Resultados para "William" en Fantasía oscura

Stefford Hopmead and our surviving band of heroes return to the war ravaged city of Benrakos to rebuild and seek shelter before winter takes hold. There are those in the Eastern Council who seek to strike the city at its weakest and claim the fertile jewel of the Midlands as their own. But unknown to all of them, an insidious undead force is gathering in the shadows, readying to make their move. Tensions run high amongst the factions of those returned to Benrakos as Stefford seeks answers about Torik’s mysterious blade.

Paris im späten 19. Jahrhundert: Der junge amerikanische Bildhauer Boris Yvain macht eine Entdeckung, die die Grenzen der Naturwissenschaft sprengt. Er entwickelt eine wunderschöne, kristallklare Flüssigkeit, die jedes Lebewesen in Sekundenschnelle in reinsten, perfekt geäderten Marmor verwandelt. Zwischen Boris, dem Maler Alec und der wunderschönen Geneviève entspinnt sich eine tragische Dreiecksbeziehung. Doch als das verbotene Theaterstück „Der König in Gelb" Einzug in ihr Atelier hält, vermischen sich Kunst, Liebe, Alchemie und Wahnsinn zu einem unaufhaltsamen Albtraum.

The Auld Mither, a crone-like hag with razor sharp bones for fingers, is killing off the proponents of a new abattoir in a deer farming community. And Dave Duncan seems to be next on the list. Can he figure out how to stop her? Or will he have to pay for the sins of his father?

Audiolibro narrado en castellano (Varios Autores) El vampyrus era una criatura abyecta que pertenecía al folklore de los pueblos eslavos y las regiones fronterizas de Europa del Este. Sin embargo, el siglo XIX creo una metamorfosis fascinante y necesaria para la supervivencia del mito. El...

At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who – like all humans – know not what they do.

Desdemona Althenia has spent her life in the shadows, hiding volatile magic that could kill her if unleashed. Born into the lowest ranks of society, she's survived by her wits—and her willingness to lie. But when fate traps her within the brutal walls of Visnatus Academy, power is finally within reach. Prince Lucian Aibek lives beneath the weight of a crumbling empire and a family that thrives on control. Desdemona's fire may be his freedom—or his downfall.

En el paraíso aislado del Valle, la vida es eterna. Custodiado por nieblas impenetrables y gobernado por un Emperador reclusivo, este mundo flotante de sal y lirios rebosa de belleza, ritual y renacimiento sin fin. Entonces el príncipe Soh’shoro descubre su poder para matar.

Dans une cité façonnée par l’Angérium—ressource convoitée, dogme et poison—l’ordre se maintient au rythme de procédures que tous appellent, à voix basse, les éliminations. À l’ouverture de la saison des purges, les guildes se réarment, les clochers mentent, et la plus simple mission devient un piège: livrer un message, effacer une trace, choisir son camp. Au croisement des magistrats masqués, des chasseurs d’ombres et des savants aux secrets interdits, un esprit curieux comprend que chaque nom rayé coûte plus qu’une vie.

After thirteen-year-old Samantha Morris almost drowned in her parents' lake, the nightmares that followed paled in comparison to the real-life horrors of watching her mother descend into madness. By the end of the summer, Kate Morris disappeared without a trace. Now an adult, Samantha is faced with another unexpected loss in her partner Ellie as well as the return of the nightmares. Only now, they're bleeding into her waking hours, forcing her to question her own sanity, and they're only getting worse.

Die Hand eines verstorbenen Onkels macht sich selbstständig und terrorisiert fortan den Neffen des Verstorbenen. Köstlich, mit schwarzem Humor und der nötigen Brise Grauen, die einem einen Schauer über den Rücken jagt. Bereits zweimal verfilmt (1949 und 1981) gilt Das Biest mit 5 Fingern von W.F. Harvey als ein Meilenstein des fiktiven Horrors, dessen Geschichten viele Filmemacher und Autoren beeinflusst haben.

