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Kyrus had lived a quiet life as a scribe until his dreams begin seeping into his waking life. Fanciful tales of magic and battle turn out to be real. In his sleep, he witnesses the adventures of his twin. Kyrus is swept up in the intrigues of those who already know of this connection between worlds. As his knowledge of the two worlds grows, so does his entanglement in the intrigues between them. Kyrus discovers friends, lovers, and adversaries among the twinborn. His knowledge of magic grows until he becomes a valuable pawn for masterminds of plots that threaten empires.

За все нужно платить, и за удачу в том числе! В этом в очередной раз убедился Алексей Мишин, более известный в мире СТИКС как Шатун. После просто невероятного фарта, который сопутствовал ему и его отряду в последнее время, он, по воле случая или неведомых ему богов, оказывается в самом опасном уголке этого мира.

"Змей" - фантастический роман Валерия Старского по миру Артёма Каменистого "S-T-I-K-S", жанр боевая фантастика. Что может быть сильней и коварней случайности? Пожалуй, разве что только цепь случайностей, а это и вовсе штука опасная. Вот ты боевой пловец, через кровь и пот почти достиг совершенства, случайность и ты в инвалидной коляске и вся привычная жизнь, будто ластиком стерлась.

After uniting the bandit clans, the Iron Tusk has swept into Shengen and taken control of the empire. With an army behind him, he marches along the Skull Road, ready to lay waste to the lands in the west. The rag-tag defenders of Dunrun are all that stand in his way. With their country besieged on all sides, troubling rumors of a priestess amassing power in the North, and unnatural alliances to the south, no help is coming. Alone, they must hold back the god-like powers of the Iron Tusk, or see life as they know it come to an end.

In a world where magic has disappeared, rival nations vie for power in a continent devastated by war. So when a young farm girl named Livia demonstrates magical powers for the first time in a century, there are many across the land that will kill to obtain her power. Duke Gothelm's tallymen, the blood-soaked Qeltine Brotherhood, and cynical mercenary Josten Cade: All are searching for Livia and the power she wields. But Livia finds that guardians can come from the most unlikely places and that the old gods are returning to a world they abandoned.

Adelina is content to be a humble librarian with no magic, organizing ordinary books and leaving the magical section of the library to the management of the mysterious creature called a cervara . . . until she finds a misshelved spellbook that refuses to stay in its proper place. Despite warnings from the College of Magic and her superiors, she decides to return the book to the magical section, where she befriends the mysterious creature. Contrary to what she's been told, the cervara is trying to protect humanity from dangerous magic by hoarding it in the library.

Rhett Allen is the thirdborn son of a minor lord trying to figure out his life after university. When a sudden family catastrophe throws his plans into chaos, he must make a decision. Should he do what people expect him to do or chart his own course? With all the gold to his name, he sets off into a chaotic world of dangerous creatures, even more dangerous humans, and other situations that no thirdborn should face alone. Thankfully, he meets a few good women along the way.

Ein "Mann des Todes" – so sieht das Elfenvolk der Elynn den Schwertsklaven Daric, der einst zu Unrecht verurteilt wurde. Verbannt von Aroanídas Vater kehrt er in den Jorisgrund zurück, doch das Dorf seiner Kindheit ist von Angst und Misstrauen vergiftet. Angeführt vom einflussreichen Obin wächst die Feindschaft gegen die Elynn des Waldes, und der Hass droht in offener Gewalt zu enden. Als Aroanída zu ihm zurückkehrt, lodert nicht nur das Feuer des Aufruhrs, sondern auch das ihrer Liebe.

Elfaba, la Perfida Strega dell'Ovest "Per definizione, il male si nasconde." Glinda "Sono ricca sfondata, l'avresti mai detto? Chi immaginava che la beneficenza fosse così redditizia?" Principessa Elefantessa Nastoya "Quando ci troviamo di fronte a un bivio, quando l'aria puzza di tragedia, a rimetterci sono coloro che non indossano una maschera." Il Mago di Oz "Il punto, mia verde fanciulla, è che non tocca a una giovane, né a una studentessa, né a una cittadina decidere ciò che è giusto e ingiusto. È compito dei capi."

Keera Delre è un'assassina. La più talentuosa del Regno di Elverath, la favorita della Corona, la Spada del Re. Elfa mezzosangue, orfana di entrambi i genitori, Keera sa che non può sfuggire al suo destino: è proprietà del re, e non può sottrarsi ai suoi ordini. Quando un'Ombra misteriosa cospira contro la Corona minacciando la stabilità del regno, Keera viene assoldata dal re Aemon per uccidere quell'uomo che nasconde il suo volto sotto un cappuccio e che, notte dopo notte, le ha tolto il sonno. Inizia così una caccia senza esclusione di colpi attraverso le Terre Fatate.

Podivná vesnička, obyvatelé jsou nemluvní a zachmuření. U jediné mezery ve zdi dnem i nocí stojí stráže, aby zabránily zvědavcům projít ven, nebo se dostat dovnitř. Jen jednou za devět let svou hlídku opouštějí, to když se na louce za zdí koná zvláštní a neobyčejný trh. Na jednom takovém se seznámí Dunstan Thorn s tajemnou zakletou kráskou. Setkání nezůstane bez následků, narodí se Tristran. Matka dítě zanechá u mezery s lístečkem, že je dítě Dunstanovo. Chlapec vyrůstá v otcově rodině, a když je mu sedmnáct, nešťastně se zamiluje. Protože touží imponovat mladinké dívce, slíbí, že jí k nohám přinese spadlou hvězdu.

I "Den tavse prinsesse" fortsætter Cecilie Eken eventyret om Eriann, den hidsige krigerpige, og Vidar, bærer af Det Levende Sværd. En historie om forbandelser og sort magi, om prinsesser og hertuger og om at finde helt nye sider af sig selv, når nu den modstander man kæmper imod, ikke kan rammes af noget våben. På vej hjem fra Østerfjord ryger Eriann og Vidar lige i armene på den onde hertug Fritz. Vidar må igen trække sit sagnomspundne våben, "Det Levende Sværd", men denne gang har han fundet sin overmand. Det er nu op til Eriann at overvinde den magtfulde hertug.