Winter Swords

Hraban's dice are cast. He has chosen to serve Nero Claudius Drusus, the mighty Roman general and the stepson of the princeps of Rome, Augustus. He has abandoned his hope of ever finding fame and home with the Marcomanni and has turned his back on Armin the Cherusci, who offered him a place amongst the foes of Rome and Maroboodus, Hraban's traitorous father. Yet, the fate of Drusus is not to idle in Gaul, but to take the war to Armin and the Cherusci, and Hraban follows him to war, serving the great lord in his drive to slay Armin.

Steve likes to spend his mornings in the NCP village and trade his wheat for emeralds, armor, books, swords, and food. One morning, he finds that Zombies have attacked the villagers. The Zombies have also turned the village blacksmith into a Zombie, leaving Steve without a place to get swords. To protect himself and the few villagers that remain, Steve goes on a quest to mine for 40 diamonds, which are the most powerful mineral in the Overworld.

An intelligent, six-limbed beast snatches a girl away from her family. An orphan confronts the darkness in his past, while a menace stalks his small town. A young woman cast into servitude tries to forge her own path in an unforgiving world. And an inexperienced soldier following the path of honor and duty comes face to face with a foe born from his worst nightmares. Seemingly unconnected, this small group of normal folk will fight to survive, for an ancient evil has awakened, and Denoril will need heroes if it is to endure The Winter of Swords.

AD 1301. Following the great quest north with Cortez de Bretagne ( The Questing), de Bretagne's knight, Sir Drake de Winter, returns home to the great de Winter empire in Norfolk, but it is not the safe and wonderful haven he remembers. Family unrest causes him to flee to London and into the service of the elderly King Edward I, a personal friend of Drake's father. In Edward's service, Drake finds himself in Scotland as a major player in the Siege of Caerlaverock Castle.

When the enemies of King Ragnar destroy Ladda's village, she'll do anything it takes to lead the survivors to safety - even agreeing to marry the king himself. But Ragnar and Ladda both quickly discover that there's more to her role than that of queen. As she assumes the burden of shield maiden and admiral of the Swanfleet, guiding her own ships among Ragnar's, her calling to battle becomes clear.

"Porter pulls listeners into this heroic tale with his rich tone and measured pace as Kagen encounters mysterious lands, gruesome creatures, and insurmountable obstacles. Listeners are in for a treat with this exciting launch of an epic new series." —AudioFile on Kagen the Damned The Dragon in...

Excalibur is real. And it’s calling to her. Samantha Moon—mother, private investigator, vampire—is about to go on her wildest adventure yet. After giving up the Devil Killer sword to protect her family, Sam thought she could return to a quieter life. But when ancient enemies begin stirring and a legendary weapon begins whispering through the ether, she knows peace was only ever an illusion. Her search for a new magical blade leads her across oceans and under lakes, to the mythical Lady of the Lake... and the one sword that might rival the Devil Killer itself. Excalibur. But Samantha ...

You only discover what dangers you can overcome when you're tested to the limit... Tudor England When Mary Fox is ordered to marry a sadistic older man, she decides instead to strike out on her own. As a woman in a man's world, no-one expects her to survive, but Mary is determined to prove them wrong. Challenged to return the Broken Sword talisman and so break a centuries-old curse, she soon learns how to scheme, fight and outwit those who would drag her back to a life of servitude. And in doing so, she becomes more than a match for any man. "Diabolically good! What makes this novel ...

The sky belongs to the efficient. The throne belongs to the ruthless. Aven Adams is a gutter mechanic from the industrial textile sectors, surviving on stolen scraps of elemental iron and forged signatures. In a world where the elite Silver Guard control the skies through a hereditary, bloodline-locked frequency, commoners are nothing more than ground-level machinery. But Aven carries a lethal secret stitched into the skin of her left wrist: a dormant, silver-threaded biological map to the ancient, untamed beasts of the mountain. When a mandatory conscription sweep tears her from the lower ...

The Monster of Karth has risen once more. Quin Tern of Azbar has met his fate, and his council has borne the price of crossing Raz i'Syul Arro. Now, as the cruel walls of the city fade into the winter storms at his back, Raz rides north, seeking to take the High Priest Talo Brahnt up on an offer he never should have refused. The path Raz has chosen, though, is a bloody one, and before long he and his new companions find themselves pitted against hardships they can neither anticipate nor ignore.

