Robb Stark, der neue Herr von Winterfell, kämpft gegen die Bedrohungen des Hauses Lannister, während seine Schwestern Sansa und Arya dem tyrannischen König Joffrey ausgeliefert sind. Im Norden formiert sich ein Barbarenheer, und Daenerys Targaryen strebt mit ihren Drachen nach der Krone von Westeros.
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, an epic saga unfolds, igniting the skies with dragon fire and transforming the Seven Kingdoms. This masterful work by George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, delves into the thrilling history of House Targaryen, the last family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. The narrative begins with Aegon the Conqueror, the creator of the Iron Throne, and chronicles the generations of Targaryens who fought to maintain their power, culminating in a civil war that nearly shattered their dynasty.
Key questions are explored, such as the true events of the Dance of the Dragons, the dangers of visiting Valyria post-Doom, and the notorious deeds of Maegor the Cruel. Readers will experience what life was like in Westeros when dragons soared through the skies. This essential chronicle, narrated by a learned maester of the Citadel, features over eighty new black-and-white illustrations by Doug Wheatley. With the grandeur reminiscent of Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, this work offers a fresh perspective on the dynamic, often bloody, and endlessly captivating history of Westeros.
After rescuing the son of crime lord Gordon Burns from an assassin, private detective Ric Alvarado and his assistant, Annie Dugan, get the chance to infiltrate Burns's inner sanctum to investigate rumors that he has been smuggling terrorists into the United States
In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, Mace Windu must journey to his long-forgotten homeworld to confront a terrifying mystery with dire personal consequences.The jungle planet of Haruun Kal, homeworld of the legendary Jedi Master Mace Windu, has become a battleground in the increasing hostilities between the Republic and the renegade Separatist movement. The Jedi Council has sent Depa Billaba - Mace’s former Padawan and fellow Council member - to Haruun Kal to train the local tribesmen as a guerrilla resistance force. But now the Separatists have pulled back, and Depa has not returned. The only clue to her disappearance is a cryptic recording left at the scene of a brutal massacre: a recording that hints of madness and murder and the darkness in the jungle...a recording in Depa’s own voice. Mace Windu trained Depa. Only he can find her. Only he can learn what has changed her. Only he can stop her. He will leave behind the Republic he serves, the civilization he believes in, everything but his passion for peace and his devotion to his former Padawan. And he will learn the terrible price that must be paid when keepers of the peace are forced to make war....
In 1984, PC Alan McAlpine was given a simple job. Guarding a woman - nameless and almost faceless after an acid attack - at a Glasgow hospital. He has no idea that this simple job will haunt his career and change his life forever. Two decades later, Alan steps into Partickhill police station and back in time.
MACROS THE BLACK IS BACK Midkemia once again lies under the terrible shadow of the Emerald Queen. Her dark forces are ready to launch a devastating invasion against the Kingdom of the Isles. Come the battle's dawn the magician Pug and his life-long warrior friend Tomas discover that something far worse than the Queen's mere sorcery is afoot. For elemental, malevolent forces are being unleashed... forces that threaten to tear Midkemia apart unless Pug and his band of supporters can track down the long-missing sorcerer Macros the Black and confront his formidable powers.
Feist, author of the Riftwar Saga, embarks on a new series, returning to the magical twin worlds of Kelewan and Midkemia to begin the story of the Serpent War Saga. Two unlikely heroes are destined to oppose the malign forces that threaten their lives and the survival of their world.