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India and Matt thought all their problems would come to an end once they found Chronos. But the watch magician brings with him as many questions as answers, and a load of trouble. To fix Matt's magic watch, they must find an old diary that once belonged to a doctor magician murdered decades ago. The hunt drags them into a sordid mystery involving two of London's craft guilds. With old and new enemies determined to stop them, and long-held secrets unearthed, Matt and India must work together better than ever.

Deciphering an ancient alchemy book is more difficult than Zoe Faust bargained for. She'd much rather be gardening and exploring her new hometown of Portland, Oregon - but time is running out for living gargoyle Dorian Robert-Houdin. If Zoe isn't able to unlock an unusual alchemy book's secrets soon, the French gargoyle will remain awake but trapped in stone forever.

When novice monk Tenzin Dorje is told by his lama that the Red Army is invading Tibet, his country's darkest moment paradoxically gives him a sense of purpose like no other. He accepts a mission to carry two ancient, secret texts across the Himalayas to safety. Half a century later, in a paradox of similarly troubling circumstances, Matt Lester is called upon to convey his own particular wisdom as a scientist, when Matt's nanotech project is mysteriously moved from London to a research incubator in Los Angeles.

A fleet of boats dock at the port of Sanjan in Gujarat in 720 CE. They carry 18,000 frightened souls fleeing the cruelty of Iran’s Umayyad Caliphate. Chanting Sanskrit-like prayers, the high priest consecrates a sacred fire to thank their god, Ahura Mazda, for leading them to a new home and hope. He uses a mysterious substance to spark the flame, but few know of its miraculous properties or provenance. Centuries later, Parsi scientist Jim Dastoor is abducted from his Seattle laboratory and whisked away to Tehran.

In New York City, magic controls everything. But the power of magic is fading. No one knows what is happening except for Sydney - a new, rare magician with incredible power that has been unmatched in decades, and she may be the only person who is able to stop the darkness that is weakening the magic. But Sydney doesn't want to help the system, she wants to destroy it. Sydney comes from the House of Shadows, which controls the magic with the help of sacrifices from magicians.

The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, master of magic and adventure, now available in ebook. For nearly a year peace reigned in the enchanted kingdom of Rillanon. But new challenges awaited Arutha, the Prince of Krondor, when Jimmy the Hand - the youngest thief in the Guild of Mockers - came upon a sinister Nighthawk poised to assassinate him. What evil power raises the dead and makes corpses do battle with the living at the behest of the Guild of Death?

Jason West, hot-shot special agent with the FBI’s Art Crime Team, is at the Wyoming home of Behavioral Analysis Unit Chief Sam Kennedy, who is recuperating from a recent hit-and-run accident, when he’s asked to consult on the theft of a priceless collection of vintage magic posters. But before Jason can say “presto change-o”, the owner of the art collection turns up murdered in a national forest.

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, drugs...even contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumoured to be members of the Dixie Mafia.

Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read is the son of a strict Seventh Day Adventist mother and a shell-shocked former soldier who slept with a loaded gun at his side. Bullied at school, he grew up dreaming of revenge ("There are none so merciless as those who have been shown no mercy", as he later noted). He became a criminal legend who terrorised drug dealers, pimps, thieves and armed robbers on the streets and in jail - but boasts he never hurt an innocent member of the public.

Hurricane Sandy ravages the Jersey Shore while simultaneously providing the backdrop for a horrible crime. A serial killer takes advantage of the night's ferocity and inflicts his own damage. The madman then disappears, leaving a famed FBI agent broken in the process. Frank Sorello retires from the Bureau only to be drawn back into the game after a best-selling novel by a new author raises suspicions about details inside the book. Is the homicidal maniac announcing his return or is it purely a coincidence?

The Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. One night in Waterloo, Iowa, with young policeman Virgil Holt watching from the audience, she swaps her trademark saw for a fire ax. Is it a new version of the illusion, or an all-too-real murder? When Arden's husband is found lifeless beneath the stage later that night, the answer seems clear.

