Mercedes Lackey - Böcker

In an alternate 15th century where magic still is part of life, the HolyRoman Empire rules Europe. Constantinople is under siege by the Venetians andtheir allies. Hekate, Goddess of Crossroads, presides over the conflict andcarnage as alternate visions of civilization collide. And since Constantinopleis the crossroad city of east and west, and it is here that Italian captainBenito Valdosta must deal with the powerful magical manifestation of the WeepingWoman, a disguised Hekate, in order to save his daughter and to destroy thefleets of the Chernobog assembling in the Black Sea before they can cut into thesoft underbelly of Europe. With land battle, naval action, cunningassassinations, and heartbreak aplenty — not to mention the ongoingconflict between Lord of the Dead Aidonus and Benito for the love of a woman,civilization is at the crossroads and choices must be made that will bringvictory and freedom for centuries to come — or a new Dark Age!Burdens of the Dead is the sequel to Much Fall of Blood, Book4 in the Heirs of Alexandria series.

A cozy, cottage-core Regency fantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton and historical fantasy mash-ups like Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula, from the New York Times best-selling author and celebrated Grandmaster of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.Elena, having lost her father, must rescue herself from her evil stepmother, a Master of Water, who has bespelled her brothers into swans. She is left without home or protection by her father’s villainous widow, who plans to regain her wealth by selling Elena to the highest bidder.Alone, Elena must not only find a way to save herself, but to reverse the spell that has transformed her brothers.The latest in Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Masters series is a stand-alone romantasy based on Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Wild Swans”.

Waters and the Wild

The twelfth novel in Mercedes Lackey's magical Elemental Masters series reimagines Sherlock Holmes in a richly-detailed alternate 20th-century EnglandChristmas is a very special time of year. It is special for Psychic Nan Killian and Medium Sarah Lyon-White and their ward Suki, who are determined to celebrate it properly. It is special for their friends, Doctor John Watson, and his wife Mary, both Elemental Masters, who have found great delight in the season seeing it through young Suki's eyes. It is also special to others...for very different reasons.For Christmas Eve is also hallowed to dark forces, powers older than mankind, powers that come awake on this, the Longest Night. Powers best left alone. Powers that could shake the foundations of London and beyond.

The thirteenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series continues the reimagined adventures of Sherlock Holmes in a richly-detailed alternate Victorian England.The threat of Moriarty is gone-but so is Sherlock Holmes.Even as they mourn the loss of their colleague, psychic Nan Killian, medium Sarah Lyon-White, and Elemental Masters John and Mary Watson must be vigilant, for members of Moriarty's network are still at large. And their troubles are far from over: in a matter of weeks, two headless bodies of young brides wash up in major waterways. A couple who fears for their own recently-wedded daughter hires the group to investigate, but with each new body, the mystery only deepens. The more bodies emerge, the more the gang suspects that there is dangerous magic at work, and that Moriarty's associates are somehow involved. But as they race against the clock to uncover the killer, it will take all their talents, Magic, and Psychic Powers-and perhaps some help from a dearly departed friend-to bring the murderer to justice.

Miriam may be the daughter of Queen Alethia of Tirendell, but she's not a princess. She's the child of Alethia and her previous husband, the King's Champion, who died fighting for the king, and she has no ambitions to rule. When her new baby sister Aurora, heir to the throne, is born, she's ecstatic. She adores the baby, who seems perfect in every way. But on the day of Aurora's christening, an uninvited Dark Fae arrives, prepared to curse her, and Miriam discovers she possesses impossible power.Soon, Miriam is charged with being trained in both magic and combat to act as chief protector to her sister. But shadowy threats are moving closer and closer to their kingdom, and Miriam's dark power may not be enough to save everyone she loves, let alone herself.