Resultados para "River" en Fantasía oscura

From the Nebula and Bram Stoker Award-winning author comes the lyrical and moving science-fantasy follow-up to A Palace Near the Wind, as Lufeng and her sister Sangshu fight to protect their culture and their world. For fans of Nghi Vo, Amal El-Mohtar, and Kritika H. Rao. Fleeing from the bone...

Ayla used to dream of adventure, but long ago settled into life as an innkeeper. When her family is wrongly accused of rebellion, the only way she can save them is to volunteer for the Gloamroad Trials: an unforgiving journey meant to restore the magic that sustains the human, elven, and dwarven kingdoms. Few survive. None returns unchanged. What begins as a simple pilgrimage quickly becomes a gauntlet of deadly outlaws, ancient forces stirring in the wilds, and political schemes that follow her every step.

We plunge into the enigmatic life of River Fey, a young woman tormented by nightmares that raise questions about her obscured past. Accompanied by her confidant, Jenna, and a black cat, River embarks on an unsettling journey to seek answers from her elusive Aunt Bella, who might be hiding more than just family secrets. The narrative skillfully weaves the mysterious world of Shadow Haven orphanage, a place that holds more than just childhood memories for River. Evidence points towards a clandestine group known as The Watchers of Shadow, further deepening the mysteries surrounding her past.

A mother’s lie crowns one son and hides another. Seimouir Dunn is laurel-crowned, the golden child marked as the seventh son of prophecy. But Pawlucee, crooked, footless, and forgotten, is the true seventh, scarred by fire yet unbroken.

In the heart of Idaho, where the ancient canyons wind through haunted landscapes and whispers of the past linger in the air, Lawrence Miller is on another ghost hunt. As an IT security consultant by day and a paranormal investigator by night, Miller finds himself in Boise, Idaho, tasked with updating policies for call centers. But what starts as a mundane work trip quickly spirals into a chilling adventure. When a haunted ranch house near the Snake River beckons, he can't resist the call.

El profesor Tarantado ha recibido un par de huéspedes en su casa, son unos niños aparentemente normales pero con un origen y un apetito escalofriantes. Professor Tarantado takes in a couple of house guests. But these apparently normal children share a terrifying origin and appetite.

The world is on the cusp of destruction as Mordecai’s power grows beyond the limits of his own control, yet most of the powers that rule the world are oblivious. The only hope of salvaging their civilization lies with his children, but they have been scattered and branded outlaws. Meanwhile Tyrion continues to march toward his own goals, heedless of whether they will help or harm their efforts to stop the apocalypse, as even the Queen begins to doubt the archmage’s sanity.

Calumara is dying…In the mortal land of Talamuine, the small and once quaint town of Calumara teeters the line between chaos and destruction. Thirteen years after her father's mysterious disappearance, twenty-year-old Ferelith, a huntress from Calumara, stumbles upon information about her father's vanishing that could permanently alter her life-for better or worse. After forming an unlikely partnership with a sarcastic, frustratingly flirtatious hunter, Darrow, Fere sets off to uncover the truth about her father. Together, they brave the mythical, the dark, and the unknown.

“Exquisitely written with compelling characters and romance . . . I was swept away by the enchanting and magical world Rebecca Ross crafted, and loved every moment of it.” — Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess Enter the isle of Cadence in this novel from the #1...

Douglas River is a nightclub owner in Morgantown, West Virginia. River is also a vampire, who after nearly two centuries of bloodsucking, suddenly discovers he's becoming human again. He's starting to see himself in the mirror, blood makes him sick, daylight doesn't bother him, and other worse things are starting to happen.

Why are the so-called street people disappearing from the banks of the Chemung River? And why doesn't anybody seem to care? Somebody does care, and they round up "volunteers" who are specially gifted to help them bring the hidden murderer to justice. The Telepaths have set their sights on Elmira! The little city in upstate New York will never be the same again. Will you be recruited?

