Resultados para "Ein Stein" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Inmitten des Steinschuttes der Burgruine Lichtenstein erheben sich hochragend zwei Felsenblöcke über dem Boden, und es geht die Sage, dass dieselben seit undenklichen Zeiten in dieser Stellung gestanden, nämlich einer dicht über dem anderen gelehnt und geneigt, ohne dass einer den anderen berührt, und so dem Licht zwischen sich freie Bahn lassend.

Dämonische Horden haben die Truppen Tobriens überrannt. Auch die Isenborns, Reichsjunker mit einem Gut tief in den Bergen der Schwarzen Sichel, müssen sich entscheiden, ob sie weiterhin dem Kaiserhaus die Treue halten oder das Knie vor dem dunklen Herzog beugen, denn marodierende Goblinbanden bedrohen ihre Ländereien. Soll Olorande vom Isenhorn ihrer Tochter Fiana, einer jungen Ritterin voller Ideale und Schwärmerei für die Sache Herzog Bernfrieds, Gehör schenken? Oder ist es weiser, den Argumenten des Schwarzen Ritters Rorban zu folgen, der Unterwerfung fordert?

Jaeme, new lord of Castle Elfwood, Decutonius, an unpredictable mage, the druidess Laela, and the venerable knight Cedric must confront the evil that threatens to crush Elfwood in only three days.

Blake never expected to meet beautiful women while studying archaeology — let alone a stunning Valkyrie. Dying was a bit of a bummer, but the chance to see Asgard with his own eyes was well worth it. Blake found himself one of the few, modern mortals found worthy of Valhalla, earning him the interest of the gorgeous battle maidens.

Three years have passed since Loki unleashed Muspelheim upon the world. It's a dimension of fire and destruction that swallows everything on its way. As the forces of order and chaos clash in a battle that threatens all existence, Blake and his Valkyries prepare for the ultimate confrontation—the twilight of the gods.

Blake returns to Asgard, brimming with newfound strength and memories of the comrades he lost. But Odin gives him a big task: stop Loki and Hrymr before they cause more trouble on Midgard. The question remains: where the hell are they? And will his Valkyrie companions enjoy life on Earth?

Blake never expected to meet beautiful women while studying archaeology — let alone a stunning Valkyrie. Dying was a bit of a bummer, but the chance to see Asgard with his own eyes was well worth it. Blake found himself one of the few, modern mortals found worthy of Valhalla, earning him the interest of the gorgeous battle maidens.

Anna’s shape-shifting friend Culebra finally opens up to her about his life before he owned Beso de la Muerte, a bar catering to supernatural clientele. As if summoned by the conversation, Culebra’s past stumbles into his bar in the form of an old buddy cashing in a favor. Soon Anna, Culebra and her ex, DEA agent Max, find themselves deep in Mexico, dealing with drug cartel infighting, old vendettas and missing girls. Mexico just may prove to be Anna’s best match yet…

As a vampire, Anna Strong has an immortal life...but now she’s running out of time. Anna’s relationship with shape-shifter Daniel Frey has given her hope for a future with him and his son - especially when Frey proposes.… But just when Anna starts to think her life couldn’t be better, she must fly to France to be at the side of her dying mother. There she learns that not every vampire accepts her Chosen One status. And one such vamp is about to go rogue - by leading his followers in a fight to usurp humanity….

Saving her family means saving the world. Vampire Anna Strong should be enjoying life with her new husband, Frey, but she's too devastated by the loss of her mother to focus on much else. That is, until her niece's best friend is kidnapped, and Anna leaps into action. Angry citizens blame the recent rash of kidnappings on France's immigrant population and threaten retribution that could upset the economy of the entire nation.

Vampire Anna Strong never expected to find the witch Sophie Deveraux on her doorstep, asking for a favor. But Sophie needs help, even if it's from the vampire who killed her sister. Anna, driven both by guilt and obligation, agrees to help Sophie and her psychic alter-ego, Jonathan. So begins an adventure that takes them to Leadville, Colorado. All too soon, Anna wonders whether Sophie is truly a victim of circumstance...or the author of a clever plot to rid herself of her unwanted psychic twin.

