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The young Heimdall must undertake a mighty quest to save Odin - and
all of Asgard - in the first heroic fantasy novel set in Marvel's
incredible Legends of Asgard It is a dark time for Asgard. The
Allfather is trapped in a bewitched Odinsleep, inspiring an all-out
assault from the Frost Giants. They evade the gods' defenses with
uncommon ease, as if guided by augury. Heimdall, a quick-witted
young warrior still finding his place amongst Asgard's defenders,
believes it no coincidence that Odin lies enchanted and that the
Giants are so well-informed. Sneaking into Odin's inner chambers,
he discovers that the severed head of Mimir, a great source of
wisdom, is missing. Accompanied by his sister, Lady Sif, Heimdall
must quest across the Ten Realms to retrieve it, lest mighty Asgard
fall.
The bold investigators of Arkham Horror are humanity's best hope
against monstrous terrors from beyond the void, in this second
collection of extraordinary eldritch novellas To Fight the Black
Wind by Jennifer Brozek - psychologist Carolyn Fern's treatment of
a patient's terrifying nightmares tears open a doorway into the
Dreamlands and the Elder Gods. The Blood of Baalshandor by Richard
Lee Byers - the arcane tomes of Miskatonic University are an
irresistible lure for stage magician, Dexter Drake and his
assistant Molly Maxwell, where they soon fall prey to dark forces.
Dark Revelations by Amanda Downum - when author Gloria Goldberg
visits Arkham to complete the unfinished novel of her fellow
author, its words escape the page and transform Arkham. Also
featuring the essential Investigator Origins stories, drawn from
deep in the Arkham Horror archives.
The bold hero Heimdall returns to battle the undead and his own
divided loyalties, in this rip-roaring fantasy adventure set in
Marvel's Legends of Asgard The dead have returned. Odin, All-Father
of Asgard, dispatches the heroic warrior Heimdall and the Valkyrie
Uschi to eliminate a mysterious infestation of draugr - the living
dead - in the proud realm of Vanaheim. Yet his home is not as
Heimdall remembers it. Anti- Asgardian sentiment is rife, and the
arrival of just two warriors from Asgard to deal with the draugr
threat only incenses its people further. With rebellion growing in
Vanaheim, Heimdall must investigate this conspiracy and the undead,
even if it pits him against his own kin, to preserve the peace of
the Realm Eternal.
The courageous hero Heimdall returns to save the Rainbow Bridge and
Earth from dark sorcery in this swashbuckling fantasy adventure set
in Marvel's Legends of Asgard A hero has fallen: Deprived of the
mystical Gjallarhorn, his enchanted sword Holfund, his winged
steed, and even his memory, Heimdall flees across the underworld of
Tartarus with the minions of the dark god Pluto in pursuit. Aided
only by his friend Kamorr, Heimdall must piece together the mystery
of his memory loss and escape the realm of the dead. For his
amnesia masks a far greater threat: The dark elf Malekith's
infernal machinations have corrupted the newly created Bifrost.
Racing against the clock and his own memories, Heimdall must defeat
Malekith and his allies before they can use the Rainbow Bridge to
destroy both Midgard and Asgard.
The Ancient Ones are coming to consume our world, and only the bold
investigators of Arkham Horror stand in their way, in this chilling
collection of eldritch novellas. Hour of the Huntress by Dave Gross
- the mysterious disappearance of dilettante Jenny Barnes' beloved
sister triggers a frantic search through Arkham's darkest shadows.
The Dirge of Reason by Graeme Davis - for federal agent Roland
Banks, investigating a bizarre incident exposes him to the
supernatural horrors of Arkham. Ire of the Void by Richard Lee
Byers - the astronomer and professor Norman Withers finds himself
the subject of a strange creature's gaze when he agrees to assist
in a fellow scientist's weird experiment. The Deep Gate by Chris A
Jackson - sailor Silas Marsh must return to Innsmouth and confront
his harrowing nightmares when he stumbles on a tome foretelling the
end of the world.
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