From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler.

King Severn Argentine’s fearsome reputation precedes him: usurper of the throne, killer of rightful heirs, ruthless punisher of traitors. Attempting to depose him, the Duke of Kiskaddon gambles…and loses. Now the duke must atone by handing over his young son, Owen, as the king’s hostage. And should his loyalty falter again, the boy will pay with his life.

Seeking allies and eluding Severn’s spies, Owen learns to survive in the court of Kingfountain. But when new evidence of his father’s betrayal threatens to seal his fate, Owen must win the vengeful king’s favor by proving his worth—through extraordinary means. And only one person can aid his desperate cause: a mysterious woman, dwelling in secrecy, who truly wields power over life, death, and destiny.

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A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Owen Kiskaddon first came to the court of the formidable King Severn as a prisoner, winning favor with the stormy monarch by masquerading as a boy truly blessed by the Fountain. Nine years hence, the once-fearful Owen has grown into a confident young man, mentored in battle and politics by Duke Horwath and deeply in love with his childhood friend, the duke’s granddaughter. But the blissful future Owen and Elysabeth Mortimer anticipate seems doomed by the king’s machinations.

A pretender to Severn’s throne has vowed to seize the crown of Kingfountain. But Severn means to combat the threat by using Elysabeth as bait to snare the imposter—and forcing Owen, as a pawn in the dangerous charade, to choose between duty and devotion. With poisoners and spies circling ominously, and war looming on the horizon, Owen must make painful sacrifices to beat back the advancing shadows of death and disaster. Will Owen’s conflicted heart follow the king’s path or will he risk everything for love?

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A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Against all odds, Owen Kiskaddon grew from frightened boy to confident youth to trusted officer in the court of Kingfountain—and watched its regent, Severn Argentine, grow ever more ruthless and power-mad. Robbed of his beloved protector, his noble mentor, and his true love, Owen has anticipated the day when the king he fears and reviles, yet loyally serves, will be toppled. Now, as Severn plots a campaign of conquest, the time has come to take action…and Owen’s destiny demands that he lead the strike.

Ordered to incite war with a neighboring kingdom, Owen discovers its beautiful, reclusive ruler, whose powerful magic might even exceed his own. Together they mount a daring plot to overthrow the corrupt monarch, crown the rightful heir, and defeat the prophesied curse threatening Kingfountain with wintry death. But Severn’s evil is as bottomless as the fabled Deep Fathoms. To keep his ill-gotten throne, he’ll gladly spill the blood of enemies and innocents alike.

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A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Following the downfall of a tyrant, years have passed in prosperity for the kingdom of Ceredigion. Now, as the time comes to celebrate the new king’s nuptials, the specter of a new enemy emerges to destroy all that has been painstakingly built in those years.

Tryneowy Kiskaddon has grown up learning military and diplomatic strategy from her father, one of the king’s closest advisors. She feels her destiny lies in defending the kingdom as a knight, not as a Wizr as her parents have decided, though no lady of the realm has taken up the sword in a century. As she seeks to understand her own Fountain-blessed powers, she studies in the tradition of her mother while training in secret and closely following the realm’s politics, alarmed by her mother’s vision of an impending clash and a devastating future.

But the pieces on fate’s game board are in motion, and on the eve of battle, a threatening force irrevocably changes the future of the kingdom and her own. Does Trynne have what it takes to maneuver Ceredigion’s key players into position and outsmart the kingdom’s enemies—even those still concealed in shadow?

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A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Bestselling author Jeff Wheeler continues the acclaimed Kingfountain Series with a vast expansion of this spellbinding world. Thrust into the heart of events threatening to rip her kingdom apart, young Trynne Kiskaddon will gain new powers and see old allies fall and new heroes rise as the battle for the kingdom and the lands beyond begins.

Courtly intrigue and rumors of invasion plunge Kingfountain into turmoil as the search for Trynne’s father begins in earnest. But Trynne’s quest to learn the truth of Owen’s sinister disappearance is sidetracked when tragedy strikes her family once again. Suddenly, the future of the kingdom rests in her hands as she struggles to learn—and control—the power that can keep the threatening Deep Fathoms at bay.

When King Gahalatine unleashes his overwhelming forces against the realm, Trynne must draw on her political instincts, warrior training, and Fountain-blessed magic if she hopes to survive the chaos to come. But a final, epic confrontation will force Trynne into an unimaginable choice: save her kingdom and the lives of her people, or lose the one who means more to her than life itself.

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"Nincsenek hősök.

Nincs igazság.

Nincs mennyország."
Csillagtűz Gaelan békés gazdálkodó.

Boldog férj, apa, óvatos, csendes, egyszerű férfi.

És halhatatlan.

Az évszázadok során sok arcot viselt, hogy leplezze adottságait.

Gyakran vált belőle hős, ilyenkor a neve mindig legendává vált: Acaelus Thorne, Yricthe Black, Acélhajlító Hrothan, Tal Drakkan, Fürge Rebus…

Amikor a gyönyörű kurtizán kérésére megöli a világ legjobb orgyilkosait, olyasmit talál az út végén, ami elpusztíthat mindent, amiben valaha hitt.

A Névtelen most megmutatja igazi arcát.

A tökéletes gyilkosnak nincsenek barátai csak célpontjai. Egy fehér kígyó puffant az asztalra. Kylarnek alig jutott ideje megállapítani, hogy mi az, mielőtt a kígyó az arca felé csapott volna. Látta a nagyra tátott száját, benne csillogó méregfogakkal. Hátrahőkölt, de túl lassan. Aztán a kígyó eltűnt, Kylar pedig hanyatt esett a székről, de ugyanabban a pillanatban talpra is ugrott. Blint az állatot a feje mögött megmarkolva tartotta a kígyót. A levegőben kapta el, amikor támadott. Tudod, hogy mi ez, Kylar? Fehér áspisvipera. A világ egyik leghalálosabb kígyója volt. Kicsik voltak, ritkán nőttek nagyobbra, mint egy ember alkarja, de akit megharaptak, másodperceken belül meghalt. Nem, ez a kudarc ára.

A tökéletes gyilkosnak nincsenek barátai csak célpontjai. Egy fehér kígyó puffant az asztalra. Kylarnek alig jutott ideje megállapítani, hogy mi az, mielőtt a kígyó az arca felé csapott volna. Látta a nagyra tátott száját, benne csillogó méregfogakkal. Hátrahőkölt, de túl lassan. Aztán a kígyó eltűnt, Kylar pedig hanyatt esett a székről, de ugyanabban a pillanatban talpra is ugrott. Blint az állatot a feje mögött megmarkolva tartotta a kígyót. A levegőben kapta el, amikor támadott. Tudod, hogy mi ez, Kylar? Fehér áspisvipera. A világ egyik leghalálosabb kígyója volt. Kicsik voltak, ritkán nőttek nagyobbra, mint egy ember alkarja, de akit megharaptak, másodperceken belül meghalt. Nem, ez a kudarc ára.