the cursed island in search of new beginnings.

Kay aims to stop Thorgisl from obtaining Esch. Meanwhile Galfride has discovered the twenty-first century and wants his boyhood friend Ian back. Kay's son and daughter seem to him a barrier which puts them in danger. Between keeping the power stone she saved from greedy mages of medieval Earth and protecting her kids, Kay is again pulled between times, but she has a new ally, a witch of ancient Cornwall who slipped through the portal into her neighborhood.

Ein Schloss auf einem Hügel, neblige Wälder, dunkle Seen und eine Liebe, die nicht sein darfFür die Außenseiterin Corvina ist die Zulassung von der mysteriösen University of Verenmore die Chance auf einen Neuanfang. Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben schließt Corvina Freundschaften, doch das abgelegene Schloss in den Bergen birgt auch Geheimnisse: In regelmäßigen Abständen verschwindet jemand auf rätselhafte Weise. Corvina beschließt, endlich die Wahrheit hinter den Vorfällen aufzudecken.

Marysol hat sich gezeigt. Nach und nach erfährt Jess, wer von den Seelenwächtern für sie und somit auch für Lilija kämpft. Der Schock darüber sitzt tief, doch sie wehrt sich weiter und versucht sich gegen die alten Mächte der Seelenwächter zu stellen. Wird sie stark genug sein, um sich zu entziehen? Jaydee leidet ebenfalls und kann sich kaum noch gegen den Schmerz stemmen, der ihm zugefügt wird. Sein Geist bricht zum ersten Mal. Er muss die Entscheidung treffen, ob er Lilija folgen will oder nicht. Es kommt zum Showdown der Mächte. Wer wird siegen?

Auf ihrer Suche in der Bibliothek des Rates finden Emma, Jess und Akil nicht nur heraus, was es mit dem Gefüge der Zeit auf sich hat. Akil kann endlich auch das Geheimnis lüften, welches Ilai dort versteckt hat. Jess und Akil müssen sich einer ebenso unerwarteten wie unangenehmen Wahrheit stellen. Einer Wahrheit, die auch in der Gegenwart noch wirkt. Jaydee sieht sich Kontrahenten gegenüber, denen er kaum gewachsen scheint. Weder körperlich noch mental. Er muss seine gesamte Kraft aufbringen, um sich ihnen zu entziehen. Wird sie ausreichen?

Nuss needs a new life, one she hopes will bring better opportunities and solitude. With that motivation alone, she’s traveled weeks with a caravan that is full on judgment and empty on safety. Now, only days away from her goal, the unwelcome arrival of two sorcerers threatens to stop her. And if they don’t, then the silent creature they've tracked to the caravan might. A creature far too capable of hiding in plain sight and wearing any face.

Combining the political intrigue of She Who Became the Sun with the gorgeous world-building of Children of Blood and Bone, Birth of a Dynasty is the start of a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy centered around three families’ fight for power in Ahkebulin, a land where magic is feared, giants are real, and prophecy holds sway.

Born with a gift that is more of a curse than a blessing, Jefferarri is an immortal who battles his internal demons and the external forces around him. At a tender age, the orphaned youth is adopted by his grandparents, with the blessings of the government, for his protection and a better life following his parents’ demise. When nefarious beings of the underworld discover his whereabouts, a war between the world of the mortals and the undead ignites.

Enslaved in the mines of Lonia, Pela has forgotten the last time she saw the sun. For days uncounted she has toiled, scorned by her captors, forgotten. Her jailers think her cowed, but the blood of a warrior flows in her veins. When a new overseer arrives, Pela sees an opportunity. The man is young and untrained – he could easily be deceived.

In the farthest reaches of space, where light barely touches and time warps into oblivion, an entire fleet vanished without a trace. Ten years later, a single, chilling transmission is received: “This is Commander Adrian Wolfe… Ghost Fleet… requesting assistance.” Captain Elena Vasquez thought she had buried the memory of Wolfe, the man she once loved, along with the fleet’s disappearance. But now, his desperate call for help pulls her into the dark unknown—a place where nightmares are real, and the dead do not rest.

Una Hartstone, Princess of Issos, learns the price the Wraith King demands to end the war once and for all—Her. In exchange for the safety of her people, she agrees to give her life—and her body—to her greatest enemy. Gollaya Verbane is determined to fulfill his destiny and his god's prophecy. When his seer points to the Princess of Issos as the key to the rise of the dark fae, he demands her submission. But when she finally yields, he realizes Una is much more to him than a priceless weapon.

The city of Alaris, once the jewel of the realm, now stands as a graveyard of shattered hopes and forgotten dreams. After the devastating battle to close the Rift, Lyra believed the worst was behind her. But as the Echoes—twisted remnants of the past—begin to rise again, she realizes that the Rift's influence never truly left. Lyra is haunted by the loss of Ezran, whose sacrifice helped save the world. Yet even in death, his memory drives her to continue the fight.

Nora has a rough childhood, including the disappearance of her younger sister, Kirsten. Antonio grew up in Naples, Italy and became intertwined in the local gangs. They both end up in a Nevada theatre where they find their second chances at a good life.

For as long as she can remember, Arken Asher has been searching for answers—driven by an insatiable hunger, a need to understand the meaning behind her dangerous arcane secrets. She's finally taken that leap into the unknown, leaving her simple life behind to attend the Arcane Studium, a prestigious college of magickal arts & sciences nestled in the heart of Sophrosyne, the City of the Gods.

Nachts hört Flo eigenartige Gesänge aus dem Wald, der an das Hotelgelände angrenzt, und es dauert nicht lange, bis sie von lebhaften Visionen heimgesucht wird. Dennoch übt der Wald eine geradezu unheimliche Anziehungskraft auf sie aus. Als sie eines Tages bei einer Wanderung der mysteriösen Frau Gothel begegnet, nimmt ein gruseliges Abenteuer seinen Lauf …

Sophia Boralis is haunted by the death of her mother, her life consumed by a dark and dangerous depression that brings sinister shadows to life in her mirrors. After a desperate suicide attempt, she finds herself under the care of Harper, a psychiatrist with an almost otherworldly presence, at a mental health hospital. In the hospital, Sophia meets Jeremy, a boyishly handsome man whose brokenness mirrors her own. Yet, Jeremy harbors deep suspicions about Harper and his true intentions.

Just beyond the waking edges of Lucerìa, an 18th-century town in the kingdom of Naples, lies the Night: an enigmatic fiefdom governed by seven immortals and fueled by Moira, the power to reshape one’s destiny. On this porous border separating Day from Night, Oriana spends her time fantasizing about becoming a smith in her father’s forge and eavesdropping on whispered tales of beasts and men who roam the nocturnal realm. But in the Night, these stories come alive, as Oriana saw for herself after she inadvertently trespassed into the Secret Market of the Dead.