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The penultimate volume in the Conclave of Shadows series from worldwide best-selling author Raymond E. Feist. Featuring one of the most fascinating characters and scenarios ever created in the genre, the series promises to become one of the great all-time classics in the field. Once absolute ruler of his nation, Kaspar, former duke of Olasko, has been cast into exile. Abandoned in the wilds of a continent on the other side of the world and left with nothing but his wits and determination, he must fight merely to survive.

Book three in the magnificent Empire Trilogy by bestselling authors Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts. Welcome to the final play of the game. Now revered as the Servant of the Empire, Mara of the Acoma is in more danger than ever before. Not only does she face threats from the brotherhood of assassins and the cunning spies of rival ruling houses, but she has attracted the attention of the awesome Assembly of Magicians, who see her as a threat to their power.

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet.

It's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place.

Un jeune orphelin vint un jour du royaume des Isles. Il devint l'apprenti du maître magicien de la cour de Crydee, sur les terres de Krondor. Son courage lui valut une place à la cour et le cœur d'une adorable princesse, mais l'approche traditionnelle de la magie ne le satisfaisait pas. C'était avant que n'éclate la Guerre de la Faille avec l'invasion d'un étrange peuple de guerriers surgi d'un empire lointain. Alors, celui qu'on appelait Pug dut faire face à son véritable destin. Le jour viendrait où il détiendrait le sort de deux mondes entre ses mains.

Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords - the brilliant and deadly Grand Admiral Thrawn - has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic....

When pioneering marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen is offered the chance to travel to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to investigate a highly intelligent, dangerous octopus species, she doesn't pause long enough to look at the fine print. DIANIMA—a transnational tech corporation best known for its groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence—has purchased the islands, evacuated their population and sealed the archipelago off from the world so that Nguyen can focus on her research.

Un vent maléfique souffle sur Midkemia. La princesse Anita est sauvée, mais son époux, le prince Arutha, sait que les forces du mal n'ont pas dit leur dernier mot : les Faucons de la Nuit sont de retour. La guilde d'assassins rôde dans les rues de Krondor et œuvre à la perte du prince. Cependant, au nord, l'armée des Ténèbres se lève pour écraser le royaume des Isles. La bataille finale entre l'ordre et le chaos va éclater dans les ruines d'une cité nommée Sethanon.