Melanie Rawns Werke tauchen tief in epische Fantasy-Welten ein, die sich durch komplexen Weltenbau und vielschichtige Charaktere auszeichnen. Ihr Erzählstil ist bekannt für detaillierte Weltenbildung und flüssiges Storytelling, das den Leser in fesselnde Handlungsstränge zieht. Rawn erforscht häufig Themen wie Macht, Familie und Schicksal in ihren umfangreichen Sagas.
Melanie Rawn makes a celebrated comeback to the high fantasy genre, captivating readers with her rich world-building and intricate storytelling. This new work promises to deliver a compelling narrative filled with magic, complex characters, and epic conflicts, showcasing Rawn's signature style that fans have long awaited. Expect a blend of adventure and deep emotional resonance as the story unfolds in a vividly imagined universe.
Prinz Rohan und seine Gemahlin Sioned haben Frieden im Reich der Wüste geschaffen. Doch der Orden der Lichtläufer wird von einer alten Macht bedroht, die die Herrschaft zurückgewinnen will. Rohan und Sioned setzen alles daran, den Orden und den Frieden zu verteidigen, während ein Verräter in der Wüste lauert.
The second volume of the Exiles series pits sister against sister in a battle of magic, power, and long-held family secretsFor generations, the Mage Guardians and the Lords of Malerris have waged a secret war against one another—and the world of Lenfell has paid the price. And though the Mage Guardians came close to being destroyed in the last confrontation, the Malerrisi were ultimately forced to withdraw, relinquishing much of the control they had gained.But their retreat has not been as complete as it seems. Glenin, former First Daughter of Ambrai, is determined to have her revenge and regain her power, plotting the ruin of her sisters, Sarra, Councillor of Sheve, and Cailet, the new Mage Captal, while the Malerissi—under Glenin’s leadership—once again begin weaving a web with which to entangle their entire world.And even as Cailet’s dream of a restored Mage Hall becomes a reality, and Sarra’s legal reforms offer the hope of greater prosperity and equality for all people, Glenin prepares to strike at the very heart of both her sisters’ power. All it will take is the betrayal of Ambrai’s most closely guided family secret, and the right traitor planted in the heart of Cailen’s haven. A traitor trained to be the nemesis of all Mage Guardians; Glenin’s perfect tool of destruction and most loyal follower—her own son.
In the duchy of Tira Virte fine art is prized above all things, both for its beauty and as a binding legal record of everything from marriages and births to treaties and inheritances. And although the Grand Duke is aware that there is more to the paintings of certain limners than meets the eye, not even he knows just how extraordinary the art of the Grijalva family truly is. For certain males of their bloodline are born with a frightening, magical talent -- the ability to manipulate time and reality within their paintings, a Gift which enables them to alter events and influence people in the real world. Always, their power has been used solely to aid Tira Virte and its ruler. Always, until the time of Ario Grijalva. Sario, driving by his own passion and ambition, has learned to use his Gift in a whole new way. Obsessed with both his magic and his beautiful, adored cousin Saavedra, Sario will do anything to win her love. Unable to bear it when Saavedra gives her heart to another, he takes a first, fateful step beyond the boundaries previously placed on Grijalva spell-casting, capturing his cousin with forbidden arts. And it is this rash and dangerous act which sets in motion a generations-spanning pattern of treachery and betrayal which may cause both the Grijalvas and Tira Virte to pay a terrible price...
The first book of the Exiles trilogy introduces a magical world of political intrigue and family secrets that may determine the fate of an entire nation.A thousand years ago, Mageborns fled prejudice and persecution to colonize the planet Lenfell—pristine, untouched, a perfect refuge for those whose powers were perceived as a threat by people not gifted with magic. But the greater the magic, the greater the peril—and Lenfell was soon devastated by a war between rival Mageborn factions that polluted land, sea, and air with Wild Magic and unleashed the hideous specters known as Wraithenbeasts.Generations after that terrible war, with the land recovered from crippling wounds and the people no longer threatened by genetic damage, Mageborns still practice their craft—but under strict constraints. Yet so long as the rivalry between the Mage Guardians and the Lords of Malerris continues, the threat of another war is ever-present. And someone has been planning just such a war for many long years, the final strike in a generations-old bid for total power....
