As the sun disappears beyond the horizon, all over the tents small lights begin to flicker, as though the entirety of the circus is covered in particularly bright fireflies. When the tents are all aglow, sparkling against the night sky, the sign appears Titel: The night circus Genre: Fantasy Sammendrag: The circus arrives without warning... It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Type: Paperback
I et 125 år gammelt manuskript af Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens' ven og lejlighedsvise medforfatter, afslører han den mørke hemmelighed, der bjergtog dem begge, men endte deres venskab. I Londons skumle underverden jager de en uhyggelig og spøgelsesagtig person, som Dickens er fuldstændig besat af, og som bliver hovedpersonen i hans sidste og ufuldendte roman Titel: Drood : a novel Genre: thriller_spaending Sammendrag: Wilkie Collins nedskriver, med tilbageblik, historien om Charles Dickens’ sidste år og den mystiske skikkelse Drood, som Dickens mener forfølger ham efter en togulykke. De to forfattere bevæger sig dybere og dybere ned i det victorianske Londons skumle underverden på jagt efter Drood, gennem slum, opiumshuler og kloaksystemer. Undersøgelsen forvrænger forholdet mellem Collins og Dickens, udstiller jalousi, morfinmisbrug og mulig overnaturlig indgriben og truer med at dri
Sir Able returns to Mythgathr on his steed Cloud, a great mare the color of her name. Able is filled with new knowledge of the ways of the seven-fold world and possessed of great magical secrets. His knighthood now beyond question, Able works to fulfill his vows to his king, his lover, his friends, his gods, and even his enemies. Able must set his world right, restoring the proper order among the denizens of all the seven worlds. The Wizard is a charming, riveting, emotionally charged tale of wonders, written with all the beauty one would expect from a writer whom Damon Knight called "a national treasure." Titel: The Wizard Genre: Fantasy Sammendrag: Sir Able returns to Mythgarthr on his steed, Cloud, a great mare the color of her name. Able is filled with new knowledge of the ways of the seven-fold world and possessed of great magical secrets. His knighthood now beyond question, Able wo
Bitterwood has spent the past twenty years hunting down dragons, one at a time. But he is getting old and the hate that he has carried in his heart since a group of dragon-soldiers killed his family is beginning to fade. When he kills the royal prince dragon, the king decides the only retribution is genocide of the human race. Bitterwood is forced to enter the Free City, the grand trap designed to eradicate mankind, with thousands of others. Can he lead from within, or can a select few dragons unite to stop the king's madness from becoming reality. Full of rich characters and drama, this is an amazingly astute vision of our own culture by way of a feudal kingdom where dragons rule, and humans are used as workers or pets. Forlag: Solaris Udgivelsesår: 2007 Sider: 496 Sprog: Engelsk
This is the second installment of the Chronicles of the Necromancer. Having escaped being murdered by his evil brother, Jared, Tris must take control of his magical abilities to summon the dead, and gather an army big enough to claim back the throne of his dead father. But it isn't merely Jared that Tris must combat. The dark mage, Foor Arontala, has schemes to raise the Obsidian King. Titel: The blood king Genre: Fantasy Sammendrag: Having narrowly escaped being murdered by his evil brother, Jared, Prince Martris Drayke must take control of his magical abilities to summon the dead, and gather an army big enough to claim back the throne of his dead father. But it isn't merely Jared that Tris must combat. The dark mage, Foor Arontala, has schemes to cause an inbalance in the currents of magic and raise the Obsidian King. Gail Z. Martin returns with the second thrilling installment in the
At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician - and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilization. Pug's destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic. Forlag: Doubleday, 1984, First Doubleday Paperback Edition Udgivelsesår: 1984 Sider: 831 Sprog: Engelsk
As the witch-pyres of the Spanish Inquisition blanket Renaissance Europe in a moral haze, a young African slave is unwillingly apprenticed to an ancient necromancer. Her tormentor has bound her with a curse forged from blood and spirit. But salvation could lie in arcane writings her tutor has hidden on the war-torn continent.. Jesse Bullington casts his own macabre spell over the late middle ages in a work that becomes compulsive, amusing and horrifying in quick succession. Praise for Jesse Bullington's previous work includes: * 'Darkly funny, profane, erudite, bawdy, and wickedly original' Jeff VanderMeer * 'As the antithesis of conventional fantasy, this is a tour de force' Telegraph * 'A quite extraordinary piece.. one of the books of the year' SFRevu.com * 'Raucous, lewd, and grisly' Esquire. Forlag: Orbit Udgivelsesår: 2011 Sider: 442 Sprog: Engelsk
The University, a renowned bastion of knowledge, attracts the brightest minds to unravel the mysteries of enlightened sciences like artificing and alchemy. Yet deep below its bustling halls lies a complex and cavernous maze of abandoned rooms and ancient passageways - and in the heart of it all lives Auri. Formerly a student at the University, now Auri spends her days tending the world around her. She has learned that some mysteries are best left settled and safe. No longer fooled by the sharp rationality so treasured by the University, Auri sees beyond the surface of things, into subtle dangers and hidden names. At once joyous and haunting, THE SLOW REGARD OF SILENT THINGS is a rich, atmospheric and lyrical tale, featuring one of the most beloved characters from Rothfuss' acclaimed fantasy series. Forfatter: Patrick Rothfuss Forlag: Gollancz Udgivelsesår: 2016 Sider: 176 Sprog: Engelsk
