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Первые пять повестей «Саги о Кутаре».

Меч Колдуна — The Sword of the Sorcerer — начало приключений Котара в неизмеримо древнем мире — в землях, где магия растекается словно вода, где помнят о прошедшие тысячелетия и ушедших в иной мир колдунов... Загадочные артефакты сохраняют свои зловещие и непостижимые силы, ведьмы и чернокнижники способны воплощаться и влиять на людей даже спустя многие тысячелетия после своей кончины, а владыки всё также сражаются за власть… Королева Эльфа борется за престол Комморала с королём Маркотом и чародейкой Рыжей Лори. Прибывший из Кумберии северянин Котар сражается в рядах Иностранного легиона за королеву, но битва проиграна... Котар, скрываясь от преследования, очутился в усыпальнице древнего гиганта — воина-мага Афгоркона. Оказывается колдун предвидел это и одаривает северянина магическим мечом, при этом выдвигая условие, что варвар поможет королеве Эльфе вернуть трон. Ещё маг предрекает Котару — пока тот владеет мечом, богатств ему не удержать!..

Меч Колдуна — The Sword of the Sorcerer — начало приключений Котара в неизмеримо древнем мире — в землях, где магия растекается словно вода, где помнят о прошедшие тысячелетия и…

Надежды Котара подзаработать наёмником у зорадорского владыки Зопара не оправдались, и полуголодный северянин очутился в городе Аздор. Здесь его настиг образ Рыжей Лори, хоть та и томилась в плену у королевы Эльфы... Вдруг некий Менфал Абанон предложил Котару работу – проникнуть в лабиринт Ульнара Темаквола и поживиться там сокровищами…

Надежды Котара подзаработать наёмником у зорадорского владыки Зопара не оправдались, и полуголодный северянин очутился в городе Аздор. Здесь его настиг образ Рыжей Лори, хоть та…

В Ангалоре Нилл встретился с девушкой по имени Луиза, которую полюбил. Но её забрал могучий колдун Майлок, у которого, как говорили, в прислужении демоны. Отважный воин отправляется в крепость чародея...

В Ангалоре Нилл встретился с девушкой по имени Луиза, которую полюбил. Но её забрал могучий колдун Майлок, у которого, как говорили, в прислужении демоны. Отважный воин…

Купца Пэш Маха постигло несчастье, жрецы черного бога Пультхума выкрали его дочь для жертвоприношения. Убитый горем старик пообещал взамен за Малху все сокровища, какие у него есть. Нечестивцы отказались от предложения, сказав, что так торговец лучше научится ценить милость темного повелителя. Только Котар решил помочь своему старому знакомому, не зная, что попадет в ловушку коварной ведьмы Лори, пытающейся вернуть свою магическую силу.

Купца Пэш Маха постигло несчастье, жрецы черного бога Пультхума выкрали его дочь для жертвоприношения. Убитый горем старик пообещал взамен за Малху все сокровища, какие у него…

Купец Некториус нанимает двух искателей приключений, чтобы они выкрали у императора Куроса странную и необычную вещь — Спираль.

Котар, выехав из Аздора, пересёк зорадорские равнины, миновал перевал в Маальбеке, надеясь достичь земель баронов-разбойников… Но очутился в не отмеченном на картах таинственном лесу, где встретил Алейну. Та жаждала стать повелительницей Шалона, но для этого было необходимо расправиться с бароном Горфруа и его демонами… Котар пытается разобраться в происходящем и пробирается к барону-колдуну…

Котар, выехав из Аздора, пересёк зорадорские равнины, миновал перевал в Маальбеке, надеясь достичь земель баронов-разбойников… Но очутился в не отмеченном на картах таинственном…

Маги и чернокнижники гибнут один за другим, не в силах понять от кого исходит угроза... Рыжая Лори тем временем находит изощрённый способ вырваться из заточения — гробницы, где её замуровал Котар... Сам варвар тем временем с новым приятелем — спасённым им от шайки разбойников юношей Фларионом отправляются в развалины Фармиры за спрятанными десять тысяч лет назад легендарными сокровищами Кандакора... Котару вновь предстоит встреча с Лори, поиск ларца мага Афгоркона и многое другое...

