10 Wunschbücher von mir unbekannten Autoren | Top Ten Thursday №90

We have fought battles that left more than a hundred corpses on the ground and not a word of it has ever been set down. The Order fights, but often it fights in shadow, without glory or reward. We have no banners.

Vaelin Al Sorna's life changes forever the day his father abandons him at the gates of the Sixth Order, a secretive military arm of the Faith. Together with his fellow initiates, Vaelin undertakes a brutal training regime - where the price of failure is often death. Under the tutelage of the Order's masters, he learns how to forge a blade, survive the wilds and kill a man quickly and quietly.

Now his new skills will be put to the test. War is coming. Vaelin is the Sixth Order's deadliest weapon and the Realm's only hope. He must draw upon the very essence of his strength and cunning if he is to survive the coming conflict. Yet as the world teeters on the edge of chaos, Vaelin will learn that the truth can cut deeper than any sword.

Cora ist nur eine von unzähligen Schwarzen, die auf den Baumwollplantagen Georgias schlimmer als Tiere behandelt werden. Alle träumen von der Flucht – doch wie und wohin? Da hört Cora von der Underground Railroad, einem geheimen Fluchtnetzwerk für Sklaven. Über eine Falltür gelangt sie in den Untergrund und es beginnt eine atemberaubende Reise, auf der sie Leichendieben, Kopfgeldjägern, obskuren Ärzten, aber auch heldenhaften Bahnhofswärtern begegnet. Jeder Staat, den sie durchquert, hat andere Gesetze, andere Gefahren. Wartet am Ende wirklich die Freiheit? Colson Whiteheads Roman ist eine virtuose Abrechnung damit, was es bedeutete und immer noch bedeutet, schwarz zu sein in Amerika.

A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future.

In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf's inimitable fiction, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis's wife. His daughter lives hours away in Colorado Springs, her son even farther away in Grand Junction, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in houses now empty of family, the nights so terribly lonely, especially with no one to talk with.

Their brave adventures - their pleasures and their difficulties - are hugely involving and truly resonant, making Our Souls at Night the perfect final installment to this beloved writer's enduring contribution to American literature.

A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel.

Pray they are hungry.

Kara finds these words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle’s house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring the peculiar bunker—only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts…and the more you fear them, the stronger they become.

It’s the season
for treason…

The king of Yusan must die.

The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon.
He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined…or sold.
And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitterness―from the hired hitman seeking atonement, a lovely assassin who seeks freedom, or even the prince banished for his cruel crimes. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance.
They can agree on murder.
They can agree on treachery.
But for these five killers―each versed in deception, lies, and betrayal―it’s not enough to forge an alliance. To survive, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other…but only one can take the crown.

Let the best liar win.

The Witcher meets N.K. Jemisin in a new series from NYT bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall where a young woman learns the world is about to be destroyed by an evil, destructive force ... herself.

My name is Kai.
I wish I can say that my life has changed.
But I don’t remember my life before today.

I wake up, naked and voiceless, in a forest outside a town called Maford. Everyone I meet there either fears me or loathes me. Strange beasts, otherworldly creatures, hunt me. Each time I fight them, I unlock new powers—seeing the glow of death, moving objects with a flick of my hand, controlling the weather.

I do have a weakness.
The moment I touch another, a piece of me dies. Yes, I’m dying every day.
That’s why I need to know right now: who am I? What am I? I need answers before I perish.

But my amulet—the source of my power—has been stolen. I know the thief—Adara and I were friends. Or so I thought. She lies. Now, I must work with her brother Jadon, the town’s blacksmith, to reclaim all that’s mine.

There’s a problem, though. A white-haired woman named Elyn has come to Maford, and she claims that we are old friends. Like Adara, Elyn also lies. She’s stronger and stranger than me, and she’s trying to stop me…

From what?
I don’t know.
But I must be powerful.
I must be someone.
Who?

Gladiator meets Dungeons and Dragons in this searingly hot and dangerously addictive New Adult fantasy romance from award-winning author Cecy Robson, where one man must fight to become the next Bloodguard if he hopes to save his family—and his new love.

Eine Seherin ohne Magie, ein Kaiser ohne Krone,und eine Liebe, die Rettung oder Untergang bedeuten könnte.

Seit ihrer Flucht aus dem Palast ist das ganze Kaiserreich hinter Kae und Hunter her. Während Hunter entscheiden muss, ob er sich weiter zurückzieht oder für sein Geburtsrecht kämpft und den sinnlosen Krieg beendet, stellt Kae fest, dass sie ihre Lichtmagie verloren hat. Als das Eiserne Imperium beschließt, die Wispernden Wälder dem Erdboden gleichzumachen, reisen die beiden in Kaes Heimat, um die Eijn zu warnen. Allerdings hat sie als Lichtlose ihren Platz im Volk verwirkt und ihre Worte bleiben ungehört. Den bevorstehenden Kampf kann sie nur verhindern, indem sie ihre Magie wiedererlangt und sich ihren Platz als Seherin zurückverdient. Doch dafür muss sie tiefer in die Wälder reisen, um einer alten Legende auf die Spur zu kommen. Unterdessen kehrt Hunter ins Imperium zurück, obwohl dieser Schritt die beiden unwiderruflich zu Feinden machen könnte …

Der Abschluss der packenden Romantasy-Dilogie.

Amerika zur Zeit der Wirtschaftskrise. Der junge Tierarzt Jacob Jankowski kann von Glück reden, als ihm ein Job beim Zirkus angeboten wird. Auch wenn es ein sehr bescheidener Zirkus ist: Nicht einmal einen Elefanten gibt es. Dafür aber eine wunderschöne Kunstreiterin. Doch Marlena ist verheiratet mit dem wahnsinnigen Dompteur. Irgendwann findet sich schließlich eine, wenn auch sehr eigensinnige Elefantendame. Keiner kann mit Rosie umgehen – bis Jacob ihr Geheimnis enthüllt. Und als sich gerade alles zum Guten zu wenden scheint, nimmt eine Tragödie ihren Lauf.

When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology.

Angrboda's story begins where most witches' tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to provide him with knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into the farthest reaches of a remote forest. There she is found by a man who reveals himself to be Loki, and her initial distrust of him transforms into a deep and abiding love.

Their union produces three unusual children, each with a secret destiny, who Angrboda is keen to raise at the edge of the world, safely hidden from Odin's all-seeing eye. But as Angrboda slowly recovers her prophetic powers, she learns that her blissful life—and possibly all of existence—is in danger.

With help from the fierce huntress Skadi, with whom she shares a growing bond, Angrboda must choose whether she’ll accept the fate that she's foreseen for her beloved family…or rise to remake their future. From the most ancient of tales this novel forges a story of love, loss, and hope for the modern age.