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Fans of Robert Jordan and George RR Martin alike have found a new champion of epic fantasy in Brandon Sanderson. And now, in the first of two sequels to The Alloy Of Law the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author returns to the world of Mistborn. It is more than 300 years after the events of the The Final Empire shaped Scadrial. Waxillium Ladrian has returned to the capital city of Elendel from the far flung roughs. Elendel is crisscrossed by canals and railways and towers reach for the sky but this is still a city of dangers and of magic; Allomancy and Feruchemy can still change the world. Wax faces many more adventures. Sanderson is a master of rich worlds, appealing characters and gripping plots and his return to Mistborn shows him at the height of his powers.

Slova Paprsku jsou druhým svazkem Archivu Bouřné záře, ambiciózního eposu v duchu klasických fantasy cyklů. Dveře Archivu otevřel první díl, Cesta králů. Přečtěte si ji a po ní svazek, který právě berete do rukou a krok za krokem budete s mrazením procházet úchvatným dobrodružstvím!

Slova Paprsku jsou druhým svazkem Archivu Bouřné záře, ambiciózního eposu v duchu klasických fantasy cyklů. Dveře Archivu otevřel první díl, Cesta králů. Přečtěte si ji a po ní svazek, který právě berete do rukou a krok za krokem budete s mrazením procházet úchvatným dobrodružstvím!

Brandon Sanderson is one of the most significant fantasists to enter the field in a good many years. His ambitious, multi-volume epics and his stellar continuation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series have earned both critical acclaim and a substantial popular following. In LEGION, a distinctly contemporary novella filled with suspense, humor, and an endless flow of invention, Sanderson reveals a startling new facet of his singular narrative talent. Stephen Leeds, AKA 'Legion', is a man whose unique mental condition allows him to generate a multitude of personae: hallucinatory entities with a wide variety of personal characteristics and a vast array of highly specialised skills. As the story begins, Leeds and his 'aspects' are drawn into the search for the missing Balubal Razon, inventor of a camera whose astonishing properties could alter our understanding of human history and change the very structure of society. The action ranges from the familiar environs of America to the ancient, divided city of Jerusalem. Along the way, Sanderson touches on a formidable assortment of complex questions: the nature of time, the mysteries of the human mind, the potential uses of technology, and the volatile connection between politics and faith. Resonant, intelligent, and thoroughly absorbing, LEGION is a provocative entertainment from a writer of great originality and seemingly limitless gifts.

A boxed set of the landmark fantasy from Brandon Sanderson, the man credited with breathing fresh life into Robert Jordan's WHEEL OF TIME. An epic fantasy set in a world where the Dark Lord has gained dominion over the world. A world of ash and pain. A world subjugated. But a world where magic can be drawn from metals. A world waiting for a new heroine, a new hope. A word of mouth bestseller in the USA Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy have now become a massive hit in the UK, introducing readers to the work of one of the genre's great talents. A master of world building, sweeping plots, believable characters and engrossing magic systems.

The natural heir to Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series hit No.1 in the US and No.2 in the UK with the hardback release of the massive second volume, WORDS OF RADIANCE. Split into two volumes for paperback this is Part One of that second volume. WORDS OF RADIANCE takes the reader even deeper into the lives of its characters as they fight for power, freedom and their lives on the extraordinary, hurricane swept world of Rosharr. Famed for his plotting, his wonderful characters and his intricate magic systems Brandon Sanderson is poised to take up the crown of Robert Jordan as the creator of the keynote epic fantasy series of its time with the Stormlight Archive.

Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive moves into a new, darker phase and in this, the second part of the second volume the Parshendi risk the return of the fearsome Voidbringers of old as they attempt to strenthen themselves against the challange of the humans. This is epic fantasy of the highest order with an intricate and wonderful world forming the background to carefully worked out magics and a plot of constant twists and turns. All played out by a cast of memorable characters. Immersive and compelling this is an epic fantasy for the 21st century.

They told David it was impossible - that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand. Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realise he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs. Babylon Restored, the old borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though. Ruled by the mysterious High Epic, Regalia, David is sure Babylon Restored will lead him to what he needs to find. And while entering another city oppressed by a High Epic despot is a gamble, David's willing to risk it. Because killing Steelheart left a hole in David's heart. A hole where his th irst for vengeance once lived. Somehow, he filled that hole with another Epic - Firefight. And he's willing to go on a quest darker, and more dangerous even, than the fight against Steelheart to find her, and to get his answers.

Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready. Rand al'Thor struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle, as his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself. Egwene al'Vere is a captive of the White Tower and subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. She works to hold together the disparate factions of Aes Sedai, as the days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent. Her fight will prove the mettle of the Aes Sedai, and her conflict will decide the future of the White Tower - and possibly the world itself.

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to spill out of the Blight. Perrin Aybara is haunted by spectres from his past. To prevail, he must find a way to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it for ever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. The end draws near. It's time to roll the dice.

Všechny tři novely v této knize dokazují, že Brandon Sanderson vždy dokáže přinést nové, neotřelé nápady, a zároveň mistrně popsat hluboce lidské osudy svých hrdinů. Jako rozený skvělý vypravěč tvoří podivuhodné světy i zápletky, které čtenáři milují. Novela Odvěký meč, ona Sandersonova „třetí tvář", je svérázná a odlišná od dalších nabízených příběhů, ale přesto s nimi má styčné plochy. Se Spoustou ji spojuje putování za nejistým cílem, plné nástrah a nečekaných zvratů, s Císařovou duší má společné prostředí imaginárního světa se svébytnou fyzikou a logikou postav.

Všechny tři novely v této knize dokazují, že Brandon Sanderson vždy dokáže přinést nové, neotřelé nápady, a zároveň mistrně popsat hluboce lidské osudy svých hrdinů. Jako rozený skvělý vypravěč tvoří podivuhodné světy i zápletky, které čtenáři milují. Novela Odvěký meč, ona Sandersonova „třetí tvář", je svérázná a odlišná od dalších nabízených příběhů, ale přesto s nimi má styčné plochy. Se Spoustou ji spojuje putování za nejistým cílem, plné nástrah a nečekaných zvratů, s Císařovou duší má společné prostředí imaginárního světa se svébytnou fyzikou a logikou postav.

Všechny tři novely v této knize dokazují, že Brandon Sanderson vždy dokáže přinést nové, neotřelé nápady, a zároveň mistrně popsat hluboce lidské osudy svých hrdinů. Jako rozený skvělý vypravěč tvoří podivuhodné světy i zápletky, které čtenáři milují. Novela Odvěký meč, ona Sandersonova „třetí tvář", je svérázná a odlišná od dalších nabízených příběhů, ale přesto s nimi má styčné plochy. Se Spoustou ji spojuje putování za nejistým cílem, plné nástrah a nečekaných zvratů, s Císařovou duší má společné prostředí imaginárního světa se svébytnou fyzikou a logikou postav.

From the bestselling author who completed Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series comes a new, original creation that matches anything else in modern fantasy for epic scope, thrilling imagination, superb characters and sheer addictiveness. Return to a planet swept by apocalyptic storms, a world tipping into war as aristocratic families move to control the shard blades and shard plates, ancient artifacts from a past civilisation that can win wars. As the world tips into a war for control of the mythical artifacts of power made from Shard, characters are swept up into new dangers which will threaten their integrity and their lives. Huge, ideas-filled, world-spanning fantasy from a master of the genre.

Brandon Sanderson, az ünnepelt Ködszerzet-trilógia után most ismét visszatér abba az epikus világba, amely megalapozta helyét a világ elsőszámú fantasy írói között. A Ködszerzetben megismert események óta eltelt háromszáz évben Scadrial átalakult. Soha nem látott magasságú tornyok törnek az ég felé, vasút- és csatornahálózat szeli át a tájat. Ám ez a világ még mindig a mágia otthona. Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Kobold és a többiek már bekerültek a történelem - vagy a vallás - nagy alakjai közé, de az allo­mancia és ferukímia ősi mesterségeinek még a tudomány megújulása ellenére is van hely ebben az újjászületett világban. A városokon túl húzódó, gyéren lakott Végeken a mágia alapvető eszköz a rendet és igazságszolgáltatást fenntartó bátor férfiak és nők kezében. Közéjük való Waxillium Ladrian is, a ritka ikerszerzet, aki mívesként fémekre taszít, viszont ferukimistaként csökkenteni vagy növelni tudja a testsúlyát. A Végeken eltöltött húsz esztendő után Wax egy családi haláleset miatt kénytelen visszatérni a metropoliszba, Elendelbe. Fel kell vennie a nemesi ház fejének halálával megüresedett posztot, ami nagy feladatokat ró rá, és méltóságteljes viselkedést követel meg tőle. Legalábbis Wax így hiszi, amíg csak számos kaland közepette rá nem döbben, hogy a város előkelő kúriáiban és elegáns fasorai alatt még a puszta Végek banditáinál is sokkalta nagyobb veszedelem rejtőzik.

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills. Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning - and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience. He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.