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Something nobody ever wants loose is on the loose. A wizard crisis looms. Body parts in the river. A kidnapping and mysterious murders. Only a reckless newcomer and an unflappable constable can put things right. Discover a new fantasy world brimming with magic, murder, and intrigue. Discover the Akken Chronicles.

A wizard and mystic in one. A legion of darkness. One final act. Alrion's power is complete, but he's far from ready. He should be moving on to the final stage of his quest, but can't ignore Alyx's plight. He's stuck. Alrion only has one chance, and if he fails, he will be consumed by the very thing he hopes to remove and user in a new era of darkness. In this epic finale, the story of The Hidden Wizard draws to a close. Armies will clash, new foes will emerge, and secrets will be uncovered. Just who is the mysterious wizard that's been lurking in the shadows?

As princess of Krashna, Maeva has always gotten her way. But when she is sent to marry the third prince of Jora, Haruk, she has little choice in the matter. Due to an impending war against another kingdom, it is her duty to marry him and solidify the alliance between Jora and Krashna. However, the third prince proves to be unenthusiastic, lazy, seemingly unemotional, and extremely unmotivated. Still, Maeva hopes that by getting close to him and gaining his love, her country would benefit politically. Yet she can't shake the that there is more behind his expressionless, dark eyes....

Finding out you are a wizard...is only half the story. Alrion answers the call with a mixture of fear and excitement. Finally, a chance to prove himself and discover his true purpose. But his potential was kept a secret his entire life. What else were they hiding? Tales of the Blight hint at darkness and danger. A mysterious force that sounds like it’s from a fairy tale. As he travels, Alrion starts to understand the truth. His power is unique, and the spread of the Blight and his emergence as a wizard are not a coincidence.

I Konungars Marsch följer vi ytterligare ett steg på Thors storslagna resa mot att bli vuxen, förstå vem han egentligen är och vilka krafter han besitter, på vägen mot att bli en fulländad krigare. Efter en flykt från fängelsehålan får Thor den fruktansvärda nyheten om ytterligare ett mordförsök på kung McGil. Med kungens död kastas riket i kaos. I allas kamp för tronen är Kungsgård mer än någonsin fyllt av familjestridigheter, maktkamp, avund, våld och svek.

Alrion has been infected by the Blight. His power is inaccessible, and he needs a way to defend himself. He’s desperate to find a cure before he turns. His hopes are pinned on a group of magic users known as Mystics. These women wield an unknown power that could be the missing link to curing the Blight. And saving himself. Wraith has expanded his power and influence. Nowhere is safe, not even Alrion’s mind. It is only a matter of time until he falls to either Wraith or the infection growing within.

Alrion barely survived. His success came at a terrible cost. Driven to improve his skill and prove his worth as a wizard he pushes on. His dreams show him a vision of his next goal, the Vault of Silence. It is a secret trial guarded by an order of monks and designed to test a person’s will. To get there, he must find a guide and negotiate his way through sprawling cities and a vast desert. But the creatures of the Blight are organising.

The final steps are the longest. Odin arrives in Vanaheim. A timeless paradise of the gods greets him. There he meets Freyja, a woman with whom he’d gladly pass eternity. But the Fates are fickle. Freyja is the daughter of the king Odin has come to overthrow. Will he choose destiny or his heart? Either way, he will lose something dear. You’ll love this grim fantasy because it retells classic Norse myths in a whole new way.

Idunn’s apples made Odin a god-king. Now, she calls upon him to overthrow her people - the very gods he has long worshipped. In his way stand mist-worshipping sorcerers, draugar, trolls, and all the horrors of Hel. Can Odin guide his people past such threats? And even if he can reach the gods, can he defeat them?

The Club of Queer Trades revolves around the members of a London club who must invent their own peculiar and unique professions, and make a living from them. These six tales send up the British class system, the state of London in the Victoria era, the ironies of the law, and more.

Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of shorter works on the strange and the macabre, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. The title story "Dracula's Guest" is believed to be the deleted first chapter of Stoker's masterpiece, Dracula. The other nine stories like "The Squaw", "The Judge's House", and "The Burial of the Rats" rank very high among classic tales of horror.

August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

Fågel Fenix är en novell skriven av August Strindberg, först utgiven på svenska 27 September 1884 i novellsamling Giftas. August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

För att bli gift är en novell skriven av August Strindberg, först utgiven på svenska 27 September 1884 i novellsamling Giftas. August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

Ersättning är en novell skriven av August Strindberg, först utgiven på svenska 27 September 1884 i novellsamling Giftas. August Strindberg räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla författare. Under fyra decennier var Strindberg en dominerande gestalt i det litterära Sverige. Han var ständigt omdiskuterad och ofta involverad i personliga konflikter. Bland hans verk finns ett flertal romaner, noveller och dramer som räknas som klassiker inom svensk litteratur.

A prosecuting attorney faces his most formidable opponent: his precocious seven-year-old son. Chekhov's warm and insightful short story is a meditation on fatherhood and the difficulties of being a single parent.

Dygdens lön är en novell från novellsamlingen Giftas av August Strindberg.