The word still echoes in Wayne’s mind—like a whisper from the dark. That October day never left him. The day the screaming started. The day Bad Arnold took his friends for the abandoned mine. Now, decades later, the past is clawing its way back up from the dirt. If Wayne wants peace, he’ll have to face what waits below.

Brushing away dust and dirt and sand and grit, the towering penumbra men stagger, drift, and wonder of the dark earth that surrounds them. These gods of an ancient world are simple men, staring at a nothing moon, struggling to invent a word to describe such darkness. The penumbra once had a word for the sun, VVLNA, but in this strange world, this black earth, there seems no use for it. And Father Jackal...every trace has vanished. The penumbra wonder if indeed they are alone here. In the distance stands The House of Wolves. There they will find answers.

In the secluded paradise of the Valley, life is eternal. Guarded by unbreachable mists and ruled by a reclusive Emperor, this floating world of salt and lilies brims with beauty, ritual, and endless rebirth. And then prince Soh’shoro discovers his power to kill. Stolen from the courts, trained in martial and magical arts by enigmatic warrior monks, Soh’shoro is reborn as an assassin, ready to defend against the mythical Outside. But echoes of his lost mother and the ethereal allure of a doomed princess lead him on a path to discover the Valley’s dark secrets …

I'm Angie Ritter, former army mage and recovering headcase. Seven days ago, I was struggling to survive without my magic. Now I'm on the run with a family of werewolf super-soldiers. Not going to lie. I'm in trouble - a lot of trouble: A cult of dragon-worshipping fanatics wants to cut my heart out, vampire assassins hunt me, and even my own countrymen want to hang me for treason. Oh, and a dark empire plots to conquer the entire West Coast. It may be led by a pair of dragons, honest-to-god dragons.

The war we feared has come, and leading the invading army is the only remaining dragon, the "Black Death". If it's not stopped, the dragon will slaughter thousands. I'm Angie Ritter, former army mage and the first source mage to be born in centuries. I might be able to stop the dragon. If I can learn to control my new magic. If I can master the ancient entity possessing me. If I can act like a grown-up and stop fantasizing about the sexy were-jaguar I'm traveling with.

Six years ago, the dark elves murdered most of humanity. Thanks to the sacrifice of Elizabeth "Gunz" Chambers, some few survived, safe behind walled shelters. For now. Former Special Forces operator Alex Benoit is a broken man. Driven to rage by the evil of the dark elves, he and his team of rangers hunt them in the wilderness of northern Canada. No weapon is forbidden, no method too severe. But Alex has stared too long into the abyss, and vengeance comes at a cost.  

The land of ignorance and crime runs the city. Watch how I maneuver through the world and avoid the worthlessness of being normal. Nothing else matters but power and respect. Anything you want comes with those two things. Imagine your wife and children not respecting you, you don’t have any power. I didn’t come in this world with power and it’s my goal to capture it; and whoever tries to stop me—I’ll try my hardest to make their lives miserable.

The case of a lost husband leads Holmes and Watson into the bowels of the new Underground system, where they uncover a fiendish scheme – the recently deceased are being forced to work as unpaid labor in the tunnels. And soon the walking dead come up into the city itself, spreading mayhem and disease. Holmes must find the perpetrator of these atrocities, and stop him, before the plague engulfs London.

"A Dark Dream" by William Walker takes you into the tumultuous world of Tre, a man whose life spirals into darkness, landing him in a notorious psych ward known for its mistreatment of patients. The story unveils a harrowing incident involving a tragic medication mix-up, setting the tone for the bleakness of Tre's existence.

Carnacki nutzt sowohl Geisterwissen als auch neueste Technologie, um sich dem Unerklärlichen zu stellen. Eine brillante Mischung aus viktorianischem Spukhaus, Detektivkrimi und Pulp-Mystery. Alexander Wohnhaas haucht der Figur mit seiner markanten Stimme Leben ein und entführt dich in eine düstere Welt, in der jede Tür ein Portal ins Grauen sein kann.