Sean Russell Livres

Together in one volume, this two-part epic fantasy follows the new emperor of the ancient kingdom of Wa, Akantsu, and Lord Shonto, the brilliant leader whose influence could rally the Great Houses against the throne and wrestle the Empire from Akantsu's grasp.

Soldiers, sorcerers and feuding families enter the climactic final phase of a brutal civil war in the third novel of this epic fantasy trilogy. Two mighty families have been locked in savage combat, ravaging the kingdom both wish to rule. The chaos and bloodshed have spawned treachery within the ranks of both the Renné and the Wills, drawing the brave, the innocent, and the malevolent alike into the bloody conflict. But a far more terrible consequence has arisen from the carnage—for Death himself has been roused from his dread domain . . . and is preparing to walk the world again.

Treachery and deceit run rampant throughout a devastated land, spawning dark alliances in the terrible war ignited by the enmity of two families. But unbeknownst to all, there are others who truly control the beleaguered kingdom's destiny—combatants emerging from eons of restless sleep to renew the bloody terror of a battle older than time.

The cataclysm began more than a century earlier, when the King of Ayr died before naming an heir to the throne, and damned his realm to chaos. The cold-blooded conspiracies of the Renne and the Wills--each family desirous of the prize of rule--would sunder the one kingdom, and spawn generations of hatred and discord. Now Toren Renne, leader of his great and troubled house, dreams of peace--a valiant desire that has spawned hostility among his kinsmen, and vicious internal plots against his life. In the opposing domain, Elise Wills's desire for freedom is to be crushed, as an unwanted marriage to an ambitious and sinister lord looms large. As always, these machinations of nobles are affecting the everyday lives of the common folk--and feeding a bonfire of animosity that has now trapped an unsuspecting young Valeman Tam and two fortune-hunting friends from the North in its high, killing flames. But the closer Toren comes to achieving his great goal of uniting two enemy houses, the more treachery flowers. Nobles and mystics alike conspire to keep the realm divided, knowing that only in times of strife can their power grow. And perhaps the source of an unending misery lies before an old king's passing, beyond the scope of history, somewhere lost in a fog of myth and magic roiling about an ancient enchanter named Wyrr--who bequeathed to his children terrible gifts that would poison their lives...and their deaths. It is a cursed past and malevolent sorcery that truly hold the land, its people, and its would-be rulers bound. And before the already savaged kingdom can become one again, all Ayr will drown in a sea of blood

Roderick, il Cancelliere del Re, è riuscito a far eleggere un consiglio di reggenza guidato dal suo alleato principe Kori, che aspira solo a succedere sul trono al proprio padre, Wilam, legittimo sovrano di Farrland. I principali alleati di Sir Averil Kent, il grande pittore che si oppone ai suoi sinistri disegni di potere, sono dati per morti. Tutto sembra congiurare perché i cospiratori che inseguono il segreto dell’eterna giovinezza possano trionfare. Riusciranno a resuscitare gli antichi poteri dei negromanti del passato senza scatenare forze incontrollabili? Intanto il fronte stesso degli alleati di Roderick vacilla, con il ripensamento del governatore di Farrow, Lord Galton. Ma in realtà i destini dei popoli che si affacciano sul mare di Entide dipendono da una lotta senza quartiere che sta avvenendo nell’altro emisfero, sulla leggendaria isola di Varua, nell’arcipelago di Oceana: la lotta di Tristam Flattery contro se stesso e contro gli incubi indotti dai semi dell’Erbareale. Riuscirà il giovane naturalista a diventare padrone del suo destino e a non perdersi nel mondo onirico verso cui lo risucchiano i poteri della magica pianta dell’eterna giovinezza, l’insidiosa e rarissima “regis”? Una grande rivelazione attende Flattery: una inquietante scoperta sulla sorte del mitico esploratore Gregory e sulla vera natura dell’Erbareale! Fra colpi di scena, avventure, agguati e rivelazioni, si completa lo straordinario affresco fantastico di Sean Russell e la sua ineguagliata saga giunge finalmente a compimento.

Esplorando il remoto ed esotico arcipelago di Oceana, il giovane naturalista Tristam Flattery scopre i ruderi di un´antichissima civiltà, e una tribù di misteriosi indigeni... In un crescendo di suspense e di avventura, Russell amplia l´arazzo di una saga ormai leggendaria, ambientata in un incantato mondo parallelo che vi conquisterà...

England, Winter 1793. Nachdem Charles Hayden einer Verurteilung durch das Kriegsgericht nur haarscharf entgangen ist, wird der junge Royal Navy Offizier erneut auf die Unglücksfregatte Themis beordert. Sein Auftrag diesmal: als so genannter „Acting Captain“ einen Versorgungskonvoi sicher ins Mittelmeer eskortieren. Doch schon bald erscheinen dunkle Wolken am Horizont - und Hayden macht seinem Ruf, Feinde anzuziehen wie ein Magnet, alle Ehre ...

1793. Der Konflikt zwischen England und Frankreich spitzt sich zu. Auch der Halbfranzose Charles Hayden, Lieutenant in der Royal Navy, bekommt die wachsende Feindseligkeit gegenüber Frankreich zu spüren, als er den verhassten Posten des Ersten Offiziers auf der Fregatte Themis übernehmen muss . Hier hat Captain Josiah Hart das Kommando, dem der Ruf eines Feiglings und Tyrannen vorauseilt. Zu Recht, wie Hayden am eigenen Leib erfahren muss, als die Fregatte in See sticht, um französische Kriegsschiffe aufzubringen. Trotzdem hält der junge Lieutenant an den militärischen Prinzipien von Pflicht und Gehorsam fest - und gerät so bald zwischen die Fronten einer meuternden Crew und eines brutalen Captains ...