Juliette’s short tenure as the supreme commander of North America has been an utter disaster. When the children of the other world leaders show up on her doorstep, she wants nothing more than to turn to Warner for support and guidance. But he shatters her heart when he reveals that he’s been keeping secrets about her family and her identity from her—secrets that change everything. Juliette is devastated, and the darkness that’s always dwelled within her threatens to consume her. An explosive encounter with unexpected visitors might be enough to push her over the edge.
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Deze auteur, die sinds 1979 in de uitgeverij werkt, creëert verhalen die zich verdiepen in fantasy en horror, geïnspireerd door legendes en mythen. Haar verhalen onderscheiden zich door een unieke stem die diepgaand inzicht biedt in zowel de menselijke als dierlijke psychologie. Haar huidige projecten onthullen een fascinatie voor het bovennatuurlijke en vertellen vanuit onconventionele perspectieven.






Restore Me
- 448bladzijden
- 16 uur lezen
Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander, and now has Warner by her side. But she's still the girl with the ability to kill with a single touch—and now she's got the whole world in the palm of her hand. When tragedy hits, who will she become? Will she be able to control the power she wields and use it for good?
He is DRUSS the Legend . His skill in battle has earned him a fearsome reputation throughout the world and the stories of his life are told everywhere. But the grizzled veteran has spurned a life of fame and fortune and retreated to the solitude of his mountain lair to await his old enemy, Death. Meanwhile, barbarian hordes of the Nadir are on the march, conquering all before them. All that stands before them and victory is the legendary six-walled fortress of the Drenai empire, Dros Delnoch. If the fortress falls, so do the Drenai. Druss reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement. But can even Druss live up to his own legends? Held by many to be Gemmell's most iconic work, the book is considered a classic in the heroic fantasy genre.
Dead in the Family
- 311bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
After the brief but deadly Fae War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman who is under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate and up against a Fae who wants her dead
Sookie Stackhouse - 1: Date met de dood
- 319bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Sookie Stackhouse is een serveerster met een speciale gave – ze kan gedachten lezen – wat soms heel vermoeiend is en soms heel erg van pas komt. Alleen bij Bill Compton, de nieuwkomer in het dorp op wie ze halsoverkop verliefd wordt, wil het niet lukken, terwijl ze juist over hém meer te weten zou willen komen. Ook al omdat hij er een griezelig stel vrienden op na houdt. Als een van Sookies collega’s wordt vermoord, kijkt iedereen dezelfde kant op. Naar Bill. Er wordt zelfs gefluisterd dat Sookie wel eens zijn volgende slachtoffer zou kunnen worden. Want alle betrokkenen is één ding duidelijk: Bill Compton is een man met duistere geheimen.
Levend dood in Dallas
- 287bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Het zit Sookie Stackhouse niet mee. Eerst wordt haar collega vermoord en dan ontmoet ze een beestachtig wezen dat haar vergiftigt. Gelukkig zijn de onsterfelijke vampiers er nog, van wie er een het gif uit haar wond zuigt en haar leven redt. Dus als een van hen haar om een tegenprestatie vraagt, namelijk een misdaad oplossen, kan Sookie niet anders dan toestemmen, op één voorwaarde: als de daders worden gevonden en het zijn mensen, moeten de onsterfelijken ze met rust laten. Dat is gemakkelijker beloofd dan gedaan...
Deverry - 10: Ravenzwart - druk 2
- 367bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
Eeuwen na de burgeroorlogen ontwakt opnieuw het kwaad in de eeuwenoude stad Cerr Cawnen. De tovenares Raena denkt een manier te hebben gevonden om voorgoed af te rekenen met Rhodryn haar ergste vijand. Door haar kwaadaardigheid wordt de woede ontketend van Rhodry's beschermdraak, en die is verschrikkelijk en allesvernietigend...
The Demon Spirit
- 640bladzijden
- 23 uur lezen
In book two of the DemonWars Saga, Elbryan and Pony fervently hope that the tide of darkness is at last receding from the land of Corona—but if evil is on the retreat why are hordes of goblins and bloody-capped powries slashing their way ever deeper into civilized lands? A sinister threat now looms over Corona for the power of the demon dactyl was not entirely vanquished by the sacrifice of the monk Avelyn Desbris. Instead, its darkness has infiltrated the most sacred of places—as a once-admired spiritual leader rededicates his life to the most vicious, most insidious revenge against the forces of good. There may be no stopping the spread of malignant evil. In book two of the DemonWars Saga #1 New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore returns in what Booklist calls “a gripping story…some of his best work.”
