検索キーワード： 著者 "John Gwynne" すべてのカテゴリー

In einer Welt erbaut auf Blut und Knochen kann es keinen Frieden geben... Die Verfemten Lande haben den Krieg überstanden, doch die Herrschaft der siegreichen Ben-Elim wird bedroht. Die Anzeichen häufen sich, dass ihre Erzfeinde, brutale Dämonenwesen, zurückkommen. Im verschneiten Norden findet der Pelzjäger Drem zerfetzte Leichen im Wald - scheinbar Opfer schwarzer Magie. Im Süden gerät Riv, ein ungestümer junger Soldat, in einen Konflikt mit den Ben-Elim. Drem und Riv hüten Geheimnisse, die das Schicksal der Verfemten Lande verändern könnten.

The demon king Asroth has been freed from his iron prison. Now, alongside his dark bride, Fritha, he plans to conquer the whole of the Banished Lands. In the shadows of Forn Forest, Riv and the surviving Ben-Elim desperately search for a way to unite those who remain against Asroth's vast army. Far in the west, Drem is with the Order of the Bright Star, besieged by a demon horde. Their fragile defenses are on the brink of shattering, but they know that it is better to fight and die than to live without hope.

Drem and his friends are haunted by the horrors they witnessed at the battle at Starstone Lake: the screams of men being warped into beasts and the sight of a demon rising from the dead. But worse than any memory is Fritha, the demons' deadly high priestess. And she is hunting them. Concealed in Forn Forest, Riv knows her very existence as a half-breed is a threat to the Ben-Elim. She represents their most dangerous secret - and if the warrior angels find her, they won't hesitate to silence her.

The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures. Nathair has been deceived but now he knows the truth. He has choices to make, choices that will determine the fate of the Banished Lands.

The Demon-King of the Otherworld is finally free. Asroth prepares to lead his demonic war-host south. With the help of his dark bride Fritha, he plans to crush the warrior-angels and their allies. In the shadows of Forn Forest, Riv and the surviving Ben-Elim hold a war council. After the catastrophic events at Drassil, they are desperate to unite those who would stand against Asroth and his army. So they fly west, to join the Order of the Bright Star. But Drem and the Order are besieged by a demon horde – and their fragile defence may soon shatter.

Le saghe più grandi sono scritte con il sangue. Dopo che gli dèi combatterono fino a estinguersi, il cataclisma che produsse la loro caduta distrusse la terra di Vigrið. Ora sta sorgendo un nuovo mondo, in cui gli jarl assetati di potere si scontrano tra loro e i mostri si aggirano per i boschi e le montagne. Un mondo in cui le ossa degli dèi morti detengono ancora un grande potere per coloro che sono abbastanza coraggiosi - o disperati - da cercarle.

Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own - and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance. Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god.

Il signore dell'Oltremondo è finalmente libero. Armato di nuove potenti armi di Pietrastella, Asroth si prepara a guidare il suo esercito demoniaco a sud. Con l'aiuto della sua oscura sposa Fritha, progetta di annientare gli angeli guerrieri e i loro alleati. All'ombra della Foresta di Forn, Riv e i Ben-Elim sopravvissuti tengono un consiglio di guerra. Dopo gli eventi catastrofici di Drassil, cercano disperatamente di unire coloro che si schiererebbero contro Asroth e il suo esercito.

Corban flees his homeland searching for peace, but he soon discovers that there is no haven in the west as the agents of Rhin and roaming bands of giants hound his every step. Veradis leaves the battleground and rushes to his King's side. But he has witnessed both combat and betrayal and his duty weighs heavily upon him. Maquin seeks only revenge, but pirate slavers and the brutal world of pit-fighting stand in his way. Nathair becomes embroiled in the wars of the west as Queen Rhin marches against King Owain. The need to find the cauldron of the giants drives him on.

The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, but now giants are seen, the stones weep blood, and giant wyrms are stirring. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. For if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind's hopes and dreams will fall to dust....