New Releases by Drew Karpyshyn

The success of the New York Times bestselling Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance, Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived, and Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan, proves the popularity of the Old Republic era and the excitement surrounding the blockbuster online videogame. Now ever-popular author Drew Karpyshyn--involved in the development of the Old Republic game--returns with our fourth Old Republic tie-in novel, as we continue to bring fans a rich and immersive transmedia experience in their favorite universe!

Os seres humanos ganharam a galáxia, mas não o respeito das raças que encontraram em sua expansão. Quando uma base de pesquisa no planeta Sidon é atacada e seus ocupantes brutalmente assassinados, o jovem tenente David Anderson tem de descobrir os culpados rapidamente. A resposta do enigma pode ser Kahlee Sanders, única sobrevivente da base, que se tornou uma fugitiva. Anderson tem de encontrar Sanders antes que Saren, um implacável Espectro turian, o faça primeiro, o que poderia provocar consequências terríveis para a humanidade.

Das Sith-Imperium befindet sich im Umbruch. Der Imperator wird vermisst und ist vermutlich tot, während die Thronrevolte eines übereifrigen Sithlords in einem Desaster mündete. Unterdessen setzt Darth Karrid, Kommandantin des gefürchteten imperialen Schlachtkreuzers Ascendant Spear, alles daran, die Galaxis völlig unter die Kontrolle der Sith zu bringen. Doch es gibt Widerstand. Theron Shan, der Sohn eines Jedi Meisters, setzt alles daran, Karrid aufzuhalten. Unterstützung erhält er dabei von dem hitzköpfigen Schmuggler Teff ''ith und Karrids ehemaligem Meister Gnost-Dural. Seiten an Seite stellen sie sich einer kampferprobten Crew aus ruchlosen Anhängern der Dunklen Seite der Macht entgegen - mit verschwindend geringen Chancen auf Erfolg ... New York Times-Bestsellerautor DREW KARPYSHYN schrieb bereits mehrere Romane für das Star Wars-Franchise. Darunter Darth Bane: Path of Destruction und Rule of Two. Auch die erfolgreiche Romanserie zur populären SF-Game-Reihe Mass Effect stammt aus seiner Feder. Darüber hinaus zählt er zu den preisgekrönten Game-Designern der Softwareschmiede BioWare. Nach langen Jahren in Kanada verschlug es Drew schliesslich in wärmere Gefilde. Derzeit lebt er mit seiner Frau Jennifer in Texas.

Long ago the gods chose a great hero to act as their agent in the mortal world and to stand against the demonic spawn of Chaos. The gods gifted their champion, Daemron, with three magical Talismans: a sword, a ring, and a crown. But the awesome power at his command corrupted Daemron, turning him from savior to destroyer. Filled with pride, he dared to challenge the gods themselves. Siding with the Chaos spawn, Daemron waged a titanic battle against the Immortals. In the end, Daemron was defeated, the Talismans were lost, and Chaos was sealed off behind the Legacya magical barrier the gods sacrificed themselves to create.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Join Republic spy Theron Shan as he faces off against the Sith Empire itself in this epic installment of The Old Republic. Light side, dark side—these are just empty words. . . . There are only two sides I care about: us and them. Republic or Empire! The Sith Empire is in flux. The Emperor is missing, presumed dead, and an ambitious Sith lord’s attempt to seize the throne has ended fatally. Still, Darth Karrid, commander of the fearsome Imperial battle cruiser Ascendant Spear, continues her relentless efforts to achieve total Sith domination of the galaxy. But Karrid’s ruthless determination is more than matched by the steely resolve of Theron Shan, whose unfinished business with the Empire could change the course of the war for good. Though the son of a Jedi master, Theron does not wield the Force—but, like his renowned mother, he has the spirit of rebellion in his blood. As a top covert agent for the Republic, he struck a crucial blow against the Empire by exposing and destroying a Sith superweapon arsenal—which makes him the ideal operative for a daring and dangerous mission to end Ascendant Spear’s reign of terror. Joined by hot-headed smuggler Teff’ith, with whom he has an inexplicable bond, and wise Jedi warrior Gnost-Dural, Darth Karrid’s former master, Theron must match wits and weapons with a battle-tested crew of the most cold-blooded disciples of the Dark Side. But time is running brutally short. And if they don’t seize their one chance to succeed, they will surely have countless opportunities to die.

