Resultados para "The Rain" en Acción y aventura

In stark contrast to the dying world around him, Zeke's life had never been so wonderful. He had more work than ever, and life with Amelie and Delila was like something out of a dream. In a city where many died young, a bit of hope began to shine. A few days later, hanging from the balcony of the ninety-fifth floor of a hotel, Zeke finds himself wondering how things turned south so quickly. Plasma rifles, fast cars, and hot women. Zeke just hoped that would be enough to get him out of this one alive.

After the harrowing events of a fateful encounter with the very best of the Dominion wizards and psionicists, the Goddess Samantha and her realm must deal with the fallout. Souls, as always. A prisoner of Heaven; a new rival and questionable ally; a runaway with intimate and sensitive knowledge. Every encounter holds echoes of Lives Before, and each echoes again to awaken the greater forces stirring deep within them all. The keys to unlock a new era continue to fall into her hands. But can this heroine find the right doors to open?

Key allies rescued from the darkness, the Goddess of Mirrors and Fate turns to the bright, new future she dreams of. The road ahead is long, but she runs to it all the same. Time is always short. A brand new [Domain] awaits capture, and that there are obstacles in the way is never in question. Sometimes, the best policy was to hit them head-on, the best tactic to take the fight to your enemies first.

The Goddess rises up through the ashes of dead divinity to light a beacon for a world of ancient shadows. To conquer the reflections beyond, she must face the one that lies in the mirror. A cherished companion left in jeopardy, the Mystery Cult of the Goddess of Mirrors, Fate, Illusion, and Light has nonetheless grown and prospered, crushing its enemies and forging key alliances in two powerful cities. Faith Energy? Followers? Gold? It’s all rolling in. Her cup overflows. But to wake the one she cares for so dearly, she’d toss it all aside in an instant.

The Goddess Samantha, new domains of deific influence primed for the world below, charges ahead to kindle the fires of a new order. Questions of her true origins and significance abound, but the path forward is the same as it is for any mortal: one foot in front of the other. Buried in the dirt is the call of risk, reward, and sacrifice. Time to dig deep, baby.

Sammy struggled through college until she's magically transported to another realm. In this new world, she's been transformed into the wholly (holy?) different form of a goddess. Now she has to acquire followers to appease the ever helpful System. The worst part, her powers have something to do with mirrors. Go figure. Sammy will struggle to take over the world, one follower at a time and in doing so, save more than herself. Join her in this progression fantasy from the seat of power.

City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring 'Perfection' and 'Correctness' to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach – the rain before the storm. Outreach is that part of the Pal machine responsible for diplomacy — converting enemies into friends, achieving through words what an army of five thousand could not, urging the oppressed to overthrow the bloody-handed priests, evil necromancers and greedy despots that subjugate them.

Brocktar is Alive! The realization that the powerful sorcerer was still alive was a boot in the stomach for the Knights of Airygon. They had taken over his estate and many valuable possessions. Both of which he would want back. Now, strange things have been happening around the estate. Assassination attempts, a caravan of unwanted visitors, and a suspicious artificer that sets them on a course to solve the mystery of who is behind it all. Are the orcs trying to kill Ellwyn or is it Brocktar? The Knights’ quest takes them to foreign lands, where they encounter demons, dragons and demigods.

Über die Jahre habe ich mir einige Feinde gemacht, doch niemanden, der mächtiger oder boshafter ist als die Göttin der Liebe. Aphrodites Fluch hat Ares von dem Mann, in den ich mich verliebt habe, in eine wilde Bestie verwandelt, die von Blutgier geleitet, verzweifelt versucht, mir meine Magie zu stehlen. Schlimmer noch, wir müssen gemeinsam ein weiteres Tribunal absolvieren, um meinen Freund vor einem abtrünnigen Unterweltdämon zu retten. Je mehr ich den Olymp erkunde, desto sicherer bin ich mir, dass ich hierher gehöre. Ich habe hier eine Vergangenheit und ich habe das Gefühl, dass Ares mehr darüber weiß, als er zugibt.

What does a problem-solver do when some wrong turns in his life land him at rock bottom and he needs a hard reboot? When Dean Valentine (Val) receives a sentient grimoire, he believes he has found his solution in magic. Val is ready to begin a new life on Ravætta as a wizard, but soon learns that magic comes at a price. Wizards are being killed, and it is up to him to save everyone. Unfortunately, not everyone wants magic to be saved. As word spreads of his arrival, enemies crop up all around him: thieves, assassins, monsters, and even gods

Atlanta is under siege. A new, deadly hallucinogenic drug floods the streets, pushed by ruthless cartels and ignored by overwhelmed police. Tamika, a devoted social worker, presents a real plan to clean up her city—but the mayor rejects her proposal. And when the man who killed her parents walks free, she realizes: the system wasn’t built to save people like her. Then a drive-by shooting shatters her world again, and something ancient stirs inside her.

“A full master of the epic fantasy.” —Tulsa World One of the world’s most acclaimed fantasists, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to the world of her popular “Tawny Man” trilogy with Dragon Haven—the second book, following Dragon Keeper (“Imaginative, literate...

In a faraway continent of Ashari in the Baloki Kingdom, where Queen Motapo is performing her rainmaking ceremony, two mysterious figures plot to manipulate her into surrendering her matrilineal kingdom to King Shaza. King Shaza is a southerner with ambitions to unite the eight kingdoms of the continent of Ashari under his rule. Those who resist his proposition face dire consequences, as seen in the tragic murder of the heir prince of Soru, Prince Thubo. His untimely death leaves his pregnant widow, Princess Palesa, in a vulnerable position.

Der Spion in den eigenen Reihen ist enttarnt. Wem kann man noch vertrauen? Nach wochenlanger Suche gelingt den Mitarbeitern von Mycroft Holmes endlich der entscheidende Durchbruch. In einem geheimen Gewölbe stoßen sie auf Hinweise auf ein Treffen hochrangiger Mitglieder des Zirkels. Ist dies die Gelegenheit zum Gegenschlag? Die Spur führt nach Schottland. Oscar Wilde begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Mission mitten ins Herz des Feindes. Die Entscheidung fällt im Boleskine House!

Durch einen schweren Sturm und einen fatalen Sabotageakt zerbricht die Insel der Milliardäre in zwei Teile und treibt manövrierunfähig mitten auf dem Pazifik. Mit an Bord ist der Schiffbrüchige Kapitän Sarol, der versucht, eine Meuterei unter den Überlebenden anzuzetteln. Doch er ist nicht die einzige Gefahr, die über ihnen allen schwebt, denn nach wie vor geht eine dunkle Bedrohung auf der Insel um. Phileas Fogg findet unter Einsatz seines Lebens heraus, dass sich ein altbekannter und überaus gefährlicher Gegner an Bord geschlichen hat: der Blutfürst Graf Dracula!