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Efter fire år i eksil hentes Justin March hjem til RUNA for at hjælpe med at opklare en række mystiske mord.Elitesoldaten, Mae Koskinen, er sat til at passe på Justin, men det er ikke nemt at passe på en mandder ikke passer på sig selv. I starten af det 21. århundrede blev halvdelen af jordens befolkning dræbt af Mefistofeles-virussen,inden det lykkedes at finde en vaccine. Nu er RUNA dannet af Canada og dele af Nordamerika,det mest stabile land i verden.Age of X er en futuristisk krimiserie med overnaturlige elementer.
Justins efterforskning har indtil nu været forgæves,og han frygter at blive sendt tilbage i eksil.I jagten på svar rejser han og Mae til provinserne,hvor RUNA’s uniformitet og forbud mod ukontrolleret religionendnu ikke er slået rigtigt igennem.Det viser sig at blive en skæbnesvanger beslutning.I starten af det 21. århundrede blev halvdelen af jordens befolkning dræbt af Mefistofeles-virussen,inden det lykkedes at finde en vaccine.Nu er RUNA dannet af Canada og dele af Nordamerika,det mest stabile land i verden.Age of X er en futuristisk krimiserie med overnaturlige elementer.
Forholdet mellem Justin og Mae kompliceresda han sætter hende i et moralsk dilemma.Med et besøg på den nordiske jordlod kommer der endelig skred i Justins efterforskning. Afsløringen vil dog ændre Maes syn på verden for evigt. I starten af det 21. århundrede blev halvdelen af jordens befolkning dræbt af Mefistofeles-virussen,inden det lykkedes at finde en vaccine.Nu er RUNA dannet af Canada og dele af Nordamerika,det mest stabile land i verden.Age of X er en futuristisk krimiserie med overnaturlige elementer.
Gameboard of the Gods is the first thrilling instalment in the Age of X series from New York Times bestselling author, Richelle MeadIn a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America. Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the military's most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills.Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a string of ritualistic murders and soon realize that their discoveries have exposed them to terrible danger. As their investigation races forward, unknown enemies and powers greater than they can imagine are gathering in the shadows, ready to reclaim the world in which humans are merely game pieces on their board.The Age of X is a brand new fantasy series containing all the mythological intrigue and relentless action of the bestselling Vampire Academy and Bloodlines YA series, and is sure to delight fans of Chloe Neill and Jim Butcher.Praise for Richelle Mead:'The book is fast-paced and suspenseful' Booklist'An engaging read, with an unusually tangible, believable, living story world, featuring a protagonist of unexpected depth and sympathy' Jim Butcher (on Succubus Blues)Richelle Mead, the New York Times bestselling author of Vampire Academy, lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and baby. Gameboard of the Gods is the first in the Age of X series and Richelle's first adult novel.
The Immortal Crown is the second novel in the acclaimed Age of X series from New York Times bestselling author, Richelle Mead.Religious investigator Justin March and Mae Koskinen, the beautiful supersoldier assigned to protect him, have been charged with investigating reports of the supernatural and the return of the gods, both inside the Republic of United North America and out. With this highly classified knowledge comes a shocking revelation: not only are the gods vying for human control, but the elect-special humans marked by the divine-are turning against one another in bloody fashion.Their mission takes a new twist when they are assigned to a diplomatic delegation headed by Lucian Darling, Justin's old friend and rival, going into Arcadia, the RUNA's dangerous neighboring country. Here, in a society where women are commodities and religion is intertwined with government, Justin discovers powerful forces at work, even as he struggles to come to terms with his own reluctantly acquired deity.Meanwhile, Mae-grudgingly posing as Justin's concubine-has a secret mission of her own: finding the illegitimate niece her family smuggled away years ago. But with Justin and Mae resisting the resurgence of the gods in Arcadia, a reporter's connection with someone close to Justin back home threatens to expose their mission-and with it the divine forces the government is determined to keep secret.Praise for Richelle Mead:'The book is fast-paced and suspenseful' Booklist'An engaging read, with an unusually tangible, believable, living story world, featuring a protagonist of unexpected depth and sympathy' Jim Butcher (on Succubus Blues)The Age of X is a new fantasy series from Richelle Mead, containing all the mythological intrigue and relentless action of her bestselling Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series. The Immortal Crown is the second novel in the series following Gameboard of the Gods. Fans of Chloe Neill and Jim Butcher should look this way.Richelle Mead, the New York Times bestselling author of Vampire Academy, lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and baby. Gameboard of the Gods, the first in the Age of X series and Richelle's first adult novel, is also available from Penguin.
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