Энтони Райан – лучшие книги

«Шестой орден держит в руках меч правосудия и поражает им врагов Веры и Королевства». Ваэлину Аль-Сорна было всего десять лет, когда отец оставил его перед железными воротами Шестого ордена, рыцари которого посвятили себя битвам. Отныне и Ваэлин будет вести суровую, трудную жизнь послушника, закаляя себя тренировками и воздержанием. У него больше нет иной семьи, кроме Воинов Веры. Ваэлину лучше забыть, что когда-то его отец был владыкой битв у короля Януса, правителя Объединенного Королевства. И все-таки ярость Ваэлина не знает границ. Он не может простить отцу, что тот лишил его положенного по рождению и бросил к порогу Шестого ордена, как…

Есть легенды, которые не умирают… Ваэлин Аль-Сорна, великий воин, прозванный Темным Клинком, устал от битв. Он возвращается домой, решив больше никогда не воевать. Но тихая жизнь ему недоступна: кое-кто из спасшихся уже ищет его смерти. Ваэлин осознает, что от вызова судьбы отказаться невозможно. Ему предстоит вновь встретиться со своим прошлым… Френтис, бывший воин Шестого ордена, попадает под власть чужеземной чародейки. Она колдовством ломает его волю, вынуждая убивать людей по ее приказу и выбору. Постепенно воин начинает понимать, что их кровавое путешествие имеет свою цель, о которой страшно даже задумываться... Принцесса Лирна…

В захватывающем завершении трилогии "Тень Ворона" успевшая побывать на краю смерти королева Лирна полна решимости отразить вторжение армии Воларской империи и вернуть независимость Объединенному Королевству. Но для достижения цели ей предстоит не просто сплотить своих верных сторонников. Она должна объединиться с силами, которые когда-то казались ей отвратительными, - с теми, кто обладает странными и разнообразными дарами Тьмы, - и начать войну с врагом. Ваэлин Аль-Сорна поможет своей королеве вернуть ее владения, но путь его труден, ибо у воларского врага есть новое оружие, которое Ваэлин должен уничтожить, - таинственный Союзник,…

Vaelin Al Sorna was only a child of ten when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order. The brothers of the Sixth Order are devoted to battle, and Vaelin will be trained and hardened to the austere and dangerous life of a warrior of the Faith. He has no family now save the Order.
Vaelin’s father was Battle Lord to King Janus, ruler of the unified realm. Vaelin’s rage at being deprived of his birthright and dropped at the doorstep of the Sixth Order like a foundling knows no bounds. He cherishes the memory of his mother, and what he will come to learn of her at the Order will confound him. His father, too, has motives that Vaelin will come to understand. But one truth overpowers all the rest: Vaelin Al Sorna is destined for a future he has yet to comprehend. A future that will alter not only the realm, but the world.

Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his fellow thieves. But an act of betrayal sets him on a new path - one of blood and vengeance, which eventually leads him to a soldier's life in the king's army.

Fighting under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman beset by visions of a demonic apocalypse, Alwyn must survive war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility if he hopes to claim his vengeance. But as dark forces, both human and arcane, gather to oppose Evadine's rise, Alwyn faces a choice: can he be a warrior, or will he always be an outlaw?

Der außergewöhnliche Kämpfer Vaelin Al Sorna muss seiner Königin beistehen, um ihr Reich zu retten. Da wird er gewahr, dass seine besondere Gabe, »das Lied« in seinem Blut, langsam verklingt. Wird es reichen, um die tückischen Feinde abzuwehren? Nach Königin Lyrnas Rückkehr in die Vereinigten Königslande liegt das Volk ihr zu Füßen. Auf den Schultern von Vaelin Al Sorna lastet dagegen der Siegesruhm schwer. Das besagt auch sein neuer Name: Herr über die Schlachten des Reiches. Derweil zieht im fernen Volaria eine neue Bedrohung auf, die die ganze Welt in Chaos und Vernichtung stürzen könnte. Der grausame »Verbündete« hat überall seine…

It’s been a long journey for Alwyn Scribe. Born a bastard and raised an outlaw, he’s now a knight and the most trusted advisor to Lady Evadine Courlain. Together they’ve won countless battles and helped to bring order to a fractured kingdom. Yet Evadine is not the woman Alwyn once knew. As puritanical fury increasingly replaces her benevolent faith, Alwyn begins to question what her true motives really are. As the kingdom braces itself for one final battle, Alwyn’s conscience fights its own war with his heart. Now, more than ever, he must decide whose side he’s really on.