Маги и чернокнижники гибнут один за другим, не в силах понять от кого исходит угроза... Рыжая Лори тем временем находит изощрённый способ вырваться из заточения — гробницы, где…

В безводной и безлюдной пустыне пред Котаром внезапно является оазис и маг Мердарамон, убеждающий доставить в Фалкар тамошнему правителю Темасу Херклару защитный амулет. Этот талисман должен уберечь этого владыку-узурпатора от двух его же придворных чародеев -Элвирома и Талкалида. Те задумали избавиться от своего прежнего покровителя, хотя ранее сами же усадили Темаса на трон... Котар сразится с шайкой разбойников и самим отродьем демонов — новым владыкой Фалкара — Уносом. Вместе с чародейкой Самандрой варвар возвратит престол Фалкара законной наследнице — принцессе Стефании, разорвав её некротическую связь с умершим магом Зоккванором.

В безводной и безлюдной пустыне пред Котаром внезапно является оазис и маг Мердарамон, убеждающий доставить в Фалкар тамошнему правителю Темасу Херклару защитный амулет. Этот…

Три романа из «Саги о Кутаре».

Купец Некториус нанимает двух искателей приключений, чтобы они выкрали у императора Куроса странную и необычную вещь — Спираль.

Первая часть истории: Купец Некториус нанимает Котара и его приятеля Руффлода выкрасть у императора Авалонии Куроса некий предмет, именуемый «Спиралью». Однако фактически за Куросом стоял великий некромант Таладомис. Именно он когда-то и обманул Некториуса... Котар лишается своего магического клинка, но не сдаётся. Ему помогает чародейка Леита из Нирваллы. Она объясняет, что сам мир Нирваллы создан магом Фроналом около сорока тысяч лет назад. Магу же о Спирали поведали демоны, а сам артефакт создан чернокнижием... Сломать колдовство можно с помощью демона Уаарла. Тот заключён хитростью Таломидиса в огромном рубине... И Котар отправляется в иномирие... Вторая часть истории: Котар странствует с Лаэллой, но призрак Рыжей Лори неотступно преследует его. Варвар вынужденно расстаётся с Лаэллой и отправляется к купцу Пэш Маху. Там выясняется — у купца похищена дочь — золотовласая Малха. Её намерены принести в жертву чёрному богу Пультхуму... Варвар обещал освободить девушку... Ему удалось даже перехитрить прислужницу Лори — суккуба Ариму, намеревавшуюся занять тело Малхи. Котар, получив от купца плату серебром, вместе с утратившей большинство магических сил Лори отправились в Мемфор. В пути их настигают кочевники... Отбившись от кочевников, Котар оказывается в заброшенном храме, а Лори — в руках кочевников-монгролов. Тут к варвару обращается древний бог Торканнор — враг кочевников.

Первая часть истории: Купец Некториус нанимает Котара и его приятеля Руффлода выкрасть у императора Авалонии Куроса некий предмет, именуемый «Спиралью». Однако фактически за…

One-time lieutenant of the evil Emperor Jagang, known as “Death’s Mistress” and the “Slave Queen”, the deadly Nicci captured Richard Rahl in order to convince him that the Imperial Order stood for the greater good. But it was Richard who converted Nicci instead, and for years thereafter she served Richard and Kahlan as one of their closest friends―and one of their most lethal defenders.

Now, with the reign of Richard and Kahlan finally stabilized, Nicci has set out on her own for new adventures. One of her jobs will be to keep her travelling companion, the unworldly prophet Nathan, out of trouble. But her real task will be to scout the far reaches of Richard Rahl’s realm. This will take her and Nathan to visit the mysterious witch-woman Red, to tangle with the street life of the port city of Tanimura, to fight lethal battles on the high seas, and ultimately to a vast magical confrontation far from home…with the future of life itself, in the Old World and the New, at stake.

