Résultats pour "The Rain" dans Action et aventure

It's raining in Liscor. The spring rains have come and Liscor's entire geography changes with the dawning of the new year. The Floodplains of Liscor live up to their name, and the only way anyone is going to travel is by boat. With the rains come more monsters, dungeon delving, more goblins...not to mention some unwanted attention for the Wandering Inn. 

“A full master of the epic fantasy.” —Tulsa World One of the world’s most acclaimed fantasists, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to the world of her popular “Tawny Man” trilogy with Dragon Haven—the second book, following Dragon Keeper (“Imaginative, literate...

As the captain of a schooner catering to the elite on the Caribbean Seas, Sebastian Stark does his best to avoid any human encounters. Interacting with people isn't his thing, and he prefers the company of a bottle of vodka, a shot glass, and maybe a whore. There's no doubt he's hiding from a checkered past, but he does well keeping everything to himself...until the night his schooner capsizes, and he's stuck on a life raft with one of the passengers. Raine's young, she's cute, and Bastian would probably be into her if he wasn't suffering from alcohol withdrawal.  

I knew my fate the moment I surrendered. I’d seen the public executions on TV. No jury. No bail. Just a hole in the ground and a bullet between the eyes, broadcast live in high-definition. There are worse ways to die, I told myself. I was doing the right thing, exchanging my life for Rain’s. Survival wasn’t everything.

Bloomsbury presents Lives of Bitter Rain by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by David Thorpe. SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES 2025 City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring ‘Perfection’ and ‘Correctness’ to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Seven fires predicted. Five already burning. The sixth is three hours away. Wildfire investigator Dr. Mara Voss trusts the physical evidence others overlook. Fuel, wind, terrain—fire always tells the truth. So when a dying courier presses a memory...

The closest Alex Harley has ever been to a zombie is on his game console. Trapped in a dead end job and spending his weekends gaming, Alex is coasting through life at his own pace. But one fateful weekend, he agrees to go hiking with his pal Mike. Mike's girlfriend, Elena, is bringing her friend Lucy along and that is good enough reason for Alex to endure grueling hikes along a mountain range in Wales.

Very soon, when the government is bankrupt and battling civil unrest...a ruthless, global conspiracy will rise from the shadows to seize control of everything. But that’s only the start. They’ll soon unleash a mysterious red rain, grounding all travelers, knocking out communications, and taking down the grid with a massive EMP.

The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines.

Rescue the dragon. Save the rebellion. The Saban Mountains are no longer safe. The Guild is closing in. And the dragons are no longer silent. Ny Keena never expected to survive her first battle, let alone unleash a magic she was never meant to wield. Now, with her dragon Asher and the fiercely...

The Thief Kingdom is a place hidden within the world of Aadilor. Many whisper of its existence, but few have found this place, where magic and pleasure abound. There, the mysterious Thief King reigns supreme with the help of the Mousai, a trio of revered and feared sorceresses. Larkyra Bassette may be the youngest of the Mousai, but when she sings her voice has the power to slay monsters. When it’s discovered the Duke of Lachlan is siphoning a poisonous drug from the Thief Kingdom and using it to abuse his tenants, Larkyra is offered her first solo mission to stop the duke. 

Sie ist eine verwöhnte Prinzessin. Kain beobachtet sie, weil sie ihn fasziniert. Er folgt ihr, weil sie die Gunst der Federklingenhallen genießt. Er braucht sie, um in den Tresorraum zu gelangen. Sie ist eine Kämpferin. Er beobachtet sie, weil sie schön ist. Er folgt ihr, um jeden, der ihr wehtut, bei lebendigem Leib zu verbrennen – solange er das kann. Er braucht sie. Punkt.

Fifteen years ago, a brilliant scientist built a barrier against the dangerous power that radiates from the City of Glass in the southern land, allowing the citizens of Chevakia to live without fear of their lives. Since then, the democracy of Chevakia has prospered, with free-thinking scientists developing steam power and the beginnings of electricity. But the power, which they call sonorics, controls the weather in Chevakia. Senator Sadorius han Chevonian is the country’s chief meteorologist.

Maddy dachte, sie wüsste genau, was ihren Tod verursachen würde. Jetzt ist die Liste so lang, dass es unmöglich ist, es vorauszusehen. Die vielleicht größte Gefahr? Kain. Mit jedem Tag, den sie in den Federklingenhallen verbringt, werden mehr Geheimnisse gelüftet, und es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis eines davon ihr eigenes ist. Wenn Kain das von ihr bekommt, was er will … könnten nicht nur diejenigen, die ihn verraten haben, seinen Zorn zu spüren bekommen. Sie muss stark sein. Sie muss sich ihre Flügel verdienen. Sie muss der Verlockung in seinen flammenden Augen widerstehen.

The world’s largest volcano does not reside beneath Hawaii’s mountains, or in Washington state, but Yellowstone National Park. Past eruptions have darkened our continent and covered it with a blanket of ash that smothered both plant and animal life. Now the supervolcano, with its earthquakes and geysers, is monitored on a daily basis for signs of the beast reawakening.

Two brothers. One prophecy. No mercy. Two boys bound by prophecy. Two scars shaped by the divine. One fate that could shatter the world. In Akaroth, peace is a fragile lie —held together by fading alliances, ancient rivalries, and myths buried in ash. Vari and Haru, raised as brothers, share more than blood. Each carries a radiant scar and a dormant power spoken of only in whispers: the gift of the Eklektos. One hungers for forgotten truths. One burns with quiet devotion. Both walk a path watched by kings, scholars, and shadows alike.

With Cera declared dead, Nicholas Grafton must come to terms with his loss and move on with the next case without her. He must put aside his feelings about a one-time friend to put together his clue and avert the biggest disaster to face Central City yet. Cera, alive and well, has her own problems. Trapped on a space station, her only hope may be to jump from the frying pan into the fire. 

Akita turned 18; that was the day she vanished. It all began with an innocent dream, or so she thought. Now she's linked to the Earth's power, destined to help others. The universe is thrown at her feet; its true nature bares its teeth. Is it a gift or a curse? Darkness creeps in the shadow, waiting for the right moment to strike. Akita takes hold, creating her own fate, finding a love written in the stars.

Jack Chambers was all the way across the country - separated from his family - when life, as he knew it, came to a screeching halt. A virus straight out of a horror movie has been unleashed, turning friends, neighbors, and family members into a walking nightmare. Jack must fight to make his way back home to his wife and son from Florida all the way to Oregon in a world that is determined to kill them all.

Aythryn City—truly a mess of neon and trash all supporting the psychopaths that live here. Desire is the name of the game in such a bright place, as anyone on the streets can verify. Whether it be the gangs roaming the streets, the corpo rats in their tall towers, or the people just trying to get by; everyone wants something. Then enter me: a poor thief turned investigator just to make enough for end’s meet. Or at least, that’s how it was supposed to go down. Now though? Now I’m caught in several storms between stealing from one of the Big 7 to a weird interface telling me what to do.