Ergebnis für "Rook" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Humanity is falling. She has little hope of survival. Charlus Vaughn, a teenage refugee on the run from machine judgement and haunted by her mother's secrets. When a rogue data-pirate crew pulls her from the brink of execution, Charlus finds a place to belong, but something far older and far more dangerous is watching. Entangled in the schemes of an ancient arachnid intelligence, Charlus begins to uncover powers within herself that unravel what she's been told. Her past was hidden for a reason.

Die coolste, liebenswerteste und witzigste Heldin der Urban Fantasy! "Der Körper, in dem Du steckst, hat einmal mir gehört." Das ist sicherlich nicht das erste, was man lesen möchte, nachdem man aus einer tiefen Bewusstlosigkeit erwacht. Erst recht nicht, wenn man von Leichen umgeben ist und jede Erinnerung verloren hat. Doch Myfanwy Thomas findet sich in genau dieser Situation wieder und ihr bleibt kaum eine andere Möglichkeit, als den Anweisungen der mysteriösen Briefschreiberin zu folgen. Aber kann sie ihr trauen?

Simeon Bell just hasn’t been himself. Although he has spent a happy year as a roustabout with the Carnival of Mysteries—accompanied by his beloved, Crow Rapp—lately something has felt off. Maybe he hasn’t been himself because he doesn’t fully know who he is. Abandoned in a foundling home as an infant, he has never known anything about his family and has never met another of his kind. A tiny box found on the carnival midway leads Simeon and Crow on a quest to Simeon’s childhood home in the Victorian slums of London, where he discovers the ability to move through time.

He came to Earth to hunt fugitives … not claim a mate who sets his blood on fire. Dragon Lord Rook is a warrior. He’s deadly, disciplined, and done with the royal matchmaking games back home. To escape the meddling, he takes a mission on a backwater planet called Earth. Track the fugitives. Serve justice. Return to the stars. Easy. Until she crashes into his path. Sasha thought the worst part of her week was running into her cheating ex. Wrong. Now she’s on the run after witnessing a deal gone very, very wrong…

Take a meander from places labeled normal to a world that clatters, slinks, and drips. Looks aren't everything and nothing is as it seems. Along the Elizabeth River in Norfolk stands an unassuming diner where love and misery are on the menu. Come for breakfast, stay for the pie. You might never want to leave. The Dark Reflections series is a shared world based on the art by Jeff Lee Johnson in which each author has contributed a single character to the telling of the tale behind the images.

Das ganze Land jagt sie. Denn Amara ist aus dem Palast geflohen. Jetzt bleibt ihr nur eine Wahl: die einzigen Hexen in Isandia aufzuspüren, die den Mut haben, sich dem König entgegenzustellen. Doch ihre Hoffnung auf Freiheit zerschellt an der harten Realität. Denn statt auf eine sichere Zuflucht trifft sie bei den Rebellen auf Misstrauen und Intrigen. Wenn sie überleben will, muss sie sich beweisen – ohne ihr Geheimnis preiszugeben. Während Amara den Respekt der Rebellen zu gewinnen versucht, ist ihr gefährlichster Verfolger ihr dicht auf den Fersen.

Arlo Rook has decided it’s time to move out of Garren Castle, home for orphans of all races, magical or not, at 100 years old. It’s not the first time he’s left home, but after a setback that landed the Hedge Witch in the hospital a year ago, he ended up right back at square one.

In Higher Down, einem kleinen Dorf in Nordengland, herrscht dicke Luft. Und weil es für den infernalischen Gestank keine normale Erklärung zu geben scheint, ruft der Schriftsteller Marvin Bitterton die Kanzlei Harrowmore Souls zu Hilfe. Doch nicht jedem im Dorf sind die Eindringlinge willkommen.

In this spirited sequel to the acclaimed The Rook, Myfanwy Thomas returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic -- and slimy -- supernatural war. When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers --...

Strengthened by her new queen sib, Shara Isador plans to return to her mansion-in-progress for some much needed rest. She especially wants to get to know her new twin Blood and fears she may have made a mistake in taking them. She does not love them. Yet.

