Titoli in Azione e avventura

Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. It has been centuries since the fall of the 10 consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor.

He was promised a life of wandering his new home and having adventures, but things got out of hand pretty quickly. He met with kings and gods, fought interdimensional cults, and got in a knife fight with the guy who creates universes. He didn't win. What he'd never done was roam around, having nice, sensible adventures. He hadn't even seen the hometown of his friends, and that had been the first destination on his list.

It turns out that surviving the depths of the labyrinth and helping stop a coup both tend to attract notice. If Hugh had his way, he'd happily go back to being just another anonymous student. He has more than enough to deal with already as he starts his second year, between his crushing load of schoolwork, training as a prospective candidate to the Librarians Errant, and navigating a long distance relationship.

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN INSTANT USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day—but, in this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, can he save himself? One year. 365 days...

Arthur Leywin knew well the cold terror of war. Yet, in his past life as King Grey, he had never lost a friend, mentor, or loved one; he had none to lose. Now, though, Arthur must accept that even those closest to him must take up arms to defend their homes as the enemy force seeks new methods to strike at the heart of Dicathen. In his quest to stop the approaching army, Arthur must travel to the dwarven kingdom of Darv, gain mastery of the four elements, battle some of the Vritra’s mightiest champions, and overcome a grievous betrayal.

Sardegna, 1600. Intrappolata in un'isola deprimente e in un matrimonio disastroso, la ribelle Fiammetta rincorre il sogno folle di diventare piratessa. Da anni prepara la fuga a bordo del veliero che ha acquistato in gran segreto da un mercante genovese, e adesso la sua ciurma composta da mogli insoddisfatte sembra pronta al grande varo. L'occasione perfetta si presenta quando Stellina, una ragazzina dotata di strani poteri, promette di condurla al mitico tesoro sepolto del leggendario pirata Capitan Sauro.

Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body. Arrogant Masters? Heavenly Tribulations? All that violence and bloodshed? Yeah, no thanks. I’m getting out of here. Farm life sounds pretty great. Tilling a field by hand is fun when you’ve got the strength of ten men—though maybe I shouldn’t have fed those Spirit Herbs to my pet rooster.

Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life whenever he dies. Arriving in New Rome, the glitzy capital of sin of a rebuilding Europe, he finds the city torn between mega-corporations, sponsored heroes, super-powered criminals, and true monsters. It's a time of chaos, where potions can grant the power to rule the world and dangers lurk everywhere.

Come se non bastasse, è addirittura riuscito a inimicarsi lo studente più promettente del suo anno, che si dà il caso sia anche il nipote di un re. Hugh non ha amici, non ha talenti e di certo non si aspetta di essere scelto come apprendista durante il Selezionamento. Eppure, quando viene scelto da un mago particolarmente eccentrico, la sua vita cambia per il meglio. Non gli resta che superare l'esame finale delle matricole: una spedizione nel terrificante labirinto sotto Skyhold.

The highly anticipated third installment of the steamy Artefacts of Ouranos series journeys deeper into the glittering fae world as Lor puts both her life and her heart on the line in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure. Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step...

Koren Bladewell now knows he is a wizard, but he is lost in the wilderness, cut off from help, and unable to use his powers. The enemy is poised at the border with an overwhelming invasion force, and it will take wizards, soldiers and a young, untested princess to hold off defeat long enough for Koren to be trained and grow into his power. But he might not wish to help those who deceived him and destroyed his life.

After a savage battle, the Boundary is whole again—but it may be too late. Banes now stalk the lands of Andarra, and the Venerate have gathered their armies for a final, crushing blow. In Ilin Illan, Wirr fights to maintain a precarious alliance between Andarra's factions of power. With dark forces closing in on the capital, if he cannot succeed, the war is lost. Imprisoned and alone in a strange land, Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate.

È il terzo anno del Fimbulwinter, il lungo e gelido inverno che precede la fine dei Nove Mondi. Midgard giace addormentata sotto una spessa coltre di ghiaccio e neve. Le città degli uomini sono cadute o allo sbando, assalite da branchi di lupi famelici e predoni assetati di sangue. Dèi, troll e giganti affilano le armi e preparano gli incantesimi per l'ultima battaglia tra Ordine e Caos. Ovunque fremono gli ultimi preparativi per il Ragnarök, soltanto nel Valhalla aleggia uno strano silenzio...

Mokoya e Akeha, le gemelle figlie della Protettrice Sanao, sono state affidate al Grande Monastero da bambine per adempiere a una promessa. Mokoya ha sviluppato un talento profetico, Akeha ha sempre avuto il dono di comprendere quali motivazioni si celano dietro le azioni degli adulti. Mokoya ha illuminazioni su ciò che sarà, Akeha comprende cosa potrebbe essere. Entrambe hanno visto il marcio che si annida nel cuore del Protettorato.

I Pulldogs lasciano Roma per abbracciare una nuova condizione umana: senza lasciare traccia del loro passaggio, attraversano luoghi meravigliosi e intere nazioni, girovagando per il mondo come neo-nomadi, diffondendo la loro esistenza "transumante" oppure impegnandosi nella conservazione di culture in via d'estinzione minacciate dal cambiamento climatico globale.

In questo universo, i dinosauri non si sono estinti. Vivono su Piloria, un continente inesplorato e pericoloso, mentre il genere umano, per stare al sicuro, si è stabilito su Terrasia. Ma anche qui la sopravvivenza è a rischio: le risorse di cibo ed energia stanno finendo. Per fronteggiare la crisi, gli Stipulatori prendono una decisione drastica: cento Finalisti, selezionati al termine di una serie di prove, dovranno avventurarsi su Piloria, prelevare uova di pterosauri, velociraptor e T-Rex e riportarle indietro intatte.

I was the greatest mage of chaos of my time, spending sixty years defending the world from rift creatures. If there was a mission—I completed it. If there was an enemy—I destroyed them. I was loyal to the Empire to my bone, until it decided to wipe out the Chaos clan and every last one of its members.

Arthur Leywin has experienced two lifetimes of challenge and adventure. He has lived as a swordsman, a mage, an adventurer, and a king. Now his two lives, old and new, will collide, revealing the connection between King Grey and Arthur Leywin, but at what cost? How will this affect the ongoing war between the nations of Alacrya and Dicathen? Enemy forces threaten the coastal cities, the elven forests, and the fortified mountain passes. Dicathen’s most powerful allies have vanished, and the military alliance between men, elves, and dwarves threatens collapse.

In 1958, 27 years after Aldous Huxley wrote "Brave New World", he took another look at his remarkable fable and résumé the development since. His understandings are most alarming in his time already. They are even more alarming almost another half century later and shockingly up-to-date, considering recent developments. His prophetic view proofs once more, how terribly precise and visionary it was.