Ergebnis für "killer" in Epic Fantasy

Als Maggie nackt und frierend in einer Gasse erwacht, erkennt sie das Unmögliche: Sie ist in der Stadt Kair Toren gelandet, inmitten der düsteren Welt ihrer liebsten (unvollendeten) Fantasy-Buchserie. Bewaffnet nur mit ihrem Wissen über die komplexe Handlung und wichtige Protagonisten, über Magie, Intrigen und vor allem über den bevorstehenden Krieg kämpft sie ums Überleben – und schart dabei schnell eine bunte Truppe um sich. Als Maggie entdeckt, dass sie nicht sterben kann – ihre neuen Gefährten jedoch sehr wohl –, wächst in ihr der Entschluss, das Schicksal des Königreichs zu ändern.

Seit die Sonnengöttin – und mit ihr die Sonne – aus dem Königreich Asidia verschwunden ist, umgibt ein tödlicher Nebel das Land. Die 18-jährige Kiara kennt daher einzig die Dunkelheit. Und nicht nur das: Sie gilt in ihrem Dorf als verflucht. Da ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig, als sie von Kommandant Jude Maddox für eine gefährliche Mission rekrutiert wird. Womit Jude jedoch nicht gerechnet hat: Kiara weckt in ihm Gefühle, die er längst verloren glaubte. Schon bald müssen sie gemeinsam im Nebel ums Überleben kämpfen, während ungeahnte Geheimnisse ans Licht kommen.

An unforgettable fantasy set in a city peopled with ruffians, spies, malcontents and murderers. Experience out-of-this world adventure and dangerous politics as Maggie tries to survive waking up in her favourite fictional world. A heart-pounding epic from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author...

Im Königreich Bellona bestimmen die magischen Fähigkeiten einer jeden Person über deren Ansehen und Rang. Da die junge Lady Everleigh anscheinend über keinerlei Magie verfügt, verbringt sie die meiste Zeit in den Schatten des königlichen Hofs. Üblicherweise wird sie vom restlichen Adel übersehen und vergessen. Doch dunkle Mächte arbeiten innerhalb des Palasts. Als Everleighs Cousine, die Kronprinzessin Vasilia, ihre Mutter ermordet und den Thron besteigt, verändert sich alles. Evie selbst kann Vasilias Anschlag nur dank ihrer geheimen Fähigkeit entkommen.

Anji works as a castle servant, cleaning laundry for a king she hates. So when a rare opportunity presents itself, she seizes the chance to cut his throat. Then she runs for her life. In her wake, the kingdom is thrown into disarray, while a bounty bigger than anyone could imagine lands on her head.

This game changes every day. It learns, improves, gets smarter. In here, I'm up against not only other players, but the entire game world. What to choose? To go it alone or at the head of an army? To level up or unravel the web of intrigue? I may be an ordinary student, but in this game, I'm one of the best fighters alive. I've triumphed over champions and monsters in the past. But I'm about to face the Gods.

Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews. When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn't take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of...

In an impoverished border town with a population dwindling as fast as hope, Gwen Tailor aims to change things. She is a daughter of the Seamstress class, drawing on the bloodline skills of her mother, who stitches with a speed that veers into the realm of magic. An awesome feat. But armed with a giant piercing needle, Gwen is more than a seamstress. To save her people from extinction and create a pattern all her own for survival, she must be a monster slayer. In the core of the town is the dungeon, a deep-pitted breeding ground. Gwen is going where the monsters dwell.

Gladiator meets Game of Thrones: a royal woman becomes a skilled warrior to destroy her murderous cousin, avenge her family, and save her kingdom in this first entry in a dazzling fantasy epic from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Elemental Assassin series—an...

In a world where people born with an exceptional skill, known as a Grace, are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her Uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to carry out his dirty work...

A faceless gang of bikers on a wild hunt through the streets of present-day Ottawa hurtles young Jacky Rowan across the threshold into the perilous land of Faerie. There, to her dismay, she is hailed as the Jack of Kinrowan, a once-and-future trickster hero whose lot is to save the Elven Courts from unimaginable evil.

Liza Pound is a mystery to her superiors. In training she showed no aggression at all. In combat the first time she topped the kill board. And kept doing it. No one can figure out why. She did the unthinkable, and left Navy Mage Five for the League of Worlds. They want her back. She wants squadron command of the Black Sheep, and has worked hard for it. But when has what anyone wanted been part of what happens to them?

My name is Cain Sthyldor, a former assassin for the fae. I've met Death in person, I'm cursed by Cthulhu, know a gorgon, and have a pet octopus named Fred. I may not be a wizard from Chicago, an iron druid on the run, a hot-tempered maker who hates Girl Scouts, or part of a destructive duo from New York City, but I guarantee you'll be entertained.

I thought I understood power. My parents taught me that magic attracts equal danger, and everything I've seen since becoming a demon contractor confirms it. I've witnessed how power twists and corrupts - and I've tasted power no human should wield. I thought I knew greed. Ambition and avarice drove my family into hiding. My parents died for someone else's greed. I've never hunted anything in my life, but now I'm hunting their killer - with my demon's help. I thought I'd seen evil. But with each step closer to my parents' murderer, I'm uncovering a different sort of evil.

Swords of Haven brings together the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green's beloved Hawk & Fisher series: Hawk & Fisher, Winner Takes All, and The God Killer.

Damien has finally become stronger! But he knows that there is only one challenge left for him to face in Extim: Adam himself. Formerly the First Explorer who arrived in Lautum before anyone else, he has now sealed off Extim from the rest of the multiverse for whatever reason. And Damien just so happens to be looking to get out of this weak world.

Gwen Tailor is stunned when her most formidable Noble enemy—and captor—Valjean, becomes a powerful ally. Her unique crafter abilities have helped her gain monster-killing talents usually reserved for Nobles, but to save her town and people from extinction, she needs Valjean's help to become a Noble herself and infiltrate their aristocratic circles. So, along with cleaver-wielding butcher Sandy and enchanted-weapons-maker Gerald, she enrolls in the legendary Academy to learn its lethal arts . . . and uncover the secrets behind their land's ruthless class divisions.

Mera never imagined she would have to face a necromancer without Bast, her fae partner, but the Captain decided to separate them on a whim - or so she thinks. Running against the clock to avoid an outbreak that could destroy the human borough, Mera is forced to work with Julian Smith, the man she used to love before the Night Prince came waltzing in her life. Not good. Not good at all. Meanwhile, Bast chases Poseidon with the help of his brothers, knowing it's the only way to ensure Mera's safety. He'll do anything to save her, even if it means his doom.

Shera, the new Head of the Consultant’s Guild, faces more responsibility than she ever asked for. The Guilds are in a state of open war, her Consultants have been forced to relocate from their ancestral home, and Elder cultists plague the streets. In their tombs, the Great Elders stir. With the sky cracked and more Elders rising than ever before, Shera and her faction of Independent Guilds seek a truce with their Imperialist opponents. But they know that any alliance is a gamble.

THE EPIC FINALE TO THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING FALLEN GODS TRILOGY In the epic finale to the #1 internationally bestselling Fallen Gods trilogy that started with Godkiller, the fate of Middren hangs in the balance as mighty gods and mortal heroes clash in a final battle for...