Dieser Autor erforscht die Tiefen des menschlichen Geistes durch fesselnde Erzählungen. Seine Werke sind reich an Vorstellungskraft und berühren oft Themen wie Glauben und Familie. Er ist bekannt für seinen einzigartigen Stil, der die Leser in andere Welten entführt. Seine Schriften sind von Natur und spirituellen Werten inspiriert.
Als junger Knabe kam Owen Kiskaddon als Geisel an den Hof des grausamen Königs Severn. Inzwischen ist Owen ein junger Mann und durch seine einzigartige magische Begabung in der Gunst des Königs gestiegen. Doch dann strebt ein Usurpator nach der Krone Severns und dieser ergreift daraufhin drastische Maßnahmen. Er setzt Elysabeth – die Enkelin eines adeligen Lords und Owens große Liebe – als Lockvogel ein, um seinen Gegner in die Knie zu zwingen. Owen ist hin und hergerissen: Soll er seinem König treu dienen oder für die Frau seines Lebens alles riskieren?
Owen Kiskaddon ist zum mächtigsten Offizier am Hofe von Königsfall aufgestiegen. Nachdem er sowohl seinen Mentor als auch seine große Liebe Elysabeth verloren hat, muss er sich alleine dem Wankelmut König Severns stellen. Als er im benachbarten Königreich einen Krieg anzetteln soll, begegnet er dort dessen ebenso schöner wie kluger Herrscherin, deren magische Fähigkeiten sogar noch Owens eigene übertreffen. Gemeinsam schmieden die beiden einen riskanten Plan, um Severns grausame Herrschaft über Königsfall ein für alle Mal zu beenden ...
Lia lebt im mystischen alten Land Muirwood. Ihr Leben wird davon bestimmt, dass sie anderen dient, denn sie ist eine »Elende« – ausgestoßen, unerwünscht und jeglichen Respekts unwürdig. Es ist ihr auch verboten, sich ihren langgehegten Traum zu erfüllen, Lesen und Schreiben zu lernen. Stattdessen ist sie dazu verurteilt, ihre Tage als Küchenmagd zu verbringen, unter der Aufsicht des Altmeisters, des ständig wachsamen Aufsehers im Kloster. Doch ihre Gelegenheit kommt, als man vor der Tür der Küche einen verletzten Knappen findet: Colin. Schon bald läutet der ruchlose Sheriff Almaguer eine Hetzjagd auf ihn ein. Lia versteckt Colin vor ihm – und dadurch gibt sie ihrem Schicksal eine völlig neue Wendung. Inmitten eines Landes, das von einem brutalen Krieg zwischen einem skrupellosen König und einer Armee von Rebellen zerrissen wird, findet Lia sich auf einmal auf einer geheimnisvollen Reise wieder, auf der sie sich die Frage stellen muss, ob ihre verborgene und neu entdeckte Magie ausreicht, um dem Einhalt zu gebieten. Fesselnd, geheimnisvoll und voller Magie, gehen die »Elenden von Muirwood« weit über ein Fantasy-Abenteuer hinaus, wie wir es kennen, und erobert mit einer Geschichte, die dem Leser sofort unvergesslich bleibt, einen ganz eigenen Weg.
Seit Jahrhunderten befindet sich Königsfall im Krieg mit seinen Nachbarn, und auch im Inneren des Reiches herrschen Intrigen und Kämpfe. König Severn, so munkelt man, tötete sogar seine eigenen Neffen, um an die Macht zu gelangen. Verrat bestraft er augenblicklich mit dem Tod. Als ihn einer seiner Lords hintergeht, fordert Severn dessen schüchternen Sohn Owen als Geisel, der wie ein Lamm unter Wölfen zu sein scheint. Bis der Junge Verbündete am Hof findet und erkennt, dass in ihm etwas ganz Besonderes steckt ...
The battle to save the kingdoms devastated by the Plague culminates in this exhilarating finale to the Whispers from Mirrowen trilogy. If there is anything more dangerous than the Plague itself, it is the journey that awaits those sworn to stop it. Tyrus, the renegade magic-wielder exiled from Kenatos, knows this firsthand. His original mission through the Scourgelands met a tragic end, leaving him as the sole survivor. Now all hope lies with his daughter, Phae, the uniquely gifted Dryad-born who can not only steal memories but also summon the power of the fireblood--and who alone has the power to breach the lost gate of Mirrowen. But first Phae and the comrades who have come to her aid must survive the most dangerous place on earth: the Scourgelands. The menacing woods prove every bit as treacherous as reputed. Murder, sacrifice, deception, and an epic battle with a beast ensue. Will Phae reach the land beyond the grasp of the deadly Plague...or will the quest through the Scourgelands end in tragedy once again?