The Demon Awakens
- 612bladzijden
- 22 uur lezen
In THE DEMON AWAKENS, bestselling author R. A. Salvatore creates an astonishing new world for readers to explore--and an intrepid hero to lead the way: Elbryan Wynden, who must confront the dark tides of destiny in his epic search for justice and peace . . . A great evil has awakened in the land of Corona, a terrible demon determined to spread death and misery. His goblin armies and fearsome giants ravage the settlements of the frontier, and in the small village of Dundallis their merciless attack leaves behind two shattered orphans: Pony and her lifelong friend, the youth Elbryan. Taken in by elves, Elbryan is raised to become a formidable ranger--a fateful role that will lead him into harrowing confrontation. Meanwhile, on a far-off island, a shower of gemstones will fall onto the black sand shores. These heaven-sent stones carry within them an incredible power--the key to all that is good in the world and all that is evil, and it is up to one young monk to liberate them from the corrupt monastery that harvests them. Pray that they don't fall into the wrong, clawed hands . . .
The Demon Apostle
- 544bladzijden
- 20 uur lezen
In the conclusion of the DemonWars trilogy, Elbryan Wyndan and Pony, wielder of magic gemstones, battle the evil afflicting Corona.
Eschaton: The Siege of Eternity
- 352bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
The aliens aren't coming. They're here.We've captured some of them. Are they our saviors, or are they out to destroy us? We've seen no spaceships, received no ultimatums--but the aliens may have a more insidious plot....Government agent Dan Dannerman and astronomer Patrice Adcock were kidnapped by the aliens and have been returned in altered states, cloned and implanted with strange devices. To what end?Before the reasons behind their abduction can be made clear, a wave of extremist threats and terrorist attacks sweeps the globe. Are the attacks a reaction to the aliens' arrival--or a part of their plan? A race around the earth and into space begins, as humankind desperately tries to prevent the aliens from establishing a beachhead no Earth.The siege has begun.
When young Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner for a crime he didn’t commit, he is certain that his life is at an end. But one thing he never expected was his cellmate. Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, Seregil of Rhiminee is many things–none of them predictable. And when he offers to take on Alec as his apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them. Soon Alec is traveling roads he never knew existed, toward a war he never suspected was brewing. Before long he and Seregil are embroiled in a sinister plot that runs deeper than either can imagine, and that may cost them far more than their lives if they fail. But fortune is as unpredictable as Alec’s new mentor, and this time there just might be… Luck in the Shadows.
Vuurgeest
- 429bladzijden
- 16 uur lezen
In de buurt van Cerr Cawnen is Jahdo getuige van een geheime ontmoeting die hem in aanraking brengt met duistere geheimen en zwarte magie. Ook hij moet nu afreizen naar Deverry. Ondertussen proberen twee machtige tovenaressen met de hulp van de woeste huursoldaat Rodry het land te redden van een waanzinnige godin.
Juti Manho la guerriera
- 285bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
Da secoli, una guerra insanguina le isole dell’arcipelago. I Tewoniani, valorosi guerrieri, hanno combattuto con scudi e spade di legno, ma hanno perso terreno. Juti Manho, la donna-guerriero, stanca dei massacri, decide di ritirarsi su un’isola per cercare la pace interiore. Per farlo, uccide Niuhi, il grande squalo bianco, totem del suo clan, che le conferiva magia e vigore. Tuttavia, la sua illusione di pace è destinata a infrangersi, poiché la guerra continua a imperversare, accompagnata dal sinistro suono dei Tamburi dei Demoni, che incutono terrore nei Tewoniani. Juti Manho diventa l’obiettivo principale, poiché la sua pelle è ideale per creare il Tamburo Madre, l'arma più potente e malefica. Solo una giovane aspirante guerriera e una creatura magica in grado di cambiare forma possono ostacolare il suo destino. Juti Manho dovrà anche evocare lo spirito di Niuhi, il grande squalo bianco. Ispirato alle tradizioni mitiche delle isole del Pacifico e scritto da un’antropologa che vive in Micronesia, il racconto rappresenta una delle novità più entusiasmanti del fantasy.
