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Allana nasceu sob uma maldiço: um dom to raro quanto perigoso. Foi trancada desde criança no castelo de um rei cruel, usada como arma para conquistar riquezas e poder. Mas, em um arriscado plano de fuga, ela se torna a inimiga mais procurada de Mydria.Longe dali, Thomas, o curandeiro da pacata Estrela de Ferro, ve sua vida mudar quando um estranho fenomeno da natureza o leva a cruzar o caminho de uma jovem ferida e lutando contra a morte. Apos resgata-la, ele tenta desvendar o misterio por tras de suas cicatrizes e das luvas costuradas em suas mos.Em um mundo onde seres encantados vivem subjugados pela tirania humana, Allana precisa decidir entre salvar a propria vida ou lutar pela liberdade de todos mesmo que isso custe tudo o que ela conhece."Octebe. Cemjio. Fube."

A través de una cuidada selección de su obra, Anabel Torres condensa en este libro su travesía vital y literaria, regalándonos la persistencia de un latido: el de una autora que observa, confronta al mundo y convierte su paso por la tierra en poesia.Desde la rebeldia de sus primeros libros hasta la vivaz contundencia de su madurez literaria, esta antologia contiene la voz de una autora valiente y original. Sus versos no son un ejercicio confesional, sino una indagacion ontologica, cuyo lenguaje se convierte en un espacio de resistencia y distension. Porque, como suele decir la poeta, todas las palabras importan. Quien habla en estos poemas no esta sola. Ella es, mas bien, un coro que canta al unisono para decir nosotras.Anabel Torres es una figura fundamental de las letras colombianas. Este libro representa un equilibrio perfecto entre el rigor intelectual y la exquisita sensibilidad que la han caracterizado a lo largo de los años. Decir nosotras es un placer para los sentidos, y un pellizco para las conciencias. Lo recomiendo vivamente. Lauren Mendinueta

A child is born with an insatiable hunger. As a ravenous infant she is the undoing of her mother; under her fathers adoring gaze, her body grows and grows. Her father claims she devoured her twin sister in the womb. Her classmates delight in tormenting her for her size. And inside this girl, so alone and so enraged, another hunger is born-for revenge.Bizarrely poetic and grotesquely humorous, All Flesh is a twisted fairy tale that tears apart hypocrisies around beauty, gender and a culture that relentlessly consumes the marginalized.

Son los peores policías, los perdedores, los expulsados, los marginados. Son la Unidad de Casos Perdidos. Y solo ellos son capaces de resolver los casos más difíciles. DESCUBRE A LA INVESTIGADORA LEONORE ASKER. Una novela negra que lo tiene todo. Deckarlogg Esta entrega supera incluso a la anterior: estamos ante una lectura adictiva que te mantendra atrapado hasta el final. Verdens Gang Una serie bien hilvanada, muy agil y sumamente original: lo tiene todo. Deckarlogg Anders de la Motte demuestra por que es uno de los mejores escritores de novela negra de Suecia en este momento. Verdens GangBIENVENIDOS A LA UNIDAD DE CASOS PERDIDOSLa inspectora Leonore Asker ha empezado a poner orden en la Unidad de Casos Perdidos y su ascenso parece inminente. Decidido a impedirlo, el comisario Jonas Hellman la tienta con un antiguo asesinato sin resolver, convencido de que su complejidad la empujara a cruzar limites y poner en riesgo su carrera. El caso se remonta diez años atras: una mujer fue asesinada en una fabrica abandonada en medio del bosque, con un dedo amputado y una runa grabada en el suelo, la misma que acompañaba el cuerpo de la Joven Gris, una momia legendaria asesinada y enterrada en ese bosque hace mas de mil años. Cuando una chica aparece de noche, desorientada y sosteniendo el dedo de la victima, el caso se reabre. Con la ayuda de Martin Hill, Leo se adentrara en un enigma de ecos mitologicos que hunde sus raices en la Edad de Hierro y en los secretos del inquietante Bosque de Oxido.

