Ergebnis für "Burning Crown" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Eine Drachenreiterin liebt nicht – erst recht nicht ihren Drachen. Der Auftakt zur neuen großen Romantasy-Trilogie von Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Marie Niehoff. In der Armee von Eldeya sind Beziehungen zwischen Reitern und Drachenwandlern streng verboten. Zuwiderhandlungen werden mit dem Tod bestraft. Doch als Captain Yessa Hayes ein neuer Drache zugeteilt wird, ist ihr sofort klar, dass es schwer wird, diese Regel zu befolgen. Cassim übt eine ungeahnte Anziehungskraft auf sie aus. Und je mehr sie hinter seine verschlossene, misstrauische Fassade blickt, desto heftiger wird das verbotene Knistern zwischen ihnen.

Die 24-jährige Blanche ist Mitglied des größten Hexenzirkels Frankreichs. Zusammen mit ihren Schwestern und den Magiern beschützt sie die Menschen von Paris vor dunklen Wesen. Doch eines Tages beginnt eine rätselhafte Mordserie, die droht, alles zu verändern. Gemeinsam mit dem charmanten und verflucht gut vernetzten Kenneth versucht Blanche, Paris vor Schaden zu bewahren.

William Gibson's dark visions of computer cowboys, bio-enhanced soldiers of fortune, and hi-tech lowlifes have won unprecedented praise. Included here are some of his most famous short fiction and novellas by the author of Count Zero and Neuromancer.

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College-Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Die Ärztin Josefine nutzt die Magie ihrer Hände um Menschen zu heilen und scheut sich nicht, diese Fähigkeit auch gegen den Willen das Magischen Rates zu nutzen. Valentin Lazăr, letzter der Drachen und mächtigster aller Gestaltwandler, soll die widerspenstige Heilerin in ihre Schranken weisen. Doch Josefine widersetzt sich seiner Macht. Schnell entflammt die Leidenschaft zwischen den beiden Kontrahenten. Sollte Josefine tatsächlich eine Nachfahrin aus dem Volk der Vesna, der legendären Drachengefährten, sein?

Das großartige Finale: Band 5 der magischen Romantasy-Saga, voller Action, Drama und einer bittersüßen Liebe zum Dahinschmelzen! Lang lebe Solaris! Der grausame Kaiser wurde vom Thron gestürzt – von einem noch brutaleren Herrscher, der jetzt den Schatten des Todes über das Reich wirft. Und wieder steht Windläuferin Vhalla auf der Bühne des Schicksals, um zusammen mit anderen ein letztes Mal für Frieden und Freiheit zu kämpfen. Zerbrechliche Allianzen werden auf die Probe gestellt und unerwartete Bande geknüpft, während der Kontinent ein neues Gesicht bekommt.

It is a crucial time in the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, a moment when even one wrong decision can tilt the balance of events into total disaster. For Sanglant - King Henry's son - and Liath - the woman he loves - the offer of both a haven from their enemies and the chance for Liath to study the ancient lore with those who claim her as their own seems like the answer they have been seeking. But no place can truly be safe for them. Both their lives and their love will be at risk when they are forced to choose which pathway each will follow.

I swore I would never return to this palace. Never kneel before my father again. But I have been dragged back into his gilded cage, trapped beneath his rule, and bound to a fate I had tried to escape. My body is his to break, my magic his to wield. And no matter how many nights I dream of Dacre storming these halls, of his hands, pulling me from the darkness—dreams are nothing against the greed of a king. Even if my mate comes for me, even if I am freed from my father's grip, I'm not sure there will be anything left of me to save. The kingdom is dying.

Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown… Or closer to death. Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to Lorian—before his fury lays waste to this continent. Alliances are being forged and broken, our enemies are unifying, and Regner’s spiders are closer than ever before. We have only one chance to prevent him from attaining god-like powers and enslaving every human, fae, and hybrid across the four kingdoms.