Prague, 1588 The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundaries of human knowledge and his court is a haven for scientists, astrologers and alchemists. His abiding passion is the elusive hunt for the philosopher’s stone and thus immortality. The Catholic Church fears he has pushed too far – into the forbidden realm of heresy – while the greatest powers in Christendom are concerned about the imperial line of succession.

Meet Louis Warlock. Man about town, denizen of Soho's nightclubs and cabaret bars - and the most skilled magician of his time. As a boy, Ludvik Weinschenk fled Nazi Germany to England with a pack of playing cards and three tricks to his name. Twelve years later, in 1950s London, having risen through the ranks of concert parties, night clubs and variety theatres, Ludvik - or Louis Warlock as he is now known - is the most famous magician in Britain. But after his talent for deception attracts the attention of the British secret service, Louis is thrown into the perilous world of espionage.

From the end of the 18th century, Americans traveled west to find new homes and new lands. They brought with them the magics of plain people. It is from these roots of the American dream that award-winning writer Orson Scott Card has crafted what the Charlotte Observer called "a uniquely American fantasy." Using the lore and the folk magic of the men and women who settled a continent, and the beliefs of the tribes who were here before them, Card has created an alternate frontier America.

"إينار" صحفي يعمل في جريدة "أفتر نون نيوز"، يتم نقله إلى مقر الجريدة الجديد في إحدى المدن البعيدة عن العاصمة الأيسلندية "ريكيافيك"، ظن في البداية أن هذه النقلة ستبعده عن مركز الأحداث وستقلل من فرصه للحصول على سبقه الصحفي لكن مخاوفه كلها تختفي عندما تتصل به سيدة عجوز من إحدى بيوت الرعاية لتخبره بأن ابنتها التي سقطت في النهر منذ عدة أيامٍ لم تمت بسبب الصدمة، بل لأنها قُتلت...إلى أن تظهر جثة أخرى، فتتشابك العلاقات وتتعقد القضية ويصبح أمام "إينار" الكثير من المشتبه بهم، والكثير من المخاطر التي تهدد صحفيًا يريد كشف الحقيقة والحصول على

How can a murderer be in two places at once? A diamond teleport itself five miles as if by magic? Or a host of ghostly faces materialise in an ordinary kitchen floor? Join magician Barry Jones and his writer wife Lora as they pull back the curtain to reveal the methods behind these bizarre happenings and more. Prepare to be amazed, as you’ll also have the chance to participate in a series of brain-bending audio magic tricks along the way!

Paloma has been watching the Grand Vespertilio Show her entire life. Grand, America’s most beloved horror host showcases classic, low-budget and cult horror movies with a flourish, wearing his black tuxedo and hat, but Paloma has noticed something strange about Grand, stranger than his dark make-up and Gothic television set.

Alvin, Port Warren’s Sheriff, is super excited when a famous magician visits the town. But the man is not quite the hero he envisioned. There are plenty of suspects when the show turns murder red. The Resplendent Rockford is a hard taskmaster, and not everyone is a fan. Who is the man hiding in the shadows? Why is Rockford’s assistant making threats, and how did poor Clive cope?

"لغز الساحر العظيم" هو واحد من سلسلة ألغاز المغامرون، وهي قصص و مغامرات تخوضها مجموعة من الأولاد ، تسودها أحداث مثيرة و لحظات ممتعة و شيقة ، يستعمل فيها أبطال القصة كل ما يتمتعون به من ذكاء و فطنة من أجل الوصول إلى الحقيقة و كشف الغموض الذي يكتنف الأحداث و الوقائع المبهمة ...

Seems the entire United States of America is in a state of panic due to a surge of brutal killings by a ruthless and psychotic serial killer disguised as an old-style magician. He leaves his mark and revels in the devastating way he leaves his victims. It won’t be long before the magician strikes too close to home, slaughtering Bane Bloodworth’s family. He’s no one to mess with, being a one-man tactical force. Bane’s got a reputation of being a tough-ass biker. He’s after revenge and taking his long-time friend Jessica with him.