Ergebnis für "Dark Blade" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Nicht viele Menschen bekommen eine zweite Chance – geschweige denn ein zweites Leben. Sechs Jahre lang war Micai in der Einrichtung eingesperrt gewesen – einem Gefängnis für Übernatürliche, einem Ort voller Schmerz, an dem sie Experimente erleiden musste, die sie an den Rand des Wahnsinns getrieben hatten. Doch als die Mauern in Flammen aufgehen, erwacht Micai nicht im Tod – sondern in ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit und einer anderen Art von Hölle: zurück an der Wrenside Academy. Diesmal kennt sie die Intrigen und Lügen – und die Gesichter ihrer Verräter.

Micai hat sich geschworen, dass sie nie wieder schwach sein wird. Doch nach dem Angriff, der Annex das Leben gekostet hat, begreift sie, dass ihr Wissen über die Zukunft nicht ausreicht, um die Menschen zu schützen, die ihr etwas bedeuten. Während Annex' Geheimnis sich offenbart und die Grenzen zwischen Leben und Tod verschwimmen, sieht sich Micai mit einer neuen Wahrheit konfrontiert – einer, die nicht nur Annex betrifft, sondern auch sie selbst. Ihre Feinde beobachten sie, ihre Rivalen testen sie, und selbst ihre Verbündeten wissen nicht, welches Schicksal sie wirklich erwartet.

Durch den Segen des Omnissiah wurde der Triumph des Mars geboren - dieser superschwere Baneblade-Kampfpanzer rollt aus den Schmieden des Adeptus Mechanicus, um Tod und Zerstörung über die Feinde des Imperiums zu bringen. Während eines erbitterten Krieges gegen die Orks im Kalidar-System, schließt sich Leutnant Lo Bannick der Besatzung dieser ehrwürdigen Maschine an und wird als Mitglied der 7. Paragonischen Panzerkompanie an Bord einer der mächtigsten Kriegsmaschinen der Imperialen Armee Zeuge des Kampfes.

When a tragedy occurs and an Imperial retribution force is shattered, two young Imperial Knight pilots must work together and learn the ways of war if they – and the world of Donatos – are to survive. As desperation grows, unblooded Knights Errant Danial and Luk must quickly learn the ways of war to prevent an unholy ritual, or Donatos will be lost and all the noble Houses of Adrastapol with it.

Micai hat den Tod überlebt und die Vergangenheit neu geschrieben. Doch während ihre Kräfte wachsen und die Grenzen zwischen Rache und Rettung verschwimmen, droht das Netz aus Lügen und Magie endgültig zu zerreißen. Die Infernal Four stehen an ihrer Seite, doch jeder von ihnen trägt seine eigenen Schatten. Zwischen Blut, Begierde und uralter Macht nähert sich Micai der Wahrheit über Die Einrichtung - und ihrer Rolle in einem Spiel, das größer ist, als sie je ahnte.

The classic sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which inspired two major motion pictures: Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living...

Death once claimed me, stole the air from my lungs as I burned alive… only I didn't stay dead. Instead, I was returned to my past and back to a living hell. The Academy, where those who I believed were friends were actually foes. My enemies thought they could break me, but I proved them wrong. Two months ago, I was given a second chance, a second life. With it, I now wanted answers… and revenge. But something went wrong. Chaos is happening all around me.

Every citizen in the realm knows Witches are the favored Faction. That's why a Witch occupies the throne, and why the laws of the Eternal City grant Witches far more than their fair share. And if any of the other Factions take issue with that? They're likely to meet a swift death at the hands of the fabled Queen's Blades, the four assassins vowed to protect the Queen and the realm. Even among the Queen's Blades, Fey is an anomaly. As a Water Witch, her powers should have led her to a life of healing. But violence always came easier to Fey.

