Resultados para "River" en Fantasía oscura

When twenty-four-year old Hanna Heikkinen's estranged father dies, she reluctantly makes the trip to Northern Finland for his funeral. Being in the enchanting land of ice and snow feels miles away from Hanna's busy life back in Los Angeles, especially under the complicated circumstances. But when Hanna discovers that her father's body is missing, that's when things really get weird. A mysterious man, Rasmus, tells Hanna the truth: her father was a powerful shaman who went into Tuonela, the Realm of the Dead, in order to barter for more life.

Mordecai’s shattered family is in chaos, but the world won’t wait for them to recover. Trapped by a fiendish plot he didn’t foresee, Mordecai finds himself powerless to redeem himself or defend his family. Alone and surrounded by enemies, Lady Rose has only her wits to protect those she loves. Though every hand turns against her, Rose Thornbear refuses to give up, and she will sacrifice whatever is necessary to save Penny’s family, whether the price is her rank, dignity, or even her life.

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.

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.

As the Chosen lie broken, defeated or dead, the Once and Future King with his legions stand victorious. The promised golden age of humankind is instead a ruin filled with despair. Kingdoms burn, destroyed by lies, misdirection and a plan a thousand years in the making.

“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.

Flynt is devastated by her husband’s untimely demise on a space station hub. Not only is she drowning in grief for a man she truly loved, he was the only one protecting her from the fate that killed her mother. Vowing to avoid the twisted law that her race must become breeders, Flynt’s heartbreak awakens her high-stakes ability to manipulate death.

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?

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.

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?

Sage and Gavin have made it to Mystaira, but danger stalks them across the continent and in the shadows. The threats are mounting throughout Panchia. Nowhere and no one is safe. The Dark Born continue to rise, with the help of President Ranquer, laying waste to the land and tormenting their captives with unspeakable horrors. Their strange new power jeopardizes the fragile peace that has been built. Wave after wave of devastation hits the people of Panchia. The only way to save themselves is to find the insignia lost when Sage first plummeted into Felysia, dropping from a fireball from the sky.

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.

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.

Eine junge Frau, die mit den Göttern sprechen kann, muss ihr Volk retten, ohne sich selbst zu zerstören. Ein Thronfolger in Gefahr muss entscheiden, wem er trauen kann. Ein Rebell mit dunklen Kräften wartet in den Schatten auf seine Gelegenheit. Nur gemeinsam können sie den König besiegen und den Krieg beenden.