Resultados para "Intrige" en Epopeyas

The neighborhood of the Little East is a collision of cultures, languages, and traditions, hidden away in the city of Maradaine. A set of streets to be avoided or ignored. When a foreign dignitary is murdered, solving the crime falls to the most unpopular inspectors in the Maradaine Constabulary: exposed fraud Satrine Rainey, and Uncircled mage Minox Welling.

The port town of Oolsmouth used to be a quiet, peaceful trading city. But with Maximillian the Vaguely Disreputable, Shaa, the Great Karlini, and the Creeping Sword all about to converge there, it seems unlikely to stay that way. The usual power struggles - gods vs. mortals vs. gods-know-who in the everlasting Dance of Gods - are brewing in Oolsmouth, and tension is building. But the ship carrying Shaa and the Great Karlini into town has been hijacked, the Creeping Sword has already missed the boat....

Rhenn's past catches up to him in this third entry in L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s hit Imager Portfolio series.

Mags was an orphan and slave of ‘bad blood’ who toiled in a gem mine all his young life. He would have died before adulthood, had he not been Chosen and taken to Haven to be trained in the new Herald Collegium. Now, Mags was never hungry and never cold. He slept in a real bed in his own room and, most importantly, he had Dallen, who was like another part of himself. And yet, aside from Lena and Bear, both loners like he was, he couldn’t relate to most of the trainees.

Instant New York Times bestseller ‘Exquisite and devastating. It won’t fail to move you’ ­– Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunHer beauty hides a deadly purpose . . . Since birth, Xishi’s extraordinary beauty has been seen as a blessing. When Xishi draws the...

For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead.

There are those who lust for power. There are those who crave the crown and will do anything to get it, including murder. The kingdoms are scared, as the crown of power is at stake, and men will kill to get it. If there is hope at all, it is in being better at intrigue than those who make it their life.

Delve deep into this fantasy, science fiction and philosophical compilation of short stories by a highly imaginative author. Explore life and death, technology, science, religion and many more themes such as time travel and existence.

Venedig in der Renaissance: Die junge Thene führt eine unglückliche, arrangierte Ehe. Doch im Spielhaus erweist sie sich als geschickte Spielerin. Bald wird sie in ein ebenso reizvolles wie grausames Ränkespiel verwickelt: Die Spielfiguren sind echte Menschen, und es geht um Leben und Tod.

A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – The Ships of Merior is book two in the epic fantasy series, The Wars of Light and Shadow. The second volume of Janny Wurts's incomparable series following Arithon and Lysaer, two brothers forced to take opposite sides in a...

Als Elementgesandte des Wassers kämpft Nara im großen Wettkampf der Akademie, um die Buchbinder in ihre Heimat zu bringen. In der Auswahl hat sie es schon weit geschafft, doch der Wettkampf ist längst nicht mehr ihre einzige Sorge. Jemand hat es auf sie und ihr Seelenbuch abgesehen. Als Nara dann auch noch mit einer unglaublichen Enthüllung konfrontiert wird, stellt sie alles in Frage, was sie je zu wissen geglaubt hat. Ihre Suche nach der Wahrheit lässt sie zurück in die Vergangenheit blicken und führt sie auf eine Reise zu ihren Wurzeln.

United by Blood. Divided by Duty. Bound by the Fate of a Kingdom. When assassins strike down the King of Ostreich, the realm’s three princesses must face a truth they’ve long denied: The greatest threat to the throne isn’t the enemy at the gates. It’s the rot within.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND INDIE NO. 1 The start of a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy centered around three families’ fight for power in Ahkebulin, a land where magic is feared, giants are real, and prophecy holds sway. DRIVEN BY VENGEANCE M’Kuru Mukundi, the sole surviving member of his...

Beyond the Emperor's law In the city of Elantra, the law is upheld by a few groups, and the most feared are the Wolves—the Emperor’s executioners. The newest member of this elite force is Severn Handred. Granted a leave of absence to pursue information about his unknown past, Severn joins a...

An enemy frigate is outward bound to play havoc with the vital British whaling trade, and must be stopped at all costs. Racing against time, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must chase the USS Norfolk as she rounds Cape Horn, pursuing her into the Great South Sea and beyond. Following the...

Er rettete bereits Könige und Drachen, doch nun geht es für ihn um den höchsten Preis: das Leben seiner Tochter. Einst rettete Fitz Chivalric Weitseher seinen König und befreite den Kronprinzen. Bereits auf vielerlei Arten beschützte er das Reich. Er bewahrte sogar einen Drachen vor dem Tod. Für viele ist er ein großer Held! Doch ausgerechnet seine Tochter hat Angst vor ihm. Sie scheint zu spüren, dass er ein Mörder ist. Erst ein schrecklicher Schicksalsschlag führt die beiden näher zusammen.

Outwardly, Jovan is the lifelong friend of the Chancellor’s charming, irresponsible Heir. Quiet. Forgettable. In secret, he's a master of poisons and chemicals, trained to protect the Chancellor’s family from treachery. When the Chancellor succumbs to an unknown poison and an army lays siege to the city, Jovan and his sister Kalina must protect the Heir and save their city-state. But treachery lurks in every corner, and the ancient spirits of the land are rising...and angry.