Ergebnis für "Obsidian 1: Obsidian" in Fantasy

"Ein letzter Auftrag – dann bin ich tot, aber er ist frei. Das ist es wert." Die Assassine Kenna erhält ihren letzten Auftrag: Sie muss den Prinzen des Südens töten – den einzigen Fae, der alle vier Elemente beherrscht. Ein unmögliches Unterfangen. Doch weigert sie sich, stirbt ihr bester Freund Caelan. Eine Wahl, die keine ist. Aber schon bald wird sie von der Jägerin zur Gejagten. Denn in ihr steckt ein mächtiges Erbe, von dem nicht einmal sie selbst etwas geahnt hat.

Ein dunkles Geheimnis scheint über dem winzigen Städtchen zu liegen, in das die siebzehnjährige Katy gerade erst gezogen ist. Im umliegenden Gebirge sollen Lichtgestalten gesehen worden sein... Viel schlimmer findet Katy jedoch, dass die nächste Bibliothek meilenweit weg ist und sie kein Internet hat. Bis sie beschließt, bei ihren Nachbarn zu klingeln und ein Junge die Tür öffnet, so düster und geheimnisvoll wie der Ort selbst.

You are mine now. Mine to play with. Mine to break. He is secrets, danger and passion. He is forbidden sin. And now he holds the key to destroy all I hold dear. The Dark Fae prince never told me his name. Not when he tried to seduce me, and not before he purposely botched one of my jobs and stole what was mine—a dangerous relic with unlimited power. It has the ability to break kingdoms… and tear down the wall that separates the human world from the dangerous, wyld magic of the fae. He knows that I will do anything to protect my family. Even follow him beyond the wall, into his lands.

Als Katy nebenan einzieht, weiß Daemon sofort: Das gibt Schwierigkeiten. Er darf niemanden an sich heranlassen, denn das würde Fragen aufwerfen. Warum bist du so stark? Wie kannst du dich so schnell bewegen? Was BIST du? Die Antwort darauf ist ein Geheimnis, das niemals gelüftet werden darf. Doch Katy bringt Daemon vom ersten Tag an aus der Fassung. Aber sich in sie zu verlieben würde nicht nur sie in Gefahr bringen - es könnte auch das Ende der Lux bedeuten.

Die Suche nach dem Bösen ist absolut nichts, was in das geordnete Leben der ängstlichen Mathematikstudentin Leyla passt. Doch ausgerechnet sie erblickt und durchschreitet einen Übergang in das magische Land Naurénya, das durch einen ungewöhnlichen und starken Zauber nach und nach von schwarzem Stein überzogen wird. Die dortige Bevölkerung ist ratlos. Trotz der großartigen Fähigkeit die Elemente zu beherrschen, kennen sie keinen Weg das drohende Unheil aufzuhalten.

If twenty-two-year-old Madeline Bennet knows anything for certain, it’s that she’ll get her desired apprenticeship with the Royal Guild. After all, her family is well-connected, and she’s all but dating the grand duke’s nephew. But Madeline does not get her apprenticeship. Instead, she finds herself working with a trio of knight marshals, traipsing around the US, arresting all manner of magical miscreants. If tracking trolls, running from murderous pixies, and stumbling into a dangerous web of criminal activity isn’t enough to keep her occupied, there’s also Gray, Jonathan, and Eric.

Sierra Carter learns that her former employer's technology is in reality a means of spreading a deadly evil around the world. Necocyaotl, god of death and destruction, has placed his essence in every device, causing people to place their self-interest and personal desires above all else. If Sierra's going to stop him, she'll need some help. And help is on the way. Chaco, also known as Coyotl the Trickster, is a handsome young man when he isn't a coyote - and an excellent cook. Fred the mannegishi has the gift of disappearing at will and a few well-kept secrets.

At sixty-nine years old and with two black belts to her name, former nun Monica Barrett has never backed down from a fight. So when a woman turns up on her doorstep with an attacker on her heels, Monica is quick to step in. But this assailant has powers-he moves with uncanny speed, strikes with brutal accuracy, and isn't after the woman at all. Instead, he wants what she has: a smooth, flat piece of rock that she throws to Monica.