Full of life and story, this is a sweeping, engaging tale in the grand Goodkind manner.

One-time lieutenant of the evil Emperor Jagang, known as “Death’s Mistress” and the “Slave Queen”, the deadly Nicci captured Richard Rahl in order to convince him that the…

Tensions are mounting after a devastating battle before the walls of Shaliyah, birthplace of the Prophet. The East is rising, bringing equal measures of hope and despair to the magical world of Urte.
For some Salim's victory is a call to arms, for others it is evidence of a world gone mad. While the armies of East and West clash in brutal conflict, emperors, inquisitors, Souldrinkers, and assassins all have their attention turned elsewhere as they hunt the Scytale of Corineus. The immensely powerful artifact is the key to ultimate power, and it's in the hands of unlikely guardians: failed mage Alaron Mercer and market-girl Ramita Ankesharan, who carries the child of the world's greatest mage. The fate of the world hinges on destruction should the artifact fall into the wrong hands.

Tensions are mounting after a devastating battle before the walls of Shaliyah, birthplace of the Prophet. The East is rising, bringing equal measures of hope and despair to the…

The setting is in a parallel world where William Shakespeare was not the Bard but the Great Historian. In this world, all the events depicted within Shakespeare's plays were accounts of historical fact, not fiction. As some of the plays depicted anachronistic technology, Anderson extrapolated that this world was more technologically advanced than "our" alternate history. The novel takes place in the era of Cromwell and Charles I, but the characters deal with the English Civil War which is coeval with an Industrial Revolution.

The setting is in a parallel world where William Shakespeare was not the Bard but the Great Historian. In this world, all the events depicted within Shakespeare's plays were…

A door opens. An army of dragons advance. And the fate of the living rests with the dead.

After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more--but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes. Time is short, and the future of both races hangs in the balance. In this exciting conclusion to the Legends of the First Empire series, the Great War finally comes to a climactic end, and with it dawns a new era in the Age of Empyre.

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Michael J. Sullivan comes the concluding installment of his six-book epic fantasy. This series chronicles a pivotal point in Elan's history when humans and those they once saw as gods warred until a new world order was born. Set three thousand years before the Riyria tales, Legends is a standalone fantasy series that is independent of the Riyria novels. But for those who do read both series, Legends will unmask lies and reveal the truth about Elan's history and the men and women who shaped what the world became.

A door opens. An army of dragons advance. And the fate of the living rests with the dead.

After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the…

НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНОВЛЕННУЮ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВОМ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ.

Когда Солнце садится над веком добродетели, тени собираются для своего последнего танца.

Республика Матхура и Империя Магадх ведут смертельную схватку, но они далеко не единственные фигуры на шахматной доске. На восточном горизонте сгущаются грозовые облака.

Древесные города ракшасов впервые за века открыли границы, чтобы собрать на Конклав королей и жриц, матриархов и купеческих владык. Но мир им нужен лишь затем, чтобы перекроить будущее на свой лад, не думая ни о Республике, ни об Империи.

Ведь именно во времена мира легче всего вновь посеять семена войны.

И в этом мире, пропитанном маслом, лишь три женщины могут стать искрой, что зажжет пожар.

НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНОВЛЕННУЮ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВОМ…

DO GODS TRULY EXIST? CAN YOU KNOW THE FUTURE? AND WHAT LIES BEYOND THE VEIL OF DEATH?

Winter blankets the land, and more than hope has died. Barred by the tower of Avempartha, the western army cannot invade the Fhrey homeland. So it must seek a way across the Nidwalden River before the fane obtains the secret of dragons. As time runs out for both humanity and the mystic Suri, the only chance for the living rests with the dead. Having made their fateful choice, can a handful of misfits do the impossible, or are they forever lost to an inescapable grave? As in Virgil's Aeneid, Dante's Divine Comedy, and Milton's Paradise Lost, the most epic tales transcend the world of the living. It's time to see what lies in Elan's Age of Death.

