Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Fantasy

Tras sobrevivir a Midas, la protagonista renace con un poder indomable y una sed de venganza que amenaza con consumirlo todo. Escapando del reino helado que la mantuvo cautiva, se alía con Slade Ravinger, otro rey dispuesto a desafiar el orden establecido. Pero el mundo no perdona la rebeldía, y la guerra se desata. ¿Estarán dispuestos a convertirse en los villanos para proteger su amor y su libertad?

Centraal staat de botsing tussen religies in Engeland aan het einde van de 5de eeuw. Heidenen en Christenen staan met getrokken wapens tegenover elkaar, maar ook de godin Isis speelt nog een rol. Arthurs wijze raadgever, Merlijn, is dan weer op jacht naar de laatste mystieke schat van Engeland: de Ketel van Clyddno Eiddyn… oftewel de Heilige Graal.

Engeland, 2000 voor Christus. Drie broers (een krijger, een tovenaar en een bouwer) werken samen aan één project: de tempel van Stonehenge. De twee oudste broers zien Stonehenge als een uitbreiding van hun macht, de basis van een wereldrijk, en respecteren niets of niemand om hun doelen te bereiken. Het grootste probleem is echter hun onderlinge rivaliteit.

Arthur probeert, met een idealisme dat tegen het naïeve aanschurkt, alle stammen van het land te verdedigen tegen de Saksen. Met de tovenaar Merlijn aan zijn zijde maakt hij misschien een kans om het recht te doen zegevieren… maar vergist hij zich niet in de rol van de magiër? Het Engeland van de 6de eeuw is één grote chaos.

Frankrijk, Gascogne, de 14de eeuw. Thomas van Hookton is een uitzonderlijk begaafde boogschutter in het leger van de Engelse koning Edward. Thomas redt een jonge vrouw van de brandstapel en wordt daardoor beschuldigd van de misdaad die voor haar tot de doodstraf leidde: ketterij. Thomas en Vrouwe Geneviève slaan op de vlucht. Heel ver wegvluchten wil Thomas echter níet, want in Gascogne hoopt hij de moordenaar van zijn vader te vinden.

Curses run deep. Desire runs deeper. Welcome back to the City of the Damned. Suri survived Queen Lera's ceremony, but now she's trapped in the City of the Damned. Its ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the desert wasteland's curse, but Suri just wants to save her brother and escape the growing temptations of his court. As dangerous threats close in, Suri learns her blood bond might be the only way to stop Queen Lera. Spellbinding balls, glamours, blood witches, and dark prophecies await – but only if Suri dares to confront Kol's shadowed past.

Bloodbound and penniless. Exiled to cursed lands. Hunted by death.When thief Suri suffers a humiliating robbery, she has just one day to settle a dangerous debt. Her plan: abduct and impersonate a foreign princess at the royal ball. But when the wickedly handsome fae lord of the wasteland, Kol, crashes the party to find the princess she's pretending to be, everything takes a darker turn. With her knife in Kol’s righthand man, stolen trinkets in her pockets, and the kidnapped princess now missing, Suri can’t outrun the law.

In West Britain, King Loarn of the Silures tribe leads a rebellion against their weakened Roman occupiers. Caught in the middle is Faustus, a Roman soldier with maternal ties to the Silures, trapped between loyalty to the army and compassion for his kin.A fragile peace teeters on the brink as a sudden tragedy threatens to escalate tensions, fracturing the relationship between him and his sister Silvia.

De zestienjarige Morgan Rowlands mag dan niet de knapste of populairste zijn op school, maar daar trekt ze zich weinig van aan. Dan komt er een nieuwe, adembenemend knappe jongen op Widow's Vale High: Cal Blaire. Hoewel ze er helemaal niet in gelooft, laat Morgen zich meeslepen. Maar na een ritueel merkt ze een verandering: ze ziet en voelt dingen anders dan voorheen, en ze kan nu machtige, magische dingen die ze eerder niet kon. Langzamerhand ontdekt Morgan nieuwe dingen over zichzelf, maar wat gaat het haar kosten?

