検索キーワード： 叙事詩

Seri's world is defined by very clear rules: The beasts prowl the forest paths and hunt the People. The valiant explore the unknown world, kill the beasts, and gain strength from the armor they make from them. As an assistant to Eshai Unbroken, a young valor commander with a near-mythical reputation, Seri has seen firsthand the struggle to keep the beasts at bay and ensure the safety of the spreading trees where the People make their homes. That was how it always had been and how it always would be. Until the day Seri encounters Tsana.

Ceridwen tal Desmond dreams of ruling like her father over the nation of Soldonia, where warriors ride to battle on magical steeds—soaring on storm winds, vanishing in shadow, quaking the earth, and summoning the sea. After a tragic accident claims her twin brother, she is exiled and sworn to atonement by spending her life—or death—for her people. But when invaders spill onto Soldonia’s shores and traitors seize upon the chaos to murder her father, Ceridwen claims the crown to keep the nation from splintering.

Kaori and Kairi are the first twins to survive infancy on the ancient island of Mu, where gender is as fluid as the crashing waves. One was born of fire, the other of water. But there’s a reason why none have survived before. A prophecy that has haunted the elders since time began. A rivalry destined to sink the entire island beneath a twin catastrophe of volcano and tsunami. As hatred spills from the forbidden twins like the deadly poison of sacrificed sea snakes, they must decide what matters to them most.

Princess Amarande is finally on the verge of having everything she wants. To be with her true love Luca, no one nor law standing in the way. To rule Ardenia as queen outright, no marriage necessary, as Luca does the same with the reformed Torrence. To rebuild the continent of The Sand and Sky into a place not defined by archaic, patriarchal laws, but by the will of its people.

Talia, the young, Iridescent-winged heir to the fairy realm, and the heir to the human realm, Prince Bastile, embark on a secret love affair that has wide-ranging consequences for both their worlds. Certain elements within each society hate the other side, and the realms have a long history of warring with one another. Talia, her maid, her eight ladies, and her heir’s guard (nine female fairy soldiers) soon find themselves alone on an adventure through the lands of the fairy realm in search of information on a reviled ancestor, the Exile Queen.

After striking a dangerous deal with the queen of trees, Garrett, Breanne, and their friends must push through a harsh Mexican jungle teeming with giants and dragons. If they fail to reach the portal to another world before it closes, Queen Pando will unleash trillions of sentient trees upon humanity. If there is to be any hope, Garrett will have to become the leader his friends need, reinforcing the loyalty of his band of sages. But one of Garrett’s friends is hiding a deadly secret, while others are silently awaiting their own chances for revenge.

Young Jarren Heartwood's only chance of survival is to join the Shadow Academy elites, the enemy of his enemy, to destroy the fire mages known as the flares. Jarren's secretive mother raised him on fear of the Academy and the flares, but infused his life with love and fanciful tales as they scraped by in their brutal city of Nirwood. At the age of 10, he suddenly has his mother ripped away, leaving him fending for himself. To survive and avenge his mother, he turns to the Shadow Academy assassins. After seven years, Jarren has become the vengeful killer needed to take out his enemies.

Avalon Archer has always felt different from her happy-go-lucky teenage peers, but she soon discovers how different she really is from everyone else. Avalon is a rich, smart girl with little social etiquette, but she's had a hard life. Avalon spent most of her life trying to appease her strict father, but now, she's doing the best she can to run from him since he is trying to kill her for the possession of Earth.

Nachdem sie dem Dungeon entkommen sind, haben Daniel und seine neuen Gruppenmitglieder gerade begonnen, sich zu erholen, bevor eine neue Herausforderung auf sie wartet. Tula, ihre Rangerin, begibt sich auf eine Expeditionsreise in die Wildnis und bringt Daniel und seine Städter-Freunde in eine neue Umgebung. Gemeinsam müssen sie sich unbekannten, neuen Gefahren und monströsen Luftkreaturen stellen, und etwas über die größeren Bedrohungen in Brad lernen.

Ronans Abenteuer geht weiter! Ronan ist nach Raukland zurückgekehrt, doch sein Vater sieht auch in Broghan einen Anwärter auf den Thron. Die beiden Kontrahenten führen einen erbitterten Kampf um die Gunst des Königs. Ronan rechnet fest mit dem Sieg, als Broghan ein ungeheuerliches Geheimnis aufdeckt. "Ich habe meinem Vater einmal gesagt, dass es nur Frieden zwischen Angent und Raukland geben würde, wenn ich Rauklands Königssohn zum Mann nehme", sagte Hannah mit ruhiger Stimme. Ronan starrte auf ihren Hinterkopf.