In these two novellas and three short stories for adult readers, Hans Christian Andersen displays the imagination and descriptive brilliance familiar from his fairy tales, but turns his eye to subtler social themes: class mobility in a changing Europe; the unfairness with which talents and opportunities are meted out in this world; the struggle between natures claims on humanity and civilizations.The title novella, The Ice Virgin, unites all these ideas in a piece of beautifully structured storytelling considered by some to be Andersens masterpiece. Rudy is orphaned young, rescued as an infant from a glacial crevasse where his mother fell and died. He lives, but the stunning yet unforgiving mountain landscape of Switzerland may yet claim him. His love for the rich millers daughter Babette brings out all his bravery and ingenuity - but also his stubbornness and resistance to change. In a masterfully ambivalent climax Andersen makes us wonder what happiness and fulfilment truly mean.Elsewhere in the collection Andersen turns his gaze to the hostile shores and wooded heights of Denmarks Jutland, where in his time submissive poverty was giving way to feverish social transformation. We meet a shipwrecked youngster struggling to fit into his adopted community, a couple whose wise humility echoes down the wealthy generations that follow with comically unexpected effects, and a steadfast friend whose saintly patience is ill rewarded by the object of her loyalty. Full of irony, enchanting imagery and bravura prose, these stories showcase Andersens perceptiveness, empathy, and deep engagement with the world around him.

O aguardado retorno de André Viana à ficção, o romance Apesar dos meus ossos roídos é uma declaração de amor à vida, ainda que (quase) tarde demais. Carlos, o protagonista deste romance a um só tempo

Esta edición, con un prólogo inédito de Andrea Camilleri, reúne tres de las investigaciones más complejas protagonizadas por el entrañable comisario siciliano.Una excelente oportunidad para adentrarse en la serie de novela negra mas mediterranea: pasion, comida, mar y sol, con Sicilia y sus habitantes como marcoUN GIRO DECISIVO - LA PACIENCIA DE LA ARAÑA - LA LUNA DE PAPELInteligente, fiel a su palabra, reacio a los heroismos inutiles, culto, buen lector y amante de la buena mesa, Salvo Montalbano, encarna la esencia de la cultura latina: su temperamento melancolico, su implacable sentido de la justicia, asi como su infalible perspicacia, lo han convertido en un heroe muy popular, cuyas historias son devoradas con fruicion por millones de incondicionales lectores en todo el mundo.Excelente oportunidad para adentrarse en la serie de novela negra mas mediterranea, esta edicion reune las tres de las investigaciones mas complejas protagonizadas por el entrañable comisario siciliano. En Un giro decisivo, el hallazgo de un cadaver medio descompuesto desencadenara una serie de reacciones que haran que Montalbano se sienta mas aislado y superado por las circunstancias que nunca; desde la realidad politica hasta la actitud de la policia hacia los inmigrantes, todo conspira contra su natural deseo de que se haga justicia con el cadaver anonimo. En La paciencia de la araña, el secuestro de Susanna Mistretta en insolitas circunstancias pondra a prueba los verdaderos valores, temores y convicciones mas profundos de Montalbano. Y en La luna de papel, uno de los casos mas turbios a los que se ha enfrentado, el comisario se acerca como nunca a la psicologia femenina y se rebela contra las primeras manifestaciones del paso de los años.La critica ha dicho:¿Que decir que no hayamos dicho ya de Andrea Camilleri, de su destreza, de su talla, de su ironia, de su simpatia, de su sagacidad, de su belleza?Corriere della Sera-Magazine

É possível se desligar do passado, cortar os vínculos com os pais e começar a vida do zero? Essa pergunta sintetiza o movimento que o narrador deste romance empreende ao se despedir — silenciosa e de

UNA ÉPICA AVENTURA HISTÓRICA PARA LOS FANS DE VIKINGOS o JUEGO DE TRONOS. La saga sobre los vikingos más brutales que conquista el mundo.El descubrimiento de una nueva tierra.Una lucha encarnizada por el poder.Y la esperanza de una nueva vida.Noruega, año 1001. Torstein Tormodson, jefe de los Jomsvikingos, es temido en toda Escandinavia. Pero tras su ultima batalla debe huir de la venganza de su archienemigo y escapa hacia el oeste. Con el fin de asegurar un futuro para su familia, se lanza en busca de los miticos bosques que, segun las sagas, se hallan al otro lado del oceano, en la tierra que los vikingos llaman Vinland.Sin embargo, Vinland esta lleno de peligros y pronto Torstein debera luchar en una gran batalla por su vida. ¿Volvera a reunirse algun dia con su familia?

