Showing results by author "Sebastien de Castell" in Teen & Young Adult

The sixth - and final - instalment of the inimitable SPELLSLINGER series. With an introduction and postscript by the author, and an audio exclusive interview. The game of war is always rigged . . . Kellen and Reichis are settling into their lives as protectors of the young queen. For the first...

The fifth book in the captivating SPELLSLINGER fantasy series. Kellen and Reichis have just finished fighting a duel in the desert when Kellen inadvertently smears blood on the Daroman flag - an act of treason for which the Marshals have no choice but to arrest him. Just before he's put before...

A brilliant story of adventure, wit and philosophy from the origins of the SPELLSLINGER series to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers alike. New to the ways of the Argosi, the tribe of wandering philosophers who seek to defeat evil by wit and guile, Ferius Parfax encounters a hideous plague...

THE ALCHEMIST meets THE THREE MUSKETEERS- with card tricks. A brilliant origin story of adventure, wit and philosophy to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers to the SPELLSLINGER series. Ferius Parfax has a simple plan: kill every last inhabitant of the spell-gifted nation that destroyed her...

Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Ferius Parfax is one of the mysterious Argosi - a traveller who lives by her wits and the three decks of cards she carries. She's difficult and unpredictable, but she may be Kellen's only hope.

The fourth book in the compelling SPELLSLINGER fantasy series. Kellen and his murderous squirrel cat, Reichis, are on their own. They've heard rumour of a mythical monastery, known as the Ebony Abbey. It's a place that outsiders can never find - but Kellen is getting desperate. He's been told...

INCLUDES AN AUDIO EXCLUSIVE Q&A BETWEEN FERIUS (KRISTIN ATHERTON) AND KELLEN (JOE JAMESON) The third utterly compelling fantasy adventure in the ARGOSI trilogy, exploring the origins of the SPELLSLINGER series to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers alike. While liberating a notorious thief...

Kellens sektensårs fødselsdag nærmer sig, og det samme gør de fire magiske prøver, der én gang for alle afgør, om han kan blive en magtfuld jan'Tep-mager eller om han vil blive udstødt af sin familie og venner som sha'Tep-tjener. Der er bare et problem. Kellens magi er ved at forsvinde. For at undgå total ydmygelse, forsøger Kellen at snyde sig gennem en magisk duel. Men da en mystisk fremmed kommer til byen, udfordrer hun Kellen til at gå helt nye veje.

Seit vier Monaten zieht Kellen nun schon als Verstoßener mit Ferius Parfax und Baumkatze Reichis durch die Wüste von Seven Sands. Dabei muss er feststellen, dass er nicht nur ein schlechter Magier, sondern ein noch viel schlechterer Gesetzloser ist. Ferius' große Klappe und Reichis' Vorliebe fürs Stehlen erleichtern die Situation nicht unbedingt. Dann lernt Kellen Seneira kennen: Das Mädchen mit der Augenbinde verbirgt dunkle Geheimnisse. Unversehens wird Kellen in ein Netz aus Verschwörung, Erpressung und Mord verwickelt.

Der fünfzehnjährige Kellen steht kurz vor seiner Magierprüfung. Es gibt nur ein Problem: Seine Magie schwindet! Für Kellen kein Grund aufzugeben. Während seine Mitschüler mit Atem, Sand oder Eisen zaubern, befreit er sich dank seines scharfen Verstandes aus jeder noch so brenzligen Situation. Als er dennoch in große Gefahr gerät, rettet ihm eine mysteriöse Fremde das Leben. Ferius Parfax bewirkt mit Spielkarten, was sonst nur wahre Magie vermag.