Kirjahaku
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48 kirjaa tekijältä Christopher Mitchell
A God - lost in his own creation.Endowed with the power of the five mage-lines, the God-Emperor cuts his way through the Star Continent, destroying everything in his path in order to gather the last of the surviving mages.At the other end of the world a great fire mage sits in a tavern drinking whisky. Having fought the Emperor once before and lost, Keira is home at last. Forsaking her powers, she wants nothing more to do with the troubles of the world.But when her friends decide to fight back against the Emperor, Keira must make a choice.Should she take on a god to save the world?Or drown her memories in whisky?
Daphne Holdfast is a young captain assigned to defend an isolated fort far behind enemy lines.Promoted due to her family's connections and mistrusted by the garrison's officers, Daphne must find the strength to unite her troops and repel the advancing enemy hordes.She has one advantage - she is an elite vision mage, endowed with supreme fighting skills.Can Daphne learn to master her growing powers before the enemy attack?Or will her first command be her last...?
The four highland clans have fought each other for as long as history remembers.Killop & Keira, the twins of fire have grown up amid constant tribal warfare, each destined to become the champions of their clan.As Keira's powers have grown, so too have her people's expectations of her.When their homeland is invaded in an overwhelming attack aimed at the destruction of their culture and the enslavement of their families, together can they unite the clans to defend their land?Or will the old rivalries tear them apart?
The Empire has lived in peace for 16 years, but trouble is brewing behind the Grey Mountains, where the renegade nation of Rahain prepares; arming itself for a long-awaited war of vengeance.Karalyn, the 18 year old daughter of two war heroes, is trying to find a place for herself in the world. Her own powers were deemed so dangerous she spent much of her childhood in exile.Now, the lure of the Imperial Capital and the prospect of service to the Empress is pulling her out of isolation and into the affairs of the world.Hundreds of miles to the south, within the repressive land of Rahain, Lennox trains for the war to come. He and his comrades-in-arms, the children of slaves stolen from another land, have been trained as soldiers their entire lives for one purpose......to bring the Empire to its knees.
The War of Vengeance has begun; the Rahain have invaded the Empire, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.Keir Holdfast, elder son of Daphne and Killop, is always in trouble. Already an accomplished vision mage at 16, his life is turned upside down with the news that he also shares the same powers as his aunt, the infamous fire mage who brought down the old empire.Can he learn how to harness his powers in service of the new empire, or will his arrogance lead to his downfall?Hundreds of miles from the fighting, within the depths of the Sanang forest, a visitor arrives with a message for a family of hedgewitches; a message that will transform their lives, and change the destiny of the Magelands forever.
Keir and Thorn: Fire and DeathTwo young rebel mages hold the future of the world in their hands. Together, they are all that is keeping the invading Rahain from overwhelming the empire.As the Archmages renew their assault upon the world, can the Soulwitch and the Stormwitch step up to fill the gap in the empire's defences, or will their own ambitions and lust for power send them on a different course?Burdened by grief and guilt, Karalyn and Lennox retreat from the war, making their separate ways to the remotest corner of the world. When they meet, a chain of events is set off that quickly moves out of their control, threatening not only their lives, but the future of the Magelands.
The Holdfasts of Lostwell are scattered. Sable, injured by Belinda, hides among the wild dragons of the Catacombs, while they plot to drive her and Maddie out.Taken by the former God-Queen of Tara, Kelsey faces a life in captivity, alongside Aila; while Corthie lies sick and broken - his dreams of destiny in tatters, his hopes in ruins.All that stands between the Ascendants and victory is Belinda, who faces her own struggles as she attempts to keep her resistance a secret. Battling her fears, only she has the power to free the land where once she was queen.
The Return of the God-Queen.A year and a half has passed since the murder of Princess Yendra by her brother Montieth. With the Prince in jail, the City of the Aurelians has been at peace.Only one thing can disturb the tranquility of the City - the former all-powerful God-Queen. Hiding in Port Sanders under an alias, the former tyrant craves a life of luxury and quiet; but when the rest of the City discovers her identity, she realises that she has nowhere to hide...
The Reign of Terror begins....Rescued from a desert wasteland where he had been stranded for four thousand years, the Tenth Ascendant sits upon the throne of the City - his powers subduing the immortal gods and demigods who once ruled.Across the Straits in Jezra, Emily, Van and Kelsey Holdfast rally the last forces of resistance to the Ascendant's rule. At stake is the future, not only of the City of the Aurelians, but of the tyrant gods of Implacatus.The only way to stop him is for former enemies to unite, but some crimes are too terrible to be forgiven...
Onward to Dragon Eyre.Blackrose, mightiest of dragons, has returned to her world, and found it torn apart by civil war and a brutal occupation. For two decades, the elite Banner armies of Implacatus have struggled to subdue the homeland of the dragons - a world of island chains set amid a sparkling ocean, where the navy battle pirates for control of the lawless seas.As Blackrose and Maddie's return heralds the beginning of a new uprising, the dragon queen must make new allies, as well as find a way to tame the reckless and powerful witch, Sable Holdfast, and her dragon Badblood.
The Empire of the Star Continent is ruptured.On one side are the Holdfasts, a family that has already saved the world more than once; but also a family that includes mass-murderers, war criminals, and the vain, disobedient, and ambitious.On the other side is the imperial army - the only armed force on the Star Continent, and one guided by Daimon - a young Dream Mage with a grudge.Adopted into the ranks of Daphne's family, Thorn of Greyfalls Deepen has finally achieved her goal - now all she has to do is unite the Holdfasts, or risk being the shortest-lived ruler the Star Continent has ever seen.Without any wars to fight, Corthie Holdfast faces a different battle - against the demons in his own mind. Striving to live a peaceful life with Aila and his young family, Corthie's resolve will be put to the test. If he fails to resist the lure of violence that calls out to him, not only will his family be under threat, but the safety of his entire world.