Leodan Akaran, the ruler of an idyllic empire, hides the dark realities of their prosperity from his children, until an assassin from the Mein, a race exiled to a stronghold in the north, strikes him down and frees his children
Acacia Reeks
Deze epische saga ontvouwt zich binnen een uitgestrekt rijk, waar machtige heersers streven naar het handhaven van een delicaat machtsevenwicht. De serie duikt in de duistere geheimen en morele dilemma's die verborgen liggen onder het oppervlak van een schijnbaar welvarende samenleving. De kern wordt gevormd door thema's als familie, opoffering en de strijd om te overleven tegen overweldigende tegenspoed. Dompel jezelf onder in een wereld van politieke intriges, verborgen magie en grootschalige conflicten, waarbij elke beslissing diepgaande gevolgen heeft.
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The Other Lands: The Acacia Trilogy, Book Two
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“David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can’t wait to read whatever he writes next." —George R. R. Martin David Anthony Durham’s gripping Acacia Trilogy continues with an epic novel where loyalties are tested, new worlds are discovered, and battle lines are being drawn. A few years have passed since Queen Corinn has usurped control of the Known World—and she now rules with an iron fist. With plans to expand her empire, she sends her brother, Dariel, on an exploratory mission across the sea to The Other Lands. There, he discovers an alliance of tribes that have no interest in being ruled by Queen Corinn and the Akarans. In fact, Dariel’s arrival ignites a firestorm that once more exposes The Known World to a massive invasion, one unlike anything they have yet faced . . .
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The Sacred Band
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“David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can’t wait to read whatever he writes next." —George R. R. Martin David Anthony Durham’s acclaimed fantasy saga, the Acacia Trilogy, continues . . . As The Sacred Band begins, Queen Corinn bestrides the world as a result of her mastery of spells from the Book of Elenet. Her younger brother, Dariel, has been sent on a perilous mission to the Other Lands. And her sister, Mena, travels to the far north to face an invasion of the feared race of the Auldek. As their separate trajectories converge, a series of world-shaping, earth-shattering battles will force the surviving children of the Akaran dynasty to confront their fates head on—and right some ancient wrongs once and for all.