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Its late summer 1984, and Babs Dionnes hometown of Waterville, Maine is on the verge of collapse. A strike at the paper mill has dragged on for a year, pitting neighbour against neighbour, leaving everyone broke and exhausted. As head of the union local, Babs has presided over Little Canadas decline. Shes sworn off violence since killing a man when she was a teenager, and has stuck to this vow even as its become clear that only violence can save their community. When Babs best friend Rita returns home after five years away, she is shocked by the state of things. And as the strike comes to a head, Rita notices something else: the men may be broken, but the women are furious, ready to do whatever necessary to take back Little Canada. They just need Babs to be the fearless woman who emerged from the woods fifteen years ago, drenched in blood. They need Babs to face what she already knows: that the only way to fix things is to assume control. Completely. Mercilessly.

The nightmarish second installment of a new trilogy of provocative, disruptive and brutally poetic queer horror set in a small New England town.From the Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, an intense, claustrophobic literary horror that is perfect for fans of Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez and Paul Tremblay.Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isnt long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.Captivating and profoundly unnerving, this is the story of two lost souls who are sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity only for them to discover that its quite easy to turn monstrous, to become the thing you once despised. Lyrical, nihilistic and brutally poetic, this is shocking, unflinching, must-read horror from an author at the top of his game.The nightmarish second installment of a new trilogy of provocative, disruptive and brutally poetic queer horror set in a small New England town.From the Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, an intense, claustrophobic literary horror that is perfect for fans of Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez and Paul Tremblay.Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isnt long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.Captivating and profoundly unnerving, this is the story of two lost souls who are sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity only for them to discover that its quite easy to turn monstrous, to become the thing you once despised. Lyrical, nihilistic and brutally poetic, this is shocking, unflinching, must-read horror from an author at the top of his game.

They gather at Saints Climb, the only house on an island off the Somerset coast. Seven men with nowhere else to be at Christmas. Father and son George and Xavier Starvely; James, a taciturn archaeologist uneasy with the living; Victor, a French widower; Rick, the groundskeeper; and Chris and Nathan, the two men who want to make a documentary about this place and its extraordinary collection of medieval art. And the housekeeper Marianne, who seems to find peace in serving. Erected around the stone labyrinth built into the floor by monks, Saints Climb is a house heavy with loneliness.Xavier Starvely is a successful academic with a real life elsewhere. Yet he is wracked with guilt over the fragmentary memories of a childhood tragedy, and when his guests arrive on the island for Christmas, the deaths begin afresh.A labyrinth is different from a maze. There are no false turns or dead ends: there is only one winding path, which, followed faithfully, will always lead to the centre. What will each find at the centre of the labyrinth? And can it save them?

From the author of the Mirror Visitor quartet, a new, heart-stopping adventureEveryone has an Instinct. And everything is perfect.In a world ruled by "We" each person has a role, a direction, a mission assigned by their Instinct. No choice. No deviation. No freedom. But when some students disappear into silence, Claire, who has always felt out of place, and Goliath, determined to become a Saint before time runs out, find themselves questioning everything. As they follow forbidden trails, escape a murderous Archangel, and discover that "We" is not at all what it seems, all their certainties will be shattered.

From the drowned kingdoms of Ys and Lyonesse to the phantom islands of the Atlantic, this book journeys through the stories born where land meets sea. We meet the Kappa water spirits and Mayazakis inspirational Yakushima island, the Inuit of the Arctic islands and their tales of selkies and transformation, and trace Mami Wata the black mermaid said to have accompanied slave ships the Outer Banks. We encounter the taniwha sea monsters of Aotearoa and the fairy people of the dry islands of the Cajun swamps, discover flooded Valles in both Wales and the Seneca Nation, and hear whaling tales from New England.These stories highlight issues of rising sea levels, water pollution, displaced people, isolation, mismanaged fishing and the legal rights of water.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alive comes a pulse-pounding horror novel set in 18th century colonial America amid a reimagined French and Indian War, in which a member of the legendary Rogers Rangers with indigenous ancestry must protect his fathers homeland from a monstrous supernatural threat. Perfect for fans of historical horror and readers of Stephen Graham Jones, Daniel Kraus and Alma Katsu.A gripping and gruesome tale of courage, loyalty, and sacrifice set in a horrifying 18th-century Colonial America.Amidst the brutality of the French and Indian War, an officer in the legendary Rogers Rangers is thrust into a nightmare that will challenge both his leadership and his lifelong quest to leave his Native American heritage behind. Lieutenant Geoffrey Rapelje is tasked with guiding a ranger platoon to his birthplace to preserve a fragile treaty between the British and his fathers people.What Geoffrey finds is not the idyllic village of his youth, but a landand a triberavaged by a vicious, unknown force.He and his rangers embark on a harrowing journey across a North American wilderness beset by violence, betrayal, and inexplicable terrors. To defeat a genocidal enemy, Geoffrey must embrace a dark truth he has long denied.

