As the seals on the Dark One's prison crumble and the armies of the Shadow boil out of the Blight, Perrin Aybara, hunted by specters from his past, must seek answers in "Tel'aran'rhiod" and find a way to master the wolf within him--or lose himself to it forever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life ... as The Tower of Ghenjei awaits.
Het weefsel van de werkelijkheid wordt almaar dunner. Alle voortekenen wijzen erop dat Tarmon Gai'don, de Laatste Slag, ophanden is. Weliswaar bereidt Rhand Altor zich voor op de confrontatie met de Duistere, maar eerst moet hij een wapenstilstand zien te bewerkstelligen met de Seanchaanse legers, want die putten zijn troepen steeds meer uit. De andere hoofdrolspelers, Perijn en Mart, Elayne en Egwene, allemaal hebben ze hun handen meer dan vol.
Tessa Gray, orfana sedicenne, lascia New York dopo la morte della zia con cui viveva e raggiunge il fratello ventenne, Nate, a Londra. Unico ricordo della vita predente, una catenina con un piccolo angelo dotato di meccanismo a molla, appartenuto alla madre. Quando il fratello maggiore scompare all'improvviso, le ricerche portano la ragazza nel pericoloso mondo sovrannaturale della Londra vittoriana. Sarà rapita, ingannata, sfruttata per la sua straordinaria capacità di trasformarsi e assumere l'aspetto di altre persone. La salveranno due Shadowhunters, Will e Jem, destinati a combattere i demoni, nonché a mantenere l'equilibrio tra i Nascosti e fra questi e gli umani. Tessa sarà costretta a fidarsi. Si unirà a loro nella lotta contro i demoni per poter imparare a controllare i propri poteri e riuscire finalmente a trovare Nate. Ma tutto ciò la porterà al cuore di un arcano complotto che minaccia di distruggere gli Shadowhunters, e le farà scoprire che l'amore può essere la magia più pericolosa di tutte.
Dopo quanto è accaduto nella Città del fuoco celeste, Simon Lewis - che è stato prima umano e poi vampiro - ha perso tutti i suoi ricordi e non sa più chi è veramente. Sa per certo di essere amico di Clary e anche di aver convinto la bellissima Isabelle Lightwood a uscire con lui, ma non ha memoria di come ci sia riuscito. E quando si rende conto che le due ragazze, ma non solo loro, iniziano ad aspettarsi da lui che si comporti come farebbe il ragazzo che conoscevano tanto bene, la situazione diventa insostenibile. Decide perciò di entrare nell'Accade-mia Shadowhunters e iniziare l'apprendistato per diventare un cacciatore di demoni. Forse, spera Simon, in questo modo riuscirà a ritrovare se stesso, qualunque cosa questo significhi. Le cronache dell'Accademia Shadowhunters raccoglie per la prima volta in un solo volume tutte le tappe dell'impegnativo apprendistato da Shadowhunter di uno dei personaggi più amati di "The Mortal Instruments". I dieci racconti, scaturiti dalla penna di Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson e Robin Wasserman, pubblicati originariamente in e-book, sono arricchiti dalle illustrazioni di Cassandra Jean.
A killer with a passion for the past, his victims tortured beyond endurance, all done in the name of a game...DIE FOR ME is Karen Rose at her most chilling best. If you love this be sure to check out the sequels to Karen's mini-trilogy, SCREAM FOR ME and KILL FOR ME. But playing games will kill you... When a multimedia games designer decides to take his research to the next level for his new game, fantasy ends and murder begins. Homicide detective Vito Ciccotelli is expecting the worst. Called to a remote murder site, he is confronted with numerous bodies, all with horrific injuries, all it seems the victim of the same killer. When the medical examiner reveals that the wounds are consistent with instruments of medieval torture, Ciccotelli turns to Sophie Johannsen, museum curator and specialist in medieval warfare, to learn more about the killer's methods and to try and find the killer before he spirals out of control...
