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The siege of the Brazen City has been lifted and the Paladin Bergen remains free. Following their victory, Ahren and his companions continue on their travels, this time to the Southern Jungles in search of information regarding the whereabouts of the female Paladin, Sunju. The journey is long and dangerous. Not only must they traverse the Nameless Desert and the untamed primeval forest, but hired assassins are hot on their heels along the Spear Path. And to top it all, the consequences of Jelninolan's extended absence from Evergreen could be fatal to her....

Ahren's life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down.

Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His normal life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down. From his new master he learns the skills of archery and how to fight the Dark Ones. And then, on the day of the Spring Ceremony there is another unexpected turn of events. He touches the Stone of the Gods and it illuminates for the first time ever.

Time is running out for Ahren as he and Khara leave their companions under cover of darkness and make their way to the Eternal Empire. The Pall Cloud is spreading relentlessly, yet the full complement of 13 Paladins have still not gathered together. But the couple are finding it impossible to find a way through to the notoriously draconian and reclusive empress, and all their attempts to enlist her support in the war against the Adversary seem doomed to failure once Ahren falls into the clutches of Quin-Wa's Peace Sentinels.

Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His apprenticeship finally comes to an end, and Khara's interest in him is growing by the minute. He and his companions leave the Southern Jungles and sail westward, this time in search of two Paladins, who are apparently living a peaceful existence on one of the Isles of the Cutlass Sea. Yet their quest proves full of difficulties, for a war among the pirates has transformed the Cutlass Sea into a bubbling cauldron, hiding its own tragic drama.

Success at last! Ahren and his companions have revived the alliance of the Jorathian peoples. But there is little time for celebration, for while the defensive ring around the Pall Cloud is being strengthened with Dwarfish assistance, Ahren and his friends are already on their way to answer the Wrath Elves' cry for help in the Forest of Ire, from within whose depths mysterious dangers are threatening to destroy the Elven forest and all life forms within it. Time is running out.

The Thirteenth Paladin and his companions are finally reunited with each other and have found a worthy ally in the Eternal Empress—another Paladin who will take part in the war against the Adversary. But the effects of Ahren's journey through the empire have left their mark on him. And so, they all set off to Thousand Halls, the original home of the dwarfs, in the hope of finding the mysterious Father of the Mountain who will surely help Ahren in his recovery. If all goes to plan, the nations of Jorath will at last unite. Yet Ahren and his companions have underestimated the enemy....

Things are coming to a head for Ahren and his companions. It is true that they have won the Paladins Fisker and Aluna over to their cause in the campaign against the Adversary, but the Pall Pillar is going through an ominous change.

Two Einhans have been found but the third is still at large. Ahren and his companions have to traverse a kingdom plagued by unrest, sail along the treacherous east coast of Jorath and reach the dwarf enclave of Silver Cliff. Falk, Ahren's master hopes to find in its depths the third Einhan, a dwarf friend from his mercenary days, and to win him over for the Ritual of Naming that awaits his apprentice. To gain the dwarf's assistance, they must help him in his solitary watch, that tradition of the little people which allows a dwarf to attain his own individual name.

Hardly have they left the Forest of Ire and its horrors behind them when the Thirteenth Paladin decides to head for the Green Sea with his friends to fulfil his old promise of bringing the necromancer to justice, who has been holding the fertile lands surrounding the horse people and their Paladin, Blazing Eyes, in his bony grip for far too long. But it is not alone the necromancer with his deadly traps who is testing the companions.

Ahren and his companions journey on to Evergreen, finding new courage after the traumas of the Green Sea. Setting off, then, to traverse the continent in search of the missing Paladin Yollock, it isn't long before they find themselves sucked into a maelstrom of adventures involving a woman who has been robbed, a desperate Cape Verstaad grandee, not to mention a cutthroat city which proves itself a veritable nest of ne'er-do-wells. Controlled by the brilliant assassin Reik Silvermantle, this hub of lawlessness and immorality presents Ahren and his friends with one of their greatest challenges.

Ahren's enormous undertaking to unite the thirteen Paladins has, following years of dangerous journeying, come to a successful conclusion. Now there is only one task left for him to complete. He must lead the Champions of the gods, his other friends, and the free peoples of Jorath in an assault on the Obsidian Fortress. Yet the Adversary is intent on foiling his archenemies' plan before they reach his hordes lurking behind the compound walls. The Dark god's scheme is to spring the trap that was set centuries earlier in preparation for just such an event.

