Bøger af D K Holmberg

A dark energy descends, and Haern searches for understanding. The metal he's known his entire life, metal he's come to know better than almost anyone alive, has changed. Now he must find out why. The key to this dark power is something unexpected, and requires him to seek a dangerous alliance.While exploring the space between Sliding, Lucy finds a danger she had never expected. Now she must find her way past before it's too late. She searches for help from an expected source, but the key to survival must come from her.Understanding the Shadow Queen brings Daniel, Rayen, and Carth back where they first encountered her. What they discover changes everything Daniel knows of the stones.For Ryn to know her purpose, she must return to where she began to question. As she enters the Temple of the Mind, she uncovers a danger greater than anything she has ever imagined. For her to survive it, she must accept her past.The real game begins. All are nothing more than pieces on a game board, but who will lead the attack?

When a mysterious stranger brings word of a dragon, Jason's whole world changes.The northern mountain village offers protection from the threat of dragons, but is a difficult place, especially for a misfit like Jason Dreshen. His days are spent hunting for food for his family, praying for warmth, and trying to hide his strange silver eye that grants him dragon sight.When a stranger visits during the local Freedom Festival searching for a different kind of dragon, everything changes. Forced down the mountainside, Jason learns the truth of powers he'd only heard about in rumors. While running from deadly Dragon Souls, he finds he might have more of a connection to magic than only dragon sight. In order to save himself and stop the Dragon Souls, he must learn a truth about himself that leads him closer to the one thing he fears above all others: dragons. Somehow, he might be the only one able to protect them from the Dragon Souls, but how can he protect what he hates?Ice Dragon is the first book in The Dragon Misfits fantasy adventure series.

Those who fight the darkness have scattered as the ancient power grows stronger. When Ciara is abducted by summoners of dark power, they seduce her with lessons on how to summon the elementals, an education she never received in the barracks. Only a distant part of knows that she must find a way to escape before they manage to turn her to their side. Alena has gone to the Seat of the Order to help stop the threat uncovered there, but she discovers the threat goes deeper than any realize, and for her to succeed and free the order, she may have to destroy it first. In Hyaln, Jasn finds an old friend, but she is not the person he remembers. Hyaln offers to teach, and he discovers strength that he never believed he possessed, but it still might not be enough, as they discover they fight not only the threat of darkness, but those who seek to control it.

The Lost Riders will return...With the truth of the queen's deception revealed, Hal and his team must find new allies to stop her.Their journey brings them into Dragon Valley, but they quickly learn that all is not well. A dark danger has come to Keershan's home, poisoning the dragons. If they want to find the help they need, they must first save the dragons-but the dragons no longer trust humans.With war coming, they must choose a side. Could it already be too late?An exciting new dragon rider adventure fantasy continues!

The Shadow Queen begins her attack. Can the Council learn their purpose in time?The four members of the Council begin to work together as they search for the fifth. Finding that person might be the only way to stop the Shadow Queen. They'll need all the help they can get, but the remaining Elders have disappeared, leaving only those they've chosen to replace them.As the Shadow Queen's nearly unstoppable attackers begin to move, the four new members of the Council are all that stand between her gaining the power she's sought for centuries. Each of them has a role to play, but the game is not what they have thought. Anticipating what she might do requires finding one who knows her mind, but that way opens each to her machinations.Enemies must put aside differences. Beliefs are shattered. And sacrifices must be made. The thrilling conclusion to the Elder Stones Saga!

The dragons deserve to be free, but who will be strong enough to ensure their safety?A war long thought over has returned, and this time the empire is not equipped to survive. Still, the dragons are safe, living in the heart of the forest near an ancient Deshazl settlement. Though hidden from the Damhur who would control them, Fes feels they deserve more and longs to see them fly free again.When another attack leaves the empire weakened, Fes and a few friends search for allies. Finding those allies is key, but who can they trust? With the most recent attack, the likelihood of defeat looms close, and without help, they will certainly fail.Worse, not all is as it seems. The war that has raged for centuries has left a far more lasting effect than any have ever known. The empire must be secured, and only then can Fes take the next step in ending the war-this time for good. But if he can't protect the dragons, how can he defend against the Damhur?

