Dark Ages Literature

Placed by the hands of a god into the womb of Dragoloth's royal family, Pharun has struggled all his life to prove that he is worthy to inherit the throne. But now the throne sits empty, with more than one candidate vying for its seat. Violence erupts, and corruption is unearthed as a game of gods and thrones threatens to make the greatest empire in the world crumble. All Pharun ever wanted was to prove he was a worthy son. Now he has to prove himself a worthy king.

The third book in the Age of Dawn series continues in The Silver Tower, where our heroes face harrowing challenges and make startling discoveries. The demon god Asebor prepares his Death Spawn army to put humanity in graves or in chains. Will the realm be prepared for Asebor's onslaught? Or will the future skies of men be forever blotted in Asebor's shadow?

In the ruins of the Celestium, secrets were revealed. Chimeline was changed. And a dark promise was made: They’re coming. As Democryos struggles with the horrifying truth behind the power of voidance, Mander’s prophetic words become manifest. A new evil from beyond their world has been awakened, forcing Dem and his companions to flee south to Xiland.

Traue niemandem! Das wurde Tabby immer wieder eingebläut. Und: Hüte dich vor dem Kreis! Mit ihrer Mutter Cate ist sie ständig unterwegs, zieht viel um - bis Cate plötzlich verhaftet wird und für Tabby eine Welt zusammenbricht: Cate war nie ihre Mutter, sondern hat sie als Kleinkind entführt! Die 16-Jährige versucht, sich in ihrem neuen Leben mit ihren echten Eltern zurechtzufinden. Doch der einzige Ort, an dem sie sich wirklich zu Hause fühlt, ist das Meer. Eine innere Stimme lockt Tabby in die Tiefe, und sie stellt fest, dass sie unglaublich lange tauchen kann.

Each year, Democryos sends his brightest student into the war-torn countryside to work magic. But when his wife leaves him for a mysterious stranger, he finds his own life ravaged. Forsaking the comfort of the citadel, he searches for her, traveling through the same forgotten lands where he sent his students. Along the way, he befriends an elusive member of the king’s harem, a holy man harboring guilt, and a maimed soldier.

Der Auftakt zur neuen Fantasy-Reihe von Bestsellerautor L.C. Frey: Eine elfische Adlige auf der Suche nach dem großen Abenteuer. Zwei pyromanische Zwergenbrüder mit legendärem Durst. Uralte Mächte, die nie hätten geweckt werden dürfen. Eigentlich will sich der Ex-Söldner Stone nur in Ruhe von seinem letzten Abenteuer erholen, als er in der Taverne Zum tanzenden Drachen in Ulthor absteigt. Doch als er dort von einer mysteriösen Fremden angesprochen wird, die er kurz darauf gegen eine Horde gedungener Mörder verteidigen muss, verwickelt ihn das in mehr Schwierigkeiten, als er je zu hoffen wagte.

Izzy Beswick is a typical high school senior. Well, except for the incident with Sondra and the fact that Izzy doesn’t remember exactly what happened. Luckily, Izzy and her dad inherit a house from Izzy's Gran-gran in East Gate, Connecticut. The timing seems perfect. Plus, her childhood crush lives in East Gate, so how bad could it be? Soon after moving, strange things happen, and Izzy learns of rumors surrounding her late relative. Nearly everyone in town believes Gran-gran was a cursed witch, including her new friends: Jessa, Tahlia, and Margo.

The paladins have a storied history, one tainted by a twisted sacrifice. To fight the demon lords intent on taking over their world, they had to make a deal with one. Under this pact, paladin Cedric Arrington is forged into a weapon. Wearing his black armor to signal to all of Nirendia his dark allegiance, he is a man beset by shadow on a quest to send all demons back to the Abyss. A demon lord named Orcus emerges from the underworld, and the foundations of the human kingdom of Surdel begin to fracture and weaken. Undead rise without the Necromancer. Demons pour out of Mount Godun at the heart of the tranquil realm....

The second audiobook in the 'Age of Magic' series tells the story of how evil witches are pitting humans against each other, and summoning demons, giants, and other creatures to help their goal of exterminating all mankind. Many of the characters from the first audiobook, 'Killers & Kings" are continuing their adventures in this audiobook. Many new characters, new lands, and humanoid races are introduced. The magic is stronger, and this second installment's battles are even more epic.