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.

The brand-new YA thriller from bestselling, award-winning author Andrew Joseph White a gritty and unapologetic queer coming-of-age suspense, perfect for true crime enthusiasts and Holly Jackson readers.Morgans father is a serial killer. To be exact, Morgans father is Graham Nathaniel Slaughterthe man who brutally murdered fifty-one young women and girls across Washington DCand the day Morgan put him behind bars was the best of his life. Now, all Morgan wants is to survive senior year without flunking out or racking up another assault charge, but thatll be difficult considering the documentary his mother just agreed to. Morgans participation is non-negotiable and comes with rules. Like putting off transition until college. And talking about his father.In a desperate attempt to prove he is nothing like his father, Morgan latches onto his fathers mysterious final victim: a young woman with no name and no family to claim her. Hell figure out who she is. Hell bring her peace, whatever the hell that means.Then new classmate Felicity slams into Morgans life, armed with a switchblade and a life-shattering secret. They know why Morgans testimony never lined up in court. They know Morgan was taught to hurt people. And if Morgan doesnt let them help find this girl, theyll tell everyone. He and Felicity have so much more in common than he can stomach, and the consequences of the truth could destroy them both.

When State Department interpreter Weaver is summoned to an off-the-books meeting during a G20 summit, he expects routine diplomacy. What he gets is a chilling glimpse into a secret arrangement between the White House and the Kremlin an arrangement that could destroy lives, careers, and nations. With only a red digital pen as evidence and a growing sense that he was never meant to walk away from that room, Weaver flees to the safety of England.But there is no safety.Hunted by invisible forces and unsure whom to trust, he must uncover the truth before the truth consumes him. The Interpreters Secret is a taut, sophisticated literary thriller about power, language, and the dangerous things left unsaid.

Marty Waters is a computer support specialist and history buff whose main hobby is working at the local historical society. When a boy goes missing, Marty offers his tech skills to aid the police in finding him. Enter Officer Hottie and his K-9 Partner Dexter. Grant Webster, aka Officer Hottie, works as a K-9 officer with the Carlisle PD, and hes been assigned to the recent kidnapping case. He could do without the assistance of the computer geek who insists on helping, though, no matter how cute he is.It turns out, Martys historical knowledge and research skills are more useful than Grant expected, and together they are able to develop a pattern of the kidnapper, but the long, intense hours also bring an intense attraction neither of them has ever experienced. Is the interest real or just a reaction to the excitement and danger? As more children are taken, they will have to set aside their attraction and rely on each other, and Dexter, to find the kids in time.

From the former Poet Laureate, a remarkable contemplation of departure and return.Andrew Motions new collection gives a moving account of the friction and interplay between past and present. In the opening elegies for friends and former versions of the self, and in the long title sequence which completes the book, he explores the ways in which regrets compete with hope, and the appetite for life is always a prey to hard facts of mortality. The energy and reach of these poems opens a new chapter in Motions writing, remaining true to the elegiac subjects which have always been his main concern, while adding new depths of pathos and resonance.

Benedicto XIII, el afamado papa Luna, era menudo, extremadamente culto y sofisticado y, sobre todo, terco como buen aragonés —es a su irreductible negativa a abdicar que debemos la expresión popular

Paris, late 90s: at the centre of the citys queer techno scene, musician Louise lives in a haze of parties, drugs and hooking up. A group of women orbits her magnetic DJ ex-girlfriend Alex; as they bar hop, go to each others sets and climb into each others beds, Louise struggles to make rent and work on her own electronic music.Then comes what should be her big moment: Louise gets a life-changing record contract, but she has no idea what she wants. Pulled between her ex-boyfriend Nikki and her old life in rock bands and a volatile new crush in her techno world, Louise begins careening off the rails, leaving chaos in her wake.Raw, caustic and pulsing with the music that enraptured a generation, Superstars is an electrifying immersion in Pariss 90s rave scene by a cult author who lived it all.