Decades of peace has ended. The real battle is still to come. Sam and Alec work to understand their connected magic, but the limited supply of easar paper limits them. Worse, Marin has again disappeared, leaving questions unanswered. How can they be ready for another Theln attack if they don't have an opportunity to train with their abilities? New power complicates everything. Sam wants to use it to continue taking jobs that will eventually buy her way into the nicer sections of the city, but Alec sees a higher purpose to their magic. When an opportunity Alec thought he would never have is offered, he needs to decide whether to follow his heart or his mind. Sam feels like she should be more than a lowborn, but what is she without her Scribe? Strange attacks in the city leaves her thinking she and Marin aren't the only Kavers remaining, but why would Marin keep that from her? Finding the answers she and Alec need puts both of their lives in danger but might be the key to knowing whether she'll ever be anything more than a lowborn. The safety of the city just might depend on it.

Oliver Morris is a painter, able to use patterns and colors to create powerful magic. After ten years away from his home, time spent facing dangerous magic that now wants him dead, he returns to Conlin searching for a quieter life and a place to hide. With his best friend by his side, a woman with a different kind of magic, he might finally learn what happened to his father the night he disappeared. When a beautiful painter shows up with true artist magic and needing his help, Oliver is forced to confront a shifter, a creature with magical power unlike anything he's ever encountered. Doing so will lead to a discovery about his father's work that Oliver never expected, and force him to use his magic in ways he never knew possible, or a far more dangerous threat will be unleashed. Except this not only risks the very peace he sought by coming home, but will bring him closer to facing a far deadlier foe: the reason he returned in the first place.

Carthenne Rel is born of shadow magic. Gifted with the power to control the flame that burns within her. A master strategist. All will be tested by the mysterious Collector. As she travels south, wanting to solidify her growing network, word of attacks in the south leads her to a distant city with a strange past. While searching for answers and attempting to establish a presence as she has in countless other cities, she finds power that rivals her own and a challenger who might be not only more powerful than her, but an even more cunning strategist. Carth must save her friends-and the city-before the plan set in place by the Collector succeeds.

The threat Tolan has long feared has been defeated, but a new danger emerged, one that poses a threat to both shapers and the elementals.For the first time since mastering his connection to the elements, Tolan fears an elemental. He's long advocated the elementals were misunderstood, and tried convincing others within Terndahl to free them from the bond, but the appearance of Light has proven his mistake.Chasing the threat leads Tolan to take a dangerous journey, one that challenges all that he's learned of spirit and brings him back to the lands beyond the waste where he discovers a secret hidden from the rest of the world for centuries. What he uncovers is more deadly than anything he's ever known, and one his unique connection to the elements might not be enough to stop. It will take more than a master of spirit to survive; it will take a true element warrior.

Carthenne Rel survived the Hjan attack on the A'ras and has left the north, the only place she ever really known. Now she travels to better understand what it means that she's shadow born. Stranded by storms in a dangerous port city, she's captured while helping rescue a young girl from slavers. Discovering her mysterious captor's agenda forces her to play his games in order to escape, only to realize she hasn't finished with the Hjan. The lessons her captor has taught just might be the key to defeating them for good while protecting all of the north.

The final book in the Elemental Warrior seriesHaving barely survived the Lands Beyond, Tolan recuperates while preparing for the next attack. His closest allies are gone, leaving him floundering for answers, along with his place in the Academy. Tolan must protect Terndahl before the elementals attack. After years spent teaching others the elementals were no danger, he fears the repercussions of changing course. When even an elemental warrior might not be enough, Tolan must find the elemental nature within him.The gripping conclusion of the Elemental Warrior series!

The final battle approaches. Preparations must be made. None will be ready for what is to come. Only a few of the Magi understand the truth of what comes and that they must fight, but will those few be enough? Roelle heads north, intending to face the groeliin, and finds herself drawn toward another task. Isandra must somehow help the groeliin, but can she help all of them? If not, they'll be used in Raime's plan, yet if she can save them, the tide of war might finally shift in their favor. Jakob decides that to defeat Raime he must understand him. This requires that he once more walk along the fibers in what might be the most difficult test of his ability, one that shows him not only Raime, but also a part of his past he never imagined. As he does, he learns of a secret Raime has hidden that might be the key to finally stopping him. If he fails, Raime will succeed, and an ancient betrayal will be the reason. The final novel in The Lost Prophecy series.

