Alma Alexander, di formazione scientifica, crea romanzi che approfondiscono profonde questioni esistenziali. Il suo lavoro esplora la natura della divinità, l'anima immortale e la sua salvezza, l'essenza di ciò che significa essere umani e l'impatto del confrontarsi con l'ignoto. Alexander intreccia magistralmente temi di fede, identità e trasformazione attraverso narrazioni avvincenti che spingono i lettori a riflettere sul proprio posto nell'universo. La sua scrittura rivela come gli esseri umani incontrano le stelle e vi si ritrovano irrevocabilmente cambiati.
Anghara, die als Königin geboren wurde, muss nach dem Tod ihres Vaters vor ihrem tyrannischen Halbbruder Sif ins Exil fliehen. Als der Widerstand gegen ihn wächst, will sie ihr Recht auf den Thron zurückerobern und nutzt ihre mächtige Gabe, die „Sicht“, um sich zu behaupten.
Der Bastardsohn Sif hat nach dem Tod seines Vaters, König Dynan, das Heer zum Sieg geführt und beansprucht die Krone. Anghara, die rechtmäßige Erbin und noch ein Kind, muss fliehen und alles zurücklassen. Verfolgt von Sifs Schergen, entdeckt sie ihre wundersame Gabe, die das Schicksal der Welt verändern könnte.
Thus says Cheveyo: mage, teacher, the first person in Thea's life to remain unimpressed by her lineage as Double Seventh, the seventh child of two seventh children. From birth, great things were expected of Thea, gradually replaced by puzzled disappointment as it became evident her magical abilities are, at most, minimal. Now, with Cheveyo, Thea has begun to weave herself a new magical identity, infused with elements of the original worlds where Cheveyo and others like him walk. But back home, she attends the Academy, the one school on earth for those who, like her, can't do magic. It is at the Academy that Thea realizes she will indeed have to fight, since her enemies are hungrier and more dangerous than she thought. What's more, her greatest strength may be the very powerlessness she has resisted for so long. Alma Alexander has woven a richly invented fantasy out of elements from many cultures, both real and imagined, and a memorable cast of characters.
Ein farbenprächtiger Roman aus der Welt von „Tiger & Dragon“ Der chinesische Sommerpalast steht Kopf. Schuld daran ist die neue Kaiserin, die zum Entsetzen des machtgierigen Hofes beschlossen hat, selbst zu regieren. Ihre Verbündeten, die Schwesternschaft Jin Shei, versuchen zu verhindern, dass erbitterte Machtkämpfe und tödliche Intrigen das Leben der Drachenkaiserin fordern.
This novel begins 400 years after eight women pledge themselves as sisters in the name of jin-shei, the unbreakable bond. In 18th century Syai, and its capital city of Linh-an, things have changed beyond recognition.
Nell’antico impero di Syai esiste una lingua segreta che viene tramandata da secoli di madre in figlia, una lingua preclusa ai maschi. Questo linguaggio è la base del patto che lega tra loro donne diverse per status e destino: il linguaggio jin-shei.