Résultats pour "Knights" dans Urbain

The Winter Queen of Faerie has manipulated Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden into accepting a case to solve a murder and stop a war between the courts of Summer and Winter that could have literally earth shattering consequences. His own soul is up for grabs. Dresden must dig deep to discover that at time a willingness to accept a little help from your friends, be they a cub pack of werewolves, old loves in sheep's clothing, or a battalion of pizza loving dewdrop fairies, is a very good thing.

Detective Cameron Knight does not believe in magic. It's kind of hard to when you're a single(-ish) mother in a high stress job that pulls you from bed at all hours of the night. One of these nights, though, Cameron encounters a magician. Not one of those guys who pulls rabbits out of hats, but a real, true magician. Of course she doesn't believe it. Until Mathias reveals to her a world that is full of magic, knights, kings, and more. Following the writings of one of the most powerful magicians to have ever lived, Mathias escaped to Earth, running from Knight Captain Emil Rouland.

Eric Banyon, musician, is out playing the blues on his flute one day, but he couldn't have known that the desperate sadness of his music would free a young elven noble from the magical prison he has been languishing in for centuries - nor does he believe it! 

John Rast went to the Ren Faire looking for a fight. Well, a simulated fight, with blunt swords and safety equipment. But when his final opponent turns into a living, fire-breathing dragon, John finds himself in the fight of his life. It's John or nothing stopping a disaster in its tracks - and the only real weapon at hand is his mom's Volvo. So John decides to let it roll....

Aaron Conner lives a quiet life. He waits tables at a local restaurant, helps keep the apartment building he lives in maintained, and is slowly beginning to realize the cute lawyer upstairs might see more in him than his handyman skills. But he once walked a very different path. Strangeness at...

Camelot als Gotham City, Motorräder statt Schlachtrösser: So haben Sie die Artus-Sage noch nie gelesen! Sie glauben, alles über die Artus-Sage zu wissen? Dann kennen Sie die Neon Knights noch nicht! In dieser düsteren Roman-Dilogie nehmen die Ritter nicht etwa an der Tafelrunde Platz, sondern ringen als geltungssüchtige Celebrities in Fernsehkämpfen um Ruhm, Reichtum und Gerechtigkeit. Allen voran die junge Red, die sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, in die Riege der Ritter aufgenommen zu werden – um endlich Rache an dem Mann zu nehmen, der vor so vielen Jahren ihr Leben zerstört hat.

From the Demon Accords Universe: Meet Katrina Westing. One of Tatiana Demidova's fixers, deadly fighter, borderline psycho. She can make personnel problems literally disappear. Turned at age 12, trapped in a child's body for 170 years, rescued from personal hell by Chris Gordon. This is her story.

Gabriel was a successful magic student until a classmate framed him, forcing him to join the Adventurer’s Guild to survive. Unfortunately, his career as an adventurer doesn’t turn out quite how he was hoping. While on his first delve, he discovers more about monsters, dungeons, and souls than he ever imagined. With that knowledge comes power and new friends. But even as his exotic companions enrich his life, they also give him more to lose.

Jason Turner has taken one small step into the world of Immortals. Now, he’s about to take a giant leap. Silvana’s family has been invited to a gala for the rich and powerful Immortal Houses that rule from the shadows. Silvana knows this is her chance to make allies and save her dying House from fading into ruin. But the Immortal world is a ruthless, cutthroat society that preys on the naïve. Her family is weak, and the vampires smell blood in the water. Things take a turn for the worse when the gala comes under attack and a wealthy wizard is killed. Who or what is responsible? And why?

In a world where the line between mundane and supernatural is paper-thin, Sadie Baker just became the Lux Bellator’s newest weapon—and their biggest wildcard. At 21, Sadie is the newest member of the Lux Bellator's New York office. She’s got angel blood in her veins, a chip on her shoulder, and magical abilities that make even seasoned agents do a double take. Telekinesis? Check. Clairvoyance? Easy. A dangerously snarky mouth? That, too.