In kingdoms at war, alliances are made to be broken in a thrilling novel of magic and dark conspiracies by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Warrior’s Ransom . Ransom Barton and his wife, Claire de Murrow, have arrived in Legault to reclaim the title that was Claire’s birthright. Claire intends to rebuild a war-ravaged palace to its former glory and to teach Ransom about the magical history of their new home. But when Ransom is summoned to return to King Benedict, his loyalty to Claire is tested. Fealty prevails, however questionable the king’s motives. The ambitious Benedict, who controls his late father’s dominion, must prove his might. The warriors of the East Kingdoms have disrupted the trade routes, weakening every kingdom in their path. Benedict’s plan is to fend off a coming war through strategic alliances. But it’s Ransom’s post to keep the king’s allies—as well as his poisonous enemies—in line, even as Benedict’s defense may be inviting further chaos. As the king’s power grows and Ransom’s rise in the council is secured, a shadowy conspiracy threatens to destroy everything Ransom has worked to build. Now torn between allegiance to the woman he loves and duty to king and country, which will Ransom choose?
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler's epic Harbinger series comes to a breathtaking conclusion as two women are swept into a battle that could destroy two worlds. Rescued from a world of poverty, Cettie Pratt has avoided a bleak destiny--until now. Deceived and manipulated, she has been groomed for the ultimate betrayal: to destroy her best friend and stop peace from uniting two war-torn worlds. Her path leads her to a mysterious underworld where appearances can be deceiving. Sera Fitzempress knows the value she has to her enemies. As heir to the empire, she must keep her foes at bay and prevent them from unleashing a being of unspeakable evil upon the world while fighting a brutal war. But her enemies are more cunning than Sera expects, and the key to their plans is none other than her best friend. Neither woman knows what to believe. Neither one knows if she can trust the other. Both Cettie and Sera have made decisions that have irrevocably changed them. But the decisions they have yet to make will determine the fate of their world...
Betrayal, war, and the risks of loyalty collide in the epic conclusion of the First Argentines series by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Lady's Ransom. Ransom Barton has served three Argentine kings. The new successor to the throne is the ruthless Jon-Landon, a fallible strategist when it comes to war. After losing against the Occitanian armies, the king forces Ransom to bear the blame and removes him from the council. But Jon-Landon isn't yet through with humbling the honorable knight of Ceredigion. When a retaliatory battle succeeds, Jon-Landon invites Ransom back into his circle. Though Ransom's Fountain magic is made stronger by his fealty, he's once again forced to make a terrible choice. And this time, Ransom's wife, Claire, and their sons could pay the price for Ransom's loyalty. But as tensions between Ceredigion and Occitania reignite and alliances at court begin to crumble, a desperate Jon-Landon discovers his only ally is the knight he betrayed. With the future of Kingfountain hanging in the balance, Ransom agrees to help. And as secret enemies reveal their endgame, Ransom knows that he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice for the survival of the Argentine dynasty.
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A brutal war of succession has plunged the court of Kingfountain into a power struggle between a charitable king who took the crown unlawfully and his ambitious rival, Devon Argentine. The balance of power between the two men hinges on the fate of a young boy ensnared in this courtly intrigue. A boy befittingly nicknamed Ransom. When the Argentine family finally rules, Ransom must make his own way in the world. Opportunities open and shut before him as he journeys along the path to knighthood, blind to a shadowy conspiracy of jealousy and revenge. Ransom interrupts an abduction plot targeting the Queen of Ceredigion and earns a position in service to her son, the firstborn of the new Argentine dynasty. But conflict and treachery threaten the family, and Ransom must also come to understand and hone his burgeoning powers."--Publisher.
A young woman's burgeoning powers make her Muirwood's most wanted in a breathtaking novel by Jeff Wheeler, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Druid. Eilean is rising. A foundling raised in an abbey, she was entrusted by its imprisoned druid, Mordaunt, with an ancient tome. Its magical words can change the world. Eilean's first mission: translate it. Her second: rescue a benevolent Aldermaston sentenced to death as a heretic by the High Seer. But wielding power, knowledge, and ambition has now made Eilean the hunted. In pursuit is Captain Hoel Evnissyen, an inquisitor in service to the High Seer's demands. His objective is to track Eilean and steal Mordaunt's invaluable work. But Hoel's quest soon yields a fascination with the woman he's been ordered to pursue. When an invasion begins and the world erupts in chaos, Eilean and Hoel find themselves bound by their mutual wills to survive and, against all odds, realize they are not each other's enemy. But now Eilean must decide who is friend and who is foe. Especially when the powerful tome falls into the wrong hands. The closer Eilean and Hoel get, the nearer they are to realizing the part they must play in their kingdom's destiny--and its ties to Eilean's own mysterious past.
