Résultats pour "Testament" dans Science-Fiction et fantasy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale. More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the...

Avertissement : Cet ouvrage fait immédiatement suite au tome 3, "Le marteau des sorcières", et ne devrait pas être lu indépendamment. Et si l'origine du plus grand lac de la région de Cologne avait un rapport avec une prophétie réalisée en 1341 ? Et si cette même année, le chevalier de Kosigan avait réveillé des forces qui le dépassent ? Et si le destin de sa postérité se jouait cinq siècles plus tard dans la cave voûtée d'un bistrot parisien ? Et si les secrets révélés dans ce livre étaient dangereux ? Et qu'en les découvrant, vous deveniez complice.

La suite de la série "le Secret de Ji !" Vingt-trois ans sont passés depuis la terrible attaque des barbares Wallattes contre la Sainté Cité d'Ith. Si les Hauts-Royaumes ont retrouvé leur stabilité, la confusion règne toujours dans le reste du monde connu. Tout particulièrement derrière le Rideau, cette immense cordillère dont le bruit court qu'elle pourrait abriter un Démon. Au pied du Mont fleuri, les sectes noires sortent de l'ombre, répandant leur foi maudite jusqu'à Kaul et Lorelia. Et les tueurs züu eux-mêmes voient leurs traditions soudain ébranlées.

Cuando las puertas de la furgoneta se cerraron de golpe tras Defred al final de El cuento de la criada, los lectores no tenían forma de saber cuál iba a ser su futuro: la libertad, la prisión o la muerte. Con la publicación de Los testamentos, la espera ha terminado. Margaret Atwood recupera la historia quince años después de que Defred se adentrara en lo desconocido, con los testimonios asombrosos de tres narradoras del mundo de Gilead.

Cinder Shade’s life begins on a fateful afternoon at the bottom of a well where he awakens, bruised, battered, and bereft of all memory. His only understanding is a driving imperative to protect those who can’t defend themselves and become a warrior worthy of the name. He discovers within himself a peculiar gift, one in which the codes of combat are made evident and the language of steel is made clear.

Je m'appelle Agnès Cleyre et je suis orpheline. De ma mère sorcière, j'ai hérité du don de voir les fantômes. Plutôt une malédiction qui m'a obligée à vivre recluse, à l'abri de la violence des sentiments des morts. Mais depuis le jour où mon oncle notaire m'a prise sous son aile, ma vie a changé. Contrairement aux apparences, le quotidien de l'étude qu'il dirige n'est pas de tout repos : vampires, loups-garous, sirènes... À croire que tout l'AlterMonde a une succession à gérer ! Moi qui voulais de l'action, je ne suis pas déçue.

Talk about seeing the sunny side of things: when Thomas is turned into a vampire, he sees the terrifying transformation as a gift from God. Being a vampire is not a death sentence but a second chance at life for him, and he sets off to do God's work in his new role. Too bad there are older vampires who do see their transformation as a curse and resent God. A battle ensues, pitting vampire against vampire and threatening the existence of everyone.

Край Бездны - фантастический роман Андрея Ливадного, первая цикла "Тест на респаун", жанр боевое фэнтези, героическое фэнтези. Он думал, что в его жизни уже случилось все, что выпадает на долю обычного человека и ясно представлял себе будущее, но внезапный звонок в корне изменил судьбу.

Britain, the not-too-distant future. Idir is taking the British Citizenship Test. He wants his family to belong. Twenty-five questions to determine his fate. Twenty-five chances to impress. When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death. How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?

What if the greatest threat to humanity wasn't a war, a virus, or a machine—… but a man with a time machine and the desire to kill faith itself? Robert Hildibrand is the most brilliant mind of the modern world—a quantum physicist, inventor, and the billionaire behind a device that can breach the fabric of time. Armed with Gladys, his revolutionary time-travel machine, Robert sets out to dismantle the myth of Jesus Christ by witnessing His birth… and proving it never happened.