Set a thousand years before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, Drew Karpyshyn’s electrifying Darth Bane novels take us deep into the dark side. This action-packed series follows the transformation of a lost young man who becomes a legendary Sith Lord, able to wield the awesome power of the Force as never before. Packed with nonstop thrills, the entire Darth Bane trilogy is now available as an eBook bundle featuring PATH OF DESTRUCTION RULE OF TWO DYNASTY OF EVIL After a high-stakes card game ends violently, Dessel, a lowly miner, vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army and ships out to join the war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel’s brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, a far greater destiny awaits him . . . if he can prove himself worthy. As an acolyte in the Sith Academy, studying at the feet of its greatest masters, Dessel embraces his new identity: Bane. However, in order to gain full acceptance into this chilling Brotherhood, he must surrender completely to the dark side. Only by defying the most sacred traditions of the Sith can Bane hope to triumph—and forge from the ashes a new era of absolute power.

Thousands of years before the rise of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader, the Old Republic was rife with the evil Sith, who were a constant thorn in the side of the Jedi. But greed and hunger for power were eating away at the Sith Order, destroying it from within. In the midst of this rose a new Sith, Darth Bane, who recognized that the Sith Order would fall if nothing was done. Thus it was he who, learning to cultivate patience and cunning, hid from the strife until it was over, and then rose to become the most powerful Sith Lord ever. This is the story of the transformation of Des, a young miner, into the legendary Sith Lord Darth Bane. Des - like many of the disenfranchised who live on the Outer Rim - is disillusioned with the stagnancy of the Old Republic. When the Sith unite to bring the Republic down, Des is one of many to join their cause. His heroism and skill in battle - along with his remarkable connection to the Force - draw the notice of the Sith Masters, and Des eventually finds himself studying at the Sith Academy on Korriban. He takes the name of Bane and, amidst the deception and back-stabbing of the other students, he learns to unlock his latent dark-side talents. As his power grows, Bane realizes the Sith have lost their way. Under the leadership of Lord Kaan and his Brotherhood of Darkness, the Sith have turned their back on the true nature of the dark side. Through manipulation, cunning and strength, Bane destroys Kaan''s Brotherhood and wipes out all the other Sith so he can found a new Order based on the rule of two: one Master, one apprentice.

Picking up where the bestselling videogames left off, the Mass Effect novels take readers into the far reaches of outer space. From the prequel novel, Revelation, to the series capstone, Deception, these original adventures weave together a science fiction epic as they follow Starship Alliance commander David Anderson and his young protégée, scientist Kahlee Sanders, in their battle to save humanity. Packaged together for the first time, this exhilarating eBook bundle includes: REVELATION ASCENSION RETRIBUTION DECEPTION Since discovering a cache of Prothean technology on Mars in 2148, humanity has spread to the stars. Now, on the edge of colonized space, ship commander and Alliance war hero David Anderson investigates the remains of a top secret military research station. Who attacked this post and for what purpose? And where is Kahlee Sanders, the young scientist who mysteriously vanished from the base hours before her colleagues were slaughtered? Sanders is now the prime suspect, but finding her creates more problems than it solves. Partnered with a rogue alien agent he can’t trust and pursued by an assassin he can’t escape, Anderson battles impossible odds on uncharted worlds to uncover a sinister conspiracy—one he won’t live to tell about. Or so the enemy thinks.

Paul Grayson, ancien agent de Cerberus a disparu. Kahlee Sanders et David Anderson doivent le retrouver. Ensemble, ils partent à la recherche de la base secrète de Cerberus où Grayson est retenu prisonnier. Mais ils ne sont pas seuls dans cette quête, et le temps ne joue pas en leur faveur

La scientifique Kahlee Sanders a quitté l''Alliance interstellaire pour rejoindre le projet Ascension, destiné à aider les enfants biotiques », véritables génies, à exploiter leurs extraordinaires pouvoirs. L''élève la plus prometteuse de ce programme est Gillian Grayson, une enfant de douze ans quasi-autiste. Or, Kahlee ignore que cette fillette est devenue bien malgré elle un pion de l''organisation hors-la-loi, Cerberus, qui sabote le programme en menant sur les élèves des expériences illégales. Quand les sinistres projets de Cerberus sont révélés, Gillian et son père prennent la fuite vers les systèmes Terminus, qui ne sont régis par aucune loi. Déterminée à protéger Gillian, Kahlee les accompagne. Elle ignore que le père de l''enfant est en réalité un agent de Cerberus. Pour sauver Gillian, Kahlee devra voyager jusqu''aux confins de la galaxie et affronter de redoutables ennemis. Mais comment tirer une fillette des griffes de son propre père ?

