New Releases by Kevin Hearne

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the “action-packed, enchantingly fun” (Booklist) Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery: Who cast a pair of curses on his head? Al MacBharrais has a most unusual job: He’s a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell hidden in the human world. But there’s one supernatural mystery he’s never been able to solve: Years ago, someone cast twin curses on him that killed off his apprentices and drove away loved ones who heard him speak, leaving him bereft and isolated. But he’s not quite alone: As Al works to solve this mystery, his friends draw him into their own eccentric dramas. Buck Foi the hobgoblin has been pondering his own legacy—and has a plan for a daring shenanigan that will make him the most celebrated hobgoblin of all. Nadia, goth queen and battle seer, is creating her own cult around a god who loves whisky and cheese. And the Morrigan, a former Irish death goddess, has decided she wants not only to live as an ordinary woman but also to face the most perilous challenge of the mortal world: online dating. Meanwhile, Al crosses paths with old friends and new—including some beloved Druids and their very good dogs—in his globe-trotting quest to solve the mystery of his curses. But he’s pulled in so many different directions by his colleagues, a suspicious detective, and the whims of destructive gods that Al begins to wonder: Will he ever find time to write his own happy ending? BOOK THREE OF THE INK & SIGIL SERIES Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s enchanting Ink & Sigil series: INK & SIGIL • PAPER & BLOOD • CANDLE & CROW

Kevin Hearne, author of the acclaimed Iron Druid Chronicles, returns with an otherworldly new novella! Newly widowed and trying to cope with her grief, Winnie Mae Chisholm moves from Tennessee with her teenage son, Pax, to Oregon, hoping the change will let them both heal and move on. She''s warned when buying their new home that the next door neighbor, Mr. Fisher, is a famous recluse and no one has seen him in years, but that''s fine with her--she''s looking for quiet. She''s not going to get it, however, because when Pax meets the neighbor, he discovers that the reason Mr. Fisher hides from the world is that he isn''t actually from this world. He''s been stranded for decades and he''s trying to get home, and he could really use some help. Abruptly part of the best-kept secret on the planet, Winnie Mae and Pax have to protect Mr. Fisher from a nosy neighbor who would ruin his work and doom him to die among aliens, but they also have to ask themselves: How far would they go to escape their grief? Would another world be far enough?

From New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne comes an alien abduction romp that Publishers Weekly called "both fun and thought-provoking." The only favor the aliens do for Clint Beecham when they abduct him is give him a shirt that says DO NOT EAT on it in their language. He''s told that as a physicist, he is to be reserved, along with five other scientists, for a mysterious purpose. But fifty thousand other humans on board the interstellar scout ship are scheduled to be butchered and frozen, a food supply for the long journey to the alien homeworld. Clint and the other Reserves can''t stand by and let that happen. If they don''t find a way to stop the ravenous aliens from reporting that they''ve found a planet full of delicious creatures to eat, the fifty thousand humans on board will only be the first of billions: the entire earth will become an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Three Slices is the only collection of novellas about cheese wizards in the world-and it''s written by New York Times bestselling authors! You therefore need it as a matter of principle. A Prelude to War by Kevin Hearne After an old friend is murdered in retaliation for his mercenary strikes against the oldest vampires in the world, ancient Druid Atticus O''Sullivan must solicit the aid of another old friend in Ethiopia if he''s going to have a chance of finishing a war he never wanted. Meanwhile, Granuaile MacTiernan starts a private war of her own against Loki, the lord of lies, and if it brings Ragnarok early-so be it. Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys by Delilah S. Dawson The number one rule of the circus? Don''t kill your volunteers, even accidentally. That''s how young magician Criminy Stain ends up on the run in a forest, where he meets a beautiful woman holding a bucket of blood. But is Merissa the answer to his prayers-- or the orchestrator of his ruin? Interlude: Swallow by Chuck Wendig Miriam Black is back. Miriam is tired of her curse and finally believes she knows how to be rid of her ability to see when and how other people die. She follows a lead to the mountains of Colorado, where she believes she sees signs of a serial killer she thought she already killed. (Set between The Cormorant and Thunderbird.)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the seventh book in The Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O’Sullivan and his apprentice Granuaile take on an ancient plague-summoning demon and confront a rebellion of the Fae in Tír na nóg. “Funny, razor-sharp . . . plenty of action, humor, and mythology.”—Booklist (starred review) Atticus’s apprentice Granuaile is at last a full Druid herself. What’s more, Atticus has defrosted an archdruid frozen in time long ago, a father figure (of sorts) who now goes by the modern equivalent of his old Irish name: Owen Kennedy. And Owen has some catching up to do. Atticus takes pleasure in the role reversal, as the student is now the teacher. Between busting Atticus’s chops and trying to fathom a cell phone, Owen must also learn English. For Atticus, the jury’s still out on whether the wily old coot will be an asset in the epic battle with the Norse god Loki—or merely a pain in the arse. But Atticus isn’t the only one with daddy issues. Granuaile faces a great challenge: to exorcise a sorcerer’s spirit that is possessing her father in India. Even with the help of the witch Laksha, Granuaile may be facing a crushing defeat. As the trio of Druids deals with pestilence-spreading demons, bacon-loving yeti, fierce flying foxes, and frenzied Fae, they’re hoping that this time, three’s a charm. “Uproariously entertaining in a way that [Kevin] Hearne is uniquely able to achieve . . . [Shattered] has the feeling of a new beginning for its hero and for the series.”—RT Book Reviews “This series just gets bigger and better, and Shattered shows no signs of it slowing down.”—Vampire Book Club Don’t miss any of The Iron Druid Chronicles: HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED | SCOURGED | BESIEGED