Virginia Woolf leu James Joyce? Joyce leu Virginia? A primeira tem resposta fácil, porque Virginia escreveu publicamente sobre Joyce, em especial, sobre Ulysses. Ele figura, centralmente, no ensaio "Os romances modernos", de 1919. Ele aparece novamente em 1925, no ensaio "A ficço moderna", verso ligeiramente modificada de "Os romances modernos". Pode-se dizer que Virginia tinha uma relaço ambigua com Joyce e seu Ulysses. Ela, sem duvida, admirava sua criatividade, mas tambem era essa criatividade que a incomodava. Joyce, por sua vez, que se comprazia em reproduzir, em seus livros, sobretudo em Finnegans Wake, frases de seus criticos, transcritos ao seu bel prazer, faz ao menos uma referencia a uma frase de Virginia, retirada justamente do ensaio em que ela trata dos romances modernos. E esse "encontro" (ou seria um "desencontro"?) entre os dois que o livro busca documentar.

Una sátira actual sobre el poder y el capitalismo: una crítica ingeniosa al mundo corporativo y a los superricos, disfrazada de comedia con supervillanos.Charlie Fitzer, un profesor suplente con problemas financieros, jamas imagino que su vida cambiaria por una herencia. Al morir su tio, un empresario tan rico como excentrico, Charlie se convierte en el nuevo propietario de un vasto imperio... que resulta ser mucho mas siniestro y ridiculo de lo que parece. No solo hereda una isla secreta y una fortuna, sino tambien una red de operaciones encubiertas, enemigos letales y un equipo de gatos con habilidades extraordinarias.Pronto, Charlie descubre que el mundo de los supervillanos no es como en las peliculas: aqui hay juntas directivas, sindicatos de delfines, burocracia internacional y protocolos de recursos humanos para usar armas laser. Mientras intenta sobrevivir a atentados, sabotajes y negociaciones con multimillonarios sin escrupulos, debera decidir si sigue los pasos de su tio o si reinventa las reglas del juego.Con una voz narrativa agil, sarcastica y profundamente actual, Villano en practicas es una satira brillante del poder, la avaricia y la absurda maquinaria que mueve al mundo. John Scalzi convierte el cliche del villano en una comedia con fondo critico, donde lo extraordinario se vuelve rutina.