EIN STURM ZIEHT AUF - UND NIEMAND KANN IHM ENTRINNEN Revan: Held, Verräter, Eroberer, Schurke, Heilsbringer. Ein Jedi, der den Planeten Coruscant verließ, um die Mandalorianer zu unterwerfen - und daraufhin als Scherge der Dunklen Seite zurückkehrte, beseelt von dem Ziel, die Republik zu vernichten. Der Rat der Jedi gab Revan sein Leben zurück, aber der Preis seiner Erlösung war hoch. Seine Erinnerungen wurden ausgelöscht und alles was ihm blieb, waren Alpträume und nackte Angst. Was genau geschah im Outer Rim? Revan kann sich so gut wie nicht mehr daran erinnern. Er weiß nur, dass er einem schrecklichen Geheimnis auf die Spur gekommen ist, das die Republik in ihrer Existenz bedroht. Ohne die geringste Vorstellung, worum es sich bei dieser Gefahr handelt, ist Revans Suche danach zum Scheitern verurteilt - und sie könnte ihn sein Leben kosten, denn im Verborgenen lauert ein Feind, der so teuflisch ist, wie keiner zuvor. Doch nur der Tod vermag Revan von seiner Mission abzuhalten.

Les sociétés les plus avancées de la galaxie dépendent toutes de la technologie des Prothéens, une espèce disparue il y a environ cinquante mille ans. Après la découverte d''équipements prothéens sur Mars en 2148, l''humanité, la plus jeune des espèces interstellaires, se lance aux quatre coins de l''Univers et lutte pour se faire une place au sein de la communauté galactique. Aux confins de l''espace colonisé, le contre-amiral et héros de guerre de l''Alliance, David Anderson, explore les décombres d''une base de recherche militaire top-secrète. Les ruines sont jonchées de cadavres. Qui a attaqué la base et pourquoi ? Kahlee Sanders, la jeune scientifique mystérieusement disparue quelques heures avant le massacre de ses collègues, est le principal suspect. Mais sa traque suscite plus d''interrogations que de réponses. Anderson, associé à un agent extraterrestre à qui il ne peut se fier, et poursuivi par un implacable assassin, lutte contre l''impossible sur des mondes inconnus et découvre une sinistre conspiration. De celles qui peuvent vous coûter la vie...

Der dritte Bestseller-Roman um den düsteren, geheimnisvollen Darth Bane Darth Bane selbst schuf die Regel der Zwei – ein Sith-Lord, ein Schüler. Nur wenn ein Schüler seinen Meister tötet, kann er selbst zum Lord aufsteigen. Darth Bane erkennt, dass die Herausforderung seiner Schülerin Zannah kurz bevorsteht. Doch er hat bereits Hinweise auf ein Wissen gesammelt, das ihn unbezwingbar machen würde. Kein Sith könnte ihn dann noch herausfordern – und die Herrschaft der dunklen Seite der Macht über die Galaxis wäre gesichert!

Noch nie war die Macht so dunkel! Von Kindesbeinen an kennt Dessel nichts als die gefahrvolle Arbeit in den Cortosis-Minen – bis er eines Tages überstürzt fliehen muss. Dessel tritt in die Armee der Sith ein, wo seine Brutalität, seine Verschlagenheit sowie die außergewöhnliche Beherrschung der Macht ihn schnell zu einem bekannten Krieger machen. Doch um in die höchsten Ränge der dunklen Sith-Bruderschaft aufzusteigen, muss der vielversprechende junge Mann sich zunächst einer Prüfung unterziehen, die er nur mit all seinem Zorn und unermesslichen Machthunger bestehen kann ...

Das zweite Abenteuer von Darth Bane – dem neuen Erzschurken im Star-Wars-Universum Kein anderer Sith-Lord ist jemals so tief in die alten, längst vergessenen Geheimnisse seines Ordens eingetaucht wie Darth Bane, der Schöpfer der Dunkelheit. Und er hat nicht nur den Jedi-Rittern eine schwere Niederlage bereitet, sondern dabei auch seinen eigenen Orden praktisch ausgelöscht. Doch nun will er ihn aus der Asche neu entstehen lassen – und nur ein einziger Jedi-Padawan ahnt etwas von dem Verhängnis, das sich über der Galaxis zusammenbraut ... Neues Lesefutter für die Fans der erfolgreichsten Weltraum-Saga aller Zeiten

Exploring what happened to Revan after "Knights of the Old Republic", this novel helps readers learn who the Sith Emperor is in the time of the Old Republic, where he came from and how he has held onto power for so long...

