Ergebnis für "Rule The Darkness" in Literatur & Belletristik

Sie setzten ihre letzte Hoffnung in mich, ohne zu wissen, dass ich ihr Tod sein würde. Mehr als fünfzig Jahre, nachdem die Sangvis für ihre Verbrechen in die Unterwelt verbannt worden waren, zerbricht ihr Gefängnis. Zurück auf der Erde verbreiten sie auf der Jagd nach Magiern Tod und Zerstörung. Unter ihnen Pax, der sich jedoch nur nach Frieden sehnt. Dabei sind es seine Hände, an denen das Blut von Hunderten klebt. Als er auf die schweigsame Magierin Hazel trifft, steht er vor der Wahl - sterben oder denjenigen helfen, die ihn und alle Sangvis erneut verbannen wollen.

Der schicksalhafte Kampf um den Zarenthron von Ravka steuert unaufhaltsam auf eine Entscheidung zu: Wird ein Krieg, den niemand gewinnen kann, eine ganze Welt in Asche versinken lassen? Während der junge König Nikolai Lantsov - auch mithilfe des Monsters in seinem Inneren - alles versucht, um Ravka vor dem Schlimmsten zu bewahren, hadert Zoya Nazyalensky, die Sturmhexe, mit ihrem Schicksal: Nach allem, was sie im Krieg bereits verloren hat, verlangt nun die Pflicht von ihr, dass sie ihre Kräfte nutzt, um die Waffe zu werden, die ihr Land braucht. Koste es, was es wolle.

Freed from the golden clutches of the Sun King, Lor now finds herself in the hands of Nadir, the Aurora Prince. Convinced she’s hiding something, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make her talk. But Lor knows the value of secrets—she’s been keeping them her entire life—and she’s not letting hers go without a fight. When Lor and Nadir team up to search for a lost item that holds the key to her past and her future, she isn’t sure if she can trust him. All she knows is she won’t fall for his promises and make the same mistakes again.

In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the second in the Darth Bane trilogy, the fearsome Sith lord takes on a deadly new apprentice. Darth Bane’s twisted genius made him a natural leader among the Sith–until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own...

One month after a crippling attack on the power grid, the country is still in darkness. As a new wave of violence sweeps the nation, the Ford family are soon drawn into a battle for survival with an unknown menace. Tasked with stopping the threat to protect the small town of Whitefish, Montana, Corey soon discovers a traitor is among them. Unsure of who to trust, tempers flare and accusations threaten to tear the remaining survivors apart.

Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. With no understanding of his life’s purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.

Eigentlich wollte sich Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast nach der mörderischen Jagd auf seinen Bruder Diogenes etwas Ruhe in einem abgelegenen tibetischen Kloster gönnen. Doch als er dort erfährt, dass man den Mönchen ein geheimnisvolles Artefakt gestohlen hat, muss er sich sofort auf die Suche danach machen, denn das Agozyen hat die Macht, die Menschheit zu vernichten...

Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters　 Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight--A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn't want--and the only person she's never tried to please. She isn't afraid of his scary piercings and...

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement.

»Flieg nur davon, mein Täubchen. Flieg so schnell du kannst. Aber du wirst mir nicht entkommen. Denn einen Vogel erlegt man nicht im Käfig. Die Kunst ist, ihn im Flug zu fangen. Und du hast die Jagd soeben eröffnet.« Olivia will nur eines: Fliehen. Weg von Craven, weg von dem Club und vor allem weg von der Dunkelheit, die er in ihr entfacht hat. Doch egal, wie weit sie rennt – er ist ihr immer einen Schritt voraus. Als sie die Weihnachtstage mit ihrer besten Freundin in einem abgelegenen Ski-Chalet verbringt, scheint es, als hätte sie endlich einen Zufluchtsort gefunden.

Penguin Classics presents Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by David Threlfall, the star of the hit Channel 4 series, Shameless. 'The mind of man is capable of anything - because everything...

Ajax Demos finds himself lost in society. Graduating shortly after artificial intelligence is allowed to enter the workforce, he can’t get his career off the ground. He clings to what he believes a responsible adult should pursue, but it just isn’t in the cards. As his last hope for a steady paycheck disappears new opportunities open. Ajax gets a chance to play a brand new Immersive Reality game. Things aren't as they seem. Mega Corps hover over what appears to be a simple game. Two unlikely women hiding their real identities join his party....

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary’s mission to Winter, an unknown alien world whose inhabitants can choose—and change—their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so, he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters.

I wasn’t born to rule. I’m the king’s second son, the spare that won’t inherit any real power. Despite my fate, I’ve always felt like I was destined for more. When a surprise journey to the elvish kingdom of Hamelin puts me in the crosshairs of scheming nobles, magical talismans, brutal orc hybrids, and ruthless brigands, I finally have the chance to prove myself.

Joseph Conrad's searing tale of one of the strangest and most memorable journeys ever taken. Quite simply the scariest book ever written, this is a searing tale of one of the strangest and most memorable journeys ever undertaken - to the heart of a geographical and psychological wilderness from which no-one returns unscarred. For this isn't simply a journey up an uncharted river into a geographical wilderness; rather, it's a trip deep into our collective subconscious.

Behind the towering walls of Belduar, Calen Bryer and his companions stand in defense of the city and its new king. In over a thousand years, Belduar has never fallen. It has stood as a bastion of hope. But the Lorian empire are at its walls once more, and the Dragonguard are coming.

Gods walk the Realms! Rising up from the black depths of the Underdark, the drow once more meet the dwarves of Mithral Hall. Bruenor Battlehammer, with Drizzt at his side, won't go down without a fight - but they'll have to fight without Wulfgar or Catti-brie at their sides.

When Ishmael takes the Chernyakova back into Toe-Hold space, he finds a lot more than profit. A quick pass through the Telluride system reveals the answer to one question but leaves him docked without a cargo until the owner of Dark Knight Station makes him an offer he can't refuse.

Forge of Darkness takes listeners to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness, and tells of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in the fall of the Malazan Empire and surrounds one of the Malazan world’s most fascinating and powerful characters, Anomander Rake. It’s a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, where Mother Dark reigns above the Tiste people. But this ancient land was once home to many a power...and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners’ great hero, Vatha Urusander, longs for ascendency and Mother Dark’s hand in marriage, but she has taken another Consort, Lord Draconus.

Gute Mädchen kriegen Geschenke. Böse Mädchen kriegen etwas anderes zur Bescherung. Ich bin die Dunkelheit, die dich umgibt. Ich sperre dich ein und befreie dich. Ich bin deine Fesseln und der Ring an deinem Finger. Meine Geschenke für dich sind Schmerzen, Lust und Liebe. Denn du bist der Stern, der meine Nacht erleuchtet. Josephine. Natürlich bin ich enttäuscht, dass wir die Feiertage nicht wie geplant im Kreis meiner Familie verbringen können. Aber Ramon hat mir zum Trost eine Bescherung der besonderen Art versprochen. Und auch ich hätte eine Idee für ein wirklich einmaliges Geschenk.