Cinda Williams Chima draws from her family's legacy of fortune-tellers, musicians, and storytellers to craft compelling narratives blending magic with contemporary settings. Her work is characterized by intricate world-building and characters that immerse readers in adventures filled with discovery. Chima is celebrated for her unique ability to weave the supernatural into familiar surroundings, creating a distinctive style that resonates particularly with young adult audiences. Her captivating storytelling and exploration of themes like power, identity, and destiny make her a noteworthy author.
Enter the world of the Seven Realms...For the first time, all four books of the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling Seven Realms series are available in one place. Packed with romance, action, intrigue, and adventure, The Demon King, The Exiled Queen, The Gray Wolf Throne, and The Crimson Crown are epic fantasy at its very best.
The stunning final book in the critically acclaimed Seven Realms epic fantasy series from Cinda Williams Chima
New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima presents the second installment in a thrilling new fantasy series, in which the lives of Han Alister and the brave Princess Raisa collide in a magical and dangerous adventure. Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to beginhis schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden's Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn't mean that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own. There, Han meets Crow, a mysterious wizard who agrees to tutor Han in the darker parts of sorcery—but the bargain they make is one Han may regret. Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana'Marianna runs from a forced marriage in the Fells, accompanied by her friend Amon and his triple of cadets. Now, the safest place for Raisa is Wein House, the military academy at Oden's Ford. If Raisa can pass as a regular student, Wein House will offer both sanctuary and the education Raisa needs to succeed as the next Gray Wolf queen. Everything changes when Han and Raisa's paths cross in this epic tale of uncertain friendships, cut-throat politics, and the irresistible power of attraction.
The third book in the critically acclaimed Seven Realms epic fantasy series from Cinda Williams Chima.
The third book in the thrilling four-book Shattered Realms series from New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima.
In this indispensable conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shattered Realms series, master storyteller Cinda Williams Chima delivers spellbinding action, bittersweet reunions, and dazzling revelations. Warrior Alyssa ana’Raisa would do anything to protect her home, the Fells, and her legacy, the Gray Wolf line. But as a prisoner of Empress Celestine, Lyss is forced to turn her fearsome talents as an army commander against her beloved homeland. Refusal would swiftly lead to her death, and her death would end the Gray Wolf line. In Lyss’s absence, Fellsmarch Castle swarms with intrigue, deception, and a primordial threat. Destin Karn, a southern spymaster with a hidden agenda of his own, might be the queendom’s only hope of defeating the forces aligned against the Seven Realms . . . as well as the enemies within the castle.
The second book in an epic fantasy series from Cinda Williams Chima. Adventure, magic, war and ambition conspire to throw together an unlikely group of companions in a struggle to save their world.
The second in an epic four-book fantasy series from a New York Times- bestselling author--a thrilling story of the unfathomable costs of war, the allure of dark magic, and two principled and conflicted characters drawn together despite everything they stand to lose.
In the thrilling conclusion to the Heir trilogy, Maddie Moss is blackmailed into stealing the Dragonheart from Jason Haley, who--unlike his companions--seems powerless against the oncoming onslaught but who's connection to the Dragonheart may prove that he is destined for a greater purpose than anyone imagined
Seph, an orphaned and untrained wizard who is unable to control his growing powers, is sent to a secluded boys' school in Maine where the headmaster promises to train him in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards.
