Résultats pour "Forest" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

The Ramayana, one of the world's greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant retelling, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni places Sita at the centre of the novel: this is Sita's version. The Forest of Enchantments is also a very human story of some of the other women in the epic, often misunderstood and relegated to the margins: Kaikeyi, Surpanakha, Mandodari. A powerful comment on duty, betrayal, infidelity and honour, it is also about women's struggle to retain autonomy in a world that privileges men.

This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking listeners to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion - in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy.

A FREE werewolf romance audiobook delivered as a daily podcast. Genealogist Viv Rizzo must uncover the secrets of Slate Run—a perfect town hiding a monstrous truth. That truth is the Slate family and its enigmatic eldest son Kiernan: the town's protector, its future Alpha, and a werewolf who recognizes Viv as his fated mate. His duty is to stop her. His instinct is to claim her.Packed with enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, fated mates, and all the tropes you crave, this serialized werewolf romance audiobook delivers a new chapter of secrets, spice, and suspense every morning. No Audible ...

The second book in the Soldier Son trilogy, from the author of the Tawny Man trilogy, following on from the bestselling Shaman’s Crossing. The King's Cavalla Academy has been ravaged by the Speck plague. The disease has decimated the ranks of both cadets and instructors, and even the survivors...

An explosive, jaw-dropping debut about a woman who loses her job as an oil company CEO after she’s filmed having sex with a tree in her sleep, a calamity that unravels her mind, spiraling her through history until she’s united with a centuries-old coven of ecstatically revolutionary women...

When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home. Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to sipping merlot... surprise! The Backside of Forty uncorked a peaceful wine-tasting weekend only to be poured into a multi-car pileup in a blizzard. So much for a relaxing girlfriends' getaway... Before you can say "cabernet", Fiona, Violet, and Aislinn stumble upon a corpse buried in the snow, and it's buzzing with that unmistakable eau de supernatural. Turns out, the scenic village is more crime scene than picture postcard, with ritualistic killings that make ordinary weekend plans look downright boring.

Nine years after the monster apocalypse, Eik had accepted that he would never get powers of his own. But now the apocalypse is ramping up again. When a monster crashes through the wall of Eik’s apothecary, his quiet life is turned upside down. Forced to choose his first Awakened Ability in order to survive, Eik soon finds out that his sister has been put in a coma by a venomous monster. Only by killing that monster can he synthesize the antiserum.

Emma hat nur ein Ziel: Das Rätsel um ihren verschwundenen Vater zu lösen. Sie will dafür einen Detektiv beauftragen und stellt zu ihrem Entsetzen fest, dass ausgerechnet Caleb, der Mädchenschwarm aus ihrer Semestergruppe, ihr bei diesem Unterfangen helfen will- obwohl sie vorher nie ein Wort miteinander gewechselt haben. Bevor sie ablehnen kann, gerät sie in Lebensgefahr und hat keine andere Wahl, als Caleb zu vertrauen. Doch jede Antwort scheint nur noch mehr Fragen aufzuwerfen und Emma wird in eine Welt gezogen, die sie Märchen und Legenden zugeordnet hatte.

Sullo sfondo selvaggio e implacabile del Grande Nord, tra foreste silenziose, distese di neve e cieli taglienti, Buck — un cane cresciuto nel comfort della civiltà — viene strappato alla sua vita tranquilla e catapultato nel mondo brutale della corsa all'oro. Tra slitte, gelo e lotta quotidiana per la sopravvivenza, impara le leggi primordiali della natura e riscopre, passo dopo passo, l'istinto ancestrale che dorme nel suo sangue.

Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. Bereft of a mother, she is comforted by her six brothers who love and protect her. Sorcha is the light in their lives, they are determined that she know only contentment. But Sorcha's joy is shattered when her father is bewitched by his new wife, an evil enchantress who binds her brothers with a terrible spell, a spell which only Sorcha can lift-by staying silent.

Early in the 25th century, humans set fire to the gas-giant planets and ignited a war of epic proportions. Now they learn that they have awakened an ancient, fearsome, and merciless enemy. 

Was, wenn ich dir sage, dass du einen Wunsch frei hättest? Was, wenn es die Möglichkeit gäbe, das Leben, das dich unglücklich macht, hinter dir zu lassen und es gegen ein viel besseres zu tauschen? Was du dafür tun musst? Nicht viel. Du musst nur mit mir in den Forest gehen... Eine mysteriöse Legende. Der unbändige Wunsch nach Veränderung. Kian hasst sein Leben. Beziehungsprobleme, Pech im Job, Eintönigkeit und Unzufriedenheit bestimmen seinen Alltag.

Katya deals in Authenticities, trading on nostalgia for a past long gone. But when she encounters a stranger who calls himself Johnny in the woods - even she can't say whether it's real or not.

She was Eilan, the daughter of a Druidic warleader and gifted with visions. In a land struggling to survive both Roman conquerors and her own people's enemies, surely fate had marked her to become a priestess of the Forest House. But first Eilan had chosen a different, forbidden path - to love Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood among the legions sent to subdue her country. So she must hide a terrible secret when she is anointed as the new High Priestess.

For Tricia and Alex, the idea is simple: Find and rescue their friend, Sam, from his insane mother. But when they enter the forest, they discover that their idea is anything but simple. Because this forest isn’t like any other. In this forest, a silver mist cloaks the truth. In this forest, a simple trip of a few miles can turn into a nightmare. In this forest, the monsters are real. Twenty years later, Tricia and Alex remember nothing of what happened that day they lost their friend. They know only that three kids went in, but only two came out.

Alayiakal, who will one day be known by many names—not all of them flattering—has to climb the ranks of Cyador's Mirror Lancers, fighting against unforeseen weapons and ancient technology. Alayiakal, however, has secrets of his own to protect: his ties to the Great Forest and his magus abilities. He must silently pretend to be a conventional soldier favored by fate—until that very same fate forces him to choose.

A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Science Fiction! The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! This program is read by Jess Hong, who plays Jin Cheng in 3 Body Problem. Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America. "[Jess] Hong, who stars in the...

Set amid the glimmering lakes and disappearing forests of the early United States, The Forest imagines how a wide variety of Americans experienced their lives. Part truth, part fiction, featuring both real and invented characters, the book follows painters, poets, enslaved people, farmers, and artisans living and working in a world still made largely of wood. Some of the historical characters—such as Thomas Cole, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fanny Kemble, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nat Turner—are well-known, while others are not. But all are creators of private and grand designs.