The war is faltering, with peace a distant memory and defeat looming. The sunrunners face their greatest challenge as Skybowl lies in enemy hands and High Prince Pol's wife is captured by their Warlord.
Der Schatten des Bruders - Drachenprinz 4 - bk912/1; Goldmann Verlag; Melanie Rawn; pocket_book; 1993
Prince Pol and Maarken, his most valued general and fellow Sunrunner, must rally their forces to defeat the invaders. They also must protect the Sunrunners from mysterious foes
Sioned, eine Lichtläuferin und Magierin, ist als Braut Rohans bestimmt. Doch Intrigen und Attentate gefährden ihre Leben. Ein romantisches Epos voller edler Drachen, Prinzen und Magie, das Fantasy-LeserInnen mit seinen Verwicklungen und Intrigen fesselt.
Der junge Wüstenprinz Rohan strebt nach Frieden für sein Land und dem Schutz der edlen Drachen. Dabei ahnt er einen geheimnisvollen Zusammenhang zwischen seinen Zielen.
The first book in the Dragon Star trilogy returns to the spellbinding fantasy world of the bestselling Dragon Prince trilogy With her widely acclaimed, bestselling fantasy trilogy, Dragon Prince, Melanie Rawn opened an enchanted gateway to a spellbinding universe of Sunrunner’s magic and sorcerous evil, of a ruler fighting to bring peace to a world of warring kingdoms, and of the dragons—deadly dangerous yet holding the secret to wealth beyond imagining. Now, in Stronghold, the first novel of Melanie’s new Dragon Star trilogy, there is a devastating new challenge to the power of both the High Prince Rohan and Andry, Lord of the Sunrunners at Goddess Keep, as a mysterious and seemingly unstoppable invasion force swarms across their lands. For Andry it signals the start of a nightmare made real, the horrifying fulfillment of his long ago visions of his homeland in flames, and he will draw upon even the forbidden sorcerer’s magic in an attempt to destroy this enemy which is bent on the extermination of all Sunrunners. Rohan and his son Pol will also fight the enemy with every weapon at their command—from their valiant warriors, to conjurations with sun, moons, and stars, to the terrifying presence of the dragons, to the unforgiving wrath of the Desert itself. Yet soon they begin to fear that this invasion may prove not only the end of their dream of an unbreakable peace but the beginning of the end of their entire world....
Von dunkler Magie beherrschte Drachen verheeren das Land. Während Prinz Rohan und seine geliebte Sioned sich dieser Bedrohung stellen, treibt der Feind seine Intrigen voran. Der letzte Kampf gegen die Kräfte des Bösen steht unmittelbar bevor. Beinahe zu spät erkennt Rohan, dass dieser sich nicht auf dem Schlachtfeld entscheiden wird. Plötzlich rückt der Sieg in weite Ferne. Es gibt nur noch eine Chance, das Blatt zu wenden – doch der Preis dafür ist unsagbar hoch …
Nachdem sein Vater von einem Drachen getötet wird, ist es an Prinz Rohan, sein Reich gegen Feinde von innen und außen zu verteidigen. Dabei hofft er auf die Unterstützung der Lichtläuferin Sioned, der Frau, die er liebt. Doch zum Wohle seines Volkes und zum Schutz seines Erbes muss Rohan seine Gefühle geheimhalten. Da bringt sein größter Feind Sioned in seine Gewalt, und der junge Prinz muss sich entscheiden – zwischen den Plänen zum Wohl des Reiches und seiner Liebe zu einer Lichtläuferin.
