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Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot. But when Kate’s werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet.

The Anubis Gates

by Tim Powers

A best-selling novel of time travel by a two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick Award combines action and adventure with the surreal and bizarre. By the author of Dinner at Deviant's Palace. Reprint.

Necronomicon: The Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft (Gollancz SF)

Necronomicon: The Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft (Gollancz SF)

by H. P. Lovecraft

Originally written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, H. P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were first released. It will introduce a whole new... (more)

At The Mountains of Madness (Omnibus 1)

by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

NIGHTMARE STORIES FROM THE LAND OF TOTAL FEAR Renowned as one of the great horror-writers of all time, H. P. LOVECRAFT produced works of enduring power. Now gathered together into this omnibus volume are seven classics of screaming supernatural terror and vilest horror ...

Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi

by Brian Lumley

Thirteen terrifying tales from the master of horror who created the nationally bestselling Necroscope series. The title story, "Fruiting Bodies," in which a small village slowly disappears, won the British Fantasy Award. "The Viaduct," is the story of two young boys who learn the truth about fear and death. "Born of the Winds" was nominated for the World Fantasy Award. There is also an Introduction by Lumley in... (more)

Midwinter

by Matthew Sturges

Winter only comes to the land once in a hundred years. But the snow covers ancient secrets: secrets that could topple a kingdom. Mauritaine was a war hero, a Captain in the Seelie Army. Then he was accused of treason and sentenced to life without parole at Crere Sulace, a dark and ancient prison in the mountains, far from the City Emerald. But now the Seelie Queen--Regina Titania herself--has offered him one... (more)

Return of the Deep Ones and Other Mythos Tales

Return of the Deep Ones and Other Mythos Tales

by Brian Lumley

A Dictionary of Creation Myths (Oxford Paperback Reference)

A Dictionary of Creation Myths (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by David Adams Leeming

"God made Heaven, and then, after measuring the space underneath with a ball of thread, he began to form the earth. A mole asked to help, and God gave him the thread to hold while he wove the patterns of the earth. Sometimes the mole would let out too much thread, and finally the earth grew too large for the space under heaven. The mole was so upset that he hid under the earth. God sent the bee to look for him; he... (more)

Cybermancy

by Kelly McCullough

To save his girlfriend's webgoblin, Ravirn-a sorcerer with a shape-changing laptop-must brave Hell itself. Can he do it without corrupting the magical Internet-and without facing the Lord of the Dead himself?

Anansi Boys

by Neil Gaiman

Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider's on his doorstep&#8212about to make Fat Charlie's life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous.

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

Collection of stories about man's attempts to explore and settle Mars.

Omnibus (H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus S.)

by H.P. Lovecraft

STEP INTO A NIGHTMARE WORLD OF HELLISH HORROR... Crawling, clawing, sliming horror, seeping from the night-tipped pen of that Grand Master of heart-stopping supernatural terror - H.P. LOVECRAFT Sample a dark universe peopled with gods best forgotten and strange races best left undiscovered. Shudder in the dank breath of an ages- old evil blowing icily from the dusk-shrouded eons of a time before history.... (more)

Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol. I: The Way of the Animal Powers, Part 2: Mythologies of the Great HuntJoseph Campbell

Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol. I: The Way of the Animal Powers, Part 2: Mythologies of the Great Hunt

by Joseph Campbell

The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

by H. P. Lovecraft

"<Lovecraft's> dream fantasy works are as terrifying and haunting as his tales of horror and the macabre. A master craftsman, Lovecraft brings compelling visions of nightmarish fear, invisible worlds and the demons of the unconscious. If one author truly represents the very best in American literary horror, it is H. P. Lovecraft." --John Carpenter, Director of At the Mouth of Madness, Halloween, and... (more)

Brian Lumley's Mythos Omnibus No 1

by Brian Lumley

From the creator of Necroscope - three landmark novels of the Cthulhu Mythos: THE SAGA OF TITUS CROW! SPAWN OD THE WINDS: In which a party of gifted human psychics seeks Ithaqua, Lord of the Winds, in the frozen north - only to find themselves abducted to Borea, an alien ice-world where the Wind-Walker is the undisputed Lord and Master! IN THE MOONS OF BOREA: Hank Silberhutte, Henri-Laurent de... (more)

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Magic Strikes

by Ilona Andrews

The Anubis Gates

by Tim Powers

Necronomicon: The Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft (Gollancz SF)

by H. P. Lovecraft

At The Mountains of Madness (Omnibus 1)

by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi

by Brian Lumley

Midwinter

by Matthew Sturges

Return of the Deep Ones and Other Mythos Tales

by Brian Lumley

A Dictionary of Creation Myths (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by David Adams Leeming

Cybermancy

by Kelly McCullough

Anansi Boys

by Neil Gaiman

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury

Omnibus (H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus S.)

by H.P. Lovecraft

Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol. I: The Way of the Animal Powers, Part 2: Mythologies of the Great Hunt

by Joseph Campbell

The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

by H. P. Lovecraft

Brian Lumley's Mythos Omnibus No 1

by Brian Lumley

Symbole der Inka, Maya und Azteken.

by Heike Owusu