Maverick is 16 and is not yet a warrior like most Bubbalyons his age. He has never ventured outside the waters of Merrowa, until the day his father sends him on a dangerous quest. He must travel into the enemy territory of Deep Haven Woods. His mission: retrieve medicinal leaves from the sacred Alumia tree and save the life of his sickly grandfather. Before he can succeed, a war ensues between the two tribes. He is soon captured by the tyrannical Feroarian King Treant, who demands that he travels to the Forbidden Mountains.

After being shuffled from one foster home to another, the only connection 16-year-old Nova Harris has to happier times is the strange dragon pendant that makes her yearn to reunite with her mother. But that’s nothing more than a childish dream—until a dragon lands at her feet and whisks Nova and her best friend through a portal to a magical, dragon-filled world.

Having received his quest from Marj, Keith sets off toward Umber City to investigate Cane, a dangerous member of the Necro-Beast Guild. Help is already waiting for him in the form of the Royal Guild, who has pledged to help in the extermination of the Dark Guilds plaguing the continent. Though all seems well at first, Keith soon finds himself bogged down in quests, assassination plots, and back-alley lowlives, not to mention the conspiracy by one of the greatest citizens in all of Humania.

Derek Agons doesn't care. He's just worried about passing high school. After leaving an extra credit assignment that could save his dying grades—and keep his mom off his back—he stumbles upon a hard truth. The natural disasters aren't so natural. They are the work of a dragon trying to destroy the world. Now, a talking cat is telling Derek he's the only one who can save everything. All he has to do is believe in himself.

"Un paio di occhi dorati brillavano nella boscaglia accanto a me. La foresta era silenziosa. Il vento non soffiava più. Persino la neve aveva smesso di scendere. Quel lupo era enorme. Il petto mi si strinse fino a farmi male. E in quell'istante mi resi conto che la mia vita dipendeva da una sola domanda: era solo? Afferrai l'arco e tirai indietro la corda. Non potevo permettermi di mancarlo. Non quando avevo una sola freccia con me."

Tres facciones marchan hacia New Prentisstown y hacia una guerra que puede destruir todo cuanto Todd y Viola conocen. Las consecuencias de cada acción, y de cada palabra, son incalculables. ¿Apoyarán a un tirano, o a un terrorista? ¿Es mejor salvar la vida de quien más quieres, o la de miles de extraños? ¿Es posible la redención, o hay que darla por perdida?

Das Abenteuer beginnt. Ein Land, gefangen in seiner grausamen Geschichte. Ein Königssohn, der nie gelernt hat, was Freundschaft und Liebe sind. Eine Reise, die alles verändert. Der Königssohn Ronan wächst unter seinem machtgierigen Vater auf, der Raukland mit Grausamkeit regiert. Ronan hat nie gelernt, das infrage zu stellen: Sein einziger Freund ist das Schwert. Ein folgenschwerer Fehler verschlägt Ronan auf die nordische Insel Lannoch. Will er jemals nach Hause zurückkehren, muss er eine uralte Prüfung bestehen.

What do you think makes someone special? I certainly didn’t think I was, but this last week has made me question everything. I was rescued from the clutches of the prince, only to be trapped again. Continuously fighting hopelessness and fear—no amount of insane magic could make sense of my family taking on an entire legion of bad guys. My family had never seemed all that special, but our true strength was being unlocked by all of the magicals that had become our family and the legions of darkness that had become our shared enemy.

Es war der so genannte "Tag des Auftauchens". Der Tag, an dem ein geheimnisvolles Portal zu einer anderen Welt, einem Dungeon, im Herzen von Atlanta auftauchte. Der Tag, an dem die Monster auf die Welt losgelassen wurden. Fernab jeglicher Sicherheit wird ein junger Mann, Luca, von dem unsterblichen Amarath, dem dunklen Geist, der über den Dungeon herrscht, auserwählt. Luca erhält die legendäre Macht des Schwarzen Seraphs und muss lernen, in einer endzeitlichen Welt voller Monster zu überleben, bevor auch er ihr zum Opfer fallen muss.

Chaos nimmt überhand, als sich das Volk von Trimoria auf die letzte Schlacht vorbereitet. Meuchelmörder wollen die Herrschaft des Königs beenden, lähmender Wahnsinn überwältigt viele der Zauberer, und plötzlich trifft ein Gesandter einer lange verschollenen Zivilisation ein. Währenddessen scharen sich an der Grenze die Schergen des Dämonenfürsten. Die Zukunft von Trimoria steht auf dem Spiel.