Ergebnis für "Ode" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Embark on a voyage that will take you from the stars above to realms below. In this epic tale of black magic, alien gods, and impossible choices, no one is safe and nothing is sacred. When Brohr is arrested for a bizarre murder, he must flee to the hinterlands in search of the terrible truth. Only with the forbidden magic of the Skalds can he unearth the true culprit and face his accusers. As the skies rain hell, Brohr must face disturbing family secrets, and join a desperate rebellion against his people’s brutal oppressors. But in the shadows, an alien god plots a rebellion of its own…

The most brilliant mind in a thousand years has been tortured and twisted by human cruelty. His solution: Burn the world down and start from scratch. Almost no one can stop him. A single obstacle stands in his way. He must destroy the BrainTrust and its medical researcher extraordinaire, Dr. Dash. With millions dying, nuclear war in the offing, and the BrainTrust under siege, the fight for the very soul of humanity hinges on a last desperate question: Who remains to defy the darkness?

Världen har gått under och de få överlevande människorna som är kvar rotar runt bland resterna efter civilisationen. De är helt ensamma i den öde världen - det är i alla fall vad de tror. Snart blir det uppenbart att det finns en mörk, hemsk kraft därute i mörkret som vill dem illa. För att överleva måste de ta till all list de kan frammana, men också hjälpas åt. Men viljan hos de överlevande börjar långsamt att brytas ner under den tunga pressen, och sprickor uppstår i deras gemenskap.

An isolated village. Conquered by another world. Haunted by a hidden evil. When a soldier’s grisly murder sparks unrest in the tiny hamlet of Skolja, Brohr’s past marks him as the prime suspect. On the run from the Tyrianite Legion, he uncovers an unthinkable secret about the raging spirit that haunts him, and the pact his grandfather struck long ago.

Lyssa is going to the Dead Place, and everyone she killed will be waiting. As the Hidden One’s twisted plan to resurrect the Deep Gods unfolds, the only way to stop him is a secret buried in the land of death. But Lyssa has not given up. If the Deep Gods can return, so can she. Can Lyssa find a way back? Can she delve into hell’s darkest corners and emerge with the lore to stop the Deep Gods’ rise? Or will she become a lost soul, like so many of those she loved in life?

Adrift in the void, Henrik’s rescue is only a prelude to slavery. But his new life on Tyria is not at all what he expected. When the illustrious House of Quoll purchases him, Henrik finds himself living in the home of his old enemy, Prefect Brasca Quoll. Desperate to hide the truth of his last days on Heimir, Henrik dives into the murderous game of Tyrianite politics. Devastated by the catastrophe on the Norn homeworld, the Federation teeters on the brink of civil war.

Atra Hart’s shadow has grown teeth. It moves on its own and whispers her name. She calls it Dread, and it threatens to devour her mind. When a fire breaks out at the asylum where she’s locked up, Atra seizes the chance for freedom, only to witness an electric-purple rift split the sky open. Like Dread, the rift is visible only to her. Then, she awakens back in the asylum, unharmed, as if the fire, the escape, and the rift never happened. But everything feels wrong. No one remembers her old life. Her family, her friends—even her past—have vanished.

“Once upon a time, two sisters held the fate of a kingdom in their hands. One chose the light. One chose the shadows. Both were destined to fall.” Avalora was a land of promise, its rivers golden, its orchards heavy with sweet fruit, its princesses the pride of the realm. But desperation is a hungry thing. It gnaws at the bones of kings and queens alike. When famine gripped Avalora in its dying breath, Snow White, the fairest of them all, turned to forbidden magic, and the magic answered. Not with mercy. Not with hope. But with hunger.

In this collection of stories, a man and woman travel back in time, viewing history in reverse, and discovering love along the way. A woman is swept up in the glitter of a party only to become a permanent guest. A Muse of Poetry does her best to rescue the words of the most talented man she's ever known. A girl experiences the transformation that comes from deep grief. A selkie longs for the sea, ghosts watch a loved one, and there is a breathless moment of rebirth.

The stories in Magic and Myth reveal the connection between everyday occurrences and the otherworldly. The place where we pause to reassure ourselves that the world is full of the mundane and unmagical in every way–even as we check beneath the bed for monsters.