Résultats pour "Richard Swan" dans Science fiction et fantaisie

The Empire of the Wolf simmers with unrest. Rebels, heretics, and powerful patricians all challenge the power of the Imperial throne. Only the Order of Justices stands in the way of chaos. Sir Konrad Vonvalt is the most feared Justice of all, upholding the law by way of his sharp mind, arcane powers, and skill as a swordsman. At his side stands Helena Sedanka, his talented protégé, orphaned by the wars that forged the Empire.

A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await. But dark days are coming. A mysterious plague has broken out in the pagan kingdoms to the north, while in the south, the Empire’s proxy war in the lands of the wolfmen is weeks away from total collapse. Worse still is the message brought to the Empress by two heretic monks, who claim to have lost contact with the spirits of the afterlife.

The Battle of Galen’s Vale is over, but the war for the Empire’s future has just begun. Concerned by rumors that the Magistratum’s authority is waning, Sir Konrad Vonvalt returns to Sova to find the capital city gripped by intrigue and whispers of rebellion. In the Senate, patricians speak openly against the Emperor, while fanatics preach holy vengeance on the streets. Yet facing down these threats to the throne will have to wait, for the Emperor’s grandson has been kidnapped—and Vonvalt is charged with rescuing the missing prince.

The Empire of the Wolf is on its knees, but there's life in the great beast yet. To save it, Sir Konrad Vonvalt and Helena must look beyond its borders for allies—to the wolfmen of the southern plains, and the pagan clans in the north. But old grievances run deep, and both factions would benefit from the fall of Sova. Even these allies might not be enough. Their enemy, the zealot Bartholomew Claver, wields infernal powers bestowed on him by a mysterious demonic patron. If Vonvalt and Helena are to stand against him, they will need friends on both sides of the mortal plane.

The true horror of the Great Silence has been revealed. As nation after nation succumbs to the mind-plague and Sova scrambles to enlist help from across the globe, Ambassador Renata Rainer has been given a simple task: save the world. While she travels to the Principality of Casimir to enlist the help of the Empire’s oldest enemy, Lieutenant Peter Kleist returns to the haunted forests of the New East to search for ancient answers—and finally confront the terrible fate that awaits him.

The story is set in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, the playground for all the rich and poor “Flower Children” who flocked to San Francisco during the summer of love. They came to advocate Peace-and-Love as an antidote to the violent backdrop of the Viet Nam War raging into the 1960s and beyond.

Eine düstere Macht bedroht Recht und Gesetz. Im zweiten Band der epischen High-Fantasy-Reihe "Die Chroniken von Sova" zieht die Gruppe um Richter Konrad Vonvalt in die Hauptstadt Sova. Dort informiert der Kaiser persönlich Vonvalt darüber, dass das Oberhaupt des Richterordens ebenfalls zu den Verschwörern gehört, die das Reich bedrohen. Vonvalt soll die Leitung des Ordens übernehmen und dessen uraltes Magiewissen schützen. Bereits auf dem Weg nach Sova wurde er jedoch von einer mysteriösen Krankheit befallen.

Der Auftakt einer epischen neuen Fantasy-Saga. Im Reich des Wolfes gärt es. Rebellen und mächtige Patrizier gefährden die Macht des kaiserlichen Throns. Nur der Orden der Richter stellt sich dem Chaos entgegen. Sir Konrad Vonvalt ist der gefürchtetste von ihnen, der gemeinsam mit seiner Schreiberin Helena und seinem Vollstrecker Bressinger Recht und Gesetz vertritt. Als die drei den Mord an einer Adeligen untersuchen, kommen sie einer Verschwörung auf die Spur, die bis in die Spitze der kaiserlichen Gesellschaft reicht.