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Six months after King Aslak wins the throne of Himlinge, treachery prowls the royal halls. Ruling with an iron fist, Aslak grows convinced assassins shadow his every step. His lover and confidante, Snehildseer, warrior, and chosen of the Nornsstruggles to ease his spiralling paranoia.But when her sworn enemy strikes with forbidden rune magic, Snehilds life begins to slip away. Only a cure hidden deep in the Nine Realms can save her soul.With death closing in, she rides into Niflheims storm-lashed wastes, where the great dragon Nihoggr coils in the shadows, and on to rain-swept Helheimthe land of the deadwhere an ancient goddess waits in judgment. It is there, in the gloom beyond the living world, that a whisper will rise a call that will change her fate forever.The much-awaited sequel to the epic Norse fantasy series, brimming with petty gods, Viking warriors, prophecy, courtly intrigue, and dark magic, The Call of Helheim is perfect for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and The Witcher.

"Burn hotter, dangerous girl. Let me taste your fury."A thrilling and incredibly sexy new dark romantasy series from #1 Sunday Times-bestselling author Elizabeth May, perfect for fans of Phantasma, Gild, and Quicksilver.A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapseBryony Devaliant was born to dieagain and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuriesuntil his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedys Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Harts Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.Featuring: A dark fairytale atmosphere Enemies-to-lovers Villain gets the girl Beauty and the Beast vibes

A richly atmospheric fantasy set across one day, as a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms, knowing they could be snatched away by their audience of faerie princes, imps and sprites at any moment.For fans of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Caraval by Stephanie Garber, Pantomime by Laura Lam and The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee.As dawn breaks on All Souls Day, the lingering mists part to unveil an unending vista of serried gravestones. Between them looms a theatre like a haunted house from a horror film and the sleek iron carapace of a steam train - the Pearl. On board are the cast, orchestra and crew of a travelling ballet company, performing a show called The Apple and the Pearl.Nine o clock in the morning and as he stumbles toward the restaurant car the lighting director, Zach, is introduced to a new recruit, Lara. "Have you ever worked in ballet before?" he asks her and quickly follows up with, "Have you had any contact with the supernatural?"Everyone from the principal ballerina to the first violinist, from the wardrobe mistress to the newest members of the corps de ballet does everything they can to get the show on stage and looking fantastic. But in the world of The Apple and The Pearl these artists also have to contend with the malevolent glamour of an audience of Fae creatures only too eager to snatch them away into the Otherworld.

Avast, intrepid reader! Behold yon inky treasure! A beautiful airship corsair determined to reveal a government conspiracy. An interstellar outlaw bent on avenging the murders of her fellow crewmates. A pirate captain whose hatred of mer-people endangers his ship and crew. A ghost trapped in the wreckage of a privateering ship. From the early voyages of a young, ambitious Gaius Julius Caesar, to a sorceress hunting buccaneers along the post-Civil War Mississippi, to the bombastic pronouncements of a cat-hating ships AI, pirates have long captured the imagination, whether bound to the sea or preying on vessels in the great void of space. In Skull X Bones, speculative fiction authors Steven Harper, Alex Bledsoe, Alan Smale, E.J. Delaney, Violette Malan, Adam Stemple, Nemo Herndon, Alena Van Arendonk, Gloria Wickman, R.S. Belcher, Jennifer Brozek, R.M. Olson, Misty Massey, and C.C. Finlay immerse us in the worlds of privateers, buccaneers, corsairs, marauders, and pirates. So strap on a blade or flintlock or laser and keep a keen eye on the horizon. Because dead men DO tell tales, and here there be monsters of the deep.

A vengeful god is about to break free and destroy the land. Only the Trinity can stop him wreaking vengeance.Saved from death by a powerful act of Spiriting, Torkyn Gynt lives in hiding from his enemies, threats that loom from many directions. In Tallinor, Alyssa believes her beloved Tor is dead and must find the strength to forgive the king who ordered his execution.But the Trinity itself remains a mystery. Can Tor discover its identity to fulfil his destiny?