Sechs Wissenschaftler – ein Plan: nicht als Alien-Snack enden ... In der bitterbösen Science-Fiction-Komödie Do not eat! von Kevin Hearne geht es um Alien-Entführungen, interstellare Reisen durchs Weltall und natürlich nichts weniger als die Rettung der Menschheit! Wie scheiße kann ein Tag werden? Erst muss Physiker Clint Beecham mit ansehen, wie sein bester Freund von Aliens gefressen wird, dann wird er selbst auf deren Raumschiff verschleppt. Immerhin steckt man ihn zur Sicherheit in ein T-Shirt mit der Aufschrift »Do not eat!« – denn Clint und fünf weitere Wissenschaftler sollen für etwas Besonderes aufgespart werden. Während die Aliens mit Reiseproviant in Form von 50.000 Gefangenen ihren Heimatplaneten ansteuern, um dort vom All-you-can-eat-Buffet namens Erde zu schwärmen, wird den Wissenschaftlern eines klar: Es ist höchste Zeit, E.T. so richtig in den Arsch zu treten! Bestseller-Autor Kevin Hearne hatte sichtlich Spaß am Schreiben dieses urkomischen Science-Fiction-Romans, der voller schwarzem Humor steckt und sich selbst nie zu ernst nimmt. »Hearnes fesselnder, mitreißender Alien-Entführungsroman ist sowohl unterhaltsam als auch zum Nachdenken anregend.« Publishers Weekly

New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne returns to the world of his beloved Iron Druid Chronicles in a spin-off series about an eccentric master of rare magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland. “A terrific kick-off of a new, action-packed, enchantingly fun series.”—Booklist Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails—and a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically enchanted ink and he uses his gifts to protect our world from rogue minions of various pantheons, especially the Fae. But he is also cursed. Anyone who hears his voice will begin to feel an inexplicable hatred for Al, so he can only communicate through the written word or speech apps. And his apprentices keep dying in peculiar freak accidents. As his personal life crumbles around him, he devotes his life to his work, all the while trying to crack the secret of his curse. But when his latest apprentice, Gordie, turns up dead in his Glasgow flat, Al discovers evidence that Gordie was living a secret life of crime. Now Al is forced to play detective—while avoiding actual detectives who are wondering why death seems to always follow Al. Investigating his apprentice’s death will take him through Scotland’s magical underworld, and he’ll need the help of a mischievous hobgoblin if he’s to survive. BOOK ONE OF THE INK & SIGIL SERIES Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s enchanting Ink & Sigil series: INK & SIGIL • PAPER & BLOOD • CANDLE & CROW