There’s something out there: a juggernaut of evil bearing down to crush the Republic— unless one lone Jedi, shunned and reviled, can stop it. Revan: hero, traitor, conqueror, villain, savior. A Jedi who left Coruscant to defeat Mandalorians—and returned a disciple of the dark side, bent on destroying the Republic. The Jedi Council gave Revan his life back, but the price of redemption was high. His memories have been erased. All that’s left are nightmares—and deep, abiding fear. What exactly happened beyond the Outer Rim? Revan can’t quite remember, yet can’t entirely forget. Somehow he stumbled across a terrible secret that threatens the very existence of the Republic. With no idea what it is, or how to stop it, Revan may very well fail, for he’s never faced a more powerful and diabolic enemy. But only death can stop him from trying. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Vingt ans se sont écoulés depuis que Dark Bane a anéanti l''ancien ordre voué au Côté Obscur et s''est imposé comme le dernier Seigneur Noir des Sith. Désormais ne subsistent plus que lui, pour incarner le pouvoir, et Zannah, son apprentie, pour le convoiter. A l''issue d''un ultime duel, Zannah doit tuer son maître et prendre place, mais elle tarde à relever le défi. Bane, qui refuse de voir son rêve se briser à cause de la faiblesse de son apprentie, s''est juré de trouver l''holocron de Dark Andeddu qui renferme le secret de l''immortalité. Afin de mener ses plans à bien, il éloigne Zannah en lui confiant une mission de reconnaissance. Seulement, elle n''est pas dupe et pressent que son impitoyable Maître lui cache quelque chose. Il est temps pour elle de passer à l''action.

The future of the dark side hangs in the balance in the stunning conclusion to the Darth Bane series. Twenty years have passed since the Sith and their endless rivalries were eradicated and replaced with the Rule of Two. Darth Bane now reigns alongside his young acolyte, Zannah, who must study and train in the dark side of the Force until the time comes to strike down her master and claim the mantle for herself. But Bane’s brutal new regime has one potential fatal flaw—how will their legacy continue if an apprentice fails to raise their blade in combat? The only solution must be for the Dark Lord of the Sith to rediscover a long-forgotten secret of the order—the key to immortality. Bane’s doubt spurs his young apprentice into action, and Zannah vows to destroy her master at any cost. After he mysteriously vanishes, she tracks him across the galaxy to a desolate desert outpost, where the fate of the dark side will be forged by a final fight to the death.

In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the second in the Darth Bane trilogy, the fearsome Sith lord takes on a deadly new apprentice. Darth Bane’s twisted genius made him a natural leader among the Sith–until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own order . . . and create it anew from the ashes. As the last surviving Sith, Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two. Two there should be; no more, no less. One to embody the power, the other to crave it. Now Darth Bane is ready to put his policy into action and thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side. Though she is young, Zannah possesses an instinctive link to the dark side that rivals his own. With his guidance, she will become essential in his quest to destroy the Jedi and dominate the galaxy.

Más allá de los límites del espacio explorado asechan los segadores, una raza de naves sentientes dispuestas a recolectar las especies orgánicas de la Vía Láctea para servir a sus oscuros propósitos. El Hombre Ilusorio, líder de Cerberus, la organización terrorista pro-humanos, pone en marcha un plan para asegurar la supervivencia de la Humanidad: averiguar las capacidades y debilidades del enemigo a través del estudio de un sujeto implantado conla tecnología de los segadores. El candidato elegido para el experimento es el antiguo agente de Cerberus, Paul Grayson. Kahlee Sanders, directora del proyecto Ascensión, se entera de que Grayson ha desaparecido y acude a un héroe de la Alianza, el almirante David Anderson. Juntos intentan localizar la instalación secreta de Cerberus, donde Grayson espera retenido.

The Jedi Council gave Revan his life back, but the price of redemption was high. His memories have been erased. All that''s left are nightmares--and deep, abiding fear. What exactly happened beyond the Outer Rim? Revan can''t quite remember, yet can''t entirely forget. Somehow he stumbled across a terrible secret that threatens the very existence of the Republic.

Humanity has reached the stars, joining the vast galactic community of alien species. But beyond the fringes of explored space lurk the Reapers, a race of sentient starships bent on “harvesting” the galaxy’s organic species for their own dark purpose. The Illusive Man, leader of the pro-human black ops group Cerberus, is one of the few who know the truth about the Reapers. To ensure humanity’s survival, he launches a desperate plan to uncover the enemy’s strengths—and weaknesses—by studying someone implanted with modified Reaper technology. He knows the perfect subject for his horrific experiments: former Cerberus operative Paul Grayson, who wrested his daughter from the cabal’s control with the help of Ascension project director Kahlee Sanders. But when Kahlee learns that Grayson is missing, she turns to the only person she can trust: Alliance war hero Captain David Anderson. Together they set out to find the secret Cerberus facility where Grayson is being held. But they aren’t the only ones after him. And time is running out. As the experiments continue, the sinister Reaper technology twists Grayson’s mind. The insidious whispers grow ever stronger in his head, threatening to take over his very identity and unleash the Reapers on an unsuspecting galaxy. This novel is based on a Mature-rated video game.

