Bøger af Mitchell Hogan

The final conflict draws nigh as demonic, necromantic, and human forces collide, and the fate of civilization hangs in the balance...With the Order knights of Branil's Burg defeated, the victorious Niyandrian rebels bend the knee to Anskar, their Melesh-Eloni-"godling"-and the true heir to the throne.But despite their victory, time is running out. Anskar's powers are unpredictable, and to some, terrifying. Already, the mainlanders plan vengeance: an armada is being prepared, not for colonization this time, but for slaughter.The final conflict draws nigh as demonic, necromantic, and human forces collide, and the fate of civilization hangs in the balance...With the Order knights of Branil's Burg defeated, the victorious Niyandrian rebels bend the knee to Anskar, their Melesh-Eloni-"godling"-and the true heir to the throne.But despite their victory, time is running out. Anskar's powers are unpredictable, and to some, terrifying. Already, the mainlanders plan vengeance: an armada is being prepared, not for colonization this time, but for slaughter.And the ever-looming spirit of Queen Talia still seeks to return from the dead to begin a new necromantic empire, with her as the ever-living ruler.As war looms, and the people of Niyas face certain destruction, Anskar's heritage of demon blood and necromancy swells within him. But there are forces greater even than those of the sorcerous tides... Soon he will wield enough power to save a civilization, or doom an entire world.This is the final book in The Necromancer's Key series.

War, Sorcery, Deception, Betrayal, Desire, Futility, Conflict. Enter the worlds of the Sorcery Ascendant Sequence and the Tainted Cabal and Infernal Guardian. Enjoy new characters, or return to read about old friends in two novellas, a short story, and an excerpt, featuring Felicienne Shyrise, Niklaus du Plessis, and Heikir. Discover mysteries and sorcery, the divine and the tragic, in this bundle of epic fantasy stories! This epic read by the Aurealis Award Winning and best selling author Mitchell Hogan contains:

From the Aurealis Award-winning author of A Crucible of Souls. In a world devastated by a series of cataclysms, where the followers of different gods vie for ascendancy, mankind carves out a precarious existence among the remnants of a desolated past. Cities and civilizations are built atop mysterious and ofttimes menacing ruins, and the unforgiving wilderness outside is filled with inhuman creatures and races from before the dawn of history. Sorcery is seen by some as a gift of the gods, and by others as their curse. And the demon-ravaged past has all but been forgotten. As a secret cabal schemes to awaken an evil thought defeated millennia ago, the lives of three unlikely heroes are fated to converge: Aldric, a veteran priest and sorcerer, who seeks acceptance from the church that shuns him. On the brink of their approval, he receives a mission that brings him face to face with a long-buried evil. Niklaus, master swordsman, and slave to his goddess, who plots to split the veil between life and death and ascend to become her equal. Kurio, the runaway daughter of a noble family, now turned to thievery, who stumbles across a disturbing secret that binds her future to infernal designs. Drawn toward a horrifying endgame by an unknown force, Aldric, Niklaus, and Kurio find themselves in a battle not only for their lives, but for the beliefs that have come to define them. A wrong decision, an overreaching ambition, or the failure of an already tormented faith, is all it will take to plunge mankind into an eternal dark.

A novice sorcerer may hold the key to saving his worldor be the instrument of its destructionin Mitchell Hogan'sBlood of Innocents,the second book in The Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, a mesmerizing saga of high fantasy that combines magic, malevolence, and mystery.Anasoma, jewel of the Mahruse Empire, has fallen.As orphaned, monk-raised Caldan and his companions flee the city, leaving behind their hopes for a new beginning, horrors from the time of the Shattering begin to close in.With Mirandas mind broken by forbidden sorcery, Caldan does the unthinkable to save her: he breaks the most sacrosanct laws of the Protectors. But when the emperors warlocks arrive to capture him, Caldan realizes that his burgeoning powers may be more of a curse than a blessing, and the enemies assailing the empire may be rivaled by more sinister forces within.And soon, the blood of innocents may be on Caldans own hands.

In Mitchell Hogan''s gritty and breathtaking conclusion to the Sorcery Ascendant Sequence—the award-winning fantasy series that started with A Crucible of Souls and Blood of Innocents—a young sorcerer must learn to wield his extraordinary powers to defeat two warring empires.In a battle of armies and sorcerers, empires will fall.After young Caldan’s parents were slain, a group of monks raised the boy and initiated him into the arcane mysteries of sorcery. But when the Mahruse Empire was attacked, and the lives of his friends hung in the balance, he was forced to make a dangerous choice.Now, as two mighty empires face off in a deadly game of supremacy, potent sorcery and creatures from legend have been unleashed. To turn the tide of war and prevent annihilation, Caldan must learn to harness his fearsome and forbidden magic. But as he grows into his powers, the young sorcerer realizes that not all the monsters are on the other side.And though traps and pitfalls lie ahead, and countless lives are at stake, one thing is certain: to save his life, his friends, and his world, Caldan must risk all to defeat a sorcerer of immense power.Failure will doom the world. Success will doom Caldan.