T. Kingfisher

Amikor a nyugállományú katona, Alex Easton fülébe jut, hogy gyermekkori barátja, Madeline Usher haldoklik, Ruritaniába, az Usherek ősi lakhelyére siet. Amit ott talál, maga a rémálom: gombák burjánzanak, és a vadállatokat megszállta valami a sötét, lüktető tó körül. Madeline alvajáró, éjjelente különös hangon szól, a bátyját, Rodericket pedig rejtélyes idegbetegség gyötri. Alexnek egy rendíthetetlen angol gombaszakértő és egy zavarodott amerikai orvos segítségével kell kibogoznia az Usher-ház titkát, mielőtt az mindnyájukat elpusztítja. A Hugo-, Locus- és Nebula-díjas T. Kingfisher regénye Edgar Allan Poe Az Usher-ház vége című novellájának lebilincselő, atmoszferikus újragondolása.

When forger Slate is convicted of treason, she faces a death sentence. But her unique gift for sniffing out magic (literally) earns her a reprieve—of sorts. Along with a formerly demon-possessed paladin named Caliban, her murderous ex-lover, and an irritating sexist scholar, Slate sets off on a mission to learn about the Clockwork Boys, deadly mechanical soldiers from a neighboring kingdom who have been terrorizing their lands. If they succeed, rewards and pardons await, but first they must survive a long journey through enemy territory to reach Anuket City. And Slate has her own reasons to dread returning to her former home. Slate and her crew aren’t the first to be sent on this mission. None of their predecessors have returned, and Slate can’t help but feel they’ve exchanged one death sentence for another. Her increasing closeness to Caliban isn’t helping matters: for the first time in a long while, Slate might actually care about surviving.

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Wolf Worm is going to burrow straight into your brain' – Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of The Library at HelleboreSomething darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, an original gothic masterpiece from Sunday Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher. The year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work in the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder’s wif? hy are animals acting so strangel? nd what is behind the peculiar local whispers about ‘blood thieves’?With the aid of the housekeeper and a local healer, Sonia discovers that Halder’s entomological studies have taken him down a dark road full of parasitic maggots that burrow into human flesh – and that his monstrous experiments may grow to encompass his newest illustrator . . . 'Only T. Kingfisher can write horror this lovely, even sweet, while simultaneously nauseating, grizzly, and revolting' – Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

The year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work in the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder's wife? Why are animals acting so strangely? And what is behind the peculiar local whispers about 'blood thieves'? With the aid of the housekeeper and a local healer, Sonia discovers that Halder's entomological studies have taken him down a dark road full of parasitic maggots that burrow into human flesh - and that his monstrous experiments may grow to encompass his newest illustrator . . .

In this brilliant sequel to Clockwork Boys, old foes resurface, and Slate and Caliban are forced to deal with the echoes of their past choices. From New York Times bestselling, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher. Slate and her crew have arrived in Anuket City, the city of artificial marvels where Clockwork Boys are created. But the secret of their existence is as mysterious as ever. Slate has a history in Anuket City, history which just won't leave her alone. And her increasing attraction to Caliban is driving her up the wall. Caliban is, of course, too noble to do anything about it. As Slate's history in the city grows more entangled with their mission, the group's chances of survival seem to be getting ever slimmer. If they're to stand a chance of destroying the Clockwork Boys, Slate must confront her past, and find a way to stop it from killing them all.

From New York Times bestselling, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Nine Goblins, a novella of low fantasy and high mischief. A funny cosy fantasy novella, perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and Thornhedge. No one knows exactly how the Goblin War began, but folks will tell you that goblins are stinking, slinking, filthy, sheep-stealing, henhouse-raiding, obnoxious, rude, and violent. Goblins would actually agree with all this, and might throw in “cowardly” and “lazy” too for good measure. But goblins don't go around killing people for fun, no matter what the propaganda posters say. And when a confrontation with an evil wizard lands a troop of nine goblins deep behind enemy lines, goblin sergeant Nessilka must figure out how to keep her hapless band together and get them home in one piece, despite a path filled with elves, trolls, monsters, and that most terrifying of creatures…a human being.

Amikor a nyugállományú katona, Alex Easton fülébe jut, hogy gyermekkori barátja, Madeline Usher haldoklik, Ruritaniába, az Usherek ősi lakhelyére siet.Amit ott talál, maga a rémálom: gombák burjánzanak, és a vadállatokat megszállta valami a sötét, lüktető tó körül. Madeline alvajáró, éjjelente különös hangon szól, a bátyját, Rodericket pedig rejtélyes idegbetegség gyötri.Alexnek egy rendíthetetlen angol gombaszakértő és egy zavarodott amerikai orvos segítségével kell kibogoznia az Usher-ház titkát, mielőtt az mindnyájukat elpusztítja.A Hugo-, Locus- és Nebula-díjas T. Kingfisher regénye Edgar Allan Poe Az Usher-ház vége című novellájának lebilincselő, atmoszferikus újragondolása.

With only a few dollars to her name and her beloved dog Copper by her side, Selena flees her past in the city to claim her late aunt's house in the desert town of Quartz Creek. Selena loves the strange beauty of the desert. But the people of Quartz Creek share their town with others, old gods and spirits whose claim to the land long predates their human neighbors. When Selena's search for answers leads her to her late aunt's journal, she discovers a sinister truth about her new home: it's the ground of an ancient god known simply as "Snake-Eater", to whom it seems Aunt Amelia owed a debt. Snake-Eater has taken a sinister liking to Selena. And now that she's the owner of his home, he's hell-bent on collecting everything he was promised.

