Rien van der Kraan Books

The first volume in a noirish, gritty urban fantasy for adults from the bestselling Children's author.

A brilliant fantasy epic set in a world extraordinary danger and magic from bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings. They are called the Dreamers. They look like sleeping children. They are, in fact, Gods. Despite the literally earth-shattering climax of The Elder Gods, Dahlaine still does not regret having brought the Dreamers into the world of the Elder Gods. He only wishes he'd thought harder about the consequences. His sister Aracia fears the whole world will collapse in on itself if the Dreamers should all wake up and realize where they are. It's bad enough with them dreaming the future, but at least it's a future. Dahlain is pretty sure he's safe from an 'I-told-you-so' from Aracia. The Dreamers give the Elder Gods a chance in the battle against the vicious Ruler of the Wasteland. Then spies of very short stature start cropping up in Veltan's bucolic and peaceful domain.They look like people, or maybe they all look like the same person, but they are more sinister than that. Fortunately, Dahlaine is soon on the scene riding his thunderbolt. This second story of the sibling Gods is the story of the first God Dahlaine and his child Yaltar, who is so dangerous when asleep. And it is the story of the Treasured One, a mysterious presence who is controlling Yaltar's dreams!

In een land waar de vrede wankelt, dat met gretige ogen wordt beloerd door een cultus van verre, dat wordt belaagd door in het geheim opererende indringers, in dat land zijn al vier mensen, de zogeheten Witten, uitverkoren om als zwaard en schild - kortom als beschermheer - van de goden op te treden. De jeugdige Auraya is voorbestemd als vijfde lid tot de Witten toe te treden. Immers, met inzet van haar bijzondere gave voorkomt Auraya de vernietiging van een vredelievend dorp, een daad die jaren later wordt beloond met haar benoeming tot Priester van de Witten. Eerst moet Auraya evenwel bewijzen die eer waardig te zijn. Dat betekent dat zij, de jongste dienaar van de goden, een levensgevaarlijke weg moet afleggen waar haar talloze hindernissen en valkuilen wachten. Zo zou de hechte vriendschap met de Dromenwever Leiard - die lid is van een eeuwenoude, geminachte, heidense cultus van magiërheelmeesters - haar wel eens duur te staan kunnen komen. De weg die Auraya moet gaan, levert haar ook een conflict op met een machtige en geheimzinnige in het zwart geklede tovenaar die in zijn leven maar één streven heeft: de uitroeiing van alle Witten. In dat streven staat de man in het zwart niet alleen...

In this captivating reinvention of the werewolf novel, S. A. Swann propels readers into the darkest days of the Middle Ages, weaving a rare blend of soaring romance, historical intrigue, paranormal thrills, and spiritual questioning to tell a story that forever changes those who hear it.When a monk inadvertently discovers a lair of werewolf young, he unleashes what will become the Church’s most powerful–and secret–weapon. Clandestinely raised by the Teutonic Order, these lupine creatures serve as instruments of God against pagan unbelievers. Trained to slip into villages cloaked in human form, they are all but unstoppable. Only one, called Lilly, has cunningly fled her brutal master.Uldolf is too young to remember the massacre eight years earlier that claimed his village, his arm, and his kin. But he knows the pain of loneliness. When he sees what appears to be a beautiful young woman, injured and cowering in the woods, he races to her aid. Uldolf and his adoptive family will do anything to protect the terrified girl, but the danger is greater than they can possibly imagine. For death is the only life Lilly has ever known–and if their humanity can’t pierce the darkness Lilly harbors in her soul, they’ll soon come to know it, too.