Él tenía una obsesión: poseerla. Ella tenía un destino: destruir a todos los que la hicieron arrodillarse.Viktor Mikhailov, alias el Cuervo, lidera con mano de hierro la organización criminal más temida de Rusia.Milena Drogonova, hija de su enemigo, ha crecido entre golpes, miedo y silencio.Una noche, una mirada tras un cristal lo cambia todo, y lo que empieza como una atraccion prohibida se convierte en una obsesion que desafia las leyes de la Cupula.Cuando su secreto sale a la luz, Viktor rompe las reglas del imperio, reclama a Milena como esposa y desata una guerra de sangre.En un mundo donde el matrimonio es una condena y el poder se impone con violencia, Milena debera elegir entre seguir siendo una victima o convertirse en la reina del crimen ruso.¿Podra Milena escapar del Cuervo... o descubrira que ella siempre fue mas peligrosa? Opiniones de lectoras beta:Entre fuego y sangre baila la Cenicienta. No hay zapatos de cristal, solo una corona. No ha venido a obedecer, sino a reinar. ¿Compartira el trono con el Cuervo o quemara el cuento a medianoche?. @jdvm_92Si te gustan los "cuentos de princesas", el suspense, la intriga, la accion, el amor, el mundo de la mafia, los antiheroes, etc., este retelling de La Cenicienta te encantara. Elizabeth Sea mezcla todos estos elementos creando una gran historia. @correccionesceliaEl Cuervo ha llegado para derretir corazones. Es un retelling de La Cenicienta al mas puro estilo Elizabeth Sea. El es frio y letal como buen lider de la mafia rusa, ella es como una princesa cautiva que solo puede extender sus alas bailando. Una mirada sera suficiente para que surjan el deseo y el amor donde solo deberia existir el odio. @leyendoconestrellaDe la nada saldra, en principe de las cenizas se convertira y un imperio construira. Viktor Mikhailov, pakhan de la Krovi Stal, guapo y mortal, su obsesion encontrara. Milena, la hija a la que nunca quisieron, maltratada y destrozada hasta que se cruza con el. Dos almas rotas, dos mentes hechas pedazos. ¿Hallaran la paz o quemaran el mundo?. @nanibe81El Cuervo es todo lo que amas del mafia dark llevado al limite. Elizabeth Sea reescribe La Cenicienta como nunca la imaginamos. Viktor es el pakhan que nunca supiste que necesitabas y Milena Milena pasa de ser invisible a transformarse en una fuerza de la naturaleza. Esta es la historia de dos personas rotas que se convierten en la pareja mas peligrosa de Rusia. Preparate para sufrir. Elena C. M. Mafia romance Obsessed Pakhan Matrimonio forzado Proximidad forzosa Slow burn Tocala y te mato Escena spicy

Historiador, filósofo y moralista, Plutarco nos legó uno de los conjuntos literarios más extraordinarios de la Antigüedad: las Vidas paralelas. Bajo este título se reúne una extensísima recopilación

The triumphant conclusion to the Villains trilogy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.The ExtraOrdinary of Merit City, a secret group of individuals gifted with a power connected to their manner of near-death experience, have been keeping a low profile, avoiding the ever-watchful eye of EON in the wake of the showdown with Marcella, Eli, and Serena.But when EONand its relationship to the ExtraOrdinaries begins to change under the leadership of a new director with a terrifying agenda, the time for hiding is over. The path to the truth of what happened to EON leads Victor, Sydney, Mitch and the rest into the enemys lair at EON headquarters, where they encounter unexpected allies, shocking new abilities, and the ultimate confrontation.Against all the years, the betrayals, and the oddsthe arch rivals and their allies will meet for a final time, on a chess board laid out by a rival they didnt expect.

Una excelente muestra del ingenio de Cervantes.En el Viaje del Parnaso, Cervantes se presenta a sí mismo emprendiendo un viaje alegórico al monte Parnaso, morada de Apolo y las musas, para participar en una "guerra" contra los malos poetas que amenazan la verdadera poesia.Mezclando humor, ironia y autocritica, relata encuentros fantasticos con dioses, poetas y criaturas marinas; se burla de los vicios literarios de su epoca y reivindica la poesia autentica frente a la mediocridad. El viaje sirve tambien para reflexionar sobre su propia vida, su marginalidad como escritor y su deseo de reconocimiento.La obra concluye con un tono jocoso y desengañado, subrayando la imposibilidad de erradicar por completo la mala poesia, pero celebrando el valor moral e intelectual del buen poeta.

Un poemario visionario y colectivo que canta nuestros impulsos de extinción y de amor como un mito de origen contemporáneo.Vengo de ver es la proyección musical, visionaria y salvaje de una sociedad que parece haber abandonado el cuidado de su propio futuro. Aullidos en la cima del presente, en estos poemas sincopados se entremezclan pensamiento, memoria y sensibilidad, explorando aun con altas dosis de esperanza y deseo la extraña epoca en que vivimos.Lucida y carnal, la voz de este libro entona preguntas de fondo. ¿Que horizonte extraer de un estado de intuicion apocaliptica? ¿Como defender los espacios de ternura en una realidad a menudo monstruosa? ¿Que azares y voluntades nos mantienen con vida, que vinculos secretos nos unen a la extincion?A traves de una mirada precisa y profetica, Andres Neuman propone un viaje que nos lleva del seismo a la delicadeza, del horror a la alucinacion, de la furia a la fiesta, hasta desembocar en una respuesta amorosa frente a la destruccion de la que somos parte.

