Ergebnis für "Das Mittelalter" in Epic Fantasy

Ein Mann erwacht auf einem Feld – ohne zu wissen, wer er ist, woher er kommt und warum er dort ist. Seine Umgebung wirkt wie England im Mittelalter – doch ist es das wirklich? Seine einzige Hoffnung, zu überleben: Er muss einen Reiseführer mit dem Titel "Handbuch für den genügsamen Zauberer: Überleben im mittelalterlichen England" wieder zusammensetzen, der dummerweise bei seiner Ankunft an diesem Ort in Einzelteile zerlegt wurde. Außerdem muss er seine Erinnerung wiedererlangen und Verbündete unter den Einheimischen finden, bevor ihm mysteriöse Feinde an den Kragen gehen können.

Die Klosterfestung Caralyn ist gefallen. Nur Adrian und einer kleinen Gruppe Gefolgsleute gelingt die Flucht aus dem umkämpften Bollwerk, ehe die Schergen des Thronräubers die Wälle stürmen. Auf ihrer Flucht nach Norden und immerzu verfolgt von den Häschern Cedrics suchen sie Unterschlupf bei Herzog Cadir Uros, der ihre Sache vorbehaltlos unterstützt. Doch ist Adrian wirklich sicher in der Hauptstadt des Herzogtums Oden-Hasar? Schon bald wird ein Attentat auf ihn verübt.

Große, epische Fantasy und eine meisterhafte Neuinterpretation der Artus-Mythologie von Bestseller-Autor Lev Grossman. Als der junge Ritter Collum in Camelot eintrifft, um seinen Platz an der Tafelrunde einzunehmen, muss er feststellen, dass er zu spät kommt. Der König ist tot und hinterließ keinen Erben. Nur eine Handvoll Ritter hat die Schlacht von Camlann überlebt, doch es sind nicht die Helden der Legende, wie Lancelot oder Gawain. Es sind die Sonderlinge der Tafelrunde wie Sir Palomides, der sarazenische Ritter, und Sir Dagonet, Artus' Narr, der zum Scherz zum Ritter geschlagen wurde.

Payne is the Highlander of Blackchurch. Big, tough, and with a mouth he can’t control, he’s an excellent warrior with a supernatural gift for fighting. There is no better combatant at the Blackchurch Guild, but he’s about to step onto the fighting platform of a much-larger world stage. Astria Julia is the daughter of Sancho I of Portugal, a royal princess by blood. She also happens to be a rebel, a lass with a mysterious past, and when she ends up at Blackchurch as a spoil of war, Payne gets much more than he bargains for with the fiery Portuguese princess.

Christmas Eve might not seem like the best moment to time travel back to the modern world in a giant bus. When you're the King of England, however, it's the one night of the year when nobody else is watching. And when things don’t go as planned, either in the modern world or the medieval one, it’s up to David and his collection of time travelers to alter history and save the Kingdom of Wales … again.

Alternate history—1116 AD. Three hundred years of cruel Viking raids have finally united Christian Europe against the pagan Northlands. A great crusade has been called to pacify the wild Norse kingdoms. The banner of the cross has been raised against the North, and all the power and fury of the West rides under it. Ordulf, a talented young German swordsmith, is ripped from his comfortable life and cast into the bloody chaos of the crusade. As fate deals him a cruel blow in the lands of his enemies, he will have to forge a new path through the chaos or be consumed by it.

Scotland, 1026 - Gruoch, descendant of the line of MacAlpin, should have been born into a life of ease. But fate is fickle. Her father's untimely death, rumored to have been plotted by King Malcolm, leaves her future uncertain and stained by the prophecy that she will avenge her family line. Escaping to one of the last strongholds of the old Celtic gods, Gruoch becomes an adept in arcane craft. Her encounters with the otherworld, however, suggest that magic runs stronger in Scotland than she ever imagined.

After Arthur’s marriage to Guinevere – his betrayal – Morgan leaves Caer Arthur behind, bound for the mist-shrouded isle of Avalon. There, she hopes to find the mother she has never known: Viviane, the High Priestess. Having barely survived the crossing, she fears not only for her life, but for the child she carries – Mordred. Avalon is said to be a sanctuary, an ancient bastion of the Goddess in a land fast falling to the One True God. Yet peace eludes her as a hunger for power stirs.

A knight from across the sea, a beleaguered kingdom, a spirit of fire with a deadly secret - Judith Tarr's beloved novel of grand romance and high magic in the age of the Crusades appears for the first time in digital form. Join Prince Aidan, son of a mortal king and an immortal enchantress, and the deathless Assassin Morgiana, in a saga of war and truce, betrayal and honor, hate and love.

