Résultats pour "The Group" dans Action et aventure

After killing mutant monsters, defeating an evil vizier, and gaining and losing a queen’s ransom in days, Group Six is more than ready for a real vacation. Which part of the Treskan Imperium will they find most amusing – the mountain pass haunted by the ghosts of an ancient battle, the skirmishes between the relentless Treskan army and the scrappy insurgents resisting their conquest, the wrath of the tyrannical Imperator Merak, or the to-the-death gladiatorial games of Stadium?

They called them Aetherborn — humans whose Divinities could bend the laws of nature itself. Gods. When mythology and manifestation finally break into reality and evolve humans into to something - more, a global experiment to awaken superhuman potential goes wrong, and fragments of Aether Energy scatter across the world. The result: the rise of powered individuals, the birth of Chronos Academy, and the creation of the seven Sectors of Ascension. Akira Akuma , a 24-year-old lab worker and Uber driver, spends years enduring brutal tests in hopes of awakening.

'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time...This book is truly special' Sarah J. Maas 'Epic fantasy at its most human and heartfelt . . . inventive, adventurous and wonderfully written' Alix E. Harrow 'Brilliant world-building, deep intrigue and incredible heart' Megan E. O'Keefe...

Serena Brimstone, fierce warrior woman of the Northlands, awoke to find the enormous diamond she had recently claimed from a dying stranger embedded in her chest. Suddenly, old sparring partners refuse to fight her. Enemies throw down their weapons and profess their undying love for her. When Serena and three magicians are recruited by the enigmatic leader to seek out a legendary wizard and promised their hearts' desires in return, she hopes she has finally found a way to be rid of the diamond and the adoration it causes others to feel for her.

Jake works at the newest, and technically oldest, excavation site in America. As a janitor. Not quite an archeology major’s wet dream. But then an ancient Pillar awakens, and Jake switches lives with a doppelganger in another world. This world’s Jake happens to be a top prospect at the magical Aether Academy… and a servant of a dark God who expects repayment for his boon.

'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time...This book is truly special' Sarah J. Maas on The Bone Shard Daughter Magic. Revolution. Identity. The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor. Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just...

Despite being instrumental to the defense of Aether Academy, Jacob Pratts identity as a Shadow and a fraud lands him in prison. Jake will stand trial under Theid's replacement, Headmaster Doriah. She's ready to make a name for herself as the school begins to rebuild, and that means making an example of the Shadows and Knights who were captured during Aether Academy's assault. There are two options: exorcism and execution. Will cutting him off from the dark god Vethris be enough, or will the school decide to put Jake down for good?

Max is no stranger to taking matters into her own hands. Especially when she's had A Brilliant Idea. Yes, it will mean breaking a few rules, but - as Max always says - they're not her rules. Seconded to the Time Police to join in the hunt for the renegade Clive Ronan, Max is a long way from St Mary's. But life in the future does have its plus points - although not for long. A problem with the Time Map reveals chaos in the 16th century and the wrong Tudor queen on the throne. History has gone rogue, there's a St Mary's team right in the firing line and Max must step up.  

'Heartfelt and laugh out loud, City of Others is urban fantasy as you've never seen it before . . . I smiled my way through this entire book. An absolute breath of fresh air' Eliza Chan, author of Fathomfolk Rivers of London meets A Master of Djinn in this warm-hearted, action-packed urban...

The Night of Endless Swords nearly saw the destruction of Sharakhai, and since then the Kings have come down hard on the rebellious Moonless Host. Hundreds have been murdered or given to the Confessor King for questioning. Hundreds more have fled. Including Çeda, who has discovered that Onur, the King of Sloth, has returned to the desert to raise an army and challenge the remaining kings.

Ashley Parker was an ordinary woman who was also a "wild card", immune to the emerging zombie plague, drawn unwillingly into a shadowy paramilitary organization. Having been ambushed in San Francisco, which is now fully engulfed in the zombie plague, Ashley and the wild cards must pursue the enemy to San Diego. There they will discover a dark organization that seeks to weaponize the plague. But that isn't the worst news. The plague itself has gone airborne, making it transferable without physical contact.

The Last Smile in Sunder City is a brilliantly voiced contemporary fantasy for fans of Ben Aaronovitch, Rotherweird or Terry Pratchett's Discworld, and the debut novel from high-profile actor Luke Arnold. Fetch Phillips fought on the wrong side of a war between humans and magical creatures, and...

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as three brave adventurers join forces to stand against a power-mad dictator and a demon hybrid in the magical world of Aetheria. Aiyana, a woman searching for a cause; Nathan, a man mourning a life left behind; and Torrents, a barbarian searching for a reason to go on, must battle the ultimate evil and construct a mysterious artifact that could change the future of the world.

Amidst the violence, June finds herself slipping in and out of time. After a particularly brutal encounter, something happens. June awakens, curled on the ground, wet and alone as if dripped out of a faucet. As she takes in the magnitude of the field of wildflowers, panic begins to set in. Where am I? She can hear the sound of running water off in the distance. But just as ideas were beginning to form, she saw HIM, Tigua, his long black tail twitching high above the sea flowers.

The story tells of a mysterious figure in black suddenly appearing on the campus of Tianjiao Elementary School, handing a scroll made of sheepskin to the leader of the Young Dragon Exploration Team, Qin Xiaolong.

"The Harbinger of Thebes" is a skilled hitman who seeks revenge on people who have wronged him in the past. This story will follow The Harbinger's journey and explain how they became the feared assassin they are known as today.