''A NEW, ACTION-PACKED, ENCHANTINGLY FUN SERIES'' Booklist From New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne comes the start of a hugely entertaining new series set in the world of the Iron Druid Chronicles - about an eccentric master of magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland . . . Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails - and a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically enchanted ink and he uses his gifts to protect our world from rogue minions of various pantheons, especially the Fae. But he is also cursed. Anyone who hears his voice will begin to feel an inexplicable hatred for Al, so he can only communicate through the written word or speech apps. And his apprentices keep dying in peculiar freak accidents. As his personal life crumbles around him, he devotes his life to his work, all the while trying to crack the secret of his curse. But when his latest apprentice, Gordie, turns up dead in his Glasgow flat, Al discovers evidence that Gordie was living a secret life of crime. Now Al is forced to play detective - while avoiding actual detectives who are wondering why death seems to always follow Al. Investigating his apprentice''s death will take him through Scotland''s magical underworld, and he''ll need the help of a mischievous hobgoblin if he''s to survive. Packed to the brim with mystery, magic and mayhem, Ink & Sigil is perfect for fans of Rivers of London and Rotherweird. Praise for Ink & Sigil: ''You are in for a great treat. Ink and Sigil is great escape reading, and I loved every word'' Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse books ''Will transport you right in the Scottish realm of fey and fairies . . . The magic is both familiar and new, believable and extraordinary'' Charlie Holmberg, author of The Paper Magician ''Vividly blends Kevin Hearne''s unique take on urban fantasy with the grit of Scottish magic'' Adam Christopher, author of Empire State ''Ink & Sigil is filled to the brim with the Hearne-anigans we''ve all grown to love. Fans of ribald humor, literary puns and the odd hobgoblin will be enchanted by this paranormal mystery'' Jaye Wells, author of the Prospero''s War series

Discover the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror with the 2020 Del Rey ebook sampler! 2020 is a year of new chapters. Max Brooks, who helped us survive a zombie pandemic, now searches for a more elusive threat: Bigfoot. Kevin Hearne, the author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, takes us back to that beloved world with a new spin-off series—and dreams up a different epic fantasy series with an entirely new mythology. Peter F. Hamilton masterfully builds a blazing space opera series. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who dazzled us with her vision of 1920s Mexico and the Mayan underworld, reimagines the classic gothic suspense novel with the story of an isolated mansion in the 1950s Mexican countryside. These eleven recent and upcoming works are full of action. A young space pilot tries to save his best friend—the heir to a galactic empire—from a ruthless rebellion. A girl whose interdimensional doppelgängers have died in 372 worlds discovers a secret that puts her life in jeopardy. A man whose daughter has newfound, terrifying powers must risk his life to save hers. The last human in the galaxy hides her identity while trying to discover the truth about humanity. A woman traveling through time finds a mysterious child with unimaginable power. A spell allows women to control their own fertility in an epic feminist fantasy. This captivating ebook sampler contains excerpts from: DEVOLUTION by Max Brooks THE WOMEN’S WAR by Jenna Glass SALVATION by Peter F. Hamilton INK & SIGIL by Kevin Hearne A PLAGUE OF GIANTS by Kevin Hearne THE VANISHED BIRDS by Simon Jimenez THE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS by Micaiah Johnson THE LAST HUMAN by Zack Jordan MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia THE NOBODY PEOPLE by Bob Proehl BONDS OF BRASS by Emily Skrutskie

This princess can shave herself! The hilarious bestselling authors of Kill the Farm Boy and No Country for Old Gnomes are back with a new adventure in the irreverent world of Pell. Once upon a time, a princess slept in a magical tower cloaked in thorns and roses. When she woke, she found no Prince Charming, only a surfeit of hair and grotesquely long fingernails—which was, honestly, better than some creep who acted without consent. She cut off her long braids and used them to escape. But she kept the beard because it made a great disguise. This is not a story about finding true love’s kiss—it''s a story about finding yourself. On a pirate ship. Where you belong. But these are no ordinary pirates aboard The Puffy Peach, serving under Filthy Lucre, the one-eyed parrot pirate captain. First there’s Vic, a swole and misogynistic centaur on a mission to expunge himself of the magic that causes him to conjure tea and dainty cupcakes in response to stress. Then there’s Tempest, who’s determined to become the first dryad lawyer—preferably before she takes her ultimate form as a man-eating tree. They’re joined by Alobartalus, an awkward and unelfly elf who longs to meet his hero, the Sn’archivist who is said to take dictation directly from the gods of Pell. Throw in some mystery meat and a dastardly capitalist plot, and you’ve got one Pell of an adventure on the high seas! In this new escapade set in the magical land of Pell, Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne lovingly skewer the tropes of fairy tales and create a new kind of fantasy: generous, gently humorous, and inclusive. There might also be otters.

