Ergebnis für "Fall of Legend" in Literatur & Belletristik

Was wäre, wenn es wahr ist und sie kein Mythos sind? Wenn es sie wirklich gibt? Die Götter in Olympia! Bei Ausgrabungen in Griechenland stößt die Archäologin Kyra Delany mit ihren Kollegen auf einen unglaublichen Fund einer längst vergessenen Zeit. Ein Tempel zu Ehren Ares, dem Gott des Krieges. Aber was Kyra in den Tiefen Griechenlands entdeckt, ist mehr als nur ein Stück Geschichte. Inmitten der Mythen und Legenden kommt sie einer Wahrheit auf die Spur, ohne zu ahnen, dass sie schon immer ein Teil davon ist.

Set in the Rocky Mountains, Legends of the Fall is the epic tale of three brothers and their lives of passion, madness, exploration, and danger at the beginning of World War I. In Revenge, love causes the course of a man's life to be savagely and irrevocably altered. And in The Man Who Gave Up His Name, a man named Nordstrom is unable to relinquish his consuming obsessions with women, dancing, and food.

Rhonda Perea und Jared Samson verbinden zwei Dinge: Sie sind Special Agents bei Homeland Security Investigations und sie haben eine lockere Affäre. Beides ändert sich schlagartig, als Rhonda nur knapp einem Anschlag entgeht. Sie flüchtet nach Santa Barbara, wo sie Unterschlupf bei einem alten Freund sucht. Währenddessen findet Jared heraus, dass Rhonda kurz davor war, einen Schmuggler-Skandal in den eigenen Reihen aufzudecken, und gerät dadurch selbst in den Fokus der Drahtzieher. Ein gefährliches Katz- und Mausspiel mit ungewissem Ausgang nimmt seinen Lauf.

In einer atemberaubenden Beichte bekennt im Amsterdamer Hafenviertel Jean-Baptiste Clamence, ehemals angesehener Anwalt, der sich stets für einen Wohltäter der Menschen gehalten hat, Selbstgefälligkeit und Opportunismus als Triebfedern seines einstigen Rechtsbewusstseins. Als er eines Nachts eine Frau auf einer Brücke stehen sah, im Begriff, in den Fluss zu springen, hat er sie nicht daran gehindert.

Sie nahmen ihm alles und schufen eine Legende. Ribanna Tavurin ist ein wahrer Wildfang und eine Prinzessin des mächtigen Königreichs Quell. Asha dagegen ist ein Nordmann, Thronerbe des Hauses Grimmhorn, mit noch ungeahnten Fähigkeiten. Doch das Schicksal schert sich nicht um Namen oder Titel. Als diese beiden Welten aufeinander prallen und ein Orakel düstere Zeiten ankündigt, beginnt ein Abenteuer, das selbst die Götter ins Wanken bringt: Die Legende vom Nimmerherz.

Noel Savino has no problems attracting women. After several failed relationships, she's more than happy to keep it casual. Sunny Chase is willing to be another notch on Noel's bedpost after a tragedy of her own. Despite their playful intentions, they find themselves poised to fall, especially if Noel's old-school Italian mother and Sunny's cross-dressing uncle have anything to say about it. The only thing standing in their way is Noel's niece, Harper, who is also captivated by one of the Chase women.

Small-town police officer Silas Sloane knows every resident of O'Leary, New York. He's earned the love and respect of its citizens, though living under the small-town microscope grates on him. But though he's good at his job, there's one thing he's not good at: commitments...until Everett Maior, widower and O'Leary's newest citizen.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be...

“A cross between The Hot Zone and ’Salem’s Lot.” —Entertainment Weekly “I cannot wait to see where Del Toro and Hogan take us next.” —James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline The wait is over! Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywood’s most popular and...

Darkness falls on the Great Green, and the Ancient World is fiercely divided. On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King mass. Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene, who knows that he must soon face his former friends in deadly combat. Within the city, the Trojan king waits. Ailing and bitter, his hope is pinned on two heroes: his favourite son, Hektor, and the dread Helikaon, who will wreak terrible vengeance for the death of his wife at Mykene hands.