Als die Königin des Westlichen Hofes umgebracht wird, ist die Fae-Kriegerin Briata fest entschlossen, den Mörder aufzuspüren. An der Seite der trauernden Prinzessin Lina bricht sie ins Reich des Westens auf, um die Hexenjäger zu besiegen. Doch als sie am Hof ankommt, wird sie mit einer verhängnisvollen Prophezeiung konfrontiert: Angeblich wird Bri dem dortigen Herrscher die Krone entreißen! Zudem sind die Hexenjäger weiterhin auf königliches Blut aus, sodass Bri alles daran setzen muss, Prinzessin Linas Leben zu schützen.

A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown, she is drawn into a team of outcasts: A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he’s forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home. A drunken prince, who steps out from his beloved brother's shadow and claims a purpose of his own. An imprisoned thief, who escapes the crushing dark and discovers a gleaming artifact—one that will ignite a power struggle across the globe

I thought becoming Queen of the Night Court and marrying the deadliest fae assassin in the supernatural community were the biggest dangers I’d ever face. Hah! Once I meet the fae monarchs of the other local Courts, I realize the good times are only just beginning! They hate my guts and don’t even bother to use their fae tricks to hide their disgust of me and my human blood. At least I know where I stand with them, which is more than I can say for my husband, Rigel.

Awash with loss and surrounded by enemies, Van and his crew are faced with the same challenge Mark Tudor dealt with decades earlier. Does Van accept the crown and become a Master?

To the kingdom, Keera is the king’s Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow—the dark, brooding Fae, Riven, who sets her blood on fire. Together, they plot to kill a tyrant king. In Myrelinth, the lush, secret city of trees, Fae, Elves, and Halflings like Keera live in harmony. But Keera cannot escape her past: her crimes against her own people have followed her all the way to the Faeland. There is a traitor in their midst, and Keera is the top suspect.

Stephen has never left the kingdom of his birth. But the possible cure for his huntbrother’s shattered memories cannot be found in Breodanir. It might be found in the distant South. If Nenyane’s road leads to the South, Stephen will follow. The lord of the golden fox wishes to speak with Stephen before he travels South. She dwells in the heart of the empire, home to Meralonne APhaniel and Kallandras of Senniel, and it is through Averalaan that safe passage to the Dominion of Annagar can be found.

New York City is decked out for the holidays, and Special Agent Patrick Collins is looking forward to a reunion with his old team when he gets assigned a new case. A human child is missing, and the changeling left in her place causes a prominent witch family to demand justice from the fae. Meanwhile, continued harassment from the New York City god pack forces Jonothon de Vere to formally establish his own with Patrick. Doing so will mean a civil war within the werecreature community - a war they risk losing from the start without alliances.

Warships now move in the stars, made of soul-gem constructs, built by mages and engineers, crewed by those who lived on Emerilia or within Earth’s simulation. The Deq’ual system stands with Emerilia, their brothers and sisters, and their family and fellow human descendants. The Jukal Empire will not let Emerilia rise peacefully. As empires grow, so, too, can they be toppled. Only one can remain; in their biggest gamble yet, they must pass through the fires of war, empire against empire.

Fifty years ago, a human covert operations team—The Firelighters—raided Belosi, a world held in bondage by the alien Tichck, and rescued thousands of Belosi from slavery, taking them into space to form the core of a future liberation force. Since then, a cloud of secrecy has descended over Belos, with no word of the fate of the trapped Belosi allowed to escape the system. Now, with the Tokomak War over and the Galactics in disarray, the Solar Union intends to honor its promises to the exiled Belosi, by supporting their fleet in a bid to reclaim their stolen homeworld.

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. The puny, self-impotent Louis X, having caused his first wife to be murdered and his mistress exiled, becomes besotted with the lovely Clemence, his new Queen. Vacillating between self-pity and vainglory he is caught between the...

Nach den dramatischen Ereignissen in Yonderwood hoffen Jemma, Jamie, Zack und ihre Freunde eigentlich bloß auf Ruhe, die Rückkehr in den Alltag und einen coolen Ausflug nach CyberLondon, der neuen Simulationswelt in der CyberWorld. Doch was als netter Abend in der CyberCity geplant war, wird schon bald zu einem tödlichen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, denn Terroristen kapern die Stadt – und sie kennen kein Erbarmen.