He is one of the kannagi, white-haired, ageless warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island and its people. Although most kannagi live short and lonely lives, Elva has found a devoted friend in Alto, who's sworn to serve him and free him from his cursed fate. But painful revelations threaten their bond as the secret behind Alto's miraculous power is revealed - a truth so devastating that Alto finds he cannot share it even with his beloved Elva. As tensions mount and fear and distrust toward the kannagi reach a fever pitch, the return of Mikhail - a kannagi thought long-dead and Elva's former best friend - only throws things into further chaos. Why has Mikhail turned his sword against the people of the island? What painful secrets are hidden in the depths of the black sea...and will Elva lose himself in the unrelenting tide of old wrongs that cry out for vengeance?

Ein verfluchtes Leben und eine Liebe, die alles verändert … Auf einer entfernten Insel erhalten Auserwählte die Aufgabe, die Gesellschaft von den Kreaturen aus der See zu beschützen. Elva, dessen verfluchter Körper langsam unter ihm aufzugeben scheint, ist einer von ihnen. Als der Junge Alto von Elvas Schicksal erfährt, schwört er, ihm zu helfen und verspricht, für immer an seiner Seite zu bleiben. Acht Jahre später lebt das ungleiche Paar immer noch zusammen und obwohl es heißt, dass Elvas Körper dem Fluch in ein paar Jahren erliegen wird, beginnt er, sich aus einem unbekannten Grund zu erholen. Ein gefühlvoller, epischer Boys-Love-Manga in einem facettenreichen Fantasy-Setting Dies ist der vierte Band der Serie.

Ein verfluchtes Leben und eine Liebe, die alles verändert … Auf einer entfernten Insel erhalten Auserwählte die Aufgabe, die Gesellschaft von den Kreaturen aus der See zu beschützen. Elva, dessen verfluchter Körper langsam unter ihm aufzugeben scheint, ist einer von ihnen. Als der Junge Alto von Elvas Schicksal erfährt, schwört er, ihm zu helfen und verspricht, für immer an seiner Seite zu bleiben. Acht Jahre später lebt das ungleiche Paar immer noch zusammen und obwohl es heißt, dass Elvas Körper dem Fluch in ein paar Jahren erliegen wird, beginnt er, sich aus einem unbekannten Grund zu erholen. Ein gefühlvoller, epischer Boys-Love-Manga in einem facettenreichen Fantasy-Setting Dies ist der vierte Band der Serie.

A young Indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy—and quickly finds herself at odds with the “approved” way of doing things—in the first book of this brilliant new fantasy series. The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and danced away the storms of autumn, enabling the people to thrive. To them, Anequs is revered as Nampeshiweisit—a person in a unique relationship with a dragon. Unfortunately for Anequs, the Anglish conquerors of her land have different opinions. They have a very specific idea of how a dragon should be raised, and who should be doing the raising—and Anequs does not meet any of their requirements. Only with great reluctance do they allow Anequs to enroll in a proper Anglish dragon school on the mainland. If she cannot succeed there, her dragon will be killed. For a girl with no formal schooling, a non-Anglish upbringing, and a very different understanding of the history of her land, challenges abound—both socially and academically. But Anequs is smart, determined, and resolved to learn what she needs to help her dragon, even if it means teaching herself. The one thing she refuses to do, however, is become the meek Anglish miss that everyone expects. Anequs and her dragon may be coming of age, but they’re also coming to power, and that brings an important realization: the world needs changing—and they might just be the ones to do it.

Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Take a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif--a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen . Skif was an orphan who would have died from malnutrition and exposure if he had never met Deke the pickpocket.  By the time he was twelve, Skif was an accomplished cat burglar.  But it wasn't until he decided to steal a finely tacked-out white horse, which was, oddly enough, standing unattended in the street, that this young thief discovered that the tables could turn on him--and that he himself could be stolen!