Resultados para "Boisen" en Literatura y ficción

Rhett has struck a blow at the heart of the Queendom of Georgia. He destroyed their royal palace, killed an up-and-coming general, saved a princess, and bruised a lot more than the Queen's ego. But despite the success of his raid, he still has one important task left to complete down south... he has to get out of there alive. There is only one option.

Ajax finished his delves and is returning home to consolidate his gains. Once he gets there he is faced with a new challenge that will need his entire family’s help to overcome. Ajax is granted a duchy, including his home village and the city of Lessis. Gryndor’s royalty is providing Ajax with a strong base of support. Ajax does his best to deal with the other nobles and develop his new duchy with information he brought back from Earth. How will Ajax handle the visit from both Sylvanthal and the Empire while keeping peace and order in his own duchy?

Reggie Hickson's unmentionables have never been so sore and yet sated. He survived his first week at Thistlewick School of Wizardcraft and Witchery. He aced the placement exams, bonded with four gorgeous monster girl cabinmates, and only nearly died from exhaustion a few times. Things are looking up. Just kidding. Everything's on fire.

Un influenceur charismatique qui lutte avec acharnement pour la dignité des plus démunis. Une brillante étudiante militante amoureuse d’un homme qu’elle vénère autant qu’elle craint. Un sergent-détective téméraire qui enquête sur les meurtres étranges de grosses pointures de la pègre québécoise. Un ancien tueur à gages redouté de tous, forcé de sortir de sa paisible retraite afin de régler des comptes…

One perfectly ordinary day turned into chaos, but it wasn’t all bad. Sure, I had to fight for my life, but I also rescued the darling damsel Sophia and met the legendary adventurer Stormbreaker. That fateful encounter unlocked a rare and mysterious new class: [Runesmith]. To top it off, I earned a spot in the Dungeon Divers Guild.

Lysander cut his bindings of privilege to seek the ancient power of the dragons in hopes of making a better tomorrow for everyone. He seeks out a likely ally, the beautiful and exotic Astrid. At first wary of his lofty ideals, she becomes not only smitten, but dedicated to his cause. Together, they may very well remake the world.

Godfather er historien om Don Vito Corleone, overhoved i en af New Yorks farligste mafiafamilier. Vito Andolini ankommer til Amerika fra byen Corleone i Italien og forsørger sin familie på den eneste mulige måde: Fra sit fort på Long Island leder han et imperium af pengeafpresning, hasardspil og bookmaking. Han bestikker politi, bureaukrater og politikere, og han gør det uden nogen sinde at røre en pistol, en kniv eller udstede en trussel. Hans sønner skiftevis beundrer og efterligner ham, afviser og modsætter sig ham.

Returning from his time in the cities’s militia, Ajax comes to find out his village was destroyed and his mentor was injured due to the whims of a spoiled noble. He knows there is nothing that can be done, as he is now, but luckily for him a dungeon nearby offers the perfect opportunity to train before heading to the Capital. But once he gets there what will he find? A way to heal his mentor? Support to grow even stronger? Nobles who want to use him for their own ends? Maybe all of the above.

Un très bon polar, qui comblera les attentes des lecteurs du genre. Un style soigné et littéraire, un scénario et une procédure cohérents. Des personnages hauts en couleur qui prennent vie au fil des pages et des rebondissements.

Reborn on Gryndor with the mythical trait [Divine Witness], Ajax swears to live a life of no regrets. This time, he will seize every opportunity, fight every monster, and plunder every treasure as he enjoys life to the fullest. If only it were that easy. Humans are considered one of the weakest sentient races, confined to their patch of land but that hasn't changed their nature as they fight amongst themselves forced to split their sources of power instead of unite for the greater whole

Ajax’s life in the capital takes a new twist as he joins the Academy. Everyday interactions with the most talented members of his own generation. The chance to delve the dungeons present in the capital with some regularity, testing himself against the strongest challenges the kingdom has to offer. Experiments with alchemy? As his family prepares to move to the capital. Will everything continue smoothly? Or will he face difficulties in his climb through society?

