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Mortality Bites: Publisher's Pack 3 contains books five and six of the Mortality Bites series. Japan is the land of the rising sun. Great place for a vampire. But that’s exactly where I have to go to find my missing soul. A few weeks ago, I was briefly turned back into a vampire, which meant that I lost my soul for a day. When I first lost my vampirity, my soul came back. For reasons I don’t understand, this time it didn’t. What’s a girl to do? Go look for it, of course. The only problem is that my soul is being held hostage...in Japan.

Goll quickly realizes he may have killed one opponent too many when he confronts the wrath of a dead gladiator’s stable in a slew of blood matches. Outside the Pit, Brozz fights for his life and Borchus finds refuge with an old friend. Struggling to recover from his wounds and seeking a purpose, Halm of Zhiberia discovers that giving up a pit fighter’s life isn’t as easy as it seems . . . nor is it his decision alone. And in the west, a monstrous enemy makes itself known—and positions itself to strike at both the games and Sunja’s heart.

**See author's note on adult content below.** From the dark depths of the past, comes the tale of the first wizard of Illeniel. Daniel Tennick lived simply, a young shepherd with few troubles and little to occupy his mind, until the warden appeared. Daniel's power awakens, and he finds himself hunted by the servants of the cruel and uncaring forest gods. Trapped by his gift, Daniel will uncover the secrets of the deep woods and those who live there, a civilization created from the grave of an older one.

A warrior with a secret, a ruthless band of cutthroats, and a monster of ancient legend converge in this fantasy from the author of the Mountain Man series. It’s a time of war. After years of relentless battle, the tired nation of Sunja realizes its spine is close to breaking. Desperate for aid, the country’s king dispatches a company of soldiers to the north in a desperate plea for help from its neighbors.

The end is in sight for Jason and his women. With the vampires attacking at every turn, they follow a secret map in search of the Lost City of Patagonia, a mythical place where humanity might meet its end. But Jason has a plan, his women, and more training with abilities that the vampires have never seen before.

Aaron Envelar thought a sellsword's life was as dangerous as any life could be. He was wrong. Trapped in a conquered city with a reward on their heads, Aaron and his companions must find a way to elude the soldiers pursuing them while he struggles to understand his bond with Co, a magical creature of myth and the Virtue of Compassion. There is power within the bond, power that could help him protect his friends, if he's lucky enough to master it before the darkness within the bond consumes him.

Belgarin’s forces have retreated, but in the city of Perennia there is no rejoicing. The wind carries the smell of freshly dug graves and death. As the city grieves, Aaron and his companions attempt to hold together an alliance that threatens to crumble around them. While the alliance’s leaders bicker and argue, Boyce Kevlane, an ancient wizard bent on revenge, has taken Belgarin’s place as king and uses his twisted powers to create an army out of nightmare. Aaron is forced to venture into a city gripped by madness and terror in search of proof of the coming danger.

Threatened by an Elloryan invasion reinforced by the Ancients, the sanctuary Ember and Max sought in DormaSai after Kael’s burial is at its end. A civil war rages in Cethos, and the threat of Wildland tribal attacks in the Blood Kingoms is imminent. They can offer no help to their Southern neighbors, leaving DormaSai as all that stands in the Ancients’ way. When the peace conclave crumbles and the Ancients are forced from DormaSai by unexpected allies, Ember and Max turn their attention to preparing for the Ancients’ inevitable return.

The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside and isolated with his scars and riches, he no longer delves into forbidden ruins seeking dark wisdom and treasure. But just as old nightmares begin plaguing his sleep, he receives an urgent summons back to that old life. To save his only daughter, he must return to the place of his greatest trauma: the haunted Barrowlands.

Troy Weston is taming the ancient world, one battle - and queen - at a time. As he builds his empire, he'll find that not all enemies are what they seem. An invading army powered by wild magic and captured spirits will face him down, but his own people are busy, too, and their new technologies will bridge the worlds between science and sorcery.

The fighting season continues, and Goll prepares to participate once again in the games, as one man plots revenge upon the returning Kree. Growing weary of the insolent Prajus, golden-faced Gastillo seeks to strike a bargain with the wine merchant Nexus, which would rid him of his troublesome gladiator and provide him with the wealth needed to leave the Pit forever.

For three years, Rixon Caldwell has been the most lethal gamer online. He is undefeated in international play, and his stream is viewed by millions of avid fans each and every day. When an unsigned email arrives inviting him to beta test the newest, most immersive MMO ever, Circuit World, he discounts the offer out of hand. For him, offers like this one are a daily event. He’s a brand, and charity is not his default setting. When he moves to delete the email, his laptop screen vanishes, replaced with a simple question: Do you accept our challenge?

A year has passed since Auric Manteo descended into the haunted depths of a Djao ruin to return a lethal artifact, only to face down a bloodthirsty, imprisoned god. Now, his daughter, Agnes, comes to bring him back to the capital with promises of hidden secrets finally revealed. But the city decays, poisonous disorder is rife, and whispered prophecy foretells of cataclysm and doom. Summoned by their no-longer human queen, Auric and Agnes are commanded to carry out an impossible task, one that can be accomplished only with the mysterious blade, Szaa’da’shaela.

In the far reaches of Mystyria lies Hope’s Covenant, a small, coastal town at the foot of the world. Beneath a mansion in the outskirts, a powerful treasure is buried. A secret treasure. One that Dyne, a 300-year-old vampiress will stop at nothing to claim. With her vampiric army in tow, Dyne steps foot on the Birchlock Estate with Hannah, the small child she stole away from a torn family. But in Hope’s Covenant, Tranas Anvaar arrives to bring justice to the vampiress - to make her pay for the lives she’s destroyed.

Pewna majętna dama otrzymuje list od zubożałego arystokraty, proszącego o sfinansowanie badań nad wynalazkiem, który ma zrewolucjonizować naukę. Zaintrygowana, wraz z panią Martą, zaprzyjaźnioną działaczką dobroczynną, odwiedza mężczyznę w jego domu. Ten opowiada im historię swojego życia. Okazuje się, że posiadł umiejętność odczytywania przeszłości odbitej w lustrze. Choć wydaje się to wspaniałe - pozwala choćby na podglądanie dam, ujrzenie zmarłych osób lub obserwowanie słynnych ludzi - przysparza wielu problemów.

Od nagłej i niespodziewanej śmierci ginęli carowie, królowie, książęta. Poznaj najbardziej zagadkowe zejścia z tego świata polskich i europejskich monarchów! Przemysł II, Władysław Warneńczyk, Napoleon, car Aleksander, książę Kentu… Śmierć tych i innych władców otacza aura tajemniczości. Żegnali się z życiem w skutek spisku, otrucia, intrygi, z ręki wybranki, a w przypadku niektórych istnieją legendy o ich cudownym ocaleniu. Są też postaci w historii, których śmierć uważa się za sfingowaną.

30-letnia Roswita Rein postanawia wyjechac do Holandii i tak trafia do osrodka Noord Riesen, w którym zakwaterowano gastarbajterów z Polski. W ponurych dekoracjach osrodka rozegra sie walka o zycie, a Roswita, zmuszona wyruszyc na poszukiwanie zaginionej bez sladu przyjaciólki, Tani Konecki, przekona sie, ze dysponuje sila wieksza, niz to sobie do tej pory wyobrazala. Przy okazji odkryje równiez, ze niemal kazdy z okolicznych mieszkanców skrywa jakis wstydliwy sekret.

Drugi tom przygód Domenica Jordana - naukowca badajacego magie, którego glównym zajeciem jest tropienie zagadek i rozwiazywanie mrocznych tajemnic, w których sily nadprzyrodzone odgrywaja istotna role. Na zbiór sklada sie szesc opowiadan. z których pierwsze, "Mandracourt", spelnia role prologu - poznajemy mlodziencze lata Domenica i okolicznosci, które sklonily go do takiego, a nie innego zycia. W "Strazniku Nocy" glówny bohater powraca do rodzinnej miejscowosci i musi sie zmierzyc z demonami przeszlosci. Jest to kluczowe dla calosci opowiadanie.

Zbiór opowiadan kryminalnych. Akcja umieszczona jest w swiecie wzorowanym na XVII - wiecznej Europie zachodniej. Domenic Jordan wywodzi sie z rodziny szlacheckiej, wykonuje zawód lekarza, a do tego interesuje sie magia. Pozornie jest zwyklym czlowiekiem, wyróznia sie jednak niebanalna osobowoscia. W kazdym z szesciu opowiadan widac inspiracje autorki klasycznymi kryminalami, gdzie zbrodnie sa owiane tajemnica, a czytelnik do samego konca nie domysla sie rozwiazania zagadki.

"Cien Bafometa" moze zafascynowac polaczeniem realistycznej narracji z oryginalna wizja wyzwolonego zla. Jak wiele mozna poswiecic, by zemscic sie na znienawidzonym przeciwniku? "Cien Bafometa" jest niezwykle twórczym przelozeniem mitu "Doktora Jekylla i pana Hyda".