Showing results for "Sand" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Rebel of the Sands is packed with train robberies, festivals under the stars, powerful djinni magic and an electrifying love story. Dustwalk is Amani's home. The desert sand is in her bones. But she wants to escape. More than a want. A need. Then a foreigner with no name turns up to save her life, and with him the chance to run. But to where? The desert plains are full of danger. Sand and blood are swirling, and the sultan's enemies are on the rise.

Roma Victrix. The Republic of Rome is on a relentless march to create an empire - an empire built on the backs of the conquered, brought back to Rome as slaves. Attia was once destined to rule as the queen and swordmaiden of Thrace, the greatest warrior kingdom the world had seen since Sparta. Now she is a slave, given to Xanthus, the Champion of Rome, as a sign of his master’s favor.  

Nearly a year has passed since Amani and the rebels won their epic battle at Fahali. Amani has come into both her powers, and her reputation as the 'Blue-Eyed Bandit' has spread across the desert - and some might say out of control. But when a surprise encounter turns into a brutal kidnapping, Amani finds herself betrayed. Stripped of her powers and her identity and torn from the man she loves, Amani must return to her desert girl's instinct for survival.

"Narrators Fiona Hardingham and Steve West lend their exceptional vocal skills to this fantasy novel...Both narrators deliver commanding performances steeped in drama and suspense, drawing out every ounce of emotion and intrigue: — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner Set in a richly...

An exciting series, especially for readers new to the Forgotten Realms! Thazienne Uskevren, the only legitimate daughter of the wealthy Uskevren family, has suffered blow after blow to her body and spirit. Even as she struggles to mend her fractured soul, Tazi finds herself on a journey that will take her far from the safety of Selgaunt and into the deadly heart of the Calim Desert. There the shifting sands hide an old foe, who holds the key to Tazi's salvation - or the doom of Sembia.

The breathtaking sequel to The Princess Will Save You in the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky duology--a brilliantly-executed YA fantasy homage to The Princess Bride To stay together forever, Princess Amarande and her stableboy love, Luca, must part: Amarande to reclaim her kingdom from usurpers, and...

A crownless queen. A cursed prince. One summer to live. The stars have aligned in the kingdom of Instanolde, or so Lystra believes as she eagerly awaits her wedding day. Her beloved, the king, is everything her heart desires, but when a brutal attack leaves her betrothed dead and Instanolde on the cusp of collapse, she finds her future in ruins, and the throne beyond her reach.

It’s been days since the sanctuary showdown. Feral demons are still on the loose. The ones that have been caught are pushing Zaraltrac Prison past its limits. The Coven is still picking up the pieces of the former blue cloaks’ betrayal. And Thea...Thea is bored. She hasn’t been given an assignment yet, and it’s driving her crazy to be kept away from the action. That is until Second Chosen Winona waltzes into her presence once again, and she has more dirt on Thea than the Spellweaver ever thought possible.

Deep within the World Beyond lies the ancient Infinity Passageway—a place of power where only a few dare to tread. A mystical oasis, holding a fabled substance with powers over space and time: The Sands of Infinity.

New time traveler Fritz is asked to use his powerful but poorly understood portal to undertake an important mission – but will the unknown cause him to hesitate, or will he take the chance to save the world? After discovering a portal through space and time, Fritz helped the United States resolve a foreign crisis. Now, as he struggles to understand the mysterious portal’s secrets, the president wants him to use it to avert a nuclear threat in the Middle East.

Now a Benesh'ere slave, every whiteface in the tribe hungers for Morgin's death. But he is Harriok's property, and while Harriok remains in a coma, a victim of the venom of the sand cat's sixth claw, the warriors wait and bide their time. As Morgin accompanies them on the March, an affinity for steel is slowly awakening within him, and he truly fears the truths his growing knowledge may reveal.

Jae is a slave in a dying desert world. Once verdant with water from a magical Well, the land is drying up, and no one remembers the magic needed to keep the water flowing. If a new source isn’t found soon, the people will perish. Jae doesn’t mind, in a way. By law, she is bound by a curse...

After weeks spent in deliberation and hiding, the last of those who oppose Rosewood are still divided. Victor and his small team are forced back to the Heights with less help and fewer resources than they could have imagined. Not to mention, everything has changed—their former home, the previous power structure, even the lay of the land.

"Det Lumske Sand" er fjerde bind i serien Deltoras bælte. Indbyggerne i landet Deltora er blevet slaver for Skyggeherren. Kun ædelstenene i Deltoras bælte kan redde landet. Leif, Barda og Jasmin skal skaffe de syv ædelsten for at befri Deltora. Et af de mørke og frygtelige steder, hvor stenene er gemt, er Det Lumske Sand.

Mila hasn't spoken in the five years since she became an Onra, a first-level Everfall witch. After failing the test to reclaim her voice and control her magic, her mentor sends 18-year-old Mila to Achten Tan—City of Dust—a dangerous desert town, built in the massive ribcage of an extinct leviathan.

Before the war, Eden s life was easy. Then the revolution happened, and everything changed. Now a powerful group called the Wolfpack controls the earth and its resources. And even though Eden has lost everything to them, she refuses to die by their hands. She knows the coordinates to the only...

Don hat die tolle Idee, mit Cleo, Kim und seiner neuen Bekannten Sam einen Tag am Meer zu verbringen. Und es kommt, wie es kommen muss. Auf Cleos Haut landen ein paar Spritzer Wasser und sie muss sich abrupt ins Meer verabschieden. Don ahnt natürlich nicht den wahren Grund für ihr Verhalten, sondern glaubt, dass Cleo seine Beziehung zu Sam nicht akzeptieren kann.

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I'm Dreamweaver Alissandra, and it's not my fault my heart drew me closer to my sexy human dream charge than my family's rules permit. How could I possibly resist when we share a soul-deep connection they couldn't fathom? Shhhh, no one need know. But I discover my father, the god of dreams (a.k.a. Morpheus or the Sand Man), is scheming to exploit humans. No way am I going to let that happen without a fight. Knowing Father, it will cost me dearly. It doesn't matter. I won't let my prince - or any human - suffer.

Tyler McColdrum has a bright future on the professional surfing circuit until his father tragically dies at sea. Unable to pay the bills, Tyler and his mother leave California and move to his late grandfather's cottage in Land's End, Maine - a world away from the life he's known. Not even the stormy Atlantic can douse Tyler's surf stoke, but when mariners go missing off the coast, legends as old as the sea itself suggest something lurks beneath the surface. Amara is a beautiful mermaid, a mero, who wants a life on land away from her sinister sisters. As charming as mero are,they're also brutal and cruel, stealing the souls of sailors....