Justin Travis Call

You've heard the story before: an orphaned boy, raised by a wise old man, comes to a fuller knowledge of his magic and uses it to fight the great evil threatening his world. But what if that hero were destined to become the new dark lord? The Academy of Chaenbalu has stood against magic for centuries. Hidden from the world, acting from the shadows, it trains its students to detect and retrieve magic artifacts, which it jealously guards from the misuse of others. Because magic is dangerous: something that heals can also harm, and a power that aids one person may destroy another. Of the academy's many students, only the most skilled can become avatars--warrior thieves, capable of infiltrating the most heavily guarded vaults--and only the most determined can be trusted to resist the lure of magic. More than anything, Annev de Breth wants to become one of them. But Annev carries a secret. Unlike his classmates who were stolen as infants from the capital city, Annev was born in the village of Chaenbalu, was believed to be executed, and then unknowingly raised by his parents' killers. Seventeen years later, he struggles with the burdens of a forbidden magic, a forgotten heritage, and a secret deformity. When Annev is subsequently caught between the warring ideologies of his priestly mentor and the Academy's masters, he must finally decide whether to accept the truth of who he really is ... or embrace the darker truth of what he may one day become.

Master of Sorrows

Vous connaissez déjà cette histoire – celle d'un orphelin élevé par un vieil homme sage, d'un garçon qui découvre qu'il possède des pouvoirs et apprend à s'en servir pour protéger le monde d'un grand mal. Mais qu'arriverait-il si ce héros et ce mal ne formaient qu'un ? Sauverait-il le monde, ou le détruirait-il ? Parmi les avatars de l'Académie, Annev de Breth est une exception. Au contraire de ses camarades, qui furent dérobés à leurs familles dans la capitale lorsqu'ils n'étaient que des nourrissons, Annev est né dans le village de Chaenbalu. Ayant survécu à un sacrifice, il a été élevé par ceux-là mêmes qui ont tué ses parents. Dix-sept ans plus tard, Annev porte le fardeau d'une magie interdite. Pris en étau entre les idées déclinantes de son mentor et les maîtres de l'Académie, il est contraint de choisir entre un avenir prometteur et ses amis proches. Chacune de ses décisions le mène à un nouveau dilemme, jusqu'à ce qu'Annev soit contraint de se lancer dans une quête qui lui est étrangère. Acceptera-t-il de s'engager sur une voie potentiellement dévastatrice ? « Un remarquable premier roman et un conte brillant sur la nécessité de trouver son propre chemin. Recommandé aux amoureux de Fantasy épique classique ouverts à la modernité. » - Novel Notions « Destinée et magie noire, une vision nouvelle d'un thème souvent exploré. Un monde chargé d'histoire, de foi et d'idéaux, des séquences d'action originales, une intrigue faite de secrets et de surprises. Un roman d'apprentissage dans la lignée d'Eddings, Sanderson, Canavan ou Weeks, mais doté d'un ton et d'un style à part. » - The Fantasy Hive « Un premier roman de Fantasy extrêmement fort qui plaira aux lecteurs de The Poppy War et du Nom du vent. Intense, mystique et brutal. » The Bookdragon « Un superbe mélange d'ancien et de nouveau. Si vous êtes amateur de roman d'apprentissage, d'écoles de magie et de conflit entre le Bien et le Mal, ce roman est fait pour vous. » - The Fantasy Inn « Passionnant et rappelant les meilleures heures de la Fantasy. On se croirait dans La Belgariade de David Eddings ! » - Nilsreviewsit

Les Dieux silencieux, T1

Le Maître des Chagrins

Annev and his friends have survived the destruction of Chaenbalu, but greater threats await them in the capital city of Luqura. As Annev navigates the city's perilous streets, he must also evade those who seek to possess and destroy him while seeking answers to the questions that continue to haunt him: Who orchestrated the attack on his village ... and why? Who is Reeve, and why did Sodar want Annev to find him? Can Annev trust him? Most importantly, can Annev learn to control his nascent magic, and will he find a way to remove the cursed artifact now fused to his body? If so, what will it ultimately cost him?

Master Artificer

Annev has avoided one fate. But a darker path may still claim him . . . After surviving the destruction of Chaenbalu, new mysteries and greater threats await Annev and his friends in the capital city of Luqura. As they navigate the city’s perilous streets, Annev searches for a way to control his nascent magic and remove the cursed artifact now fused to his body. But what might removing it cost him? As Annev grapples with his magic, Fyn joins forces with old enemies and new allies, waging a secret war against Luqura’s corrupt guilds in the hopes of forging his own criminal empire. Deep in the Brakewood, Myjun is learning new skills of her own as apprentice to Oyru, the shadow assassin who attacked the village of Chaenbalu—but the power of revenge comes at a daunting price. And back in Chaenbalu itself, left for dead in the Academy’s ruins, Kenton seeks salvation in the only place he can: the power hoarded in the Vault of Damnation . . .

You’ve heard the story before: an orphaned boy, raised by a wise old man, comes to a fuller knowledge of his magic and uses it to fight the great evil threatening his world. But what if that hero were destined to become the new dark lord? The Academy of Chaenbalu has stood against magic for centuries. Hidden from the world, acting from the shadows, it trains its students to detect and retrieve magic artifacts, which it jealously guards from the misuse of others. Because magic is dangerous: something that heals can also harm, and a power that aids one person may destroy another. Of the academy’s many students, only the most skilled can become avatars—warrior thieves, capable of infiltrating the most heavily guarded vaults—and only the most determined can be trusted to resist the lure of magic. More than anything, Annev de Breth wants to become one of them. But Annev carries a secret. Unlike his classmates who were stolen as infants from the capital city, Annev was born in the village of Chaenbalu, was believed to be executed, and then unknowingly raised by his parents’ killers. Seventeen years later, he struggles with the burdens of a forbidden magic, a forgotten heritage, and a secret deformity. When Annev is subsequently caught between the warring ideologies of his priestly mentor and the Academy’s masters, he must finally decide whether to accept the truth of who he really is ... or embrace the darker truth of what he may one day become.

Er ist der Phönix – wenn die Welt brennt, wird er leben! Die Geschichte eines Helden ist aus der Fantasy nicht wegzudenken: Ein Junge, durch tragische Umstände verwaist, wird von einem weisen alten Mann aufgezogen, um das große Übel, das die Welt bedroht, zu besiegen. Aber was ist, wenn der junge Held und das große Übel ein und dasselbe wären? Was, wenn der Junge selbst die Inkarnation des bösen Gottes ist? Würde er die Welt retten? Oder sie zerstören? Annev ist dieser Junge. Obwohl er selbst Magie nutzt, lässt er sich in einem Kriegerkloster dazu ausbilden, Magiewirker zu bekämpfen. Als er sich dann auch noch in die hübsche Tochter des Klostervorstehers verliebt, eskaliert sein innerer Konflikt ...

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