Résultats pour "The Priest" dans Science-Fiction et fantasy

When magical abilities awakened in Sulrad, it cost him everything. His family, his home, and his dignity. Getting invited to study magic in the wizards' city of Amedon was a step in the right direction, but it set him on a path that would land him in even more trouble than he was already in. Outcast from the wizarding society, Sulrad falls back on the obscure and unpopular religion his father clung to, taking it to heights even his father's god had never imagined.

Legend tells of a foolhardy expedition, led by the radical Magos Telok, that ventured out into the unknown space beyond the Halo Worlds in search of the 'Breath of the Gods' - an arcane device with the power to unmake and reshape the very stars themselves. Thousands of years later, the ambitious Lexell Kotov musters his Adeptus Mechanicus Explorator fleet and sets out to follow in mad old Telok's footsteps.

Tomas Piety takes his duties seriously: as a soldier, as a priest of Our Lady of Eternal Sorrows and as a leader of men. He has come home from the war to reclaim his family business, to provide for his men and to ensure the horrors of Abingon can never happen in Ellinburg. But things have changed: his crime empire has been stolen, and the people of Ellinburg - his people - have run out of food and hope and places to hide. With his best friend, Bloody Anne, his war-damaged brother, Jochan, and his new gang, the Pious Men, Tomas sets out to reclaim what was his. 

The disciples of the Machine God, the Cult Mechanicus are on the front line of the Quest for Knowledge. Tech-priests lead their forces of augmented warriors and battle-automata into battle with the Omnissiah's foes in defence of His secrets. Magos-Explorator Omnid Torquora orchestrates war against the Iron Warriors for control of a long-lost forge world.

Die junge Auraya ist auserwählt, eine Priesterin der Weißen zu werden. Doch diese Ehre bedeutet auch, dass sie ihre Heimat für immer hinter sich lassen muss. Dabei könnte Auraya die Hilfe ihrer alten Freunde nun dringend gebrauchen. Denn geheimnisvolle, schwarz gekleidete Zauberer sind ausgeschwärmt - und verfolgen anscheinend nur ein Ziel: die totale Auslöschung des Weißen Ordens.

Ein Spiel um die Erde. Menschen auf der ganzen Welt verschwinden innerhalb eines Augenblicks, zurück bleiben nur ihre Kleidung und fassungslose Angehörige. Was niemand zu dem Zeitpunkt weiß: Die verschwundenen Bewohner der Erde müssen sich ihrer größten Herausforderung stellen, um ihren Planeten vor dem Untergang zu retten. Plötzlich und ohne Warnung wird Steffen aus seinem Leben gerissen. Gerade noch war er bei der Einschulung seiner Tochter Lisa, nun steht er inmitten einer fremden Welt voller Magie und Gefahren.

Die Legende erzählt von einer törichten Expedition unter Führung des radikalen Magos Telok, die in den unerforschten Raum jenseits der Halowelten auszog, um den 'Atem der Götter' zu finden, eine arkane Vorrichtung mit der Macht, Sterne auszulöschen oder umzuformen. Tausende von Jahren später versammelt der ehrgeizige Lexell Kotov eine Exploratorflotte des Adeptus Mechanicus und macht sich auf, den Spuren des verrückten alten Telok zu folgen.

This is the third installment of John Norman's popular and controversial Gor series. Tarl Cabot is the intrepid tarnsman of the planet Gor, a harsh society with a rigid caste system that personifies the most brutal form of Social Darwinism. In this volume, Tarl must search for the truth behind the disappearance of his beautiful wife, Talena. Have the ruthless Priest-Kings destroyed her?

A priest of Nelena, the goddess of death and fate, named Rolen finds a girl destined to be the next guardian of the realm. He must travel to the Temple of the Ancients to deliver her before the man who killed the previous guardian catches up to them.

