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Cast in oblivion (Chronicles of Elantra #14)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2019
"Kaylin wasn't sent to the West March to start a war. Her mission to bring back nine Barrani might do…
just that, though. She traveled with a Dragon, and her presence is perceived as an act of aggression in the extremely hostile world of Barrani-Dragon politics. Internal Barrani politics are no less deadly, and Kaylin has managed-barely-to help the rescued Barrani evade both death and captivity at the hands of the Consort. Before the unplanned "visit" to the West March, Kaylin invited the Consort to dinner. For obvious reasons, Kaylin wants to cancel dinner-forever. But the Consort is going to show up at the front door at the agreed-upon time. The fact that she tried to imprison Kaylin's guests doesn't matter at all...to her. A private Barrani Hell, built of Shadow and malice, exists beneath the High Halls. It is the High Court's duty to jail the creature at its heart-even if it means that Barrani victims are locked in the cage with it. The Consort is willing to do almost anything to free the trapped and end their eternal torment. And she needs the help of Kaylin's houseguests-and Kaylin herself. Failure won't be death-it will be Hell. And that's where Kaylin is going." -- Provided by publisherCast in silence (Chronicles of Elantra #05)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2011
"A member of the elite Hawk force that protects the City of Elantra, Kaylin Neya has sacrificed much to earn…
the respect of the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani she works alongside. But the mean streets she escaped as a child aren't the ones she's vowed to give her life guarding. Those were much darker. Kaylin's moved on with her life-and is keeping silent about the shameful things she's done to stay alive. But when the city's oracles warn of brewing unrest in the outer fiefdoms, a mysterious visitor from Kaylin's past casts her under a cloud of suspicion. Thankfully, if she's anything, she's a survivor." -- Provided by publisherTrois lucioles (Cycle de la Tour de Garde #2)
Par Guillaume Chamanadjian. 2023
La Tour de Garde est une édification commune de Claire Duvivier et Guillaume Chamanadjian. Nox, l'ancien commis d'épicerie, est désormais…
seul maître à bord de l'échoppe Saint-Vivant. Il a pris ses distances avec la maison de la Caouane, qui l'avait recueilli dans son enfance. Mais personne n'est à l'abri des intrigues de la cité. Dès la fin de l'hiver, tout ce que la ville compte d'opposants au duc Servaint s'est mis en tête que le seigneur de la Caouane devait mourir, et que la main qui le frapperait serait celle de Nox. Celui-ci consentira-t-il à tuer l'homme qui l'a élevé ? De sa décision dépendra le destin de GeminaLa sed
Par Marina Yuszczuk. 2021
Cast in flight (Chronicles of Elantra #12)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2016
"Private Kaylin Neya already has Dragons and Barrani as roommates. Adding one injured, flightless Aerian to her household should be…
trivial. Sure, the Aerian is Sergeant Moran dar Carafel, but Kaylin's own sergeant is a Leontine, the definition of growly and fanged. She can handle one Aerian. But when a walk to the Halls of Law becomes a street-shattering magical assassination attempt on the sergeant, Kaylin discovers that it's not the guest who's going to be the problem: it's all of the people who suddenly want Moran dar Carafel dead. And though Moran refuses to tell her why she's being targeted, Kaylin is determined to discover her secret and protect her at all costs-even if keeping Moran safe means dealing with Aerian politics, angry dragons and something far more sinister." -- Provided by publisherCast in courtlight (Chronicles of Elantra #02)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2006
"In Elantra, a job well done is rewarded with a more dangerous task. And so, after defeating a dark evil,…
Kaylin must enter a place of deceit and treachery. A world where silk and jewels hide deadly secrets. Kaylin goes before the Barrani High Court, where a misspoken word brings sure death. And Kaylin's never been known for her grace or manners. But the High Lord's heir is suspiciously ill and Kaylin's healing magic is the only shot at saving him-if she manages to dodge the traps laid for her. Only to discover that the healing might turn out to be the simplest of the tasks before her." -- Provided by publisherCast in secret (Chronicles of Elantra #03)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2007
"Still avoiding her magic lessons-yet using her powers when need be-Private Kaylin Neya is relishing investigating a regular theft once…
again. That is, until she finds out the mysterious box was taken from Elani Street, where the mages and charlatans mingle and it's sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the two. Still, she hopes this might be a mundane case. Then in a back room, Kaylin sees a lost-looking girl in a reflective pool...who calls out for Kaylin's help. Shaken, Kaylin tries to stay focused on the case at hand. But since the stolen item is ancient, has no keyhole and holds tremendous darkness inside, Kaylin knows unknown forces are again playing with her destiny-and her life." -- Provided by publisherCity of refuge: A Novel