Cal's "honeymoon" didn't start off quite how he'd planned. For starters, he was heading somewhere he didn't actually want to go. And secondly, he was going alone and unmarried. He had no idea that his first visit to New York City would also land him in the middle of a domestic terror attack, forcing him to flee Manhattan in a desperate bid to survive. This was no ordinary terror attack. The Movement, in a misguided attempt to seize political control of the USA, unwittingly invited the destruction of their homeland.

Second in the Tales of the Duskwalker series. The lone gunman Three is gone. Wren is the new governor of the devastated settlement of Morningside, but there is turmoil in the city. When his life is put in danger, Wren is forced to flee Morningside until he and his retinue can determine who can be trusted.They arrive at a border outpost to find it has been infested with Weir in greater numbers than anyone has ever seen.

Dive into a delightful collection of stories, legends, and poems that celebrate the enchanting seasons of autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. As highlighted in the introduction, these nature-inspired tales captivate young readers, sparking curiosity about the worlds beauty and mysteries. With translations from Danish, French, German, and more, this book features charming animal stories and poetry from renowned authors. Its a treasure trove for both young and older audiences alike, perfect for cozy reading during the harvest season. When the Frost is on the Pumpkin... - Summary by Nan Dodge

From the deep void, the Xaros came for humanity. Unfeeling, uncaring drones swept over humanity's nascent presence in the outer solar system. When word reached Earth… we weren't ready. Only one man knew the truth of the threat and he was powerless to help anyone survive. Strike Marines fight through Los Angeles under assault by murderous drones. A fighter pilot determined to reunite with his family. Armor soldiers stand against the darkness. This is the story of the Fall of Earth.

This stunning follow-up to Ellen Kushner's cult-classic novel Swordspoint is set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue, where sharp swords and even sharper wits rule. Against a rich tapestry of artists and aristocrats, students, strumpets, and spies, a gentleman and a scholar will find themselves playing out an ancient drama destined to explode their society's smug view of itself - and reveal that sometimes the best price of uncovering history is being forced to repeat it....

Everything Aria tried to do in order to save her brother and help those closest to her has made everything worse. She's now alone with Beru, trying to figure out a way to fix what they've done, to undo what they've started. But Aria still can't get over the fact that Beru is a traitor to Onen Suun, the only man who dared to defy Dag'draath. Beru was the reason Onen Suun was forced to sacrifice his life to save the world.

She's dreamed of being a great warrior. Instead, she becomes her world's worst nightmare. Aria is living the life of a healer, a position that's been forced on her to keep her away from her dream-walker abilities and her true desire of being a warrior. But there's one dream that refuses to leave her alone - a man in a barren landscape of sand and rocks and ur'gel, deadly creatures designed for war.

Two-hundred years have passed since one of Orijon's greatest treasures has vanished, causing a rift between the united tribes of humans, alminoids, elves, dwarves and mel-rays. Now, Prince Theos wishes to mend the rift, but unbeknownst to him, Grand Advisor Malos has his own plans for the future.

Aria is finally feeling like she's figuring things out. At least, she's not fumbling her way through adventure as much anymore. At least there's that. But there is no way to reseal the prison. Too many ur'gel have escaped, making the breach even bigger. And the only thing they can do is to wait for Dag'draath to break out as well. They have no weapons against Dag'draath, though. He's a god of evil. In the fight before, they had Onen, the man of Light and everything good. There's no way to resurrect him.

From her home on the California coast, Dalva hears the broad silence of the Nebraska prairie where she was born, and longs for the son she gave up for adoption years before. Beautiful, fearless, tormented, at 45 she has lived a life of lovers and adventures. Now, Dalva begins a journey that will take her back to the bosom of her family, to the half-Sioux lover of her youth, and to a pioneering great-grandfather whose journals recount the bloody annihilation of the Plains Indians.