Resultados para "Witch Born" en Literatura y ficción

A Witch Shall Be Born by Robert E. Howard is a gripping sword-and-sorcery fantasy novella set in the ancient desert kingdom of Khauran. The story centers on twin sisters divided by fate—the noble Queen Taramis and her dark counterpart Salome, a witch marked by a blood-red crescent. When Salome returns from exile to seize the throne through deception and sorcery, the kingdom plunges into chaos.

Pippa Ingleside will do anything to escape her ruthless uncle, but even she is surprised when her previously dormant powers aid her. Surprised and afraid. Her newly discovered abilities may have saved her but they condemn her at the same time. Disguised as a boy, she travels to the home of Lord Ashbourne to find her one and only friend. To maintain her disguise and put a roof over her head, Pippa accepts a job as page of the wardrobe to Ash, a man as mysterious as he is dangerous.

Seven years ago a woman with too many secrets and a man with too many lies fell in love. Then she left him. Isabel's quiet life as an assistant to one of London's famous apothecaries hides a deadly secret. A secret that could see her put on trial for witchcraft if the authorities uncover the truth. But when the authority figure who turns up at her shop is Sir Nicholas Merritt, she's at risk of losing more than her life. She could lose her heart and soul, and the man she loves.

Während der Feuerhexer Nero immer tiefer in die Dunkle Magie seiner Vorfahren eintaucht und sich gegen die Könige von Hexagon erhebt, versucht die Wurzelhexe Ari verzweifelt, sich in einer gewaltvollen Welt zu behaupten.

Die Ankunft in Magmatia hat der Wurzelhexe Ari alles genommen. Sie kann ihre Magie nicht mehr wirken und muss erneut in einer Gemeinschaft überleben, in der sie gehasst wird. Nur Nero, der Feuerhexer, dem ihr Herz entgegen aller Vernunft gehört, ist an ihrer Seite, um sie Augenblick für Augenblick in Flammen zu stecken. Während Aris Pläne zur Flucht konkreter werden, bekommt sie unerwartet Einblicke in die Welt der Feinde, welche sie noch intensiver verwirren, als Neros unglaubliche Anziehungskraft auf ihren Körper es vermag …

Die Wurzelhexe Ari wird von einem berühmten Hexencoven als Arenakämpferin in die Hauptstadt berufen. Doch anstatt endlich Anschluss zu finden, gerät sie in den Bann des düsteren Zauberkriegers Nero, der ihr ganz neue Dimensionen ihrer Hexenlust offenbart. Nach einem Zerwürfnis glaubt Ari, diesen Mann niemals wiederzusehen, doch dann wird er ihr als Erster Offizier des Covens vorgestellt, dem sie um jeden Preis angehören möchte …

In this adventure Conan is the leader of the beautiful Queen’s army, but is quickly thrown down from his lofty position by witchcraft. His quest for revenge starts with his crucifixion.

A Witch Shall Be Born is one of the original sword and sorcery novellas by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian. The story concerns a witch replacing her twin sister as queen of a city state, which brings her into conflict with Conan who had been the captain of the queen's guard. Themes of paranoia, and the duality of the twin sisters, are paramount in this story but it also includes elements of the conflict between barbarism and civilization that is common to the entire Conan series.