Magic Machine

For fans of Angela Carter, Jane Yolen, and other "twisted" or "fractured" fairy tales.Fifteen Familiar Fairy Tales Reimagined and Retold. Folklore was intended to be retold. Oral stories had the ability to be updated, to change with their audiences, tellers, and occasions. Since folktales and...

The New York Times bestselling first book in Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness Trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever. On the...

The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatred comes a stunning fantasy novel that finds the world in an unstoppable revolution where heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything. Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us . . . Some...

A galaxy on the brink of collapse. An order hunted from all sides. Ancient powers awakening in the Astral deep. And one mission that could doom — or save — everything. Now available in audiobook format — featuring Amazon’s Virtual Voice edition. The Dominion War Complete Series (Books 1–4) An epic, multi-faction space opera where Astral powers, political betrayal, and ancient enemies ignite a war that could consume the galaxy. Across a fractured galaxy, the balance of power is failing. The Edo — an elite order of Astral-sensitive warriors sworn to uphold peace — stand isolated...

A fragile peace gives way to conspiracy, betrayal, and rebellion in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Little Hatred from epic fantasy master Joe Abercrombie. Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . . Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgement...

Witches wear boots. Guns cast spells. And Caldera Hex just grew a new wand. When a gang of outlaws blows open a hex-sealed train safe, Caldera is the only one left standing, and the only one marked by what was inside. She’s a bounty hunter, a spell-slinger, and now… something more. With a throbbing new curse between her legs and a list of enemies who want her dead or broken, Caldera rides into a scorched frontier teeming with twisted magic, ancient machines, and Riders from the edge of legend. One step behind prophecy. One step ahead of damnation. In this violent, erotically charged ...

What if the inventions of the future could do almost anything? A robot dog can become a best friend. A machine can make boring time disappear. A helper can do every chore. A magical chef can create the tastiest dreams. And a Story Machine can tell more stories than anyone could ever count. But sometimes, the most wonderful invention isn't the one that does everything for you. Magical Bedtime Stories: 12 Future Fairy Tales for Kids is a collection of gentle, imaginative bedtime stories for kids ages 4-8, where futuristic gadgets meet everyday childhood adventures. Meet children, robots, ...

Bonded with gorgeous monster girls. Unlocked my bloodline. Became way more powerful… When I inherit my family’s busted Arcane Orchard on the edge of a dungeon, I find more than weeds between the roots—monster girls live here, bound to the land and out of options. The deal is simple: forge bonds, restore the Orchard, and dive the rift beneath us. Every careful run—push, mark the gate, go back up—feeds the trees and hatches Blooms, living familiars that fuel my spells and upgrade our base. With a protective dryad, a hot-blooded fire smith, and a cunning spider princess at my side, ...

He never threatens. He never lies. He fixes the vending machine. And he is the most dangerous thing that has ever walked into her hospital. Three weeks after deposing a vampire queen, ER nurse Catherine Anderson has eight bonds in her chest, a boyfriend older than the city of Chicago, and a supernatural underworld that keeps asking her to sign things. Then the Unseelie Court arrives. They do not attack. They apply for a job. Mr. Wendell Grieve presents himself at County General with impeccable credentials, a laminated badge, and a title: Director of Patient Experience. He is fae. He is ...

In the Whispering Woods, Pip was already searching for the ideal materials before the dew had dried on the ferns, his small nose twitching the whole time. He required materials that could float on the wind yet were sturdy enough to transport an adventurous young squirrel to the shore. The...

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The war is over. Humanity lost. Across a shattered galaxy, cold mechanical hunters stalk the last remnants of mankind—precise, relentless, unstoppable. Cities lie in ruin. Colonies burn in silence. Survival is no longer a right… it is an act of defiance. But in the shadows, something ancient has awakened. Hidden among the ruins, in forests, deserts, drifting stations, and forgotten worlds, pockets of human resistance have discovered a power the machines cannot fully understand—magic. Not the myths of old, but something deeper. Wilder. Dangerous. A force that bends reality, memory, and...

Welcome to Willowford, where everyone knows your name, magic is an everyday inconvenience, and gossip travels considerably faster than the speed of light. Personally, I can handle the gossip. It's the spells that trip me up. I'm Mari Hightower, owner of Books & Brews, proud descendant of one of the most powerful magical families in history... and living proof that talent sometimes skips a generation. My spells glitch, gravity has a personal vendetta against me, and my mother has spent years wishing I'd inherited literally anyone else's magical abilities. Still, life in Willowford is usually...

She was never meant to leave the Grove. She did it anyway. Five short stories from the heart of the forest… and the edge of love. Before Jace. Before the party. Before she broke the law for love. Syl is a dryad — a guardian of sacred groves, bound by ancient rhythms and forbidden from personal desire. But when a certain adventurer stumbles into her world, something awakens in her that defies every root-bound rule. This standalone collection includes five emotionally rich short stories exploring Syl’s untold journey: the desperate bargains, the forbidden Steps, the broken laws, and the...

In addition to these classic novels, the sents a captivating anthology of novels and stories from the visionary author. Renowned as one of the pioneers of science fiction, Wells's works continue to enthrall readers with their imaginative storytelling and thought-provoking themes. At the forefront of this anthology are some of Wells's most iconic works, including The Time Machine, a groundbreaking tale of time travel and its consequences, and The War of the Worlds, a gripping account of a Martian invasion that brings humanity to the brink of extinction.

On the abysmal fringes of sanity itself lies a repository of tales from realms untold. The Bizarchives: Weird Tales of Monsters, Magic and Machines holds secrets of far flung galaxies, haunted dimensions, and fantastical heroes.

Before she was a ghost on a salt road with no name, she was the woman who burned a city. The world remembers her as the Saint of Ash. Ilyra remembers almost nothing: only fragments of a breathing cockpit, white rooms where strangers spoke over her, a kitchen warm with steam, and a seven-beat song she can’t quite hear. When a caravan witch drags her back from the brink and a grim griffon rider notices the machine-scars at her neck, the quiet life she might have had ends before it begins. Rumors say there are engines under the mountains that think in hymns and iron. Rumors say there was ...