Resultados para "Avalon" en Epopeyas

Vi sono luoghi dove i due mondi sono vicini tra loro come le pieghe di un drappo. Uno di questi luoghi è quello che gli uomini chiamano Avalon. Qui, nascoste dalle nebbie che separano il regno di Faerie dal mondo degli uomini, tre sacerdotesse dell'Isola Sacra preparano il terreno per l'avvento del difensore, il leggendario Figlio di Cento Re, l'uomo destinato a salvare la Britannia... Per Caillean, che è stata costretta a lasciare la Casa della Foresta portando con sé Gawen, giovane erede di una mitica stirpe reale, la salvezza non giunge attraverso la vittoria.

A posthumous recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, Marion Zimmer Bradley reinvented - and rejuvenated - the King Arthur mythos with her extraordinary Mists of Avalon series. In this epic work, Bradley follows the arc of the timeless tale from the perspective of its previously marginalized female characters: Celtic priestess Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar, and High Priestess Viviane.

Monsters, mystery, and magic abound in this stunning, illustrated collection of original fairy tales from the World of Warcraft universe, as told by an all-star cast of best-selling, award-winning storytellers.

Thrust into a new world full of magic and monsters, Layla has finally come to terms with her supernatural powers - and left her old life behind. But her enemies are relentless. Sixteen months after her life changed forever, Layla and her team are besieged during a rescue attempt gone awry and must fight their way through to freedom. It turns out that Avalon has only grown since their last encounter, adding fresh villains to its horde. Meanwhile, revelations abound as Layla confronts twists and betrayals in her own life, with each new detail adding to the shadow that looms over her.

Layla Cassidy has always wanted a normal life, and the chance to put her father's brutal legacy behind her. And in her final year of university she's finally found it. Or so she thinks. But when Layla accidentally activates an ancient scroll, she is bestowed with an incredible, inhuman power. She plunges into a dangerous new world, full of mythical creatures and menace - all while a group of fanatics will stop at nothing to turn her abilities to their cause.

Avvenimenti terribili scuotono Ambra, il mondo perfetto, unico centro di tutti gli universi esistenti. Re Oberon, il sovrano la cui origine inconoscibile è perduta nella notte dei tempi, è morto. Adesso i suoi figli combattono senza esclusione di colpi per conquistare quel trono che permetterebbe al solo vincitore di regnare su tutti i mondi possibili: da Ambra alle oscure Corti del Caos fino alla nostra Terra. Sul trono siede adesso Eric di Ambra, dopo avere imprigionato il fratello Corwin che aveva fatto ritorno da un millenario esilio sulla Terra.

Sorcerer Nate Garrett lost much in the battle that devastated Asgard, but the war against darkness is far from over. He’s spent a year searching for Arthur, hell-bent on stopping the evil leader of Avalon and rescuing his friend Tommy from his clutches. Nate’s investigation brings him to Washington, DC, where he finds the city under siege. Just when all hope seems lost, Layla Cassidy and her team arrive to join the fight, but Avalon’s deadly plan to conquer the earth realm is underway.