Go big or go gnome. The New York Times bestselling authors of Kill the Farm Boy welcome you to the world of Pell, the irreverent fantasy universe that recalls Monty Python and Terry Pratchett. “A complete delight, as fluffy and fun as The Lego Movie and as heartfelt as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”—Locus War is coming, and it’s gonna be Pell. On one side stand the gnomes: smol, cheerful, possessing tidy cardigans and no taste for cruelty. On the other side sit the halflings, proudly astride their war alpacas, carrying bags of grenades and hungry for a fight. And pretty much anything else. It takes only one halfling bomb and Offi Numminen’s world is turned upside down—or downside up, really, since he lives in a hole in the ground. His goth cardigans and aggressive melancholy set him apart from the other gnomes, as does his decision to fight back against their halfling oppressors. Suddenly Offi is the leader of a band of lovable misfits and outcasts—from a gryphon who would literally kill for omelets to a young dwarf herbalist who is better with bees than with his cudgel to an assertive and cheerful teen witch with a beard as long as her book of curses—all on a journey to the Toot Towers to confront the dastardly villain intent on tearing Pell asunder. These adventurers never fit in anywhere else, but as they become friends, fight mermaids, and get really angry at this one raccoon, they learn that there’s nothing more heroic than being yourself. In No Country for Old Gnomes, Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne lovingly tweak the tropes of fantasy and fairy tales. Here you’ll find goofy jokes and whimsical puns, but you’ll also find a diverse, feminist, and lighthearted approach to fantasy that will bring a smile to your face and many fine cheeses to your plate.

Das neue High-Fantasy-Meisterwerk von Kevin Hearne, dem Autor der »Chroniken des eisernen Druiden«, entführt in eine Welt voller wilder Magie, epischer Schlachten und wahrer Helden. Sechs Kennings sind in den Reichen des Kontinents Teldwen bekannt: magische Fähigkeiten, die Macht über die Elemente verleihen – für einen hohen Preis: Lebenszeit. Die Erzählungen des Barden Fintan führen bald zu einem Gerücht von einem siebten Kenning, das allen anderen überlegen sein soll. Auf der Suche danach fällt eine gigantische Armee bleicher Knochenriesen in die nördlichen Reiche Teldwens ein. Der Barde und seine Verbündeten geraten mitten in den alles verschlingenden Strudel eines Krieges, der ihre Welt zu vernichten droht – sollte es ihnen nicht gelingen, die letzten Geheimnisse der Kennings zu ergründen. New York Times-Bestsellerautor Kevin Hearne fesselt mit einem neuen Fantasy-Epos über die Macht der Erzählung, finstere Magie und vernichtende Schlachten. Der Auftakt zur High-Fantasy-Trilogie "Fintans Sage".

Die Götter des Altertums leben und die moderne Welt ist ihr Spielball. Mitten drin steckt Atticus O'' Sullivan, der zweitausend Jahre alte Druide. Neun fesselnde Erzählungen, die nicht nur der Druidengehilfin Granuaille zur Anschauung dienen, sondern den Leser gleichermaßen das Lachen und das Fürchten lehren. Im alten Ägypten nimmt Atticus an einem Überfall auf die Geheimkammer unter der Bibliothek von Alexandria teil. Doch wer hätte gedacht, dass im Team des Wachdienstes ausgerechnet zwei ägyptische Götter arbeiten? In England trifft der letzte Druide den großen William Shakespeare – und findet sich wenig später zusammen mit einem Hexentrio in einem Kessel kochenden Wassers wieder. Während des Goldrauschs in San Francisco tritt Atticus höchstpersönlich gegen den Avatar der Gier an und wird dabei unterstützt von Sheriff Jack Coffee Hays. Dunkelmänner, fiese Hexen, zornige Geister, Vampirhorden – Kevin Hearne, der Großmeister der Urban-Fantasy mit mythologischem Hintergrund, serviert in diesen neun Stories das komplette Menü.