Don't miss the thrilling fourth chapter of Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles series. Princess Winter is admired for her grace, kindness and beauty, despite the scars on her face. She's said to be even more breath-taking than her stepmother, Queen Levana.... When Winter develops feelings for the handsome palace guard, Jacin, she fears the evil Queen will crush their romance before it has a chance to begin. But there are stirrings against the Queen across the land.

Descend. Discover. Defy. Beneath Earth's surface, destiny waits in the shadows. Plunged into the shadowy depths beneath the Rocky Mountains, Aliana and Aurelia must brave their way toward the perilous underground city of Downver. Haunted by their past and pursued by unimaginable threats, they must rely on their resilience and courage to navigate the unyielding darkness as newfound powers kindle within them. Thompson, trapped in his skinsuit and under Volya's control, remains a puppet on the strings of his merciless Huntress. His desperate struggle for freedom is not just for his own ...

The war for Camelot is underway. As Arthur and Lot trade victories and suffer mounting losses, desperation pushes each man beyond his limits. The conflict escalates until it becomes clear that victory will only be achieved through betrayal, bloodshed, and a single, fateful battle. THE KING OF WINTER is the fourth installment in the KINGS OF CAMELOT series.

Kano Murasaki, called Risuko, is a young, fatherless girl, more comfortable climbing trees than down on the ground. Yet she finds herself enmeshed in a game where the board is the whole nation of Japan, where the pieces are armies moved by scheming lords, and a single girl couldn't possibly have the power to change the outcome. Or could she?

After Tristan found himself on planet Yaraganin with the rest of humanity, it took weeks to find his way to the spot he would call home. Himself and five other women from the earth and their children made the long trek to Beast Grove. With five other local women and their children, he set up the start of their homestead just in time for the start of a Deep Winter, one that only comes every hundred years. Now the race for survival starts. The fear of starving to death hangs over their heads due to the increased metabolism their higher attributes give them.

The Goddess of Starrs has vanished… Arriscyal has fallen… Gediyon is missing… Dreana holds the answers to everyone’s pasts… When Michelle returns to Starrs, the world is in chaos. No one knows who to trust, and even faith in their Goddess has dwindled. Michelle must reveal the truth of the Cycle; only then can she hope to unite everyone. The Sixth Moon looms overhead. The end of the Cycle is nigh. Michelle and Jayse must stop it once and for all.

The war to decide Santaclaws’ fate has begun. United at last, the Giant nation marches to war. The Humans hole up in the Amarinthian Bulwark, desperate to hold off the Certanshi invaders until help arrives – help they pray for. Trapped in the middle of a war that will embroil and endanger all they love, Keir and Storm, the Diamond Dragoness, must fight for their future. If Santaclaws is lost, there will be no future at all. From worlds apart, the enemy reveals his hand. A dark presence rises in the swamps. The Reavers gather in numbers at the portals of Tyanbran, ready to unleash ...

One snowy night in Idaho, Maks Kolba’s life ends on a lonely road. But death is only the beginning. When a cosmic battle between a dragon and a winged warrior collides with Maks’s world, he becomes bound to Eight—a living blade having its own will, memories, and agenda. But Eternal Blades never rest, and neither will the darkness hunting him. From school hallways to midnight duels, monsters and secrets stalk him at every turn. His friends demand answers. Watchers whisper about destinies and initiation trials. Every fight drags Maks deeper into a game played by beings who never die—...

Aeralyn never felt like she belonged on land, but even she wasn’t prepared for what awaited her in the sea. Having lost her father to the ocean before she was born, Aeralyn is left to deal with the consequences of his disappearance, and the shame that it has brought to her and her mother. Outcasts of the prosperous city of Lunar Cove, Aeralyn has no choice but to take to the sea herself. Accompanied by her tiny dragon companion Ikibee, she ventures out into deep waters, hoping to catch a few fish so they might survive another day. What she catches instead changes her whole life. Plunged ...

Ravenous dragons descending at night, goblin hordes rampaging across the land, kingdoms collapsing; amidst this cyclone of chaos, one woman rises. Vyra has always dreamt of joining the renowned Silverclad Knights and becoming a great warrior. The kingdom needs every soldier it can get, having barely survived the war with the dark forces from the wilderness. However, the king of Beckonthrone long ago decreed that only men of noble status may walk the path to knighthood. As Vyra ventures through the mystical, war-torn lands to prove herself, she unexpectedly captures the eye of the paladin ...