Dave Duncan Knihy

Věrný stájník Rap bojoval proti všem myslitelným nástrahám, jen aby vysvobodil Inos, svou královnu. Ale na konci jeho lopocení přišlo všechno vynaložené úsilí vniveč. Inos už byla provdána za proklínaného sultána Azaka. Byla oloupena o krásu, ukradli jí i její království. A namísto líbánek naplánoval Azak nebezpečnou cestu do Hubu, hlavního města Impirie. Tam, v kadlubu zlopověstných kouzelníků a zrádných císařských politiků, kteří obklopují churavějícího císaře, chce Azak kompenzovat svoje dosavadní ztráty a zbavit se trýznivého prokletí. Zlomený Rap, který ve vlastních očích selhal, očekává svůj osud v rukou Azakových katanů. A Inos dál kráčí po boku žárlivého manžela za svým osudem, jehož konec nedokáží předpovědět dokonce ani bohové.

The realm's most feared swordsman, Sir Wolf has earned his name, the "King's Killer," well. Unlike many of his brother Blades, however, Wolf detests his sworn duty to do the bloody bidding of a liege he can never respect. But when an impregnable fortress is breached and a former royal mistress is abducted by brazen assailants, Wolf must leap into the fray.Burdened with the company of his disgraced brother, Sir Lynx—the only Blade ever to lose his ward and live—and shadowed by a mysterious Inquisitor with a secret agenda, Wolf must make his way across a landscape of nightmares vivid and terrible enough to chill any fearless heart. For somewhere in this dark, unfamiliar world, the fate of all Chivial hangs in the balance—and it is the destiny of one reluctant Blade to tip the scales to salvation . . . or doom.

A barbarian warrior faces the forces of the Fire God in this thrilling adventure from the acclaimed author of Children of Chaos. Wallie Smith is staring death in the face; only a miracle can save him. And then one does The Goddess appears to preserve his soul, but she does much more than that. She promises to bestow upon him a new and powerful body, and, more important, to endow him with the fabled Sapphire Sword of Chioxin. But nothing in this world or any other comes without a price. The Goddess demands that, for her services, Wallie become her champion. It will be an honor to serve such a presence, to have the chance to be victorious over all challengers. But Wallie and his sword quickly find themselves outmatched in a world of high-stakes magic. Even the Goddess's priests cannot offer any resistance to the invading sorcerers and their quest to conquer souls for the Fire God. Wallie will need to find in himself and in the world the powers that will save all mortals. He will need to find the Coming of Wisdom.

From the author who brought you "The gilded chain" comes a sword-and-sorcery novel in which a young man sets out to avenge his family. He is Wasp, a swordsman with magic powers who was orphaned by Viking-like pirates from the land of Baelmark.

A lowly enchanter finds himself entangled in a plot to assassinate the king in a new historical fantasy series set in twelfth century England.