Ergebnis für "c23 Band 4 Gambit" in Belletristik

With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent. But as the fledgling trust between the two men deepens, the truth of secrets from both their pasts is poised to deal them the crowning death blow.

Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of 16, she's competing for the US Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.

Die Erde, 2022: Vier Jahre nach dem katastrophalen Ausgang der Onur-Invasion ist der Wiederaufbau in vollem Gange. Die meisten vom finalen Atomschlag verwüsteten Gegenden sind dekontaminiert. Hunger, Krankheiten und Reality TV wurden inzwischen beinahe ausgerottet - dank der Onur, denen sich fast alle Länder der Erde geschlossen unterwarfen. Der Planet gedeiht unter dem gütigen Diktat der Matriarchin - doch noch gibt es Widerstand.

In the foreboding north, the demonic hordes of the magic-twisted hellscape known as the Worldwound encroach upon the southern kingdoms of Golarion. Their latest escalation embroils a preternaturally handsome and coolly charismatic swindler named Gad, who decides to assemble a team of thieves, cutthroats, and con men to take the fight into the demon lands and strike directly at the fiendish leader responsible for the latest raids - the demon Yath, the Shimmering Putrescence.