Ergebnis für "Sanctus" in Literatur & Belletristik

Die Welt hält den Atem an, als sie dank CNN Zeuge von etwas Unglaublichem wird: Auf der Bergzitadelle von Trahpah steht ein menschliches Kreuz...

It’s not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie. Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic.

Rom, Ewige Stadt, Hort uralter Geheimnisse. Hierhin führen die Spuren einer Verschwörung, in deren Mittelpunkt Eric von Kastell steht, der Werwolfjäger. Immer wieder trifft er auf das Vermächtnis einer Frau, die im 18. Jahrhundert um ihr Leben kämpfte: Gregoria, die Äbtissin eines entweihten Klosters. Eric und Gregoria sind untrennbar verbunden durch die heiligste Substanz, die sich auf Erden findet: Das Sanctum kann Wunder wirken - oder den Tod bringen.

Decenas de turistas asisten atónitos a la escena: uno de los monjes del antiquísimo y enigmático monasterio conocido como La Ciudadela sube a lo alto de la montaña, forma con su cuerpo la figura de una cruz en T y se lanza al vacío. Para algunos, es la señal que llevaban décadas esperando para entrar en acción. Para el agente Arkadian, el comienzo del caso más extraño de su vida.

Ben and his crew have come a long way since they first began their dystopian road trip from hell. But hard-learned lessons and discovering what it takes to survive in a world that doesn’t tolerate the weak or unprepared has molded them into a cohesive team.

Révélation ou apocalypse ? Depuis l'aube de l'humanité, la Citadelle, fort du nord de la Turquie, abrite des communautés de moines, dont l'ordre des Sancti, les " soutanes vertes ". Après avoir été initié à leurs mystérieux sacrements, un jeune moine s'échappe du monastère pour se jeter du haut de la montagne. La scène est filmée par un touriste et projetée sur les chaînes de télévision du monde entier. C'est le début d'une lutte à mort entre la communauté des Sancti et celle des Mala, pour qui l'heure de la prophétie a sonné.

Mit Einfühlungsvermögen und psychologischem Scharfsinn erzählt Hoffmann von der Heilung einer Sängerin, die ihre Stimme verloren hat. Mit Musik von Edvard Grieg.

When his stellar military career comes to an abrupt and terrible end, 32-year-old Maddox Kent returns to the town he never planned to step foot into again, hoping to mend the rift he himself caused with the brother he left behind. But coming home means facing some hard truths about himself and his actions. When he has the chance to start making amends by helping his brother with the wildlife sanctuary he runs, Maddox is thrown another curveball when a stranger appears....

Olivia Davis credits her foster mom for helping uncover her kind heart and gift for helping animals when she was only a child. With Jewel's encouragement, Olivia becomes a successful nurse in Spokane. Her career brings her immense satisfaction, but her true joy comes from her marriage and the son she loves more than anything. Simon is a rebellious teenager spiraling out of control, and Olivia and her husband are powerless to stop him. After years of heartbreaks and disappointments, Olivia is dealing with the unbearable loss of her family when she receives an unexpected letter.

The chosen one is dead, the powerful have abandoned their subjects, and Death has come for them all. Aaslo, the reluctant new Chosen One, and Teza, a failed magus healer, lead a small group of broken people who continue to hold back the tide of a war between the gods. They gather what forces they can scrape together for a final battle. Their band of unlikely warriors' grit and bravery in the face of staggering odds, however, has strengthened all of them as they come into their power and their destiny.

Der Kapellmeister ist verzweifelt: Bettina, die außerordentlichste Gesangsbegabung im Ort, verliert ihre Fähigkeit zu singen. Der Doktor ist ratlos, denn eine Erkrankung der Stimme kann er nicht feststellen und sieht eine psychische Ursache für ihr Verstummen als wahrscheinlich an. Der mysteriöse, reisende Enthusiast hingegen vermutet einen bösen Zauber hinter der Sache, den er vielleicht sogar selbst verursacht haben könnte.

Captain Scott has lost his entire family, save his sister, who needs better medical care than the Aurora can provide. Nathan, his friends, and the crew of the Seiiki must leave the Karuzari fleet to fend for themselves while they try to find a way to save Miri.

Tomas Klein, founder of Olympus had brought his people to a new world, freed them from the constraints of Earth and its governments. But a new world brings new dangers. Tomas Klein will need to set aside past regrets and rise up to the challenge.

The dragon plague has scoured the land of living things, and Troyson Strom lives on his small boat, staying on the move, and gathering supplies when he can. But he has a plan – save enough provisions and sail back to the coast of Greenland and search for the mighty rift in the ice wall that leads through Odin’s Gate, and then on to Lemuria.

After coming face to face with death, Elorion and company have found a dungeon to call their own. They’ve fought hard to earn a stint of peace, but Mistress Nava is still out there and her captain is now on the hunt. The impending arrival of the army of minotaurs will be the greatest threat they have faced thus far. With their new-found freedom comes a myriad of additional dangers. They’re running low on food, the dungeon is in disrepair, and they must find new hunting grounds to continue growing in power.

Elorion is back from the vampire realm. Aeris and the girls have returned from training. The Head Mistress was true to her word. She kept them alive for a purpose. Joining the succubi has gained Elorion and Aeris an illusionary freedom at best, and it will come at a heavy price. There is no safety without power. No future without strength. Soon, they'll be leaving for the succubi capital. Sanctuary must progress or be abandoned. Will it become a city on a shining hill or be extinguished forever?

Photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway thought she'd escaped the house called Sanctuary long ago. She'd spent her loneliest years there, after the sudden, unexplained disappearance of her mother. Yet the sprawling inn on an island off the Georgia coast continues to haunt her dreams. And now, even more haunting are the pictures someone is sending her: strange close-ups and candids, culminating in the most shocking portrait of all - a photo of her mother - naked, beautiful, and dead.

Cormac Carrington relocated to Ireland to be closer to his O'Brien kin. While exploring employment opportunities, he offers pro-bono legal aid for asylum seekers and unaccompanied children who have evacuated their homes in Ukraine. During a fundraising gala, he crosses paths with a beautiful Italian woman. They will both be pulled into the intrigue of a detained woman and her missing little brother. Set in a sprawling European city, the worldwide sickness of human trafficking will touch the O'Brien family, and they will band together to save one small child.

Surviving the attack proved to be more than they could have imagined… Months after a super-EMP attack devastated the United States, the country is now unrecognizable. Major cities are run by gangs, survivors are dying of starvation and the government is falling victim to lawlessness. Those...

Zoey doesn't remember anything about last night. But she knows something went badly wrong. For she is no longer in New York. She's woken up in the desert, in a white building she doesn't recognise, and she's alone. When she discovers she's been admitted to The Sanctuary, a discreet, mysterious, isolated refuge from normal life, to avoid jail, she is stunned. She knows she has secrets, troubles, but she thought she had everything under control. But as she spends more time with other residents, she begins to open up about what she's running from.