David Gemmell

Stella Gemmell

Fall of Kings (Troy Trilogy #3) (Troy)

Troy

Shuskara engages in a final battle with the seemingly eternal emperor of The City in an effort to stop the endless wars with local tribes in this new novel from the co-author of Troy: Fall of Kings.

The City

No one is safe, and no one is to be trusted as the bloody war that began in Stella Gemmell's The City continues... The dreaded emperor is dead. The successor to the throne is his nemesis, Archange. Many hope her reign will usher in a new era of freedom and stability. Soon however, word arises of a massive army gathering in the shadows of the north. They are eager to lay waste to the City and annihilate anyone--man, woman, or child--within it. Yet just as the swords clang in fields wet with the blood of warriors, family feuds, ancient rivalries, and political battles rage on within the cold stone walls of the City. A hero must rise up and restore the peace before anything left to fight for is consumed by the madness.

The Immortal Throne

Les ténèbres tombent sur la Grande Verte, et le Monde Ancien est cruellement déchiré. Sur les champs de bataille autour de Troie, la cité d’or, se réunissent les armées fidèles au roi mycénien, Agamemnon. Parmi ces troupes se trouve Ulysse, le fameux conteur, devenu leur allié malgré lui. Il sait que rien n’arrêtera Agamemnon pour s’emparer du trésor que renferme la cité, et qu’il devra bientôt affronter ses anciens amis en un combat à mort. Malade et amer, le roi de Troie attend. Ses espoirs reposent sur deux héros : Hector, son fils préféré, le plus puissant guerrier de son époque, et le redoutable Hélicon, déterminé à venger la mort de son épouse aux mains des Mycéniens. La guerre a été déclarée. Même si ces ennemis, qui sont aussi des parents, laissent libre cours à leur soif de violence, ils savent que certains d’entre eux, hommes ou femmes, deviendront des héros, dont les exploits vivront à tout jamais dans un récit transmis à travers les âges...

Troie

La Chute des rois

In the conclusion of the trilogy retelling the story of Homer's "Iliad," the allies of the Mykene king Agamemnon, including a reluctant Odysseus, ruler of Ithaca, and the fierce warrior Achilles, gather to prepare a final onslaught against the Golden City of Troy.

Fall of Kings

Le trône immortel

Construite sur des milliers d’années, faite d’une multitude de niveaux, la Cité est aussi vaste qu’ancienne. Au fil des siècles, elle s’est étendue au-delà de ses remparts, menaçant sans cesse les royaumes voisins. Au cœur de la Cité réside le sanguinaire Empereur, dont le visage reste un mystère et que la mort même semble craindre : certains vont jusqu’à douter de son humanité. Une poignée de rebelles espérant mettre fin à ce règne de terreur placent leurs espoirs en un seul homme, dont le nom sonne comme une légende : Shuskara. Celui qui fut autrefois le général favori de l’Empereur. Un homme respecté, capable de provoquer un soulèvement et d’unir la Cité. Mais aussi un criminel trahi, emprisonné et torturé avant de disparaître...

La Cité

Der Kaiser ist tot – lang lebe die Kaiserin! Nach dem Ende des Krieges gegen die Blauhäute können die Einwohner der Kaiserstadt Cité endlich auf eine Ära voller Frieden und Freiheit hoffen. Doch die frisch gekrönte Kaiserin Archange, die nun auf dem Thron sitzt, kennt keine Gnade mit ihrem Volk und versucht erbittert, all ihre Gegner ausfindig zu machen. Als die Stadt erneut angegriffen wird, kehrt die Angst zurück und die blutige Schlacht geht weiter. Denn der Anführer der Belagerer hat hunderte Jahre auf seine Rache gewartet und will alle Bewohner der Cité endgültig auslöschen.

Roman

Die Stadt des Unsterblichen

Mark Lawrence

Legends 2, Stories in Honour of David Gemmell

Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Joe Abercrombie and Robin Hobb, a stunningly imagined and thrilling epic fantasy from bestselling author Stella Gemmell. 'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time - and I read a lot . . . utterly compelling . . . an awesome example of the genre' SF BOOK REVIEWS 'An astonishing book . . . Easily the best fantasy novel I've read in the last decade' JAMES BARCLAY 'Vast, immersive and accomplished' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Superbly executed . . . I found myself absolutely hooked' THE ELOQUENT PAGE 'Grips you from the first page' ***** Reader review 'This ticked all the boxes for me' ***** Reader review 'Such a great read, she has very much her own style of writing and I loved it' ***** Reader review ************************************ THEIR HOPES REST ON ONE MAN . . . EVEN THOUGH HE IS BELIEVED TO BE DEAD. The City, ancient and vast, has been waging almost constant war for centuries. At its heart resides the Emperor. Few have ever seen him. Those who have recall a man in his prime and yet he should be very old. Some wonder if he's no longer human; other question whether he ever truly was. A group of rebels have come to a desperate conclusion: the only way to halt the ceaseless slaughter is to end the emperor's unnaturally long life. From the crumbling catacombs beneath the City, where the poor struggle to stay alive, to the blood-soaked fields of battle where so few heroes survive, the rebels emerge. Their hopes rest on one man. A man who was once the Emperor's foremost general, a revered soldier who could lead an uprising and unite the City. A man who was betrayed, imprisoned, tortured and is now believed to be dead . . . The story continues in The Immortal Throne...

