Barbara Hambly possiede un modo magistrale di tessere storie che spaziano dalla fantasy alla narrativa storica. Le sue intricate trame coinvolgono personaggi memorabili, descrizioni lussureggianti ed elementi inventivi. La sua opera abbraccia l'universo di Star Wars, il New Orleans antebellico e vari mondi fantasy, a volte collegati al nostro. Hambly ha dimostrato che è possibile avere successo come scrittrice, nonostante molti affermassero che fosse impossibile.
Callista is a brave Jedi warrior who gave her life to save a sanctuary for wives and children of Jedi knights from obliteration by the Empire. Suddenly, a dreadnought is rearming itself for shelter destruction. Only Luke Skywalker can feel the evil presence and the influence of believed decades-dead Callista.
Faced with an attempt by the land chiefs to oust the King, and with the efforts of her own family to re-enslave her, Raeshaldis must play a deadly guessing-game while an even more terrible threat awaits.
The Yellow City is in crisis. The wells are running dry, and the Sun Mages have been unable to call the rains. Frustrated Mages across the land can no longer work the magic that once ran their empire. Now the magic lies solely in the hands of a few women--the first ever to have developed magical powers.
A whirlwind fantasy classic set in the richest world imaginable, with unforgettable characters and the highest stakes - The Walls of Air is the second book in Barbara Hambly's epic Darwath Trilogy.
A whirlwind fantasy classic set in the richest world imaginable, with unforgettable characters and the highest stakes - The Armies of Daylight is the third and final book in Barbara Hambly's epic Darwath Trilogy.
The thundering conclusion to Barbara Hambly's landmark quartet, The Winterlands, Dragonstar is a riot of magic, demons and dragons that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
Set against the backdrop of a violent plantation society, this novel follows Benjamin January as he navigates the treacherous landscape of New Orleans' elite. Known for his keen investigative skills, January faces new dangers that challenge his resolve and morality. The story delves into themes of justice and survival, highlighting the stark contrasts between the glittering city and the grim realities of plantation life. As he seeks to uncover the truth, January confronts both external threats and the complexities of his own identity.
1840. When Eve Russell vanishes into thin air, her frantic parents call on free man of color Benjamin January for help. Did the teenager run away - or was she kidnapped? The answer lies in distant New York, a hotbed of new religions, of human circuses . and of dangerous slave traders. If January uncovers the truth, will he ever get home to tell it?
March, 1917. Industrialist Spenser Cochran has drugged and enslaved a vampire, Don Simon Ysidro, aboard a luxury ship to the US. Horrified, Dr Lydia Asher joins the voyage intending to stop Cochran's chemical thrall, but evidence mounts that another vampire is hiding on board. Can Lydia solve both cases and rescue her friend before the ship docks?
This unforgettable and suspenseful Star Trek: The Original Series adventure follows the Enterprise crew in a desperate rescue mission to the past to save First Officer Spock and stop the Klingons from changing the future forever. The USS Enterprise is on a peaceful mission at Starbase 12 when a bizarre cosmic phenomenon causes a Klingon ship to suddenly vanish—with Spock aboard for the ride. Spock’s last message from the Klingon ship is cryptic and frightening. The Klingons are traveling into the past, searching for the one man who holds the key to the furure. If they can kill that man, the course of history will be changed—and the Federation will be destroyed!