德魯伊滅團危機！一份記錄全球吸血鬼的名單， 一場延續兩千年的戰爭。 三個德魯伊 vs. 十萬吸血鬼， 諸神黃昏前，吸血鬼戰爭開打！ 凱文‧赫恩是幽默機智的出色說書人。在本書中，他用合理的解釋把各神話傳說巧妙織進故事之中，創造出一個令讀者覺得異常熟悉卻又高度原創的世界。本書出版後在美國引起熱烈迴響，銷售長紅，每一集都躍上《紐約時報》暢銷榜。《鋼鐵德魯伊》魔力十足，立下全新的奇幻里程碑！ 「此時此刻我比較擔心吸血鬼。全世界的吸血鬼都想取我性命，而我不認為我能勸退他們。」 當年吸血鬼與羅馬人合作屠殺德魯伊，阿提克斯是唯一的倖存者。而現在，遠古吸血鬼希歐菲勒斯得知世上居然還有德魯伊存活，決定重新獵殺他們。阿提克斯也決定在麻煩清單裡，除了諸神黃昏與洛基，獵殺吸血鬼絕對高居榜首。 一如往常，阿提克斯不介意找幾個幫手，但他的同伴們都有自己的問題要解決。還好，他意外與當年想宰了他的上帝之鎚拉比重逢，當年的敵人竟成了現在的戰友，拉比願意幫忙。不過想徹底擺脫吸血鬼麻煩，背叛過他的吸血鬼李夫．海加森仍是關鍵⋯⋯ 三個德魯伊都有各自的麻煩，想要解決掉這些問題，可能會失去更多親愛的戰友或寶貴的事物。諸神黃昏即將展開，但他們是否能活著站上最後戰場？ 各家書評強力推薦 「⋯⋯描述大德魯伊融入現代社會時遇到的困難⋯⋯節奏、幽默與神話讓這個系列永遠充滿樂趣！」——《出版人週刊》（Publishers Weekly）重點書評 「赫恩是個幽默機智的出色說書人⋯⋯本書可說是尼爾．蓋曼的《美國眾神》加上吉姆．布契的《巫師神探》。」——SFF World 書評 「強大的現代英雄，擁有古老祕密、累積了二十一個世紀的求生智慧⋯⋯以活潑的敘事口吻⋯⋯一部旁徵博引的都會奇幻冒險。」——《學校圖書館期刊》（Library Journal） 「赫恩用合理的解釋把神話巧妙織進故事之中，這是部超級都會奇幻。」——哈莉葉．克勞斯納（Harriet Klausner），著名書評與專欄作家 「融合了現代背景與神話，令人愛不釋手、歡笑不斷的喜劇。」——阿利‧馬麥爾（Ari Marmell），奇幻作家 「這個風趣幽默的新奇幻系列在故事中融入凱爾特神話還有一個思想前衛的遠古德魯伊。」——凱莉‧梅丁（Kelly Meding），奇幻作家 「凱文‧赫恩為古老神話注入新意，創造出一個異常熟悉又高度原創的世界。」——妮可‧琵勒（Nicole Peeler），奇幻作家 「如果你喜愛幽默有趣的都會奇幻，那《鋼鐵德魯伊》是你的菜。如果你喜歡豐富精彩的都會奇幻，更該拿起《鋼鐵德魯伊》，以及凱文．赫恩未來出版的任何東西。」——SciFi Mafia 網站書評 「帶來超棒的情節、超幽默的敘述，超有趣的動作派小說。」——The Founding Fields 網站書評 「根本不可能不被凱文．赫恩創造的世界吸引。」——Yummy Men and Kick Ass Chicks網站書評

獵殺雷神索爾，夢幻團隊出征！ 德魯伊、吸血鬼、狼人、巫師、鍊金術師、斯拉夫雷神、張果老……浴血任務整軍待發！ 2011全美最暢銷奇幻新人王 紐約時報暢銷榜、亞馬遜網路書店發燒奇幻小說、空降尼爾森公信榜排行、《出版人週刊》強力推薦 「這是部超級都會奇幻。」 女海妖唯一尚未成真的預言： 「白鬍子在俄國吃兔肉聊海蛇之後13年，世界將會陷入火海。」 活過兩千年的最後德魯伊阿提克斯，正在面對至今為止最可怕的爛攤子。為了解決酒神女祭司和魔咒女巫，他欠了一堆人情。於是，他必須入侵北歐神域阿斯加德，偷取一顆青春女神的金蘋果；還要幫他的律師李夫．海加森組一個團隊找雷神索爾算總帳——這個北歐雷神是個很混蛋的神，他毀掉了無數人生，並要為許多無辜生命的凋零負責。 但事情的複雜性遠超出他的預料。吸血鬼地盤爭奪戰一觸即發，俄羅斯女巫獵人「上帝之鎚」也找上門來；耶穌更現身忠告，千萬不要蹚這渾水，因為這可能是最後倒數的開端，一旦命運的劇本被改寫，不論是德魯伊阿提克斯，或這整個世界，都沒有多少機會能存活下來…… 本書特色 凱文‧赫恩是幽默機智的出色說書人。在本書中，他用合理的解釋把各神話傳說巧妙織進故事之中，創造出一個令讀者覺得異常熟悉卻又高度原創的世界。本書出版後在美國引起熱烈迴響，銷售長紅，每一集都躍上《紐約時報》暢銷榜。《鋼鐵德魯伊》魔力十足，立下全新的奇幻里程碑！

