Showing results for "Luca" in Dark Fantasy

For nearly four-hundred years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I’ve spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame. All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again.

A girl stumbles across the moors, death hard on her heels. To her saviours, she speaks of Calignius – a smog-shrouded mining town deep in the mountains that has been gripped by a strange epidemic. Now, Runar Skoldolfr and Tiberius Grim must lead a small expedition into the haunted vales of the Blood-Rock Peaks to answer the girl’s pleas for aid. There, the hunter and the veteran priest of Sigmar will uncover the enigma of a forlorn-looking statue and its curious sway over the town – a place ruled by ancient fear and phobia, zealotry and madness.

For Thelana Evenfall, Lumineth loreseeker and tutor at the Lyceum Fundamental in the city of Settler's Gain, the weapon is a footnote—the shadow of a rumour buried under mountains of long-forgotten lore. But when whispers of its whereabouts resurface, the vying factions within Hysh emerge to claim its power. From trusted allies to insidious cults, Thelana must navigate a treacherous landscape of clashing armies, political machinations and betrayals within betrayals, all in a desperate effort to defend the powerless from the all-powerful and to ask the unanswerable question:

For as long as she can remember, Arken Asher has been searching for answers—driven by an insatiable hunger, a need to understand the meaning behind her dangerous arcane secrets. She's finally taken that leap into the unknown, leaving her simple life behind to attend the Arcane Studium, a prestigious college of magickal arts & sciences nestled in the heart of Sophrosyne, the City of the Gods.

For weeks, he stood by my side, twisting his words into pretty half-truths. He enraptured me with his smooth temptation, leaving no corner of my being untouched. He consumed my mind and my body, then finally claimed my heart for himself. But Caelum’s true identity is terrifying enough to bring me to my knees. Then, I discovered the truth of who he is. Caldris is whispered in the Nothrek wind. The legend we only speak of with hushed words, in shuttered rooms, for fear of drawing his wrath once again.

I thought I could control my fate. I thought I could send the Master of Demon Runes back to the Underworld where he belongs, but instead, I'm the one forced into a dangerous game of elimination. He pulls me into his world and promises me everything I could desire, but how can I trust him when death waits for me and my family with every step I take? I won't risk the people I love. Not for anything. Demons may be experts at deception. The Underworld may be filled with illusions that threaten to break me. But my power is growing, and soon I will be their nightmare.

Her memory loss must have been catastrophic because almost nothing was familiar. The language was foreign to her, with only a few words bearing some similarity to the language she thought in. Still, a full moon cycle had passed since her awakening, and little by little she was gaining basic understanding of it—only a few words and phrases, but she was learning more each day.

Acclamata dal Los Angeles Times Magazine come "la più grande saga nella storia delle graphic novel", The Sandman ha cambiato le regole del gioco, con il suo mondo letterario tenebroso, sospeso tra fantasy e horror, creando, nel contempo, un fenomeno culturale globale. Finalmente, Audible e DC presentano la primissima produzione audio della serie best-seller del New York Times scritta dall'acclamato storyteller Neil Gaiman (che ne è anche il co-produttore esecutivo).

Víctor es un escritor de novela romántica que lucha contra el bloqueo creativo que le ha provocado su reciente divorcio. Acaba de heredar una mansión de su abuelo, al que no llegó a conocer y ha decidido mudarse allí, en busca de inspiración. Allí descubrirá la existencia de una cámara secreta donde hay ocultos miles de libros antiguos y extraños objetos mágicos. Con un poco de ayuda, descubrirá que pertenecen a una sociedad secreta desapareció hace siglos: el ARCANUM, de la que él, involuntariamente ha formado parte desde que nació.

Siete pronti per una nuova scorpacciata di violenza nel medievaleggiante Regno di Taglia? Al largo delle coste di Romagma, il crudele Blasco da Grama riunisce la sua temibile Combriccola del Balera. I pirati del Maladriatico navigano a vista, fra maledizioni, leggende truculente e abbordaggi epici. Le loro scorrettissime avventure sono raccontate da un testimone di estrema sfiducia: il nostromo Arraffaello Draghetti, che descriverà il tutto nel suo disgustoso diario di abbordo. Conosciuti anche come fratelli grimdark, Luca Mazza e Jack Sensolini sono i fondatori di "Ignoranza Eroica".

Sudario, re di guerra e brace, chiama a raccolta i suoi reduci per l’ultima Cappiata, dove non sono ammessi poemi né proclami. In un’apocalittica partita a necrobriscola contro le orde dei quattro Pascoli, il sovrano e la sua armata arrancano tra maceria e nobiltà. La linea del fronte è in rotta: la Cattedrale sorta dalle acque infiamma l'orizzonte e le sue campane muggiscono coi toni della fame più nera.