By the blessing of the Omnissiah was the Mars Triumphant born – from the forges of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the mighty Baneblade super-heavy battle tank comes to bring death and destruction to the foes of the Imperium. As part of the Paragonian 7th Company, Honoured Lieutenant Marken Cortein Lo Bannick commands the venerable war machine in a bitter war against the orks in the Kalidar system. As the campaign grinds on it begins to take its toll upon his crew, and old clan prejudices from the regiment's home world arise once more. In a war which cannot be won by force of arms alone.

Dead in Days. Emily Glass will be dead in days unless she can overcome destiny. An overlord of Hell has a price on Emily's head and every demon in the underworld wants to claim the prize. She might be the Great Banisher, but even she can't fight off an army of demons. The only way to survive might be to trust an enigmatic Seraphim, and to find the source of her powers. Where does her demon banishing power come from? How can she rip the powers from vampires?

Blackmane becomes embroiled in an assassination plot that reaches into the very depths of the Imperium! Unused to such delicate political machinations, Ragnar must unleash the howling fury of the Space Wolves to save this noble dynasty and regain his honour!

King Arthur's sitting on the British throne, but not everyone's buying the whole “Once and Future King" schtick. Apparently, what he needs to shut up the doubters is the Dark Blade. You know, the one. Massive sword which is oddly stuck in a rock, guarded by a soggy woman handing out weaponry like it’s the prize in a raffle. (Seriously, who came up with this system?)

After she lands on the losing side of a war, Saga is sentenced to serve Ari Sekundär, the man she despises. But when Ari is blamed for a tragic assassination, Saga is forced on the run with her reluctant master, and they must work together to survive. Soon hate feels more like passion, and disgust more like desire. What Ari doesn't know is that falling in love with the enemy will have deadly consequences. But how can Saga tell him? If he gives his heart to her, it will unlock a hidden secret that can destroy the kingdom…and end her life.

Die achtzehnjährige Fae Ruadora fällt unerwartet die Unsterbliche Klinge in die Hände. Diese ist ein uraltes Artefakt mit der Macht, alles zu zerstören – und möglicherweise die einzige Chance, die grausame Unterdrückung im Land zu beenden. Doch als Rua entdeckt, dass die Armee der blauen Hexen mit einem Fluch belegt wurde, muss sie erkennen, dass der Kampf gerade erst begonnen hat.

Crown Prince Silvyr Quilen is the family disappointment. His father, High King Keryth Quilen of Athowen, wanted a son to follow in his image of an elven warlord who rules with no regard for those around him and will do anything to maintain his power. However, the king finds Silvyr's desire to spend his days in the flowers and libraries to be pathetic and useless. Despite that, Silvyr strives to receive his father's approval.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “ONE OF THE MOST VISIONARY, ORIGINAL, AND QUIETLY INFLUENTIAL WRITERS CURRENTLY WORKING”* returns with a sharply imagined follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The Peripheral. William Gibson has trained his eye on the future for decades, ever since...

Arrogant. Scornful. Full of pride. Darnuir, prince of dragons, cares nothing for the damage he's doing to the faltering alliance against the Shadow. He thinks himself invincible - right up till a mortal wound forces him to undergo a dangerous rebirthing spell, leaving him a helpless babe in human hands.

The starship Dragon, accompanied by its fleet of outriders, is faring ever deeper into that region known as the Hallowed Vasties. Here, at the shattered heart of ancient human civilization, once-living worlds were ripped apart by the dimensional intrusions of a Blade. Yet despite the apocalyptic-scale destruction, the fleet's telescopes have picked out signs of life among the ruins and the ship's company is eager to go on—but should they?

There is always a price to pay... So Darius warned her when she accepted a position with his traveling troupe. And gazing mesmerized at the merciless slash of his mouth, the implacable resolve on his face, the soulless emptiness of his black eyes, Tempest was afraid to ask what it was. She had...

In Lyndiniam: A street thief attempts a heist far more ambitious than anything he has done before, but due to circumstances outside his control, finds himself locked up for crimes he both did and did not commit. A strange woman with abilities Jamirh does not understand breaks him out, and he finds himself on the run - fleeing to Romanii, a country he thought no longer existed.