SCOTT MCGOUGH

This title kicks off a new series set in the exciting world of Magic: The Gathering. Time itself is fracturing, and it''s up to planeswalker Teferi and his companions to find a way to halt the collapse. Original. Time is Running Out The planeswalker Teferi at last returns to his home plane only to find it devastated and barren. Time itself is fracturing, and it''s up to Teferi and his companions to find a way to halt the collapse.It won''t be easy when his allies are poised to turn against him. About the Author Scott McGough recently moved to farm country and can now compare the urban, suburban, and agrarian lifestyles. Not surprisingly, his first choice hasn''t changed since childhood: all things being equal, he''d rather be down the shore.Scott worked on "The Duelist" magazine before joining the Creative Team for MAGIC: THE GATHERING(R). He worked on almost all the Urza/Phyrexia saga and has since written eight novels and a handful of short stories for MAGIC: THE GATHERING. All this, and yet he has only ever appeared on one Magic card. Though he finds this burden bitter and onerous, he will at least admit that that it''s a really good picture.

Se cierra el ciclo oriental de Magic.El ronin Toshi ha intentado eludir el gran conflicto entre el reino de los espíritus y el de los humanos. A pesar de sus esfuerzos, no sólo se ha visto involucrado, sino que se encuentra en el centro del enfrentamiento. Junto con la princesa Michiko, la hija del Daimyo Konda, debe hallar la forma de evitar la inminente victoria de los kami y, ademas, proteger su propia vida.En medio de las complicadas estratagemas de los hombres-zorro, el pueblo lunar y el propio Daimyo, Toshi debe tomar una fatidica decision:¿debe liberar al espiritu prisionero y exponerse a su ira?Con Guardian concluye la historia epica de un ronin, una princesa y su batalla por salvar un reino de la guerra y la destruccion.

Continúa la trilogía oriental de MagicEl ciclo de Kamigawa aúna la magia propia de la colección Magic (Ciclo Embestida y Ciclo MIrrodin) con una ambientación japonesa en la que aparecen elementos propios de esta cultura, como el bushido (el codigo de los samurais), los daymio (señores de la guerra) o los ochimusha (guerreros caidos en desgracia), que tanto interes despiertan entre los jovenes.

En un mundo de misticismo y honor, se avecina una guerra. Los espíritus lanzan ataques contra los humanos mientras en las sombras se cierne un terror apenas percibido.Michiko, la hija del señor de la guerra Konda, debe enfrentarse a los peligros que acechan en el exterior de la fortaleza de su padre para consultar a los monjes sagrados y a los orochi, el pueblo-serpiente que tiene una intensa conexion con el mundo de los espiritus.Pero cuando Michiko encuentra a Umezawa, ladron y conocedor de la magia negra, se da cuenta de que quiza tenga que aliarse con sus enemigos para impedir la guerra que esta a punto de arrasar el mundo.

Time is Running Out!The planeswalker Teferi at last returns to his home plane only to find it devastated and barren. Time itself is fracturing, and its up to Teferi and his companions to find a way to halt the collapse.It wont be easy when his allies are poised to turn against him.About the Author Scott McGough recently moved to farm country and can now compare the urban, suburban, and agrarian lifestyles. Not surprisingly, his first choice hasnt changed since childhood: all things being equal, hed rather be down the shore.Scott worked on The Duelist magazine before joining the Creative Team for MAGIC: THE GATHERING. He worked on almost all the Urza/Phyrexia saga and has since written eight novels and a handful of short stories for MAGIC: THE GATHERING. All this, and yet he has only ever appeared on one Magic card. Though he finds this burden bitter and onerous, he will at least admit that that its a really good picture.

A war with the spirit world begins in this Magic: The Gathering novel set within Kamigawa, a plane inspired by a tumultuous era in Japanese historyIn a world of mysticism and honor, a war is brewing. Spirits launch attacks against humans as, in the shadows, a terror lurks just beyond sight.Michiko, daughter of the warlord Konda, must brave the dangers outside her fathers fortress to consult holy monks and the orochi, snake folk with a strong connection to the spirit world. Yet when Michiko meets Umezawa, a thief and black magic user, she realizes that to stop the war that is about to sweep the land, she may have to make alliances with her enemies. And the most dangerous foes may be her friends.

With the kami poised to overtake the mortals of Kamigawa, a black magician must set aside his own pursuits for the sake of the greater good The victory of the spirit world is at hand. The ronin Toshiro "Toshi" Umezawa has sought to avoid the great conflict between the spirit and human realms. But despite his best efforts, hes not only involved in it, hes at the center of it. Together with Princess Michikodaughter of Daimyo Kondahe must find a way to stave off the impending victory of the kami, while preserving his own life in the bargain. Amid the complicated maneuvers of the fox people, the moon folk, and the Daimyo himself, Toshi can rely on only one person. Himself.

A rogue warrior struggles with loyalty in this second title about a mysterious new area of the Magic: The Gathering worldKamigawaNow in the employ of Princess Michiko and beholden to Myojin of Nights Reach, Toshiro "Toshi" Umezawasamurai, magician, and contries to honor his commitments while pursuing his own ends. But while Toshis main concern is usually for his own skin, he finds he cannot escape the drama and intrigue surrounding the looming war between the mortals and spirits of Kamigawa.As the Kami War threatens to engulf the entire plane, an unimaginably powerful spirit beast threatens the world. And at the heart of the battle moves the figure of the Daimyo, whose impassive features conceal a sinister crime that gnaws at the worlds heart.