Bücher veröffentlicht von Melissa Mickelsen

Having left everything she knows in the burning of Corvain, the former assassin now known as Dae Devos travels across the sea with her ragtag group of companions. The Serra Isles await, but the journey is fraught with peril. If the unknown dangers of the vast seas don't kill her, the growing uncertainity of her place among the Islanders might. In Dae's dreams, Lenos has finally grown quiet. But the wolf-god hunts, waiting for a moment to strike. When old enemies appear on Isles, Dae must make a choice: to let Lenos claim her or to die at the hands of her past.

As the sole survivor of a terrible tragedy, the girl known only as the Nightingale has grown up being taught to kill, her only purpose to strike terror throughout Caesia in her master's hunt for power. The one thing binding her to his whims is a nearly forgotten magic buried in a small, green stone on her throat. When another of her kind appears on the gallows, the magic's hold starts to crack. And when the Nightingale breaks free, it is not Caesia that needs to fear. She will have her revenge-or die trying. FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: "In a world where most humans have a superstitious fear of the elf-like, tree-dwelling anthelai, a half-anthela girl, a rarity considered a demon by the human population, survives the brutal destruction of her home only to be enslaved by the rapacious human Guildmaster Lorcen Caspon. As the mysterious assassin known as the Nightingale, she spreads death and terror until faced by a determined opponent of equal skill: Astin Talros, a general in service to the king. Her struggle to escape Caspon and avenge her family's death becomes a race against her relentless pursuit by Talros, who, unaware that she acts under compulsion, is sworn to destroy her. Effectively melding briskly-paced action with the internal struggles of both a traumatized young outcast forced into horrific deeds and the wily but honorable Talros. Debut author Mickelsen brings fresh twists and emotional depth to her tightly-written, compelling tale of mercantile politics, interracial conflict, and difficult choices."

Tylidae Teriel, once known as the infamous assassin Nightingale, left the human world of Caesia behind. She finds a tentative life in Havosiherim, the birthplace of her only friend Nyx.Her hardships are not finished. Not everyone in the anthehomes want her there. When plague hits Nhoternis, Tylidae reluctantly volunteers her healing skills. The trek to the anthehome is long and perilous, fraught with dangerous trolls, deep winter snows, and rumors of a mythical rukh.There are those who do not want Tylidae to reach her goal. Hidden in the vast northern forests, a lost civilization sprouts on the bones of slaves. A creature craves the magic in Tylidae's blood. And those she considers companions turn out to be bitter rivals.

After being exiled for rescuing a human and breaking taboo by bringing him to an anthehome, Tylidae wanders the wilderness in search of her acceptance or death. The latter seems much more likely. Her travels eventually bring her to Corvain, a port city on the edge of Caesia where a man by the name Domnic Stark holds a powerful sway.Tylidae runs into a group of Serra Islanders on an errand for Stark. The foreigners, alone and desperate, hire her for protection and Tylidae agrees, thinking the task might give her the death she chases.But Domnic Stark has hired a mercenary of his own. When their paths cross, will Tylidae sacrifice herself to save humans once more--or will she fight to save herself?