Soy Aliana Sinclair y soy una bruja .En mi familia, todas las primogénitas nacen con la maldición.Somos brujas, pero ellas, las primeras que nacen, además, son vampiros . Acaban volviéndose locas o huyendo para no hacer daño. O peor, son asesinadas.Mi hermana mayor por un minuto, Raine, se marcho sin despedirse.Pero yo voy a ir a buscarla, la encontrare y la traere de vuelta. Cueste lo que cueste.El problema es que un Montecristo quiere impedirmelo a toda costa. Uno de esos cazadores que juraron proteger al mundo de nosotras. Cada vez que alguna despierta, inmediatamente sale uno tras ella, como lo hizo tras mi hermana.Hugo es el que me corresponde. Pero no va a pararme. Luchare contra el, contra los ghouls o si hace falta, contra mi propia familia, con tal de recuperar a Raine.Y espero encontrarla, antes de que sea demasiado tarde.Novela de fantasia urbana sobrenatural, romantica, con magia, vampiros, misterio y amor.Si te gusto Las Brujas escocesas de Black Rock, de la misma autora, (con brujas y lobos), te gustara esta novela. En esta ocasion, encontraras un antiguo aquelarre de brujas, vampiras y viejas leyendas paranormales que cobran vida.¿Quieres saber por que las primogenitas brujas se convierten? ¿Y que pasa con ellas una vez convertidas? Empieza a leer. ahora mismo....

Uma aventura sofisticada, um romance comovente e um mistério intrigante. O final sensacional do bestseller de Leigh Bardugo sobre o golpe mais incrível da história da fantasia.Kaz e o seu grupo de marginais mortiferos concretizaram um assalto to ousado que nem eles proprios sabem como sobreviveram... Mas, em vez de receberem uma generosa recompensa, acabaram traidos, sem aliados e em perigo de vida. Agora, a medida que forças poderosas descem sobre Ketterdam, uma guerra sera travada nas ruas escuras da cidade.Com a ajuda do cerebro de Kaz e das incriveis capacidades da sua equipa, começa uma batalha por vingança e redenço que decidira o destino do mundo Grisha.Os elogios da critica: Ha um nivel de sofisticaço emocional e historica na fantasia epica original de Leigh Bardugo que a diferencia das demais.Vanity Fair

El recopilatorio de relatos no Cosmere, por el gran autor de fantasía del siglo XXI: Brandon Sanderson.Las historias de esta antología, que abarca los géneros de la fantasía y la ciencia ficción, estan ambientadas mas alla de los confines del Cosmere. Ademas de la nueva novela corta, Momento Cero, Realidades a medida incluye nueve obras de ficcion breve: Instantanea, Estado perfecto, La defensa del Eliseo(del universo de Escuadron), Primogenito, Mitosis (del mundo de Reckoners) y otras cuatro historias.Tambien se incluyen las notas del autor y una espectacular ilustracion en blanco y negro para cada historia. Esta visionaria coleccion es de lectura obligatoria tanto para los nuevos lectores de Brandon Sanderson como para los fans mas acerrimos.

Em meio a deuses e guerreiros, uma mulher ousou falar.Sacerdotisa de Apolo, Cassandra está no centro de uma guerra que mudará o destino do mundo antigo. Em O incêndio de Troia, Marion Zimmer Bradley

*** Available for pre-order now ***What a joy! A novel with endless ingenuity and enormous heart. Kaliane BradleyOne of the finest prose stylists of his generation.The Times My God can he write. Richard Osman Its the summer of 1939. London is on the brink of catastrophic war. Iris Hawkins, an ambitious young woman in the stuffy world of City finance, has a chance encounter with Geoff, a technical whizz at the BBCs nascent television unit.What was supposed to be one night of abandon draws her instead into an adventure of otherworldly pursuit - into a reality where time bends, spirits can be summoned, and history hangs by a thread. Soon there are Nazi planes overhead. But Iris has more to contend with than the terrors of the Blitz. Over the rooftops of burning London, in the twisted passages between past and present, a fascist fanatic is travelling with a gun in her hand.And only Iris can stop her from altering the course of history forever.