故事總會在營火旁被傳頌—— 德魯伊祕藏的營火故事，一次講個夠！ 他是活生生的傳奇，活了21個世紀、見過莎士比亞，還是聖杯傳奇的起源！？ 活得越久，故事越多。鋼鐵德魯伊分享不為人知的傳奇祕史。 「這個系列持續壯大、變得更讚。」 凱文‧赫恩是幽默機智的出色說書人。在本書中，他用合理的解釋把各神話傳說巧妙織進故事之中，創造出一個令讀者覺得異常熟悉卻又高度原創的世界。這個系列出版後在美國引起熱烈迴響，銷售長紅，每一集都躍上《紐約時報》暢銷榜。《鋼鐵德魯伊》魔力十足，立下全新的奇幻里程碑！ 而故事集則是在《鋼鐵德魯伊》各個緊湊事件之間的片段插曲，描寫鋼鐵德魯伊日常充滿幽默與動作的冒險。 有時候，身為德魯伊，別人會期待我說故事。 大家都以為我是個兼職吟遊詩人⋯⋯ 阿提克斯．歐蘇利文，活了二十一個世紀的鋼鐵德魯伊，為了躲避愛爾蘭愛神的追殺，躲在亞歷桑納州坦佩市，經營神祕學書店。某天，他接到一通來自埃及的電話，對方想找一本古籍——他一直以為那只是羔羊食譜，但是對方的反應讓他起了戒心。 客人來到書店，兩人話不投機，對方搶走了羔羊寶典，而阿提克斯發現對方竟然有能力破解自己的羈絆魔法。他決定追回寶典；但去到埃及會有個問題——他曾經得罪過埃及神，其中包括了貓神巴絲特，她禁止阿提克斯再次踏上埃及的土地。 在營火邊，德魯伊講述著關於埃及神、邪惡地精、女巫、莎士比亞，以及聖杯的故事——與他的狗狗歐伯隆及學徒關妮兒，分享這兩千多年來不為人所知的冒險傳說。 《拉斯凱勒部族》 在某個聖誕節前夕，阿提克斯與狗狗歐伯隆來到了購物中心，卻發現舞台上的聖誕小精靈是真正的地精！歐洲的老地精們為什麼會來到新大陸的城市？ 《交叉路口的女神》 而在訓練學徒的夜晚營火邊，關妮兒和狗狗歐伯隆挖掘出，阿提克斯不只喜愛引用莎士比亞，過去甚至曾和莎士比亞是冒險伙伴，一起見證了女巫召喚黑卡蒂的恐怖儀式。 《危險禮拜堂》 阿提克斯為何誤打誤撞被當作圓桌武士的一員!?「鋼鐵德魯伊」版聖杯傳說。 本書共收錄了八則「鋼鐵德魯伊」短篇： 羔羊寶典、拉斯凱勒部族、解放凱貝、意志試煉、交叉路口的女神、危險禮拜堂、小麥街的惡魔叫客員、戰爭前奏。 在《鋼鐵德魯伊》各個緊湊事件之間，阿提克斯分享著他兩千多年人生中不為人知的冒險。 各家書評強力推薦 紐約時報暢銷榜、亞馬遜網路書店發燒奇幻小說、空降尼爾森公信榜排行、《出版人週刊》強力推薦 「赫恩是個幽默機智的出色說書人⋯⋯本書可說是尼爾．蓋曼的《美國眾神》加上吉姆．布契的《巫師神探》。」——SFF World 書評 「強大的現代英雄，擁有古老祕密、累積了二十一個世紀的求生智慧⋯⋯以活潑的敘事口吻⋯⋯一部旁徵博引的都會奇幻冒險。」——《學校圖書館期刊》（Library Journal） 「赫恩用合理的解釋把神話巧妙織進故事之中，這是部超級都會奇幻。」——哈莉葉．克勞斯納（Harriet Klausner），著名書評與專欄作家 「融合了現代背景與神話，令人愛不釋手、歡笑不斷的喜劇。」——阿利‧馬麥爾（Ari Marmell），奇幻作家 「這個風趣幽默的新奇幻系列在故事中融入凱爾特神話還有一個思想前衛的遠古德魯伊。」——凱莉‧梅丁（Kelly Meding），奇幻作家 「凱文‧赫恩為古老神話注入新意，創造出一個異常熟悉又高度原創的世界。」——妮可‧琵勒（Nicole Peeler），奇幻作家 「如果你喜愛幽默有趣的都會奇幻，那《鋼鐵德魯伊》是你的菜。如果你喜歡豐富精彩的都會奇幻，更該拿起《鋼鐵德魯伊》，以及凱文．赫恩未來出版的任何東西。」——SciFi Mafia 網站書評 「帶來超棒的情節、超幽默的敘述，超有趣的動作派小說。」——The Founding Fields 網站書評 「根本不可能不被凱文．赫恩創造的世界吸引。」——Yummy Men and Kick Ass Chicks網站書評