On the walls of Jönköping, the men of the north made their stand and held the Crusade at bay, paying the price in blood and the death of kinsmen. The Norse jarls, shaken and bloodied, must rally around their wounded and weakened king or choose an alternative path to cling to power. As the icy grip of winter falls and the snow, mud, and blood bind the oath-sworn enemies together in a lethal contest, hopes of glory are cast aside in the desperate fight for survival. Two armies marched into the deep woods in winter. Only the Norns know who will emerge from the cruel embrace of the Frostforge.

Долгожданное продолжение истории о братьях, начатой романами «Тайный воин» и «Царский витязь»! Второй десяток лет длится зима, постигшая мир. Всё свирепее метели, всё беспощаднее морозы, но люди живут, странствуют, отстаивают каждый свою правду... Юный царевич проходит новые испытания, доказывая, что достоин править отеческим городом Шегардаем. Удастся ли ему увезти с собой сестру, которой уже начали подыскивать выгодного жениха? Между тем истинного наследника престола, ставшего витязем, после ранения оставляют отлёживаться в деревне.

When the gods play in mortals’ lives, the only certain outcome is uncertainty. Especially when that god is Loki. In the course of a night, I found out my entire life was a lie. Now, Yrsa, Eydis, and I will set off to recover Tyrfing. I must leave Dalr - and the dream I’d shared with Hofund - behind. Eydis is sure the gods have plans for me. I hope she’s right. For on the distant island of Bolmsö, the last of my father’s line is besieged by enemies, and only the blood of a berserker can make things right again.

In my dreams, Odin whispers to me. He tells me I'm destined to wield a legendary sword. He tells me my road will bring me to Valhalla. But when I wake, I'm only Hervor. Fatherless. Unloved. Unwanted. Jarl Bjartmar, my grandfather, calls me cursed. My mother, her memories stolen by the gods, has forgotten me. Everyone tells me I should have been left to the wolves, but no one will tell me why. None but Eydis, a thrall with völva magic, believes I'm meant for a greater destiny. Yet who can believe a devotee of Loki?

Alex has just become the king of the island nation of Sardonia. The second son of the king, he never expected to inherit the crown, never wanted to be king. Alex is not ready to take on a king’s responsibilities and suddenly finds himself the ruler of a country under attack from without and within. Pushed and pulled in different directions by those who love him and those who wish to destroy him, he must discover his identity and purpose in life while facing numerous obstacles.

His orders are clear: launch a raid against England and bring home the spoils of war. But the prophecy is also clear: General Torben will take a foreign bride - one who is a seer and healer just like his mother. The eldest princess of England is said to be just that...a beautiful, charming, and headstrong woman. But he's a Viking army general, and she's an English princess - and one who is already promised to the king of Tara.

When Mabel’s lover turns her over to the King, she’s thrown in jail for being a witch. Fully expecting her love to come save her, she languishes for months in prison. After all, if he sold her out for riches and came back to rescue her, that would be rather amusing. But actual betrayal, there’s no amusement in that.

Fantasy meets history in an epic adventure. It isn’t easy being a vampire amongst humans...But Teller must keep up the front if he is to achieve his dream of becoming royalty...A prince...an Emperor...or maybe even a God. His life depends on keeping his true nature a secret. Yet, enough is never enough for Teller. He must have more, more wealth, more power, more...All in the name of winning Vallachia back. But will he ever have enough to satisfy her? Or is it himself who is insatiable? Something or someone must stop him.

Does the world wake from the stagnant times of Medieval Europe only to fall into darkness...forever? Vallachia knows a lot...well, she should - she’s ancient. However, even her vast knowledge is not enough. Much to her surprise she still has a lot to learn. The enemy will not play to her strengths this time. They will prey on her weaknesses. This battle will not be won with a war...She never could have imagined that her biggest struggle will come from within - she must learn to conquer her own mind and the key is to uncover the mysterious origin of the vampire race...

Jeff Madison - dream catcher, loyal friend and fearless teenager - must save his best friend Rhed from a devastating spell which was cast on him during their last visit to Drakmere. But from this dark kingdom, two evil witches send forth unspeakable horrors. Can Jeff overcome Wiedzma's terrifying screatures and Zorka's flesh-eating shadowraiths? As Wiedzma's screatures endanger Jeff's family and Zorka's Zombies call for blood, the curse on Rhed becomes life threatening and time is running out.