Ergebnis für "The Raven" in Science Fiction

A triumph of the imagination, The Raven Tower is the first fantasy novel by Ann Leckie, New York Times best-selling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.

Lidia Raven was the operations officer aboard the Alliance Space Vessel Aurora when everything changed-her body, her mind, her very DNA. No one could explain it. Not her doctors. Not her commander. Not even her closest friend. Determined to uncover the truth, Lidia embarks on a journey across forgotten colonies, buried research stations, and the ruins of a genetic program that should never have existed. What she finds is worse than she imagined: experiments, genetic manipulation, betrayal, and a man named Bishop who orchestrated it all.

Cyril Okomoto is a renowned Netrunner whose skill can unravel any corporate secret or weave any new identity. His skills are tested when he finds he must help a striking young street operative with a dangerous past. He crafts for her a sophisticated new identity, Raven Black, erasing her past and forging a fresh future. Their connection deepens and quickly blossoms into something more potent than killer code. At the same time he receives a new Job from an unexpected source.

The highly anticipated sequel to THE LAST RAVEN ‘Gothic fantasy at its finest’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A true five-star experience’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ –- The heir to a throne bathed in blood A rebellion gasping its final breath And a truth that could ignite war… In a world ruled by vampires...

In einer fernen Vergangenheit, einer Zeit voller Magie und Schwertkampf, lebte Harold, der mächtigste aller Liche – ein Meister der arkanen Wissenschaften und ein Herausforderer der Götter. Nachdem er den Gipfel seiner Macht erreicht hatte und ihn überraschend langweilig fand, führte Harold einen katastrophalen Krieg gegen die Götter, um das System zu zerschmettern, das ihn gefangen hielt.

Als ihre Schwester verschwindet, setzt Alice alles daran, sie zu finden – auch wenn das bedeutet, einem weißen Kaninchen hinterherzujagen und ins Wunderland zu stolpern. Vom grinsenden Märzhasen bis zur rätselhaften Raupe, die von ihr fordert, den richtigen Weg zu finden, obwohl Alice immer wieder im Kreis läuft, sind dort jedoch alle dem Wahnsinn verfallen. Der einzige Lichtblick ist der Hutmacher, der Alice nicht nur bei der Suche nach ihrer Schwester hilft, sondern auch Gefühle in ihr weckt, die sie nie zuvor gekannt hat.

When his body is hideously damaged in an enemy attack, it looks as though Inquisitor Gideon Ravenor's promising career would be abruptly brought short. Now, encased in a life support sytem that keeps him alive but forever cuts him off from the physical world, Ravenor utilises his formidable mental powers to continue his investigations. Along with his retinue of warriors and assassins, Gideon Ravenor fights to protect an Imperium he can no longer see, hear or feel.

The Raven Guard are the Sons of Corax, and in the art of shadow warfare they are without equal. Theirs is the way of stealth, subterfuge and misdirection, ensuring their enemies are unaware of the true danger they face until it is far too late. This audio drama anthology contains seven tales of the Raven Guard. In these stories, you'll discover the secrets of the mysterious Shadowmasters, witness a descent into a mysterious labyrinth haunted by an unseen foe, experience war against the tyranids, learn how the sons of Corax connect to humanity and more.

When a company gathering in Sweden is followed by a sudden global blackout, phones die, networks collapse, and modern life begins to unravel. Stranded far from safety, Martin and a small group of colleagues must navigate fear, mistrust, and escalating violence as they fight to survive in a world...

Inquisitor Gideon Ravenor and his retinue are believed dead, and with shadowy forces moving against them, they'd like to keep it that way. Returning to the planet Eustis Majoris, they go undercover, investigating a brutal ring of smugglers moving stolen arcane technology within the Imperium. As they descend deeper into the organisation, it becomes clear that a terrible plot is unravelling. The ancient machines contain the unthinkable, and Ravenor must summon all of his wits to thwart the conspirators before the ultimate secrets of Chaos itself are laid bare!

For 17 years, Colonel Henry Wong and the United Planets Space Force have fought the Kenmiri Empire. They drove the alien overlords back from humanity's borders into their own stars and found allies among the Kenmiri's slaves and subjects. Now the war is over. A great Gathering has been called of the allies who fought the war, but they only ever shared a common enemy. With the Kenmiri in retreat, a thousand new agendas are revealed.

