Résultats pour "Power" dans Science-Fiction et fantasy

Depuis qu'elles se sont rencontrées dans les rues malfamées d'Ilya, Adena et Paedyn sont devenues inséparables. Ensemble, elles se sont construit leur propre foyer sur la Pillards, vivant des ventes de vêtements de l'une et des larcins de l'autre. Mais Paedyn est sélectionnée pour les Épreuves de la Purge, au cours desquelles elle risque fort de trouver la mort. Désormais seule, Adena ne peut plus compter que sur elle-même.

Seuls les êtres extraordinaires ont leur place au royaume d’Ilya. Seuls ceux qui disposent d’un pouvoir ont le droit de vivre. Paedyn fait partie des Ordinaires, chassés et tués pour préserver cette société d’Élites. Son existence même est un crime. Pour survivre, Paedyn se prétend Médium et mène une vie de voleuse dans les bas-fonds. Elle parvient à faire profil bas, jusqu’au jour où elle sauve sans le savoir l’un des princes d’Ilya.

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Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Fragile Threads of Power, Book 1 (French Edition) and experience the compelling world of historical fantasy.

Elijah Kimani and Miram Law have seized the attention of the world, inspiring followers and inciting enemies. Even the forces of nature respond to their words. And their mission crosses lines between warring factions, as well as between competing spiritual principalities. In the process, they have provoked as many death-threats as they have healed bodies and souls.

Trained since birth to be the catalyst for her father’s ambitions, Neith Dracos will have to decide if these ambitions are also her own. Born a king's bastard, Calithea Ironne has known only privilege and peace. But when war reaches her home, long-kept secrets rise to the surface—and nothing she thought she knew will survive them. All Nara Nyanthi wants is a quiet life with the woman she loves. As one of the most powerful wielders in the Esērii, she finds herself at odds with the High Council over their designs for her.

Millions of listeners worldwide have treasured the visionary brilliance of Carlos Castaneda, who first explore the world of the Yaqui Indian sorcerer in The Teachings of Don Juan. Now, at last, Don Juan returns in The Power of Silence - wise, infuriating, capable or working miracles and playing practical jokes, but always seeking the wisdom of the warrior. The Power of Silence is Castaneda's most astonishing book to date - a brilliant flash of knowledge that illuminates the far reaches of the human mind. 

When the Ascension Protocol triggers, the world erupts into chaos as ordinary people suddenly awaken extraordinary abilities. In the aftermath of this cataclysm, society fractures, and the rise of superhumans plunges cities into anarchy.

When Peter succumbs to the Spanish flu, Death gives him a choice: cross over to the afterlife or become a reaper, guiding lost children's souls through the in-between realm of Neverland. But this Neverland is no dreamlike paradise. Shadows whisper, forgotten souls linger, and something sinister stirs beneath the surface.

Dr. Jake Ross, a university astronomer, wants nothing more than to teach a few classes each semester and continue his research. Instead, he finds himself aggressively recruited to be the science advisor to Frank Tomlinson, an ambitious politician with his eye on the US Senate. Tomlinson is in need of an edge that will allow him to defeat his opponent at the polls, and Dr. Ross can contribute just that: MHD. MHD, or magnetohydrodynamics, is a new innovation that will allow electricity to be generated efficiently and cheaply. But MHD is still in its infancy, and there are deadly risks.

In a world where everyone possesses unique abilities, Sean's late-blooming powers lead him on a transformative journey. He uncovers the astonishing ability to shape his own destiny through sheer imagination. But the true power he discovers isn't in his extraordinary abilities alone—it's the strength of his friendships and the choices he makes that truly define him.

Maxwell Carter works a maintenance job at a government research facility. The research lab he works at has an accident, more energy coming through the wormhole than anticipated, enough to completely rupture the shields that were supposed to contain it until they finished determining how to convert the energy into electricity. Previously harmless animals are changed to nightmare threats and people are dying, seemingly due to incidents related directly to their interests.

Vril, the Power of the Coming Race (1870) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton is an early science fiction novel. The setting is a strange subterranean world inhabited by beautiful entities that resemble the angels described in scripture. The advanced beings known as Vril-ya live underground - using the mysterious "Vril" as an energy source - but intend to reclaim the surface of the earth as their own. The narrator ends up deep inside the Earth via a natural chasm in a mine shaft.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Power of Six, Pittacus Lore's second instalment in the pulse-racing Lorien Legacies series - now a major movie franchise for Dreamworks. We are the last defence. I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened to John Smith. To...

When Morgan got hit by a car and died on Earth, he never imagined that he would be chosen by a god, little g, to be taken to another planet - a World governed by game-like rules. Especially since said god liked to have people call him the Great Lord, and had basically created an entire World to run experiments in. Nor could Morgan have ever imagined that he would find one thing that he had never really had on Earth: a real family. It's been years since Morgan started his second chance at life on that world, and both he and his friends have achieved great power as part of a Great Raid.

Betrayed by those whom she trusted, Isalla was cast down from the heavens and into the heart of the hells. Bereft of her wings, the angel was rescued by Kanae, a demoness who challenges Isalla's belief of what demons should be.

If you've never heard of The Book of Ava: Blending of Realities—an experimental, multi-genre, time-traveling science fiction that blends modern physics, ancient history, quantum tarot, mythology, spirituality, and emerging technology into one multidimensional journey—this work serves as a standalone preview and deep dive into the core ideas behind the series.

The Follen nearly killed Robert Orhe – the Thief of Faces – the first time around. They won’t get a second chance. Now on the run, Orhe and his superhuman allies must stay one step ahead of their murderous alien pursuers while they race to find their enemies’ ancient stronghold: the Power House. Will it hold the key to humanity’s survival… or its destruction?

The highly anticipated third book in The Ravens series! Emelia wears the crown of The House of Raven; leader of a vampire kingdom. But despised human blood runs in her veins and there are plots to sabotage her rule. Cut off from those she trusts, enemies circle and wait. From the shadows, the...

Michael has been playing the Game. Growing in strength. Slaying his foes. And avoiding entanglement with the Powers. But the time is fast coming when that will no longer be possible. Almost a Power himself, Michael must answer the question: is he ready? Are his people? And what will they do if the truth is uncovered?