Given the circumstances, and the potential for god versus god rivalry, this leads to some interesting conflicts of opinion. Into this mix steps Malleus Bourreau, Interpol agent and avowed atheist, who refuses to believe in the gods and is determined to find out who or what they really are. A strangely compelling mix of Europe-centric urban fantasy, mystery and mythological adventure, it’s set in an alternative world in which the old gods returned to Earth in 2012, and subsequently set about reclaiming their worshippers and setting themselves up in positions of power (more than a few turning to business to take full advantage of the modern world). Now Aenlin is preparing to face those demons - and like her father, she will let nothing stand in her way.Markus Heitz’s epic AERA: The Return of the Ancient Gods was originally serialised across ten novellas, first published in German and then translated into English by Emily Gunning and Charlie Homewood, and it’s now available in a single 800+ page omnibus courtesy of Jo Fletcher Books. Soloman Kane once fought such evil with rapier, pistols and his indomitable will. Hidden by the turmoil of war, demons are openly walking the earth. She and her friend Tahmina, a Persian mystic, have been recruited for a secret mission for the West India Company: they will be part of a motley crew fighting their way behind enemy lines to the southern German town of Bamberg, where the stakes are already burning, ready to immolate those falsely accused of witchcraft.

Despite the relentless conflict of the Thirty Years' War raging in Europe, Aenlin Kane is determined to explore the legacy of her famous father.Īenlin may never have met Solomon Kane, but she shares with him the need to fight for good wherever she can.

Now Markus Heitz brings Solomon Kane's daughter Aenlin to life: join the young adventuress as she follows in her father's footsteps to battle dark forces, gunpowder, steel and magic - in the Dark Lands!ġ629. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian, also introduced Solomon Kane to the world: a sombre man who dedicated his life to battling evil in all its forms. A swashbuckling dark fantasy thriller by a Number One-bestselling German author: Meet Aenlin Kane, daughter of Solomon Kane, as she following in her father's footsteps battling evil!

Aera Book 3 by Markus Heitz