Irene Holicki Boeken

The land is sickening, its elemental magicks blighted by a deadly malaise, and the Dark Lord is wounded and hungry... WIT'CH STAR is the climax to this spellbinding fantasy adventure. schovat popis

Set in the unique bubble universe of Virga, this novel continues the exploration of its intricate world, blending science fiction with themes of survival and power dynamics. Readers will encounter familiar elements from previous works, such as the interplay of light and gravity, while delving deeper into the lives of its inhabitants. The narrative promises to expand on the political and social structures that define this captivating universe, offering both thrilling adventure and thought-provoking concepts.

Prefect Tom Dreyfus investigates a murderous attack on one of the space habitats of the Glitter Band--a crime that has left nine hundred people dead--and uncovers a plot by a mysterious entity seeking total control of the region.

Look further into the dark heart of mankind: awe-inspiring doomsday weapons, vicious AIs, cities overwhelmed by plagues that twist and meld man and machine in this further leap into the darkly imagined future of Revelation Space.

In Diamond Dogs, Richard Swift heads to the planet Golgotha, home to a mysterious structure, which is responsible for the destruction of a starship, and in Turquoise Days, one woman holds the key to preserving life on the plant of Turquoise. Reprint.

Oh gods! The man is lucky to be alive, thinks the young healer as he places his hands on the scarred shoulder of the slave. What he feels beneath the hardened tissue will change his life forever. Sixteen-year-old Garth, who possesses the gift of healing, has been brought to an underground mine where prisoners, sentenced to life of forced labor, extract the precious, tar-like Glomm that brings wealth to the land. Garth discovers that the slave bears the magical royal mark beneath an old injury—he is Maximilian, the long-declared dead heir to the throne of Escator. From that moment on, Garth is consumed by a single thought: he must free the captive and help him reclaim his rightful heritage. He becomes increasingly entangled in a web of magical secrets and deadly intrigues…

Set in a declining Galactic Empire, the story follows Hari Seldon, who reluctantly becomes the First Minister, tasked with managing 25 million worlds from Trantor. Alongside his bio-engineered wife Dors and alien companion Yugo, Seldon continues his work on psychohistory, a science aimed at altering the course of history to prevent a looming Dark Age. As he navigates the challenges of power and fate, he faces an unprecedented threat that challenges his vision for the future.

In einer gigantischen Sphäre im Weltall haben Menschen künstliche Sonnen und Gravitationsfelder geschaffen. Der junge Hayden Griffin, dessen Eltern bei einer Strafexpedition getötet wurden, begibt sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise, um Rache zu üben und wird dabei für immer verändert.

A wonderully exciting debut fantasy that recalls both Philip Pullman and Scott Lynch.

A thousand years after a nuclear holocaust in the United States, only a few have survived the war and subsequent plagues. Their descendants have reverted to a "wild" existence, roaming the vast, partially radioactive land as hunters or barricading themselves in small fortified settlements. Gradually, cultural centers begin to emerge, such as Pelbar, the citadel on the Heart River, formerly the Mississippi. Dangerous expeditions commence to explore the post-apocalyptic wilderness of the American continent. Each spring, the Shumai, hunters of the expansive prairies and forests, gather at a "blank spot," as they call the barren, radioactive craters, to witness the appearance of a staff that mysteriously emerges from a dome-shaped rise and disappears after a while. The Shumai believe it to be magic from the Ancients, until they accidentally discover that people live inside the dome—descendants of those who survived the atomic war in a bunker system and have not ventured to the surface for centuries.

In Kit Whitfields Roman wird Venedig im Mittelalter lebendig, wo ein Pakt zwischen Menschen und Wasserwesen das Weltbild veränderte. Fünfhundert Jahre später herrschen Neid und Missgunst, während Prinzessin Anne um ihre Stellung am Hof kämpft, ohne zu wissen, dass ihr Schicksal mit einem Meermann verknüpft ist.

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1000 Jahre nach dem nuklearen Holocaust in den USA haben nur wenige Menschen den Krieg und die nachfolgenden Seuchen überlebt. Ihre Nachfahren sind wieder zu „Wilden“ geworden, die das weite, zum Teil noch radioaktiv verseuchte Land als Jäger durchstreifen, oder sie haben sich in kleinen befestigten Siedlungen verschanzt. Allmählich bilden sich wieder kulturelle Zentren aus; so in Pelbar, der Zitadelle am Herz-Fluss, dem ehemaligen Mississippi. Auf gefahrvollen Expeditionen beginnt man die postatomare Wildnis des amerikanischen Kontinents zu erkunden. Gamwyn und Brudoer, Zwillinge aus Threerivers, ziehen sich durch einen unglücklichen Zufall die Ungnade und den Hass ihrer erzkonservativen Protektorin zu, die mit eiserner Faust die Stadt am Herz-Fluss regiert. Die beiden Brüder werden zu der größten Bedrohung der etablierten Ordnung. Brudoer versauert daraufhin in den Verliesen der Stadt und enträtselt dort Schritt für Schritt die Geheimnisse Crydors, der genialen Stadtgründerin, die Threerivers einst nach dem Muster einer Muschelschale erbaute. Gamwyn gelingt die Flucht den Fluss hinab und er beginnt eine Reise durch die gefahrenvolle postapokalyptische Welt.