Revenge

Dillweed’s parents go on adventures and leave him behind with Umblud the butler and Perfidia the maid, who treat him like their slave. Neither Umblud or Perfidia or the parents appreciate Dillweed’s cherished pet, a creature named Skorped. When they threaten Skorped’s life and well-being, Dillweed opens his black box and casts the runes, which releases smoky monsters, who do the dirty deeds. And then it’s Dillweed turn to go on adventures. Filled with nasty characters, beautiful details, and subtle humor, this stylish book follows in the tradition of the deliciously dark work of Edward Gorey, so Dillweed's happy ending undoubtedly means the end for someone else.

Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, this riveting novel features the innovative Sergeant Cuff, the hilarious house steward Gabriel Betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of Indian jugglers. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the definitive 1871 edition.

Winner of Fourteen Eisner Awards Culture Clash With the identity of the Adversary finally revealed to the citizens of Fabletown, it's time to begin making preparations in earnest for the defense of their stronghold in the mundane world - and that means forging new alliances with whoever remains unconquered by the Adversary's legions. But the arrival in Fabletown of a delegation from the Arabian Homelands shows just how tricky this kind of coalition-building can be - especially when one side is concealing Weapons of Magical Destruction! Collecting: Fables 42-47

DeCONNICK (Captain Marvel, BITCH PLANET) and RÍOS (ISLAND, MIRROR) present the follow up to the Eisnernominated, New York Times bestselling PRETTY DEADLY, VOL. 1: THE SHRIKE. Sarah Fields is dying and her children strike a bargain with the Immortals: give them one month, until the moon is full again, to find her son. The boy is far away, in the trenches of France, stalked by the Reapers of Vengeance and Cruelty. Collects PRETTY DEADLY #6-10

A newly rich American couple buy an ancient manor house in England, where they hope to live out their days in solitude. One day, when the couple are gazing out at their grounds, they spy a mysterious stranger. When her husband disappears shortly after this eerie encounter, the wife learns the truth about the legend that haunts the ancient estate.

Wegen eines Verbrechens, das er nicht begangen hat, wird Edmond Dantès ins Gefängnis geworfen und in der düsteren Festung If eingekerkert. Dort erfährt er von einem großen Schatz, der auf der Insel Monte Christo verborgen liegt, und fasst den Entschluss, nicht nur zu entkommen, sondern auch den Schatz zu heben und damit die Vernichtung der drei Männer zu planen, die für seine Inhaftierung verantwortlich sind. Dumas’ epische Geschichte von Leid und Vergeltung, inspiriert von einem realen Fall ungerechtfertigter Inhaftierung, war ein großer Publikumserfolg, als sie in den 1840er Jahren erstmals als Fortsetzungsroman erschien. Robin Buss’ lebendige englische Übersetzung ist vollständig und ungekürzt und bleibt dem Stil von Dumas’ Original treu. Diese Ausgabe enthält eine Einleitung, erläuternde Anmerkungen und Hinweise zur weiterführenden Lektüre.