Ajax just made a name for himself on the international stage by winning the under fifty tournament, now he will continue his trip outside the borders of Gryndor as he goes to delve into the Dungeons of Sylvanthal and Deepwood. How will he get along with his former competition? How will the foreign nobles react to his presence? What about his friends all of whom are children of high ranking nobles. Ajax will keep pushing himself to fight in dungeons more than twice his own level in his quest for power.

Magic is real, and Reggie Hickson just got invited to be a wizard school summer camp transfer. Reggie was a self-made businessman who'd pulled himself and his oddball dad out of poverty through sheer determination and the glory of YouTube tutorials. Pretty impressive, honestly. That was until a three-inch tall sprite emerged from his coffee mug and told him he was a wizard. Scratch that—a warlock. Apparently there's a difference, and that difference involves stuff we probably shouldn't go into in this good Christian blurb.

Peter Busch-McGinley is a self-employed handyman in Max City. For the last eight years, life has been a downward spiral that left him nothing to show for his pain. But that's about to change. Pete is approached by the patron deity of the Fertile Valley and Mineral Village—the self-described Harvest Goddess. She reveals his destiny as her chosen one, which obviously throws him for a loop. As shocking as that is, it isn't nearly as surprising as what his childhood friend, Queenie Luna, reveals to him.

Angie is awakened by a midnight call from an officer with the Boise Police Department and thinks there must be a misunderstanding. The officer tells her that her husband was involved in a shooting at a local bar, but how can that be when her husband is sleeping right next to her? But when she turns to wake him, he isn’t there. Tessa is the 23-year-old bartender who escapes to a backroom storage closet during the shooting. When it comes to light that five people were killed, she is burdened with the question of why she survived.

En 1845, Henry David Thoreau part vivre dans une cabane construite de ses propres mains, au bord de l'étang de Walden, dans le Massachusetts. Là, au fond des bois, il mène pendant deux ans une vie frugale et autarcique, qui lui laisse tout le loisir de méditer sur le sens de l'existence, la société et le rapport des êtres humains à la Nature. Une réflexion sereine qui montre qu'il faut s'abstraire du monde et de ses désirs pour devenir réellement soi-même.

En 1845, l'écrivain et philosophe Henry David Thoreau, se retire seul pour deux ans et deux mois, en pleine nature dans une cabane de sa confection. De cette expérience, il concevra un récit introspectif au fil des saisons qui deviendra un grand classique de la littérature américaine. "Je gagnai les bois parce que je voulais vivre suivant mûre réflexion, n'affronter que les actes essentiels de la vie, et voir si je ne pourrais apprendre ce qu'elle avait à enseigner, non pas, quand je viendrais à mourir, découvrir que je n'avais pas vécu." (Henry David Thoreau)

Zombier er spændende. Vi ser dem overalt i film, bøger og spil, og så er de vildt uhyggelige. Men hvor kommer zombier fra? Hvordan bliver man zombie? Eller hvordan undgår man at blive en zombie? I denne bog får du svarene. "Carlsens Klogebøger" er en serie, der gør dig klogere på ting, du gerne vil vide mere om. Christian Mohr Boisen (f. 1970) er cand.mag. i dansk, forfatter, oversætter og fodboldjournalist. Han skriver for store dagblade og magasiner, blandt andet Børsen og Euroman.

Une fillette hantée de souvenirs qui ne sont pas les siens. Des cauchemars, incessants, qui frappent à la même heure. Un avertissement incompris, une menace ignorée. Et le passé terrifiant, impitoyable, qui rattrape l’innocence d’Aurore. Cette réécriture moderne et terrifiante du conte de Charles Perreault est une véritable matière à cauchemars. Entre secrets, meurtres, débauche et abomination, l’horreur se redéfinit complètement encore une fois sous la plume de L.P. Sicard.

The Silver Fleece, cotton, could be the answer to Zora and Bles' prayers in overcoming poverty. While attending Miss Smith's School in rural Alabama, they lovingly nurture their crop. But, the white aristocracy is determined to control the price of cotton and monopolize the market. Can two young lovers prevail despite the daunting obstacles laid before them?