Parijs, eind negentiende eeuw. De 16-jarige kroonprins Sebastian draagt in het geheim graag jurken. Hij neemt de talentvolle jonge naaister Frances in dienst, die de meest waanzinnige jurken voor hem maakt. Als Lady Crystallia maakt Sebastian furore in het Parijse nachtleven. Maar wat als zijn geheim uitkomt? Ballonstrip. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
A portent of annihilation awakens the powerful sorcerer Pug in the dead of night—a dread vision warning of a vast and terrible army descending upon the exposed heart of Midkemia. Even the formidable might of the Tsurani Empire will not beat back the alien invaders. And in far Stardock town, two boys—untrained, unready, and barely come of age—will be called upon by the mysterious Conclave of Shadows to confront a sinister plot that implicates even the highest-ranking nobles in the land. For a nightmare of treason, intrigue, and murder is brewing among an ancient Brotherhood of Death—a clan of merciless assassins whose name is spoken only in fearful whispers . . .
There is a world of light and shadow, where Good and Evil wage eternal war. It is the world of the wheel of time, the greatest fantasy epic written. As the very fabric of reality years thin all portents indicate that Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, is imminent - and Rand al(Thor must ready himself to confront the Dark One But Rand must first negotiate a truce with the Seanchan armies, as their forces increasingly sap his strength All is in flux as established powers falter In Caemly, Elayne fights to gain the Lion Throne while trying to avert civil war and Egwene finds that even the White Tower is no longer a place of safety The winds of time have whirled into a storm, and Rand and his companions ride in the vortex This small company must prevail against the trials of fate and fortune - or the Dark One will triumph and the world will be lost
Una fanciulla da liberare. Un fratello da combattere. Un'eredità da reclamare. Molte cose sono cambiate nella vita di Eragon da quando l'uovo della dragonessa Saphira è comparso dal nulla sulla Grande Dorsale: suo zio è stato ucciso, Brom il cantastorie si è sacrificato per proteggerlo dai terribili Ra'zac, il fratello che non sapeva di avere si è rivelato uno dei suoi peggior nemici. Molte cose sono cambiate, altre no: Galbatorix soffoca ancora Alagaësi con la sua tirannia, e il giovane Cavaliere e la sua dragonessa rimangono l'ul speranza di detronizzarlo. Ma Eragon è davvero all'altezza di questo compito? battaglia delle Pianure Ardenti, Murtagh e Castigo si sono dimostrati avversar pericolosi; il sangue di cui si è macchiato tormenta le sue notti insonni; l'a che gli era stata donata non è più nelle sue mani. E non c'è tempo di tornare elfi, non c'è tempo di riposare, non c'è tempo di trovare una nuova spada: Kat è nelle mani di Galbatorix, e per salvarla bisogna entrare nell'Helgrind, dove orribili sacrifici umani vengono compiuti tutti i giorni... Christopher Paolini conduce ancora il lettore nella terra dove i draghi esistono, dove la magia è l'unica speranza di umani, elfi e nani contro tiranni e creature demoniache, in questo che è il terzo volume delle avventure del Cavaliere dei draghi.
Four millennia have passed since the hundred immortal gods came to Myrillia. Out of chaos they created the Nine Lands, blessed with their Graces and protected from the nightmarish Hinterlands, where rogue gods stalked across a barbarous wilderness. In all this time nothing has disturbed the peace of the Nine Lands.Until now. For the impossible...the unthinkable...has happened. Meeryn, goddess of the Summering Isles, has been murdered.The only witness was Tylar de Noche, a crippled and disgraced former Shadowknight who lives in agonizing shame of his past. He saw the dark entity that killed Meeryn. And as he held the dying goddess, her last breath bestowed a powerful blessing on him—a mark that healed his broken body. A mark that many see as proof that he killed a god. A mark that unleashed a powerful force of darkness within him.Chased across Myrillia by enemies both human and ethereal, aided only by outcasts like himself, Tylar must uncover and face down a being powerful enought to kill an immortal—the true godslayer. If he fails, all of Myrillia will fall into shadow....
