Resultados para "Sanctuary" en Acción y aventura

The City of Inventions, Pallass, is a fascinating place. Filled with all kinds of oddballs from the named-rank [Alchemist], Saliss of Lights, to Grimalkin the [Sinew Magus], a drunken Dwarven master [Blacksmith], to Chaldion, to... Wyverns? Erin Solstice is on a break from her inn. Not for long; she's returning with more Skills, but she has changed. She will return with her usual chaos and wonder, but always differently. Now, there are flames and... a garden?

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The first contact wasn't an invasion. It was a plea. When a being from another world walks through the doors of the Adana embassy, ​​it doesn't demand humanity's surrender or bring a message of universal peace. It simply utters two words that throw...

Isolated at her family's wildlife refuge in northern Georgia, Raven longs to escape. Instead, she spends her days shoveling manure for bears, wolves, and a tiger. That is, until her father contracts the Hydra virus—a mysterious, lethal disease spreading across the country like wildfire. Desperate to help him, Raven journeys into town to get medicine, only to discover the outside world is swiftly collapsing into chaos. There are no more police, no more laws, and no hospitals. No one is coming to help.

They face more danger than they can deal with. They have no idea if they can win the race against time before one of them becomes critical. Meanwhile, back at home, a plan is hatched to overthrow a tyrannical ruler.

Detective Fiona Quinn has moved her whole life up to central Florida to be with Gustav, her boyfriend, so they can prepare for marriage and a life together. A woman from a wealthy neighborhood is murdered and Captain Salvo assigns Jack and Fiona as temporary partners to solve the case. By the end of the first day, Fiona wonders how temporary this partner assignment will be, as she is having her own murderous thoughts about her so-called partner. However, Fiona is not easily discouraged. She has six brothers, a psych degree, and knows how to handle difficult men.

As the vice president of a club on the brink of war with a president newly in love with the killer who got them in this mess in the first place, James Hartley takes on too many responsibilities to handle alone. Which is how he finds himself teaming up with the most relentlessly cheery anomaly he’s ever met.

In the shadow of a fervent religious sect, fifteen-year-old Misty Garner's refusal to marry her church's pastor leads to a harrowing abduction from her own bed, casting her into the uncertain embrace of the Bridge Home School for Girls. Miles away, Simon, the heart and soul behind the Big Cat Sanctuary's operations, harbors a deep-seated rebellion against the sanctuary's stringent rules. His unparalleled bond with Indra, a majestic Bengal tiger, fuels his daring plan to grant freedom to the captive big cats amidst an impending hurricane.

No more Dark Mode. That’s what Bran had promised Kat—and made her promise him. Which was their shorthand for, “Let’s stop killing people.” But that’s easier said than done when your friend is a hybrid: part human, and part mutated apex predator. Wounded and on the run from their former lives in Northern California, Bran and Kat find themselves in the Oregon wilderness, searching for a place to call home—a place where they can escape their past, with people that will accept Kat for what she is. So it seems like a miracle when they stumble across an old monastery.

Tomas Klein, founder of Olympus had brought his people to a new world, freed them from the constraints of Earth and its governments. But a new world brings new dangers. Tomas Klein will need to set aside past regrets and rise up to the challenge.

Alex and a ragtag group of soldiers set down on an isolated island and begin to build a base. A lack of resources means that everyone is going to have to risk their life to gather the essentials needed for survival. Raiding parties are sent on missions deep into the heart of zombie territory. Some will return, while others will be lost forever to the hoards of undead that roam the mainland.

Jack, the unmatched Elementist, is back, and the world can hardly keep pace. Delving deeper into the enigmatic realm of the Elementals, Jack finds himself surrounded by an eclectic array of allies. But who are they truly? Drawn by the magnetic pulse of his burgeoning abilities, shadowed elementalists step into the light, while fervent scientists and creative engineers showcase their prowess. But is Jack treading a dangerous path in weaving this intricate web of alliances? With every new face comes a surge of political deception and societal pressures. 

I'm the quiet one. The one everyone respects . . . but secretly fears. They should. I've seen the darkness in the world—and it has slowly bled into me until not even a glimmer of light remains. The women who come to Sanctuary are in need of someone to rescue them. It's my job to protect them. To send the monsters who terrorize them back into the abyss they slithered out of.

The dragon-boy once known as Vetch has returned to his homeland of Alta to reclaim his birthright, only to discover that Alta is under the thrall of evil Priest-Kings. Gathering troops of dragon riders by his side, Vetch raises an army in the sanctuary of the desert to rid his land of both war and magical domination once and for all. 

Captain Scott has lost his entire family, save his sister, who needs better medical care than the Aurora can provide. Nathan, his friends, and the crew of the Seiiki must leave the Karuzari fleet to fend for themselves while they try to find a way to save Miri.

Bridges have been burnt, and Raysha needs out. With the opportunity to travel and leave Darius behind, she jumps at the change and drags the Misfits along with her. Tension is rising between the nations of Erasted and Nhami, and problems plague the border towns. Through it all winds one question she cares about above all others: Why are spirits being hunted? And how can she find a way to protect them and strike down those who dare try and harvest their hearts?

With the help of the king's magician Shigar, Ramulas and Pip avoid capture and race to Sanctuary to find Oriel. A war with the legion is coming, and Oriel sends out a call across the kingdom for help, which is answered by thousands who come to Sanctuary. While the people train for the fight and dig into the mountain to free Oriel, Remus and his warlords weave magic to cross into this world to ravage everything. But King Zachary, angry with his magician for joining Ramulas and his people worshipping the escaped prisoner, prepares his army to march as soon as his spies locate Ramulas.

The world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary. Cyrus Davidon finds himself far from his home in Sanctuary, in the land of Luukessia, a place divided and deep in turmoil. With his allies at his side, Cyrus finds himself facing off against an implacable foe in a war that will challenge all his convictions-and one he may not be able to win.

Decenas de turistas asisten atónitos a la escena: uno de los monjes del antiquísimo y enigmático monasterio conocido como La Ciudadela sube a lo alto de la montaña, forma con su cuerpo la figura de una cruz en T y se lanza al vacío. Para algunos, es la señal que llevaban décadas esperando para entrar en acción. Para el agente Arkadian, el comienzo del caso más extraño de su vida.

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When Chief Detective Inspector Colin Thane and Detective Inspector Phil Moss are dispatched to the remote Sanctuary Isle, they find themselves unraveling the mysterious death of the island’s bird warden, Captain Lewis Tinemann. Set against the wild, windswept backdrop of Scotland’s Firth of Lorne, the detectives navigate a maze of clues and deceit, encountering a cast of intriguing characters including ornithologists, local fishermen, and a secretive shark hunter.