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In 1941, Adolf Hitler didn't declare war on the United States. Now, in 1985, the Third Reich, stretching from the coast of France to the icy wastes of Eastern Russia, appears supremely powerful. With a powerful force of nuclear warheads and the finest military machine on Earth, there is no hope for freedom for the billions who groan under its rule. Adolf Hitler's mad dreams have come to pass.

The Reich Council has fallen and the Reich is sundered in two, but the uneasy peace will not last long. To the east, Karl Holliston - now styling himself the Fuhrer of the Greater German Reich - is planning the conquest of Berlin and the destruction of the rebels, while to the west, Germany's former satellites are planning a bid for independence and the North Atlantic Alliance is uneasily considering just what will happen to the Reich's vast arsenal of nuclear weapons.

The Nazi Civil War rages on. The Provisional Government has scored a significant victory, driving the Waffen-SS back from Berlin and winning itself time to plot a counteroffensive. But Karl Holliston - the self-declared Fuhrer of the Greater German Reich - isn't about to give up so easily. As mighty armies prepare for the final campaign, winter sweeps down from the east and both side prepare their ultimate weapons, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. And if the Reich burns, the rest of the world may burn too.

The once-great mansion is decaying, the vast network of clients have broken ties long ago, and the remaining family scrabbles over crumbs as the last remnants of their fortune are spent repaying their debts. The family seems doomed, beyond all hope of salvation. Lucy Lamplighter, returning to her home after her father’s death, intends to save her family by any means necessary. Gambling everything she has left, she stakes it all on a desperate bid to rebuild House Lamplighter before the vultures begin to swoop.

The Commonwealth has fractured, its interstellar order breaking down into civil war. On one side is Hadrian, the outlaw king of Tyre, driven from his homeworld and forced into a fragile alliance with the colony worlds; on the other sits a parliament determined to restrain him at all costs. The time for talk is over. The matter can be settled only by war. Loyal to the king, Admiral Kat Falcone leads her fleets into battle, joined by allies with motives of their own. But her friend and former comrade Commodore William McElney has chosen to join the Houses of Parliament.

Living in a harsh village in a harsh land, Gennady had no reason to expect anything other than a life that was nasty, brutish, and short. When a fellow villager tried to kill him, Gennady discovered he had magic and rapidly found himself dispatched to Whitehall School to learn how to use his gift. Whitehall is far from perfect, and as Gennady struggles to keep up with the rest of his class, he finds himself being drawn to some very dark paths indeed,

After the campaign in the Summer Isle, Isabella rides out the winter storms by studying the godly magic under Mother Lembu, in the process learning about the origins of the old gods. Crown Prince Reginald receives word that his father the King is ill and his sister Princess Sofia, acting as regent, is imposing a regime that is strangely similar to what had been happening on the Summer Isle - nobles killed, temples smashed, enforced public worship of old gods.

A tyranny stretching over thousands of worlds. The grand dreams of the founders are a joke. The Thousand Families, the rulers of the Empire, care nothing for anything save their own power. From the undercity of Earth to the new colonies at the Rim, discontent, anger, and rebellion seethe, but there is no hope of breaking the power of the Empire and freeing the trillions of enslaved humans and aliens.

The Imperium; a million worlds, trillions upon trillions of humans and aliens, an empire that dominates half the galaxy... an empire that is falling into chaos, revolution and civil war. Only a handful of people are struggling to keep the Imperium together, knowing that the brutality of its rule is infinitively preferable to the chaos of its fall. This is their story. Mariko and her sister were independent shippers and ace pilots, until they ran afoul of the law on a minor planet and ended up jailed and enslaved.

The warlords are gone, save one. Admiral Marius Drake, betrayed and almost killed by the Grand Senate, has seized power for himself in a military coup. Now, as Emperor Marius, Drake can work to restore the once-great Federation to its former glory. But now that the Grand Senate is gone, the Federation is starting to fall apart. The bureaucrats are running rampant, the corporations are demanding new powers, the colonies want freedom, and Earth is collapsing into chaos.

The end is nigh. The Federation has stood for over 1,000 years, but its time may be at an end. Its emperor has gone mad; the economy lies in ruins; entire sectors are slipping out of its grasp; warlords, secessionists, and pirates are making their own bids for power; and a powerful rebel fleet stands ready to storm the gates of Earth. The end cannot be long delayed.

John, Scout, and the rest of Joyce's crew flee across the deserts and magical wastelands, holding the plans to make motivators: devices that provide unlimited magical power to any mage. Devices owned only by Greyshade, the man who saved the world after the apocalypse. Devices he blames for bringing the apocalypse in the first place. Devices he'll do anything to keep secret. Now, instead of bounty hunters, Greyshade is sending armies and magical assassins after them. And if that's not enough, he's leading this vast force himself.

Emily es una adolescente a la que un nigromante secuestra para sacrificarla a los dioses de su hogar natal, un mundo fantástico poblado de magia y misterio. Tras un rescate milagroso en el último momento, un enigmático hechicero descubre que Emily no solo posee poderes mágicos, sino que podría ser una Hija del destino, alguien con el potencial para salvar o condenar al mundo. Nuestra heroína tendrá que aprender a emplear sus talentos en la escuela Whitehall, mientras intenta burlar a su acérrimo enemigo, el nigromante, que sigue empeñado en asesinarla.

Emily erfährt, dass sie Zauberkräfte besitzt, und um zu lernen, ihre Fähigkeiten einzusetzen, soll sie in Whitehall, der ältesten und ehrwürdigsten Zauberschule, ausgebildet werden. Die Einheimischen dort halten sie für ein "Schicksalskind" – dazu bestimmt, Großes zu vollbringen. Ein Titel, der ihr Freunde und Feinde bringt. Als Fremde in einer unbekannten Welt muss Emily sich in ihrem neuen Leben zurechtfinden ... und zugleich um ihr Leben fürchten. Denn der Nekromant ist weiter auf der Jagd nach ihr, und wenn Emily ihn nicht aufhält, kann er der Welt den Untergang bringen.

Nach ihrem ersten Jahr auf der Zauberschule Whitehall nimmt Emily die Einladung von Prinzessin Alassa an, gemeinsam die Reise in ihr Heimatland Zangaria anzutreten, wo die Prinzessin vielleicht ihren künftigen Ehemann treffen wird. Alassa, die vor der Begegnung mit Emily völlig verzogen war, möchte mit ihrer Freundin angeben – und mögliche Heiratskandidaten beeindrucken. Emily kann ausspannen und eine Welt erkunden, die ganz anders ist als die Erde; sie kann neue Leute treffen und sich an den Ruf gewöhnen, der ihr in der Namenlosen Welt vorauseilt.

Per Emily il viaggio, oltre che motivo di svago, diventa occasione per esplorare un mondo molto diverso dal suo, conoscere nuove persone e venire a patti con la sua nuova reputazione in quel pianeta senza nome. Dopo la sua vittoria su Shadye, chiunque desidera vederla, parlarle, a volte addirittura sposarla o ucciderla. Per una ragazza introversa come lei, l'esperienza è alquanto sconvolgente. Non è mai stata corteggiata prima di allora, non sulla Terra.

Salvata appena in tempo da un enigmatico stregone, Emily scopre di possedere dei poteri magici che dovrà imparare a utilizzare a Whitehall, una scuola per maghi. Lì verrà a sapere che tutti la considerano una Figlia del Destino – creatura dalle cui scelte dipende la salvezza o la dannazione del mondo – titolo che le attirerà sia amici che nemici.