New Releases by James Barclay

Chronicles of the Raven: Two AN ANCIENT EVIL HAS BEEN BANISHED - NOW THE PRICE MUST BE PAID ... Balaia is torn by war, and now suffering the consequences of an apocalyptic spell too. The Dawnthief - designed to destroy the world, but cast in desperation to save it - has ripped a hole in the sky ... ... which becomes a pathway to a dragon dimension, through which unfriendly eyes are already turning to Balaia. But with war already sweeping the land, there are no armies to send against the dragons. Only a band of tiny, but legendary, mercenaries: The Raven.

Legends of the Raven: One THE ELVES ARE DYING. The rivalry between the four colleges of magic has brought misery and war to Balaia, and throughout it the Elves have remained apart. They have watched, aloof and untouched, from their homeland of Calaius as human dynasties came and went. Until now. Suddenly, the Elves are dying in their thousands, seemingly struck down at random. Ilkar, an Elven mage, is uniquely placed to find the cause of this plague and put an end to it. For Ilkar is one of The Raven: a tiny mercenary band of warriors and mages, bound together by a vow stronger than blood. Over many years their prowess has become legendary. But like elves, even heroes are mortal ...

Legends of the Raven: Three WHAT PRICE VICTORY? The Raven have kept their promises, but fate has not finished with them. As the war between the colleges of magic rages on, one man sees his chance for revenge. Balaia is already in flames ... as Tessaya, Lord of the Paleon Tribes, unleashes his horde on the Dark Colleges. Dystran, Lord of the Mount, faces certain defeat at Tessaya''s hands. He may be cornered and desperate, but he refuses to be beaten; so he turns the unthinkable power of his dimensional magic on his enemies...and tears the veil between the realms, allowing a vast, predatory even to catch the sent of the countless souls of Balaia. It''s possible not even The Raven can save them now ...

Legends of the Raven: Two ONE BATTLE TO FINISH THEM ALL. The conflict between Balaia''s four colleges of magic has blazed into furious, dangerous life. The Dark College, Xetesk, faces an alliance between Lystern and Dordova, while Julasta remains crippled without its link to Balaia''s Mana flow. And so the armies mass one last time. The Raven are caught in the flames of war. Three of the legendary mercenary band are dead; one struggles with a burgeoning power that could herald a new world - or destroy the old. They all have promises to keep: to lost friends; to the enslaved Protectors; to the dragon, Sha-Kaan. They will keep the faith. They will fight - and they will triumph. It''s what they do.

Die letzte Schlacht des Raben Der atemberaubende Abschluss von James Barclays grosser Erfolgsserie um die Gefährten des magischen Söldnerbundes "Der Rabe": Die Drachen sind heimgekehrt und die Elfen gerettet. Doch dann legt sich ein Bann um den Kontinent Balaia, das Ende der Welt steht bevor: Balaia droht in Flammen aufzugehen und Dämonen fallen in das Land ein. Ein letztes Mal müssen die Gefährten des Raben ihre magischen Kräfte vereinen. Doch zu welchem Preis" James Barclay wurde 1965 in Suffolk geboren. Er begeisterte er sich früh für Fantasy-Literatur und begann bereits mit dreizehn Jahren, die ersten eigenen Geschichten zu schreiben. Nach seinem Abschluss in Kommunikationswissenschaften besuchte Barclay eine Schauspielschule in London, entschied sich dann aber gegen eine Bühnenkarriere. Seit dem sensationellen Erfolg seiner ''Chroniken des Raben'' konzentriert er sich ganz auf das Schreiben. James Barclay lebt mit seiner Lebensgefährtin in Barnes, England.

Les Ravens, mercenaires redoutables et surentraînés à toute forme de combat, ont sauvé Balaia des Seigneurs Sorcyers. La menace vient cette fois des Ouestiens. Mais dans le ciel plane un danger bien plus grave : le sortilège AubeMort a ouvert une porte entre les dimensions. D''autres créatures peuvent atteindre Balaia par cette faille. Les Ravens sont contactés par le grand dragon Sha-Kaan pour éviter un tel péril. Les voilà replongés dans une nouvelle mission d''envergure, une aventure épique et magique à couper le souffle. Voici le deuxième volet de la trilogie des Chroniques des Ravens, les aventures du désormais célèbre groupe de mercenaires. James Barclay, découvert par les éditions Bragelonne, confirme son talent et s''impose comme l''un des auteurs de fantasy britannique les plus lus aujourd''hui.

''Oor House'' is set in a Glasgow tenement which is due to be demolished as part of the ''clearances'' in the city. All the residents, apart from the McPhatters, have vacated the building but this pair are determined that they''ll not move.