From Michael J. Sullivan, New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post bestselling author comes the second-to-last installment in the epic fantasy series The Legends of the First Empire. These novels chronicle a pivotal point in Elan's history, when humans rise against the Fhrey, whom they once saw as gods. Set three thousand years before the Riyria tales, Legends is a standalone fantasy series independent of all other Elan stories. But if you have read the other books, Legends will reveal lies and unmask truths about historical figures.

DO GODS TRULY EXIST? CAN YOU KNOW THE FUTURE? AND WHAT LIES BEYOND THE VEIL OF DEATH?

Winter blankets the land, and more than hope has died. Barred by the tower of Avempartha,…

“Up here, we are forever children…”

Revik, infamous Sword of the seer world, lost everything when his enemies destroyed the mind of his wife, Allie, and stole their unborn child.

Doomed to fight the last battle alone, Revik hunkers down in post-apocalyptic San Francisco, preparing for that inevitable war.

Aware of the slim odds of his own survival, he longs only to rescue his child––even if that means killing her to prevent the torment he endured as the Dreng’s slave.

Unfortunately, the Dreng know his weaknesses all too well. Revik might be the most powerful seer the world has ever seen, but even with the help of his son, an increasingly powerful telekinetic in his own right, Revik can't see a way to saving his family… or a wife he loves more than life itself.

In a war against the forces of darkness, and the evil seer who raised him, brutalized him, and stole everything from him, the only way to win might be to destroy whatever’s left.

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Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The seventh chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning science fantasy that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.

The main relationship in this book is heterosexual, however this book has an explicit M/M relationship, as well. There are also quite a few bisexual characters.

Every book ends on a completed arc.

**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Bridge”

“Up here, we are forever children…”

Revik, infamous Sword of the seer world, lost everything when his enemies destroyed the mind of his wife, Allie, and stole their unborn…

The world of Garn once boasted five great kingdoms, until the King of Ithrace was defeated and every member of his family executed by Lodavico, the ruthless King of Sandura, a man with ambitions to rule the world.Ithraces ruling family were the legendary Firemanes, and represented a great danger to the other kings. Now four great kingdoms remain, on the brink of war. But rumour has it that the newborn son of the last king of Ithrace survived, carried off during battle and sequestered by the Quelli Nacosti, a secret society whose members are trained to infiltrate and spy upon the rich and powerful throughout Garn. Terrified that this may be true, and that the child will grow to maturity with bloody revenge in his heart, the four kings have placed a huge bounty on the childs head.In the small village of Oncon, Declan is apprenticed to a master blacksmith, learning the secrets of producing the mythical kings steel. Oncon is situated in the Covenant, a neutral region lying between two warring kingdoms. Since the Covenant was declared, the region has existed in peace, until violence explodes as slavers descend upon the village to capture young men to press as soldiers for Sandura.Declan must escape, to take his priceless knowledge to Baron Daylon Dumarch, ruler of Marquensas, perhaps the only man who can defeat Lodavico of Sandura, who has now allied himself with the fanatical Church of the One, which is marching across the continent, imposing its extreme form of religion upon the population and burning unbelievers as they go.Meanwhile, on the island of Coaltachin, the secret domain of the Quelli Nacosti, three friends are being schooled in the deadly arts of espionage and assassination: Donte, son of one of the most powerful masters of the order; Hava, a serious girl with fighting abilities that can set any opponent on their back; and Hatu, a strange, conflicted lad in whom fury and calm war constantly, whose hair is a bright and fiery shade of red.

The world of Garn once boasted five great kingdoms, until the King of Ithrace was defeated and every member of his family executed by Lodavico, the ruthless King of Sandura, a man…

Books two and three in The Farseer Trilogy by international bestselling author Robin Hobb.‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’ George R. R. MartinHonesty is the bedrock for any relationship. But how can Fitz – royal bastard, trainee assassin, holder of secrets crucial to the security of the kingdom – bare his soul to his beloved Molly?Danger lies all around him – from the raiders savaging the coastal towns, and from within the court. The king has been struck down by a mystery illness and his eldest son, Verity, is bound up in the defence of the realm.When Verity leaves the court in search of the mythical Elderlings, Fitz finds himself friendless apart from his wolf, Nighteyes, and the king’s strange, motley-clad fool, exposed to Prince Regal’s malign ambitions. He will be asked to sacrifice everything – his heart, his hope, even his life – for the sake of the realm.Continue the adventure with books two and three of Robin Hobb’s magnificent Farseer Trilogy.This bundle includes Royal Assassin (book two) and Assassin’s Quest (book three).

