Ergebnis für "SON" in Märchen

Ten years after the publication of Wicked, beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candle, who wills him back to life with her musical gifts.

An insidious curse is weakening the Norse kingdom of Saylok, where no daughters have been born in years. Washing up on these plagued shores is Ghisla, an orphaned stowaway nursed back to health by Hod, a blind cave dweller. Named for a mysterious god, Hod is surrounded by prophecy. To Ghisla, he’s a cherished new friend, but to Hod, the girl is much more. For when Ghisla sings, Hod can see.

Listeners have called the Raven Son series The Lord of the Rings meets 1984. If you enjoy traditional fantasy, cinematic world-building, and creative twists on mythology, you'll love Nicholas Kotar's sweeping tale.

In her dreams, he envelops her in love. In real life, he imprisons her in ice. Assassin, liar, impersonator—dreamer. As a royal decoy, trained to replace the Krastel princess even in a political marriage, Astra’s life is not her own. With a duty like that, how can she dream about love? And yet she knows she has a kindred soul. She can feel his presence every night, holding her in his arms, surrounding her with his warmth. But ice-cold reality crashes in when Astra’s carriage is attacked by the Crystal Court’s disgraced prince.

Karna, the King of Anga, is distraught after the recent demise of a closed one. And to achieve salvation, he seeks to hurt the ones who are closest to him. Satyasena, the firstborn son to Karna, holds no mantle to his popular father but he strives for it. To become better, he’s ready to lose everything. Shanaya, the queen of Anga, takes care of the throne during her husband’s absence, but recent moral duties have begun to confront her past and probably betray the present.

The epic story, the greatest hero of them all. Heracles, renowned for his strength and spirit, has done something terrible. His gilded life lies in ruins. Seeking the Oracle, he is given a new mission: pay penance by becoming the slave of his sworn enemy. Twelve impossible labours await him. To restore his reputation, he must face monsters and mythical beasts that will test him to his limits and beyond. For he has become a pawn of Gods: of Zeus's pride and, above all, Hera's jealousy.

The Glastonbury Chronicles recounts the rite-of-passage to manhood adventures of the child of Gwyddion and Arianrhod. The very name ‘Gwyddion’ means ‘wise one of the forests’, and so who better to turn each walk in the countryside into a magical mystery tour to a dragon’s cave of esoteric treasures?

Ash is a hot-headed dragon shifter with a nose for trouble. Sent to a sleepy small town as punishment for his daredevil escapades, sparks soon fly when he falls for a local firefighter, and sworn enemy of his clan. Ember is a rookie firefighter who has always dreamed of being a hero. Trouble is, the closest she’s come to a real fire is sweeping the ashes from the station. But that soon changes when she discovers a deadly secret that places her in grave danger.

An allegory showing how people will see what they want to see even to their own detriment. The plot revolves around politics, love, and warfare in a fictional feudal Asian land.

Valentine is the guardian angel of love, the last of his kind defending the world from the forces of darkness. That means no distractions, no dating, and certainly no falling in love. But when a mortal re-awakens his heart, she proves to be his greatest strength, and his only weakness…. Elle has always had a disastrous love life. But when her date turns into a vampire, she realizes she’s hit a new low.

Zed is a demigod of storms who drifts through life, leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. That is, until a mortal stops him and his storm in their tracks. Tempest is a small-town librarian, whose only adventures come from her beloved books. But all that changes when she discovers a deadly secret, and is thrown into a world of magic and adventure.

A warrior is thrust out of his idyllic environment when a werewolf bites the mother of his unborn child.

Karen Aabys bog "Min søn Janus" foregår i 1830'ernes Jylland. Janus er vokset op på heden med sin mor, Martine. Nu er han imidlertid blevet en ung mand og har en voldsom udlængsel. Sammen med sin ven Thue forsøger han sig med at drive kvæg langs hærvejen. Et hårdt og møjsommeligt arbejde. Men de to unge mænd har en plan. De vil rejse bort og prøve lykke i fjerne egne... Karen Aabye (1904-1982) var en dansk forfatter og journalist. Karen Aaby debuterede i 1939 med romanen "Der er langt til Paris".

Alone and in London for the first time, Alex Anderson is being hunted by the darkness as the fates have seen fit to turn his dream holiday into his worst nightmare before he even steps foot out of the airport. An archaic evil hungers for him and will stop at nothing to possess the 22-year-old and the coveted secrets that have been hidden from Alex his whole life. All that stands in their way is a 2,500-year-old spartan Commander named Nikos and his fellow guardian sidekick Jin, a pink-haired descendant of the goddess Hekate.

Death came easy for Piper. Living forever is the hard part. Just days ago, she was killed. Her killer walks free, and there is nothing she can do about it. Or so they keep telling her.

"Kræmmerens søn" er historien om en dreng, som bliver forladt af sine forældre og sat i pleje på sognets bekostning. Men der er ikke megen pleje over det sted, drengen ender. Onde mennesker piner og plager ham så grusomt, at han til sidst ikke ser anden udvej end at stikke af i ly af natten. Ude på heden møder drengen en varme og næstekærlighed, som han aldrig har turdet tro på, og hans liv tager nu en ganske uventet drejning.

Here is a brilliant recounting of the life of Odysseus after his safe return to the island of Ithaca, his wife Penelope, and his son Telemachus. Countless readers and listeners have thrilled to the adventures of Odysseus in The Iliad and The Odyssey, but what further adventures awaited him after his ten years of war and ten years of wandering? Narrated by Telemachus to the bard Phemios, On Wine-Dark Seas speaks of the human drama of a man gone twenty years from home and family, a man who saw Troy on the night of its destruction, a man who lives the special quest which is his destiny.

Long ago, when gods and heroes walked the earth in triumph and tragedy, true love and epic deeds were set among the stars. Far away, on the distant plains of ancient Ethiopia, Phaethon’s greatest joy in life comes from watching the Sun travel across the heavens. But he longs for something more.

Voran can’t help but believe the rumors. As blight ravages the countryside and darkness covers the sun, the young warrior of Vasyllia hears of an ancient spirit that devours souls. He feels powerless to fight the oncoming devastation until a mythical creature entrusts him with a long-forgotten song. Legend has it that such a song can heal the masses, overthrow kingdoms, and raise humans to divine beings.... Armed with the power of the song, Voran must hunt down the dark spirit before it achieves its goal of immortality.

"Mais si tu ne veux vivre que pour toi et ne satisfaire qu'à la noblesse de ton être, tu n'as besoin d'aucun conseil." Peter Schlemihl est pauvre, il a besoin d'argent, et quand un homme étrange lui propose une bourse magique inépuisable contre son ombre, il n'hésite pas. Est-il après tout si important d'avoir une ombre ? Le pacte conclu, Peter se rend vite compte que le mystérieux personnage n'était autre que le Diable, et qu'il lui a en réalité vendu son âme.