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the final book in The Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O’Sullivan confronts the Norse gods Loki and Hel to stop the impending apocalypse, while Granuaile and Owen work to secure the future of Druidry. “[Kevin] Hearne draws his Iron Druid Chronicles to a pitch-perfect close in this dizzy, world-hopping adventure. But amidst the battles and bargaining that go into saving the world, there is also an enormous amount of heart.”—RT Book Reviews Unchained from fate, the Norse gods Loki and Hel are ready to unleash Ragnarok, a.k.a. the Apocalypse, upon the earth. They’ve made allies on the darker side of many pantheons, and there’s a globe-spanning battle brewing that ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan will be hardpressed to survive, much less win. Granuaile MacTiernan must join immortals Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen in a fight against the Yama Kings in Taiwan, and she discovers that the stakes are much higher than she thought. Meanwhile, Archdruid Owen Kennedy must put out both literal and metaphorical fires from Bavaria to Peru to keep the world safe for his apprentices and the future of Druidry. And Atticus recruits the aid of a tyromancer, an Indian witch, and a trickster god in hopes that they’ll give him just enough leverage to both save Gaia and see another sunrise. There is a hound named Oberon who deserves a snack, after all. Don’t miss any of The Iron Druid Chronicles: HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED | SCOURGED | BESIEGED

uber kurz oder lang muss ein Druide zwangslaufig mit dem einen oder anderen Vampir in Konflikt geraten. ODer auch ganzen Legionen von ihnen. TAtsachlich haben sich die blutrunstigen Unruhestifter zu einem riesigen Problem ausgewachsen - das nach einer Losung schreit. Dieser Band enthalt auSSerdem die Erzahlung "Vorspiel zum Krieg"

Über kurz oder lang muss ein Druide zwangsläufig mit dem einen oder anderen Vampir in Konflikt geraten. Oder auch ganzen Legionen von ihnen. Tatsächlich haben sich die blutrünstigen Unruhestifter zu einem riesigen Problem ausgewachsen – das nach einer Lösung schreit. Dieser Band enthält außerdem die Erzählung »Vorspiel zum Krieg« Atticus könnte Beistand gebrauchen: Den Vampiren rund um ihren Anführer Theophilus muss das Handwerk gelegt werden. Doch seine Verbündeten haben eigene Sorgen. So wird der Erzdruide Owen Kennedy von seiner Troll-Vergangenheit eingeholt und Granuaile kämpft verzweifelt darum, sich vom Brandzeichen des nordischen Gottes LOKI zu befreien. Als Atticus im Zug seines Kampfes gegen Theophilus in Rom eintrifft, erscheint ihm die Ewige Stadt als passender Ort für das Ende des Unsterblichen. Doch das hat seinen Preis ...

Villains have all the fun—everyone knows that—and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from seventeen urban fantasy series get their own stories—including the baddies of New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry. For every hero trying to save the world, there’s a villain trying to tear it all down. In this can’t-miss anthology edited by Joseph Nassise (The Templar Chronicles), you get to plot world domination with the best of the evildoers we love to hate! This outstanding collection brings you stories told from the villains'' point of view, imparting a fresh and unique take on the evil masterminds, wicked witches, and infernal personalities that skulk in the pages of today’s most popular series. The full anthology features stories by Jim Butcher (the Dresden Files), Kelley Armstrong (Cainsville), Seanan McGuire (October Daye), Kevin Hearne (The Iron Druid Chronicles), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger), Lilith Saintcrow (Jill Kismet), Carrie Vaughn (Kitty Norville), Joseph Nassise (Templar Chronicles), Domino Finn (Black Magic Outlaw), Steven Savile (Glasstown), Caitlin Kittredge (Hellhound Chronicles), Jeffrey Somers (The Ustari Cycle), Sam Witt (Pitchfork County), Craig Schaefer (Daniel Faust), Jon F. Merz (Lawson Vampire), Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock), and Diana Pharaoh Francis (Horngate Witches).