Since its debut in 1990, Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series has captivated millions with its expansive world, originality, and memorable characters. In the Third Age, a time of prophecy, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as legends fade into myth. Amidst a fierce three-day battle around Tar Valon, a crucial Foretelling emerges. On the slopes of Dragonmount, an infant is born, destined to change the world, but he must be found before the Shadow can strike. Moiraine Damodred, a young woman on the cusp of becoming Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, a soldier in the thick of battle, find their lives intertwined. Their journey is fraught with peril, as Moiraine hails from a royal lineage recently shaken by the king's death, while Lan is viewed as the uncrowned king of a long-lost nation. Both face threats from those who seek power for themselves. "New Spring" recounts these events in a condensed form, while "New Spring: The Novel" expands on the full story, setting the stage for the epic saga that follows. The series promises an intricate tapestry of adventure, intrigue, and the timeless struggle between light and shadow.
The tenth book in the Sword of Truth series from bestselling author Terry Goodkind. Fantasy adventure on a grand scale featuring the popular wizard-hero Richard Cypher.
A story of a young girl who escapes from Nazi Germany to England on the Kindertransport.
The dread plot to destroy the Empire of Great Kesh has failed. The Conclave of Shadows has ended the murderous Nighthawk brotherhood's horrific reign of terror and death. But the mad sorcerer, Leso Varen, has fled, taking refuge among the most powerful men and women on Kelewan—a world now threatened, along with Midkemia, by hordes of the most vicious warriors in the known universe. The great sorcerer Pug knows of no power that will vanquish these invaders. And now he, brave Magnus and Nakor, and a disturbing young stranger named Bek must venture into the poisonous heart of the Dasati realm—the most terrible place they have ever encountered—in a valiant, impossible attempt to turn the tides against the encroaching doom that would swallow their world.
The remnants of the Clan of the Seven Stars are returning to their long abandoned homeworld . . . but not as friends. The elves, led by the conjurer Laromendis, flee the relentless demon hordes sweeping through their galaxy—and the conquest of war-weary Midkemia is the Clan's sole hope for survival . . . if the Dread Legion does not pursue them through the rift. The magician Pug knows what horrors will surely follow the elven invasion, for slaughter alone will sate Demon King Maarg's minions. For the death tide to be turned, Midkemia's constant defender must somehow unite bitter foes and vengeful former lovers—because failure to do so will mean annihilation.
Oorlogen hebben chaos gecreëerd in het land Maras-dantia. Terwijl de legers zich hergroeperen en de magie langzaam wegsijpelt uit het land, zijn de orc Struyk en zijn trouwe strijdmakkers voor iedereen op de vlucht: voor de orcs die de wrede Jennesta achter hen aan heeft gestuurd en voor de mensen, die elke orc vermoorden die ze in het zicht krijgen. Struyks speurtocht naar de artefacten die de toekomst van de orcs en, als ze het maar wisten, die van de andere oude en nieuwe rassen in Maras-Dantia moeten veiligstellen, is nog nooit zo dringend geweest. Terwijl het net zich sluit en zijn krijgers een voor een sneuvelen door vijanden die ze zich in hun meest angstaanjagende nachtmerries nog niet hadden voorgesteld, dringt de tijd voor Struyk, voor alle orcs en voor Maras-Dantia.
30 jaar van de beste science fiction en fantasyverhalen Gene Wolfe - De Dood Van Dokter Eiland Ursula K. Leguin De Dag Voor De Revolutie Harlan Ellison - Jeffty Is Vijf John Varley - De Vasthoudendheid Van Het Zicht George R.R. Martin - De Weg Van Het Kruis En De Draak Joanna Russ- Zielen Octaviana E. Butler - Bloedkind James Tiptree Jr.- Het Enige Coole Wat Je Kunt Doen Pat Murphy - Rachel Verliefd Lucius Shepard - De Mooie Dochter Van De Schubbenjager Terry Bison - De Beren Ontdekken Het Vuur John Kessel- Buffalo Connie Willis - Zelfs De Koningin John Crowley - Weg Bruce Sterling - Maneki Neko Greg Egan - Grenswachten Ted Chiang - De Hel Is De Afwezigheid Van God Neil Gaiman - Oktober In De Stoel
Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can't move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her sleeping self, taken during the night. Her nightmare is just beginning.
