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Cénaria est un royaume brisé où règnent la famine et le désespoir. Il n'est plus défendu que par une armée misérable. Au nord, le nouveau Roi-dieu a un plan. C'est de la pure démence mais, s'il parvient à le mener à bien, personne ne pourra plus l'arrêter. Pour sauver ses amis, et peut-être même ses ennemis, Kylar doit accomplir l'impossible : assassiner une déesse. S'il échoue, il condamnera la moitié d'un continent. S'il réussit, il perdra tout ce à quoi il tient.

Le tueur parfait n'a pas de nom, il a plusieurs visages. Kylar Stern a renoncé à sa vie d'assassin. Son maître Durzo et son meilleur ami Logan Gyre, l'héritier du trône, ont trouvé la mort au cours de l'invasion brutale du pays par les armées du Roi-dieu. Kylar part s'installer dans une autre ville, fait de nouvelles rencontres et change de métier. Mais lorsqu'il apprend que Logan est toujours vivant, prisonnier dans une prison infâme où il doit cacher son identité, Kylar est confronté à un terrible dilemme.

Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: Five years to achieve five impossible goals. But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.

Pour Durzo Blint, l'assassinat est un art et il est l'artiste le plus accompli de la cité, grâce à des talents secrets hérités de la nuit des temps. Pour Azoth, survivre est une lutte de tous les instants. Le petit rat de la guilde a appris à juger les gens d'un seul coup d'œil et à prendre des risques,comme proposer à Durzo Blint de devenir son apprenti. Mais pour être accepté, il doit commencer par abandonner son ancienne vie, changer d'identité, aborder un monde d'intrigues politiques, d'effroyables dangers et de magies étranges, et sacrifier ce qui lui est le plus précieux...

The Blood Mirror is the action-packed new audiobook in the Lightbringer series by international best seller Brent Weeks. Stripped of both magical and political power, the people he once ruled told he's dead, and now imprisoned in his own magical dungeon, former emperor Gavin Guile has no prospect of escape. But the world faces a calamity greater than the Seven Satrapies has ever seen...and only he can save it.

As the old gods awaken and satrapies splinter, the Chromeria races to find the only man who might still end a civil war before it engulfs the known world. But Gavin Guile has been captured by an old enemy and enslaved on a pirate galley. Worse still, Gavin has lost more than his powers as Prism - he can't use magic at all. Without the protection of his father, Kip Guile will face a master of shadows as his grandfather moves to choose a new Prism and put himself in power.

As the White King springs his great trap, and the Chromeria itself is threatened by treason and siege, Kip Guile and his companions will scramble to return for one impossible final stand. In the darkest hour, will the Lightbringer come?

Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left - now he's got less than one. With 50,000 refugees, a bastard son, and an ex-fiancée who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin's got problems on every side. As he loses control of his magic, all magic is running wild, threatening to destroy the Seven Satrapies. The old gods are being reborn. Their army of color wights is unstoppable, and the only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole 16 years ago.

For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art—and he is the city's most accomplished artist. For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly—and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint. But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name.

Kylar has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, both his master and his closest friend are dead. His friend was Logan Gyre, heir to Cenaria's throne, but few of the ruling class survive to mourn his loss. So Kylar is starting over: new city, new companions, and new profession. But when he learns that Logan might be alive, trapped and in hiding, Kylar faces an impossible choice.

After the war that cost him so much, Kylar Stern is broken and alone. He's determined not to kill again, but an impending amnesty will pardon the one murderer he can't let walk free. He promises himself this is the last time. One last hit to tie up the loose ends of his old, lost life. But Kylar's best - and maybe only - friend, the High King Logan Gyre, needs him. To protect a fragile peace, Logan's new kingdom, and the king's twin sons, he needs Kylar to secure a powerful magical artifact that was unearthed during the war.

A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hope. Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war. To gain the upper hand, one faction attempts to raise the goddess Khali herself. But they are playing with volatile powers, and trigger conflict on a vast scale. Seven armies will converge to save - or destroy - an entire continent.

Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. The Godking's successful coup has left Kylar's master, Durzo, and his best friend, Logan, dead. He is starting over: new city, new friends, and new profession. But when he learns that Logan might actually be alive and in hiding, Kylar is faced with an agonizing choice: will he give up the way of shadows forever and live in peace with his new family, or will he risk everything by taking on the ultimate hit?

For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city's most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to courtly boudoir.For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned the hard way to judge people quickly - and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint. But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerous politics and strange magics.

Logan Gyre is king of Cenaria, a country under siege, with a threadbare army and little hope. He has one chance—a desperate gamble, but one that could destroy his kingdom. In the north, the new Godking has a plan. If it comes to fruition, no one will have the power to stop him. Kylar Stern has no choice. To save his friends—and perhaps his enemies—he must accomplish the impossible: assassinate a goddess.

Der Auftakt der packenden Nightangel-Saga & Bonus-Geschichte Nachtengel - Der Ursprung. Der Nachtengel dient der Rache, der Gerechtigkeit und der Barmherzigkeit. Kylar Stern ist diese Verkörperung der Vergeltung. Die Macht des schwarzen Ka’kari hat ihn zum besten Assassinen der Welt gemacht. Und doch hat er geschworen, nie wieder zu töten. Da wird ein weiterer Ka’kari entdeckt, und niemand sollte über so eine Macht verfügen. Wenn Kylars Plan aufgeht, wird er nicht einmal töten müssen, um das Artefakt in Sicherheit zu bringen.

Die Ausbildung zum Assassinen hat sich für den ehemaligen Gassenjungen Azoth als überaus schmerzhaft erwiesen, denn sein einstiger Lehrer Durzo Blint und sein bester Freund Logan sind den Machenschaften des Gottkönigs von Khalidor zum Opfer gefallen. So ist es kein Wunder, dass Azoth seiner Profession den Rücken gekehrt hat. Doch dann hört er das Gerücht, dass Logan noch am Leben sein soll und sich versteckt.

Kylar Stern war der wahrscheinlich beste Assassine der Welt - bis er dem Töten für immer abschwor. Doch nun werden seine besonderen Talente wieder benötigt. Denn Kylars Heimat steht unter Belagerung, und die Hoffnung seiner Freunde ruht auf ihm genauso schwer wie das Vertrauen seines Königs. Ihm allein kann es jetzt noch gelingen, das Reich zu retten. Doch Kylars Plan ist selbstmörderisch und nahezu unmöglich durchzuführen - die Ermordung eines Gottes!

Für den Gassenjungen Azoth ist der gefürchtete Meuchelmörder Durzo Blint die einzige Chance, am Leben zu bleiben...

La partida ha empezado. Todas las piezas han tomado posiciones e inician sus movimientos. Todas menos una. Tras la muerte de Durzo Blint, su maestro, y de Logan, su mejor amigo y el legítimo heredero al trono, Kylar Stern siente que ya nada le ata a Cenaria, un país sometido a los caprichos del invasor: el rey dios Garoth Ursuul. Mientras los incendios y el pillaje se adueñan de la metrópoli, mientras miles de refugiados emprenden la huida y los resistentes se disponen a luchar, Kylar decide renunciar a su antigua vida.