Ergebnis für "Kassandra" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

William James is a man with a lot on his plate. Three years after a messy divorce, he’s renovating the dilapidated old house his wife let him have, working for a construction technology firm, and playing music in bars. But when he moves into a new apartment, he discovers a supernatural ability—he can see ghosts and raise the dead. With his ghostly roommate and two girlfriends, William embarks on a journey to explore the unseen world, build a new family, and learn to control his powers.

Vor sechs Jahren musste die damals hochschwangere Myra hilflos zusehen, wie ihr Mann ihre älteste Tochter Row kidnappte und mit einem Boot über die dunklen Fluten davonfuhr. Sie hatte keine Chance, sie einzuholen. Denn die Erde ist nicht mehr, wie sie einst war: Seit der großen Klimakatastrophe gibt es kein Festland mehr, lediglich Archipele, die ehemaligen Bergregionen, auf die sich die verbliebenen Menschen gerettet haben. Doch nun bekommt Myra eine einmalige Chance: Mit ihrer jüngsten Tochter darf sie auf einem Boot mitreisen. Eine Chance auf eine Zukunft, auf ein neues Leben.

Pearl knows little of her father, Jacob, and elder sister, Row, who left her mother, Myra, when she was pregnant with her. Between them they make do, with Myra fishing and trading to make ends meet, travelling from island to island on Bird, the boat Myra’s grandfather made before he died. Whilst their life is a tranquil one, Myra still aches for the daughter she once lost. When a chance encounter reveals that Row might still be alive, Myra packs up six-year-old Pearl, and together they begin a dangerous voyage to The Valley.

A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities and then its heartland, leaving nothing but an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water. Stubbornly independent Myra and her precocious seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, fish from their small boat, the Bird, visiting dry land only to trade for supplies and information in the few remaining outposts of civilization.

The secret is out about the shapeshifters of the world, and as they face the wildly disparate reactions from all parts of the globe, the local groups of shapeshifters are trying to adapt to being in the public eye. For some, like Sasha Wellington, the revelation of her status as a wolf shapeshifter is not something she can reveal just yet in her role as a biology teacher at a Boulder, Colorado high school. As a matter of fact, that is probably the last thing she should consider.

Hi. My name is Will. Apparently, I’m a necromancer. You would think that I might be a little bit more certain about something like that. Magical practitioners apparently go through a lot of training in an apprenticeship. Again with the apparently. In this case, "apparently" is completely appropriate because I didn’t do any of that. I was finally ready to renovate my house, so I was in a pinch for an apartment. I ended up in one that had a bunch of weird reviews. I did say I was in a pinch. It turned out that the apartment had a ghost.

On the run from the forces attempting to take over the country, Deirdre and her companions must cross the desert and enter the jungle to find a lost tribe of her kinsmen who hold the key to her being able to call the dragons and end the war. Along the way, she also has to master her burgeoning powers and find a way to succeed as the ever-increasing forces ally against her while she races the clock to save what has become her home.

Prophet of Bas and imbued with the strength and magic of her goddess, Roseen is a woman bound by faith and compelled by honor. When a powerful vision calls her back to Madani, her home, and Sheelin, the island where she first experienced her calling to Bas, she encounters a land ravaged by war and desecrated by marauders. She also finds Cade, a talented blacksmith forced to craft swords for the invading Army of Righteousness and with whom she shared a childhood and now shares a different type of bond altogether.

Deirdre Hawes had never thought of her life as extraordinary, until one day she met the father she never knew, and thus began the adventure of a lifetime. Armed only with the knowledge that she is heir to special magical gifts that would allow her to call on the aid of the long-vanished dragons, she finds herself drawn into a web of intrigue and murder, where the powers behind the throne are aligning to make sure she doesn't succeed, no matter the cost.

At forty-one years of age, William James discovered that he was born a necromancer, the progeny of the most powerful necromancer ever known. He’s won duels with necromancers, drained the life from zombies, battled elves who were super-powered by magical collars, and rescued his succubus girlfriend before marrying her. Will had hoped that his life would calm down after that to let them catch their breath.

Since William James discovered he’s a necromancer, the world has changed drastically. The unseen world has emerged into the open after the elves from Prime sent two billion soldiers, magicians, pleasure slaves, and farmers to Earth. Will and Darcie have found Jack, but will he survive? Will the Sigma virus be the end for humanity? Governments will disintegrate. Both humans and elves will die as they fight for ownership of Earth.

Kaitlyn just wanted to keep her head down and do her job. She didn't want to be noticed. Notice would mean attention from Harbinger, and that is the one thing she doesn't need. The epileptic siphon doesn't have a choice, however. Her world is turned upside down at age 34 when she's forced to all but murder her assigned-husband for treason. Add in an evil government agency creating zombies to take out magic, and Kaitlyn must become more than she's ever wanted to be.

Raine gave her life to save her pack, but when a she-wolf wakes with no memory of who she is, can the story have a happy ending? She is hunted by demons and vampires, but Raine must find her way and lead the charge against the Demon King before he can unleash the sorcerer's magic into the world.

Wynter Reeves lives by three rules. Don't stand out. Blend in. Remain invisible. In a world where individuality is dangerous, being forgettable keeps her alive. So when she begins showing signs of a rare disease, it's only a matter of time before she draws the unwanted attention of the State's sinister research facility, the DSD.

Will James thought his life would calm down after sending Shryl home, battling magically enhanced elves, and destroying the greater imp lord, Xranalazny. After a couple of weeks of normal work activities mixed with copious amounts of marital bliss, everything appeared on the right track. They all get to support Audrey’s sports team. Will goes on a business trip to Chicago. His boss propositions him. You know, normal everyday events and activities.

Will James has had an interesting summer so far. He met a ghost, resurrected her, and took her for a girlfriend. She is a witch who died in 1891. She tells him he’s a necromancer. His occasional hookup becomes a full-time hookup. He meets an angel. He resurrects another ghost. His out-of-town girlfriend turns out to be a sorceress. He ties his boss up at a workshop, and she likes it. All these ladies want Will. What’s a guy to do? Create a harem of strong, talented women, of course.