Ergebnis für "We" in Epic Fantasy

Sie ist eine tödliche Jägerin, er der Prinz des Todes: Menschen lebten, weil sie tötete. Menschen starben, weil er lebte. Die Jägerin Zafira kann nur als Mann verkleidet im verfluchten Wald des Arz ihr Volk beschützen. Wird sie als Frau entlarvt, droht ihr Verbannung oder Schlimmeres. Als Prinz des Todes ist es Nasirs Aufgabe, alle zu vernichten, die töricht genug sind, sich seinem tyrannischen Vater zu widersetzen. Niemals darf er Mitgefühl zeigen, denn sonst wird er selbst zum Opfer des grausamen Königs.

Im 2. Band der slowburn Romantasy-Dilogie von Hafsah Faizal erfüllt sich das Schicksal der Jägerin Zafira und des Prinzen des Todes Nasir. Trotz aller Verluste sind Zafira, Nasir und Kifah fest entschlossen, dem Königreich Arawiya die Magie zurückzubringen. Doch sie haben kaum noch Verbündete, und die Menschen im Land leben in Angst vor der Rückkehr des Löwen der Nacht. Nasir kämpft außerdem darum, die Magie in seinem Blut zu beherrschen: Er muss lernen, seine Macht zu verfeinern, damit er sie auch gegen seinen Vater einsetzen kann, der unter der Kontrolle des Löwen steht.

Jia's people learned the hard way that there are no second chances. The Egril, their ancient enemy, struck with magic so devastating that Jia's armies were wiped out. Now terror reigns in the streets, and friend turns on friend just to live another day. Somehow Tinnstra - a deserter, a failure, nothing but a coward - survived. She wants no more than to hide from the chaos. But dragged into a desperate plot to retake Jia, surrounded by people willing to do anything to win the fight, this time Tinnstra will need to do more than hide.

Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city's heart and wields its magic. New York? She's got six. But all is not well in the city that never sleeps. Though Brooklyn, Manny, Bronca, Venezia, Padmini and Neek have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading—and destroying the entire universe in the process—the mysterious capital 'E' Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal.

Keith has died 12 times. After making a deal with a mysterious immortal, he was sent to a new world in hopes of gaining the offered reward - a chance at a better life with his family. However, Keith failed to realize that this deal did not come with an expiration date, no matter how many times he died. After dying for the dozenth time, Keith renegotiates with the immortal. This new deal will see him sent to the world of Raiah - a world filled with monsters, cowardly monkeys, and a system of magic very similar to the fantasy roleplaying games his brother used to enjoy.

On the first day, she met her match. Then she killed 16 men. Tossed into the gladiator arena, the delicate girl in the fancy pink dress should have been the first to die. Leyli had other plans. Surviving was at the top of her list. Revenge was a close second.

Keith finds himself at the center of a new quest involving the legendary Nemesis Dungeon, one that will challenge not only his skills as a monster hunter but as a tactician and leader. With limited time and other clans competing for the ultimate prize at the dungeon’s end, Keith and his team will need to move quickly.

Fifteen years after rebels stormed the streets, Kisia is still divided. Only the firm hand of the god-emperor holds the kingdom together. But when a shocking betrayal destroys a tense alliance with neighbouring Chiltae, all that has been won comes crashing down. In Kisia, Princess Miko T'sai is a prisoner in her own castle. She dreams of claiming her empire, but the path to power could rip it, and her family, asunder.

Orne Skull-Stomper is dead and with his defeat, Keith has cleared the first part of the Trickster's quest. Heading out to the continent of Beastland, Keith quickly finds himself embroiled in intrigue, all revolving around the war between the six clans who claim sovereignty over the continent. The last thing Keith wants to do, is get involved in yet another war, but when an opportunity too good to pass up presents itself, Keith finds himself diving in headfirst to claim the ultimate prize.