Für einen zweitausend Jahre alten Druiden kann Atticus O''Sullivan verdammt schnell rennen. Zum Glück – denn er wird von gleich zwei Jagdgöttinnen durch das heutige Europa gejagt. Atticus, Granuaile und der Wolfshund Oberon lassen sich, während sie den Pfeilen und Schleudergeschossen der Jägerinnen ausweichen, auf einen aberwitzigen Wettlauf ein. Atticus'' magischer Kunstgriff, Erdmassen zu verschieben, ist blockiert. Deshalb heißt der Plan statt »Versteckspiel« – »renn um dein Leben«. Und auf diese Marathonhetze stürzt sich kein anderer als der nordische Gott Loki herab. Atticus zu töten ist alles, was ihm noch fehlt, um Ragnarok – also die Apokalypse – zu entfesseln. Atticus und Granuaile müssen die olympischen Götter überlisten und gleichzeitig den Gott des Unheils in Schach halten, um weiterzuleben.

Nach zwölf Jahren geheimer Druidenausbildung ist es endlich soweit. Atticus O''Sullivan kann seine Auszubildende Granuile an die Erde binden. Auf diese Weise würde die Anzahl der Druiden auf der Welt auf einen Schlag verdoppelt werden. Unglücklicherweise fliegt auf dem Höhepunkt des Rituals Atticus'' Tarnung auf. Nachdem er sich nicht länger verstecken kann, bleibt Atticus keine andere Wahl, als mit seinem treuen Wolfshund Oberon und Granuile an den Fuß des Olymps zu reisen. Dort hat allerdings der römische Gott Bacchus geschworen, Rache an ihm zu nehmen. Damit ist er aber nicht der Einzige. Er muss sich hinter einem alten Vampir und einer Horde dunkler Elben anstellen, bei denen die Ermordung von Atticus ganz oben auf der Prioritätenliste steht.

When Oberon the Irish wolfhound discovers that a prizewinning poodle has been abducted in Eugene, Oregon, he learns that its part of a rash of hound abductions all over the Pacific Northwest. Since the police arent too worried about dogs they assume have run away, Oberon knows its up to him to track down those hounds and reunite them with their humans. For justice! And gravy!

"The next book in this urban fantasy series, set in a modern world in which all the gods of every pantheon are alive and well, and starring a smart-mouthed, butt-kicking magician, Atticus O''Sullivan: a handsome, tattooed Irishman who looks like a young rock star, but is in actuality a 2,000-year-old Druid with extraordinary magic powers. In Staked, Atticus has his final confrontation with the clan of vampires who have been bent on destroying him--including Leif, his former best friend and now enemy"--

The journey to The Force Awakens begins with this glorious eBook sampler of excerpts from six novels in the new Star Wars canon! Starring beloved characters such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from the classic trilogy as well as fan favorites from The Clone Wars and Rebels, these original novels shed new light on the grand tapestry that is Star Wars—all approved by the Lucasfilm Story Group and part of the official canon. A new dawn in Star Wars storytelling has arrived . . . and, with this eBook sampler, it’s just a click away. BATTLEFRONT: TWILIGHT COMPANY by Alexander Freed A companion novel inspired by the hotly anticipated videogame Star Wars: Battlefront, this action-packed adventure follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate galactic war between good and evil. DARK DISCIPLE by Christie Golden Based on unproduced episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this new novel features one of the great antiheroes in the Star Wars galaxy: bounty hunter Asajj Ventress, the former apprentice of Count Dooku. LORDS OF THE SITH by Paul S. Kemp When the Emperor and his notorious apprentice, Darth Vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an inhospitable planet, they must rely on each other, the Force, and their fearsome fighting skills to prevail. HEIR TO THE JEDI by Kevin Hearne The author of The Iron Druid Chronicles pens a thrilling new adventure set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and—for the first time ever—written entirely from Luke Skywalker’s first-person point of view. TARKIN by James Luceno Bestselling Star Wars veteran James Luceno gives Grand Moff Tarkin the Star Wars: Darth Plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from A New Hope to full, fascinating life. A NEW DAWN by John Jackson Miller Set during the mysterious “Dark Times” between Episodes III and IV, A New Dawn tells the story of how two of the lead characters from the animated series Star Wars Rebels first came to cross paths.