Hannah returns to Cthulhu in a week, and there's nothing Cain can do to stop it. Though he still has Soultaker, Hannah won't let him trade it for her freedom. The sword can summon an army of the dead, and Cthulhu wouldn't hesitate to use it. It turns out Soultaker wasn't the only thing from the armory to survive. A mysterious cube was stolen by the mechanists.

'One of my favourite writers' Santa Montefiore ‘The Grand Dame of the time-slip novel’ Peter James In the depths of the valley, two women, centuries apart, are bound by fate… Present Eve, desperate for a fresh start, arrives in the Valley of Ravens to restore a long-abandoned cottage...

Er ist ein Angreifer aus dem Weltall und ich soll ihn bewachen. Doch plötzlich kämpfen wir Seite an Seite gegen unbekannte Feinde. Mein Leben steht auf dem Kopf, meine Karriere ist vorüber. Ich kann nicht mehr die brave, gehorsame Offizierin sein. In mir ist etwas erwacht und es hat mich verändert. Innerlich und auch … äußerlich. Meinen Vorgesetzten passt das gar nicht. Mein neuer Strafposten mitten im Nirgendwo: Das Endlager des Militärs für Probleme. Für gescheiterte Projekte und gescheiterte Karrieren. Die Ankunft eines Gefangenen schlägt ein wie eine Bombe.

Mein Leben ist ein Scherbenhaufen. Ein engelsgleiches Wesen hat mich aus den Klauen meiner bösartigen Familie befreit–doch sie konnte nicht bei mir bleiben. Nur die Hoffnung auf ein geheimnisvolles Schicksal gab sie mir mit: Eine Aufgabe, der ich mich eines Tages stellen muss. Entwurzelt, ziellos und allein gerate ich vom Regen in die Traufe. Wieder nehmen mir brutale Männer die Kontrolle über mein Leben. Zu schwach, um aufzubegehren, bin ich kaum mehr als eine Sklavin. Als Angreifer aus dem All plötzlich über die Stadt herfallen,scheint das Ende der Welt gekommen.

GO HOME, ALINA - When Alina K’vich lost her parents, her grandfather Dimas gave her a home and a purpose. At The School, he trained her to become an Aelfraver—a hunter of arcane beasts, demons, and other anti-human entities. For ten years, they built a life together. Then, one night, in the middle of preparing dinner, Dimas vanished. Now seventeen, and stuck with her grandfather’s debts, Alina resorts to illegal Raves in her rundown hometown. But these small-time contracts simply aren’t enough: The School lies in disrepair, the power’s shut off, and the bills remain insurmountable.

Breaking a bargain with a god is impossible, or so they say. Which means Hannah is Cthulhu's forever. But she still hasn't learned to use her powers at will and old Tentacle Face isn't happy about it. His minions drop Hannah at Cain's doorstep with orders — make her useful in a month, or she dies. Cain isn't sure what's worse — damning her to an eternity serving Cthulhu, or letting her die. No matter what he does, he'll lose her.

When the hexarchate's gifted young captain, Kel Cheris, summoned the ghost of the long-dead General Shuos Jedao to help her put down a rebellion, she didn't reckon on his breaking free of centuries of imprisonment - and possessing her. Even worse, the enemy Hafn are invading, and Jedao takes over General Kel Khiruev's fleet, which was tasked with stopping them.

A completely re-imagined epic of the man known as Robin Hood from multi-award-winning, bestselling author Stephen R. Lawhead—now with the complete trilogy in one volume. For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated imaginations. Now the familiar tale takes on...

For the devoted followers of the dazzling Deverry and Westlands cycle, Katharine Kerr continues the magical epic saga she began in The Red Wyvern. In her latest tale, the scene shifts seamlessly between the shattered land of the Rhiddaer and the historic end of the Civil Wars, when Lilli, newly apprenticed to dweomer, fought with her untried powers to save her beloved Prince Maryn from evil. Centuries later, in the city of Cerr Cawnen, the old evil awakens yet again when the sorceress Raena schemes to destroy Rhodry Maelwaedd, her bitter enemy during life after life.