CReLs gnadenloser Countdown läuft. Auf der Suche nach wirksamen Waffen gegen die KI machen Nova und Red einen IT-Experten der ersten Stunde ausfindig. Statt zu kooperieren, bedroht er sie zunächst. Nur mühsam kann Nova ihm hilfreiche Informationen abringen. Doch ein Handlanger von CReL kommt ihr auf die Schliche. Die tödliche Eskalation scheint unvermeidlich.

Die Spuren von Corteon Fringe führen nach Venedig, und die Schlinge um den Hals von Nova und Red zieht sich gefährlich zusammen: Eine übergriffige Ex-Freundin nutzt Reds Notlage schamlos aus. CReL offenbart ihren eigentlichen Plan, der viel erschreckender ist, als bisher angenommen. Und selbst in ihrem Mind Palace ist Nova nicht mehr sicher.

Astra Ordott is in exile. Evicted from Is-Land for a crime she cannot regret, she has found work in an ancient fortress in Non-Land: headquarters of the Council of New Continents, the global body charged with providing humanitarian aid to the inhabitants of this toxic refugee camp. Recovering from a disorienting course of memory pacification treatment, Astra struggles to focus on her overriding goals - to find her Code father and avenge the death of her Shelter mother, Hokma.

He is a body snatcher. He kills by taking over the bodies of his victims, leaving no blood or weapons at the scene of the crimes. Disillusioned by the loss of his Catholic faith, Rook seeks answers to his unique ability and finds that heaven and hell are not what he was taught to believe. Now, in their way, angels and demons seek to head off the calamity that Rook is quickly becoming because for each body he takes and each soul he breaks, he is becoming more and more Fractured.

Most of the story you hold in your hands takes place in the thirteen hours surrounding the execution of Rooker Flynn. Gerba Whipmarples has won. The prison revolt has failed, the escape plan has been crushed, and the perpetrators have been captured. The headmistress has stolen Nepenthe from Jack, and Rooker has sacrificed his one true love, the Venture Brigand, to save his friend’s life. At long last, there is nothing left for Gerba to do but make sure the greedy pirate pays for his crimes at the end of a noose. Welcome to Rooker Flynn’s final day at the Locke Institute.

The year is 2848. Wars aren’t won by nations—they’re brokered by corporations. A.R.M.S. pilots, warriors bound to towering mechs with the firepower of gods, fight for fame, fortune, and survival in the ruthless chaos of Free Space.

Runa sehnt sich nach einem Neuanfang. Ein Studienplatz am Aconite Institute scheint daher perfekt. Hier kann sie endlich ihre ewigen Albträume und den Streit mit ihrer Mutter hinter sich lassen, die Runa einfach nicht verraten will, wer ihr Vater ist.  Doch kaum in Edinburgh angekommen, werden Runas Träume immer schlimmer – und realistischer. Schließlich erfährt sie von ihrem Mentor, dem viel zu arroganten Kyril, den Grund dafür: Sie ist eine Schattenspringerin und kann die Seelen Sterbender ins Jenseits geleiten.

Das Studium am sagenumwobenen Aconite Institute hat Runa verändert: Sie ist sich ihrer wahren Identität bewusst geworden. Und sie ist ihrem Mentor Kyril nähergekommen. Doch Runas Fähigkeit, als Schattenspringerin die Seelen Verstorbener ins Jenseits zu geleiten, ruft dunkle Mächte auf den Plan: Zuerst wird sie des Instituts verwiesen. Dann verschwindet Kyril auf einer Wanderung durch die schottischen Lowlands spurlos.

She never saw this coming.... Brynn Atwood is a low-level Magus whose unpredictable precognitive powers have made her an outcast among her people - and an embarrassment to her highly regarded father. After a frightening vision in which her father is murdered by a loup garou man, Brynn decides to prove herself by finding the killer and stopping them at any cost. Her target is Rook McQueen, the son of a small-town loup garou alpha.

Nyro’s ambitious plan to rescue his brother has failed, and now, every member of the Board sees him as a traitor. But, against all odds, he’s still alive, and while there is breath left in him, there is hope. Now, his goal is to find his brother again and make another plan for escape. He must learn all he can about the Black Court, its weaknesses, and secrets. And while he prowls, he hopes to create enough chaos to undermine the Board from within.