検索キーワード： ドラゴン・伝説上の生き物

"Der Hobbit", erschienen 1937, ist Tolkiens erstes nichtwissenschaftliches Werk und gilt als Vorläufer der großen Trilogie "Der Herr der Ringe".
Wir lernen mit Bilbo Beutlin einen typischen Vertreter der Hobbits kennen, die laut Tolkien kleiner als die bösartigen Zwerge sind, dazu neigen, ein bisschen fett in der Magengegend zu werden, und außerdem (besonders nach den Mahlzeiten) tief und saftig lachen können. Dass ausgerechnet ein Anti-Held wie Bilbo - wenngleich nicht ganz freiwillig - zum Abenteurer wird, macht ihn uns erst recht sympathisch...
Hörspiel im Auftrag des WDR aus dem Jahr 1980.

All my life, I've been at war. Fighting for my survival. Never knowing my worth. Never believing that love could be mine—until my enemy stood by my side and fought for me. The alpha of the ruthless Grudge Clan asks for my heart. He offers me the heat of his body, the warmth of his home, and the liberty to explore my new strength. Peace is at my fingertips. And yet... Across the city, shadows grow. With the darkness come whispers of a rising power—a dragon who could destroy the light that forged our freedom.

While his home rebuilds, Valian finds himself in chains, headed to the imperial capital, Soltar. There, he's to either die in the sands of the arena or stand trial for the death of an imperial princess. Not all is as it seems, though. A dark shadow moves while corruption eats away at the heart of the greatest city in the empire. Can Valian escape the dark machinations in which he finds himself surrounded, or will he become the tool by which the empire falls?

Hostile in ways that a surface-dweller could never know, the tunnel-mazes of the Underdark challenge all who tread there. Among these souls are Drizzt Do'Urden and his magical cat, Guenhwyvar. Exiled from his drow homeland, Drizzt must fight for a new home in the boundless labyrinth. Meanwhile, he must watch for signs of pursuit - for the dark elves are not a forgiving race.

Draconic blood burns in his veins. After an aimless life, he found himself reborn in a new world of monsters and magic as the Heir of a Kingdom. Now, as Sol Dragona Luxuria, the Sol heir of Lustburg, he will one day rise to be Humanity's leader. His first task is to Awaken, then prove his strength during the coming of age ceremony. However, while he has many supporters, enemies lurk in the shadows. Follow Sol as he ascends in power. There'll be Love, there'll be Lust, but there'll also be Blood.

After the fall of the great Vandarian fortress of Dragon's Bane, Elyon Daecar gathers his army in the Lakelands to the north. They have suffered a great defeat. Heroes and friends have fallen. Yet, with the Windblade in his grasp, Elyon will not yield. From east to west and north to south, he will take the fight to the enemy and soar.

Bookish Lady Celestina once was a favorite of the queen who enjoyed pampering her. The queen is now dead. The new queens favorite pastime is to hold court spectacles, where she violently maims or slays members of her court who has upset her. Celestina has managed to avoid becoming a spectacle by keeping out of the queens way. That is, until the battle.

The Gate of Ice is the only way in or out of the mountain—at least that's supposed to be true. There's a second gate, a smuggler's gate dug in secret over decades by a Southcaver named Yale. The Southcaver dwarves might not be the most reputable in the mountain, but they have a certain tenacity and rebellious streak that Yale depends on. Topaz, a Southcaver smelter's daughter, decides to accept proposals of marriage. She doesn't anticipate getting mixed up with the existence of the Second Gate, much less the fate of the whole mountain.

Ein Silkpunk-Fantasy-Roman über ein Mädchen, das sich als Junge verkleiden und an den berühmten und gefährlichen Prüfungen der Ingenieursgilde teilnehmen muss, um den Mord an ihrem Vater aufzuklären: „Mulan“ trifft auf „Iron Widow – Rache im Herzen“. Die achtzehnjährige Aihui Ying träumt davon, genau wie ihr geliebter Vater eine brillante Ingenieurin zu werden – doch ihr Leben gerät aus den Fugen, als sie einen Moment zu spät kommt, um den Mord an ihrem Vater zu verhindern, und, was noch schlimmer ist, den Mörder entkommen lässt.

A shapeshifting monster driven by primal desires shatters concepts of intelligent design and becomes an incarnation of vengeance. A child with a strange gift is abducted from home and must learn to co-exist with beings far different from even him.

In the final chapter of an epic saga, five heroes—each with their own unique skills and pasts—are summoned by the mysterious and powerful wizard Zarathor. Together, they must confront an ancient evil that threatens to plunge the world into darkness. Malakar, the Devourer of Worlds, has awakened, and only these heroes, guided by Zarathor, stand between him and total annihilation.

When the System Administrators arrived on Earth, they forced those of the younger generation into other worlds to fight for multiversal entertainment. Bored of life on Earth, Noah has trained to become one of the chosen. He even had his class all planned out–a Mounted Monster Tamer. But he was never picked. So he put matters into his own hands and volunteered. Arriving in a world thick with jungle and hotter than the most boiling desert, Noah finds himself face-to-face with a kobold, which he proceeds to beat into submission and turn into a minion.

Eizo Tanya is now living a quiet life as a blacksmith in another world. Well, maybe not so quiet... Tales of his cheat-smithing abilities and overpowered blades have started to spread. Alongside his companions, Eizo tries to earn a modest living while avoiding political intrigue. However, intrigue finds him anyway when he saves Diana, the daughter of a comital family. With the nobility embroiled in conflict about the line of succession and the fate of a family heirloom, the safest place for Diana turns out to be with Eizo

Tolkien's acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tale, read by Derek Jacobi. Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children.

While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, went through several drafts over the years.

Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own - and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance. Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god.

Der Fluch der Kraken ist der dritte Band von Kevin Hearnes süchtig machender episch-düsterer Fantasy-Trilogie Fintans Sage. Im Krieg zerbrochen, doch nicht verloren: Auf dem Kontinent Teldwen kämpfen wahre Helden um eine neue Zukunft. Die Kapitänin Koesha ist jenseits der Ränder der Welt in den Besitz eines Artefakts gelangt, das der Schlüssel zur Magie des mächtigen Siebten Kenning sein könnte. Um sein Geheimnis zu ergründen, muss sie auf See erneut alles riskieren. Abhis Macht, mit Tieren zu sprechen, hat die Welt verändert.

A warrior is thrust out of his idyllic environment when a werewolf bites the mother of his unborn child.

Assassins aren't often framed for murder. But when ex-assassin Semra is falsely accused of murdering a king, she is forced to go on the run—only to discover an underground network of old enemies bent on her destruction and a mysterious ailment keeping her from working her best. As tensions rise, Semra must gather evidence to clear her name, find a remedy for her ailment, and stop rogue assassins from interfering with the war.

A 9,000 year peace has been kept between the Territories due to the bi-annual tournament held by the Overseer. The tournament allows fighters to get their anger, violence, and hatred towards one another out in an organized fashion. However, this peace is now at risk due to an evil presence stirring underfoot. As the six Academies prepare their top fighters for the tournament, nothing can prepare them for the dangers that lie ahead.