Books two and three in The Farseer Trilogy by international bestselling author Robin Hobb.‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of…

The winter is bitter. Civil war threatens Kurald Galain for the warrior Urusander’s army has begun its march on the city of Kharkanas. Led by the ruthless Hunn Raal, it intends to cast aside Mother Dark’s consort, Draconus, and set Urusander himself on the throne beside the Living Goddess. Those who would stand in the way of the rebels lie scattered and weakened – leaderless since Anomander went in search of an estranged brother. In his stead, Silchas Ruin resolves to gather the Houseblades of the Highborn families to him, and to resurrect the legendary Hust Legion, but time is not on his side. Far to the west, an unlikely army musters. It seeks an enemy without form, in a place none can find. And yet Hood’s call has been heard and the long-abandoned city of Omtose Phellack is now home to a rabble of new arrivals: Dog-Runners from the south, Jheck warriors, and blue-skinned strangers from across the Western Sea have come to offer Hood their swords. From the distant mountains and isolated valleys of the North, Thel Akai arrive to pledge themselves in this seemingly impossible war. Soon, they will set forth with weapons drawn under the banners of the living in pursuit of Death itself.Such events presage chaos, and now magic bleeds into this realm. Unconstrained, mysterious and savage, it begins to run loose and wild and following its scent, seeking the places of wounding and hurt – new and ancient entities gather.In a world becoming rotten with sorcery, can honour truly exist?
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The winter is bitter. Civil war threatens Kurald Galain for the warrior Urusander’s army has begun its march on the city of Kharkanas. Led by the ruthless Hunn Raal, it intends to…

Return to the world of The Warded Man and The Desert Spear in an illustrated new novella by Peter V. Brett.

Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace.

Arlen Bales is seventeen, an apprentice Messenger in brand new armor, about to go out for the first time alongside a trained Messenger on a simple overnight trip. Instead Arlen finds himself alone on a frozen mountainside, carrying a dangerous cargo to Count Brayan's gold mine, one of the furthest points in the duchy. And One Arm, the giant rock demon, hunts him still.

But Brayan's Gold may offer a way for Arlen to be free of One Arm forever, if he is willing to wager his life on the chance.

Return to the world of The Warded Man and The Desert Spear in an illustrated new novella by Peter V. Brett.

Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night,…

Kevin Hearne creates the ultimate Atticus O’Sullivan adventure in the grand finale of the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles: an epic battle royale against the Norse gods of Asgard.

Unchained from fate, the Norse gods Loki and Hel are ready to unleash Ragnarok, a.k.a. the Apocalypse, upon the earth. They’ve made allies on the darker side of many pantheons, and there’s a globe-spanning battle brewing that ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan will be hard-pressed to survive, much less win.

Granuaile MacTiernan must join immortals Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen in a fight against the Yama Kings in Taiwan, but she discovers that the stakes are much higher than she thought.

Meanwhile, Archdruid Owen Kennedy must put out both literal and metaphorical fires from Bavaria to Peru to keep the world safe for his apprentices and the future of Druidry.

And Atticus recruits the aid of a tyromancer, an Indian witch, and a trickster god in hopes that they’ll give him just enough leverage to both save Gaia and see another sunrise. There is a hound named Oberon who deserves a snack, after all.

Kevin Hearne creates the ultimate Atticus O’Sullivan adventure in the grand finale of the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles: an epic battle royale against the Norse…

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive―the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.

Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare―and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray.

Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide―Adolin in Azimir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah at Thaylen City. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar.

At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiants killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium’s champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive―the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million…