Résultats pour "Stand" dans Science fiction et fantaisie

Two worlds at war will bring them together…or tear them apart. Everson didn't want to be a soldier. His parents forced him to serve, as all good Indiran men should. The only problem? His first battle against their mortal enemies goes horribly wrong, and he winds up stranded on the enemy planet. Now, Everson has to survive in this strange new land where everyone is out to get him. Not to mention the planet Mano is covered in unforgiving desert. And he's the target of traitors who want to use him in a dastardly plot to overthrow their mad king, Xander the Firm.

Liska knows that magic is monstrous, and its practitioners are monsters. She has done everything possible to suppress her own magic, to disastrous consequences. Desperate to be free of it, Liska flees her small village and delves into the dangerous, demon-inhabited spirit-wood to steal a mythical fern flower. If she plucks it, she can use its one wish to banish her powers.

In a distant future where humanity has colonized the stars, settlements are suddenly going dark. When deep space trackers Gunnison Creek and Uma Salvo begin to investigate, they are swiftly scapegoated and forced to go on the run. Before long, a chilling conspiracy begins to emerge, one that threatens humanity—and all life itself.

As Gunn and Salvo desperately try to hatch a plan that can slow Grey down, an unexpected—and largely unwelcome—ally comes to their aid. They might hold the key to defeating Grey, but their agenda is their own.

Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home; it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.

There is always hope. For Uma Salvo, all seems lost. Gunn is gone. Ren is gone. Humanity's biggest threat might be gone for the moment, but she knows better than to think that will last. What she has to do, with few clues and fewer resources, is find the answer to destroying the Dolus once and for all. And it might just be in the last place in the galaxy anyone could imagine.

Azora has dedicated her life to exacting revenge on the phoenix shifters who murdered her parents. When Prince Tarquin of Pyren demands a bride as part of a peace treaty, the elite strike squad of assassins Azora belongs to agree—she's the perfect candidate to eliminate the monstrous shifter. The traces of Pyrenese blood flowing in her veins grant her immunity to fire and will allow her to slay Tarquin, for a phoenix can only be destroyed by one descended from Pyren. The safety of all Termarth is dependent on Azora to maintain her cover; her true identity must never be discovered.

Ember's defiance has always been a frustration to the rest of her island community. But even she didn't expect to be selected as the next sacrifice, years before another is due. She can't help but wonder if it relates to the strange new ability that's just begun to stir within her. She doesn't intend to go down without a fight—in fact, the chance to confront the monster demanding sacrifices is a more welcome path than the marriage her parents had arranged to a local farmer.

If she can remove the monster's mask, she will earn her freedom… but failure will cost her life. Thirteen years ago, Princess Fiona fled the bloodshed within Ravenwood Castle. She has no desire to return to the place of her childhood nightmares, especially not as a prisoner locked in chains. Using the power of illusion, she glamours her appearance to conceal her royal identity, hoping that her facade won't crumble before she can escape.

Ryiah's world was shattered the night she discovered King Blayne's nefarious plans. Now, she has to betray the one she loves most in order to save the realm from war. Torn between love and duty, Ry finds herself on a perilous mission to help the rebels and convince the kingdom of Pythus not to honor its pact with the corrupt king of Jerar - all the while deceiving the most powerful mage in the realm, the very man sworn to protect the Crown and hunt the rebels at all costs: her husband.

When Princess Reva seeks a trade alliance, she doesn't realize her hand in marriage may be required to save her people from starvation. With more than one suitor fighting for her hand, her plans are thrust into chaos when there's a fatal attack in the cove. After she is ripped away from negotiations against her will, loyalties are tested as rumors of a deadly magic pearl—and the constant meddling of a determined sea elf and a dastardly pirate captain—put Reva into an impossible position.

…Malrick slipped into the room as easily as dagger into the heart. His movements were silent, and his black robes blendes into the shadows like lovers intertwined. His plan was going perfectly. That idiot of a King, Rannoth hung on his every word. Rannoth trusted no one but him, and Malrick meant to keep it that way. He smirked just thinking of that simpering boy-king and could hardly keep from laughing out loud. Soon the kingdom would be fully in his control. Soon the Free Kingdoms would be as well.

Prince Ryu's hatred of magic is matched only by his loyalty to his dying country. So when his mother orders him to track down a mage consorting with Arn's legendary tidefoxes, he won't let anything stand in his way of healing the land… not even the beautiful mage or her animal companions. Mellie reluctantly agrees to help Arn and the mysterious Ryu, but when she learns he's actually the cunning prince known for hunting mages, it's too late to run—she's his captive, and the lives of her wolves and fox are at risk unless she does exactly what Ryu wants.

The war has begun, and the Evil One is attacking. Thus, Sam must find and convince the Summoner of KiraKu to call all dragons and magical creatures of the wild lands to join the battle. To reach the Summoner, Sam will have to cross the most dangerous wild lands of KiraKu. Even if the Summoner can be found, KiraKu is facing multiple armies and villains greater than any in its history. Sam must do whatever it takes to win or watch all her friends die.

A space adventure from #1 Bestselling author James David Victor Mimic and Higgens have saved the shapeshifting alien race again and hope for nothing more than to settle down and enjoy life. Before that happens, there’s one more battle to fight. Can they turn back the alien horde one more time and find peace? Or are they destined to be ground into dust as so many before them?

All Vera wants is to survive her wedding day and fade into the rhythms of a normal life. No easy task for a quarter-mage like her. But her worst fears come to pass when her faulty magic once again lets her down—only this time, she's branded a criminal.

In a twist of fate, a young Latino girl acquires a strange gift and can control time only for herself. Penny reminds us: "Time is strange, and I would have thought it had many paths, but for some reason, you can't go back. My path leads to ruin." Penny's only hope, she thought, was to steal a "Time Machine" and go to an unknown future, where she finds things become more terrible than she ever thought possible. Penny then takes the time to tell us her story. With the nature of what time is, the trip can lead only one way. There is no path back home.

Magnus meets Valentine in battle as the Circle attacks the Downworlders of New York City. One of the 10 adventures in the Bane Chronicles. In the time of the Uprising, Valentine’s Circle goes after Downworlders in New York...and the Shadowhunters of the Institute must decide whether to join him, or fight with Magnus and his kind. This is the first time Magnus sees Jocelyn, Luke, and Stephen - but not the last. It is not long before Jocelyn seeks him out.... This standalone short story illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality populates the pages of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices.

Isarrel Dalmyar is too human for her elven home, and too elven to be accepted anywhere else. Banished after her human magic endangered two elves, she must learn how to control her chaotic power if she ever wants to return home. Liam Galway's loyalty to his king has always guided him, so when he's ordered to find the missing mages of Makaria—including his childhood friend—he does so eagerly. But the sparse clues only hint at dark dealings that stretch far beyond their own borders.

Princess Riona was eight when the Revonian king murdered her family and conquered her kingdom with a mysterious magic. She has spent the last decade training—and waiting for her moment to avenge them all and reclaim her rightful title.