Resultados para "the element" en Literatura y ficción

The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious court intrigues. As the weak King Roland, flattered and misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only his ruthless mother, the Dowager Queen Ravenna, guards the safety of the realm. But now rumors arise that Urbain Grandier, the dark master of scientific sorcery, has arrived to plot against the throne. And Kade, bastard sister of King Roland, appears unexpectedly at court. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade's true desires are cloaked in mystery.

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A mitad de la noche la vida parece encontrar su desenlace, pero es justo en la mayor oscuridad cuando comienza a manifestarse la luz que precede al amanecer: ese momento en que las tinieblas quedan atrás y emerge el día con la incertidumbre propia de un nuevo comienzo. "El tiempo abre las alas" y "se aleja el día hacia ninguna parte... empezaste a morir y a darte cuenta de que el misterio no va a extenuarse nunca. El despertar es un bosque donde se recupera lo perdido y se destruye lo ganado. Y el día futuro, una miseria que te encuentra a solas con tus pobres palabras".

¿Será que una mujer moderna podrá escapar al destino de un highlander? Caballos, tiendas de campañas y highlanders… Cuando la agente del servicio de inteligencia británico Danielle Field visita el castillo de Stirling, los preparativos para la recreación de la batalla de Bannockburn están en pleno auge. Allí, una piedra cubierta de runas la envía al pasado, a una batalla que se ve demasiado real. El guerrero de las Tierras Altas Colum MacDonald ha traicionado a su clan para salvar a su reina. Solo logrará restaurar su honor ayudando a Roberto i de Escocia a ganar la batalla que se avecina. Tras confundir a Danielle con un espía inglés.

With their sharp engineering minds, Laura Stiles and her two sisters have been able to deal with their mother’s unfortunate choice in husband until they discovered his plans to marry each of them off to his lecherous friends. Now they must run away—far and fast—to find better matches to legally claim their portion of their father's lumber dynasty and seize control from their stepfather. During their escape, Laura befriends a mission group heading to serve the poor in California. She quickly volunteers herself and her sisters to join their efforts.

In pre-war Germany, two boys grow up together inseparable. However, as adulthood approaches and Nazism continues its inexorable march, Dahl and Quantz can no longer reconcile their childhood friendship as one becomes an SS officer and the other a pawn in the intelligence unit. Thirteen years later, their children meet: a woman and a man exposed to the sins of their fathers.

Nazafareen lives for revenge. A girl of the isolated Four-Legs Clan, all she knows about the King's elite Water Dogs is that they bind wicked creatures called daevas to protect the empire from the Undead. But when scouts arrive to recruit young people with the gift, she leaps at the chance to join their ranks. To hunt the monsters that killed her sister. Scarred by grief, she's willing to pay any price, even if it requires linking with a daeva named Darius.

Seks realistiske hverdagshistorier fulde af skarpsindige, livskloge iagttagelser, undertiden med fantastiske indslag. Bl.a. i den centrale novelle "Kulde", et moderne eventyr om kærlighed og modsætningerne mellem mand og kvinde, her fremstillet med overrumplende nye aspekter.

The question of how a tribe of ancient Mayans ended up living on a distant planet continues to haunt archaeologist Eliana Fisk, but Amon won't let her anywhere near the Translocator after what happened last time. Since a return journey is impossible, she searches for clues among Mayan ruins on Earth. What she discovers in the jungle will reveal a mystery far older than she thought possible, with roots winding back through through the centuries...and will eventually lead her to a primeval well of power that threatens the safety of both worlds.

The gods marked Yamay for death the day she was born. She learned to wield lightning as a blade and rage as a shield. Sold by her mother to the sadistic warden who rules the West, survival was all she had ever known. Then a cursed portal tears her from his chains and hurls her straight into the arms of the one man the gods forbade her to touch.

Following the Weavers Enclave Grand Exchange, Feng Yu and his party had decided to venture to the mysterious and renowned Five Element Mirage Zone in hopes of quickly improving their strength to the next level. Of course, their fame from their endeavors had garnered the interest of a few powerful forces and rogue assassin groups, each moving with their own intentions. With their overwhelming power, you would think their quest to be a simple one, but little did they know, the secret of the special zone would lead to an unexpected change and the start of a disaster.

An den magischen Colleges können Magier magische Fachrichtung studieren. Egal ob in Oxford, Neu-Delhi oder Berlin – will man Magie studieren, muss man die Eignungsprüfung der jeweiligen Fachdisziplin bestehen. Zwei Jahre sind vergangen, seitdem Blutmagie und Multielementarmagie wieder an der Element High gelehrt werden dürfen.

»Der Tag, an dem ich gestorben bin, war der glücklichste meines Lebens. Denn an jenem Tag trat ich in eine neue Welt voller Magie. Ich wurde Teil eines uralten Geheimnisses und verschwand in euren Schatten. Ihr seht mich nicht. Aber ich sehe euch. Wir sind uns so nah. Tagein, tagaus. Und dennoch trennen uns Welten. Ich beschütze euch. Ich kämpfe für euch. Ich blute für euch. Aber manchmal genügt nicht mal das.

Visionary. Alchemist. Savior. Saint. The Prophet Zarathustra has been called many things. Now he spends his time drawing pictures of weird-looking goats. That's what happens when you've been stuck in a prison cell for 200 years. But the man who might be mad, and is definitely supposed to be dead, has suddenly become very valuable again.

"Dhara"—These short stories are intricately woven around the element of water, reflecting a profound truth of life. As we journey alongside, we encounter the moisture, the flow, and the current that define our experiences—what we call perception. The short stories in Dhara could very well mirror your own life tales, offering solace to the soul and ultimately delivering a delightful literary experience. Immerse yourself in these water-themed narratives and feel the positive flow they bring.

These short stories are intricately woven around the element of water, reflecting a profound truth of life. As we journey alongside, we encounter the moisture, the flow, and the current that define our experiences—what we call perception. The short stories in Dhara could very well mirror your own life tales, offering solace to the soul and ultimately delivering a delightful literary experience. Immerse yourself in these water-themed narratives and feel the positive flow they bring.

As the dark forces of the Undead sweep across what remains of the empire, Nazafareen must obey the summons of a demon queen to save Darius' father, Victor. Burdened with a power she doesn't understand and can barely control, Nazafareen embarks on a perilous journey through the shadowlands to the House-Behind-the-Veil. But what awaits her there is worse than she ever imagined.... As a final showdown looms between Alexander the Great and Queen Neblis, the truth of the daevas' origins is revealed and three worlds collide.

Die Töchter der Elemente - Freundinnen mit übersinnlichen Fähigkeiten. Der sechste Band der preisgekrönten Urban Fantasy Serie aus Kanada jetzt auf Deutsch! Das Ende einer Ära. Nach einem unglaublichen Sommer treffen sich Targa, Saxony, Georgayna und Akiko endlich wieder. Keine ist mehr so wie früher. Doch eines hat sich nicht geändert: ihre Freundschaft. Und die wird nun auf die Probe gestellt. Denn plötzlich steht Petra vor der Tür und will sie überzeugen mit ihr an einem mysteriösen Projekt zu arbeiten.

Casey Callow, a prestigious member of the Protection Guild, has her sights set on understanding the rare power over darkness plaguing her country of Calgonia. In a land where everyone possesses an ability over either water, air, earth, or fire, darkness stands out as a dangerous and mysterious fifth element. But darkness is not the only thing plaguing the country. Rival to her own guild, the Assassin Guild poses threats to Calgonia with their less than moral undertakings.

Aaron Umber fällt es schwer, Nähe zuzulassen. Ein traumatisches Erlebnis in seiner Kindheit steht noch immer zwischen ihm und den Dingen, die er sich am sehnlichsten wünscht: Vertrauen, Liebe, Zärtlichkeit. Auf einer gemeinsamen Flugreise, zehntausend Meter über der Erde, erkennt er, dass sein Hang zur Einsamkeit auf seinen Sohn Emmett abzufärben droht. Schließlich fasst er sich ein Herz und spricht über das, was ihm widerfahren ist. Denn in der Enge des Flugzeugs gibt es kein Entkommen vor den Geistern seiner Vergangenheit.