They called it the Thorn Hill Massacre the brutal attack on a once-thriving Weir community. Though Jonah Kinlock lived through it, he did not emerge unscathed: like the other survivors Jonah possesses unique magical gifts that set him apart from members of the mainline guilds. At 17, Jonah has become the deadliest assassin in Nightshade, a network that hunts the undead. Emma Claire Greenwood grew up worlds away, raised by a grandfather who taught her music rather than magic. An unschooled wild child, she runs the streets until the night she finds her grandfather dying, gripping a note warning Emma that she might be in danger. The clue he leaves behind leads Emma into Jonah's life and a shared legacy of secrets and lingering questions. Was Thorn Hill really a peaceful commune? Or was it, as the Wizard Guild claims, a hotbed of underguild terrorists? The Wizards' suspicions grow when members of the mainline guilds start turning up dead. They blame Nightshade, bringing tensions between the groups to a head. Racing against time, Jonah and Emma work to uncover the truth about Thorn Hill, amid increasing concern that whoever planned the Thorn Hill Massacre might strike again
After one performance that amazes even herself, two wyrdspinners in the audience make Reginn an irresistible offer: return with them to the Temple to be trained in seidr, forever free of Asger.Eiric's, Liv's, and Reginn's journeys converge in New Jotunheim, a paradise fueled by magic and the site of the Temple.
A New York Times bestseller now in paperback, this dazzling beginning to the Shattered Realms series is indispensable for fans of Cinda Williams Chima and a perfect starting point for readers who are new to her work.
Before he knew about the Roses, 16-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high-schoolers. At least, until one day Jack forgets his 'medicine'. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before. And it feels great - right up to the moment when he loses control of his own strength and almost kills another player during the soccer team tryouts. An incident which proves to be just the beginning. Jack is about to learn the startling truth about himself: he is Weirlind; part of an underground society of magical people who live among us. At the head of this magical society sit the feuding houses of the Red and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing The Game - a magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death. The winning house rules the Weir. As if his bizarre magical heritage isn't enough, Jack discovers that he's not just another member of Weirlind: he's one of the last of the warriors, and his power has manifested at a time when both houses are scouting for a player. Jack's performance on the soccer field has alerted the entire magical community to the fact that he's in Trinity. And until one of the houses is declared Jack's official sponsor, they'll stop at nothing to get Jack to fight for them ...
The first book in an epic fantasy series from debut author Cinda Williams Chima. Adventure, magic, war and ambition conspire to throw together an unlikely group of companions in a struggle to save their world.
Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one exclusive private school after another. And it's not his attitude that's the problem: it's the trail of magical accidents - lately, disasters - that follow in his wake. Seph is a wizard, orphaned and untrained, and his powers are escalating out of control. Worse, as the magical accidents that plague him grow in intensity, Seph makes a discovery: the stories he's been told about his parents' life and death are fabrications. The people he most trusted have been lying to him. After causing a tragic fire at an after-hours party Seph is sent to the Havens, a secluded boy's school on the coast of Maine. Gregory Leicester, the headmaster, promises to train Seph in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards. Maybe here he will find a community he can trust? But Seph's enthusiasm dampens when he learns that the training comes at a steep cost. Who can he trust, when everyone around him is keeping secrets? And where can he turn, when he finds himself at the centre of a war he may well not survive?
Old friends and foes return as new threats arise in this stunning and revelatory conclusion to the beloved and bestselling Heir Chronicles series. The delicate peace between Wizards and the underguilds (Warriors, Seers, Enchanters, and Sorcerers) still holds by the thinnest of threads, but powerful forces inside and outside the guilds threaten to sever it completely. Emma and Jonah are at the center of it all. Brought together by their shared history, mutual attraction, and a belief in the magic of music, they now stand to be torn apart by new wounds and old betrayals. As they struggle to rebuild their trust in each other, Emma and Jonah must also find a way to clear their names as the prime suspects in a series of vicious murders. It seems more and more likely that the answers they need lie buried in the tragedies of the past. The question is whether they can survive long enough to unearth them
Pakiet zawierający 4 tomy bestsellerowej serii "Siedem Królestw" autorstwa Cindy Williams Chimy, w specjalnie zaprojektowanym etui: Król Demon, Wygnana królowa, Tron Szarych Wilków, Karmazynowa Korona. číst celé
Han Alister wędruje na południe, by rozpocząć naukę w Mystwerku w Oden's Ford. Wyjazd z Fells nie oznacza jednak, że nie grozi mu już niebezpieczeństwo. Każdy jego krok śledzą Bayarowie, potężna rodzina czarowników, pragnąca odzyskać stary amulet. Także w Mystwerku czają się zagrożenia. Han poznaje tam Kruka, tajemniczego czarownika, który zgadza się uczyć go tajników czarnej magii. Czy Han tego nie pożałuje? Tymczasem księżniczka Raisa ana'Marianna ucieka przed małżeństwem z przymusu w towarzystwie swojego przyjaciela Amona i jego drużyny kadetów. Najbezpieczniejszym dla niej miejscem jest Wien House, akademia wojskowa w Oden's Ford. Jeżeli księżniczce uda się uchodzić tam za zwykłą kadetkę, uczelnia zapewni jej zarówno schronienie, jak i wykształcenie potrzebne do tego, by podołać roli kolejnej królowej z dynastii Szarych Wilków. Wszystko się zmienia, gdy ścieżki Hana i Raisy krzyżują się w tej epickiej baśni o niepewnych przyjaźniach, bezwzględnej polityce i nieodpartej sile uczuć.
