Resultados para "Anna" en Acción y aventura

The first part of my plan has been accomplished: I managed to create my own house. I was no longer just a commoner from a distant kingdom, but a full-fledged citizen of the Empire, head of House Greymore. And as the head of a house, I had new responsibilities. I must protect the Empire from...

Un hombre. La gata de su exnovia. Un reality show sádico como ningún otro en el universo: un rastreo dentro de un calabozo donde sobrevivir depende de matar a tu presa de la manera más entretenida posible.

Perdido, 1928. El clan Caskey s'ensorra a causa de la cruenta guerra personal entre la Mary-Love i l'Elinor. Als foscos racons del casalot on viuen l'Elinor i l'Oscar, s'hi amaguen crisis conjugals i existencials que tindran repercussions inimaginables. Mentrestant els pitjors records, aquells que es mantenen oblidats, aguaiten per teixir les seves mortíferes xarxes i emergir.

I was the greatest mage of chaos of my time, spending sixty years defending the world from rift creatures. If there was a mission—I completed it. If there was an enemy—I destroyed them. I was loyal to the Empire to my bone, until it decided to wipe out the Chaos clan and every last one of its members.

What can be better than attending a magic academy? New friends, new knowledge, new emotions. All you have to do is study, close rifts, and not think too much of anything else. I also had two students, who needed my time and experience, which took a lot of my time. No time to get into any trouble, right? Wrong! Especially when you are a chaos mage and an entire squad of assassins is hunting you down. They even took the place of some of the best students at the magic academy just to get closer to me. Let them try! A chaos warrior never runs from trouble!

When Adol Christin boards the passenger liner Lombardia for an easy voyage across the Gaete Sea, he has no idea this journey will land him shipwrecked on the mysterious Seiren Island, home of an ancient curse that has plagued these waters for millennia. Nor can he possibly imagine that this act of fate will throw him into a battle against primordial powers, set out to destroy the entire human race. Joined by Dana, a powerful young woman from another era, as well as by a handful of the Lombardia survivors, Adol must save his species from extinction, or perish along with everyone he knows.

I led a quiet life, peacefully ruling the underworld until that mother of *** showed up with her people and angels. They destroyed everything I'd built with so much effort and nearly killed me. But I managed to return! Wait . . . My only disciple and candidate for a new body is a sick kid who's about to die? Are you serious?!

I have shown the world a part of my power. The avatar of a god has been summoned! But I'm no fool, so no one knows it's an avatar . . . My enemies, on the other hand, are fools. When will they stop? Alex Scully appears to the world and a great healer mage, a mage of beauty. If any man misbehaves...

Compiled by intrepid journalist Neve Pride, this archive of recordings spans the months after dragons emerged on earth, chronicling the communities that sprang up amid the destruction, the scientists, military leaders, and experts searching for a defense, and those steadfastly seeking the missing. Neve and her young daughter Bex travel among the wreckage speaking to those left behind and surviving, against all odds. Neve records everything for history, and in the hopes of locating a clue as to where the dragons came from and how one might stop them.

Die Dämmerung legte sich wie ein schützender Mantel über das kleine Dorf, als Alina ihre Schritte beschleunigte. Der Wind wehte durch die kahlen Äste, und das ferne Heulen der Wölfe war eine ständige Erinnerung an die Gefahren der Wildnis. Doch was Alina wirklich beunruhigte, war nicht die Dunkelheit oder die Tiere – es war das Flüstern in ihrem Inneren. Seit Wochen spürte sie eine seltsame Kraft, die an die Oberfläche drängte. Sie zeigte sich in Träumen, in denen sie Feuer kontrollierte, Schatten befehligte oder in andere Welten trat.

As a child, Faye Morgan was always an outsider, shunned for the ancient and powerful magic that runs through her veins. Ever since she was a little girl, growing up in the village of Abercolme on the wild coast of Scotland, her life has been steeped in the old ways – witchcraft, herbal lore and a blood connection to the dangerous and unpredictable world of Faerie. But magic is both a gift and a burden, and Faye has more than paid the price of living between two worlds.