Um pacto antigo. Um pântano implacável. Uma família assombrada por gerações.Na mansão decadente dos Haddesley, em meio aos pântanos da Virgínia Ocidental, uma tradição incomum governa o destino da fa

Wyl Thirsk is very young when he inherits the role as commander of the Morgravian army for a new king he detests. His first act is one of compassion to the accused witch Myrren, and this earns him her reward but is it a gift or a curse?As war threatens from the north, the king deliberately sends Wyl on a perilous mission. But as Wyl discovers the true nature of Myrrens gift, he is confronted with an unimaginable choice.As the line between traitor and saviour becomes increasingly blurred, Wyl must navigate treacherous waters where the sinister new power he wields could either save or destroy him and his entire country.

Strixhaven University welcomes you. Begin your magical studies on a faraway plane, encountering new friends, mysteries, and dangers, in this fantastical dark academia.Eula Blue was supposed to be a mage. That was before the war camebefore the fight for the Multiverse devastated Eulas home, and with it her hopes for a magical education.But the destruction of the war also brought something new: the ability to travel to other planes. And when Eula receives an invitation to study magic at a distant school called Strixhaven, she leaps to take it.Eulas journey brings her closer than she ever thought possible to her fellow students, including the mysterious Segante, a boy whose secrets Eula longs to share. But not everyone is thrilled by the arrival of the new class, and Eula and her new friends quickly become targets.To make it through their first semester, theyll have to fight for their place in this new worldor else theyll be dead before their final exams.

From Rosiee Thor, the critically-acclaimed author of Life is Strange: Stephs Story, comes the next chapter in the tumultuous tale of Drugstore Makeup, the up-and-coming punk band led by the wildly charismatic Izzie Margolis!In the years since the split in Haven Springs, Izzie has recruited a full band to bolster her energetic sound and heartfelt lyrics. Chasing success and fighting for greater recognition, Drugstore Makeup find themselves on the cusp of their next big break.So when their new manager kicks them out of their comfort zone, Izzie and the band enter a tornado of activity: writing and rehearsing fresh songs as they prepare to record an album, embarking on a tour of grimy live music venues to grow their fandom mosh pit by mosh pit, and vigorously debating the optimum ratio of band merchandise to sleeping bags in the back of their shared touring van.But with a drummer who cant keep time, debts that wont stop piling, venues that never live up to the photos online, and a manager who seems more troubled than the band, will this year, and this tour, see Drugstore Makeup reach the next level - or has Izzie finally bitten off more than she can chew?Dive into an unseen side of the Life is Strange universe with this captivating and original novel!

This cosy, atmospheric Sapphic multiverse fantasy spins a tale of love against all odds and across many worlds, for fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January and V. E. Schwabs Shades of Magic series.Every morning, Tansy takes tea to her employer, Lady Aster. She goes on a walk along the cliffs, waving to the cat on her way. She dusts the elaborate glass globes full of strange and beautiful worlds that Lady Aster creates. She cleans their cottage, Oubliette. Every day, exactly the same.Until, one afternoon, Tansy drops the globe containing a replica of the cottage, leaving a tiny fracture in the glass. And things begin to change.She finds an injured knight from another world, Merit, sleeping in their pigsty. Merit was raised to be a monster, a servant of the terrible Unmaker who once terrorised her worldbut after betraying a fellow knight, she escaped through a crack between places and found herself in the Oubliette.Theres a reason every day in the Oubliette is identical; that Tansy cant remember anything about her life before she joined Lady Asters service. As she and Merit begin to explore the many worlds outside the Oubliette, they realise one story unites them all: the trail of war, violence and destruction left by the Unmaker, who they fear will one day return. Andhowever unwittinglyTansy and Merit have opened the door.The crack in the Oubliette was only the beginning. Soon, as the Unmakers story becomes increasingly ensnared with their own, both Tansy and Merit will have to choose: are they who they were born to be, or the people theyve become to each other?

