C. Dewi: Staub und Stolz

D 2013, 623 S., Pb, € 13.31
Kostenloser Versand ab 20 Euro Bestellwert.
Incubus
Zwei Männer in einer archaischen Welt. Der eine von seinem Volk verstoßen und seines Namens beraubt, der andere dazu bestimmt, als Herrscher die Geschicke seines Reiches zu lenken. Als Forlán zum Leibwächter des Kriegerprinzen Iain bestimmt wird, gerät er in einen Strudel aus Gewalt und unterdrückter Anziehung. Zwischen den Männern entspinnt sich ein gefährliches Katz- und Mausspiel, bei dem es offenbar nur Verlierer geben kann – denn Iains Weg als König ist vorgezeichnet. An seiner Seite ist kein Platz für einen Mann, der mehr als ein heimlicher Gespiele ist. Ein erotischer schwuler Fantasy-Roman mit einer klugen und packenden Story in einer von urwüchsiger Gewalt geprägten Gegenwelt.

Richard Morgan: The Steel Remains

UK 2009, 392 pp., brochure, € 12.95
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Orion
Ringil is a legend to all who don't know him and a twisted degenerate to those that do. A veteran of the wars against the Lizard Folk - he makes a living from telling credulous travellers of his exploits. Until one day he is pulled away from his life and into the depths of the Empire's slave trade. Archeth - pragmatist, cynic and engineer, the last of her race - is called from her work at the whim of the most powerful man in the Empire and sent to its farthest reaches to investigate a demonic incursion against the Empire's borders. Egar Dragonbane, steppe-nomad, one-time fighter for the Empire finds himself entangled in a small-town battle between common sense and religious fervour. But out in the wider world there is something on the move far more alien than any had thought.

Lynn Flewelling: Casket of Souls

USA 2012, 476 pp., pb, € 9.99
Kostenloser Versand ab 20 Euro Bestellwert. - Nightrunner Series 6
More than the dissolute noblemen they appear to be, gay lovers Alec and Seregil are skillful spies, dedicated to serving queen and country. But when they stumble across evidence of a plot pitting Queen Phoria against Princess Klia, the two Nightrunners will find their loyalties torn as never before. Even at the best of times, the royal court at Rhíminee is a serpents' nest of intrigue, but with the war against Plenimar going badly, treason simmers just below the surface. And that's not all that poses a threat: A mysterious plague is spreading through the crowded streets of the city, striking young and old alike. Now, as panic mounts and the body count rises, hidden secrets emerge. And as Seregil and Alec are about to learn, conspiracies and plagues have one thing in common: The cure can be as deadly as the disease.

Lynn Flewelling: The White Road

USA 2010, 385 pp., pb, € 9.99
Kostenloser Versand ab 20 Euro Bestellwert. - Nightrunner Series 5
Dissolute nobles, master spies, and the unlikeliest of heroes, Alec and Seregil have survived exile, treachery, and black magic. But the road that lies ahead is the most hazardous they’ve ever traveled. For with enemies on all sides, they must walk a narrow path between good and evil where one misstep might be their last. Having escaped death and slavery in Plenimar, Alec and Seregil want nothing more than to go back to their nightrunning life in Rhíminee. Instead they find themselves saddled with Sebrahn, a strange, alchemically created creature - the prophesied »child of no woman«. Its moon-white skin and frightening powers make Sebrahn a danger to all whom Alec and Seregil come into contact with, leaving them no choice but to learn more about Sebrahn’s true nature. With the help of trusted friends and Seregil’s clan, the duo set out to discover the truth about this living homunculus - a journey that can lead only to danger or death. For Seregil's old nemesis Ulan í Sathil of Virèsse and Alec's own long-lost kin are after them, intent on possessing both Alec and Sebrahn. On the run and hunted, Alec and his comrades must fight against time to accomplish their most personal mission ever.

