Kate Elliott

El rey Henry ha unificado los reinos de Wender y Varre, pero continúan las contiendas. Sabella, la hermanastra de Henry, fomenta la rebelión contra él en Varre, que está siendo invadido por los inhumanos Eika desde el Norte. Henry no ha decidido cual de sus tres hijos sera su heredero, aunque los rumores apuntan a que Sanglant, su inmortal descendiente bastardo, es el favorito. Liath, enamorada de Sanglant, busca un portal al pais de los Aoi, donde nacio la madre de este, para investigar la desaparicion de este pueblo magico.Sus vidas y su amor correran peligro, forzados por las fuertes exigencias de la politica, el conocimiento prohibido y la familia.Kate Elliott es una inquieta y cuidadosa escritora que aborda sin miedo la fantasia. En sus novelas recrea un mundo rico y sugerente, de bases historicas y gran profundidad, donde ubica tramas llenas de emocion, suspense y personajes atractivos.

In Tira Verte births, marriages, treaties and all official documents are painted, not written. The paintings by certain males of the Grijalva family are also magical. This book tells the story of one such painter-magician's obsession with power, with life, and with a love he can never claim.

El rey Henry ha unificado los reinos de Wender y Varre, pero continúan las contiendas. Sabella, la hermanastra de Henry, fomenta la rebelión contra él en Varre, que está siendo invadido por los inhumanos Eika desde el Norte. Henry no ha decidido cual de sus tres hijos sera su heredero, aunque los rumores apuntan a que Sanglant, su inmortal descendiente bastardo, es el favorito. Liath, enamorada de Sanglant, busca un portal al pais de los Aoi, donde nacio la madre de este, para investigar la desaparicion de este pueblo magico.Sus vidas y su amor correran peligro, forzados por las fuertes exigencias de la politica, el conocimiento prohibido y la familia.

Lost and alone in an unknown country, Alain struggles to survive as he is unwittingly drawn into an ancient conflict between humankind and their old enemy, the Cursed Ones. Separated from her husband and child, Liath must undergo her greatest test in a land of exile. Only here can she hope to discover the truth of her parentage and learn the extent of her remarkable powers.Mourning the loss of his wife, the bastard prince Sanglant seeks his father,King Henry, to warn him about the conspiracy of powerful sorcerers who wish to destroy the Aoi, the Lost Ones, once and for all - no matter how much destruction their magic will unleash. But King Henrys gaze is fixed on the throne of Aosta and the imperial crown left vacant for two generations. As a Quman army, sweeping in from the eastern steppes, ravages the Wendish countryside, Henry marches south, ignoring the pleas of his beleaguered subjects. The great cataclysm, foretold in the stars, is approaching. . . .Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Kate Elliott es una inquieta y cuidadosa escritora que aborda sin miedo la fantasía. En sus novelas recrea un mundo rico y sugerente, de bases históricas y gran profundidad, donde ubica historias llenas de emocion, suspense y personajes atractivos. Esta exitosa saga cuenta con millones de seguidores en todo el mundo. Ha sido traducida a mas de diez idiomas, entre los que se encuentran el aleman, el frances, el ruso y el polaco. Sanglant, el principe de los perros, hijo bastardo del rey Henry, permanece preso en la ciudad de Gent. Ha perdido la esperanza de que lo rescaten, pues todos le dan por muerto. Solo Liath, convertida en aguila del rey, le echa de menos, pero ahora esta ocupada tratando de librarse del acoso de quienes desean apropiarse de sus saberes secretos. Por su parte, Alain ha sido proclamado heredero del conde y esta a punto de ser enviado a la guerra con los Eika. Mientras el monarca continua avanzando en un reino cada vez mas inestable, Sanglant, Liath, Alain y el Quinto Hijo, que prepara un ejercito con el que cumplir con la voluntad de su padre, libran sus propias batallas contra los embates del destino. A la altura de George R. R. Martin y Robin Hobb, la nueva generacion de escritores de fantasia, Elliott crea ambientaciones complejas y realistas para adultos Library Journal Una saga comparable en calidad e interes con Cancion de hielo y fuego The London Times Una narracion rotunda. Elliott moldea su mundo con sus hondos conocimientos de historia de la Europa medieval, creando con su imaginacion nuevas perspectivas Publishers Weekly Bien ideada, bien estructurada y hecha con destreza. Elliott tiene una enorme habilidad para crear un sentido de lo ajeno que es, sin embargo, humano y convincente The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Esta saga gustara tanto a los amant

