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One of the most revered names in SF and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes—including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career. Among his more than fifty books, arguably Zelazny’s most popular literary creations were his...

Beaten, bruised, and shot, Caleb Ledger dives off a burning yacht, desperately trying to cling to life. It doesn’t work. Instead of a briny death, Caleb finds himself reborn in the world of Avalon. A place of magic, levels, and quests filled with adventure involving mystery, rescues, dragons, and a revenge-obsessed warlock.

Il quinto romanzo del Ciclo di Avalon. La storia degli avi di Morgana, costretti ad abbandonare l’isola distrutta di Atlantide, e delle due maghe potentissime che fonderanno una nuova stirpe nelle nebbiose terre della Britannia. So tutto delle fini. Sono gli inizi che non conosco. Chi erano gli antenati che hanno portato ad Avalon l’antica saggezza e l’hanno sepolta come un seme nel cuore di questa collina sacra? Tiriki, grande sacerdotessa della dea Madre, è la Guardiana della Luce, pur essendo cresciuta all’ombra della maledizione di Atlantide.

La bambina nata al Volgere dell’Autunno, mentre la notte cedeva all'alba, vedrà il Volgere dell'Epoca, il passaggio tra due mondi. Sono queste le parole che salutano la nascita di Eilan, figlia della Somma Sacerdotessa di Avalon, mentre sua madre esala l'ultimo respiro. Poi la piccina viene mandata dal padre, il principe Coelius, e nella sua casa viene chiamata Helena e cresciuta come una romana. Finché nel 259 d.C., compiuti dieci anni, non fa ritorno al mitico luogo in cui è venuta al mondo, per essere addestrata come sacerdotessa contro il parere di sua zia Ganeda.

HILLS OF AVALON. After civilization’s quiet end, the last survivors rebuild their world around the legendary Hills of Avalon—a place where the earth seems alive and light pulses under the stone. When scavenger Aric Vale uncovers a buried beacon deep beneath the hills, he activates AURION, an ancient AI designed to preserve Earth’s lost DNA archives. The awakening sparks chaos. Tribal leaders, warlords, and prophets each claim Avalon’s power as their own.

Artorian welcomes home old friends, glad for their company. Having finally returned Cal to the seat of his sanctuary, he must cast aside other whims and assume the mantle of Administrator, continuing the diplomacy that came with the creation of Accords. Regardless of agreements, some diplomacy must always be spoken with fists. To prepare for the second coming of Eternium, Cal’s space must stand firm, resolute, and without danger...even if Artorian must contend with a city of tears to attain that result.

Caleb Ledger’s successful running battles against the Myrkur lead the cultists to try an all-for-nothing bid to stop him from escaping the seas under their control. Ahead of the new pirate captain lies a vast maelstrom, deadly currents, and decks bristling with eighteen-pounder cannon. His newfound skills and magic as a veteran Weathermancer and Corsair give him and his crew a fighting chance. Controlling the winds and boosting actions with piratical flair has worked well for him and his crew so far.

Albion Bell has spent his life haunted by the fire that destroyed his childhood home and stole his father from him. Raised between foster homes and shadows, he believes the past is buried, until a violent rift tears open between worlds and drags him into a shattered Avalon, where myths bleed and history is a living weapon. In Avalon, Albion discovers he is the last scion of the Pendragon line, a bloodline long thought extinguished after centuries of betrayal, war, and sorrow.

Before a war that ravaged the realms, and claimed the lives of countless souls, Mordred had been the loyal son of a man who would go on to become a tyrant. He was given over to his enemies to be tortured and experimented on, turning him into a twisted and evil monster. It took Mordred a long time to claw his way back from the abyss he was in, to stand up beside his friends and fight for the freedom of people who had distrusted and hated him for so long.

The gods favor the bold, they say, and Vahldan believed it. His boldness had led him to victory against the Spali, earned him the futhark sword, and made him the Lion Lord of the Amalus. Now he sought the power to lead his clan back to glory, and to bring those who oppressed his people to justice. He was well on his way to fulfilling the oath he’d made to his dying father. But his father had never seen the wealth of the stone cities that lined Pontea’s shores… The seeress had prophesied that Vahldan was the Bringer of Urrinan, and many believed.

Wie kämpfst du gegen Gefühle, die stärker sind als jede Magie? Ardina wollte Finn vergessen. Doch als die Schattenkönigin das Meer vergiftet und das Leben ihres Bruders an einem seidenen Faden hängt, kehrt ausgerechnet er zurück: Finn, der Prinz der Flammen, dessen Nähe für sie verboten ist.

Beaten, bruised, and shot, Caleb Ledger dives off a burning yacht, desperately trying to cling to life. It doesn’t work. Instead of a briny death, Caleb finds himself reborn in the world of Avalon. A place of magic, levels, and quests filled with adventure involving mystery, rescues, dragons, and a revenge-obsessed warlock.

Brought to you by Penguin. Years have passed since the clash of shieldwalls echoed across the land. The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur - 'In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.' Yet old Beran has no love of bards' songs. Nor...