Le daghe della legione
- 492bladzijden
- 18 uur lezen
Le forze ostili all’Impero e i difensori delle terre di Videssos marciano ormai verso lo scontro inevitabile che deciderà le sorti della guerra. Nuovi alleati giungono in aiuto di Thorisin Gavras e delle sue armate, guidati da Viridovix e dall’ineffabile medico della Legione. Mentre Marcus Scaurus, preso in un turbine di eventi, arriva a penetrare sino nel cuore del paese degli Yezda dove il mago Avshar continua ad esercitare la sua nefasta influenza, il capo stesso dei nomadi comincia a guardare con sospetto il crescente potere del negromante. Tuttavia, Marcus e Viridovix dovranno ancora una volta unire il potere delle loro spade magiche - le stesse che li hanno portati nel mondo di Videssos - per avere ragione del loro arcinemico.
Diamanten masker
- 463bladzijden
- 17 uur lezen
The 21st century was drawing to a close, and metapsychic humankind was poised at last to achieve Unity to be admitted into the group mind of the already unified alien races of the Galactic Milieu. But a growing corps of rebels was plotting to keep the people of Earth forever separate in the name of human individuality. And the rebels had a secret supporter: Fury, the insane metapsychic creatrue that would stop at nothing to claim humanity for itself. Fury's greatest enemy was the mutant genius Jack the Bodiless, whose power it craved. But Jack would never be a tool for Fury . . . And so it turned to Dorothea Macdonald, a young woman who had spent a lifetime hiding her towering mindpowers from the best mind readers of the Milieu. But she could not hide them from Fury or from Jack. Time and again she rejected their advances, unwilling to be drawn into the maelstrom of galactic politics or megalomaniacal dreams. And in the end, no one not Jack, not Fury, not even the Galactic Milieu would be a match for the awesome powers of the girl who would come to be called Diamond Mask . . .
The Wolf and the Raven
- 332bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Set in the tumultuous fifth century, the story follows Sigfrid, a blacksmith, and Brunhild, a warrior-in-training, as they navigate their destinies under the influence of Wodan, the god of magic. Sigfrid forges a legendary sword, becoming a hero, while Brunhild transforms into a raven priestess. However, personal sacrifices and conflicts with authority lead to their isolation. Bound by love and fate, they must confront the challenges that arise from their connection, as their union has the potential to reshape their world.
Krispos l'imperatore
- 465bladzijden
- 17 uur lezen
Tutti e tre i suoi figli sono ormai adulti, ma fra loro e il padre non regna certo la più perfetta armonia!Anzi Phastis, il primogenito - sulla cui autentica paternità esistono ancora dei dubbi, sicché si mormora che possa in realtà discendere dal seme di Anthimios - sembra essersi lasciato affascinare da un'iquietante eresia che va sempre più diffondendosi nel territorio dell'Impero: quella dei Thanasioi.Trascinati dal fanatismo del loro sinistro capo, Livanios, i seguaci della setta predicano che ogni ricchezza e ogni materialità, compreso il corpo umano, altro non sono che creazioni diaboliche di Skotos, il dio del Male e che pertanto ogni manifestazione di dovizia e ogni potere vanno combattuti...
Doomsday book
- 445bladzijden
- 16 uur lezen
Journeying back in time to the year 1320, twenty-first century Oxford woman Kivrin arrives in the past during the outbreak of a deadly epidemic
The first book of a fantasy saga set in Ancient Greece. A half-breed boy is a hated outsider in a city of heroes, but survives. After receiving the title of Strategos for his military genius, he leaves Sparta to become the deadliest warrior of the ancient world, but then faces the wrath of hell.
Tovenaarsgambiet
- 311bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
De Legenden verhaalden hoe de boze god Torak de Orbus van Aldur stal, maar verminkt werd door diens vuur en in een diepe slaap viel. De voorspelling sprak van een tijd dat hij zou ontwaken en weer trachten de wereld te overheersen. Nu was de Orbus gestolen door een priester van Torak. En de uitkomst van de voorspelling was nabij... De keizerlijke prinses van Tolnedra is in verwarring. Iedereen weet dat het verhaal over de Orbus en de boze god Torak tot het rijk der fabelen behoort. En toch moet ze mee op een gevaarlijke reis om de gestolen Orbus terug te vinden. Niemand gelooft in tovenarij. Toch schijnen Garions tante en grootvader de legendarische tovenaars Polgara en Belgarath te zijn en duizenden jaren oud! Zelfs de jonge Garion beschikt over buitengewone krachten. Garion is een gewone boerenjongen, niets voor een keizerlijke prinses. Maar waarom voelt ze toch een dwingende behoefte hem in bescherming te nemen? Nu is hij onderweg naar een vreemde toren en een machtige en afschrikwekkende magiër. En zij is er niet om over hem te waken...













