Die Vorgeschichte der epischen neuen Fantasy-Reihe DER LOTUSKRIEG von Bestsellerautor JAY KRISTOFF, angesiedelt im feudalen Japan! Eine Steampunk-Welt am Rande des Untergangs: Dem Inselreich Shima droht ein ökologischer Kollaps. Einst war es reich an Sagen, reich an Traditionen, doch hat die Lotusgilde unerbittlich die Industrialisierung vorangetrieben. Nun ist der Himmel rot wie Blut, die Erde ist vergiftet und die großen Naturgeister, die in alter Zeit durch die Wildnis Shimas streiften, sind verschwunden. Die Novelle "Last Stormdancer" spielt 100 Jahre vor der Lotuskrieg-Trilogie und dem Aufstieg der einzigartigen Heldin und Sturmtänzerin Yukiko. Meisterhaft erzählt Erfolgsautor Jay Kristoff von der Entstehung der Gilde und der Flucht der Donnertiger aus Shima. Die Novelle beleuchtet die geschichtlichen Ereignisse, die den Hintergrund für Yukikos und Buruus Heldenreise bilden. Erzählt aus der Perspektive einer Donnertigerin, ist diese Novelle eine faszinierende neue Facette der Lotuskrieg-Saga! Zusätzlich enthalten ist die poetische und herzzerreißende Kurzgeschichte "Wollte es doch regnen", die 2013 den Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Fiction gewann (einen jährlich vergebenen Literaturpreis für australische Science-Fiction-, Fantasy- und Horrorliteratur). Miho, die mit Tieren sprechen kann, verliebt sich in einen jungen Raffineriearbeiter. Außerdem malt die Kurzgeschichte ein eindrucksvolles Bild der sterbenden Stadt Kigen, die der Leserschaft bereits aus der Lotuskrieg-Trilogie vertraut ist …

Kingdoms will collide.

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.

With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side, and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, and dark forces become poised to claim her world, the only chance for salvation will lie in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

In this breathtaking fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, Aelin will have to choose what—and who—to sacrifice if she's to keep the world of Erilea from breaking apart.

In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and safe.

The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled "HAP," he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio-a past spent hunting humans.

When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio's former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic's assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming.

Along the way to save Gio, amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached?

Author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.

The Sukai Dynasty has ruled the Phoenix Empire for over a century, their mastery of bone shard magic powering the monstrous constructs that maintain law and order. But now the emperor's rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands.

Lin is the Emperor's daughter, but a mysterious illness has stolen her childhood memories and her status as heir to the empire. Trapped in a palace of locked doors and old secrets, Lin vows to reclaim her birthright by mastering the forbidden art of bone shard magic.

But the mysteries behind such power are dark and deep, and wielding her family's magic carries a great cost. When the revolution reaches the gates of the palace itself, Lin must decide how far she is willing to go to claim her throne - and save her people.

The Bone Shard Daughter is an unmissable fantasy debut for 2020 - a captivating tale of magic, revolution and mystery, where a young woman's sense of identity will make or break an empire.