"In un mondo dominato dagli alieni, c'è ancora una speranza per gli uomini. L'amore. Appassionante, commovente, ipnotica. La storia di due anime in un solo corpo."--
Grace e Sam non si sono mai parlati, ma da sempre si prendono cura l’una dell’altro. Non si conoscono, eppure lei rischierebbe la vita per lui, e lui per lei. Perché Grace, fin da piccola, sorveglia i lupi che vivono nel bosco dietro casa sua, e in particolare uno dotato di magnetici occhi gialli, che negli anni è diventato il suo lupo. E perché Sam da quando era un bambino vive una doppia vita: lupo d’inverno, umano d’estate. Il caldo gli regala pochi preziosissimi mesi da essere umano prima che il freddo lo trasformi di nuovo. Grace e Sam ancora non si conoscono, ma tutto è destinato a cambiare: un ragazzo è stato ucciso, proprio dai lupi, e nella piccola città in cui vive Grace monta il panico, e si scatena la caccia al branco. Grace corre nel bosco per salvare il suo lupo e trova un ragazzo solo, ferito, smarrito, con due magnetici occhi gialli. Non ha dubbi su chi sia, né su ciò che deve fare. Perché Grace e Sam da sempre si prendono cura l’una dell’altro, e adesso hanno una sola, breve stagione per stare insieme prima che il gelo torni e si porti via Sam un’altra volta. Forse per sempre.
Three kingdoms. One man. A destiny written in blood. An epic fantasy series begins . . .Seemingly always the outsider, Gavril Andar - an impoverished young painter - yearns to join the privileged circles of Muscobar polite society. However, unknownto him, he does have royal blood in his veins: the dark and powerful blood of a father he never knew.
Afzonderlijk te lezen vervolg op De stromannen. Op verschillende plaatsen in de VS worden lijken in groteske houdingen gevonden, staand, zittend etc. Een man die zelfmoord wil plegen doet in de bossen van de staat Washington een bizarre ontdekking, en ex-CIA man Ward Hopkins en ex-politieman John Zandt (al bekend uit het eerste deel) zetten hun zoektocht voort naar de geheimzinnige, onheilspellende Stromannen.
Reuben Maitland runs the UK's elite forensic crime squad -aGeneCrime. Their work is at the cutting edge of modern crime detection, using the very latest scientific knowledge to identify, arrest, prosecute and convict Britain's worst criminals. They only work on the most high-profile of cases. They are controversial, but undeniably effective. But the hunters are about to become the hunted, and find their own techniques used in an attempt to destroy them. When one of the team is brutally murdered, Reuben does not suspect that this is the beginning of a concerted attack on the whole of GeneCrime. The first clue comes when the police discover a warning in the victim's own blood, written in the language of genetics. Someone is out to destroy GeneCrime, even if it means killing them one by one. Another team member is taken, horrifically tortured and sadistically murdered. Reuben is desperate to find and stop the killer. But as his own investigations gather steam, he finds his career attacked. Reuben used his own most advanced scientific discovery for a very personal reason and rivals in the police use this to remove him from command. Suddenly he is on the outside of GeneCrime, cut off from their resources and power. Reuben, ostracized and under suspicion, knows that he must fight this battle alone. The killing has not stopped, and the one thing that is beyond question is that he is the killer's next target.
Na de kolossale veldslag tegen het Keizerrijk op de Brandende Vlakten, konden Eragon en zijn draak Saphire maar ternauwernood levend ontsnappen. Er staan hen echter nog heel wat beproevingen te wachten. Zo heeft hij een eed gezworen om zijn neef Roran te helpen diens geliefde Katrina uit de klauwen van Koning Galbatorix te redden. Kan deze eens eenvoudige boerenjongen de rebellen verenigen en de koning verslaan?
