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Epic Fantasy filled to the brim with Grimdark Reality If one looks too long into the abyss, the abyss looks back. Drangar Ralgon has been avoiding the abyss's gaze for far too long and now he turns to face it. For a hundred years the young kingdom of Danastaer has thrived in peace. Now their northern neighbor, mighty Chanastardh, has begun a cunning invasion. Thrust into events far beyond his control, the mercenary Drangar Ralgon flees his solitary life as a shepherd to evade the coming war and take responsibility for his crimes. In Dunthiochagh, Danastaer's oldest city, the holy warrior Kildanor uncovers the enemy's plans for invasion. As ancient forces reach forth to shape the world once more, the sorceress Ealisaid wakes from a century of hibernation only to realize the Dunthiochagh she knew is no more. Magic, believed long gone, returns, and with it comes an elven wizard sent to recover a dangerous secret. SHATTERED DREAMS is a rich, layered high fantasy, the beginning of an epic that will be well worth following for years to come. Looming menace, thoughtful world-building; a winner! - Ed Greenwood (NYTimes bestselling fantasy writer)
Honor is just a word. Throughout fiction, there have always been heroes who have fallen from grace. Champions of honor, decency, and order who have become villains through some traumatic event or a deep personal flaw. Blackest Knights is a collection of 19 tales by some of independent fantasy's best authors that follow a collection of those heroes who fell to temptation. From tales of bloody-handed hypocrites to space pirates, you'll find some truly fascinating works within. Contains fiction by: David Niall Wilson, C. T. Phipps, James Alderdice, M. L. Spencer, Paul Lavender, Ulff Lehman, A. M. Justice, Matthew Johnson, Frank Martin, Allan Batchelder, Martin Owton, Richard Writhen, Jesse Teller and Michael Suttkus.
Drangar Ralgon survived death… twice! He has no idea how, nor is he any closer to unearthing why his beloved had to die. Drowning in questions, Drangar receives aid from the unlikeliest of sources. The Chosen Kildanor, immortal warrior of a shunned god, has taken a liking to the mercenary. With his path to answers blocked by a besieging army, Drangar must do his part in defeating the enemy. Reluctantly, Drangar once more prepares for war. *** Shattered Hopes is a character-driven, intriguing and multi-layered epic fantasy novel, which you don’t want to miss. - Starlitbook Asylum Not unlike the chapter POV changes of George R.R. Martin, the complex characters and their struggles find their paths crossing as the story builds. - Grimmedian
Epic Fantasy filled with grim reality. His defenses lowered, mercenary Drangar Ralgon has been taken over by the Fiend. As the monster butchers its way through a village, Drangar's mentor tries to help him regain control. They must return to their mission and draw the invading High General's attention from the last free city of Danastaer. The elven mage Lloreanthoran is caught in a web of intrigue. To hold back a demonic incursion, he must rescue a doomed man and unite the factions of a shattered order. The price of failure is high, and the fate of not only Danastaer hangs in the balance. Will their efforts be enough?
Out of the storm, into the hurricane. Drangar Ralgon has gone by many names: Scythe, Shepherd, Madman. Now, he can add another to the list: future vessel for the demon Turuuk. Surrounded by friends, family, and foes, in the fortress he left a lifetime ago, he has to choose. Fight or die? Live or surrender? Drangar’s fate is decided at the Eye of Traksor as reality crashes in on him. His hopes shattered by a revelation so terrifying, he now stands at a precipice. All of the sudden his most horrible dreams seem pleasant. Can he reclaim his destiny from the Fiend and determine his own future? With long hidden secrets forced to the surface, the Eye of Traksor becomes a crucible to uncover the truth. Will facts wash away the multitude of lies or will they be people’s undoing? Can Drangar’s companions and reluctant allies find common ground? But the demon Turuuk won’t permit them to plot against him unimpeded. Drangar has to conquer despair, nightmares, and guilt, to become a warrior once again.
Magic to make the sanest man go mad. Dark wizardry. Witchcraft. Curses. Hexes. Evil Sorcerers. Fantasy has a long history of people wielding the forces of darkness for nefarious ends. Blackest Spells is a collection of eighteen short stories and novelettes detailing stories of shadowy figures wielding unholy power. The sequel to the Blackest Knights anthology contains stories ranging from the machinations of the fae to wishes gone wrong to wicked plots in space. Contains fiction by: Michael R. Baker, Allan Batchelder, C.H. Baum, Matthew P. Gilbert, S.D. Howarth, Matthew Johnson, Christopher Keene, Paul Lavender, Ulff Lehmann, Frank Martin, Richard Nell, Martin Owton, C.T. Phipps, Michael Pogach, Jesse Teller, Damien Wilder, and David Niall Wilson
First Anthology by Inked in Gray - physical copy
This two-volume work documents 11,000 individuals belonging to ten Jewish families who were related to the Fraenkel family from 1397 to 1992. Many illustrious names from science, culture and politics are amongst those recorded: Behrend Lehmann von Halberstadt, the financier King August the Strong, the composers Giacomo Meyerbeer and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, the writers Heinrich Heine, Ludwig Börne, Paul Heyse and Karl Wolfskehl, the dramatist Carl Sternheim, the philologist Jakob Bernays, the philosophers Theodor Lessing, Israel Jacobson and David Friedländer, the art historians Max Friedländer and Aby Warburg, the doctor Sigmund Freud and the Nobel prize-winning chemist Adolf von Baeyer were all family members. The first volume contains accounts of the family's history, as well as a bibliography and an index of persons. The second part presents ten tables -- one genealogical summary and nine complete family trees -- of outstanding value to biographers. The index of persons covers about 17,000 entries, including cross references, and refers to the relevant locations in the articles and family trees.
In Danish. Durchsuchbare elektronische Faksimileausgabe als PDF. Digitalisiert im Rahmen des DFG-Projektes Digi20 in Kooperation mit der BSB München. OCR-Bearbeitung durch den Verlag Otto Sagner.