Margaret Ball est une auteure qui explore les royaumes de la science-fiction et du fantastique, tissant souvent des intrigues complexes d'une vision imaginative. Ses œuvres explorent les limites de l'imagination humaine et de la technologie à travers des récits captivants. Elle a perfectionné son art de l'écriture grâce à son expérience en ingénierie logicielle, ce qui se reflète dans la structure réfléchie et la logique de sa narration. Les lecteurs peuvent s'attendre à des œuvres qui repoussent les conventions du genre tout en offrant une profonde contemplation.
The only good elf is a dead elfOr so the militant order of Durandine monks thought, and they planned on making sure that all the elves in their world were very, very good. The elves of the Three Realms have sent out one last spell to bring help—nd received it: a staff member from the New Age Psychic Center in Austin, Texas. Unless the stranger from Texas can restore the magic of the Three Realms, the elves—and the Texan—are truly doomed.
Twenty-seven years after the fall of Constantinople... Caterina, Countess of San Florian, keeps a book of important things she's learned, from poison antidotes to cosmetic recipes, from charms for toothache to ways of raising and commanding demons. Having a reasonable care for her soul, she has never actually tried demonic magic. Yet. Gian, captain of her personal guard, has an innate magical talent that does not rely on incantations, but warns him of danger and awakens him to opportunities. It makes him nervous. And Sultan Mehmed II wants one last great victory. San Florian would be an excellent base of operations for his army to attack Venice. On the run from Venice to Constantinople after the Turkish-aided takeover of San Florian, Gian and Caterina will need all their wits and every scrap of magic they can employ to escape, to survive, and to recapture their city.
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Examines the critical works of Sir Walter Scott for the opportunity it offers to consider the relation of the critical to the creative mood, an interesting problem when it is presented concretely in the work of a great writer.
Thalia Kostis will be the first to tell you it's not magic, it's theoretical math when she walks a Möbius strip through walls to her office at the Institute for Applied Topology. CIA Case Officer Bradislav Lensky doesn't care what it is, as long as she can help track down a smuggling ring and the terrorists in their safe house in Austin. The other magicians nearby don't agree, and don't care for new rivals either! Now Thalia and the rest of her misfit crew are in a race against time, terrorists, common sense, grackles, and their graduate advisor to save the day!
Set in the twelfth century, the story follows Eleanor, the intelligent and strong-willed daughter of the duke of Aquitaine. Despite her father's belief in her capabilities, society views her as a mere girl unfit to inherit the dukedom. As her father bequeaths her valuable provinces, she becomes a target for ambitious barons intent on seizing her inheritance. The narrative explores themes of gender, power, and the challenges Eleanor faces in a world dominated by men.
Anne McCaffrey ist eine der ganz großen Erzählerinnen der Fantasy und Science Fiction. Ihr Buch Ein Raumschiff namens Helva wurde für den HUGO Award nominiert. Ihre neue große Serie erzählt von aufregende Geschichten von >menschlichen< Raumschiffen. Nancia ist ein junges, schüchternes Mädchen - und ein Gehirnschiff: Die Steuereinheit eines großen interstellaren Raumschiffes. Zusammen mit ihrem Partner Forister soll sie ein paar junge Leute zu den Zentralwelten bringen. Doch Nancias Geduld wird auf eine harte Probe gestell. Denn die Leute an Bord haben ganz andere Pläne als ihre Kommandantin... Nancia stehen allergrößte Schwierigkeiten bevor.
A young girl with a horn and extraordinary powers, including healing and plant growth, is discovered by prospectors in an escape pod and taken to the lawless planet Kezdet. While she hopes for a life of freedom, the planet harbors a dark secret involving child slave labor orchestrated by a sinister figure known as "The Piper." As she grows, Acorna becomes determined to fight against the exploitation and carve her own path toward freedom, challenging the oppressive forces around her.