Sean Russell crea apasionantes novelas históricas que sumergen a los lectores en el mundo de las batallas navales y los misterios. Su estilo es rico en descripciones detalladas y precisión histórica, dando vida vívidamente al pasado. Russell se centra en la psicología de los personajes y sus dilemas morales en entornos llenos de peligro e intriga. Sus obras celebran la aventura y la resiliencia humana frente a la adversidad.
Together in one volume, this two-part epic fantasy follows the new emperor of the ancient kingdom of Wa, Akantsu, and Lord Shonto, the brilliant leader whose influence could rally the Great Houses against the throne and wrestle the Empire from Akantsu's grasp.
'Fire as she bears. Rake her, lads.' Winter, 1793. Newly promoted Master and Commander Charles Hayden's orders are to deliver the frigate HMS Themis to Lord Admiral Hood, whose fleet is sheltering in the Mediterranean. Only hours out of port, however, and the Themis is engaging with the French navy.
Born to an English father and a French mother, lieutenant Charles Saunders Hayden's career is damned by his ?mixed? heritage. Assigned to the HMS Themis , an aging frigate under the command of a captain reviled by his crew for both his brutality towards his men and his cowardice in battle, Hayden is torn between honor and duty, as the British navy engages the French in a centuries-old struggle for power.
Treachery and deceit run rampant throughout a devastated land, spawning dark alliances in the terrible war ignited by the enmity of two families. But unbeknownst to all, there are others who truly control the beleaguered kingdom's destiny—combatants emerging from eons of restless sleep to renew the bloody terror of a battle older than time.
Captain Charles Hayden has orders to destroy a French frigate sailing from Le Havre and to gather intelligence from a royalist spy. On discovering French plans for an imminent attack on British soil, Hayden must return to Portsmouth to give warning before it is too late. But the enemy have been lying in wait for him, and so begins a dangerous chase out into the Atlantic and into the midst of a French squadron.
The cataclysm began over a century ago when the King of Ayr died without naming an heir, plunging the realm into chaos. The ruthless ambitions of the Renne and Wills families, each vying for power, have led to generations of hatred and discord. Toren Renne, the troubled leader of his house, yearns for peace, but his noble aspirations ignite hostility among his kin and invite deadly plots against him. Meanwhile, Elise Wills faces an unwanted marriage to a sinister lord, crushing her desire for freedom. The noble intrigues are not confined to the elite; they impact the lives of common folk, ensnaring an unsuspecting young Valeman, Tam, and his fortune-seeking friends from the North in a web of danger. As Toren strives to unite the rival houses, treachery abounds, with nobles and mystics conspiring to maintain division, knowing that their power thrives in turmoil. The roots of this suffering may lie in the past, tied to an ancient enchanter named Wyrr, whose dark gifts have cursed his descendants. It is this malevolent sorcery that binds the land and its people, and before the kingdom can heal, all of Ayr may be engulfed in bloodshed.
Roderick, Cancelliere del Re, ha fatto eleggere un consiglio di reggenza guidato dal principe Kori, desideroso di succedere al padre, il legittimo sovrano Wilam. Gli alleati di Sir Averil Kent, grande pittore e oppositore dei piani di Roderick, sono considerati morti, mentre i cospiratori cercano il segreto dell’eterna giovinezza. Riusciranno a risvegliare i poteri dei negromanti senza scatenare forze incontrollabili? Nel frattempo, il fronte di Roderick vacilla con il ripensamento del governatore di Farrow, Lord Galton. I destini dei popoli affacciati sul mare di Entide dipendono da una lotta che si svolge nell’altro emisfero, sull’isola di Varua: Tristam Flattery combatte contro se stesso e gli incubi generati dai semi dell’Erbareale. Il giovane naturalista riuscirà a dominare il suo destino e a non perdersi nel mondo onirico evocato dalla magica pianta dell’eterna giovinezza, la rara “regis”? Una grande rivelazione attende Flattery, che scoprirà inquietanti verità sulla sorte del mitico esploratore Gregory e sulla vera natura dell’Erbareale. Tra colpi di scena, avventure e rivelazioni, si completa l’epica saga di Sean Russell.
Ayr scheint verloren, bis ein Kind erscheint, das die Zukunft des Reichs in sich trägt. Atemberaubende Fantasy für Fans von George R. R. Martin!
Esplorando il remoto ed esotico arcipelago di Oceana, il giovane naturalista Tristam Flattery scopre i ruderi di un´antichissima civiltà, e una tribù di misteriosi indigeni... In un crescendo di suspense e di avventura, Russell amplia l´arazzo di una saga ormai leggendaria, ambientata in un incantato mondo parallelo che vi conquisterà...
