Showing results for title "The Gift" in Epic

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, a gift that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfolds.

To save humanity from being consigned to oblivion and to prevent war between elves and men, Eltanin, the first and greatest wizard there ever was, performed a terrible ritual that shattered the one world into two. For 20,000 years the two dimensions, unknown to each other, existed side by side. Aralia, home to the elfin race known as the Ferrishyn, and Earth, home to humanity, are both weakening. On Aralia, Magick is fading and will extinguish unless the two worlds are reunited.

Avill and her mother are prisoners, held in a dank dockside warehouse by men who plan to sell them to slavers. But Avill's mother has a secret, an amulet with powerful magic. It offers escape, but only for one of them. Can Avill abandon her mother to slavery and flee into a strange city far from home? Or will she find another option?

Deception, Dreams, Or Death? Kat must choose before it’s too late! Who can she trust when everything begins to unravel? Kat suspects a sinister plot that might involve her dead sister when Silas threatens Kat’s reputation and her career prospects. But a twist of fate sends Kat and her friends outside the safety of the domes. And straight into the plans of her enemy. Following her sister’s final footsteps, Kat searches for clues to the past to unlock their future. Too bad not everybody wants her to succeed. With time running out from their sabotaged air supply, Kat wields her sword to ...

Blood spilled long ago between the Republic of Mareen and the armies of the Blood Emperor, ending all blood magic. Now there is peace in the Republic—but there is also a strict class system, misogyny and racism. Her world is not perfect, but Ikenna survived in it. With the murder of her grandfather, Ikenna spirals out of control. Though she is an initiate for the Republic’s deadly elite military force, Ikenna has a secret only her grandfather knew: she possesses the blood magic of the Republic’s enemies.

A classic epic fantasy on another world. Tyler's journey continues. New land, misadventures, friends, foes, skills, and knowledge. Confused encounters of the female kind. More deities become aware of Tyler as he continues his quest to survive, reach his potential, and carry out his burden. The god of wine wants to be his friend. Ares, the battle-god, is coming to say hello together with his sons, Phobos and Deimos - war, terror, and fear. Accompanied by an army or three and the war god’s pets - a drakon, a sphinx, some wonderful birds, and other unique fauna.

Kai is the town drunk. His life is simple, he works every day to pay for the drinks that help drown his sorrow, until one day when a beautiful warrior enters his favorite watering hole and changes his life forever. Raven is a proud warrior sworn to defend Princess Isabella. Her task to take child away from a devious stepfather is interrupted by an ambush that leaves her in desperate need of a tracker. When she goes looking for help she has an altercation with the one man who can help her!

History may have lost the stories…But not everyone has forgotten the past. With her budding air magic, can she escape the future laid out for her and bring back the fabled dragons? Kat is desperate for a miracle. Living on a dying world, Kat realizes her sister’s challenge to win the Tatsu tournament may be the key to everything they’ve lost. On a planet in ruins, gifted young Kat trains to harness her powers--powers that could help save her world. Refusing to give up on her dreams or her sister’s legacy, she disobeys direct orders to abandon her plan and secretly arranges to ...

Orrec, the son of the Brantor of Caspromant, and Gry, daughter of the Brantors of Barre and Rodd, have grown up together, running half-wild across the Uplands. The people there are like their land: harsh and fierce and prideful; ever at war with each other. Only the gifts keep the fragile peace. The Barre gift is calling animals.

Braving the perils of a cutthroat city isn’t what Reecah envisioned when she sought out a better place. The appalling mannerisms of those entrusted to protect the kingdom are shocking. Can a ruthless giant equip her with the skills she needs to confront the king, or will his unorthodox ways end up being the death of her dreams?

Set against a world on the verge of war, 16-year-old Aydan receives an unexpected gift from his deceased mother. The gift stirs a longing in him to learn more about her, and he decides to travel to her distant homeland. But as he prepares to leave his home, he is pressed into military service by his king. Aydan's hunting prowess makes him critical in the king's quest to rid his realm of assassins and thieves in the surrounding forests.

The world of Vorallon is failing. Hordes of demons destroy cities and everyone who lives in them. The raiders of Zuxra, foul men who answer only to their mad queen, conquer and enslave all that remains. As all descends into darkness, the Old Gods sleep, but they have entrusted the survival of Vorallon to the gifted.

The gifted are people blessed with unique abilities fueled by the strength of their spirits.

Princess Lien reserves her loyalty for her uncle, the emperor. Groomed as his secret assassin after he took her in, her first target is the khan of the barbarians responsible for her parents' murder. But her supernatural speed is no help when the monarch betroths her to the man she's meant to slay.

The iridescence of Eth flickers for a second time since creation as power surges out from the core of the world. The unstoppable Beckoning has begun. The constant pull on Toman's mind. The strange dreams of different worlds...fleets of ships made of clear glass...inky black figures brandishing spears and leaping from the shadows of his bedroom. And then the light that appears in the bones of his fingers!

Kerida Nast and her companions have succeeded in finding Jerek Brightwing, the new Luqs of Farama, and uniting him with a part of his Battle Wings, but not all their problems have been solved. Farama is still in the hands of the Halian invaders and their Shekayrin, and it's going to take magical as well as military strength to overcome them. Unexpected help comes from Bakura, the Princess Imperial of the Halians, whose gifts have been suppressed.

An ancient tale. An oracle's signet. Will she ever realize her dream of bonding with her own dragon? Desperate to flee from the looks of pity, seventeen-year-old Alyssa runs from her dragon-bonded friends to discover a portal back to the domes of her dying world. Even though she can speak to any dragon, she can’t have her own. Yet, the last queen dragon of their world has entrusted to her the oracle’s signet. And it can only mean one thing… She’ll never have her own dragon, because her destiny is to teach the people to accept the dragons’ return. With Silas, the leader of her home...

Emery, captain of the Shadow Guard, has dedicated his life to one purpose...to preserve the three realms of the Cosmos from the dominion of Chaos. But when one of his soldiers is killed on a routine mission into the mortal realm, everything changes. Something is wrong, and he is the only one who seems to notice...or care.

Гостья ледяного демона. Попаданка в подарок - фантастический роман Марго Генер, жанр любовное фэнтези, попаданцы. Подарок подруги обернулся попаданием в другой мир, да еще и в лапы к мерзкому жениху. Пришлось со всех ног от него спасаться.

Il fatto è che avrei voluto scrivere un romanzo fantasy epico, ma quegli scellerati dei personaggi e soprattutto quel deficiente del protagonista mi hanno rovinato tutto. E dire che l`ambientazione mi era pure uscita bene. Ad ogni modo, se siete comunque interessati a leggere di quei buoni a nulla, dateci un`occhiata; ma poi, non venite a dirmi che non vi avevo avvertito.

Возможно, я сумел изменить прошлое, но чувство тревоги не оставляло меня. Впереди меня ждало еще немало того, что я собирался предотвратить. Но теперь я был не уверен, что знаю, как играть в эту игру со временем. А значит—мне ещё не раз придётся сразиться с судьбой, но теперь я был к этому готов как никогда.