Showing results for "The Destiny" in Dark Fantasy

Fortsetzung der Zodiac-Chroniken von Spiegelbestsellerautorin Marah Woolf – Kehre zurück in Averies dystopisch fantastische Welt Wärst du bereit, dein Herz zu opfern für eine Schuld, die nicht gesühnt werden kann? Averie hat versagt, obwohl sie verhindert hat, dass Eternity stirbt. Aber nun beanspruchen die Aionen ihre Welt für sich. Sie werden sie verdunkeln und den Menschen die noch verbliebene Zeit stehlen. Um das zu verhindern, beschließt Averie, an den Zeitenspielen teilzunehmen, die einmal pro Dekade auf Destiny veranstaltet werden.

In the city of Eldra, people are ruled by ancient prophecies. For centuries, the high council has stayed in power by virtue of the prophecies of the elder seers. After the last infallible prophecy came to pass, growing unrest led to murders and an eventual rebellion that raged for more than a decade. In the present day, Cassa, the orphaned daughter of rebels, is determined to fight back against the high council, which governs Eldra from behind the walls of the citadel. Her only allies are no-nonsense Alys, easygoing Evander, and perpetually underestimated Newt.

Hiding in a remote village, Veron finds a belonging he never knew possible. Lured by the comfort of friends and peace, his destiny to save the land becomes an afterthought. When the threat to the kingdom hits home, everything he loves is put in danger. He must take up his sword and begin an epic journey to fulfill his calling, knowing the path may cost him his life. The future of Terrenor hangs in the balance, and Veron is the only one able to save it.

Kodyn expected hardships along his journey to return a kidnapped girl to her father. Yet harsh deserts and cutthroat bandits prove far less lethal than the foes that await him in Shalandra, the City of the Dead. In the shadows of golden spires carved from mountain stone, currents of corruption and vice run deep. Priests of the god of death rule with an iron fist, imposing a rigid caste system that elevates some to a life of privilege and condemns others to miserable squalor.