Сборник произведений малой формы, действие которых развивается в основном на орбитальной станции Лазарус-Сити, но иногда переносится и в другие уголки Солнечной системы. Земля XXIII века недавно потерпела поражение в войне со своими орбитальными колониями, образовавшими Конфедерацию Свободных Орбитальных Штатов. Лазарус-Сити — один из гордых центров победителей, в реальности представляет собой перенаселённый муравейник с плохой экологией, жители которого — бывшие рабы, отвоевавшие свою свободу с оружием в руках, а теперь создающие друг другу все виды социальных сложностей. Относительно благополучное крыло Инь соединяется с бедным и криминальным крылом Янь посредством Оси, в низкой гравитации которой создали свою полунезависимую провинцию ветераны. Добавьте к этому коктейлю достижения генной инженерии — скрещенных, скрывающихся под архаичными названиями — вампиров, эльфов, зверолюдей, а также развращающе совершенные информационные технологии, и вы получите ту опасную среду, в которой приходится следить за поддержанием порядка главному герою — Алексу Маклауду, ветерану войны, а ныне — демону-полицейскому «Сляб-Сити».

Vaelin Al Sorna has returned from the ruinous failed war that King Janus waged in an attempt to create a Unified Realm. He is sick at heart from all he's seen and done, and no longer believes in the Order, no longer considers himself a Brother. The Princess Lyrna, who might have been wise enough to rule, has subordinated herself to her brother Malcius, who is not wise enough, but is King anyway. Of the group of friends who were trained in the Sixth Order, only three remain. Vaelin is an outsider. Caenis is a fanatical believer. Frentis is a slave to a woman controlled by the Ally, a dark spirit who once inhabited their friend Barkus's body, and whose intentions are deadly but unclear. Vaelin wants only to protect the few people left whom he loves - but the power of his fame is such that he cannot escape being sucked back into warfare.

GUYIME—DEMON CURSED WIELDER OF THE NAMELESS BLADE—FOLLOWS THE TRAIL OF THE FABLED SEVEN SWORDS INTO THE TROUBLED NORTHLANDS, A REALM WHERE HE WAS ONCE CALLED KING…AND RAVAGER. Magically guided to enlist in the retinue of a lovesick knight, Guyime and his companions journey to the haunted ruin of Blackfyre Keep, a castle legend tells cannot be held. But a far deadlier threat than mere ghosts awaits. An ancient evil has been conjured and to defeat it Guyime may be forced to become the monster he used to be—the Ravager reborn. Continuing the epic adventure of The Seven Swords, To Blackfyre Keep is an enthralling tale of creeping menace…

ENTER THE EXECRATION, WHERE THE DAMNED AND THE DESPERATE COME TO PRAY TO THE MAD GOD… It is two hundred years since the deity known as the Absolved went mad and destroyed the Kingdom of Alnachim, transforming it into the Execration, a blasted wasteland filled with nameless terrors. For decades, desperate souls have made pilgrimage to the centre of this cursed land to seek the Mad God's favour, their fate always unknown. Now a veteran warrior known only as Pilgrim, armed with a fabled blade inhabited by the soul of a taunting demon, must join with six others to make the last journey to the heart of the Execration. Allied with a youthful…

На протяжении веков Торговый Синдикат опирался на власть, дарованной кровью дрейков, и на тех, кого называют «Кровью благославлённые». Но теперь появилась страшная сила — дракон настолько могучий, что мир трепещет перед ним.

Мелкий воришка и бродяга Клэйдон Торкрик, шпион и убийца Лизанн Летридж и лейтенант крейсера Синдиката Коррик Хилмор отправляются в опасное путешествие в поисках надежды на спасение. Когда мир в огне, эта троица — последняя надежда для Империи и для всей цивилизации

The Waking Fire is set in a vibrant new world where the blood of drakes—creatures similar to dragons—is valued beyond reckoning, and can be distilled into elixirs that grant fearsome powers to those who are “blood-blessed.” The novel follows an unregistered blood-blessed as he searches for an elusive variety of drake so potent, its capture would mean unrivalled riches; the second in command of a blood-burning ironclad ship; and a young woman in a lifelong contract to a trading syndicate, whose espionage mission places her on the front lines of a newly declared war. As empires clash and arcane mysteries reveal themselves, these characters are tested again and again and soon discover that the fate of the world rests on their shoulders.

The Draconis Memoria is a remarkable new epic fantasy series with steampunk flavor, full of the phenomenal worldbuilding and non-stop action that have gained Anthony Ryan a global fan base.

