Bücher von Sebastien de Castell

The sixth - and final - instalment of the inimitable SPELLSLINGER series. Even Reichis has come to appreciate having a noble purpose - so long as no one minds him committing the occasional act of theft from the royal treasury. But thousands of miles away a war is brewing that the Argosi always warned could destroy the continent.

Just before he's put before the Queen to be executed, Kellen is given a strange piece of advice from one of his fellow prisoners: kill the Queen and he'll be given clemency by those who take power.

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 Red Scream.

Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Perfect for fans of THE DARK TOWER, FIREFLY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, TERRY PRATCHETT, BEN AARONOVITCH and JIM BUTCHER.

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.Ferius Parfax is at long last ready to begin her life as an Argosi, a wandering philosopher and righter of wrongs. But she has debts to pay, and while breaking out a notorious thief from prison, she encounters one of the remnant of her people, the Mahdek.Chedran leads a group of young Mahdek who are determined to fight for a future for their people, free from persecution by Jan'Tep mages. Having repaid her debt to the thief Arissa, who had befriended her many years before, Ferius must now decide what debt she owes the society into which she was born. Meanwhile, she finds her feelings towards Arissa becoming more complicated.

Magie ist auch nur Trickserei. Zumindest größtenteils Kellen wird bald 16 und steht kurz vor seiner Magierprüfung. Leider schwinden seine Kräfte Stück für Stück - und wenn er durchfällt, steigt er vom Sohn des mächtigsten Clan-Lords zum Diener ab! Doch so schnell gibt er nicht auf. Während andere mit Elementen zaubern, spielt Kellen geschickt mit Worten. Bisher hat er sich so durchs Leben getrickst - und gewinnt sogar sein erstes Duell, auch wenn er dabei fast draufgeht. Glücklicherweise erscheint genau in diesem Moment eine Fremde, die ihn ganz ohne Magie wiederbelebt. Zusammen stoßen die beiden auf Intrigen, die alles infrage stellen, woran Kellen je geglaubt hat.

Ein cleverer Betrug bringt mehr als ein Zauber. Zumindest meistens. Kellen und seine neuen Gefährten reisen schon seit Monaten durch die Wüste von Seven Sands. Zu seinem Bedauern muss er feststellen, dass er nicht nur ein schlechter Magier ist, sondern ein noch viel schlechterer Vogelfreier. Die große Klappe von Ferius und Reichis' Vorliebe für's Stehlen helfen da auch nicht unbedingt weiter. Doch dann lernt Kellen Seneira kennen: ein Mädchen, das eine Augenbinde trägt - allerdings nicht, weil sie blind ist. Genau wie er leidet auch Seneira unter dem gefürchteten Fluch des Schwarzschattens und versucht, ihr Mal zu verbergen. Doch das ist nicht ihr einziges Geheimnis ...

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 people, starting with the man who murdered her parents.Killing mages is a difficult and dangerous business, of course, but when she meets the inimitable and extraordinary Durrall Brown she discovers that physical strength is not the only way to defeat evil of all kinds. So Ferius undertakes to study the ways of the Argosi: the loosely-knit tribe of tricksters known for getting the better of even the most powerful of spellcasters. But the Argosi have a price for their teachings, and by the time Ferius learns what it is, it may be too late.Perfect for fans of The Dark Tower, Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher.