Resultados para "man" en Fantasía

L'été s'éveille au Manoir. Marqués par le drame d'Ostara, Kovhan, Bruyne, Serenya et Lexios poursuivent leurs études à Castlecatz. Pour devenir Novices, ils feront face aux flammes du Dernier quart. Pendant ce temps, la menace se renforce. Bientôt, il sera trop tard : Les Brumes dévorent tout sur leur passage.

She was never theirs to claim. She’s his. And the repo man is here to collect. Kane Slater is a blue-collar vampire with a killer smile, easy wit, and just enough charm to make you forget how dangerous he can be. But charm doesn’t buy entry into the elite’s masked gala—in fact, they...

Running. Putting distance between himself and the relentless Night Brigade has been Nomad’s strategy for years. Staying one or two steps ahead of his pursuers by skipping through the Cosmere from one world to the next. But now, his powers too depleted to escape, Nomad finds himself trapped on Canticle, a planet that will kill anyone who doesn’t keep moving. Fleeing the fires of a sunrise that melts the very stones, he is instantly caught up in the struggle between a heartless tyrant and the brave rebels who defy him.

When Brian Holloway (Jack Quaid, The Boys) was hired by famous horror author Paul Robinette (Titus Welliver, Bosch) to crack an antique safe in his home, he had no idea what he was about to encounter. Opening that safe door unleashed something sinister — something that continues to haunt him. But what exactly? And can whatever slipped through that threshold be stopped?

Peter Brookes should be dead. Instead, he's been abducted by aliens, tasered awake by a condescending robot, and offered the chance to earn a place in a galaxy-wide game show watched by trillions. The rules to qualify are simple: grow stronger and gain one of the top spots on the leaderboard. Given a cabin, a few tools, a stat system, and no useful skills whatsoever, Pete's solution is obvious: chop trees until he's an absolute monster.

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE ALLIES HAD LOST THE WAR? America, fifteen years after the end of the Second World War. The winning Axis powers have divided their spoils: the Nazis control New York, while California is ruled by the Japanese. But between these two states - locked in a cold war -...

Mankind has ceded the night to the corelings, demons that rise up out of the ground each day at dusk, killing and destroying at will until dawn, when the sun banishes them back to the Core. As darkness falls, the world’s few surviving humans hide behind magical wards, praying the magic can see them through another night. As years pass, the distances between each tiny village seem longer and longer. It seems nothing can harm the corelings, or bring humanity back together.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy―comes this standalone novel showing a rare glimpse of a future Cosmere universe. Running. Putting distance between...

No one knows the true motives of Kees vaan Loo-Macklin. He's a mastermind criminal who gave up his place at the head of the dark underworld to become a legitimate member of Evenwaith's cities. But soon he was reaching out to powerful enemies - the slimy aliens called the Nuel. Loo-Macklin negotiates an illusory peace agreement and gains precious alien secrets in the process. Is he after peace, power or pure evil? With enemy starships beginning to amass, we won't have to wait long to find out.

Nothing from Liam's old life as a local factory worker could've prepared him for the reality he's since found himself in. Reincarnated as the noble Percival Shadestone, he's been imbued with unbelievable magic. His days of carefully honing the delicate components of various contraptions are finished as he chases a life of patrician politics and sorcery schooling. But even a protected son of the aristocracy must face hardships. As Percival hones his skills as a magical machinist, he longs for friendly faces in this unfamiliar realm.

Cid, a seasoned city guard for the past 20 years, has traded in his sword for a fishing rod and a peaceful life as a farmer in the charming and cozy village of Haven. Surrounded by former battlemages and their families, Cid finds himself drawn into the local community's struggles and triumphs, including the occasional misuse of magic and a wee bit of revelry. With Maggie, the local tavern owner and love interest, by his side, Cid learns to appreciate the slower pace of village life and the joys of baking, cooking competitions, and marshalling the occasional scoundrel.

After two decades of keeping the peace as a city guard, Cid Dawnshield is ready for the quiet life. After trading his pension for a plot of land at Oak Tree Farm, he's ready for easy days, tending crops, and fishing out of the creek on the back of the property. But Haven isn't your typical farming village, and his rundown farm sits atop more than just fertile soil.

A lot has changed for Cid. A lot has happened. He has friends. A new home. A new family. Things lost and things gained. Precious things. But the best is yet to come. Cid is getting married. But not all good endings come easy. Anything worth having is worth fighting for. And for Cid? For Maggie? There's a bit of fighting ahead. And a whole lot of tomfoolery.

Six months into his retirement at Oak Tree Farm, former city guard Cid Dawnshield has settled into a comfortable routine of tending crops and serving as Haven's town constable. But when a group of oddly-dressed travelers arrives for the annual Harvest Fair, something about their story doesn't add up. Between judging the town's fiercely competitive blueberry cobbler contest and trying to wrangle his wandering chickens, Cid has to manage the threat from out of town who just want to the power beneath Haven's soil. All while impressing the tavern owner.

In 1910, while hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a shepherd called Elzéard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzéard sorting and then planting hundreds of acorns as he walks through the wilderness.

Un molinero trabaja duro todos los días para mantener a su familia. Entonces, un día, un caballero de ojos negros lo visita y le ofrece una oportunidad inesperada de riqueza. El caballero se encargará de todas las preocupaciones del molinero con una condición: que se quede con lo que hay...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. # Introduction Welcome to this modernized edition of *The Richest Man in Babylon* by George S. Clason. Originally published in 1926, this timeless classic was constructed as a series of parables set in ancient Babylon. Clason used this ancient setting...

Mankind has ceded the night to the corelings, demons that rise up out of the ground each day at dusk, killing and destroying at will until dawn, when the sun banishes them back to the Core. As darkness falls, the world’s few surviving humans hide behind magical wards, praying the magic can see them through another night. As years pass, the distances between each tiny village seem longer and longer. It seems nothing can harm the corelings, or bring humanity back together.

Aisling Keane's nemeses wants revenge. Not just on her, but all of Dragonfly. Can she survive long enough to save her agency? Maslov wants her dead for the fireball that almost killed him and forced him to wear a mask to hide his scars. Kira, Maslov's right hand, wants payback for the death of one sister and the capture of another.

Liam was only trying to pick up some vegetables for lunch and take a pleasant break from crafting in his garage when he meandered through fields he'd walked a hundred times before. But his peaceful walk is disturbed by a strange earthquake that forces him into an inescapable trap, pulling him into another world. Reborn as the infant son of wealthy nobles in a strange and archaic land, Liam—now called Percival—must navigate this realm's customs, foreign languages, and slightly mysterious magic.