Kellen Tavadon, son of the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Young Mages in training---all men, for women were unfit to practice magic---memorized the intricate details of High Magic and aspired to seats on the council.

Year One-Knife, Tenochtitlan – the capital of the Aztecs. The end of the world is kept at bay only by the magic of human sacrifice. A priestess disappears from an empty room drenched in blood. Acatl, high priest, must find her, or break the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead. But how do you find someone, living or dead, in a world where blood sacrifices are an everyday occurrence and the very gods stalk the streets?

Prince Ashoka is the youngest son of the tyrannical Emperor Adil Maurya. Considered an outcast by his father for his rejection of the emperor’s brutal onslaught against the witches of the empire, Ashoka longs for change. When the sudden and unexpected death of his father leaves the monarchy in disarray, Ashoka is sent to govern a tumultuous region annexed by Emperor Adil that is terrorized by nature spirits—a task many see as doomed to fail.

A broken man, Khraen awakens alone and lost. His stone heart has been shattered, littered across the world. With each piece, he regains some small shard of the man he once was. He follows the trail, fragment by fragment, remembering his terrible past. There was a woman. There was a sword. There was an end to sorrow.

My name is Nate Temple, and I’m secretly a wizard. I ride a foul-mouthed unicorn, drink with Achilles, and am pals with the Four Horsemen. I’ve even cow tipped the Minotaur. I understand the theory of following the rules. I’m just not very good at the application. Because, rules were meant to be broken. Especially when I find out a monster just murdered my parents. Now all I can hear is the sweet, soothing song of vengeance in my ears, playing on repeat.

As long as I can keep my supernatural origins hidden, my life is simple. It's just my best friend and me against the world, eating dried ramen and peas, watching reality TV, and laying low in the city that never sleeps. That is until Draven, a dangerously attractive hunter, tracks me down and kidnaps me. He's with the Obsidian Order, and he gives me a choice: join their ranks or die. All I have to do is pass a series of deadly trials at their Academy, competing against a bunch of supernaturals who want me dead. Sounds easy, right?

Prince Ashoka is considered an outcast for opposing his father Emperor Adil Maurya’s brutal destruction of the Mayakari witches. Shakti vows retribution for the murder of her aunt and annihilation of her village at the hands of the emperor, even though she is bound by the Mayakari’s pacifist code.

When I heard Pestilence - a horseman of the apocalypse - had been set free, I thought returning him to his crypt would be just another job. After all, that’s what watcher angels do - we protect humanity from the creatures that go bump in the night. Everything changed the instant I locked eyes with her. The fiery red hair rolling in waves down her back and the freckles scattered across her cheeks stole the air from my lungs. I’d been awed by Earth’s wonders before, but she was different. And not just because she is a witch.

Quand l'empereur Xica apprend que son unique héritier, prisonnier de ses ennemis Mézétains, a été exécuté, il décide de répudier son épouse et d'en prendre une nouvelle. Les huit provinces de l'empire sélectionnent chacune une jeune femme pour participer à l'Ayotl : une compétition impitoyable où, au terme de trois épreuves, la gagnante montera sur le trône. Aucune des candidates ne peut se permettre de perdre. Sinon, c'est la mort qui les attend.

War is waging between the Black Bloods and the Paragon Dawn. The time has come for the other kingdoms to pick a side. Except there's one thing that will get in the way of pledging their unwavering allegiance: Every king wants Princess Devereux's heart on a platter—or worse, a ring on her finger. Her plan is simple: she must find the witch who cursed her and stay hidden in plain sight. Only one of those two things has been doable. Running from her crown was easy. Dabbling in black-market trade has its benefits. Getting rid of the curse, however, seems to be a fallacy.

The Obsidian Guardians lived in daylight as statues of their spirit animals and stalked the night in human form. Created by witches as protectors to those families who were entrusted with magic. Families born only to keep balance in nature and save humanity.

Alex Locke is a reformed ex-con forced into London's criminal underworld for one more job. He agrees to steal a priceless artefact - a human heart carved from the blackest obsidian - but when the burglary goes horribly wrong, Alex is plunged into the nightmarish world of the Wolves of London, unearthly assassins who will stop at nothing to reclaim the heart. As he races to unlock the secrets of the mysterious object, Alex must learn to wield its dark power - or be destroyed by it.