The Paladins are still short one of their number for them to finally be considered a complete fighting force—the thirteen Champions of the gods. Hence, Ahren and his friends, make their way onto the Ice Fields in the far south, following what scant clues there are in their efforts to track down the man considered to be the father of all Forest Guardians and who was last seen hunting down the fearsome dragon, Four Claws. An odyssey on sea and ice awaits them

When Niri’s nuncle dies, the coal girl finds herself suddenly penniless and alone on the streets of Brightburgh. Her already perilous situation is further complicated by her heritage – she’s half Aeldae, a descendant of the people who enslaved the humans of the Splinterlands centuries ago. This alone brands her as both an outcast and a target. Clinging to a glimmer of hope, Niri possesses a special coin that will grant her admission into the prestigious Stormfell Academy, renowned for its magical and martial training.

Nach einem Leben im Exil kehrt Tarikh al Sal-ka-Nar in seine Heimat, das Wüstenreich Aun-Mal, zurück. Dort, wo vor Jahrhunderten die Stadt seiner Ahnen unterging, und ein rachsüchtiges Adelshaus noch immer den Tod des letzten Sprösslings aus dem Hause al Sal-ka-Nar anstrebt, erhofft Tarikh, Antworten auf seine rätselhafte Gabe zu finden. Begleitet von seinem treuen Hengst Amnur macht Tarikh sich mit neuen Weggefährten auf, um den Thron der Sande zu erreichen.

Mientras los dioses Malkar y Vianari discuten sobre el destino de los mortales y anticipan una nueva amenaza sobre el mundo de Deatril, Niri se dispone a comenzar un nuevo curso en la Academia, esta vez en la Torre del Oro. Su situación ha cambiado mucho desde que ingresó en la Torre de los Mendigos el año anterior. Ahora, en compañía de su querido dragonsillo Grabelsnack y junto a sus amigos Jonah, Tulpa, Aplut y Jandul, es ayudante del daecano Caldenhus en su investigación sobre el posible regreso de la Bestia Eterna.

Bildgewaltige Fantasy des Besteller-Autorenkollektivs "Fünf Federn". Der Winter zieht in die Minenstadt ein. Kaum ist Schnee über die letzten Morde gefallen, erschreckt eine neue Untat die Obrigkeit. Ausgerechnet der Gast einer hochrangigen Delegation wird im Palast der Feehlenwerks auf brutale Weise ermordet – Fleisch und Knochen des Opfers sind bis zur Unkenntlichkeit verformt. Hauptmann Gunter steht vor einem Rätsel, denn alle Spuren führen ins Nichts. In der Not beschließt er, erneut auf die Talente von Zauberin, Wirt, Heiler und Diebin zurückzugreifen.

Die Spur des “Großen Spiels” hat Mira und ihre Grenzgänger im Auftrag von Grayson Steel bis tief in die Reihen der Onis des Schwertschilf-Clans geführt. Doch während sie als Handlanger getarnt auf weitere Anweisung warten, wird Mira unversehens Opfer eines Überfalls. Mit aller Gewalt holt sie ihre Vergangenheit ein: Zum einen ist da ihre Familie, die sie wieder im Anderswo sehen will, zum anderen jene verbannten Erinnerungen, die aus den Tiefen ihres Verstands zurück an die Oberfläche kriechen.

Als Niris Oheim stirbt, bleibt das Kohlenmädchen plötzlich mittellos und allein auf den Straßen Hellhalls zurück. Und was ihre ohnehin vertrackte Lage noch verschlimmert: Sie ist zur Hälfte eine Aeldae, also ein Mitglied jenes Volkes, das die Menschen der Splitterlande vor Jahrhunderten versklavt hatte. Verstoßen und gejagt, bleibt ihr nur eine besondere Münze als Hoffnungsschimmer, welche ihr Einlass verschaffen kann in die allseits berühmte Sturmfels-Akademie, dem anerkannten Zentrum der magischen und martialischen Ausbildung in den Splitterlanden.

"Was wissen Sie über Werwesen, Miss O’Shea?" Boston im Winter 1887. Eine klirrend kalte Nacht. Ein grausiger Mord um drei Uhr früh. Ein eisiger Morgen. Ein ganz normaler Arbeitstag für Caohime 'Kiwa' O’Shea, die junge Fotografin des Bostoner Police Departments. Doch dieser Tatort und dieses Verbrechen sind anders als alles, was Miss O’Shea bislang vor die Linse bekommen hat: Das Opfer wurde furchtbar entstellt, als wäre es von einem wilden Tier gerissen worden! Mitten in der Stadt! Wie ist das möglich? Und warum entlädt eine Kutsche zwei merkwürdige Pinkerton Agenten, die die Ermittlung an sich reißen?