Resultados para "Kairos" en Literatura y ficción

Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende der achtziger Jahre in Ost-Berlin, zufällig, und kommen für die nächsten Jahre nicht voneinander los. Vor dem Hintergrund der untergehenden DDR und des Umbruchs nach 1989 erzählt Jenny Erpenbeck in ihrer unverwechselbaren Sprache von den Abgründen des Glücks - vom Weg zweier Liebender im Grenzgebiet zwischen Wahrheit und Lüge, von Obsession und Gewalt, Hass und Hoffnung. Alles in ihrem Leben verwandelt sich noch in derselben Sekunde, in der es geschieht, in etwas Verlorenes.

Jenny Erpenbeck’s much anticipated new novel Kairos is a complicated love story set amidst swirling, cataclysmic events as the GDR collapses and an old world evaporates.

War has come to Kairos' doorstep right as his dynasty seems secure. The Poison Emperor Mithridates has launched his conquest of the Sunsea, sowing death and destruction in his path. The vile Romulus feeds on the chaos in the hope of freeing his dreadful master, the wolf-god Lycaon. As his final battle approaches, Kairos gathers his many allies to face his foes once and for all. Two would-be pantheons will now clash to determine which of them will inherit the Olympians' throne. At the apex of the world, there is only enough space for one.

It's been centuries since mortals unlocked the secrets of the Fate System and overthrew Mount Olympus. Kairos, a young pirate with the ability to speak with animals, has an ambition: to ascend as the newest deity of a flooded world. But divine power is not given. It is taken. Now Kairos must sail the endless sea, tame fearsome monsters, and conquer new lands. The challenges are many, but he will face them all. For Kairos is a cunning [Rogue] indeed....

Joe Cohen has devoted the past two years of his life to one thing: the care and feeding of Kade Bosa. His partner in their PI business, roommate, and best friend, Kade is everything to Joe, even if their relationship falls short of what Joe desires most. But he won’t push. Kade has suffered a rough road, and Joe’s pretty sure he’s the only thing holding Kade together. Estranged from his own family, Joe knows the value of desperately holding on to someone dear, but he never expected his present and past to collide just as Kade’s is doing the same.

Told from the points of view of both the parents and the kids, The Goodbye Year explores high school peer pressure, what it’s like for young people to face the unknown of life after high school, and how a transition that should be the beginning of a couple’s second act together—empty nesting—might possibly be the end.

Kate Nelson had it all. A flourishing company founded with her husband, John; a happy marriage; and a daughter, Ashlyn. The picture-perfect family. Until John left for another woman. Tish is half his age. Ambitious. She’s cultivated a friendship with Ashlyn. Tish believes she’s won. She’s wrong.

Jody Asher had a plan. Her charismatic husband, Martin, would be a political icon. She, the charming wife, would fuel his success. For fifteen congressional terms, they were the golden couple on the Hill. Life was good. Until he wasn’t. Martin’s secret affair with a young staffer doesn’t bother Jody personally. But professionally? It’s a legacy killer. Soon a reporter gets word of this scandal in the making, and Martin’s indiscretions threaten to ruin everything Jody has accomplished.

An invitation to Catalina Island from billionaire CEO Richard Kingsley. For his sons, Ted and John, and their wives, it’s an opportunity to curry favor, gain control of a real estate empire, and secure their family’s futures. For the controlling patriarch, succession is a contest. He and his newest wife won’t make it an easy win. Then Richard’s estranged live-wire daughter, Sibley, crashes the party. She’s the least of the night’s surprises. As the stakes for the inheritance of the Kingsley legacy are raised, the beautiful waters of the Pacific look more like a menacing illusion.

Under the direction of the Kingsleys’ new president, Paige, the family has gathered for a weekend retreat at a luxurious Laguna Beach resort. Still clinging to the hope of succession are the sons of Richard Kingsley, the family patriarch and CEO: John, the oldest, who’s clawed his way back from a dark tragedy, and Paige’s estranged husband, Ted, the golden boy.

Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have left something - or rather someone - behind. Tom Dean has a bitter hatred for the father who considers him a lost cause, and for the woman who’s moved into their family’s house. The only home he’s ever known. He’s never going to leave. She thinks he’ll be gone in three days, but Tom has the perfect plan.

For Dr. Stephanie Harris Mercado, can’t and quit are words with very little meaning. After overcoming a neglected and abusive childhood, she became the first college graduate in her family and a respected physician assistant. This was accomplished as a single parent raising a daughter whom she inspired to pursue her goals and dreams in the US Army and become an honorable police officer. Stephanie is not stopping and has become a published scholar and poet.

"Jeg gentager, at, så længe I forholder jer i ro, vil intet ske jer. Allah-hu-akbar, Allah er stor." Sanne hørte mikrofonen blive slukket og så sig forskrækket omkring blandt kabinens andre passagerer. En kvinde skreg hysterisk, men derefter emmede flyet af en tavs, intens frygt; et stumt skrig fra mere end hundrede struber.

Bern ist überall: Schpouken Wörd erster Klasse! Sie sind DIE Autorengruppe der Stunde und Motor der Spoken-Word-Bewegung in der Schweiz: "Bern ist überall" alias Stefanie Grob, Guy Krneta, Pedro Lenz, Gerhard Meister, Michael Stauffer, Beat Sterchi, Adi Blum (Akkordeon) und Michael Pfeuti (Bass). Die Auftritte von "Bern ist überall" sind zum Markenzeichen für eine (Mundart-)Literatur geworden, die für die Bühne geschrieben wird.

Riona has never put much stock in destiny, so when the faerie queen reveals she is destined to free the Magicborn from The Mortal Curse, Riona refuses to accept her fate. After her traumatic childhood, her only desire is to live a peaceful life with her mate, away from the triggers of her panic disorder. However, everything changes when The Mortal Curse hits too close to home and threatens her ideal existence. Riona is faced with a decision: flee from her destiny and lose her family forever or confront her deepest fears and save the Magicborn.

Sisters? Forever. Friends? NEVER. Who knew a reunion weekend could be so deadly? Meet the sorority sisters of Theta Gamma Mu: Roxy Callahan Gentry, the ruthless former sorority president and current hostess who has painstakingly choreographed every detail of this weekend—even matching the...

Det är 1920 och Alice, en ung engelsk arkeolog med rödbrunt hårsvall och klarblå ögon, blir förföljd av banditer i gamla Kairos gränder efter att ha införskaffat autentiska, antika papyrusrullar. Vad döljer Ahmès, hennes förföriske räddare, bakom sina mörka och mystiskt glödande ögon? Hur långt är Alice redo att följa honom för att stilla sin nyfikenhet?

Jane’s life has become a haze of antidepressants since the tragic death of her daughter, Mary. The accident, which happened over a year ago now, destroyed their perfect family life forever. The trouble is, the more Jane thinks about that night, the more she realises that something doesn’t seem right. Does her youngest daughter know more than she’s letting on? What secrets is her husband still hiding from her? And why does no one trust her to be on her own?

The Convergence is coming, and Ashguard is not prepared. Astra and Xander have spent months readying the city of Vard for the impending disaster. Now, they head for Nifelheim, the city of Ice and Stone. There, Xander hopes his reputation and contacts can offer protection against Johnas' bounty hunters. While seeking alternatives to better defend the people of Ashguard, Astra discovers far deeper connections between earth and Ashguard.

Players disappeared 500 years ago, and no one wants them back. So when Astra Diane respawns in Aesir, it is more than a little inconvenient for her porter, Xander, who is now a high-ranking member of the Church. As the only one in the world who can hand out unlocked Skills and respawn at Soul Stones, Astra is now a hot commodity for the cities looking to have a war and the remaining Porters who wish to increase their Skills. Astra has her own problems, however. She can't log out.