An unexpected threat to the power of the elder stones begins to emerge. With his father likely dead, Haern trains to face the Ai'thol, using every ability he possesses to be strong enough to defeat them. A chance encounter with someone who's lost more than him changes everything. Daniel uncovers the Ai'thol using a new alloy that gives impossible powers and he might be the only one capable of stopping them. The search to understand the alloy brings him back to Elaeavn where he uncovers something unexpected. To understand his future, he must face his past. Lucy gains an understanding of her abilities but struggles with her role among the C'than. How can she serve them when those she rescued need her help and leadership?Not all is as it seems. The search to understand the elder stones continues, but powers maneuvering for decades are playing a game only a few understand leaving those stuck in the middle facing a deadly threat for survival.

Some are born to power. Others must find it within themselves.Ages ago, powerful beings known only as the Elders left their mark on the world, gifting powerful stones to their followers. Through these stones, some have been gifted by birth with great abilities, while others search for them as a way to access that power. Scattered around the known lands, wars have been fought for them, and won by them. On the outskirts of the city, living within an ancient stronghold, Haern longs for a life beyond what he knows-and away from the long shadow cast by his father. When an attack on the city renews a decades old battle, Haern volunteers to leave the city and find the one person who can lead their people to victory. His inexperience might kill him, but his instincts might be the reason they succeed.For Daniel, a member of the ruling family, life in the palace is easy and his path is clear. Eventually, he will rise up to sit on the council and lead the people of the city. An injury to someone he cares for changes everything for him, and he must go to the one person he despises most for help. If he fails, he'll learn what it means to lose everything he cares about. Though born to power, Lucy longs for an understanding she can't find in books. When a horrible attack leaves her forever changed, her quest for understanding leads her to those responsible-and a means of stopping them.All paths lead toward the Elder Stones, for the one who controls the stones controls power. Filled with action and adventure, The Darkest Revenge is perfect for fans of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn, or Jeff Wheeler's Muirwood.

Jayna has removed the Sul'toral threat to the Society, but remains an outcast.Having stopped the potential threat to the kingdom, Jayna now serves as the king's advisor while awaiting Ceran, all while looking for information about her brother.Her new position forces her to face challenges unlike anything she's ever faced before. She can handle dark magic, but playing politics might be worse, especially as the Sorcerers' Society demands more of her time.When strange smoking pits appear outside of the capital, Jayna begins to look for answers that might only be found from her missing mentor, but Jayna begins to think that Ceran is not just missing but trapped. As the attacks increase, Jayna must make a choice that will define not only who she is, but what she is becoming.An action packed epic fantasy adventure The Dark Sorcerer series set in the world of The Chain Breaker.

Finding the truth means risking everything. While trying to track down her brother, Sam discovers she isn't through with Marin quite yet. An attack proves that a traitor sympathetic to Marin remains active in the city, but training prevents Sam from finding answers. With the Thelns once more in the city, Elaine doesn't believe Sam should be involved in the search, which means she has to go off on her own. Doing so risks her position at the palace, but any other choice puts her brother in danger. Alec continues his studies and realizes how much he still has to learn at the university. Now that he knows some of the master physickers are also Scribes, he wants answers, but his search places him at odds with someone far more powerful than him. When Sam asks for his help with her quest to find the traitor, Alec has to make a dangerous decision and the fallout will change their lives in the city. Failure means more than another Theln attack upon the city-it means they might lose everything they have discovered about themselves.

In the aftermath of the recent attack, Eris wants nothing but peace and the chance to enjoy her life with Terran as she learns what it means to be a keeper of both trees and flowers. But when she finds a message with a strange and powerful flower, she learns a threat greater than the magi has reappeared. Understanding this threat takes her on another quest, this time to convince the only remaining keeper of trees to teach her. She travels to the one place her magic cannot, dragging Terran and her mysterious guardian Shadow with her. If she fails, much more than her life will be lost, but all of Light will be lost.Eris must rebuild the lost Gardens of Elaysia to stop the coming darkness, but doing so risks the life she desperately wants with Terran.

War is coming to the kingdoms. Tan now knows that a threat greater than Incendin exists, one he suspects will require ancient enemies to forge an uneasy alliance. He must use the control he's gained over shaping to rescue a friend, protect the draasin, and convince the kingdoms of the true danger, or everything he knows will be destroyed.