THE SORROW SEA—THE MOST FEARED REGION IN ALL THE FIVE SEAS—PLAGUED BY STORMS, PROWLED BY A MURDEROUS PIRATE KING, AND HOME TO INHUMAN TERRORS. Continuing their quest for the Seven Swords, legendary warrior Guyime and his companions must brave these perilous tides to find the mythic Spectral Isle, where once a demon named Lakorath was captured by a sorcerer of great power. Here ancient plans will be unveiled and the secret purpose of the seven demon cursed blades may finally be revealed… Continuing the saga of The Seven Swords, Across the Sorrow Sea is a fast-moving tale of seafaring adventure and dramatic revelations from the New York…

Times have changed for Alwyn Scribe. Once an outlaw, he’s now a spymaster and sworn protector of Lady Evadine Courlain, whose visions of a demonic apocalypse have earned her the fanatical devotion of the faithful.

Yet Evadine’s growing fame has put her at odds with both Crown and Covenant. As trouble brews in the kingdom, both seek to exploit her position for their own ends.

Sent to the Duchy of Alundia to put down a rebellion, Alwyn must rely on old instincts to fight for his new cause. Deadly feuds and ancient secrets are laid bare as war erupts, a war that will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Albermaine and, perhaps, prevent the coming of the prophesied Second Scourge.

ATHERIA—THE FABLED CITY OF SONGS THE SHINING JEWEL OF THE THIRD SEA WHERE THE MASKED EXULTIA CASTE HOLD SWAY AND VIE TO OUTDO EACH OTHER IN THEIR PATRONAGE OF THE ARTS, SOMETIMES WITH DEADLY CONSEQUENCES… Guyime, wandering, dethroned King of the Northlands, is drawn to the Atheria by his quest for the Seven Swords, the demon cursed blades of legend. But to claim the next sword he must first solve a seemingly impossible murder—a puzzle that, once untangled, will unveil secrets so dark they could bring the City of Songs to utter ruin.Continuing the epic tale of The Seven Swords, City of Songs is an action-packed, darkly magical mystery from…

THE GREAT MERCHANT CITY OF CARTHULA—RAISED FROM THE BONES OF A KRAKEN ON THE WHIM OF A GODDESS WHERE NOBLE HOUSES CALL UPON DARK MAGIC TO TRIUMPH IN THEIR ENDLESS AND DEADLY GAME FOR DOMINION… Landless one-time king Guyime, once called Pilgrim but known to history as the Ravager, has survived the fall of the Execration—an event that set him on a path to find the legendary Seven Swords. Guided by sorcery, Guyime journeys to Carthula in the centre of the First Sea to claim the mythical blade known as the Kraken’s Tooth. Aided by three companions—the beast charmer Seeker, a powerful sorceress and a scholarly slave—Guyime ventures into…

For centuries, the vast Ironship Trading Syndicate relied on drake blood--and the extraordinary powers it confers to those known as the Blood-blessed--to fuel and protect its empire. But when the drake blood lines began to fail, a perilous expedition was mounted to secure them. Claydon Torcreek survived the fraught mission through uncharted lands in pursuit of a myth that might have secured his people's future. Instead he found a nightmare. The legendary White Drake was awoken from a millennia-long slumber, with a thirst to reduce the world of men to ashes, and the power to compel an army of Spoiled slaves to do it. Spurred on by a…

For centuries, the Scarlet Ziggurat, once the palace of a fabled Sorcerer Queen, has lain undisturbed beneath the dunes of the southern desert. Now Guyime, dispossessed king and wielder of the demon cursed Nameless Blade, has come to claim the ziggurat’s secrets. Guided by a mighty sorcerer, Guyime must defeat ancient and malign forces to claim his promised reward: release from the cursed sword on his back and the endless taunts of its demon inhabitant. But, in a world where magic equates to power, can any bargain be trusted? The Scarlet Ziggurat is an exciting prequel adventure to the highly acclaimed Seven Swords series from New York…

For centuries the Sentinel Eyrie has stood watch over the Maw, the foul lair of the Voice and its monstrous servants. Long have the dishonoured and the damned journeyed to the Eyrie in search of restored honour.

Shamil, disgraced warrior from the southern desert, has journeyed to the Eyrie seeking redemption for a terrible crime. To earn it he must win the trust of a Great Wing, one of the mighty birds that carry the sentinels into battle. But such trust is not easily won, and the Voice is rising...