Lynn Flewelling: Shadows Return

USA 2008, 544 pp., pb, € 9.99
Kostenloser Versand ab 20 Euro Bestellwert. - Nightrunner Series 4
With their most treacherous mission yet behind them, heroes and lovers Seregil and Alec resume their double life as dissolute nobles and master spies. But in a world of rivals and charmers, fate has a different plan. After their victory in Aurenen, Alec and Seregil have returned home to Rhiminee. But with most of their allies dead or exiled, it is difficult for them to settle in. Hoping for diversion, they accept an assignment that will take them back to Seregil’s homeland. En route, however, they are ambushed and separated, and both are sold into slavery. Clinging to life, Seregil is sustained only by the hope that Alec is alive. But it is not Alec’s life his strange master wants - it is his blood. For his unique lineage is capable of producing a rare treasure, but only through a harrowing process that will test him body and soul and unwittingly entangle him and Seregil in the realm of alchemists and madmen - and an enigmatic creature that may hold their very destiny in its inhuman hands. But will it prove to be savior or monster?

Lynn Flewelling: Traitor's Moon

USA 1999, 540 pp., pb, € 9.99
Kostenloser Versand ab 20 Euro Bestellwert. - Nightrunner Series 3
Seregil and Alec have spent the last two years in self-imposed exile, far from their adopted homeland, Skala, and the bitter memories there. But their time of peace is shattered by a desperate summons from Queen Idrilain, asking them to aid her daughter on a mission to Aurenen, the very land from which Seregil was exiled in his youth. Alec, who is part Aurenfaie, is thrilled to be journeying to Aurenen, Seregil is decidedly less so. The land holds many memories for him, both happy and dark. As Alec learns more about their shared heritage, he learns much about his lover's hidden past as well. He needs to learn quickly however, because things are very different in Aurenen, and Klia will need all the help she can get on her diplomatic mission. The Aurenfaie live very long lives, so they see things quite differently. They take longer to make decisions. The problem is Skala doesn't have a lot of time. Things are getting worse on the battlefront daily, and a decision must be reached soon. Ancient intrigues threaten to sideline their work, and when a Skalan delegate is found dead, it's up to Seregil and Alec to work their master spy skills to save the mission-and Princess Klia-from certain doom.

Lynn Flewelling: Stalking Darkness

USA 1997, 507 pp., pb, € 9.99
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With the Leran threat laid to rest, gay couple Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat their ancient enemy by raising up the Dead God, Seriamaius. The early attempts at this reincarnation - masterminded by the sinister Duke Mardus and his sorcerous minion Vargul Ashnazai - once left Seregil in a sorcerous coma. Now, an ancient prophecy points to his continuing role in the quest to stop Mardus in his dread purpose. Seregil's friend and Mentor, the wizard Nysander, has long been the guardian of a deadly secret. In a secret, silver-lined room hidden well beneath the Oreska, he has served for most of his 300 years as the keeper of a nondescript clay cup. But this cup, combined with a crystal crown and some wooden disks, forms the Helm of Seriamaius, and any mortal donning the reconstructed Helm will become the incarnation of the god on earth. Nysander holds the cup and Mardus the wooden disks--one of which was responsible for Seregil's coma--but the crown must still be located. Threatened under pain of death by Nysander to keep his quest a secret even from his loyal companion, Alec, Seregil is dispatched to find the last missing piece of the Helm so that he and Nysander can destroy it. But this is only the beginning of one of his deadliest journeys ever, for the prophecy also holds that four will come together in a time of darkness, and gradually all that Seregil values is placed at risk as he, Alec, Nysander and Micum are drawn into a deadly web of terror and intrigue.

Lynn Flewelling: Luck in the Shadows

USA 1996, 479 pp., pb, € 9.99
Kostenloser Versand ab 20 Euro Bestellwert. - Nightrunner Series 1
When young Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner for a crime he didn’t commit, he is certain that his life is at an end. But one thing he never expected was his cellmate. Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, Seregil of Rhiminee is many things – none of them predictable. And when he offers to take on Alec as his apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them. Soon Alec is traveling roads he never knew existed, toward a war he never suspected was brewing. Before long he and Seregil are embroiled in a sinister plot that runs deeper than either can imagine, and that may cost them far more than their lives if they fail. But fortune is as unpredictable as Alec’s new mentor, for both fall in love and start their struggle as a gay couple.