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Critical Role: Vox Machina - Kith & Kin
Explore the past of Critical Role's daring half-elf twins, Vex'ahlia and Vax'ildan, in this original prequel novel to their adventures with Vox Machina.
Vex and Vax have always been outsiders. A harsh childhood in the elite elven city of Syngorn quickly taught them not to rely on others. Now, freed from the expectations of their exacting father and the scornful eyes of Syngorn's elves, the cunning hunter and the conning thief have made their own way in the world of Exandria.
The twins have traveled far and experienced great hardship. But with the help of Vex's quick wit and Vax's quicker dagger, they've always kept ahead of trouble. Now, unknown perils await them in the bustling city of Westruun, where the twins become entangled in a web spun by the thieves' guild known to many as the Clasp. Trapped by a hasty deal, Vex and Vax (along with Vex's faithful bear companion, Trinket) set out into the wilds to fulfill their debt to the infamous crime syndicate.
As the situation grows more complicated than they ever could have imagined, for the first time Vex and Vax find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that threatens the home they have carried with each other for years.
Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp, Critical Role: Vox Machina-Kith & Kin follows a brand-new adventure that delves into the twin's unexplored history, and returns to some of the iconic moments that forged Vox Machina's most unbreakable bond.
Ceasar trónja
Steven Saylor a legújabb regényében a történelem leghíresebb gyilkosságát helyezi középpontba: Rómában vagyunk Kr. e. 44-ben, nem sokkal martius idusa előtt.
A római szenátus által élethosszig diktátornak választott Julius Caesar megkegyelmez maradék ellenségeinek és megjutalmazza barátait. Elhagyni készül a várost, hogy légiói segítségével meghódítsa a Pártus Birodalmat. Indulás előtt azonban akad néhány elintéznivalója.
Miután évtizedekig nyomozott a hatalmasságok bűnei és gyilkosságai ügyében, és bebocsátást nyert a lovagi rendbe, Gordianus elhatározza, hogy visszavonul. Csakhogy martius 10. napjának reggelén először Cicero, majd Caesar is a házába hívja. Ugyanazt kérik tőle: éleslátása és szimata segítségével derítsen fel egy esetleges összeesküvést a diktátor ellen. De Caesar mást is közöl vele. Mivel egyik legfőbb bizalmasa Meto, Gordianus fogadott fia, hálája jeléül olyan kitüntetésben akarja részesíteni a Nyomozót, amely nemcsak az ő életét, hanem az egész családja jövőjét is megváltoztatja. A szenátus következő ülésén, martius 15-én nagy kegyben kívánja részesíteni.
Gordianusnak tehát le kell porolnia régi tudományát, és le kell lepleznie a Julius Caesar életére törő cselszövőket. Ha léteznek egyáltalán. Ezalatt viszont másféle összeesküvések is szövődnek. Martius idusa gyorsan közeleg, és legalább egy gyilkosságra biztosan sor kerül.
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