Stranded in a game of life, death, and repeat, Xander strides into his second round with a confidence that is quickly snuffed out. Though he begins as his own worst enemy, others come into the fray, and fear sets in as Xander witnesses a man tear another apart with his bare hands. He’ll need more than courage and determination if he hopes to see this cycle to its end.

Growing up in Boston, Chloe Mayfield has always felt a special affinity for the ocean. The salt-filled breezes, fresh lobster from the bay, and familiar songs of the sailors maneuvering their ships in and out of the harbor are just a few of the things she loves. Dead knights washing up on the...

If the Knights Magica want a war, I'm willing to give them one. I damned my soul long ago. What I do from this point forward is about redemption. If I burn in Hell because of fighting for others, for shouldering their sins, so be it. The Knights are powerful, and they have taken control of the Universal Church. All across the world, the Knights find themselves in conflict with other paranormals and supernaturals. Human governments scramble to cope with the new reality of magic. 

Camelot als Gotham City, Motorräder statt Schlachtrösser: Das Finale der ungewöhnlichen Urban-Fantasy-Dilogie! Sie glauben, alles über die Artus-Sage zu wissen? Dann kennen Sie die Neon Knights noch nicht! In dieser düsteren Roman-Dilogie nehmen die Ritter nicht etwa an der Tafelrunde Platz, sondern ringen als geltungssüchtige Celebrities in Fernsehkämpfen um Ruhm, Reichtum und Gerechtigkeit. Si Wyll hat als Champion des Königs – und somit dessen engster Vertrauter – zahllose solcher Kämpfe ausgefochten.

Griffin, an expert wiseass, has never experienced true horror until his father is killed by a foul beast that certainly seems like but is, apparently, not a werewolf - according to the knight who saves him from the same fate, anyway. He’s also never met a real knight before. Or had superhuman speed. Or strength. Or met his soul mate. Who knew the capacity for it all was in his blood all along? Between monsters, psychotic enemies, and secretive knights, can Griffin and the rest of the Order hold back evil...or even survive?

In a life lived across centuries, every action has a purpose, and every interaction holds a meaning that transcends what can be captured in a mere photo. The past and present are about to collide, where the unseen is as real as the tangible and where one woman's journey is inextricably linked to the hidden forces that shape our world.

A no-holds-barred battle between Good and Evil . . . Eight centuries ago the first Knight of the Word was commissioned to combat the demonic evil of the Void. Now that daunting legacy has passed to John Ross--along with powerful magic and the knowledge that his actions are all that stand between...

Paladin Agent Alice Skye is desperate to get back in the field, and gets her chance, but not as she expected. Thrust into a gruesome homicide, Alice faces a case that tests the limits of her magical knowledge, and threatens to destroy not only her, but everyone she loves. Still grieving her recent loss, Alice is struggling to rebuild her life when an unexpected letter from Dread’s estate uncovers a secret that should have stayed buried. But time is running out. In the shadows, powerful enemies await, determined to stop the prophecy that has haunted her since birth.

It's been a rough couple of days for twenty-two-year-old Madeline Bennet, the newest (and most reluctant) member of Gray's renowned team of knight marshals. Not only did her shadow creatures create a forest fire that's burning down western Colorado, but she has no idea where to find the thresholds so she can send the beasts back to the land from which they came (or even how to open them). On top of that, her parents have figured out something is amiss with her magic, Rafe has taken off on a wild pixie chase, and the status of her relationship is seated in the region of "it's complicated."

In the fourth installment of The Black Knight Chronicles, Jimmy Black is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and a darned fine pity party, serving the finest alcohol, when a call from his not-quite-girlfriend-cop forces him to sober up and stare at jawbones. "Cold case" takes on a whole new meaning when vampire detectives risk life and limbs (literally) to connect a series of decades-old kidnappings in Charlotte with current missing persons cases. All clues lead through the veil of Faerieland to the legendary Goblin's Market, a magical bazaar where anything is available--for a price. The boys can barely stay out of trouble in Charlotte. As fresh meat at The Market, they'll be lucky to survive the day.