Ergebnis für "By the Rule of Contrary" in Fantasy

TikTok made me buy it! Slowburn Enemies-to-Lovers, atemlose Action und grausame Fae: Der Fantasy-Roman Rule of the Aurora King ist der 2. Band der Romantasy-Reihe Die Artefakte von Ouranos. Kaum hat Lor die Wettkämpfe am Sonnenhof beendet, findet sie sich als Gefangene des Auroraprinzen Nadir wieder. Schon lange versucht Prinz Nadir einen Weg zu finden, seinen Vater vom Thron zu stoßen. Er ist sicher, dass Lor der Schlüssel ist und ist bereit, alles zu tun, um sie zum Reden zu bringen. Doch ihre Geheimnisse wird Lor auf keinen Fall kampflos preisgeben.

In the New York Times best-seller Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young man’s journey from innocence to evil. That man was Darth Bane, a twisted genius whose iron will, fierce ambition, and strength in the dark side of the Force made him a natural leader among the Sith - until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own order...and create it anew from the ashes.

Freed from the golden clutches of the Sun King, Lor now finds herself in the hands of Nadir, the Aurora Prince. Convinced she’s hiding something, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make her talk. But Lor knows the value of secrets—she’s been keeping them her entire life—and she’s not letting hers go without a fight. When Lor and Nadir team up to search for a lost item that holds the key to her past and her future, she isn’t sure if she can trust him. All she knows is she won’t fall for his promises and make the same mistakes again.

Ajax Demos finds himself lost in society. Graduating shortly after artificial intelligence is allowed to enter the workforce, he can’t get his career off the ground. He clings to what he believes a responsible adult should pursue, but it just isn’t in the cards. As his last hope for a steady paycheck disappears new opportunities open. Ajax gets a chance to play a brand new Immersive Reality game. Things aren't as they seem. Mega Corps hover over what appears to be a simple game. Two unlikely women hiding their real identities join his party....

Sie setzten ihre letzte Hoffnung in mich, ohne zu wissen, dass ich ihr Tod sein würde. Mehr als fünfzig Jahre, nachdem die Sangvis für ihre Verbrechen in die Unterwelt verbannt worden waren, zerbricht ihr Gefängnis. Zurück auf der Erde verbreiten sie auf der Jagd nach Magiern Tod und Zerstörung. Unter ihnen Pax, der sich jedoch nur nach Frieden sehnt. Dabei sind es seine Hände, an denen das Blut von Hunderten klebt. Als er auf die schweigsame Magierin Hazel trifft, steht er vor der Wahl - sterben oder denjenigen helfen, die ihn und alle Sangvis erneut verbannen wollen.

You have been chosen by our Illustrious Overlord to take part in The Rules: a no holds barred death-match, to see who among you is the most powerful. You have been transported here against your will. The only way back is to reach level 100 and defeat the final boss. Please do be careful with your life, as it is the only one you’ll get. Have a pleasant match, and remember, we’re always watching....

Back in the game, Ajax, Missy, and Sky make it to the human capital of Tyren only to find themselves on trial for the dead merchants. Putting them on trial, the king of Tyren has enough awareness to know that players are different than his townspeople. He tasks Ajax to forge a party and conquer a dungeon plaguing the catacombs. But first, Ajax needs to fill out his party. He needs a great team if he’s going to become a professional gamer at the upcoming conference.

Raze is "just" a lowly Gearblin chained to the quest-giver desk at the worst (and only) arcade in town. And that’s a problem for her. It means that she’s a Non-Participating Citizen, someone who can’t see her stats nor make opposed rolls against Heroes. It’s why her life’s worth less than the vendor trash she doles out. The old-timers swear it didn’t used to be like this; their issues only began once RNGesus went AFK a thousand years ago, leaving the questionably blessed Heroes to conquer everything without consequence.