Enter the Post-Roman Afro-Celtic icepunk regency fantasy world of the Spiritwalker Trilogy (Cold Magic, Cold Fire, Cold Steel)starring Phoenician spies, well-dressed men, revolutionary women, and lawyer dinosaurswith eleven vivid stories gathered in one place by RT Reviewers Choice winner and Nebula, World Fantasy, Norton, and Locus Awards finalist Kate Elliott. When the emperor of Rome needs a rare book stolen from a well-guarded woman, he hires a rogue with his own dangerous secrets . . . An elderly man retires at last, seeking peace to write his final masterwork on architecture . . . until that peace is disturbed by an outbreak of magic.Everyone knows the story of Dido and Aeneas. But only Beatrice knows the correct version.A shapeshifting sabertooth cat falls into the arms of two beautiful palace attendants . . . all too eager to pet him.A powerful mage and his wife travel into enemy territory on an urgent mission . . . Surely the expedition will go exactly as planned. . . right?These standalone stories and six others are accompanied by wonderful illustrations from fourteen featured artists. Eleven short essays that delve into the whys and wherefores of the setting and characters round out the volume.

The cataclysm long foretold has shaken the world. King Henrys obsession with uniting the warring kingdoms of Wendar and Varre has left his people destitute and vulnerable to attack. As earthly and supernatural forces gather to overthrow all Henry has fought for, Alain and Liath come to realise their twin destinies. Between them they hold the key to secrets which could yet save Henrys realm, but even they may be powerless should the Cursed Ones return.Look out for more information on this and other titles at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

For hundreds of years the Guardians ruled the Hundred, but these unearthly beings have faded from human sight and no longer exert their will on the world. Only the reeves, patrolling from the skies, still represent the Guardians power. But there is a corruption in the land that not even they can control, and fanatics are devastating villages, towns, and cities, slaughtering all who oppose them.Outlanders Anji and Mai are fleeing their homeland with a company of dedicated warriors. On reaching the Hundred, they form an alliance with Reeve Joss, and determine to stand against the devouring horde. But, as region after region slips into chaos, a young woman sworn to the Goddess may be all that keeps them from annihilation . . .A haunting tale of individuals swept up by the chaos of war, this is fantasy adventure at its best - rich in texture, filled with colour and excitement.

Marit was pretty sure she had been murdered. She vividly recalled the assassins dagger, and her dying vision had shown her the next world - but her spirit had not made the journey. She woke alone, sprawled on a Guardians altar, with more questions than answers.The Guardians once ruled the Hundred, but disappeared in ages past, leaving reeves to manage the peace in their stead. But Marit finds this peace has been shattered as a desperate army ravages the land, and its leaders walk in shadow, wearing the cloaks of lost Guardians. As she searches for meanings in a changed world, Marit finds her old love Joss and the Outlander Anji struggling to maintain order amidst chaos. But her own enemies are drawing close. Marit tries to untangle the web of betrayals that connect her murder with the razing of the countryside, but she cant run forever. She will be found and there will be choices: complicity or death.

King Henrys kingdom has been ravaged by internecine warfare, in a conflict that has been both long and bloody. Furthermore, the spell holding the exiled Ashioi from the world has failed, and the land, ravaged by the fury of their return, is only now showing signs of recovery. Sanglant is struggling to legitimise his leadership as the returned Ashioi are planning war, and Stronghand has begun a march of conquest into the heart of Sanglants realm. Adelheid and Antonia have made an unholy alliance, and Sabella and Duke Conrad are moving to seize Sanglants crown. Cultures, religions, and races are clashing in what will be the ultimate struggle for control of this strange new world.

