Showing results for "Arena" in Fantasy

When the aliens came down and told us they’d enslave all of the human race if we didn’t send our bigliest warrior to participate in their arena death games, I laughed at them. It was really funny because they obviously didn’t know who they were dealing with. Know what I mean? Then they said they would pick the greatest warrior, and they picked Marc Havak. He seemed like such an average guy, but he was a true-blue American. He even worked as a truck driver! That’s the kind of good guy we want defending us from aliens.

Transported surreptitiously to a terrifying alien world with limited resources and only a few cryptic words to guide her, Callie Hayes finds herself engulfed in a perilous battle for freedom—for her very life. After agreeing to participate in a routine psychology research experiment, she must unravel the mysteries shrouding her only route of escape or risk succumbing to the deadly deception of the Arena. A journey through the treacherous terrain of a strange and terrifying world. A powerful allegory that will capture your imagination with its timelessness and aching familiarity.

En una Europa sumida en la miseria que ha recobrado tradiciones clásicas como las luchas de gladiadores, Faith ha superado su entrenamiento en la escuela lanista y está empezando a despuntar por ser una de las pocas mujeres que sobreviven en un deporte dominado por hombres. Cuando la...

Frank lived for his three sons, busting his back to see they thrived in comfort. His good for nothing wife, she made him the happiest man in the world when she finally agreed to his divorce terms. His glorious day turned to ruin when an explosion hurls him through an unformed portal connection.

FAITH TIENE 12 AÑOS Y VIVE EN ASIA, EL PRIMER MUNDO. Su objetivo es averiguar por qué su madre y las demás mujeres del vecindario se inquietan tanto cuando alguien las visita. FAITH TIENE 14 AÑOS Y MALVIVE EN EUROPA, EL TERCER MUNDO. Su objetivo es superar la academia de gladiadores a la...

While conducting exploration in the frozen Arctic, Texan Lew McCardle, a geologist working for the Houghton Oil company, discovers something remarkable: a body encased in the ice. More remarkable still, the skills of Russian researcher Semyon Petrovitch bring the man miraculously back to life. This strange visitor from the distant past has an amazing story to tell. Translated from his native Latin by Nordic nun Olava, Lucius Aurelius Eugenianus reveals that in the era of Domitian he was a champion in the Roman Colosseum, a gladiator known far and wide.

Frank lived for his three sons, busting his back to see they thrived in comfort. His good for nothing wife, she made him the happiest man in the world when she finally agreed to his divorce terms. His glorious day turned to ruin when an explosion hurls him through an unformed portal connection.

Vasalie war einst Tänzerin am Hof von König Illian, bis er sie fälschlicherweise des Mordes bezichtigte. Zwei Jahre im Kerker hat sie überlebt, aber ihr Körper ist versehrt. Dann wird sie plötzlich zum König gerufen, der ihr einen Deal anbietet: Wenn sie seine Spionin wird und die Versammlung der Königreiche infiltriert, gewährt er ihr die Freiheit. Doch Illians Anweisungen werden immer brutaler. Er zwingt Vasalie, Menschen Schaden zuzufügen und sie an die Krone zu verraten. Sie sucht Hilfe bei Illians Bruder und größtem Widersacher, Anton, dem berüchtigten König des Ostens.

¿Cómo hemos llegado a esto? Cinco niños de teta se le pegan a los talones como estiércol de caballo. En un barco con un capitán que no es de fiar. En un viaje en medio del territorio enemigo, repleto de degolladores. En busca de una leyenda perdida que podría desvanecerse en el aire en cualquier momento, como un pedo de camello.El tiempo pide a gritos un cambio. Un misterioso pergamino conduce finalmente a Karek y sus compañeros a su destino. Pero lo que encuentran allí no conoce leyes, ni fe, ni misericordia.

Though Quirt’s name is little-known, his skills as a gladiator are quickly obvious and hard to match. In Aureity, noblemen battle in the arena circuit, using their powers of teleportation and telekinesis to prove their breeding and strength. The prizes at play are not only silver and bronze but also the chance to rise amongst the nobility and mate with the ruling class of women. Older than most players, Quirt still manages to draw attention and awe through his mastery of the games.

Una obra tan señera como extravagante, que mezcla en su justa medida el terror, la ciencia ficción, el drama familiar, las vísceras y las chicas con cornamenta. Carlton Mellick III nos regala esta historia de dos hermanos aislados en un paraje inhóspito, una especie de casa encantada habitada por criaturas sombrías que intentan atraparlos, y en la que nada es lo que parece.

El famoso nudo gordiano ha resistido todos los intentos por deshacerlo y quizás es porque dotado de vida propia, el nudo quiere conservar en su interior un poder místico y desconocido, pero Alejandro Magno no se va a entretener en deshacer el nudo, sino que con su famosa espada le da un tajo y lo parte por medio, desatando una serie de fuerzas que se van a manifestar con todo su poder en pleno siglo XXI.

Having survived Kazamar's arena pushed me to my limits, but with my ascended core and the mastery I've gained over my mana gifts, I am no longer the mere hunter that left Hearth Ring months ago. The elven city of Shirga will soon host the Third Trials. With higher stakes, more powerful monsters, and immense rewards, I shall gladly accept the challenge.

When Gunnar learns the king of Highcastle will grant an audience to anyone who wins an arena championship, he decides to enter the competition as a gladiator. If he can earn a meeting with the ailing king and persuade him to stop Dryden before his dragon flies, he can save Edgewood and countless lives. He'll also get his name posted in every arena, which could lead Rachel one step closer to finding him. Does Gunnar have what it takes to become a champion, or has he bitten off more than he can chew?

Drawn from the superhero genre, Magon introduces the listener to a collection of new Celtic characters, but with a modern take. It explores the consequences of mixing ancient DNA into the modern world. It is the crossroads of a genius mind and a scientific experiment gone wrong. The dreams and aspirations of a young genetics student, confronted with the terror of a bullying roommate, who forces his victim to consume the results of his experiment—with catastrophic results.