Student ranger Durren Flintrand had thought he was settling in at the Black River Academy for swordcraft and spellcraft. But when rebellious rogue Tia Locke uncovers a horrifying secret in the dungeons beneath the school, Durren quickly realizes that the challenges he's faced so far were scant preparation for what lies ahead. Along with magic-averse wizard Arein and blunt but good-hearted fighter Hule, he and Tia find themselves on Black River's first student-exchange program.

The tides of fate are shifting. The banished have returned, and they have set their eyes on the walls of solitude. Zanna Alpenwood, a powerful mage, and 200 aged and forgotten sparkers are all that stand between the banished and the nation of Haltveldt. With time running out, Zanna is forced to reach out to her estranged daughter, Calene, and set her on an impossible quest. In doing so, Calene must decide between her masters and her own conscience as she teams up with unlikely allies to forge their way over land and sea. Will they arrive in time to save the fortress of solitude?

A lonely teen discovers a new door in his family's old summer cottage and unknowingly opens a portal to a terrifying world. All my life they told me monsters weren't real. They were dead wrong. Hello. My name is David Rawlingson Junior and I’ve accidentally opened a door into Hell. When my brothers and I found the locked door to the newly built extension on our rental cottage, the race to find the key was on. Little did I know that exploring the room beyond would create a bridge to countless alternate realities where humans have been eradicated.

Salt Flat, Kentucky is a sleepy town. Until a mysterious Tent shows up one day, with a charismatic preacher, inviting the people to an old-fashioned tent revival. Everyone’s mesmerized by his presence, entranced by the magic he performs. Sy Sutton isn't fooled by what’s going on. But as his son becomes entrenched in the craziness around him, he has no choice but to get involved.

One hundred years ago, Timothy Hurley and his men slaughtered an entire Wiyot village, silencing its people and erasing their legacy—or so they thought. But before the last breath was drawn, a shaman named Mad River Billy unleashed a deadly curse, vowing that the blood of the murderers' descendants would be spilled in retribution.

Sophia Verlaine ist eine Strega, eine Hexe, die mit ihrem Zirkel in Portland im Verborgenen lebt. Als gnadenlose Hexenjäger, die sogenannten Hunter, Sophias Familie auf der Hochzeit ihrer Schwester angreifen, schwört sie Rache. Getarnt als Jägerin infiltriert sie die Reihen der Hunter und gewinnt das Vertrauen des undurchsichtigen Benson Gray. Doch je näher sie ihrem Ziel kommt, desto eher droht ihre Tarnung aufzufliegen. Inmitten von Kämpfen und Verrat muss Sophia entscheiden, wem ihre Loyalität wirklich gilt – ihrer Familie oder dem Mann, den sie eigentlich vernichten wollte.

Alison muss ihre Gefühle für den Dämonen Gareth zur Seite schieben, während sie an seiner Seite für eine bessere Welt kämpft. Als Schlüsselträgerin soll sie das Tor öffnen, um die Dämonen in ihre eigene Welt zurückzustoßen. Inmitten von Verrat und Intrigen liegt das Schicksal der Welt allein in ihren Händen.

In einer postapokalyptischen Welt, die von Dämonen beherrscht wird, dürstet es die neunzehnjährige Alison nach Rache für den grausamen Mord an ihrer Familie. Dorian Ascia bietet ihr ein einzigartiges Training an, doch im Tausch muss sie für ihn arbeiten. Und sie muss den unerträglichen Dämon Gareth an ihrer Seite akzeptieren, der sie an allem zweifeln lässt.

Nadya hat die Stimmen ihrer Götter verloren. Serefin hört wispernde Stimmen in der Dunkelheit. Und Malachiasz muss jene Stimmen um jeden Preis finden... Doch die Stimmen verfolgen ein eigenes grausames Ziel – und die Schicksale der drei sind unwiderruflich damit verflochten. In ihrer atemlosen Fantasyreihe "Das schwarze Herz des Winters" zeichnet Emily A. Duncan eine eisige, finstere Welt, in der Stimmen aus den Schatten flüstern und niemand ist, was er zu sein scheint.