Hope and hate spread across Milana as the Tarn attempt to maintain their stranglehold on the Provinces. While rebels rise up in Falia, the B'nli sneak into another Province to seal the Pillar there, but when the unthinkable happens, can the group press on in the fight against the Tarn? Can they truly trust the Breather in this war, or will one of them be Lost?

Je suis Arthur Wills Holmes, l'inspecteur Traqueur le plus badass d'Infernum. Avec une classe magistrale, j'élimine les criminels en un claquement de griffes et me lave les pattes des dommages collatéraux. Néanmoins, mes missions ne sont pas à la hauteur de ma puissance de super-hybride. Côté privé, mes parents ne me lâchent pas d'une écaille : Myrina me reproche mes vices qui engendrent quelques bavures, Kelen critique ma conscience morale. Satané dilemme !

The two major characters in this crime novel are Doctor Izard, a reclusive and unconventional physician, and Polly Earle, a beautiful young woman who has been raised by her adoptive parents. Polly is engaged to be married and appears to be set for a happy and secure future. However, the unexplained death of her birth mother and the subsequent disappearance of her father, continue to cast a shadow over Polly's life. When a murder occurs on Doctor Izard's estate the characters are drawn into a complex web of mystery from which life-changing secrets emerge.

When an exiled Kashgar prince seeks refuge in their land, Prince Atul agrees to dispatch emissaries to Kashgar. Yet, in a sinister declaration of war, the emissaries return lifeless, carried by a ship draped in shadows. Determined to restore the exiled prince to the throne, Prince Atul travels to Kashgar with the intention of rooting out the rebels. When he arrives, Prince Atul is prepared to wage war against men. Instead, he encounters an arcane land of curses and spells. How does he defeat what he does not understand?

With the Realm fractured, the outlaws of the Iron Ridge are threatened from all sides. Aided by his mentor, Whisper, runaway heir—and newly ordained witch—Rasp Stoneclaw finally has a chance to see more of the world, beyond the ridge. He'd like to survive and keep his wits about him, but the darkness inside him has other ideas . . . including, unfortunately, cannibalism. Meanwhile, Ex-Protector of the Realm Oralia Dawnsight is struggling to come to terms with her new role as a traitor to the broken empire. Once, she dreamed of a glorious retirement.

In the aftermath of runaway heir Rasp Stoneclaw's foiled attempts to escape the curse threatening to destroy his people, he's stuck under a mountain with Oralia Dawnsight, Protector of the Realm. So in other words, everything's going great. Oralia's plan to install the cursed Stoneclaw as the new leader of the Iron Ridge is, needless to say, in tatters. But Rasp has discovered something he didn't expect: while he may have been the one to awaken the curse in the first place, he also just might have what it takes to defeat it—provided the appeal of running away doesn't win out.

Als Traumwandlerin kann ich Ihre Alpträume lindern, die Kreativität inspirieren oder Erinnerungen stehlen, alles für den kleinen Preis einer Riesenladung Bargeld. Ich brauche das Geld, um das Leben meiner Mutter zu retten, und die Uhr tickt. Dann taucht ein wunderschöner Illusionist auf – auch wenn dieser köstliche Anblick vielleicht nur seinen Kräften zu verdanken ist. Er beauftragt mich mit einem hochbezahlten Job, aber diese verdammten Vampire tauchen auf und ruinieren alles.

From the New York Times best seller Dima Zales comes an addictive urban fantasy saga with impossible creatures, biting humor, and edge-of-your-seat action. Join psychic Sasha Urban and her superpowered friends as they fight to save not only New York City, but the alternate dimensions they discover along the way. For a limited time, get all seven full-length novels in one convenient, discounted bundle.

What was missing from my life? A crazy cult that worships the ancient god of nightmares, that’s what. When I break my most sacred vow and invade my mom’s dreams, things get complicated, fast. With Valerian’s help, I’m on a quest to boost my powers and learn to forgive myself — all while saving my home world from complete annihilation at the hands of deranged cultists. In other words, a regular Wednesday.