A spellbinding and captivating epic fantasy that will keep you on the edge of your seat

The emperor is dead...long live the emperor! The fervent hope of the victorious rebels and the survivors of the uprising that liberated the City from tyranny is that the accession of Archange to the imperial throne will usher in a new era of freedom, peace and stability. If only that were so... As the the City struggles to return to something resembling normal life after the devastation brought on by the rebellion, word arises of a massive army gathering to the north. No one knows where it has come from or who leads it, but it soon becomes apparent that its sole purpose is to destroy the City and annihilate all - man, woman and child - who live within its battered walls. And while warriors go forth to fight and die on the battlefield in defence of their homeland and all that they believe in, bitter family feuds and ancient rivalries, political and personal betrayals, and mindless murder surface within the palaces and corridors of power- it seems the City is under siege - from both without and within . . . With this new novel, Stella Gemmell brings the astonishing story of the City to a spectacular climax and confirms her place as a master of the genre.

Ein sagenhafter Debütroman voller Spannung und Tiefe In Jahrtausenden Schicht um Schicht erbaut, ist die Stadt ein gewaltiger Moloch, der viel zu lange schon mit all seinen Nachbarvölkern im Krieg liegt. Im Herzen der Stadt residiert der Imperator. Nur wenige haben ihn je zu Gesicht bekommen, und so mancher glaubt, dass das sinnlose Kämpfen und Sterben erst dann vorüber sein wird, wenn das unnatürlich lange Leben dieses Herrschers endet. Doch nur ein einziger Mann könnte es ihm nehmen. Ein Mann, der einst der erste General des Imperators war. Der dann jedoch in Ungnade fiel und einem hartnäckigen Gerücht zufolge selbst gar nicht mehr am Leben sein soll ...

Der Moloch

Là dove regna il buio solo un eroe può riportare la luce Quello che un tempo fu un territorio fiorente, adesso è un deserto di morte e devastazione, dove gli eserciti avversari si affrontano in battaglie interminabili. Le efferate guerre tribali hanno ridotto i domini della Città a un’arida distesa governata da un tiranno, colui che la leggenda chiama l ’Immortale, che risiede nel suo Palazzo Rosso, nel cuore della Città millenaria. I pochi che lo hanno visto lo descrivono come un essere perfetto, altri ipotizzano che non sia umano. Ma tutti concordano nel dire che l’unico modo per fermare la guerra sia porre fine alla vita di questo essere innaturale e si organizzano per compiere un’impresa che sembra quasi suicida. Le poche speranze dei ribelli sono concentrate su un unico uomo, Shuskara, un generale scomparso dopo il Grande Tradimento e creduto morto. Ma in realtà l’eroe è ancora vivo, e si è nascosto per anni nelle Caverne, la distesa di cunicoli che si estende sotto la superficie della Città. In questa metropoli sotterranea regnano le acque fetide, le tenebre, i ratti, e gli Abitanti, poveri esseri in fuga o colpevoli di reati contro l’Imperatore. Per prepararsi a sfidare il nemico immortale i congiurati devono partire da qui. Per Shuskara e per i suoi Falchi Notturni il momento di uscire allo scoperto e ingaggiare l’ardua, sanguinosa battaglia finale, è arrivato. Un appassionante duello tra eroismo e tirannide, tradimento e lealtà «Un libro straordinario, avvincente, che vi appassionerà dall’inizio alla fine.» TFF «Un’affascinante avventura epica.» Book Review «Il miglior romanzo fantasy che ho letto negli ultimi dieci anni.» James Barclay Senza coraggio non c'è leggendaStella Gemmellè giornalista e autrice di una serie di romanzi di grande successo insieme a suo marito, l’acclamato autore fantasy David Gemmell, scomparso nel 2006. La città perduta d’avorio e d’argento è il primo romanzo scritto interamente di suo pugno.

La città perduta d'avorio e d'argento

No one is safe, and no one is to be trusted as the bloody war that began in Stella Gemmell’s The City continues... The dreaded emperor is dead. The successor to the throne is his nemesis, Archange. Many hope her reign will usher in a new era of freedom and stability. Soon however, word arises of a massive army gathering in the shadows of the north. They are eager to lay waste to the City and annihilate anyone—man, woman, or child—within it. Yet just as the swords clang in fields wet with the blood of warriors, family feuds, ancient rivalries, and political battles rage on within the cold stone walls of the City. A hero must rise up and restore the peace before anything left to fight for is consumed by the madness.

In De Onsterfelijke Troon van Stella Gemmell komt het wonderbaarlijke verhaal van haar debuut De Stad tot een spectaculaire climax. De keizer is dood... lang leve de keizer! De zegevierende rebellen en de overlevenden van de opstand waardoor de Stad werd bevrijd van haar tiran, hebben hun hoop gevestigd op Archange. Zij heeft de keizerlijke troon bestegen, en iedereen hoopt op een era van vrijheid, vrede en stabiliteit. Maar dat is helaas niet het geval... Terwijl de Stad na de verwoestende opstand worstelt met de terugkeer naar een normaal leven, komen er berichten binnen over een groot leger dat zich in het noorden verzamelt. Niemand weet waar het vandaan komt of wie de aanvoerder is, maar het wordt al snel duidelijk dat het leger maar één doel heeft: de stad vernietigen en iedereen – mannen, vrouwen én kinderen – uitroeien die woont binnen haar gebroken muren. Maar in de tijd dat krijgers eropuit trekken om te vechten, en sterven om hun thuisland te verdedigen, zorgen bittere familieruzies en oude vetes, politiek en persoonlijk verraad, en dwaze moordaanslagen voor onrust in de paleizen en gangen van de macht. Het lijkt erop dat de Stad wordt belegerd – zowel vanbuiten als vanbinnen...

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