The Darkmoon Alchemist...a wizard of dreadful power, misshaping all he touches and foul in understanding, moves silently within the silent city, sensing an awakening from across the land. Inside the Undead Cathedral, Sir Lennox of Marshiel is at last set free. With prison behind him, he returns to his duties to finish the trials set before him. But abominations and twisted creatures sent forth by the Darkmoon Alchemist confront him. With the aid of Shiva of Cataron, he must retrieve the Lord’s tome - a powerful magic tool which might usher fourth a New Age.

Dirk Lloyd has a dark secret. He is the earthly incarnation of a Dark Lord, supreme ruler of the Darklands and leader of armies of orcs and warriors intent on destruction. Following a final battle between the forces of good and evil, the Dark Lord was defeated and hurled into the Pit of Uttermost Despair. At the bottom of the Pit is a supermarket car park in the town of Whiteshields, in modern day England. When he is found, and tries to explain that he is the Dark Lord, people think he means Dirk Lloyd.

Endlich! Lyn darf ihre Ausbildung am renommierten Institut für Moderne Magie beginnen. Es wäre alles perfekt, gäbe es da nicht diesen verflixten Fluch: Sobald Lyns Herz für jemanden höherschlägt, bricht riesiges Chaos über sie herein. Und nur der wahren Liebe erster Kuss kann sie erlösen. Die wahre Liebe finden, das ist verflucht schwierig! Besonders, wenn es an der Schule auch noch Zwillinge gibt, die auf sehr unterschiedliche Weise Gefühle in Lyn wecken.

In the playful style of Tom Robbins, Ed Abbey, and Kurt Vonnegut, Shawn Hartje’s Pipeliner is a laugh-out-loud journey through ‘90s culture. Idaho, 1993: Seventeen-year-old Jason Krabb falls for a girl from the other side of town who’s mixed up with a ragtag crew of pipeliners bringing gas lines through the high desert. Jason’s hilariously naive struggle to distinguish himself as one of the crew while attempting to leave his mark on the ‘90s grunge scene is a stirring reflection on adolescence.

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In the old days, people whispered about the wolf, said he came only at night, and only by the light of the full moon. The truth is, no one is safe, because the wolf walks in the skin of the man. Harlow Hayes is a runaway, thief, and failed Southern belle. Forced to grow up fast after what her mama delicately referred to as "the incident", she learns the hard way not all strangers are kind, real monsters hide in plain sight, and family can be found in the most unexpected places. Harlow Hayes is about to meet the Wolf.

Tyrant magus Edrin Walker destroyed the monster sent by the Skallgrim, but not before it laid waste to Setharis, and infested their magical elite with mind-controlling parasites. Edrin's own Gift to seize the minds of others was cracked by the strain of battle, and he barely survives the interrogation of a captured magus. There's no time for recovery though: a Skallgrim army is marching on the mountain passes of the Clanhold. Edrin and a coterie of villains race to stop them, but the mountains are filled with gods, daemons, magic, and his hideous past.

A lonely outcast. A chieftain’s son. A passion to warm the depths of winter. When Erea opens the door to a handsome stranger on a stormy night, her solitary existence shatters. Tadhg mac Fortrenn can’t believe his good fortune when a lovely young woman lets him shelter from a snowstorm in her hovel. However, he soon learns she is the daughter of a woman who was banished from his fort years earlier, after being accused of witchcraft.

A delicious, intoxicating debut thriller about a young woman who is swept into a glamorous world of fascinating influencers, glittering parties—and possibly murder. Chloe has always dreamed of becoming a bestselling writer. Then she meets Clara Holland, a prominent influencer, socialite, and...

Darkness is coming... Der Auftakt einer überraschenden, neuen Fantasy-Trilogie. Einst lenkten sieben Propheten die Welt, doch sie sind längst verschwunden. Geblieben ist nur ihre letzte, geheime Prophezeiung. Sie sagt ein Zeitalter der Dunkelheit voraus und die Geburt eines neuen Propheten, der entweder die Welt retten oder ihr Untergang sein wird.

The first entry in an epic multi-system LitRPG / GameLit series set in a vast cyberpunk world. Follow the brute Black Knight on a dark adventure into a violent digital hellscape where he must fight to escape and get back home! When death came knocking, the Black Knight wasn't ready...It didn't matter how strong or fierce he was, Crinnan Jamiso couldn't escape the inevitability of his demise. It descended upon him quickly and unexpectedly, and before he knew it he found himself ascending into the sky, finally free of the chains of life.