Known for her lush, intricate worlds and complex characters, acclaimed author Martha Wells has delighted readers with her extraordinary fantasy novels of daring and wit. With The Wizard Hunters she launched her most ambitious undertaking yet — the return to the beloved world of the Nebula Award-nominated The Death of the Necromancer and The Fall of Ile-Rien. Now the saga continues in a triumph of suspense and imagination.

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Snowbound in a castle with a bevy of the ton's scheming maidens all competing for a prince's hand in marriage, Ravenna Caulfield and Lord Vitor Courtenay find themselves wrapped in a mystery they're perfectly paired to solve.

"Judith Herrin, Winner of the 2016 Dr A.H. Heineken Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences" Judith Herrin is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at King's College London. Her books include Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe; Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium; Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire; Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium; and The Formation of Christendom...

The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious court intrigues. As the weak King Roland, flattered and misled by treacherous companions, rules the country, only his ruthless mother, the Dowager Queen Ravenna, guards the safety of the realm. But now rumors arise that Urbain Grandier, the dark master of scientific sorcery, has arrived to plot against the throne. And Kade, bastard sister of King Roland, appears unexpectedly...

A shocking revelation from an old friend leads Claire Clairmont on a dangerous quest in this second in a fascinating historical trilogy based on the 'summer of 1816' Byron/Shelley group. 1873, Florence. Claire Clairmont, the last survivor of the 'haunted summer of 1816' Byron/Shelley circle, is reeling from the series of events triggered by the arrival of Michael Rossetti two weeks before, which culminated in a brutal murder and a shocking revelation...

Dark. Mysterious. Sensual. When Bronse Chapel, the commander of a specialized unit of the Interplanetary Militia, begins to dream about a beautiful and exotic brunette, he wants to dismiss it as being induced by lack of sleep ... or perhaps lack of sex. But his instincts tell him it's something different, something far more dangerous.Ravenna is the leader of the Chosen Ones, a small group of people from her village born with extraordinary powers....

There is a fairytale Locked inside every heart, Waiting to be set free. Princess Ravenna learned, long ago, not to fight or resist Fate, even though Fate always seemed to be her enemy. Now, on her way to a new and much-dreaded life, she is caught between two undesirable fates, and two cruel and tyrannical kings. But Fate, never predictable, has something else in mind. A man, a hunter, in rescuing Ravenna from the clutches of those who would harm her,...

Dial R for Revenge. Forgiveness is a foreign concept to wealthy investment trader Jonas Deveson. Someone has been stealing from him. He's got a good idea who it is and she's going to pay. Seeing the harsh lines that bitterness has carved into Jonas's handsome features, Ravenna Ruggiero knows he'll never see the shades of gray in her actions. Jonas blackmails Ravenna into working as his housekeeper to pay off her debt, but living under the same roof...

Al final, él no estaba seguro de quién estaba castigando a quién. El perdón era un concepto extraño para el rico financiero Jonas Deveson. Alguien le había estado robando. Tenía una idea muy precisa de quién, y la mujer que le había quitado dinero iba a tener que devolvérselo. Al ver las profundas arrugas que la amargura había marcado en las hermosas facciones de Jonas, Ravenna Ruggiero comprendió que aquel hombre jamás sería capaz de...