Ranka is tired of death. All she wants now is to be left alone, living out her days in Witchik's wild North with the coven that raised her, attempting to forget the horrors of her past. But when she is named Bloodwinn, the next treaty bride to the human kingdom of Isodal, her coven sends her south with a single directive: kill him. Easy enough, for a blood-witch whose magic compels her to kill. Except the prince is gentle, kind and terrified of her. He doesn't want to marry Ranka; he doesn't want to be king at all.

From New York Times best-selling author Wally Lamb, this is a disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy. As Annie Oh’s wedding day approaches, she finds herself at the mercy of hopes and fears about the momentous change ahead. She has just emerged from a 25 year marriage to Orion Oh, which produced three children, but is about to marry a woman named Viveca, a successful art dealer, who specialises in outsider art.

In Kisia's conquered north, former empress Miko Ts'ai is more determined than ever to save her empire. Yet, as her hunt for allies grows increasingly desperate, she may learn too late that power lies not in names but in people. Dishiva e'Jaroven is fiercely loyal to the new Levanti emperor. Only he can lead them, but his next choice will challenge everything she wants to believe about her people's future. Abandoned by his Second Swords, Rah e'Torin must learn to survive without a herd. But honor dictates he bring his warriors home....

When his latest scam backfires, Matt finds himself waking up in a strange new world. Stranded in a sea of floating islands with magic and monsters, he'll need to use every con ever invented to survive—and then more! A god has chosen him as their champion, and refusal isn't an option. To win the deadly contest he must leverage the world's system of skills and levels and grift together a nation to combat the sky's other fearsome inhabitants.

Grimace is a homeless man on a holy mission to free Black Americans from emotional slavery. His empty soda cans told him as much. Then he meets Kim, a transgender runaway who joins Grimace on his heroic quest. Is Grimace receiving aluminum missives from the gods, or is he a madman? Kim will find out soon enough on a strange journey they’ve been destined to share.

Gemma Cassata lives with her mother in an isolated antiques shop in Michigan, near a seductive patch of woods concealing an enchanted gateway to fairyland. Gemma knows she’s not supposed to go into the woods—her mother, Virginia, has warned her multiple times about the monsters that lurk there—and yet she can’t resist.

Seventeen years after rebels stormed the streets, factions divide Kisia. Only the firm hand of the god-emperor holds the empire together. But when an unexpected betrayal destroys a tense alliance with neighboring Chiltae, all that has been won comes crashing down. In Kisia, Princess Miko Ts'ai is a prisoner in her own castle. She dreams of claiming her empire. In Chiltae, assassin Cassandra Marius is plagued by the voices of the dead. Desperate, she accepts a contract that promises to reward her with a cure if she helps an empire fall.

In Rydor, royals rule monsters with artifacts and their people with fear. The poor pay for protection, but the ones higher on the pedestal are the true predators. Those not born with titles can only hope that criminals like the Phantom Thieves might save them in their moments of need. No one knows the names or faces of the thieves, but they do know how much the royals despise the monster hunters. When Calderi guards finally capture one of the thieves, the other will prove again nothing will stop her from finding him and that she will grant no mercy to any that stand in her way.

Christoph Gildenson is a simple farm boy with his head in the clouds. As do so many other youths in the Protharian Empire, he toils away in the fields of Rothmire Village while dreaming of soldiers, glory, and rising to the ranks of Destined Blades.

Juniper Nelson has watched everyone she loves as they’ve gotten better. As they’ve left her behind. Verin Cooper, the son of Hades, has just moved to Seattle. Right down the street from a hotheaded seer he is ill-prepared to meet. The last thing either of them wants is to get involved with the gods again. Unfortunately, someone has stolen Cerebus, and Hades insist his son find out who, with Juniper’s help.

I was a child when my father surrendered me to the Temple of All Gods. No one gave me a choice. No one even bothered to explain. I was simply tossed aside, unwanted. That was the day the God of Temptation claimed me as his. Now, I'm studying how to become the perfect priestess. Life in the temple means embracing my emotions and learning to harness each type of desire. Power, fear, lust, and rage are the most common, but not the only ones. Each has a power. Each has its place. I just have to figure out which kind of priestess I'll become.