The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America, from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author T. Kingfisher. Perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Stephen Graham Jones. Alex Easton does not want to visit America. They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted. But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin—who went missing in that very mine—well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher, Hemlock & Silver is a dark reimagining of Snow White steeped in poison, intrigue and treason of the most magical kind. 'A new favourite! Masterful storytelling with creepy magic, and a fantastic cat!' - Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop Featuring custom endpapers illustrated by the author and a foil stamp on the board ! Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save - seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on. But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja's unorthodox methods can save her. Aided by a taciturn guard, a narcissistic cat and a passion for the scientific method, Anja rushes to treat Snow - but nothing seems to work. Nothing, that is, until she finds a secret world hidden inside a magic mirror. This dark realm may hold the key to what is making Snow sick. Or it might be the thing that kills them all . . .

Éldekorált kiadás Ebben a tündérmesében nem él boldogan a hercegnő és a herceg. Marra a kicsi és gyenge Kikötői Királyság uralkodói párjának harmadik, legkisebb és legfélszegebb leánya. Idősebbik nővére – politikai érdekszövetség megpecsételéseképpen – az erős Északi Királyság hercegének a felesége lesz, majd az ő váratlan halála után a középső lány lép a helyére. Marrát zárdába küldték, hogy ne állhasson útjába semmiféle hatalmi ármánykodásnak. Ott tizenöt éven át nyugodt életet él, amíg meg nem tudja, hogy testvére a bántalmazó herceg keze alatt szenved, és valószínűleg ő okozta az idősebbik nővér halálát is. A félénk, visszahúzódó Marra ráébred, hogy nővérén és annak születendő gyermekén csak igazi hős segíthet, és az nem más lesz, mint ő maga. Persze ahogy az efféle történetekhez illik, Marra segítőkre is talál: melléje szegődik a nagy hatalmú temetői boszorkány a tyúkjával, akiben démon lakozik, a maga készítette eleven csontkutya, egy kóbor lovag, valamint saját, kissé hóbortos keresztanyja. Vajon sikerrel járhat ez a furcsa társaság?

Whilst foraging for startleflower, perfumer Grace finds herself pursued by ruffians and rescued by a handsome paladin in shining armour. Only, to outwit her hunters they must pretend to be doing something very unrespectable in an alleyway. Stephen, a broken paladin, spends his time knitting socks and working as a bodyguard, living only for the chance to be useful. But that all changes when he saves Grace and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong. Now, Stephen and Grace must navigate a web of treachery and poisoners, while a cryptic killer stalks one step behind.

The hair-raising follow-up to the award-winning What Moves the Dead. Alex Easton returns to their home country of Gallacia, only to be confronted by a strange new horror. When Alex Easton travels to Gallacia as a favour to their friend, Britain's foremost mycologist Miss Potter, they find their home empty, the caretaker dead, and the grounds blanketed by an uncanny silence. The locals won’t talk about what happened to the caretaker. None of them will set foot on the grounds. Whispers of an unearthly breath-stealing creature from Gallacian folklore don’t trouble practical Easton. But as their sleep is increasingly disturbed by vivid nightmares and odd happenings perplex the household, they are forced to confront the possibility that there is more to the old folk stories than they'd like to believe. A dark shadow hangs over Easton's house. And nobody will rest until justice is done.

Ebben a tündérmesében nem él boldogan a hercegnő és a herceg.Marra, a félszeg harmadszülött lány megkönnyebbül, amiért nem házasítják ki, hogy a szülei megőrizhessék a trónjukat. A nővére nem ilyen szerencsés, mert királyi férje éppolyan goromba és erőszakos, amekkora hatalma van. Marra a zárda biztonságából várja, ki fogja megmenteni a nővérét. De miután éveken át csak nézi, ahogy a családok és a királyságok úgy tesznek, mintha minden rendben lenne, Marrának be kell látnia: ha el is jön a hős, akkor az ő maga lesz.Ha képes kiállni három lehetetlen próbát, egy boszorkány megadja neki azt, amire szüksége van. De a hercegekről és a lehetetlenről szóló történetek olyanok, hogy a próbatételek csupán a kezdetét jelentik Marra különös és varázslatos vállalkozásának, hogy megmentse a nővérét, és megbuktasson egy királyt.

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes a dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novic, Alix E. Harrow and Nettle & Bone. Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms?there are no secrets in this house!?Cordelia isn't allowed to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him. But more than a few quirks set her mother apart. Other parents can’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless?obedient?for hours or days on end. Other mothers aren’t . . . sorcerers. After a suspicious death in their small town, Cordelia’s mother insists they leave in the middle of the night, riding away together on Falada’s back, leaving behind all Cordelia has ever known. They arrive at the remote country manor of a wealthy older man, the Squire, and his unwed sister, Hester. Cordelia’s mother intends to lure the Squire into marriage. Cordelia knows this can only be bad news for the bumbling gentleman and his kind, intelligent sister. And indeed Hester sees the way Cordelia shrinks away from her mother. How the young girl sits eerily still at dinner every night. Hester knows that to save her brother from bewitchment and to rescue the terrified Cordelia, she will have to face down a wicked witch of the worst kind.

A tizennégy éves Mona más, mint a város védelmével megbízott mágusok: nem tudja uralni a villámlást, nem tud beszélni a vízhez. Familiárisa egy kovászkeltető, mágiája pedig kizárólag kenyéren működik. Kényelmes életet él a nénikéje pékségében, ahol mézeskalács embereket bír táncra. Élete azonban fenekestül felfordul, amikor egy holttestet talál a pékségben. Egy orgyilkos járja a város utcáit, varázsnépekre vadászik, és úgy tűnik, Mona a következő célpontja. Ráadásul a hirtelen mágusok nélkül maradt, káoszba zuhant városban talán még az orgyilkos lesz Mona legkisebb problémája...