Sorcery: A Threat to the Glory of Istar. Twenty years have passed since Beldinas the Kingpriest assumed the throne. His is a realm of unsurpassed grandeur and wealth, a testament to the mightiest age of the empire of Istar. But evil exists in this great realm, threatening the peace and sanctity of the province. Beldinas must turn to his most loyal lieutenant, Cathan, for help. Following Cathan's lead, the Knights of the Divine Hammer strive to extinguish a foul sorcery that will stop at nothing to serve its own dark ends.
Salvation: The Beginning and the End of Istar. For nearly forty years Beldinas, the Kingpriest of Istar, has waged war against evil. Foul monsters, cults of wicked gods, and even the Orders of High Sorcery have fallen to his priests and knights. Now, as the war nears its end, a lost hero reappears: Cathan Twice-Born, once the Kingpriest's champion. As Beldinas prepares to strike the final blow, Cathan must unravel the vision that plagues him: a dream of a burning hammer. His choice will save the world... or herald its doom.
Taladas. Many tales have been told of Krynn. Tales of warfare and ambition, darkness and light, and magic and danger. But these tales are only half of the world’s story. For Ansalon, the land of Solamnic Knights and Dragon Highlords, draconians, kender, and gully dwarves, is but one part of Krynn, one small continent on a much larger planet. There are other lands besides Ansalon. A place known only in legend and rumor, Taladas boasts its own unique geography, history, and culture. It lies on the far side of Krynn, thousands of leagues from Ansalon’s shores. Here warlike barbarians ride over endless plains, armies of men and minotaurs battle the hordes of the undead, and elves who lost their homes long ago fight to keep their new holdings safe. Here an ancient evil, slumbering for centuries, has begun to stir again. Legend and rumor… until now. Presenting the first Dragonlance tale to be told in Taladas, written by Chris Pierson, the author of previous best-selling novels set in the fantasy world of Krynn, including Spirit of the Wind, Dezra’s Quest, and, most recently, the Kingpriest Trilogy.
It reared, rising almost to the level of his throat, mandibles clacking in the air. He leaped aside, rolled, and came up with his shuk in front of him. The huraj settled back to the ground, then whipped around and started forward again. Hult had long enough to see Forlo swiping his own blade at the other one, keeping it at bay while he tried to circle to its flank. Then the black huraj came on again, clawed legs churning. He brought back his saber, spun it, then snapped it around as hard as he could, striking with the tip of the blade at the creature’s neck. It was a powerful stroke, swift and well aimed, strong enough to take off the huraj’s head. But it didn’t.
Many tales have been told of Krynn. Tales of warfare and ambition, darkness and light, and magic and danger. But these tales are only half the world’s story. For Ansalon, the land of Solamnic Knights and Dragon Highlords, draconians, kender, and gully dwarves, is but one part of Krynn, one small continent on a much larger planet. There are other lands besides Ansalon. In Taladas, the Faceless Emperor, finally awoken from his long sleep, is building his army. Hult and Shedara have fled to find safety, but no land is safe as Maladar rebuilds his empire from the ruins of Aurim. And they have what Maladar wants most to perfect Risen Aurim and force Taladas to bow before him—or die. Taladas once was a place known only to legend and rumor. Until now.
The Warriors series details the exploits of the heroes and villains of the War of the Lance.
Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern World
For generations the traditional focus for those wishing to understand the roots of the modern world has been France on the eve of the Revolution. Porter certainly acknowledges France's importance, but here makes an overwhelming case for considering Britain the true home of modernity - a country driven by an exuberance, diversity and power of invention comparable only to twentieth-century America. Porter immerses the reader in a society which, recovering from the horrors of the Civil War and decisively reinvigorated by the revolution of 1688, had emerged as something new and extraordinary - a society unlike any other in the world.
Roy Porter is Professor in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London.