Par Tom Piazza. 2009
"In the heat of late summer, two New Orleans families-one black and one white-confront a storm that will change the…
course of their lives. SJ Williams, a carpenter and widower, lives and works in the Lower Ninth Ward, the community where he was born and raised. His sister, Lucy, is a soulful mess, and SJ has been trying to keep her son, Wesley, out of trouble. Across town, Craig Donaldson, a Midwestern transplant and the editor of the city's alternative paper, faces deepening cracks in his own family. New Orleans' music and culture have been Craig's passion, but his wife, Alice, has never felt comfortable in the city. The arrival of their two children has inflamed their arguments about the wisdom of raising a family there. When the news comes of a gathering hurricane-named Katrina-the two families make their own very different plans to weather the storm. The Donaldsons join the long evacuation convoy north, across Lake Pontchartrain and out of the city. SJ boards up his windows and brings Lucy to his house, where they wait it out together, while Wesley stays with a friend in another part of town. But the long night of wind and rain is only the beginning-and when the levees give way and the flood waters come, the fate of each family changes forever. The Williamses are scattered-first to the Convention Center and the sweltering Superdome, and then far beyond city and state lines, where they struggle to reconnect with one another. The Donaldsons, stranded and anxious themselves, find shelter first in Mississippi, then in Chicago, as Craig faces an impossible choice between the city he loves and the family he had hoped to raise there." -- Provided by publisherCast in flame (Chronicles of Elantra #10)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2014
"Any day that starts with dragon arguments is going to be bad. Kaylin returned from the West March in one…
piece. Now that piece is fraying. She's not at home in the Imperial Palace-and she never intends to be. All she wants is normal garden-variety criminals and a place of her own. Of course, normal in her new life involves a dragon as a roommate, but she can handle that. She can't as easily handle the new residents to the city she polices, because one of them is Nightshade's younger brother. On a night when she should be talking to landlords in perfectly normal buildings, she's called to the fief-by Teela. A small family disagreement has become a large, complicated problem: Castle Nightshade's latent magic is waking. And it's not the only thing." -- Provided by publisherStray (Shifters #01)
Par Rachel Vincent. 2007
"I look like an all-American grad student. But I am a werecat, a shape-shifter, and I live in two worlds.…
Despite reservations from my family and my Pride, I escaped the pressure to continue my species and carved out a normal life for myself. Until the night a Stray attacked. I'd been warned about Strays-werecats without a Pride-constantly on the lookout for someone like me: attractive, female and fertile. I fought him off, but then learned two of my fellow tabbies had disappeared. This brush with danger was all my Pride needed to summon me back...for my own protection. Yeah, right. But I'm no meek kitty. I'll take on whatever-and whoever-I have to in order to find my friends. Watch out, Strays-'cause I got claws, and I'm not afraid to use them." -- Provided by publisherInterdit! (Les romans jeunesse #27)
Par Florence Jenner-Metz. 2011
" Anatole est un pro de linformatique et internet na plus de secret pour lui. Il trouve un jour un…
site qui va bien au-delà de tout ce quil n'a jamais pu imaginer : un site qui, dune simple signature, permet de commander et recevoir des objets magiques. Malgré linterdiction de ses parents (ou plutôt pour le plaisir de braver linterdiction de ses parents), il commande toute une série de choses absolument fantastiques avec son ami Basile. Ils se retrouvent rapidement les propriétaires dun stylo qui écrit tout seul, dune boîte de chocolats qui se remplit automatiquement, et dautres merveilles plus indispensables les unes que les autres et tout ça, simplement en signant Jusquau jour où le sorcier qui a créé le site réclame le paiement de leurs commandes sous peine de se venger " -- 4e de couvCast in chaos (Chronicles of Elantra #06)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2016
"Kaylin Neya is a Hawk, part of the elite force tasked with keeping the City of Elantra safe. Her past…
is dark, her magic uncontrolled and her allies unpredictable. And nothing has prepared her for what is coming, when the charlatans on Elani Street suddenly grow powerful, the Oracles are thrown into an uproar and the skies rain blood. The powerful of Elantra believe that the mysterious markings on Kaylin's skin hold the answer, and they are not averse to using her-how ever they have to-in order to discover what it is. Something is coming, breaking through the barriers between the worlds. But is it a threat that Kaylin needs to defend her city against-or has she been chosen for another reason entirely?" -- Provided by publisherBeasts of Tabat: a novel (Tabat quartet #01)
Par Cat Rambo. 2015
When Teo, raised in the country, arrives in the coastal metropolis of Tabat, all he finds is hostility. It is…