As the search for their missing teammate turns desperate, Dalton withdraws into himself. He becomes angry, violent, and uncontrollable, directing his anger mostly at Vestera Hizoku, the all-powerful dragon that had refused to tell him the secrets Yokouro DeVastes held. While the human-inhabited realms declare states of emergency, everyone in the Realm of Demons bands together to help find the final member of Team Dalton, desperate to keep the devastation to a minimum. The dragons also travel to the Demon Realm threatening to overthrow Vestera and impose a new regime within the dragon clan.

The shadows are speaking. Can their riddle be unraveled? Eleven years ago, Royal bodyguard Giacomo da Prado first followed young Prince Luca into the shadows. Plunged against his will into a world of illicit magic, Giaco has tried to hold onto the rationality of a Reborn man, even as he walks the line between the two worlds. But now, called upon to serve as Prince Luca’s bodyguard once again, Giaco has to face all his worst fears. Luca has disappeared into the shadows - and Giaco’s beloved wife, the famed card-reader Amanda, is in danger of being pulled after him.

It’s been four years since Giacomo, bodyguard to Prince Luca of Fiori, followed his charge down into the shadowy world of forbidden magic. When Luca disappears once again, Giaco must cast aside his disbelief and delve into the world of fortune-telling and shadow-walking in order to find Luca and bring him back to safety. And beyond that, he must face up to his own worst fears. Everyone considers Giaco to be a hero, but he is about to learn the true meaning of heroism. More than his own life depends on it.

Few men walk into shadow. Fewer walk out. Giaco, famed battle hero turned bodyguard, is a Reborn man. He believes in reason, harmony, and intellect, and leaves magic for the foolish and superstitious. But when his charge, young Prince Luca, is stolen away, Giaco must set off on a search that will cause him to question everything he knows. The Rebirth is changing the face of La Città dei Fiori, but the old ways still hold sway, especially in the dark places of the city. In order to get Luca back, Giaco will have to undergo a different kind of Rebirth - one of fear and shadow.

"Sudario" è il terzo episodio della saga sul medievaleggiante Regno di Taglia. Stavolta, però, l'azione si sposta ben oltre i confini finora conosciuti. Re Sudario e i suoi cavalieri si avventurano, infatti, nell'enigmatica Aldilafrica, "frontiera di tutte le conquiste, tomba di tutti gli invasori". Ostacolato dallo spietato Cannibale con le sue truppe, il re dovrà fare i conti con un continente inospitale, violento e tetro, fra imboscate di temibili Congobardi e miraggi di cui è sempre meglio diffidare.

In questo secondo volume della saga ambientata nel Regno di Taglia, i preparativi per l’incombente anno della Mattanza Giubilare sono giunti a compimento. In un mondo medievaleggiante che scorre fra contrade dai nomi rivelatori – Silvatroce, Fierenze, Pianura Pagana – i mattatori spietati si incontrano di arena in arena, versando fiumi di sangue in nome della legge "doma o sarai domato". Neanche la religione, ormai quasi indistinguibile dalla negromanzia, pone un argine etico a questa deriva. "Dura lex sed lex": il Regno di Taglia è pura indole assassina unita a mancanza di qualsiasi pietà.

Primo episodio della saga collocata nel medievaleggiante Regno di Taglia, "Vilupera" si muove all'interno della regione di Penumbria, terra senza santi né eroi, in balia di mercenari e fuorilegge, assediata da una guerra senza fine e popolata da belve mostruose. Lutti e Malavita si contendono il feudo di un eretico, due stranieri senza passato spargono sangue nelle contrade degli Appenninferni e il Maladriatico e un oscuro cardinale cospira per instaurare un ordine nuovo e duraturo.

Uno studente senza nome sta per abbandonare gli studi in una prestigiosa università a Kyoto dopo due anni disastrosi: a causa di una serie di scelte sbagliate, prima fra tutte la compagnia del suo peggiore e unico amico, il teppista Ozu, si è rovinato la reputazione e la carriera accademica, al punto che la “rosea vita universitaria” che tanto sognava, ossia trovare una bella fanciulla dai capelli corvini, avere successo nello studio e avere tanti amici, sembra ormai impossibile da raggiungere. Ma il destino ha in mente per lui altri piani.

Seven years ago, Jade and Raven witnessed their father's brutal murder. The killer has returned, and he will stop at nothing to find the power that the Gray family has hidden. Crushed between a nest of vampires and their ancient enemy, the sisters sometimes struggle just to take their next breath. As Elementals just beginning to understand their potential, the sisters are hunted. Hiding a dark secret and on the run, the sisters are often at odds with each other. They must learn to work together or risk everything.