Showing results for "The Magic" in Dystopian

Masks, the first novel in a mesmerizing new fantasy series, draws readers into a world in which cataclysmic events have left the Autarchy of Aygrima - the one land blessed with magical resources - cut off from its former trading partners across the waters, not knowing if any of those distant peoples still live. Yet under the rule of the Autarch, Aygrima survives. And thanks to the creation of the Masks and the vigilance of the Autarch’s Watchers, no one can threaten the security of the empire.

If life really was a fairy tale, Zakara would never be the damsel in distress. She'd be a thief, and Prince Charming wouldn't have a clue how to steal the heart of the conniving criminal. Zakara saves not one, but three men locked inside the tallest tower. Her first instinct is to ditch them as soon as possible, but they have one thing that intrigues her more than wealth: Magic. Fae magic once ruled the world, until it disappeared without a trace. Only myths of the magic wielders linger in their destroyed society. The three prisoners claim to be fae, but she doesn't trust them.

Bei meiner Ankunft in der Hauptstadt wurde ich festgenommen. Angeblich hatte ich den kleinen Prinzen ermordet. Die Strafe war die Verbannung ins Exil – auf die Insel der Freiheit. Diese Gefängnisinsel war ein Sammelplatz für die schrecklichsten Kriminellen des Kaiserreichs: Facettierte, Schwarzbüchler, Mörder und Vergewaltiger. Man munkelte, dass seit Bestehen dieser Strafkolonie nur drei Personen die Flucht von dort gelungen sei. Ich hatte den Prinzling nicht ermordet. Aber es gab keine Möglichkeit, der Verbannung zu entgehen.

Society, led by the queen, has long held that the Esselrode people and their abilities are inherently, irredeemably evil, a truth that Naida has been brought up to believe. But as one of them, feeling compelled to use her powers again and again to heal those on the brink of death, it's hard to accept. It's even harder to live a lie, conflicted about her hidden identity, when the truth could save lives.

In an America controlled by wizards and 100 years behind on women's rights, Beatrix Harper counts herself among the resistance - the Women's League for the Prohibition of Magic. Then Peter Blackwell, the only wizard her town has ever produced, unexpectedly returns home and presses her into service as his assistant. Beatrix fears he wants to undermine the League. His real purpose is far more dangerous for them both. This box set includes the complete Clandestine Magic trilogy: Subversive, Radical, and Revolutionary.

Against all odds, - A God has returned - to Earth. Chance Kyrien is turning seventeen, and on this day he will be confirmed as a Puriman and learn the shape of his life to come. Young Chance is ambitious, rebellious, but also fiercely devout, and his only thoughts are about farming and wine-making - and marrying the girl he loves. But in a shocking burst of violence, Chance's dreams are shattered. Now he must survive against hellish forces to face his ultimate foe: a long-forgotten god whose destiny is intertwined with his own.

An einem fremden Ort erwachen Menschen, ohne zu wissen, wer oder wo sie sind. Nur eine bizarre Botschaft wurde in einen metallenen Obelisken geritzt, und ihnen wird allmählich bewusst, dass jedes einzelne Lebewesen in dieser neuen Welt eine tödliche Bedrohung darstellt. Selbst den vermeintlich niedlichen und flauschigen Häschen gelüstet es nach Menschenfleisch.

"El verano en que cumplió quince años, Melanie descubrió que era de carne y hueso". Con este arranque empieza La juguetería mágica, una de las mejores y más célebres obras de Angela Carter: una novela iniciática sobre el despertar a los misterios del cuerpo y del alma y sobre el siempre violento descubrimiento de ese reino del caos y lo inesperado que es la vida. Una noche, Melanie camina por el jardín con el vestido de boda de su madre y, a la mañana siguiente, todo su mundo se ha hecho añicos. Así de simple, así de inconcebible.

Manch einer wünscht sich die Chance, das eigene Leben zu verändern, aber man sollte vorsichtig sein, was man sich wünscht. Das System bietet diese Möglichkeit... Schade nur, dass die Überlebenschancen begrenzt sind. Varg hat die Chance auf ein neues Leben erhalten, aber kann er den Widrigkeiten dieses neuen Lebens standhalten? Neue Feinde, neue Freunde und neue Probleme lassen nicht lange auf sich warten. Die Frage ist nur, wen Varg mehr fürchten sollte – Feinde oder Freunde. Die Platte wurde von Magic Dome Books produziert. Das Hörbuch verwendete die Musikkomposition von der Website incompetech.com

In the climax of The Antiarch Trilogy, nothing will stop the Advisor from launching his newest deadly weapon against Axiom. Still undercover as an Enforcer, Finn must lead the rebellion growing inside Antiarch if he has any chance of saving the city.

War, love, and magic - all the things Bryghte read about but never thought she would ever experience. Until one day she realized that her story would be one of the greatest ever told.

Aber für eine Apokalypse war es furchtbar ruhig. Nachdem sie Kythov, den Augenlosen, gestoppt hatten, gelang es John und seiner Bande gerade noch, die Mana-Versorgung der Welt zu stabilisieren, und dabei wurde die Welt gewissermaßen vergiftet. Mit einer Farm, einem Tal und einer geheimnisvollen Tür zu einer anderen Dimension, die es zu erforschen gilt, wird John alle Hände voll zu tun haben.

War is hell. A war built from reckless fae magic is total annihilation. Even the gods are turning their backs on the dwindling race of mortals. But Kara and her friends refuse to let the world crumble without a fight. An unlikely friend offers them one thing. The mysterious gift might be their last hope. There will be destruction. There will be bloodshed. There will be death. Kara must decide what she's willing to lose to save the ones she loves.

In Masks, Mara Holdfast's life changed forever. As the daughter of the Autarch’s Master Maskmaker, she had a clearly defined future: a quiet, ordered life in the capital, making Masks with her father and doing work important to the ruling Autarch. But when her Mask, specially made by her own father, cracked and fell to pieces during her Masking ceremony, Mara was exiled from everything she once knew.Now she has become part of an underground rebellion, rejecting the unjust rules of a Masked society.

We are in darkness. We are alone. They came from the lands of light. They came with torches, with lanterns, with the banners of the sun. The children of endless day-they came to banish the darkness. And they came to kill. We are the children of never-ending night. We are the dwellers of shadow. In the light of our enemy, we are dying. We were born in darkness. We must cast out the light. This is our story.

The final installment in Ellie Scott's Evolution dystopian trilogy continues as Sasha and Jeremy have been taken by the Demons. For the past hundred years, humans mutated at age 18 into one of the four realms - Demon, Vampire, Werewolf, or Witch. Only Sasha never mutated. She is one of the Pure, a rare human who does not mutate and the Demons have finally captured her to find out what has caused her mutation and try to eliminate it.

Владимир Алексеевич Ильин - современный писатель-фантаст, обладающий ярким, узнаваемым стилем. В созданных им фантастических мирах всегда есть место человечности, житейской мудрости и доброму юмору. Роман Напряжение растёт - вторая книга цикла Напряжение.