Ergebnis für "Red" in Urban Fantasy

Vier Jahre ohne Erinnerung. Und sie hat es nie bemerkt. Lio arbeitet in einem kleinen Londoner Café und tut so, als wäre alles normal. Bis die Albträume beginnen. Und Lio zum ersten Mal die Frage stellt, die sie nie hätte stellen sollen: Was ist vor vier Jahren wirklich passiert? Als ein verletzter Fremder in ihrem Leben auftaucht und Flammen aus Lios Händen lodern, zerbricht die Fassade. Hinter dem London, das sie kennt, existiert eine verborgene Welt aus Magie, Runen und alten Feindschaften — und Lio steht mittendrin.

This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself...

They fear us. And they're right to do so. Born adrift, we've found each other and formed a family, one that works together to punish any who would hurt us. We already lost one of our own, the closest thing I could call to a mother, and I've sworn to never let it happen again. We make it our...

Emi has dedicated her life to preparing for her destiny: to become a living vessel for her goddess’s spirit. With the fulfillment of her divine duty only two months away, she’s never once questioned the strict rules that control every aspect of her daily existence. Until the day she discovers her entire life has been built on lies.

Den Psychotherapeuten Jakob Jakobi hat das Glück verlassen. Geschieden, pleite und beruflich gescheitert: So gebeutelt trifft Jakobi auf Abel Baumann, einen ebenfalls glücklosen Zirkusclown. Der leidet offenbar an einer kuriosen Persönlichkeitsstörung, denn er hält sich für Gott. Jakob ist fasziniert von den vielfältigen, seiner Meinung nach aber komplett irdischen Talenten des sympathischen Spinners. Doch bald ist der Psychologe nicht mehr so sicher, mit wem er es wirklich zu tun hat.

Escaping from the attentions of the Bondsmagi Locke Lamora, the estwhile Thorn of Camorr and Jean Tannen have fled their home city. Taking ship they arrive in the city state of Tal Varrar where they are soon planning their most spectacular heist yet; they will take the luxurious gaming house, The Sinspire, for all of its countless riches.No-one has ever taken even a single coin from the Sinspire that wasn't won on the tables or in the other games of chance on offer there.

Atlantica - the forgotten isle, the glittering gem in the cesspool of humanity's future. Anything you do inside your own home is allowed. It is a dog-eat-dog world of millionaires and billionaires. The rest of society beneath them live in ignorance. Those at the top have money, tools, people, assassins, and murderers. One such assassin was a rumor, a myth, a ghost in the night. The Red Countess, the lady Valentina Winters. A player among the elite has something Valentina wants, and she is willing to do most anything to get it.

Dr. Raisa Montefiore hat ihr Leben der Entwicklung einer Formel gewidmet, die schwere Verbrennungen in Sekundenschnelle heilen kann – ein Versprechen an ihre verstorbene Zwillingsschwester Robyn. Als ein Polizist bei einer Explosion in ihrem Labor schwer verletzt wird, rettet Raisa sein Leben mit ihrer experimentellen Formel. Mit ungeahnten Folgen: Inspector Gideon Stern verwandelt sich in einen Werwolf.

Mairi Wallace has faced terrible dangers since she discovered her magical abilities. But she's never experienced anything as hazardous as this. An unfamiliar peril has arisen and suddenly the Mages are no longer the biggest threat to Scotland's future. A new King, with the Afflicted hordes at his beck and call, is claiming her country for his own. From the towering battlements at Edinburgh Castle to the sweeping streets of Glasgow, Mairi and her friends are going to have to draw on every scrap of power they have.

The final omnibus in the best selling Crossroads Queen urban fantasy series is here.

Ich habe nicht darum gebeten, Teil einer Prophezeiung zu sein, und ich habe ganz sicher nicht darum gebeten, von Fanatikern gefangen gehalten zu werden. Sie mögen mich als Retter bezeichnen, aber sie behandeln mich wie ein Opfer, das sie den Göttern darbringen wollen. Kein großes Opfer, wenn man bedenkt, was sie von mir halten.Meine einzige Rettung ist, dass ich den Gefahren nicht allein gegenüberstehe. Dieses Mal habe ich eine Verbündete in Form einer Ritterin aus Britannia City – London Hayes.

Emi is the kamigakari. In a few short months, her life as a mortal will end, and her new existence as the human host of a goddess will begin. Carefully hidden from those who would destroy her, she has prepared her mind, body, and soul to unite with the goddess - and not once has she doubted her chosen fate.

Magical mob rivalry, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of perfection at any cost – set in a glittering, alternate, present-day Los Angeles. Red City is the dark and deadly adult debut from the bestselling author of the iconic Legend series - and perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab. Alchemy is...

Things are looking up. For the first time in what feels like years, October "Toby" Daye has been able to pause long enough to take a breath and look at her life - and she likes what she sees. She has friends. She has allies. She has a squire to train and a King of Cats to love, and maybe, just maybe, she can let her guard down for a change.

Sarah Crowe left Atlanta, and the remnants of a tumultuous relationship, to live alone in an old house in rural Rhode Island. Within its walls she discovers an unfinished manuscript written by the house's former tenant - a parapsychologist obsessed with the ancient oak growing on a desolate corner of the property. And as the gnarled tree takes root in her imagination, Sarah risks her health and her sanity to unearth a revelation planted centuries ago.

In the mesmerizing sequel to Red Winter, Emi can no longer hide within the safety of the shrines. The goddess has charged her with a new task, one that will take her deep into the perilous realm of yokai. Shiro is her guide and protector, yet his confusing, captivating allure is a danger of its own. With the fate of the world in her mortal hands, she cannot falter, but is she strong enough to sacrifice everything - including him?

Eugene law student and intern at a local law firm, Haddie unites with an unusual ally to delve into the disquieting organization known as the Unceasing. Her dad, Thomas, has his own troubles with an anonymous admirer who boldly attempts to recruit him to a dubious cause; worse, his fan has been stalking him since his last alias as a soldier in Vietnam. Following a lead in Boise, Idaho, Haddie and Thomas race to build a crew to investigate the Unceasing, never expecting to spark a backlash so quickly. However, if Haddie doesn’t take a risk and act fast, her team might be lost.

In a world of darkness where royal vampires are in charge, I spend my days working as a knight in the city formerly known as London. Instead of a lance and a horse, I rely on my trusty axe, Babe, and ride the occasional dragon. Every day new threats emerge that require a dash of magic and a dollop of attitude.

When a shadow slips its leash and leaves a body behind, the aging paranormal population of Evermore is on edge—again. But shadows aren’t the only things misbehaving. An elderly elf is fading fast. He’s stopped eating, losing weight, and spending all his time asleep, lost in vivid dreams of the woman he calls his soulmate, but Maya suspects there’s something far more sinister at work.

I was trying to avoid any werewolves in my life, and now I have to live with one? I want to worry about human things like how to dress for the first day of a new job or how to sneak a silver dagger past the metal detectors when I get there. But when you’re working in a company run by vampires, human concerns become trivial. What’s not is figuring out why my undead bosses are trapping and killing werewolves. But that might not be the only secret hiding in the walls of the WWL Corporation, and what I soon discover could turn the supernatural world on its head.