Bøger af Miguel Conner

THE STUNNING SEQUEL TO STARGAZER/THE QUEEN OF DARKNESS The Stargazer capital Xanadu has been destroyed. The immortal ruler of vampires, The MoonQueen, has been vanquished. Humanity has been liberated after a brutal revolution. The source of all of this is the dark heroism of Byron Solsbury, prophesized Liberator and Stargazer Heretic. Now comes the difficult part. Accompanied by his ally Proxos and soul mate Medea, Byron will risk radioactive wastelands and its horrors in a quest to infiltrate New Atlantis, the last remaining Stargazer city. The reasons are twofold: to find the cure for the Killer of Giants-the only disease harmful to vampires-that has mortally infected Medea; and to oversee the destruction of the metropolis and end the Stargazer Empire once and for all. Within this high-tech structure, Byron will encounter the dreaded Forgotten-vampires that were never human to begin with, as well as their godly allies. It will take all of his skills to counter their razor agendas. Eventually he must face the ruler of New Atlantis-the greatest Stargazer who ever walked Heaven and Earth-and realize that their grim destinies have been intertwined since before the rise of the vampires. He is known as The Prince of Shadows or simply The Centurion. And he once drank the blood of a god incarnate on Earth, and gained the powers of infinity. As fate unravels before him like a bloody tapestry, Byron Solsbury will realize that not only Earth hangs in the balance...but reality itself.

Before The Matrix Trilogy, True Blood, Twilight, Daybreakers, Morrigan's Cross, and Blade there was only Stargazer-- the fountainhead of so many modern vampire and science fiction epics. Originally published as The Queen of Darkness(Warner Books), the classic saga has been rebooted, revamped and rewritten in its second edition to further take its place among the greatest vampire tales ever written. Five hundred years ago the Stargazers, led by their immortal MoonQueen, sparked global nuclear war, blotted out the sun, conquered the world, and rewrote history. Now humans are cattle whose blood feeds the master race, the glorious rulers of high-tech cities. And no one calls Stargazers by their true name. Vampires. Yet some impulse is stirring in the slave farms, an echo of a forgotten pride. Byron, a rebellious young Stargazer, is assigned to investigate the 'Warm One's--in other words, destroy any threat. But when a beautiful human shaman shows him unbelievable truths about his past, his origin, and his destiny, a vampire will discover that his immortal enemy is his living Goddess, The MoonQueen. "Conner creates an inexplicably touching hero both as man and monster." Publishers Weekly "For me, there are only two classic vampire novels: Bram Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire...now comes Conner's Stargazer which deserves so much of our attention for all the differences it brings into the genre." Science Fiction Chronicle "Classic vampire mythology redefined in the most exciting and original way. Science fiction at its finest!" Samuel Benavides, award-winning writer & director of Mansfield Path and Phantom Senses

For millennia, the stark Kingdom of Keloveria has thrived in a bleak, hostile world of ageless horrors and ripe threats. Its survival is largely dependent on two ancient, sentient relics-the crown Forethought and the axe Afterglow-worn respectively by the king and his executioner, Deadspeaker. The king judges the living and Deadspeaker judges the condemned. In their parity, order flows throughout the Misty Continent and even in unearthly realms. Then the youthful Tendrik Partaghast is newly crowned, while the aging executioner Mateoz knows his time grows short. The balance of power is suddenly tilted when the Deadspeaker breaks the covenant with mankind by choosing his own newborn daughter as the successor of Afterglow. This unprecedented heresy sows the seeds of revolution from long-resentful royal Houses and an opportunistic clergy. Worse, the broken pact invites foes in the form of arcane necromancers, barbarian hordes, and forgotten gods. Heroic forces also arise to counter the emerging bloodshed and chaos, most notably a long-banned knight class led by Aron Durmyr, the Knight of Swords. The ambitious yet untested King Tendrik realizes that a shift of ages has arrived and begins his own machination, not least to eliminate the executioner's child... King and Deadspeaker are drawn into the same esoteric rivalry between Forethought and Afterglow that has raged since the beginning of time. But in this cycle, the reign of mankind might come to one, final end...

Miguel Conner interviews the most prominent writers and scholars on Gnosticism: Tobias Churton - Nicola Denzey-Lewis - Richard Smoley - Gary Lachman - Stephan Hoeller - David Brakke - Robert Price - Eric G. Wilson - Nathaniel Deutsch - Sean Martin - Erik Davis - Daniel C. Matt - Willis Barnstone - Ismo Dunderberg

For several years, Miguel Conner has engaged the most prominent writers and scholars on Gnosticism and early Christianity on Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. These interviews with 13 leading scholars represent one of the best ways to get to know ancient Gnosticism, the movement that has inspired Dan Brown, Philip Pullman, Philip K. Dick and The Matrix movies. Read what the best minds have to say about the Gnostic sects, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Judas, Mary Magdalene, heresy, the origins of Gnosticism, and the original teachings of Jesus. Elaine Pagels * Marvin Meyer * Bart Ehrman * Bruce Chilton * Stevan Davies * David Fideler * Birger Pearson * John Turner * Einar Thomassen * Jason BeDuhn * Karen King * Jane Schaberg * April DeConick "Gets at the Gnostics as they were, not as many people today would like them to be."Bruce Chilton, author of The Way of Jesus and Rabbi Paul"Aeon Byte is one of the most exciting and far-seeing programs in the world of Webcasting."Richard Smoley, author of Forbidden Faith, The Dice Game of Shiva, and Inner Christianity"A great help to all who possess an interest in and/or devotion to the Gnostic tradition. Warmly recommended!"Stephan Hoeller, author of Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing and Jung and the Lost Gospels"An invaluable resource for those interested in the history and continuing relevance of Gnosticism." Sean Martin, author of The Gnostics: The First Christian Heretics, The Cathars, and The Knights Templar"Sophia and her aeonic friends should be delighted."Marvin Meyer, author of The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus, The Gospels of Mary"You are holding in your hands a Gnostic gem, a book that contains the rich wisdom of thirteen world-renowned scholars who study Gnosticism and the classical world."April D. DeConick, author of The Thirteenth Apostle