En el reino legendario de Alagaësia la guerra se está gestando. Los jinetes protectores de la paz del Imperio y los únicos capaces de controlar a los inteligentes dragones, se han extinguido o han pasado a formar parte de las tropas del malvado rey Galbatorix.Los elfos hace tiempo que se han exiliado a un lugar oculto y los vardenos, un grupo disidente, se ocultan en ciudades protegidas. Cuando Eragon, un joven de 15 años que vive en una pequeña aldea, se encuentra con una piedra preciosa en medio del bosque a donde ha ido a cazar, poco se espera que ese suceso vaya a cambiar su vida y el destino de Alagaësia.Lo único que desea es venderla para así asegurar la subsistencia de su familia durante el duro invierno. Sin embargo, una noche la gema se rompe y lo que sale de ella lo llevará a un viaje que lo convertirá en héroe. ¿Podrá Eragon tomar la responsabilidad de los legendarios jinetes de dragones? La esperanza del Imperio descansa en sus manos…
Eragon y su dragona, Saphira, han conseguido escapar con vida después de la colosal batalla en los Llanos Ardientes contra los guerreros imperiales. A pesar de esta hazaña, se han dado cuenta de que todavía no son suficientemente fuertes y de que deberían proseguir con su entrenamiento, pero las promesas que Eragon sigue sin cumplir les impedirán actuar según sus deseos.La primera es la que le hizo a su primo Roran: rescatar a su amada, Katrina, de las garras del rey Galbatorix. Además, Eragon también le debe lealtad a los vardenos, quienes necesitan desesperadamente de su talento y su fuerza, y lo mismo les sucede a elfos y enanos.Cuando los problemas empiezan a aflorar y el peligro ataca desde todos los flancos, Eragon se ve obligado a elegir. Una elección que podría llevarlo a recorrer el Imperio entero, e incluso más allá de sus fronteras, una elección que podría acabar con un sacrificio inimaginable. Eragon es la única esperanza de salvar Alagaësia de la tiranía ¿Podrá el hijo de un granjero unir a las fuerzas rebeldes y vencer al Rey?
Alexander de Grote zocht er tevergeefs naar. Herakles kwam erdoor om het leven. Sarah Kincaid móét het vinden: het levenswater. Herfst 1884. Een gevangeniscel in Londen, donker en vies. Daarin een levenloos lichaam - is de man dood? Onder zijn tong een muntje - het betaalmiddel voor Charon, de veerman in het dodenrijk. De jonge archeologe Sarah Kincaid is vertwijfeld, want de bewegingloze man is niemand anders dan haar geliefde Kamal. Maar... er is één laatste mogelijkheid om hem te redden.
Als een medewerker van de beroemde Schotse schrijver Sir Walter Scott onder raadselachtige omstandigheden de dood vindt, blijkt dit de aanloop tot een serie verontrustende gebeurtenissen te zijn. Sir Walter laat onderzoek uitvoeren, maar stuit op een muur van ijzig zwijgen. Wat houdt de inspecteur van de koning, die speciaal uit Londen is overgekomen, geheim? Wat voor eeuwenoud geheim bewaren de monniken van Kelso? En wat is de betekenis van de onheilspellende zwaardrune, die Sir Walter en zijn neef Quentin op het spoor komen? Een noodlot, waarvan de oorsprong honderden jaren in het verleden ligt, neemt zijn loop...
Archeologe Sarah Kincaid is gespecialiseerd in de oud-Egyptische geschiedenis, en misdaadzaken behoren eigenlijk niet tot haar onderzoeksgebied. Maar het Britse koningshuis wordt door een onbekende kracht bedreigd en vraagt vertwijfeld om haar hulp, want Londen wordt geteisterd door mysterieuze moordgevallen. Waarom worden de slachtoffers beroofd van hun organen? Waarom laat de moordenaar hiëroglyfen achter op de plaatsten delict? Is het een oeroude vloek die zich op het koningshuis richt? Het antwoord ligt in de schaduw van Thot...