The greatest battle needs the greatest of warriors. The siege of Troy is in its ninth year. But Troy still stands. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by disillusioned troops, he changes tactics. Ordering attacks on Troy’s allies, he deprives the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. Yet even this does not draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. Meanwhile, Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of Ithaca.

Amy had it all money, brains and beauty. And then the accident happened. The Present Day: Left blind and without her family, Amy feels she needs to escape. On a trip along the Camino de Santiago - the Way of St James - she is accompanied by the mysterious and troubled Luke. Having been set up to help Amy by a mutual friend, Luke finds he is running from his past... 1314: A Templar Knight, Luc, is also running. He meets the wife of a former comrade, now blinded in a terrifying attack: Aimee.

When the victim is fifteen centimetres tall and has wings, even a hardened detective knows this case won't follow the rules. Inspector Nick Paris believes in facts, not fairytales. But when a murdered fairy turns up in the middle of Manchester, he's dragged into a hidden world of magic, mayhem, and mythical creatures with attitude problems. Soon he's sheltering dwarves, dodging demons, and trying not to take career advice from a chain-smoking, talking crow. As the barriers between realms begin to crumble, Nick must face the unthinkable: magic is real – and it's seriously messing with his city.

"The Wood Beyond the World" is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present day fantasy literature. It was first published in hardcover by Morris' Kelmscott Press in 1894.

Drizzt Do'Urden è un elfo scuro nato a Menzoberranzan, una delle più importanti città del Buio Profondo. Nonostante la sua provenienza, egli è animato da una genuina bontà. Costretto a fuggire, si affiancherà a tanti nuovi amici come il barbaro Wulfgar, la dolce Cattie-brie, l'halfling Regis e il nano Bruenor Battlehammer, vivendo una serie di avventure straordinarie. Preparati ad ascoltare l'esplorazione dei Forgotten Realms del celebre universo fantasy di Dungeons & Dragons...

Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one suspects the supernatural occurrences that follow. But still more unsuspected is the tempestuous romance that blooms between the two young women, and Carmilla’s nightmarish secret. Written 26 years before Stoker’s "Dracula", Carmilla is the original vampire novel. Sheridan Le Fanu combines a chilling Gothic atmosphere with horrifying episodes, boldly exploring the sexual desires of his heroines, and establishing the image of the female vampire.

Inspector Nick Paris – reluctant hero and part-time investigator of the bizarre – would much rather deal with petty theft than portal-hopping mayhem. But when a gruesome murder rocks the streets of Manchester and a rapping dwarf tops the suspect list, Paris finds himself dragged once more into the hidden world of magic, mischief, and mildly uncooperative elves. With old allies, odd enemies, and supernatural shenanigans in full swing, Paris must solve the case before things spiral out of this realm.

To an outsider, Cassandra Shaw's life looks perfect. She lives in a beautiful, luxurious house in the English countryside, with a handsome, wealthy boyfriend who insists she needn't do a day's work in her life. But Cassie knows that something is not right. Her boyfriend has grown colder, treating her more like a housekeeper than a future wife. And her time feels empty and purposeless. Cassandra has always been riddled with insecurities and self-doubt, but, just for once, she decides to take a chance on a new beginning.

Sur les sommets glacés des Dix-Cités, un barbare, un nain, un halfelin et un elfe noir s'allient. Leur objectif ? Sauver leur monde face des hordes de barbares et de l'Éclat de cristal. Alors que la menace de l'éclat de cristal grandit, leur quête de liberté devient une lutte pour leur survie.

Varghunden är en av Jack Londons mest älskade klassiker. I norra Kanadas råa vildmarker kämpar valpen Vittand för att överleva i den bitande kylan. Som korsning mellan hund och varg dras han mellan två inre begär – vargens lockelse till friheten i naturen, och hundens inneboende längtan efter närhet och gemenskap. När Vittand blir bortförd av människor kastas han rakt in i en mardröm. Men bland svårigheterna han tvingas gå igenom, upplever Vittand också glimtar av mänsklig värme. Dessa ögonblick får honom att drömma om ett annat liv, ett liv där han kan leva i harmoni med människorna och deras gåtfulla värld.

The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents.