Ergebnis für "Saga" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

Rya und ihre Freunde haben es geschafft, aus den düsteren Gruben von Itar zu entkommen, doch ihre Flucht ist erst der Anfang eines noch gefährlicheren Abenteuers. Zwischen ihrem Verlangen nach Rache und den Gefahren der Vergangenheit trachten blutdurstige Verfolger nach ihrem Leben und sie werden Teil einer Intrige an deren Ende sie sich entscheiden müssen: Wem können sie trauen und wie weit werden sie gehen, um Gerechtigkeit zu erlangen?

In einer düsteren Welt voller Intrigen und Verrat wird Rya, eine Außenseiterin in ihrer Heimatstadt, in die Gruben von Itar geworfen. Gefangen hinter Mauern aus Dunkelheit und Verzweiflung finden sich nicht nur Gefahren und Geheimnisse, sondern auch Freundschaft. Dort, wo die Grenzen zwischen Gut und Böse verschwimmen, beginnt für Rya und ihre Freunde der Kampf ums Überleben.

An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in all. The first eight are: “The Hope of...

Fonda Lee returns to the acclaimed Green Bone Saga with four prequel short stories that delve into the personal histories of the Kaul and Ayt families.

Contains all three books in the Iconoclasts trilogy and two short stories.

Oram's journey from average Joe to hero begins when he's transported into his favorite game. Lucky for him, he still has access to his Early Backer class, the Phylomancer, a mage class that learns spells and abilities by binding others to him. To become a master of the fantasy world of Aerda, Oram will need to embrace his role as a Phylomancer. Along the way, he will forge powerful bonds with his companions, a beautiful Elven Ranger, a fierce Priestess of the icy North, and a deadly and seductive Demon Assassin.

Key allies rescued from the darkness, the Goddess of Mirrors and Fate turns to the bright, new future she dreams of. The road ahead is long, but she runs to it all the same. Time is always short. A brand new [Domain] awaits capture, and that there are obstacles in the way is never in question. Sometimes, the best policy was to hit them head-on, the best tactic to take the fight to your enemies first.

Die Natur ist der Quell ihres Reichtums und ihr Untergang! In Sebastanes Grafschaft herrscht unvorstellbarer Wohlstand. Es gibt weder Seuchen, Krankheiten noch Hunger. Dafür zahlen sie nur einen Preis: immer währende Wachsamkeit. Doch ein Leben wie im Traum macht müde. So gelingt es den Kräften, die in seiner Grafschaft gebannt sind, wiederzuerwachen. Nun sieht sich der greise Sebastane als einziger Verteidiger der Macht des ewigen Waldes gegenüber.

Ben clocked in and clocked out, living a dreary life until a rip of energy caught his attention. Of course, interfering with the spell proved disastrous and he's sucked into a portal. On Semintor, the fantastical exists alongside wondrous magic. Ben arrives with a massive advantage thanks to his tinkering with the portal that got him there: his Arcana—his ability to cast powerful magic—are downright godly. The man is capable of casting group heals, buffing all sorts of attributes, and more, making him a highly sought after spellcaster, a rare dedicated supporting healer. But there's a catch.

Sammy struggled through college until she's magically transported to another realm. In this new world, she's been transformed into the wholly (holy?) different form of a goddess. Now she has to acquire followers to appease the ever-helpful System while avoiding the blades of those who despise deities. To make matters worse, a certain god hungers for war, bringing a fated showdown closer with each passing day. And while her adjustment is challenging, the most intriguing part is that her powers have something to do with mirrors.

The body of the latest minion of the demigod Aeyr was barely cold when we found our next urgent task. Some dude calling himself the Searcher, on the hunt for explorers and scholars, with the goal of ending their careers…and their lives. At the top of the list is Lirien, a kangaroo beastkin Brin has worked with before. My bevy of sexy women and I saddled up and made a beeline for Olliaran, land of the elves and the motherload of archaeological sites. Lirien is an explorer, made from the same mold as a certain raider of tombs, looking for something our enemy did not want found.

"In The Falling World", Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud Court, has traveled with Chime and Balm to another Raksuran court. When she fails to return, her consort, Moon, along with Stone and a party of warriors and hunters, must track them down. Finding them turns out to be the easy part; freeing them from an ancient trap hidden in the depths of the Reaches is much more difficult. "The Tale of Indigo and Cloud" explores the history of the Indigo Cloud Court, long before Moon was born.

Nachdem die Fäulnis den Kontinent verwüstet und alle Lebewesen in blutrünstige Bestien verwandelt hatte, verschanzten sich die überlebenden Völker hinter den mächtigen Gebirgen und Mauern des Reiches. Seit Jahren herrscht nun schon Ruhe an den Grenzen – zum Leidwesen des jungen Legionärs Daros, der in einer nördlichen Grenzfestung stationiert ist und auf einen Kampf brennt.

Thanquil Darkheart is a witch hunter for the Inquisition, on a holy crusade to rid the world of heresy. He’s also something else...expendable. When the God Emperor gives Thanquil an impossible task, he knows he has no choice but to venture deep into the Wilds to hunt down a fallen Inquisitor.

I'd known my fair share of tragedy in the last year. Lost my family, abandoned by my friends... things were looking down. Imagine my surprise when I get ripped out of my own reality and forcibly enrolled in a magic school nestled between the seams of the multiverse. My new purpose? Defend all of creation against the Outer Gods and keep from dying at the hands of the Void Things. But there's something nefarious about my headmistress... something I don't trust. At least I'm not alone anymore.

Die Schlacht um die Nordwacht tobt mit unverminderter Grausamkeit. Nur unter blutigen Verlusten können Daros und seine Kameraden von der Stählernen Legion verhindern, dass die Festung von Fäulnisbestien überrannt wird. Als endlich Verstärkung eintrifft, keimt wieder Hoffnung unter den wenigen Überlebenden auf. Aber bald eskaliert der schwelende Konflikt zwischen Daros und dem eingetroffenen Kommandanten, was verheerende Folgen für ihn und seinen Trupp hat.

For over 1,000 years, Order and Chaos have molded the island of Recluce. The Saga of Recluce chronicles the history of this world through 18 books, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s longest and best-selling fantasy series. Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce collects 17 new short stories and four popular reprints spanning the thousand-year history of Recluce.

Moon, Jade, and other favorites from the Indigo Cloud Court return with two new novellas from Martha Wells, who continues to enthusiastically ignore genre conventions in her exploration of the fascinating world of the Raksura. Her novellas and short stories contain all the elements fans have come to love from the Raksura books: courtly intrigue and politics, unfolding mysteries that reveal an increasingly strange wider world, and threats both mundane and magical.

Soren, an ambitious wizard. Belwynn, his twin sister, who shares a telepathic link with him. Rabigar, an exile of the Krykker race. Elana, a mysterious priestess. Moneva, a killer with a dark past. And a host of mercenaries, sorcerers, knights, dukes, kings, and strange new races. Who will lay claim to the weapons? Who can be trusted? And as war comes to Dalriya, who will take a stand against the dark forces that have been unleashed on the land?

Before the Gallows... Tori and Darien's fates collide as they struggle to survive in the Fringes of Osha. Before the Shadow Watch... Ren Andovier and Cyrus Maro hunt for clues about the magic past of their ancestors. And before the hunt for the Wellspring...