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'Brilliant and vivid world-building . . . riveting' CHAD STAHLESKI, director of John Wick 'A masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell's unique brand of wry humour, elegant prose, and wonderfully imaginative worldbuilding. I devoured this book and loved every page' NICK EAMES, bestselling author...

Für Geld, Macht – und meinetwegen auch Ruhm! Der Auftakt der Grim&Gritty-Fantasyserie vom mehrfach ausgezeichneten Bestsellerautor Sebastien de Castell! Mein Name ist Cade Ombra, und obwohl ich derzeit meinen Lebensunterhalt als Söldnermagier verdiene, hatte ich früher einen weitaus edler klingenden Berufstitel – bis ich entdeckte, dass die Leute, für die ich arbeitete, nicht ganz so edel waren, wie ich geglaubt hatte.

'One hell of a good book' - Conn Iggulden The Greatcoats - legendary heroes, arbiters of justice . . . or notorious traitors? The Greatcoats are travelling magistrates bringing justice to all . . . or at least they were, before they watched the Dukes impale their King's head on a spike. Now the...

Welcome to the Ooperato Belleza . . . it might save his life, or it just might be the end of him! Damelas Chademantaigne picked a poor night to flee a judicial duel. He has precious little hope of escaping the wrath of the Vixen, the most feared duellist in the entire city, until he stumbles...

'A spirited swashbuckling fantasy about family, revenge and the price of justice' - Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic Two sisters: divided by tragedy, united by steel. The incredible new novel in the Court of Shadows series by the bestselling author of TRAITOR'S BLADE and THE...

Mein Name ist Cade Ombra, und meine Gefährten und ich sind Söldnermagier. Wir achten viel aufs Geld und wenig auf Moral. Aber dass durch unsere Schuld die göttlichen Mächte des Guten und des Bösen ihre ewige Schlacht in der Welt der Sterblichen fortführen wollen, ist selbst uns zu viel. Wir müssen die Götter aufhalten, und es ist egal, wie viele Leute wir dafür umbringen werden.

Der fünfzehnjährige Kellen steht kurz vor seiner Magierprüfung. Es gibt nur ein Problem: Seine Magie schwindet! Für Kellen kein Grund aufzugeben. Während seine Mitschüler mit Atem, Sand oder Eisen zaubern, befreit er sich dank seines scharfen Verstandes aus jeder noch so brenzligen Situation. Als er dennoch in große Gefahr gerät, rettet ihm eine mysteriöse Fremde das Leben. Ferius Parfax bewirkt mit Spielkarten, was sonst nur wahre Magie vermag.

'First-rate fiction, first rate adventure, first rate full stop' - Sunday Times bestseller Conn Iggulden. Would you - could you? - uphold the law at the cost of those you love? Falcio val Mond, First Cantor of the Greatcoats, is on the brink of fulfilling his dead King's dream: Aline is about to...

A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside an ancient abbey where the monks are going mad and the gods themselves may be to blame! Estevar Borros, one of the legendary sword-fighting magistrates known as the Greatcoats and the king's personal investigator of the supernatural...

'One hell of a good book' Conn Iggulden The Greatcoats have found the heir to the throne . . . but now they must keep her alive, against all the odds. Falcio Val Mond has completed the final task given to him by the late King Paelis: he has found the King's Charoites (well, one at least). But...

Seit vier Monaten zieht Kellen nun schon als Verstoßener mit Ferius Parfax und Baumkatze Reichis durch die Wüste von Seven Sands. Dabei muss er feststellen, dass er nicht nur ein schlechter Magier, sondern ein noch viel schlechterer Gesetzloser ist. Ferius' große Klappe und Reichis' Vorliebe fürs Stehlen erleichtern die Situation nicht unbedingt. Dann lernt Kellen Seneira kennen: Das Mädchen mit der Augenbinde verbirgt dunkle Geheimnisse. Unversehens wird Kellen in ein Netz aus Verschwörung, Erpressung und Mord verwickelt.

Here are eight tales of the Greatcoats, legendary sword-fighting magistrates brought together by an idealistic young king and disbanded after his execution as a tyrant. Follow along through their swashbuckling adventures, their triumphs and defeats, their darkest hours and their moments of shining redemption as they struggle to bring justice to a corrupt kingdom.

The third book in the captivating Spellslinger fantasy series. Kellen, Reichis and Ferius are on their way to Gitabria, a city where amazing inventions are dreamed up and sold across the land of the Seven Sands. But when the three of them stumble across a tiny mechanical bird, magically brought to life, they quickly realise all is not as it appears. Meanwhile, two strange Argosi appear, carrying secrets from Ferius' past, together with an unlikely Jan'Tep ally. And as time ticks on, all the cards in Ferius' deck point to the emerging tides of war....

The sixth - and final - instalment of the inimitable SPELLSLINGER series. With an introduction and postscript by the author, and an audio exclusive interview. The game of war is always rigged . . . Kellen and Reichis are settling into their lives as protectors of the young queen. For the first...

The fifth book in the captivating SPELLSLINGER fantasy series. Kellen and Reichis have just finished fighting a duel in the desert when Kellen inadvertently smears blood on the Daroman flag - an act of treason for which the Marshals have no choice but to arrest him. Just before he's put before...

'High energy, highly unique, swashbuckling-cop-epic-noir story. Buy it. BUY IT NOW' Sam Sykes The Greatcoats are back - and this time it's personal. How do you kill a Saint? Falcio, Brasti and Kest are about to find out, as someone is doing just that, and they've started with a friend. The Dukes...

The fourth book in the compelling SPELLSLINGER fantasy series. Kellen and his murderous squirrel cat, Reichis, are on their own. They've heard rumour of a mythical monastery, known as the Ebony Abbey. It's a place that outsiders can never find - but Kellen is getting desperate. He's been told...

The stakes have never been higher. The world is teetering on the brink of annihilation. The Lords Celestine and the Lords Devilish, celestial and infernal beings locked in an age-old enmity, have at last found the perfect battlefield for their apocalyptic Great Crusade: the mortal realm. Cade...

Kellens sektensårs fødselsdag nærmer sig, og det samme gør de fire magiske prøver, der én gang for alle afgør, om han kan blive en magtfuld jan'Tep-mager eller om han vil blive udstødt af sin familie og venner som sha'Tep-tjener. Der er bare et problem. Kellens magi er ved at forsvinde. For at undgå total ydmygelse, forsøger Kellen at snyde sig gennem en magisk duel. Men da en mystisk fremmed kommer til byen, udfordrer hun Kellen til at gå helt nye veje.

A young archer bent on revenge against the knight who impoverished his family encounters an enigmatic stranger who promises him a far more potent form of retribution. But when Thomas finds himself hurled by magic to fight battles in faraway lands, he soon discovers that the vengeance his mysterious benefactor offers could change not only one archer’s destiny, but that of the entire world.