Ergebnis für "The Cone" in Fantasy

Agent Kit Morris. Has a nice ring, doesn't it? It's a big step up from "wanted criminal" or "that weird con-artist guy with weirder psychic powers", both of which recently applied to me. But my promotion to MagiPol agent comes with a few drawbacks. First, supremely talented and effortlessly gorgeous Agent Lienna Shen won't agree to a dinner date with me. Second, my new assignment has pitted me against a guild with very bad taste in pets. Third, those pets are demons, and those demons want to kill me.

Who would have thought a book of naughty poems by elves could mean the difference between war and peace? But if stealing the precious volume will keep the Republic and the Empire from tearing out each other's throats, rogue soldier Isafesira de Lochenville - "Loch" to friends and foes alike - is willing to do the dishonest honors.

Junio de 1778. El mundo está completamente revolucionado: la armada inglesa se está retirando de Filadelfia en busca de George Washington y, por primera vez, parece que los rebeldes pueden ganar. Pero a Claire Fraser y su familia les están afectando peores revoluciones. Su anterior marido, Jamie, ha vuelto de entre los muertos, y le exige saber por qué, en su ausencia, se casó con su mejor amigo, Lord John Grey.

Colección de cuentos en los que el autor, mediante historias que ocurren en nuestros días, habla de ilusión, de relaciones, de ser fiel a uno mismo y también de la forma en la que, a veces, nos enfrentamos a nuestros miedos. Con la creatividad como telón de fondo, el libro es una invitación a salir de nuestra zona de confort y a ver la vida en positivo.

Being the spider in the center of a vast criminal web has left Morrie in hot water. His list of enemies is long . . . too long for Mina and her men to unravel. Mina doesn't have a clue to stand on when a shadow from Morrie's past shows up and threatens to destroy everything she's fought for. If Morrie's ex solves the murder before them, it could mean the end of Nevermore Bookshop. But is Mina ready to pit her sleuthing skills against literature's foremost consulting detective?

Un’incantevole storia di tradimenti, segreti e magia. Due ragazze che parlano il linguaggio segreto dei fiori. 1815 – Cornelia ha un segreto che deve rimanere ben custodito, perché nessuno accetterebbe mai la sua capacità di comprendere il linguaggio dei fiori e ascoltarne le voci, in una misteriosa connessione che ha sin da bambina. Il polveroso e cupo accampamento della Grande Armée di Napoleone non è il luogo dove aveva immaginato se stessa quando è fuggita in Francia, lasciandosi alle spalle una vita agiata, ma un passato di dolore.

Historias asombrosas y conmovedoras sobre lo que nos conecta como personas, aquí y después de la muerte. La vida con el más allá es un libro lleno de historias asombrosas y conmovedoras sobre los espíritus, su manera de comunicarse con nosotros y cómo, aun después de la muerte, buscan lo que muchos anhelamos en vida: ser escuchados. Sin duda, esta es una lectura perfecta para quienes, desde la curiosidad y con la mente abierta, pretenden explorar lo inexplicable.

The Fogg River Seminary, a girls’ school in a small Illinois town, is supposed to be just another stop on Maryse and Vasyl’s endless travels. They’ve made lucrative use of Maryse’s “foreign” looks in their melodramatic séance act—and an act is all it is. Then, during their performance, a blizzard sweeps in and cuts them off from town completely. In the freezing halls, there’s a voice speaking the secrets of the dead, and Maryse has no choice but to listen…because this time, the voice is real.

Raine Benares is a seeker who finds lost things and people. Ever since the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone that's given her unlimited power, has bonded to her, the goblin king and the elves have wanted to possess its magic themselves. Which means a goblin thief and her ex-fiancé - an elven assassin - are after her. To survive, she'll need the help of her notorious criminal family.

Una catástrofe de dimensiones bíblicas está a punto de alcanzar nuestro planeta. Esta vez, sin embargo, los terrestres no estarán solos. A su lado se alinearán algunos habitantes del planeta Nibiru que, arriesgando sus propias vidas, intentarán oponerse a las terribles fuerzas de la naturaleza que están a punto de desencadenarse sobre él.

In the discreet little Key West bar that Jake Stonebender established, Fast Eddie Costigan learned to curse back at parrots as he played the house piano; the Reverend Tom Hauptman learned to tend bar bare-chested, and Long-Drink McGonnigle discovered the margarita. Nobody even noticed them save the universe.

