Resultados para "The Faithful" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

New companions, new threats, and at last a real home. Jax has a chance to turn his territory into more than a relic, buried deep in the forest. War is on the horizon . . . Things are looking up for Jax, more or less. He's met the girl (Wisp) of his dreams, got some new friends (the kind he'd fought with and alongside in his gaming), and even managed to start a war . . . Okay, that last bit might not have been the wisest thing he's ever done, but the guy was an ass, and he deserved it . . .

In the year 3060, the reborn Star League has destroyed Clan Smoke Jaguar, conquered their home world Huntress, and scattered the few remaining Jaguar warriors to the winds. Now the League seeks to end the Clan invasion for good by using former Smoke Jaguars against their own people.

A reluctant servant of Pharasma, Salim is no missionary. Yet when a desperate eidolon seeks his help in saving his master's soul, Salim has little choice in the matter. Saddled with a strange curse, this mysterious snake-man's creator is no longer in control of his actions - yet they may still weigh on his soul when it comes time for Pharasma's judgment. Only Salim can put a stop to events before they go too far. But are some souls really worth saving?

When an M.I.T. graduate student and his scientist girlfriend stumble upon evidence of an undiscovered energy field, they become targets of competing secret societies who've been suppressing the discovery for centuries. The couple's scheme to hide the evidence using artificial intelligence has unforeseen consequences, threatening their love and their lives.

After a gruelling journey, the warriors of the Hallowed Knights and Astral Templars have found their quarry in the Sea of Bones. During the hunt, Mannfred the vampire lord has raised a mighty undead host to protect the realmgate he has claimed. While Ramus of the Hallowed Knights seeks the vampire's head and Vandalus of the Astral Templars wants to reclaim the realmgate, both must fight as one and alongside their orruk allies if they are to triumph.

Beneath the shroud of darkness, two Initiates await their future. Both seek the same—to undergo the Rite of the Faithful and become Mages in the Quinarium. For Dara, becoming a Blood Mage is a way to flee poverty and leave her past behind, while Wynne’s desire to be a Flame Mage means rebelling against her family's wishes and turning her back on her wealth and status. Paired together to perform their unusual rite, they must stop the mysterious slaughter of a village’s livestock and investigate rumors of an impossible source of mana, the fuel used for magic.

Как говорил Антон Павлович Чехов, "Если в начале пьесы на стене висит ружье, то к концу оно должно выстрелить". Ружья, развешанные инженером Скамовым за первые пять лет, уже стреляют, дом построен, Митяй усыновлен, дерево посадить недолго… Живи да работай—хорошая жизнь!

Скамов, Михаил Дмитриевич, 1971 г.р., гражданин Российской Федерации, он же Майкл Скаммо, 1859 г.р., гражданин Северо-Американских Соединенных Штатов, он же Большев, он же Дриба, он же Сосед. При таких раскладах можно легко стать миллионщиком, но хочется потратить эти деньги с толком, чтобы революция в России получилась бархатной.

Valentean Burai and Seraphina Kackritta barely escaped the grip of chaos. Only by working together were these two lifelong soul mates able to combat the greatest threat the world of Terra has ever known. But when they find themselves separated, with the entire world turned against them, both princess and animus warrior must battle not only the forces of chaos and darkness that seek to end their world, but their own crippling doubts and fears.

Alice Hoffman's enchanting witch's brew of suspense, romance and magic -- now a major motion picture from Warner Bros. When the beautiful and precocious sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are orphaned at a young age, they are taken to a small Massachusetts town to be raised by their eccentric aunts...

The bestselling author of Second Nature, Illumination Night and Turtle Moon now offers her most fascinating and tantalizingly accomplished novel yet -- a winning tale that amply confirms Alice Hoffman's reputation not only as a genius of the vivid scene and unforgettable character but as one of...