KSIĄŻĘ czarodziej na wygnaniu pałający żądzą ZEMSTY. Obłożona KLĄTWĄ dziewczyna walcząca z BEZWZGLĘDNYM królem. Wspólnie zniszczą królestwo do szczętu. Osadzona w świecie bestsellerowego cyklu Siedem Królestw historia o magii, śmiertelnym zagrożeniu oraz dwojgu niezwykłych bohaterach stąpających po cienkiej linii między życiem a śmiercią. Ten oszałamiający wstęp do nowej serii to pozycja obowiązkowa dla miłośników twórczości Cindy Williams Chimy i zarazem idealna propozycja dla czytelników, którzy jeszcze nie znają jej książek. Adrian sul'Han, znany jako Ash, jest wyszkolonym uzdrowicielem z potężną magiczną mocą - oraz z pragnieniem zemsty. Po serii morderstw, które sieją zamęt w królestwie, musi się ukrywać. Teraz ma większe niż kiedykolwiek szanse na zgładzenie człowieka odpowiedzialnego za te zabójstwa - okrutnego króla Ardenu. Czas płynie, a Ash szuka odpowiedzi na niezwykle trudne pytanie: czy może użyć swej mocy nie do ratowania, lecz do odebrania życia?
Szesnastoletni Seph McCauley w ciągu ostatnich trzech lat był nieustannie wyrzucany z kolejnych szk�ł. Powodem był szereg magicznych wypadk�w ? a ostatnio tragedii ? kt�re zdają się go prześladować. Seph jest czarodziejem, sierotą bez żadnej wiedzy o swojej mocy, kt�ra staje się coraz większa i coraz częściej wydostaje się spod kontroli.� Po spowodowaniu pożaru w nocnym klubie Seph zostaje odesłany do ?Szkolnej przystani?, szkoły męskiej na odludziu w Maine. Z początku wydaje się, że to będzie spełnienie jego marzeń. Gregory Leicester, dyrektor szkoły, obiecuje uczyć go czarodziejstwa i przyjąć go do tajemniczego zgrupowania czarodziej�w. Radość Sepha gaśnie, gdy chłopiec dowiaduje się, że ta nauka ma wysoką cenę i że Leicester pragnie wykorzystać moc swoich uczni�w do własnych cel�w.�� W tej powieści, będącej kontynuacją pasjonującej książki fantasy Dziedzic Wojownik�w , wszyscy mają swoje sekrety: Jason Haley, szkolny kolega, kt�ry ma nakaz trzymania się z dala od Sepha; zaklinaczka Linda Downey, kt�ra znała jego rodzic�w; awanturniczy czarodziej Leander Hastings, a także wojownicy Jack Swift i Ellen Stephenson. Seph niespodziewanie trafia w sam środek wojny, z kt�rej może nie wyjść cało.
