Kate Elliott Books

In an alternate Europe ravaged by conflict, the third installment of the Crown of Stars series delves into the precarious struggle for humanity's survival. The war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre face a critical juncture where a single misstep could lead to catastrophe. Sanglant, King Henry’s son, and his beloved Liath find themselves at a crossroads. They are offered refuge from their enemies and an opportunity for Liath to delve into ancient lore with those who claim her as kin. However, true safety eludes them, as their lives and love hang in the balance amidst the competing pulls of politics, forbidden knowledge, and family obligations. Liath, possessing a dangerous and uncontrollable power, grapples with her desires for Sanglant and their unborn child while being drawn towards sorcery, which beckons her to the realm of the Aoi, the Lost Ones. Complicating matters, Sanglant's Aoi mother reemerges, seeking her long-estranged son. As the fates of kingdoms shift amid civil war and relentless assaults from the Eika and Quman invaders, time is running out for Liath, Sanglant, King Henry, and the people of Wendar and Varre. The impending cataclysm looms, leaving uncertain who will emerge as survivors or rulers when the dust settles.

Non-stop action, space battles and intrigue abound in the second in a galactic-scale, gender-swapped space opera trilogy inspired by the life of Alexander The Great.The Republic of Chaonia fleets under the joint command of Princess Sun and her formidable mother, Queen-Marshal Eirene, have defeated and driven out an invading fleet of the Phene Empire, although not without heavy losses. But the Empire remains strong and undeterred. While Chaonia scrambles to rebuild its military, the Empire's rulers are determined to squash Chaonia once and for all by any means necessary.On the eve of Eirene's bold attack on the rich and populous Karnos System, an unexpected tragedy strikes the republic. Sun must take charge or lose the throne. Will Sun be content with the pragmatic path laid out by her mother for Chaonia's future? Or will she forge her own legend despite all the forces arrayed against her?

'Kate Elliott is writing some of the best fantasy around' - Trudi Canavan WILL WAR SET THEM FREE? Trouble, treachery and magic seem to follow Cat Barahal wherever she goes. The Master of the Wild Hunt has stolen away her husband. The ruler of the Taino kingdom blames her for his mother's murder. An enraged fire mage wants to kill her. And Cat, her cousin Bee and her half-brother Rory aren't even back in Europa yet, where revolution is burning up the streets. Rebellions to plot. Enemies to crush. Handsome men to rescue. Cat and Bee have their work cut out for them.

The conclusion of a spectacular fantasy epic - a violent struggle for land and power in a world of fabled cities, great dangers and mysterious forces.

First in a galactic-scale, gender-swapped space opera trilogy inspired by the life of Alexander the Great.

Tess grapples with the burden of being the sister of Charles Soerensen, a celebrated leader of Earth's rebellion against alien conquerors. As the reluctant heir to his dukedom, she escapes to one of his worlds, seeking freedom from her responsibilities. However, she soon uncovers a perilous covert operation involving the aliens, thrusting her into a dangerous situation that challenges her understanding of loyalty, power, and her own identity.

In this thrilling sequel to World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's acclaimed young adult debut, a girl immersed in high-stakes competition holds the fate of a kingdom in her hands.

The highly anticipated finale of World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's captivating Court of Fives series!

Cat and her cousin are key players in a drama of dragons and politics. Everyone wants something from them - including the warlord who's conquering all Europa and the Cold Mages who dare defy him. But the Master of the Wild Hunt is most dangerous of all. He will command Cat's loyalty using what she holds most dear. In a world where science and magic are at war, one girl must save those she loves, or lose everything.

SOME CHOICES CAN NEVER BE UNDONE. He lost his honour long ago. Captain Kellas served the kings of the Hundred for over thirty years before a terrible disgrace forced him to resign and his elite regiment to be disbanded. Twenty years later, a silent battle is brewing within the palace that may reveal deadly secrets and spill over into open war between multiple factions. The king must call out of retirement the man once lauded as the dynasty's most faithful servant. But can a disgraced man ever be trusted?

Book Two in a spectacular fantasy epic - a violent struggle for land and power in a world of fabled cities, great dangers and mysterious gods.

Liath must decide between her love for Sanglant and her growing interest in magic.

The Kingdom of Wendar is in turmoil. King Henry still holds the crown, but his reign has long been contested by his sister Sabella, and there are many eager to flock to her banner. Internal conflict weakens Wendar's defences, drawing raiders, human and inhuman, across its borders. Terrifying portents abound and dark spirits walk the land in broad daylight.Suddenly two innocents are thrust into the midst of the conflict. Alain, a young man granted a vision by the Lady of Battles, and Liath, a young woman with the power to change the course of history. Both must discover the truth about themselves before they can accept their fates. For in a war where sorcery, not swords, may determine the final outcome, the price of failure may be more than their own lives.