AN -1000. Deux ils doivent être. Deux ils seront. Un pour incarner le pouvoir, l''autre pour le convoiter. La bombe psychique du Seigneur Kaan a anéanti la Confrérie des Ténèbres lors de la Bataille de Ruusan. Dark Bane peut désormais créer un Ordre Sith à son image. Et pour assurer son succès compte sur Zannah, son élève, dont le jeune âge n''enlève rien à l''extraordinaire maîtrise de la Force. Une disciple capable de rivaliser avec les pouvoirs de son Maître, alliée à un plan imparable, tout est réuni pour annihiler les ledi et dominer la Galaxie ! Pendant ce temps, parmi les Jedi (pye un lourd tribut sur Ruusan, Johun Othone, l''ancien Pada n du Maître Jedi Roth est persuadé d''une chose : les Sith ont survécu. Malgré le scepticisme de son Ordre Johun est déterminé partir à leur recherche pour mettre fin à leurs agissements...

Mass Effect: Revelación. Una auténtica ópera espacial, basada en el popular videojuego Mass Effect, disponible para Xbox360 y PC. Todas las sociedades avanzadas de la galaxia se basan en la tecnología de los proteanos, una antigua especie que se extinguió hace cincuenta mil años. En marzo del 2148, tras descubrir una reserva de tecnología proteánica escondida, la raza humana, la especie interestelar más reciente, se extiende hacia las estrellas luchando por conquistar su lugar en la gran comunidad galáctica.

When they vanished fifty thousand years ago, the Protheans left their advanced technology scattered throughout the galaxy. The chance discovery of a Prothean cache on Mars allows humanity to join those already reaping the rewards of the ancients’ high-tech wizardry. But for one rogue militia, the goal is not participation but domination. Scientist Kahlee Sanders has left the Systems Alliance for the Ascension Project, a program that helps gifted “biotic” children harness their extraordinary powers. The program’s most promising student is twelve-year-old Gillian Grayson, who is borderline autistic. What Kahlee doesn’t know is that Gillian is an unwitting pawn of the outlawed black ops group Cerberus, which is sabotaging the program by conducting illegal experiments on the students. When the Cerberus plot is exposed, Gillian’s father takes her away from the Ascension Project and flees into the lawless Terminus Systems. Determined to protect Gillian, Kahlee goes with them… unaware that the elder Grayson is, in fact, a Cerberus operative. To rescue the young girl Kahlee must travel to the farthest ends of the galaxy, battling fierce enemies and impossible odds. But how will she be able to save a daughter from her own father? This novel is based on a Mature-rated video game.

This essential Star Wars Legends novel is the first in a trilogy chronicling the rise of the fearsome Sith lord Darth Bane. “A solid space adventure [that] charts the evolution of an antihero almost as chilling as Darth Vader.”—Publishers Weekly On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel, a cortosis miner, vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There Dessel’s brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, a far greater destiny awaits him. As an acolyte in the Sith academy, studying the secrets and skills of the dark side, Dessel embraces his new identity: Bane. But the true test is yet to come. In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness, he must defy the most sacred traditions and reject all he has been taught. It is a trial by fire in which he must surrender fully to the dark side—and forge from the ashes a new era of absolute power.

The thrilling prequel to the award-winning video game from BioWare Every advanced society in the galaxy relies on the technology of the Protheans, an ancient species that vanished fifty thousand years ago. After discovering a cache of Prothean technology on Mars in 2148, humanity is spreading to the stars; the newest interstellar species, struggling to carve out its place in the greater galactic community. On the edge of colonized space, ship commander and Alliance war hero David Anderson investigates the remains of a top secret military research station; smoking ruins littered with bodies and unanswered questions. Who attacked this post and for what purpose? And where is Kahlee Sanders, the young scientist who mysteriously vanished from the base–hours before her colleagues were slaughtered? Sanders is now the prime suspect, but finding her creates more problems for Anderson than it solves. Partnered with a rogue alien agent he can’t trust and pursued by an assassin he can’t escape, Anderson battles impossible odds on uncharted worlds to uncover a sinister conspiracy . . . one he won’t live to tell about. Or so the enemy thinks. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Drew Karpyshyn''s Mass Effect: Ascension.