Elspeth Cooper

SONGS OF THE EARTH is the most compelling debut fantasy novel since Patrick Rothfuss first hit the shelves four years ago, with the stunning THE NAME OF THE WIND. Combining superb characterisation with an epic story, it is beautifully told and engaging from the very first word. Gair is under a death sentence. He can hear music - music with power - and in the Holy City that means only one thing: he's a witch, and he's going to be burnt at the stake. Even if he could escape, the Church Knights and their witchfinder would be hot on his heels while his burgeoning power threatesn to tear him apart from within. There is no hope . . . none, but a secretive order, themselves persecuted almost to destruction. If Gair can escape, if he can master his own growing, dangerous abilities, if he can find the Guardians of the Veil, then maybe he will be safe. Or maybe he'll discover that his fight has only just begun.

Songs of the Earth

The Dragon House

Songs of the earth

A conclusion to the series that began with Songs of the Earth finds Gair pursuing vengeance after the horrifying events in El Maqqam, which are further complicated by the Nimrothi clans' efforts to claim their lost lands and the greater empire. 15,000 first printing.

The Raven's Shadow

Gair, struggling with grief over the loss of his beloved and his home, walks into a conflict that is greater and even more deadly than he or his mentor ever anticipated.

Trinity Rising

Three moons are rising. They are rising over the snowy Archen Mountains, where Teia struggles through the high passes to carry her warning to the Empire: the Nimrothi war band is poised to invade and at their head stands Ytha. She means to release the Wild Hunt - and with it Maegern the Raven, the Keeper of the Dead. In the desert of Gimrael, the moons are rising over the fires of revolution - flames that have already robbed Gair of a friend and left him alone in a hostile city, unsure even if the Song is still his to command. He has one last duty to discharge, and then nothing will stand between him and his ultimate goal: vengeance. And in the Nordmen's chilly halls, Savin plays out a game in which kings and chieftains and men are but pawns on a chessboard that spans the Veil itself. Three moons are rising. When the trinity is complete, the endgame will begin. You can learn more at www.elspethcooper.com or by following @ElspethCooper on twitter.

The Wild Hunt Book Four

The Book of Eador, Abjurations 12:14, is very clear: Suffer ye not the life of a witch. For a thousand years, the Church Knights have obeyed that commandment, sending to the stake anyone who can hear the songs of the earth. There are no exceptions, not even for one of their own. Novice Knight Gair can hear music no one else can, beautiful, terrible music: music with power. In the Holy City, that can mean only one thing: death by fire—until an unlikely intervention gives him a chance to flee the city and escape the flames. With the Church Knights and their witchfinder hot on his heels, Gair hasn't time to learn how to use the power growing inside him, but if he doesn't master it, that power will tear him apart. His only hope is the secretive Guardians of the Veil, though centuries of persecution have almost destroyed their Order, and the few Guardians left have troubles of their own. For the Veil between worlds is weakening, and behind it, the Hidden Kingdom, ever-hungry for dominion over the daylight realm, is stirring. Though he is far from ready, Gair will find himself fighting for his own life, for everyone within the Order of the Veil, and for the woman he has come to love. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Al meer dan duizend jaar hebben de Kerkridders iedereen omgebracht die het lied van de aarde kan horen. Er worden geen uitzonderingen gemaakt, ook niet als het gaat om een van henzelf. Novice Gair hoort dat verboden lied van de aarde: ongelooflijk mooie muziek met macht. Alles wijst erop dat hij daarom ter dood veroordeeld moet worden, maar door een speling van het lot kan hij uit de stad ontsnappen. Doordat hij wordt achtervolgd door de inquisitie heeft Gair geen tijd om meester van zijn eigen krachten te worden. Als hij er niet in slaagt die te beheersen, zal hij erdoor verzwolgen worden. Zijn enige hoop is dat hij op tijd de Hoeders van de Sluier weet te vinden, een mysterieuze orde die bijna uitgeroeid is. Maar de Hoeders hebben zo hun eigen problemen

Het lied van de aarde

Gair ha sido condenado a muerte. Escucha música, música poderosa, y en la ciudad santa eso sólo puede significar una cosa: es un brujo, y ha de morir en la hoguera. Aunque consiga escapar, los caballeros de la Iglesia y su cazabrujos le perseguirán sin tregua, mientras su incipiente poder amenaza con destrozarlo por dentro. No hay esperanza... ...ninguna, salvo una hermética orden, que también ha sufrido la persecución hasta ser prácticamente aniquilada. Si Gair consigue escapar, si consigue dominar sus peligrosas capacidades mágicas, si consigue encontrar a los guardianes del Velo, entonces quizá esté a salvo. O puede que descubra que su lucha no ha hecho más que comenzar...

Bajo la hiedra

Sometimes those with the greatest potential must withstand the hardest blows. Fate, it seems, has nothing kind in store for Gair. First his lover and now his mentor have been killed - the first by the dangerous, ambitious Savin, the second in a revolutionary uprising. Alone, and with even his magical abilities betraying him, he has only one goal left: revenge. Far to the north, if Teia has one goal it is survival. Attempting to cross a high mountain pass in the teeth of winter is an act of desperation, but the message she carries cannot wait for spring. An invasion force is gathering behind her, and only an ancient order of knights can hold them back. The danger is real, there are enemies in the shadows, and time is running out ...

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