In the duchy of Tira Virte fine art is prized above all things, both for its beauty and as a binding legal record of everything from marriages and births to treaties and inheritances. And although the Grand Duke is aware that there is more to the paintings of certain limners than meets the eye, not even he knows just how extraordinary the art of the Grijalva family truly is. For certain males of their bloodline are born with a frightening, magical talent -- the ability to manipulate time and reality within their paintings, a Gift which enables them to alter events and influence people in the real world. Always, their power has been used solely to aid Tira Virte and its ruler. Always, until the time of Ario Grijalva. Sario, driving by his own passion and ambition, has learned to use his Gift in a whole new way. Obsessed with both his magic and his beautiful, adored cousin Saavedra, Sario will do anything to win her love. Unable to bear it when Saavedra gives her heart to another, he takes a first, fateful step beyond the boundaries previously placed on Grijalva spell-casting, capturing his cousin with forbidden arts. And it is this rash and dangerous act which sets in motion a generations-spanning pattern of treachery and betrayal which may cause both the Grijalvas and Tira Virte to pay a terrible price...

A teenage girl secretly competes in her city's prestigious athletic competitions in this high-fantasy adventure that can be pitched as Game of Thrones meets Little Women.

First volume in a fabulous fantasy advenure with a Victorian-era feel - featuring mages, dragons and two girls who'll decide the fate of their world

You never stop worrying about your kids, even when they're adults. Kate Elliott's action-packed The Keeper's Six features a world-hopping, bad-ass, spell-slinging mother who sets out to rescue her kidnapped adult son from a dragon lord with everything to lose.

“An absolute gem of a story... I loved it.” —S. A. Chakraborty In Kate Elliott's Servant Mage, a lowly fire mage finds herself entangled in an empire-spanning conspiracy on her way to discovering her true power. They choose their laws to secure their power. Fellian is a Lamplighter, able to provide illumination through magic. A group of rebel Monarchists free her from indentured servitude and take her on a journey to rescue trapped compatriots from an underground complex of mines. Along the way they get caught up in a conspiracy to kill the latest royal child and wipe out the Monarchist movement for good. But Fellian has more than just her Lamplighting skills up her sleeve...

For hundreds of years the Guardians ruled the Hundred, but these unearthly beings have faded from human sight and no longer exert their will on the world. Only the reeves, patrolling from the skies, still represent the Guardians' power. But there is a corruption in the land that not even they can control, and fanatics are devastating villages, towns, and cities, slaughtering. all who oppose them. Outlanders Anji and Mai are fleeing their homeland with a company of dedicated warriors. On reaching the Hundred, they form an alliance with Reeve Joss, and determine to stand against the devouring horde. But, as region after region slips into chaos, a young woman sworn to the Goddess may be all that keeps them from annihilation . . .

Book by [Libensky, Stanislav; Brychtova, Jaroslava]

Die Eika überfallen Wendars, während König Henrys Sohn Sanglant ihnen Widerstand leistet. Im Land herrscht Aufruhr, da Königs Schwester Sabella mit schwarzer Magie eine Armee formiert, um ihren Bruder zu stürzen. Die Waisen Liath und Alain werden in die Konflikte verwickelt.

In an alternate Europe ravaged by conflict, the third installment of the Crown of Stars series explores a pivotal moment in the war-torn realms of Wendar and Varre, where a single misstep could lead to catastrophe. Sanglant, the son of King Henry, and his beloved Liath find themselves at a crossroads, presented with an opportunity for refuge and the chance for Liath to delve into ancient lore. However, true safety eludes them as they grapple with choices that intertwine their lives, love, and the weight of politics, forbidden knowledge, and family obligations. Liath, possessing a perilous power, is torn between her affection for Sanglant, their impending child, and the seductive allure of sorcery that beckons her toward the Aoi, the Lost Ones. As she navigates the complexities of her magic, Sanglant's Aoi mother reemerges, seeking her abandoned son. Amidst the turmoil of civil war and relentless assaults from the Eika and Quman invaders, the fates of kingdoms hang in the balance. Time is running out for Liath, Sanglant, King Henry, and the people of Wendar and Varre, as the impending cataclysm draws near, leaving their survival and the future of their realms uncertain.

Amerikanische Autorin, geb. 1958. - Die Aikha haben Gent erobert und planen die weitere Eroberung des Königreichs von Wendar. Als das Heer, das ihnen König Henry entgegenstellt, an schwarzer Magie und Verrätern scheitert, kann die Rettung nur noch von Liath und ihrem>>Buch der Geheimnisse<<kommen. Doch der machtgierige Mönch Hugh klebt an ihren Fersen ..

In den Vereinigten Königreichen von Wendar und Varre droht Gefahr: Liath sucht getrennt von ihrer Familie nach ihrer Bestimmung, während Feinde wie die Qumaner und Starkhand, der Anführer der Aikha, sich auf einen neuen Angriff gegen König Henrys Reich vorbereiten. Auch die geheimnisvolle Adaica spielt eine entscheidende Rolle.

Liath kehrt nach vier Jahren aus den Sphären zurück, während ihr Ehemann Prinz Sanglant im Land der Greifen Verbündete sucht, um seinen Vater König Henry aus dem Bann der dämonischen Mathematiki zu befreien. Die Fortsetzung der beliebten historischen Fantasy-Saga!