Set in an alternate Europe, the first Crown of Stars epic fantasy chronicles a world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanity.A complex fantasy world with intriguing parallels to European history, colorful characters, and plenty of action and magic. Locus It begins with civil war . . . For though King Henry still holds the crown of Wendar, his reign has long been contested by his sister Sabella. There are many eager to flock to her banner, and there are ways to make even the most unwilling lord into a weapon pointed at the heart of Henrys realm. Torn by internal strife, Wendar also faces deadly raids from the north by an inhuman race, the Eika. And now terrifying portents are being seen; old ruins restored to life under the light of the full moon and peopled by the long-vanished Lost Ones; dark spirits walking the land in broad daylight. And suddenly two innocents are about to be thrust into the middle of the conflict. Liath, who has spent her early years fleeing from unknown enemies, is a young woman with the power to change the course of history if she can only learn to master her fear and seize what is rightfully hers. While Alain, a young man who may find his future in a vision granted by the Lady of Battles, must first unravel the mystery of who he iswhether the bastard son of a noble father, the half-breed child of an elfin lord, the unwanted get of a whore, or the heir to a proud and ancient lineage. For only when he discovers the truth can he accept the destiny for which he was born. Liath and Alain, each trapped in a personal struggle for survival, both helplessly being drawn into a far greater battle, a war in which sorcery not swords will determine the final outcome, and the land itself may be irrevocably reshaped by the forces unleashed . . .

Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the fifth book of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series continues the world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanityThe long-dreaded cataclysm is about to descend on the world as the lost land of the Aoi returns to the Earth from which it was cast forth millennia ago. And though Liath has at last found her way back to Earth, she knows disaster will soon follow her. Yet just how little time remains to avert humanitys destruction she discovers to her horror only when she learns that her brief stay in the bespelled land has actually kept her from her family and allies for nearly four years. In that time, Sanglant has mobilized an army and journeyed to the land of the griffins, intent on forging an alliance to stand against the forces which are determined to rework the spell that originally exiled the Aoi and their lands from the world. Alain, caught up by Liath as she makes her way back to her own world and time, has been returned to the present bereft of all that matters to him. And though for a while he finds refuge in a monastery, he is soon condemned to a terrible fate. His only hope of rescue lies with the Eika leader Stronghand, who has begun a campaign of conquest into the human lands. And even as these diverse forces struggle to avert total ruin, the mathematici, led by Anne and Hugh, strive to re-create the original spell which exiled the ancient Aoi, neither knowing nor caring that their magical workings could tear their world apart.

Prince of Dogs returns readers to the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, and the intertwined destinies of: Alain, raised in humble surroundings but now the Counts heir; Liath, who struggles to unravel the secrets of her past while evading the traps set for her by those seeking the treasure she hides; Sanglant, believed dead by those who could save him, but actually a prisoner in the city of Gent; and Fifth Son, who now builds an army to do his fathers bidding--or his own!

Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the fourth book of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series continues the world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanityFar beyond the borders of Wendar and Varre, Alain, Liath, Sanglant, and King Henry must make their separate journeys, following twisting roads which will nevertheless lead them all to one fated moment in time. Lost and alone in an unknown country, Alain is caught in a desperate struggle for survival even as he finds himself unwittingly drawn into the heart of an ancient conflict between humankind and the Cursed Ones. Torn away from Sanglant and their child by creatures not born of earth, Liath faces her most difficult trial in a land of exile. Only there can she hope to discover her true parentage and the nature and extent of her unique powers. Still staggered by the loss of his wife, the bastard prince Sanglant is nevertheless determined to seek out his father, King Henry, and bring warning of the conspiracy of sorcerers whove sworn to put an end to the Aoi, the Lost Onesno matter how much destruction may be unleashed by their workings of magic. But King Henrys attention is not on his own troubled realm but rather on the throne of Aosta and the imperial crown, unclaimed for two generations. Even as a Quman army ravages the Wendish countryside, Henry marches south, ignoring the pleas of his beleaguered subjects. And as the tides of war and magic wreak havoc across the lands, the great Cataclysm, long foretold in the stars, draws inexorably closer.

In the exciting new story of Magics latest release, Throne of Eldraine, the young warrior-mage twins Rowan and Will Kenrith quest for their missing father, High King Kenrith. Venturing far from the safety of the Realm, their search takes them deep into the Wildsa hostile land of faeries, monsters, and untamed magic. A chance encounter with the wily and inscrutable shapeshifter Oko seems somehow connected, but memory of the Fey trickster flits away with a wink. Beleaguered by unclear recollections and pursued relentlessly by Garruk, a cursed hunter stalking Planeswalkers across the Multiverse, can the royal scions unravel the mystery of their fathers disappearance and restore him to his rightful throne before his absence shatters the peace of their home?

Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the sixth book of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series continues the world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanityThe lost land of the Aoi has returned at last to the earth from which it was cast forth millennia ago. And as tsunamis, earthquakes, and firestorms reshape the very land and seas, darkness descends everywhere. With the war for empire disrupted, all sides must regroup. And though the battle for survival must be the primary focus of all concerned, there are always those eager to seize power, no matter at what cost. Though King Henry demanded with his last breath that Prince Sanglant accept his crown, many may refuse to honor the dying kings wish. Liath, Sanglants wife, has been excommunicated and unless he agrees to put her aside, his own aunt, Mother Scholastica, is threatening to interdict Sanglant and all who follow him. And though he and Liath long to search for their missing daughter, Blessing, the demands of statecraft hold them hostage to Sanglants newly constituted court. Henrys wife, Adelheid, is determined to regain control of their empire. But she has let Antonia proclaim herself the new skopos, the Holy Mother who rules over all of the church. And Antonia has already proved herself an extremely dangerous ally. The Aoi are divided between those who seek only to rebuild and warriors determined to claim revenge against the humans. Stronghand, too, is consolidating his gains for his combined Eika/Alban empire, bent on further conquests, drawn in part by the bond he still shares with Alain. And even as Liath seeks out the forbidden magic that could bring back the light of day, new alliances are forming and old ones being abandoned. Only time will tell whoif anyonewill emerge triumphant as cultures, religions, and races clash in the ultimate struggle for control of this strange new world.

Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the third book of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series continues the world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanityIt is a crucial time in the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, a moment when even one wrong decision can tilt the balance of events into total disaster. For SanglantKing Henrys sonand Liaththe woman he lovesthe offer of both a haven from their enemies and the chance for Liath to study the ancient lore with those who claim her as their own, seems like the answer they have been seeking. But no place can truly be safe for them. Both their lives and their love will be at risk when they are forced to choose which pathway each will followlured by the equally strong demands of politics, forbidden knowledge, and family. Liath, born with a dangerous power beyond her control, is torn between her longing for Sanglant and the child they are about to have and the call of sorcery, which can open the way into the land of the Aoi, the Lost Ones. And even as Liath struggles with magics seductive spell, Sanglants Aoi mother returns to the mortal world, seeking the son she abandoned as a babe. As the fates of kingdoms shift with the changing fortunes of those caught up in the dangers of both civil war and continuing attacks by the nonhuman Eika and the Quman invaders, time is running out for Liath, Sanglant, King Henry, and the people of Wendar and Varre. For the time of cataclysm is fast approachingand no one can foretell who will surviveor rulewhen it is over.

Set in an alternate Europe where bloody conflicts rage, the final book of the Crown of Stars epic fantasy series concludes the world-shaking conflict for the survival of humanityIn the wake of the cataclysm that has reshaped the very lands, Sanglant is struggling to legitimize his own rulership and Liaths status as his wife and consort, even as others are leaguing against him.The Aoi are carrying out random attacks on the humans and implicating Sanglant as their leader. While Liath, searching for forbidden magics, is unexpectedly beset by enemies she may not be able to withstand. Stronghand is on a march of conquest that will inevitably lead into the heart of Sanglants realm.Adelheid has made an unholy alliance with the treacherous Antonia, who, with the deadly galla at her command, is prepared to strike at Liath, Sanglant, or anyone who threatens her plans. Sabella and Duke Conrad have also marshaled their forces and are moving to seize the crown from Sanglant. And Alain must take his own stand against the Lady of Battles if he is to have any hope of redeeming this war- and magic-torn world.

The world of Liath and Alain is breaking apart as King Henrys kingdom is savaged by earthly and supernatural forces, which they alone have the power to understand. The Eika warriors thirst for the Kings land and power, their enmity sealed by generations of blood. Bitter in-fighting within King Henrys court and the ceaseless attrition of raiders also weaken his reign. Those who remain true must stay strong as the shadow of the Cursed Ones falls, and the spell holding the exiled from the planet fails. Liath must force her wild sorcery to maturity and Sanglant, her husband and King Henrys heir, must struggle to hold the realm together. The twin destinies of Liath and Alain may yet avert the destruction written in the stars.