M. L. Wang Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Epická fantasy, v ktorej sa elementálna mágia a strhujúce súboje stretávajú s hlboko ľudským príbehom o rodine, vojne a cene oddanosti. Na zasneženom polostrove Kusanagi, na samom okraji Kaigenskej ríše, žijú bojovníci, o ktorých sa rozprávajú legendy. Dokážu ovládať ľad i more a po stáročia chránia hranice impéria. Ich sila je taká obávaná, že ich kraj nazývajú Mečom Kaigenu. Štrnásťročný Mamoru Macuda od detstva pozná svoje poslanie: osvojiť si bojové umenie svojho rodu a jedného dňa brániť vlasť po boku svojich predkov. Keď však do Kusanagi príde cudzinec s informáciami o svete za hranicami polostrova, Mamoru prvýkrát zapochybuje o všetkom, čo ho učili. Čo ak mier, na ktorý je Kaigen taký hrdý, nie je tým, čím sa zdá? A čo ak ríša, za ktorú má položiť život, celé generácie klame vlastným ľuďom? Jeho matka Misaki kedysi patrila medzi výnimočné bojovníčky. Po svadbe sa však rozhodla odložiť meč a žiť ako poslušná manželka a matka. Teraz sa však spoza mora blíži nepriateľ, jej syn začína klásť nebezpečné otázky a žena, ktorou kedysi bola, sa opäť prebúdza. Meč Kaigenu je veľkolepá fantasy o vojne a jej následkoch, rodine, cti, strate a cene slepej oddanosti. M. L. Wangová, autorka bestsellera Krv nad oázou svetla, spája strhujúce súboje, elementálnu mágiu a svet inšpirovaný východoázijskými bojovými tradíciami s intímnym príbehom matky a syna, ktorí musia prehodnotiť všetko, čomu verili.

In a groundbreaking moment for the world of magic, the first female member of a prestigious order of mages discovers a hidden conspiracy that threatens to alter the very foundations of magical practice. Set in a dark fantasy realm, this standalone tale weaves themes of empowerment and intrigue, as the protagonist navigates a treacherous landscape of secrets and power. The story promises an exploration of both personal and systemic challenges in a richly crafted universe.

Here be dragons and sorcery, time travel and sorrow. Vicious garden gnomes. A grounded phoenix rider. A new mother consumed with vengeance. A dying god. Soul magic.These stories wrestle with the experience of loss—of loved ones, of relationships, of a sense of self, of health—and forge a path to hope as characters fight their way forward.From bestsellers and SPFBO finalists to rising voices, 13 exceptionally talented authors explore the many facets of grief and healing through the lens of fantasy and sci-fi.

"On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful fighters in the world, warriors capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For centuries, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire's enemies at bay, earning their treacherous spit of land the name "The sword of Kaigen.' Born into Kusanagi's legendary Matsuda family, fourteen-year-old Mamoru has always know his purpose: to master his family's fighting techniques and defend his homeland. But when an outsider arrives and pulls back the curtain on Kaigen's alleged age of peace, Mamoru ralizes that he might not have much time before he has to become the fighter he was bred to be. Even worse, the empire he was born to defend might stand on a fountain of lies. Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married to the Matsuda house. Determined to be a good housewife and mother, she hid away her sword, along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country. But with her son asking questions about the outside world, the threat of invasion looming on the horizon, and her frigid husband grating on her nerves, Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface." -- from back cover