Hace tres años, la periodista Anna Jones fue secuestrada junto con su amiga Natalie y sometida a múltiples tormentos por su captor, Edward Harris. Anna logró escapar; Natalie murió. Esa culpa persigue a Anna hasta el dia de hoy. Cuando recibe una carta manchada de sangre, queda claro muy pronto: Edward Harris ha regresado. Nick Coleman, el amor de juventud de Anna y agente del FBI, se hace cargo de la investigacion. Junto con su colega Zane Newton, la perfiladora Lynette McKenzie y Nick, Anna intenta descubrir que es lo que Harris planea. Comienza un juego perverso en el que nada es lo que parece a primera vista. Un juego que no solo podria terminar de forma mortal para Anna. Un juego que tiene un solo objetivo: venganza.

Entre o real e o lendário, o cômico e o trágico, Vasto mundo desenha um retrato coletivo feito de fé, injustiça e resistência. Com uma prosa ímpar, Maria Valéria Rezende, autora vencedora do prêmio J

From the New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey, fan favourite Vanyel returns as the protagonist to a Valdemar novel for the first time in over 30 years in a magical adventure of friendship and intrigue.Herald-Mage Vanyel has been good friends with the acerbic, take-no-prisoners Healer Vixen for quite some time, since they shared a circuit on the Pelagirs Border. He tempers her somewhat prickly demeanor; she has no patience with his Byronic Brooding. Theyve often run into each other out in the borderlands where he is most needed, and in a crisis, they work together like the proverbial well-oiled machine.And a crisis is what seems to be occurring, this time in the south, in the unclaimed lands between Valdemar and with Rethwellan. Someone, or several someones, its not clear yet, is possibly coordinating attacks both physical and magical across the border, but the attacks are seemingly at random, and without rhyme or reason.Discovering what is truly going on will take as much spycraft as magic, and will need someone who will be welcome without question outside of Valdemar. That is where Vixen comes in: even prickly-tempered Healers are welcome everywhere. This will be the first time they have been paired up for what looks to be a long mission. Can their friendship handle that much close contact? Will they uncover what is really going on in the south?And what if this is all a trap, designed specifically to trap Vanyel, the most powerful Herald-Mage Valdemar has to protect the Crown?

En este debut trepidante —el primer misterio de Victoria Warshawski—, la detective privada más dura de Estados Unidos se enfrenta a lo que debería ser un caso rutinario de persona desaparecida, solo

The Guest arrives at the empty Vaim Hotel, owned by the commanding and blunt Brita. She seems to recognise him, though he has no memory of her. He checks in with his two suitcases and leather shoulder bag; he hasnt yet decided how long to stay and cant remember exactly what hes brought with him. The next day The Guest explores Vaim, meeting a shopkeeper and a sailor. He dines at the local restaurant, also owned by Brita, and begins to realise his possessions are going missing. Over the course of his stay his belongings, and sense of self, are repeatedly displaced, until eventually he finds himself bound to the town and unable to escape, caught in a loop of debt and servitude to Brita. The second instalment in Jon Fosses Vaim Trilogy is a discomfiting and propulsive mystery, marking a new departure from the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature-laureate.

É possível seguir "alheio a tudo o que fizeram com você"? Convertendo em pergunta um dos primeiros versos de Vagoneta, ficamos próximos do núcleo das tensões entre as quais a poesia de Luiz Mauricio

French poet, essayist, art critic and translator Charles Baudelaire inaugurated a new era in world literature - indeed, he coined the term modernity. This fresh translation of his best poetry, by eminent translator, poet, and novelist Philip Terry, lays bare the richness and the long afterlife of Baudelaires verse, and brings out all the originality of his ideas.Here, in lushly visual and sonorous verse, we find themes that still preoccupy us today. Baudelaire captured life in the city like no one else, drawing a portrait of Paris as the ultimate glittering seductress - and also as a fragmented landscape peopled by isolated individuals. As much as an urban eyewitness, he was an incisive personal poet, vividly evoking the ebb and flow of desire: the joy of fulfilling it, the agony of feeling, and even worse, not feeling it. Terrys bold, contemporary translation style makes clear why Baudelaire, a century and a half after his death, is still the painter of modern life.