Ergebnis für "Seasons of the Wicked" in Märchen

Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.

Die vier Hexenreiche haben eine neue Königin! Máirín hat den Thron bestiegen, doch der Preis für die uralte Magie könnte alles zerstören, wofür sie so lange gekämpft hat. Gemeinsam mit dem rätselhaften Hexenprinzen Nor will sie die Bedrohung durch die Gesichtslosen und ihre verderbliche Magie aufhalten. Dazu sucht sie die Sündenstädte auf, wo nicht nur unendliche Finsternis und gefährliche Geheimnisse auf sie warten, sondern auch Gefühle, die für sie verboten sind.

Mordred is the son of King Arthur, bastard child of his union with his half sister Morgause. Prophesied by Merlin to kill Arthur, Mordred is stolen away from his mother and raised in secrecy by a kind couple on an isolated Orkney island in the hopes that he will defy his fate. Mordred, known to history as a traitor and a murderer, is no villain but a quick-witted young man, with hopes and dreams of his own. But try as he might, Mordred cannot escape Merlin's prophecy.

It’s the day of the Hunt, and I've always known it would decide my future. The man who brings the largest stag to the feet of my father will win my hand in marriage. My oldest friend and the greatest hunter in Aetherus is favored to win, and we've planned our entire lives together. That is, until the Reaper, the monster who haunts the trees, arrives with the largest stag in the forest and claims me as his own.