A redescoberta de uma joia do modernismo tardioA enigmática S, jovem que se recuperava de uma cirurgia na casa de Ruth e Leonard e passou a ser uma espécie de dama de companhia do casal, desaparece no mar. Ao receber a noticia, os dois começam a vasculhar os vestigios deixados pela antiga hospede: filmes caseiros, gravaçes em audio e diarios pessoais.Pouco a pouco, esse arquivo fragmentario faz emergir uma rotina intima permeada por mascaras, banhos de banheira, estatuas de jardim, uma piscina esvaziada, um gato, um orquidario. Com uma escrita que no faz concesses, Ann Quin revela a tenso sexual e psicologica entre os tres, em uma relaço estabelecida por ausencias, voyeurismo e violencia velada.

A chance nocturnal meeting leads to two insomniacs striking up a friendship that forces them to confront the problems theyre avoiding not only to make them sleep but ultimately to allow them the capacity to love each other.By day, Bec supports her boyfriend Matt with his incurable illness. Matts always had a passion for life, and his illness has only made him more determined to make the most of everyday, ticking off bucket list items and making memories whilst he can. Becs by his side supporting him and putting on a brave face, but by night, its a different story.Elliot hasnt slept properly since his footballing career came to an abrupt end before it had really begun. When the marriage hed thrown himself into in a bid to create a new plan for his life falls apart, he finds himself struggling to cope. But after dropping off a parcel at a neighbours flat after a nighttime run, he meets Bec, who he assumes is Molly who the parcel is addressed to, and she doesnt correct him. The next time Bec sees him running she asks him if she can go with him, and a nightly routine begins, striking up a friendship.Before long they swap running for trips to all-night cafes, and chats into the small hours. As Bec begins to question her relationship with Matt, and battles the impending mortality of his illness, she finds herself seeking comfort with Elliot, who in turn, begins to open up himself to her too. Only the longer it goes on, the more she feels like shes lying to everyone, and soon Bec must face the reality of her life and what it is she really needs to move forward and find her own happiness.

This collection of fifteen stories from the cult author of Ice examines war and mental illness from her signature surreal point of view. Inspired by Kavans own experiences nursing traumatized Second World War soldiers and as a patient in various asylums, these pieces communicate the claustrophobia and isolation of life amidst conflict or caught in the gears of an institutional machine - but also the stunning beauty of physical experience, as her cast of outsiders find themselves pulled back into the world despite its hostility.In the title story, a young man living in an asylum must navigate the often unreadable reality around him, taking cues from malevolent flowers and inhumanly brisk nurses, as we are left to wonder whether the cure harms more than the disease. Outside the asylum grounds, institutions still exert terrifying power, as an unnamed refugee tries to navigate a Kafkan bureaucracy to escape a war-ravaged metropolis in Our City, and is distracted from the hopelessness of the task by the beauty of silvery barrage balloons and young women at their windows. Humanity goes to war with nature, too, in The Gannets, a brief, disturbing story that predates Daphne du Mauriers The Birds, featuring a band of impoverished children engaged in a horrific game with unnaturally predatory seabirds.At times cleanly modernist, at others ornately strange and dream-like, Kavans writing is always propulsive, powered by the tension between the menace closing in around her characters, and the incomparable loveliness of the strange world they inhabit.

When Nazi forces invade Oslo, quiet librarian Liv Dahl becomes an unlikely resistance leader, risking everything to safeguard secrets and lives. As danger tightens around her, Liv must outwit Gestapo agents, protect hidden allies, and navigate a forbidden romance with a mysterious spy. But when betrayal strikes and Liv is deported to Ravensbruck concentration camp, survival becomes her only mission. An unforgettable heart-wrenching story of a woman who dares to resist, and the quiet heroism that changes the course of lives including her own.