Den Wandler, der nun ihr Gefährte ist, hätte Ida sich eigentlich niemals ausgesucht. Wie alle Wandler ist sie allerdings froh, dass die Mondmagie sie überhaupt mit einem Gefährten beschenkt. Die Anziehung, Liebe und Vertrautheit, die zwischen Gefährten üblich ist, fehlt jedoch komplett und die beiden müssen schauspielern, damit bei den anderen Wandlern keine Fragen aufkommen. Zu allem Übel verspürt sie eine Anziehung zu einem anderen Wandler. Das ist etwas, was bei einem Gefährtenband überhaupt nicht möglich sein sollte.

New York private investigators–and super-sized, ever-so-slightly-paranormal siblings—Fran and Ken Stein are back in business. Thirty-two-year-old Austin Cobb is trying to find his birth parents to get an answer for a deeply rooted question: Was he put up for adoption because he’s on the autism spectrum? Fran and Ken personally know about abandonment, due to their parents leaving to keep them safe, hence the reason they founded K&F Stein Investigations. So naturally they want to help Austin and bring him good news.

Nineteen-year-old college student Eliza Hennessey is trans—and she has a rocky relationship with her father, their new client. Brian's convinced his daughter's vanished, rather than run away, but Fran and Ken aren't so sure she wants to be found. The PI duo investigate, and soon Fran is butting heads with her irritating sort-of-ex-boyfriend Mank at the NYPD, who has what seems to be a similar case on his desk. But not even Fran could guess how tangled their investigations are going to get—or how deep they'll need to dive into murder and mayhem to solve the case!

After losing their parents when they were just babies, private investigators Fran and Ken Stein now specialize in helping adoptees find their birth parents. So when a client asks them for help finding her father, with her only clue a rare ukulele, the case is a little weird, sure, but it's nothing they can't handle. But soon Fran and her brother are plunged into a world where nothing makes sense—and not just the fact that a very short (but very cute) NYPD detective keeps trying to take eternal singleton Fran out on dates.

Lauscher, Sohn des Großen Brüllers, ähnelt eher seinem Großvater, dem Sanften Flöter. Er erbt einen Stein, der in allen Farben schimmert, und eine silberne Zauberflöte, deren Melodie das Handeln der Menschen beeinflußt. Dazu schenkt ihm ein alter Steinsucher ein Stück Wurzelwerk, genannt Zirbel, das seinem Besitzer in schwierigen Situationen stets neuen Mut schenkt. Fortan setzt er alles daran, die Welt seinen Wünschen anzupassen.

Als ein namenloser Forscher in einem okkulten Buch von einem mysteriösen Artefakt liest – dem Schwarzen Stein nahe dem unheimlichen Dorf Stregoicavar in Ungarn – beginnt eine Reise ins Herz des Grauens. Vor Ort entdeckt er Spuren einer ausgestorbenen Rasse, die einst vor Jahrhunderten abscheuliche Kulte feierte. In der Mittsommernacht beobachtet er – gefangen zwischen Traum und Realität – eine grausame Opferzeremonie … und das Erwachen eines Wesens jenseits menschlicher Vorstellungskraft.

Es geht um eine neue Musik, die ein Barde, ein Zwerg und ein Troll erfunden haben. Die magischen Melodien stellen Tods Enkelins vor ungeahnte Probleme...

Der Auftakt einer spannenden Romantasy-Dilogie rund um mystische Höhlen, alte Indianerlegenden und die geheimnisvolle Macht der Steine. Steine und Höhlen haben die 21jährige Nell seit jeher fasziniert. Als sie die Möglichkeit bekommt, den Sommer als Betreuerin im Gemstone Caverns Camp in den Rocky Mountains zu verbringen, ist sie daher mit Begeisterung dabei. Doch bald nach ihrer Ankunft geschehen merkwürdige Dinge. Nell trifft auf Jeremy, der ihr von uralten Indianerlegenden erzählt, und auf Joseph, hinter dessen smaragdgrünen Augen sich mehr als nur ein Mysterium zu verbergen scheint.

Francis Stein, a determined woman driven by a singular, chilling vision: to engineer the perfect man. Her ambition fuels the establishment of a state-of-the-art lab, a sanctuary of science where she believes she can defy the very laws of nature. But her audacious scientific pursuits are dangerously entangled with the notorious Gualtieris crime family. From the shadows, the Gualtieris watch, their influence stretching like a dark web across the city. They've heard whispers of Francis's experiments, whispers of creations that could shift the balance of power in their favor and profit trillions.