Something evil is terrorizing a small Leyrian town, and Anna Lenai and Keli Armana are sent to investigate. Soon, they come face-to-face with a deadly enemy. Meanwhile, on a mission to the edge of known space, Jack Hunter is pursued by starships from the other side of the galaxy. Soon, he realizes that the ships belong to the ruthless Admiral Telixa Ethran. Harry Carlson must choose between his love of law enforcement and his love for his family. But there are forces in this world that will hunt him down - no matter what he chooses.

Er verfügt seinen letzten Willen – eine Mutantin tritt sein Erbe an. Das Ende des 21. Jahrhunderts Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung ist angebrochen. Mehr als dreieinhalbtausend Jahre von unserer Zeit entfernt lebt die Menschheit in Frieden. Zwischen den Sternen der Milchstraße herrschen keine großen Konflikte mehr. Wie es aussieht, könnte Perry Rhodan, der als erster Mensch von der Erde auf Außerirdische gestoßen ist, sich endlich seinem großen Ziel nähern: der alte Traum von Freundschaft und Frieden zwischen den Völkern der Milchstraße und der umliegenden Galaxien.

Colony 76 is silent. Distracted by civil war, its mother planet Kasian has been unable to reconnect. Until now. Catina, an Acolyte stuck within her Tests, spearheads a mission of mercy. Though each crew member has their own motives for being there, they must all band together to make it home.

Sir Querlak isn't your normal nobleman, but he's dedicated and determined, not only to survive but to bring a golden age to his foef, no matter how many obstacles his swamp ridden foef is throwing at him. How can a young knight find justice and peace while surrounded by ruin and fighting to survive? In 2002 ADR, the Empire of Argens is still reeling from the usurpation of its centuries-old throne by a ferocious dwarven warrior named Yula and his sorcerous human allies. Not only did they defeat the flower of elvish knighthood, but they exposed the former dynasty as demons in disguise.

Five years after the malicious attack by the unknown dark ships, Tora has achieved an unparalleled military buildup. The Torians are now the alpha male of the Erobian Sphere and have taken to making regular patrols in whatever regions they see fit - but especially along the outer rim, where the High General has come to "sense" covert enemy activity. When a fresh piece of happenstance intelligence only further fans those flames of suspicion, he convinces his old Earthling friend, Brandon Foss, to undertake a special mission.

Earth has been devastated by a massive solar flare. Now a small group of survivors fights to rebuild civilization. Cities became ovens, grasslands seas of flame. As the touch of dawn swept westward across the spinning planet, its fiery finger killed everything in its path. Glaciers in Switzerland began to melt; floodwaters poured down on burning Alpine villages. Paris became a torch, then London. North of the Arctic Circle, Laplanders in their summer furs burst into flame as their reindeer collapsed and roasted on the smoking tundra. The line of dawn raced westward across the Atlantic, but as it did, the sun dimmed as quickly as it had flared. The Americas escaped the sun’s wrath … almost.

When Zara and Lessie finally got their hands on a piece of the Dragon God’s heart, they thought their path was clear. Head to the Forge of Derynnis, gain the death god’s favor, and convince him to destroy the evil relic once and for all.

It started on the day Mr. Brewer thought he would turn his life around. But that day ended up changing him in more ways than he could have imagined. Now he is the unwilling participant in a series of strange scientific exercises with an unknown goal. Mr. Brewer's only hope is that he won't be changed into something unrecognizable to the human eye.

Showdown zwischen Posbis und Ylanten – was steckt hinter dem großen Werk? 4000 Jahre in der Zukunft ... Wir befinden uns in der Mitte des 23. Jahrhunderts Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung. Die Menschen leben in Frieden und Freiheit. Von der Erde aus haben sie ein Netz aus Handelsbeziehungen und Bündnissen geschlossen, das zahlreiche Planeten in der Milchstraße sowie in umliegenden Galaxien umfasst. In dieser Phase attackiert Shrell, eine Unbekannte aus dem Volk der Leun, die Erde.

On the one day of the year when Bentley returns to the factory for a tune-up, Cyril's Aunt Hypatia enlists him in a complex scheme. All is not as it seems, however- there are plots within plots- which all come to a head within the terrifying twists of The Labyrinth!