Aileen Henderson is still finding her bearings among the vampires. After a nightmarish introduction to their world through death, then the Auction, she’s finally found favor—and more carnal pleasures—with Lord Ragnor Rayne. But not even the head of the Rayne League can stave off the dark brutality of this place. Fearful of sharing her Sacred status, Aileen passes for a Common, deep beneath the city where she took her last breath. After the Hecatomb is announced, it’s harder to hide her secret.

Luisonn’s citizens are finally united, but they don’t see the monster behind President Hulei’s lies. Firin does. He destroyed her life and turned the only man she’s ever loved against her. Now presumed dead, she resurfaces with a new face and a thirst for vengeance. The president must die. Bregan lost everything to rebellion and betrayal: his family, his theater, and now Firin. When gruesome murders rise in the city’s shadows—with many of the victims children—and clues implicate the president, Bregan starts investigating.

El silencio del parque es un relato fantástico, emotivo y con un final sorprendente que te conmoverá. Explora las emociones humanas a través del misterio que se oculta en un parque en el corazón de la ciudad. Sumérgete en esta historia donde lo fantástico se entrelaza con lo cotidiano. Susan, una mujer marcada por la tragedia familiar, se encuentra en un momento crucial de su vida tras la reciente pérdida de su hermana Helen. Mientras intenta superar su dolor, encuentra consuelo en su perro Neo y en sus paseos por un parque cercano de su nuevo hogar.

Victimized by a psychic teenage prankster, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov find themselves instantly transported to the planet of Mongo, where Flash is captured and drugged by the ravishing witch Queen Azura and her evil cohort - none other than Ming the Merchiless, Jr! But Zarkov and Dale escape to Arboria, and enlist the aid of Prince Barin, who, by use of a brilliant ruse, sets in motion a series of violent encounters and hair's breadth escapes that place Flash's life in imminent peril.

Damico is trapped in a fantasy role-playing game. Not "trapped at the table" like Thanksgiving dinner after a particularly unpleasant election. Trapped inside. Back in the real world, he's probably bleeding to death in the trunk of the game master's car. On a happier note, he currently rules this improbably constructed world from the very plush Comfy Chair, which he ordered built to replace the previous overlord's throne. It's amazing what a true artist can do with hard wood, soft animals, and relaxation magic.

Amy the part elf mage and her girlfriend Helen the succubus, put the next part of their plan in action, but before they can even start to put their scheme in place, they have to negotiate the terms of a duel between two supernatural rulers of rival cities so they can recruit the son of a Titan into their scheme. This novella is for you if you like action, romance, banter, and humor in your urban fantasy and paranormal romance.

Dans une société basée sur des factions strictes divisées par couleurs et où tout le monde porte un masque, Asheva, un adolescent né Chrome de la nation noire, se voit arraché au monde qu'il a toujours aimé. Forcé à l'exil, il s'embarque dans un voyage aussi périlleux qu'extraordinaire qui le mènera aux confins des forêts sacrées et bien au-delà, dans les prairies bleues, où la ville d'Ayas et ses splendeurs insoupçonnées cachent d'horrible dangers.

Dans cet ultime épisode de la trilogie, un terrible vent de violence s'abat sur les territoires tandis que la Nation Noire talonne Asheva et Cestia, la princesse rouge déchue. Cestia doit dénouer sa propre tragédie pour mettre à jour la véritable nature des Chromes, des Arlequins et d'Asheva. Entre-temps, Asheva, déchiré entre son besoin de vengeance et son désir d'aimer, se bat contre ses démons intérieurs. Ensemble, Cestia et Asheva ont juré de combattre les ténèbres qui se sont emparées de leur monde.

Asheva l'a échappé belle : il est sorti vivant d'Ayas, mais tout reste encore à faire. Dans ce deuxième tome de la trilogie, il est laissé à lui-même et doit s'affranchir de la haine aveugle que tout Chrome Noir est tenu de nourrir contre les Chromes rouges. C'est à Samaris, grande ville rouge, que toutes ses illusions s'évanouissent. Au lieu d'un monde juste et bon, Asheva découvre la plus noire des misères, une société divisée par les castes et où l'on ostracise les Janis, les laissés-pour-compte.