Die Königreiche von Wendar und Varre kommen nicht zur Ruhe. An allen Grenzen rüsten sich Feinde zu neuen Angriffen auf das Reich von König Henry. Da sind die Qumaner, die noch immer von Osten her das Land bedrohen, da ist Starkhand, der listige Anführer der Aikha, und schließlich ist da auch noch die geheimnisvolle Adica. Sie ist dazu ausersehen, ihr Volk auf den Kampf mit den Menschen vorzubereiten … Von Königshöfen und Burgen, Schwertern und Kutten – ein Lesevergnügen voller Kämpfe, Intrigen und Geheimnisse!

Der fulminante Auftakt der magischen 'Sternenkrone'. Es brodelt im Königreich Wendar. Während das Land von den Aikha bedroht wird, probt Sabella den Aufstand gegen ihren Bruder, König Henry. Und als die Intrigen und Schlachten toben, werden zwei junge Waisen in das Geschehen hineingerissen. Alain leistet Frondienst beim Grafen Lavastine, und Liath ist in der Gewalt eines Geistlichen gefangen …

Nachdem die Aikha zurückgeschlagen sind, herrscht Friede im Königreich. Doch im Land gären Intrigen. Magisch und action-reich, farbenprächtig und romantisch, mit Anklängen ans Mittelalter: Mit dieser Mischung hat Kate Elliott unglaublich viele LeserInnen gewonnen.

Der Künstler Sario Grijalva muss lernen, seine magische Kraft zu kontrollieren, um seine Familie vor Feinden zu schützen. Gleichzeitig liebt er seine talentierte Cousine Saavedra, die er nicht heiraten darf. Als sie ihr magisches Wissen entdeckt, treffen sie eine Entscheidung mit weitreichenden Konsequenzen.

König Henry sieht sich der Intrige seiner Schwester Sabella und einer drohenden Kriegsgefahr durch die Eika gegenüber. Das Schicksal Wendar hängt von den beiden Waisen Liath, einer Botin, und Alain, einem Knappe, ab, die sich ihrer wahren Herkunft und Bestimmung nicht bewusst sind.

Ein Lesevergnügen voller Kämpfe, Intrigen und Geheimnisse! Als Liath aus den Sphären zurückkehrt, muss sie feststellen, dass Sanglant mit einer Armee ins Land der Greifen und Zentauren gezogen ist, um Verbündete im Kampf gegen die Mathematiki zu gewinnen. Bald wird es zur unausweichlichen Konfrontation zwischen Sanglant und dem von einem Dämon besessenen Henry kommen - und zum letzten Kampf um die magischen Tore.

In den Königreichen Wendar und Varre herrscht Krieg, während die Aikhas die Stadt Gent belagern. Der Königssohn wird in der Kathedrale gefangen gehalten. Eine episch-historische Fantasy-Saga für Fans von Guy Gavriel Kay, George R.R. Martin und Robert Jordan.

Der finale Teil einer epischen Saga! König Sanglant von Wendar und Varre kämpft gegen Rachegelüste der Ashioi, Machtspiele von Sabella und Herzog Conrad sowie die geheimen Pläne des Starkhand. Ein fesselnder Fantasy-Roman voller Mysterien, Action und Magie!

Drei bekannte Fantasy-Autorinnen präsentieren ein fesselndes Epos über eine Künstlerdynastie, in der Malerei magischen Gesetzen folgt und Liebe gravierende Auswirkungen auf das Schicksal der Welt hat.

Nach der Rückkehr des verlorenen Landes der Ashioi ist die Welt von verheerenden Naturkatastrophen betroffen. Sanglant sieht sich weiterhin zahlreichen Feinden gegenüber. Ein fesselnder Schmöker voller Mysterien, Action und Magie, der an die Intrigen von George R. R. Martin erinnert.

Im Königreich Tira Virte sind magische Fähigkeiten notwendig, um Gemälde zu erschaffen, die auch magische Kraft besitzen. Die Künstlerfamilie Grijalva beherrscht diesen Zauber, was bei den Herrschenden Furcht auslöst.

Starkhand und Aikha bereiten sich auf den Krieg gegen Wendar und Varre vor, während König Henrys Sohn Sanglant gegen die Qumaner kämpft. Henry strebt den Thron von Aosta an, während Liath in ihrem Exil bleibt und das Geheimnis ihrer Herkunft entdeckt. Die Ereignisse kündigen eine bevorstehende Katastrophe an.

Liath und Prinz Sanglant reisen nach Aosta, wo König Henry das alte Kaiserreich wiederbeleben möchte. Eine Konfrontation zwischen Vater und Sohn droht, während fremde Mächte eingreifen. Kate Elliott schafft eine komplexe Fantasy-Welt mit historischen Parallelen, lebendigen Charakteren sowie viel Action und Magie.

Alain, der Bastardsohn eines Grafen, zieht mit seinem Vater los, um die Eika aus Wendar zu vertreiben. Doch Schwarze Magie und Verrat bedrohen ihren Feldzug. Nur Liath, die das "Buch der Geheimnisse" bewahrt, kann helfen, doch der machthungrige Mönch Hugh verfolgt sie, um das Vermächtnis ihres Vaters zu stehlen.