a city in turmoil, with change in government and fights among the Beasts, Unicorns, Dryads, and other magical creatures who live and work there. Worse, the city is bent on hunting Shifters, and Teo just happens to be one. Can he team up with Bella Kanto, a famous gladiator, to save each other from dangers coming from all sides? Adult. UnratedShield of thunder (Troy (Series) #02)
Par David Gemmell. 2006
"The war of Troy is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, friends and enemies, each…
with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder. Into this maelstrom of treachery and deceit come three travellers; Piria, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret, Kalliades, a warrior with a legendary sword, and Banokles who will carve his own legend in the battles to come." -- Provided by publisher"Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time is a collection of indigenous science fiction and urban fantasy focusing on LGBT and…
two-spirit characters. These stories range from a transgender woman undergoing an experimental transition process to young lovers separated through decades and meeting in their own far future. These are stories of machines and magic, love and self-love." -- Provided by publisherSangre de Emanuel
Par Ted Dekker. 2011
"This story is for everyone--but not everyone is for this story. It is a dangerous tale of times past. A…
love story full of deep seduction. A story of terrible longing and bold sacrifice. Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what it should flee. Forgetting it once had a truer lover. With a kiss, evil will ravage body, soul, and mind. Yet there remains hope, because the heart knows no bounds. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow. Because the battle for the heart is always violently opposed. For those desperate to drink deep from this fountain of life, enter. But remember, not everyone is for this story." -- GoodreadsL'héritier: Filles de Lune, 5
Par Elisabeth Tremblay. 2011
Aux portes de Ramchad, l’affrontement est inévitable. Dans la cité, les troupes se préparent au pire : la résurrection de…
l’armée des morts. En ce temps de guerre, des mesures de guerre doivent être prises. Des alliés seront malheureusement sacrifiés… Pendant qu’Alejandre et Mélijna jubilent à l’idée d’écraser leurs ennemis, Saül donne le coup d’envoi au recrutement de ses soldats. Le sorcier conduira bientôt des milliers d’hommes vers un destin cruel, première étape de sa domination sur la Terre des Anciens.La sirène muette (Tara Duncan #1)
Par Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian. 2010
Cast in ruin (Chronicles of Elantra #07)
Par Michelle Sagara. 2016
"Seven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon's fief. All identical, down to their clothing. Kaylin Neya is…
assigned to discover who they were, who killed them-and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over? At least the investigation delays her meeting with the Dragon Emperor. And as the shadows grow longer over the fiefs, Kaylin must use every skill she's ever learned to save the people she's sworn to protect. Sword in hand, dragons in the sky, this time there's no retreat and no surrender." -- Provided by publisherTo end in fire
Par David Weber. 2021
"The Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson. Obedient to the Alliance's…
surrender demands, the League is writing a new Constitution, to prevent the reemergence of out-of-control bureaucrats, like the "Mandarins" who led it to disaster. Frontier Security has been disbanded, the outer worlds have regained control of their own economic destinies, and multiple star systems will soon secede from the League entirely. Yet the League is-and will remain-the largest, most economically powerful human star nation in existence, and despite the overwhelming evidence that their unelected political leaders were the driving force behind the war, many League citizens deeply resent the fashion in which their star nation-the Solarian League-has been humbled. And those who most resent the Grand Alliance continue to blame Manticore for the nuclear bombardment of the planet Mesa after its surrender. They refuse to accept that the League-and the members of the Grand Alliance-could have been manipulated by a deeply hidden interstellar conspiracy called the Mesan Alignment. The Alignment is only an invention of the Grand Alliance, no more than a mask, a cover, for its own horrific Eridani Violations. Those Solarians will never accept the war guilt of the League, because they know the Grand Alliance was just as bad. Because they deeply resent the way in which the Grand Alliance pretends to be the innocent "good guys." And in the fullness of time, those Solarians will seek vengeance upon their enemies. Not all Solarians feel that way, but even some of those who accept that there was an interstellar conspiracy cherish doubts about its origins. But it is still out there, and now defeated Solarians and agents of the victorious Alliance must join forces to find it. Even if they don't believe in it, it believes in them. They must find it and identify it, to prove to revanchist Solarians that there was a conspiracy. And they must find it and destroy it to end its evil once and for all." -- Provided by publisher