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Nathan K can hold two souls in his body. If he dies, he loses one, yet lives on with the other. As long as he replenishes his second soul, he cannot be killed. Nathan K is immortal.

Stuart Horten, 10 years old and small for his age, is about to have the strangest adventure of his life. After moving to the boring town of Beeton, he finds himself swept up in an incredible quest to find his great-uncle's lost legacy - a magician's workshop stuffed with trickery and magic. There are clues to follow, unbearable neighbours to avoid and puzzles to solve, but what starts as fun ends up as danger, and Stuart begins to realise that he can't finish the task on his own.

Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files, exploring the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries. This installment details six unforgettable cases that center around Drummond as he hunts down and is hunted by the worst kind of practitioner of magic—an amateur. Somebody with enough knowledge to cast spells, but not enough to control them. And if Drummond isn’t careful, a lot of innocent people will end up dead. It’s all here. It’s all waiting for you.

"For mere end tredive år siden, da jeg rodede i et skab i min mormors hjem, fandt jeg et stort politimesterskilt. Det var bulet og mærket af dyrehagl og bar stadig spor af indtørret blod. Det havde tilhørt min bedstefar, der var død med det på sin uniform, mere end ti år før jeg blev født. Historien om hans død, sådan som min bedstemor berettede den for mig, dannede grundlaget for denne bog, men så lidt fik jeg at vide, og så meget har jeg broderet på det, at begivenheden, som alt andet i bogen, må betragtes som fiktion.

Max Porter has had his share of odd cases. That goes with the territory when one of your partners is the ghost of a 1940s detective. But the idea of being hired by a witch coven to save witches seems wrong from the start, and it only gets worse.

Ambientada en la periferia nevada de alguna ciudad perdida en el norte, "Ámok" narra los desencuentros de X, un joven cuyo pasado parece desdibujarse mientras su presente se torna delirante en las filas de la misteriosa secta criminal a la que se ha unido tras dejarlo todo. Marta, Perales y Óscar serán sus secuaces de fiesta y aventuras –¿o sus captores?–, y brillarán con especial estridencia en medio de la vorágine de personajes violentos, apetitos desaforados y deseos secretos que rodeará al protagonista en su búsqueda de certezas sobre su pasado y actualidad.

Over 150 years ago, a man was killed with a silver bullet in a rural, Pennsylvanian town. A man who just might be a vampire. The Vampire Club, a group of misfits who meet regularly in the basement of Western Virginia University’s library, think that they might have found their first documented case of a real vampire. Better yet, the Club thinks that the vampire might still be alive to this day, lying comatose in a hidden grave. And this is good news indeed for a group of vampire lovers.

Logan and his friends are the leaders of the Markless revolution. But while some Markless are fighting Chancellor Cylis’ army, the Dust is busy trying to find a cure for a horrible epidemic sweeping through the Marked. And it's difficult for them to know who to trust, especially when they aren't sure if Logan's sister, Lily, one of the commanders in Cylis' army, is on their side or not. And all across the nation - and the world - the weather has become less stable and a storm is brewing that bigger than any of them could have ever imagined.

Emma Johnson is 12 years old. She lives with her aunt and her two cousins, as her parents died when she was two years old. At home, she is treated more like a servant than a member of the family. She often thinks about her parents, who were both virologists and worked on secret government projects. She wonders what really happened to them. A few theories exist as to the real cause of their disappearance and if they really are dead.

Luca Windborne is out for revenge. For as long as he could remember, his whole life had been leading to the moment where he would taste the nectar of the death of the Count Vinsaro of Rehma. Until, that is, he arrives in the chamber of his enemy to discover him already dead. His life takes a turn onto a path he could not have envisaged, into a world of magic and secrets that connect to his family's past.

Alpha male alien Izotz (a.k.a. Ice Storm Chaos) isn't one for space exploration. He finds enough action fighting for survival on his frozen tundra of a home world. When the promises of Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides tempt his brothers into signing up for a trip to Earth, he's hard-pressed to say no to the fantasy. Not many remain on the planet of Sintaz, and this may be his only chance to find a mate to warm the freezing nights. What he hadn't planned on was the fact the woman of his dreams would want to capture him and put him in a cage.

In her short time with the Parallel Society, Roni Rider has faced many deadly creatures and horrifying situations. But nothing haunts her more than her lost time - the large gaps in her memory stolen when she was a child. For Roni, it is a constant reminder the she is incomplete. When a creature from deep within the Caverns reaches out to her, she is set upon a journey that will take her beyond anyplace she could imagine, a journey to find out what was stolen and why.

On a stormy night, an abandoned, sixteen year old boy finds himself plunged into an adventure beyond his wildest nightmares. Thrust from the eerie silence of his ancestral home, into a savage island chase, Justice Wilberforce Muldoon must outwit a deranged scientist's twisted creations to seize five mystical keys.

Il mondo è stato distrutto da una fitta nebbia che ha invaso il pianeta. Resta solo l’isola e sull’isola ogni cosa è idilliaca: la natura è rigogliosa, l’aria pulita e centoventidue persone vivono in perfetta armonia, sorvegliate da tre scienziati che sono stati in grado di proteggere quel luogo paradisiaco dalle insidie esterne. Fino al giorno in cui, con orrore degli isolani, Niema, la scienziata più anziana, viene trovata brutalmente uccisa.

For Veronica “Roni” Ryder, the journey to becoming leader of the Parallel Society has been tough. She has fought people and monsters, experienced magic and mayhem, traveled the Earth and universes beyond. But one creature, one vile monstrosity, has been her most daunting rival–Yal-hara.

Old Relics, New Power Max and the gang are no strangers to battling ghosts, witches and curses. But when they are hired to free a family of witches who have been locked in their mansion by magic, they find themselves on strange ground. After all, helping witches never was in the job description.

Kal’aín awakens in the storm-soaked fields of Urukhan, his memories a shattered mosaic and his identity a mystery. Lost and disoriented, he encounters Anayä Ygun—a warrior queen thought to have died centuries ago. Together, they journey through a world where the past is a shadow that looms over the present, and where the power of dreams can shape reality itself.

The Parallel Society has a singular task—to protect the universe from the troubles caused by other universes intersecting with ours. But recent disruptions to the Society have place Veronica “Roni” Rider in the position of team leader, and they don’t have time for her to get acclimated.

Old wars, new battles. Fighting ghosts, witches, and curses is nothing new for Max and Sandra Porter. But when a Civil War ghost gets tethered to their teenage son, J, everything is new. And terrifying. With the help of their partner and ghost, Marshall Drummond, the team will be up against serious and deadly problems - dealing with the head witch of North Carolina, raising ancient bones from the bottom of lake, breaking forgotten curses, and far more. But worse than that, they will have to face the most difficult challenge of all - J starts dating.

For Max and Sandra Porter, building a family seemed unattainable. But since moving to Winston-Salem and starting a business with the ghost of a 1940s detective, the unattainable did not sound so far-fetched. Over time, they brought two homeless boys into their work and eventually to their home. But this ad hoc family has a lot of unknown histories. Dark secrets that threaten to crawl to the surface. When one of those secrets breaks through, Max finds himself in a fight - not only for his own survival, but for the survival of his family as well.