Bücher von Mark Lawrence

Prince of Thorns is the first volume in a powerful new epic fantasy trilogy, original, absorbing and challenging. Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons and bled weakness from me I had but one brother, and I loved him well. But those days are gone and what is left of them lies in my mother's tomb. Now I have many brothers, quick with knife and sword, and as evil as you please. We ride this broken empire and loot its corpse. They say these are violent times, the end of days when the dead roam and monsters haunt the night. All that's true enough, but there's something worse out there, in the dark. Much worse. From being a privileged royal child, raised by a loving mother, Jorg Ancrath has become the Prince of Thorns, a charming, immoral boy leading a grim band of outlaws in a series of raids and atrocities. The world is in chaos: violence is rife, nightmares everywhere. Jorg has the ability to master the living and the dead, but there is still one thing that puts a chill in him. Returning to his father's castle Jorg must confront horrors from his childhood and carve himself a future with all hands turned against him. Mark Lawrence's debut novel tells a tale of blood and treachery, magic and brotherhood and paints a compelling and brutal, and sometimes beautiful, picture of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood and the throne.

Second novel in the brilliant new series from the bestselling author of PRINCE OF THORNS.

The final novel in the chilling and epic new fantasy series from the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER 'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense, the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBB

Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the Nineteenth Century examines insurgency and counter-insurgency across the globe in the nineteenth century.

"The Library of Alexandria died in fire. Others fade away with less drama, ignored, forgotten, left to dust. To the athenaeum though, the great library of which all others are echoes, fires are merely a temporary inconvenience. The only true threat to the library's existence is a book--the one Livira wrote. Livira's book also brought her together with Evar, a young man who was raised in the library itself, and they discovered secrets that no one else had uncovered. But now they are separated--and something hunts them both"--

»Waffenschwestern« ist der Auftaktband zu einer neuen Fantasy-Trilogie von Bestseller-Autor Mark Lawrence. Nona ist kein gewöhnliches Kind: Sie hat auffällig schwarze Augen und schwarze Haare und kann sich mit übernatürlicher Geschwindigkeit bewegen. Und sie ist erst acht, als sie ihren ersten Mord begeht. Nona steht schon im Schatten des Galgens, als sie von der Äbtissin des Klosters zur barmherzigen Gnade gerettet wird, wo sie man sie zur Kriegerin ausbildet. Doch der Mann, den sie getötet hat, gehörte einer der mächtigsten Familien des Reiches an ¿ die alles daransetzt, sich an ihr und den Schwestern des Konvents zu rächen.Doch Nona ist alles andere aIs leichte Beute. Im Kloster zur barmherzigen Gnade leben Mystikerinnen, die das Gewebe der Welt manipulieren, Schwestern der Verschwiegenheit, die sich der Kunst der Täuschung widmen, und hier werden die gefährlichsten Kriegerinnen des Reiches ausgebildet. Nona durchläuft ein rigides Trainingsprogramm, das sie mit dem mystischen Pfad vertraut macht, den geheimen Künsten des geräuschlosen Tötens und der Fähigkeit, mit den verschiedensten Waffen zu kämpfen. Mit den anderen Novizinnen ist sie in Freundschaft und Liebe ¿ und manchmal auch leidenschaftlichem Hass ¿ verbunden. Nicht alle werden es schaffen, aber diejenigen, die ihren Weg bis zu Ende gehen, werden Teil der Schwesternschaft. Sie werden die gefährlichsten Klingen des Reiches, sie werden Waffenschwestern sein.Für Leser von Joe Abercrombie, Anthony Ryan, Brent Weeks und Peter V. Brett.»Wie eine Mischung aus Harry Potter und Anthony Ryans ¿Das Lied des Blutes¿, nur mit komplett weiblicher Besetzung.« Tor.com»Ein exzellenter Autor.« George R.R. Martin»Mark Lawrence¿ bisher bestes Buch.« The British Fantasy Society

From the critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER comes a chilling new epic fantasy series.'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense, the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBBOnly when it's darkest can you see the stars.East of the Black Rock, out on the ice, lies a hole down which broken children are thrownOn the vastness of the ice there is no room for individuals. No one survives alone.To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal. And Yaz is different.Torn from her family, from the boy she thought she would spend her life with, Yaz has to carve a new path for herself in a world whose existence she never suspected. A world full of danger.Beneath the ice, Yaz will learn that Abeth is older and stranger than she had ever imagined. She will learn that her weaknesses are another kind of strength. And she will learn to challenge the cruel arithmetic of survival that has always governed her people.Only when it's darkest can you see the stars.

BOOK ONE IN THE BROKEN EMPIRE TRILOGY';Prince of Thorns deserves attention as the work of an iconoclast who seems determined to turn that familiar thing, Medievalesque Fantasy Trilogy, entirely on its head.'LocusWhen he was nine, he watched as his mother and brother were killed before him. By the time he was thirteen, he was the leader of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king... It's time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what's rightfully his. Since the day he hung pinned on the thorns of a briar patch and watched Count Renar's men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage. Life and death are no more than a game to himand he has nothing left to lose. But treachery awaits him in his father's castle. Treachery and dark magic. No matter how fierce his will, can one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?

David Gemmell passed away in 2006, leaving behind a legacy of memorable characters, epic settings, and thrilling tales. In 2008 a group of fellow writers and friends led by Deborah J Miller and Stan Nicholls founded the David Gemmell Legend Award in his honour. In 2013, NewCon Press released Legends, an anthology of original stories by some of today's leading fantasy authors in honour of a man whose work has so inspired them. We are now proud to announce Legends II, featuring an all new cast of distinguished authors in a volume that fully lives up to the high standards of its predecessor. Welcome to the land of Legends... Cover art by Dominic HarmanContents:1. Introduction - Stan Nicholls2. The Blessed and the Cursed - Gav Thorpe3. A Rescue - Mark Lawrence4. The Lowest Place - Edward Cox5. The Giant's Lady - Rowena Cory Daniells 6. An Oath Given - John Gwynne7. The Singer - Stella Gemmell8. Sandrunners - Anthony Ryan9. Smokestack Lightning - Gavin Smith10. Oak - Lou Morgan11. An Owl in Moonlight - Freda Warrington12. Heaven of Animals - John Hornor Jacobs13. The Iron Wolves: Retribution - Andy Remic14. About the Authors

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From the critically acclaimed author of THE BROKEN EMPIRE series comes a brilliant new epic fantasy series, THE RED QUEEN'S WAR. The Red Queen is old but the kings of the Broken Empire fear her as they fear no other. Her grandson Jalan Kendeth is a coward, a cheat and a womaniser; and tenth in line to the throne. While his grandmother shapes the destiny of millions, Prince Jalan pursues his debauched pleasures. Until he gets entangled with Snorri ver Snagason, a huge Norse axe man, and dragged against his will to the icy north. In a journey across half the Broken Empire, Jalan flees minions of the Dead King, agrees to duel an upstart prince named Jorg Ancrath, and meets the ice witch, Skilfar, all the time seeking a way to part company with Snorri before the Norseman's quest leads them to face his enemies in the black fort on the edge of the Bitter Ice. PRINCE OF FOOLS is the first book in the series.