Showing results for "Last of the Line" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Scott Crane abandoned his career as a professional poker player 20 years ago and hasn’t returned to Las Vegas, or held a hand of cards, in 10 years. But troubling nightmares about a strange poker game he once attended on a houseboat on Lake Mead are drawing him back to the magical city. For the mythic game he believed he won did not end that night in 1969—and the price of his winnings was his soul. Now, a pot far more strange and perilous than he ever could imagine depends on the turning of a card.

All or nothing. Life or death. There is no third option. Neither the ancients, nor outside forces, nor Chaos itself can find any other way to preserve the integrity of the world other than to destroy Archduke Maximilian Valevsky. They send him on a mission that can only be completed under one condition—Maximilian must die. And if he doesn't fulfill this mission, everyone he holds dear will perish in his stead.

Admiral Jack Romanoff and his crew have turned two enemies against one another, via misdirection and timing. That gives them the breathing room to get back to their feet, but as any savvy commander knows, the footing on any battlefield is treacherous. One misstep could cost a warrior everything.

Capitan Spargisangue e il suo equipaggio stanno finalmente per godersi il meritato riposo dopo una lunga carriera di pirateria. Decidono di dirigersi verso l'Isola del Principe per contare e dividere il loro prezioso bottino, ma il destino ha in serbo una sorpresa: lo Scrigno di Davy Jones, un forziere leggendario che si dice custodisca i più grandi tesori dei sette mari.