Résultats pour "Anthony Ryan" dans Épique

Une nouvelle ère est née, placée sous le signe du sang et de l'acier. Le royaume d'Ascarlia - terres fabuleuses de sagas épiques et d'acier trempé dans le sang - est dirigé par les Reines Soeurs depuis des siècles. Personne n'a jamais osé remettre leur autorité en question. Jusqu'à ce jour. Des rumeurs évoquent des drakkars transportant de mystérieux guerriers tatoués, voguant sous la bannière d'un culte assassin qu'on pensait disparu. Une marée d'acier noir menace de détruire tout ce qui se trouve sur son chemin. Thera Lance Noire, représentante estimée des Reines Soeurs, est mandatée.

Né dans le royaume troublé d'Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe a été élevé par une bande de hors-la-loi. Vif d'esprit et habile au couteau, il aime la liberté des bois et la compagnie de ses camarades voleurs. Jusqu'à ce qu'une trahison l'entraîne sur le chemin du sang et de la vengeance, un...

As the Age of Wrath reaches its bloody conclusion, the world will be reforged in steel and fire . . . Thera Blackspear was once champion to the Sister Queens. Now she's a queen herself, with Elvine as her spear maiden, wielding a weapon forged by the gods. But while the traitorous Sister Lore...

À travers les vastes territoires contrôlés par le Syndicat Négociant d'Archefer, rien n'est plus prisé que le sang des dracs, donnant d'immenses pouvoirs à de rares élus. Mais les lignées de dracs s'affaiblissent et l'équilibre du monde est menacé. On raconte que seuls les pouvoirs du drac-Argent, plus puissants que tous les autres, pourraient le rétablir. Afin de débusquer cette créature légendaire, le Protectorat enrôle Claydon Torcreek, un voleur aux facultés secrètes.

Des siècles durant, le Syndicat Négociant d'Archefer s'est appuyé sur le sang de drac – et sur les pouvoirs qu'il confère aux Sang-bénis – pour protéger son empire. Mais cette manne précieuse est venue à manquer… Lancé à la poursuite du légendaire drac-Argent, Claydon Torcreek a découvert que celui-ci n'avait qu'une ambition : asservir le monde des hommes, à l'aide de son armée d'esclaves altérés.

La horde du drac-Argent trace un sillon sanglant à travers le monde, ne laissant derrière elle que des cendres fumantes. Des milliers d'innocents ont déjà succombé à son appétit de conquête et bien d'autres vont suivre. Seuls Claydon Torcreek et Lizanne Lethridge se dressent encore entre la fureur dévastatrice du drac et la fin de leur peuple. Avec l'aide d'alliés inattendus, il leur faut se tourner vers le passé et percer le mystère intemporel qui, seul, leur permettra d'inverser le cours du raz-de-marée mortel qui s'annonce... Interprétation humaine

The realm burns. Vaelin Al Sorna is tired of war. He's fought countless battles in service to the Realm and Faith. His reward was the loss of his love, the death of his friends and a betrayal by his king. After five years in an Alpiran dungeon, he just wants to go home. Reva intends to welcome Vaelin back with a knife between the ribs. He destroyed her family and ruined her life.

The Sixth Order wields the sword of justice and smites the enemies of the Faith and the Realm. Vaelin Al Sorna was only a child of 10 when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order. The Brothers of the Sixth Order are devoted to battle, and Vaelin will be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate, and dangerous life of a Warrior of the Faith. He has no family now save the Order.

'A gritty, heart-pounding tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance' John Gwynne When the task is a killing, be quick and make sure of it. Torment is an indulgence. Save it for only the most deserving. Born in the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and...

Vaelin Al Sorna, warrior of the Sixth Order, called Darkblade, called Hope Killer. The greatest warrior of his day, and witness to the greatest defeat of his nation: King Janus' vision of a Greater Unified Realm drowned in the blood of brave men fighting for a cause Vaelin alone knows was forged from a lie. Sick at heart, he comes home, determined to kill no more. Named Tower Lord of the Northern Reaches by King Janus's grateful heir, he can perhaps find peace in a colder, more remote land far from the intrigues of a troubled Realm.

Born of An Iron Storm continues the epic tale that started in A Tide of Black Steel; a compelling fantasy saga of bloody retribution, deadly intrigue, and desperate courage The Sister Queens have fallen and Ascarlia lies naked before the storm. A Nihlvarian plan, years in the making, has seen...

We have fought battles that left more than a hundred corpses on the ground and not a word of it has ever been set down. The Order fights, but often it fights in shadow, without glory or reward. We have no banners. Vaelin Al Sorna is the Sixth Order's newest recruit. Under their brutal training regime, he learns how to forge a blade, survive the wilds and kill a man quickly and quietly - all in the name of protecting the Realm and the Faith. Now his skills will be put to the test.

Auftakt der neuen Trilogie: Im riesigen Gebiet von Mandinorien gilt Drachenblut als das wertvollste Gut. Rote, grüne, blaue und schwarze Drachen werden gejagt, um an ihr Blut zu kommen. Das daraus gewonnene Elixier verleiht den wenigen Gesegneten übernatürliche Kräfte. Doch das letzte Zeitalter der Drachen neigt sich seinem Ende zu. Kaum jemand kennt die Wahrheit: Die Drachen werden immer weniger und schwächer. Sollten sie aussterben, wäre ein Krieg Mandinoriens mit dem benachbarten Corvantinischen Kaiserreich unausweichlich.

'Sprawling in scope, forged with depth of lore and living history, full of betrayals and deaths and twists and epic battles' Grimdark Magazine A NEW AGE HAS DAWNED. AN AGE OF BLOOD AND STEEL. AN AGE OF WRATH. The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled...

In this “deftly and originally executed” (Booklist) New York Times bestselling novel, Vaelin Al Sorna must help his Queen reclaim her Realm. Only his enemy has a dangerous new collaborator, one with powers darker than Vaelin has ever encountered… “The Ally is there, but only ever as a...

"A gritty, heart-pounding tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance. I loved every single word." —John Gwynne The Pariah begins a new epic fantasy series of action, intrigue and magic from Anthony Ryan, a master storyteller who has taken the fantasy world by storm. Born into the troubled kingdom...

VAELIN AL SORNA RETURNS Anthony Ryan's debut novel Blood Song—the first book of the Raven's Shadow series—took the fantasy world by storm. Now, he continues that saga with The Wolf's Call, which begins a thrilling new story of razor-sharp action and epic adventure. Peace never lasts...

'Robin Hobb meets Joe Abercrombie . . . This is fantasy with a totally legendary feel' Fantasy Book Review 'The Wolf's Call is everything a fantasy fan could ever wish for' Booknest 'Anthony Ryan's best work since the release of his incredible debut . . . fantastic storytelling' Novel Notions...

In the White Drake's war, the price of freedom is paid in blood and fire.... For hundreds of years, the Ironship Trading Syndicate was fueled by drake blood—and protected by the Blood-blessed, those few who could drink it and wield fearsome powers. But now the very thing that sustained the...

Survival is the only currency... For centuries, the vast Ironship Trading Syndicate relied on drake blood—and the extraordinary powers it confers to those known as the Blood-blessed—to fuel and protect its empire. But when the drake blood lines began to fail, a perilous expedition was...