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In Swords in the Mist, lean times in Lankhmar force brothers-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their heroic wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon.

The High Citadel cannot be seen to harbor a killer. This is a simple truth, and one that Raz i’Syul Arro has little choice but to respect. As the winter storms fall away in favor of the North’s pleasant summer months, Raz finds himself having once more to face the cruelties of the world with spear and sword in hand. For the first time, though, the Monster no longer walks his path alone. Syrah Brahnt, Priestess of Laor and adopted daughter of the former High Priest of Cyurgi ‘Di himself, has joined him on his journey.

As Soldiers Live opens, Croaker is military dictator of all the Taglias, and no Black Company member has died in battle for four years. Croaker figures it can't last. He's right. For, of course, many of the Company's old adversaries are still around. Narayan Singh and his adopted daughter - actually the offspring of Croaker and the Lady - hope to bring about the apocalyptic Year of the Skulls. Other old enemies like Shadowcatcher, Longshadow, and Howler are also ready to do the Company harm.

In Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle, Matthew Stover created a new kind of fantasy novel, and a new kind of hero to go with it: Caine, a street thug turned superstar, battling in a future where reality shows take place in another dimension, on a world where magic exists and gods are up close and personal. In that beautiful, savage land, Caine is an assassin without peer, a living legend born from one of the highest-rated reality shows ever made.

Accused of murdering a man the Southern tribes believe to be their messiah, but who is actually the slayer of Del's family, Tiger and Del flee across the deadly Punja desert, hunted by religious zealots and sword-dancer assassins. But evading death by assassins' blades is only one of the challenges they face. For Tiger's sword, Samiel, has been possessed by the spirit of the deadly sorcerer, Chosa Dei—a wizard out of legend with the power to unmake the entire world, a master of evil who seeks to mold Tiger into his ultimate weapon of destruction.

For years, Glen Cook's Black Company series has built a major audience among fantasy fans. Told from the "worm's-eye" view of the soldiers and functionaries who fight in the trenches of vast sorceress wars, this epic has riveted a generation of readers. If the Joseph Heller of Catch-22 were to tell the story of The Lord of the Rings, it might read like the Black Company books.

Croaker has fallen and, following the Company's disastrous defeat at Dejagore, Lady is one of the few survivors--determined to avenge the Company and herself against the Shadowmasters, no matter what the cost. But in assembling a new fighting force from the dregs and rabble of Taglios, she finds herself offered help by a mysterious, ancient cult of murder--competent, reliable, and apparently committed to her goals.

Defeated by the Lady and cast from this world, all that was left of him was a foul trace of lingering evil. But the graveyard that was once the Barrowland contains more secrets than dead. All who would possess the power of the Dominator are drawn to the spike. A foolhardy band of thieves is the first to reach it, and a rapacious and malign spirit is unleashed on an unwary world. The forces gather, sides are drawn, and mortal men can only die as the Dark Lords battle for domination.

Having risked their lives and souls to capture the fortress of Stormgard, a band of weary soldiers known as the Company witnesses their commander's descent into madness and await the reemergence of their ancient gods.

For the first time in years, life seems settled for Tiger and Del. They run a school for sword-dancers in the South. They're raising a two-year-old daughter. They collect income from their interest in a thriving cantina. Occasionally Tiger must dance against sword-dancers bent on killing him for forsaking the oaths and vows of the circle, but for the most part it's an idyllic life. Until Tiger's twenty-five-year-old son accuses him of being "domesticated."

Ein mysteriöser Wanderer aus dem legendären Reich Askir trifft im Gasthof "Zum Hammerkopf" ein. Er unterrichtet den Krieger Havald und die Halbelfe...

In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life, while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears.

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.

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.

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. "Ill Met in Lankhmar" was honored with both the 1971 Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella.

"Nichts auf dieser Welt, im Leben oder im Tod, könnte mich je davon überzeugen, dass du nicht zu mir gehörst."Kelda ist als Walkürengöttin aus Valhalla zurückgekehrt. Doch die Provokationen an der Grenze drohen zu eskalieren, und ein erneuter Krieg scheint unausweichlich. Kelda ist fest entschlossen, den Kommandanten der Frostkrieger zu heiraten, um mit dessen Truppen ihr Volk schützen zu können. Leannan denkt noch immer, Kelda wäre tot, und weigert sich vor lauter Selbsthass und Trauer, an dem Ritual zur Erwählung des neuen Königs teilzunehmen.

The man who became known as Esrahaddon is reported to have destroyed the world’s greatest empire—but there are those who believe he saved it. Few individuals are as divisive, but all agree on three facts: He was exiled to the wilderness, hunted by a goblin priestess, and sentenced to death by a god—all before the age of eight. How he managed to survive and why people continued to fear his name a thousand years later has always been a mystery...until now.

Cress ha diciassette anni e un miglior amico, Charlie. Entrambi orfani e desiderosi di rendersi indipendenti, scappano dalla loro tutrice. Ma tra le strade di New York si aggira un misterioso individuo in impermeabile e mascherina anti-smog, un essere dall’aspetto mostruoso e inumano, che rapisce Charlie. Cress è disposto a tutto pur di ritrovarlo. Erynni, una strega-telepate che vive in una casa a forma di gabbia di uccello, decide di aiutarlo, e di presentarlo agli altri inquilini: Jonsi, in cerca anche lui di una persona scomparsa, e Sakura, figlia di uno stregone giapponese, venuta in America per tenere fede a una vecchia promessa.

Nachdem es Galiläa nicht gelang, den Fluch zu brechen, beschließt sie für den Frieden der Vampirländer Prinz Arvid zu heiraten. Ihre Gedanken wurden von Aleoren manipuliert, was es ihr erschwert, zwischen Lüge und Wahrheit zu entscheiden. Mit der Zeit jedoch kehren ihre realen Erinnerungen an Zagan zurück, der weiterhin in Nachts Reich festgehalten wird. Galiläa versucht alles, um nach Lybnia zurückzukehren. Mit einer Intrige gelingt es ihr, ins Dämonenreich zu gelangen und muss sich Kallistras skrupellosen Spielchen beugen, um in Dunkelheits Nähe zu sein.

Nachdem Galiläa in Zagans magisches Dämonenreich entführt wurde, versucht sie mit geschickten Verhandlungen, dem Dunkelreich so schnell wie möglich den Rücken zuzukehren. Schließlich muss sie zurück in die Vampirwelt. Wenn es doch so leicht wäre. Zagan will sie unter keinen Umständen gehen lassen, da sie der Schlüssel ist, um den Fluch zu lösen. Gefangen im Dunkelreich lernt Galiläa Zagan und seine Gefährten mit der Zeit von einer anderen Seite kennen, kann aber Prinz Arvid nicht vergessen.