Bücher von James Maxey

The stunning conclusion to the Dragon Apocalypse saga! Cinder is the daughter of Infidel and Stagger, a child conceived in the land of the dead by a living mother and a phantom father. Now an adult, Cinder possesses the power to travel freely between the realms of the living and the dead. Due to her unique talent, she's recruited by the ghost of Father Ver to journey to Hell to rescue Sorrow, Slate, and the Romers, friends of her mother who've become trapped in Hell after their escape from Limbo. But when the primal dragons turn their wrath against mankind, will there be a living world left to come home to?

I am heir to an ancient and awesome power. You should not have betrayed me.Sorrow was only twelve when her grandmother was hung for being a witch. She's spent every day since on a quest to become the most powerful witch who's ever lived, to seek revenge against the cruel church that's waged a centuries long war to wipe out witchcraft. Now, she's gained the ultimate power, stealing the magic of Rott, the Primal Dragon of death. Each time she taps into the magic, she loses a little more of her soul and body to the dragon. Can she win her war without losing her humanity?

"From perfect cold, dark and silent, the world has flickered. Now it sputters; soon it fades. The hush of an unending winter night is the only true eternity." Infidel must journey to the frozen north to return a sacred relic to an ogre temple. She hires the Freewind, helmed by Captain Gale Romer, to make the perilous journey. But when the Freewind is attacked by fanatical cultists, Infidel finds herself caught up in a battle between primal dragons as Hush, the dragon of cold, tries to kill Glorious, the dragon of the sun, to plunge the world into unending winter. Opening lines: A princess, a shape-shifter, and a ghost walked into a bar. The room fell silent as all eyes turned toward the princess. The bar was the Black Swan, the most prestigious saloon in Commonground. While the house wasn't as packed as it would be come midnight, scores of hardcore gamblers crowded around the poker tables. Ordinarily, you could march a two-headed tiger through the joint and the players wouldn't glance up from their cards. The gamblers made an exception for the princess, known in these parts as Infidel, who was much more dangerous than a tiger no matter how many heads it might have.

In the Ozark wilderness, a dragon disembowels a man named Alex Pure. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Also, the apocalypse.Dawn of Dragons is a prequel to the Bitterwood Trilogy, but should be read after finishing the trilogy due to numerous spoilers regarding events in the later books. Set 1000 years before the events of Bitterwood, Dawn of Dragon tells the story of the first dragon, Morningstar, as he escapes from captivity in the final days of the Human Age. It explains the origins of Atlantis, shows the beginnings of Hezekiah as a Bible-thumping, ax-wielding prophet, and explains how Jazz came to learn of underspace. A must read for any fan of the Bitterwood Trilogy.

Former friends face off as enemies to determine the future of mankind!The dragon kingdom continues to slide into anarchy following the death of Albekizan and the capture of Dragon Forge by human rebels. But a cunning sky-dragon slavecatcher named Vulpine has organized a blockade to break the rebellion, assisted by the brutish earth-dragon war-boss Sawface. Inside the town, tensions rise between the fanatical prophet Ragnar, leader of the rebels, and his uneasy ally Burke the Machinist. Meanwhile, Jandra sets out on a desperate quest to reclaim her lost magic, joining forces once more with legendary dragon-slayer Bant Bitterwood as they hunt for Hex, the sun-dragon who stole her powers. Yet the plans of both dragons and men are about to be upended as a new power rises in the land, a mysterious healer who attracts both men and dragons to the Free City with a message of peace that may conceal more sinister motives. former friends face off as enemies to determine the future of mankind.

"War!" he said. "Plague! Famine! Death! These things you fear are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Kill me if you wish; you cannot halt their ride!"Following the events of the novel Bitterwood, a new and untested dragon-king now rules the land. The firebrand prophet Ragnar has raised an army of men to overthrow the dragons, and their first target is the town of Dragon Forge, home to the foundries that supply weapons and armor for the king's soldiers. Against this backdrop of war, the legendary dragon-slayer Bant Bitterwood finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a sun-dragon named Hex as they race to halt the genocidal schemes of the most dangerous creature alive: Blasphet, the Murder God.