Vinga Tark i Heike Lind z Ludzi Lodu podj?li walk? o odzyskanie rodowych posiad?o?ci. Grastensholm wci?? nale?a?o do s?dziego Snivela, kt?ry zdoby? je podst?pem. Prawowitym dziedzicem dworu by? Heike. Dla pokonania s?dziego Heike musia? sprowadzi? na ziemi? si?y ponad naturalne, ale w magicznym obrz?dzie musia?aby uczestniczy? dziewica. Czy Heike zdecyduje si? z?o?y? w ofierze sw? ukochan? Ving??
Wie die Romane von George Orwell und Aldous Huxley, die von dem russischen Schriftsteller Jewgenij Samjatin beeinflu?t wurden, geh?rt Wir zu den gro?en vision?ren Romanen dieses Jahrhunderts.Schon 1920 entwarf Samjatin (1884–1937), von der Revolution entt?uscht, in seinem Roman die alptraumhafte Welt eines totalit?ren Staates. D-503, B?rger des Einzigen Staates und Konstrukteur des Raketenweltraumschiffes Integral, berichtet in seinem Tagebuch vom Leben in einer strahlenden, kristallen durchsichtigen Stadt, in der die B?rger als uniformierte Nummern leben. Von der Arbeit bis zur Liebe ist das Leben streng nach mathematischen Gesetzen organisiert, jede Regung wird beobachtet und kontrolliert. Doch D-503 entdeckt in sich dunkle Triebe aus einer l?ngst vergangenen Zeit — bei ihm hat sich »eine Seele gebildet«. Die ganze seelenlose Ordnung der technischen Welt ger?t durcheinander…
On her eighteenth birthday, Alice Bonham takes a vacation to Australia only to have her trip cut short by an unexpected murder. While Alice tries to understand what happened, she regrets some of the choices she's made, especially the more permanent ones. On top of that, the child vampire is running loose, and its attracting some very unwanted attention...
A water witch, Isabelle Novak has always led a chaotic, nomadic existence. But her life spins out of control when her sister — her only friend and emotional anchor — is killed by a demon. Driven by grief and a desire for revenge, she turns her back on the Coven and the rede they hold sacred: Harm thee none…When Isabelle first encounters Thomas Monahan, she’s running on pure rage and sorrow, channeling her pain into power — and trying to freeze the life out of a warlock she holds responsible for her sister’s death. Together, they form an uneasy alliance to hunt and destroy a demon of tremendous power. As head of the Coven, earth witch Thomas must thwart Isabelle’s dark impulses, but his very presence stirs deeper desires she never knew she had…
Sarafina Connell is having the worst week of her life. It takes an even darker turn when an infamous playboy kidnaps her and reveals a world she never knew existed….It’s a world where magick is real, and where Sarafina is given a chance to join a secret cabal that is bent on gaining absolute power. They could use a woman like her — a witch with an untapped gift for creating fire. But she isn’t about to get in league with the devil.Rescued from her captors, Sarafina is introduced to a coven that is duty-bound to fight the forces of darkness. She’s pleased that her savior is the imposingly seductive Theo — until the trust between them goes up in flames. However, as the war between good and evil is waged, Sarafina and Theo realize they have no choice but to unite in the battle for supremacy — that’s getting hotter by the minute.
Andre Norton enthralled readers for decades with thrilling tales of people challenged to the limits of their endurance in epic battles of good against evil. None are more memorable than her Witch World novels.Simon Tregarth, a man from our own world, escapes his doom through the gates to the Witch World. There he aids the witch Jaelithe’s escape from the hounds of Alizon, only to find himself embroiled in a deeper war against an even deadlier foe: the Kolder.Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1964.
From bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu, here comes an exciting new installment to her award winning "Dirk and Steele" series in which high stakes and sizzling passion keep readers riveted.A pyrokinetic and former car thief, Eddie cannot refuse an assignment to cross the continent in order to rescue an extraordinary woman in peril…even though he fears losing control of the destructive power of flame at his fingertips. The last of her shape-shifting kind, Lyssa hides in the abandoned tunnels beneath Manhattan. Like Eddie, fire is her weapon, her destiny…and her curse. For beneath Lyssa’s extraordinary beauty are dangerous secrets…and even darker, nearly irresistible urges…
The long-awaited 26th novel in the bestselling Gorean saga.Deep within the cells of Treve, a glorious and mysterious city at the center of Gor's struggle for supremacy, awakens a nameless slave girl who will witness events about which others will only dare to whisper. Witness of Gor takes us on a whirlwind ride from political plots to tarn raids, epic love stories to relentless Assassins, our witness experiences all the beauty, spender, mystery, brutality, honor and intrigue of the awesome world of Gor.
Seattle: a place as magical as the Emerald City. Subtle magic seeps through the cracks in the paving stones of the sprawling metropolis. But only the inhabitants who possess special gifts are open to the city's consciousness; finding portents in the graffiti, reading messages in the rubbish or listening to warnings in the skipping-rope chants of children. Wizard is bound to Seattle and her magic. His gift is the Knowing — a powerful enchantment allowing him to know the truth of things; to hear the life-stories of ancient mummies locked behind glass cabinets, to receive true fortunes from the carnival ...
Millions of readers the world over have been held spellbound by this valiant tale vividly told.Now, enter Terry Goodkind’s world, the world of .In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher’s forest sanctuary seeking help . . . and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence.In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword—to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed . . . or that their time has run out.This is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.