When the last Templar Knight dies screaming in the papal square, his execution should have ended the Church's war against forbidden knowledge. Instead, it draws the attention of something far older and more dangerous than any medieval conspiracy. Brother Marcus of Prague arrives in Avignon as a simple scholar, seeking rare manuscripts for his monastery. But beneath his scholarly robes lies an immortal predator who has hunted cosmic horrors for ten thousand years. And in the papal palace, Cardinal Arnaud de Gasques is trafficking with forces that predate Christianity itself.

When Tomas Piety and his Pious Men returned from the war, he just wanted to rebuild his crime empire and look after his people. But the sinister Queen's Men had different ideas, and whether he likes it or not, he's now a spy as well. Now, half the city of Ellinburg lies in ashes, and the webs of political intrigue are stretching out from the Queen's capital to pull Tomas in. Dannsburg is calling.   

Inar is Master Builder for the Kingdom of Mishig-Tenh. Life is hard after the Kingdom lost the war against the League of Free Cities. Doubly so since his father betrayed the King and paid the ultimate price. And now the King’s terrifying chancellor and torturer in chief has arrived and instructed Inar to go and work for the League. And to spy for him. And any builder knows you don’t put yourself between a rock and a hard place.

Soldaten, Gangster, Magier … in den dunklen Gassen der Stadt wird darum gekämpft, wer in den Spelunken, Bordellen und Tempeln des Glücksspiels das Sagen hat. Der Soldatenpriester Tomas Piety und seine Leute haben ein einfaches Ziel, sie wollen alles, und das jetzt. Der Krieg ist aus, aber die Probleme scheinen erst richtig anzufangen. Der Armeepriester Tomas kehrt mit seinen Soldaten und seiner Stellvertreterin Bloody Anne zurück nach Ellinburg. Aber die Stadt hat sich verändert, sein Imperium besteht nicht mehr.

The Prince of Bloodeaters has risen, but at what price will it cost? Will his soul and love be broken before mastering his drive for blood? In fear of Falco's back up plan, Dante and John will join Princess Sonja and Royal Knight Valiente back to Captiva City. They plan on proposing a peace treaty with King Regius and search for answers about the origin of Soul Weapons. Escorted by the Master Assassin Red Wine, Dante discovers family secrets he didn't expect to come forth.

Once, Tomas Piety looked after his men, body and soul, as best he could. Then those who ran his country decided his dark talents would better serve in the corridors of power. Crushed by the power of the Queen's Men and with the Skanian menace rising once more on the streets of Ellinburg, Tomas Piety is forced to turn to old friends, old debts and untrustworthy alliances. Meanwhile in the capital city of Dannsburg, Dieter Vogel is beginning to wonder if the horror he has unleashed in the Martyr's Disciples might be getting out of control.

Jacqueline (Jac) has survived on the streets ever since escaping from the clutches of her ruthless uncle, the city’s powerful governor. He craves more than political influence and believes a legendary talisman in Jac’s possession can give it to him. To survive, Jac has honed her skills as a thief, catching the eye of Rhys Mayhew, a brother in an order of warrior priests. Rhys enlists her as a spy, and their partnership soon deepens into more. But Rhys’s faith demands strict adherence to oaths of denial.

Tomas Piety has everything he ever wanted. In public he's a wealthy, highly respected businessman, happily married to a beautiful woman and Governor of his home city of Ellinburg. In private, he's no longer a gang lord but one of the Queen's Men, invisible and officially non-existent, working in secret to protect his country.

When Auraya was chosen to become a priestess, she could never have believed that a mere ten years later she would be one of the White, the gods' most powerful servants. Sadly, Auraya has little time to adapt to the exceptional powers gifted her by the gods. Mysterious black-clad sorcerers from the south plague the land, and rumours reach the White of an army being raised. Auraya and her new colleagues work tirelessly to seal alliances and unite the northern continent under their banner, but time is running out.

A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

The man known as Falconer was born the bastard son of a whore, served the royal court as a predator trainer, and warred against the infidel Saracens as a conscripted soldier in the Holy Land. But it wasn't until he found himself in the arms of a creature called Pythia that he found his destiny - as a vampire.