Tauchen Sie ein in die gefährliche und geheimnisvolle Welt der Bronzezeit, in der Leben und Tod auf Messers Schneide stehen und Schicksale vom Willen der Götter bestimmt werden. Begleiten Sie einen jungen Helden, dessen Leben sich durch eine Prophezeiung dramatisch verändert und der vor mächtigen Feinden fliehen muss. Diese epische Saga erforscht Themen wie Mut, Überleben und die Suche nach dem eigenen Platz in einer Welt voller Gefahren und alter Geheimnisse.
Hylas is only a boy but he knows three things: The Gods exist. Magic is real. Somebody wants him dead. Hunted and alone, Hylas is desperate to find his missing sister. His quest takes him across the hostile mountains and treacherous seas of Ancient Greece. His only friend is a girl on the run. His only guide is a wild dolphin. schovat popis
Der 12-jährige Ziegenhirt Hylas weiß nicht, wie ihm geschieht, als ihn in den Bergen plötzlich mysteriöse Krieger angreifen – albtraumhafte Gestalten in Rüstungen aus schwarzem Leder, umgeben von einem Dickicht aus Speeren, die Gesichter mit Asche beschmiert. Diese schwarzen Krieger wollen Hylas töten. Er weiß nicht, warum, aber er muss entkommen. Und so beginnt seine Reise über Land und Meer. Seine einzigen Verbündeten sind Pirra, die rebellische Tochter einer Hohepriesterin, und ein Delfin namens Filos. Aber die schwarzen Krieger sind erbarmungslos. Doch warum nur jagen sie Hylas ... und wie soll er überleben?
Hylas the Outsider is captured by slavers. Set to work in the terrible underground mines of Thalakrea, he learns to his horror that he's now closer than ever to his murderous enemies, the Crows. He has to escape before they find out he's here. Pirra, the daughter of the High Priestess, is also on the run.
"In his search for his sister Issi, Hylas is kidnapped and sold into slavery and must escape the Crows with the help of his friend Pirra and a lion cub"--
"Hylas and Pirra travel to the House of the Goddess in hopes of finding the prophesized dagger, only to find themselves battling the Crows in a fight to save Pirra's homeland from destruction"-- Hylas and Pirra travel to the House of the Goddess in hopes of finding the prophesized dagger, only to find themselves battling the Crows in a fight to save Pirra's homeland from destruction. Book #3
Winter has been colder than anyone can remember, and there is no spring. The eruption of Thalakrea has shrouded the sky in ash, and blotted out the Sun. Fate brings Hylas to the island of Keftiu. He is desperate to find his friends: Pirra, the daughter of the High Priestess, and Havoc the lion cub.
'If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns ...' A country at the edge of the world. A hidden tomb. A buried secret. Hylas and Pirra have found their way to the mysterious land of Egypt in pursuit of the dagger of Koronos, only to find that the Crows have got there first. Led by Hylas's deadly enemy, Telamon, they are determined to recover the legendary blade, by any means necessary. But the dagger now lies buried beyond the reach of mortals. If Hylas and Pirra want it back, they will have to make the most dangerous journey of all - into the realms of death itself..."Spellbinding." (Telegraph). The fourth novel in the best-selling Gods and Warriors series by Michelle Paver.
Dych vyrážajúci dobrodružný príbeh z gréckej doby bronzovej, doby náčelníkov a bojových dvojzáprahov, zachytáva, ako aj najúbohejší pastier kôz môže stať hrdinom. Bronzová dýka je piatou časťou príbehu o Hylasovi a Pirre, ich dobrodružstvách a prekonávaní nebezpečenstiev. V poslednom príbehu série sa Hylas vracia tam, kde jeho dobrodružstvá začali. Autorka čerpala inšpiráciu z ciest po Grécku, najmä z Lakónie a doliny Langada, kde strávila niekoľko dní. Hylas a Pirra sa priplavia do Akey, čo pre Hylasa znamená návrat domov, avšak nie radostný, ale nádejný. Musí nájsť svoju malú sestru Issi, ktorú nevidel roky. Pre Pirru je Akea cudzia krajina. Aby sa navždy skončila krutovláda Vrán, Hylas a Pirra musia získať bronzovú dýku, ktorá sa dostala Vranám do rúk a zaručuje im neporaziteľnosť. Pútavá séria príbehov od Michelle Paverovej z bronzovej doby - Bohovia a bojovníci - dospieva k dramatickému záveru.
Michelle Paver's superb Bronze Age epic reaches its dramatic, spine-tingling conclusion. Hylas and Pirra return to Akea for their final confrontation with their arch-enemies, the Crows. They must recover the dagger of Koronos if they are to end the warriors' brutal rule. Only if old and new friends join forces can they hope to triumph - but the price of victory may be higher than either Hylas or Pirra has dreamed . . .