Llega la épica precuela de El priorato del naranjo, la fantasía de dragones que ha vendido más de 1.000.000 de ejemplares en todo el mundo.LOS DRAGONES HAN DESPERTADO.YSCALIN, TIERRA DE SOL Y LAVANDA, PRONTO SERA PASTO DE LAS LLAMAS.Han pasado siglos desde que el Ejercito Draconico alzo el vuelo, casi extinguiendo a la humanidad.Marosa Vetalda esta prisionera en su propia casa, controlada por su frio padre, el rey Sigoso.Al otro lado de las montañas, su prometido, Aubrecht Lievelyn, gobierna Mentendon en todo menos en el nombre. Juntos, pretenden dar paso a un mundo mejor.Un mundo mejor parece imposiblemente lejano para Estina Melaugo, que caza a las bestias draconicas que han dormido por el mundo durante siglos.Y ahora el gran wyrm Fredel se agita, e Yscalin sera el primero en caer...La critica ha dicho: Nadie me cautiva como Samantha Shannon.R. F. KUANG, autora superventas de BabelUna joya brillante, audaz y devastadora... Un mundo increible, lleno de profundidad y peligro, con personajes a los que seguiria hasta los confines de la tierra. El talento de Shannon no deja de asombrarme.VICTORIA AVEYARD, autora superventas de Reina RojaEste libro es el Rogue One del mundo de Las Raices del Caos: profundiza y enriquece los acontecimientos por venir, al tiempo que se sostiene como una historia perfecta por si sola He amado cada segundo que pase en la caida Ysaclin. Si logras salir de este relato sin jurar tu vida y tu espada a Melaugo, ¡eres un lector mas fuerte que yo!.LAURA STEVEN, autora superventas de SilvercloakEl terror absoluto que azota a Yscalin mientras se enfrentan a la pura maldad de Fredel es tan poderoso como actual. La lucha de Marosa consolida aun mas su lugar como heroina digna de ser recordada; su esperanza deslumbra, fuerte y desafiante, incluso cuando el futuro que soño comienza a desvanecerse.Kirkus ReviewsPara quienes no pueden tener suficiente del worldbuilding de Shannon, este libro sera una verdadera delicia.Publishers Weekly

Las historias jamás contadas de la pareja de aventureros.En estas páginas encontrarás historias jamás contadas de la pareja de aventureros, algunas de las cuales ellos seguramente habrían preferido mantener en secreto. Desde las tierras yermas del norte hasta las ciudades misticas de Azyr, y desde los orcos de Karak Azgal hasta los ogros de Skabrand, sus hazañas se recuerdan y su leyenda crece. Ademas de la nueva novela corta El honor del Matador de Nathan Long, esta antologia contiene una seleccion de fabulosos relatos de aventuras de capa y espada, incluido un cuento inedito escrito por el autor de renombre John Brunner.

"Amor, traición y poder se entrelazan en una guerra que decidirá el destino de dioses y hombres."En un mundo donde lo divino y lo humano se entrelazan, la novela nos transporta al turbulento Imperio Romano del siglo IV, donde los destinos de hombres y dioses se cruzan en una batalla epica por el control del mundo.Ahediel, un angel guerrero, se encuentra atrapado entre su deber celestial y un amor prohibido por una humana, Amia, en medio de una trama que se desarrolla durante la Guerra Gotica. Mientras el Imperio Romano se tambalea bajo la amenaza de los godos y las intrigas internas, Fritigerno, un caudillo godo, lucha por la supervivencia de su pueblo, enfrentandose a traiciones y alianzas peligrosas.El destino de los personajes se entrelaza con eventos historicos reales, donde cada decision puede cambiar el curso de la historia. Desde las intrigas politicas en el corazon de Roma hasta las batallas sangrientas en las fronteras del imperio, los protagonistas deben navegar por un mundo donde la lealtad es efimera y el poder tiene un precio.En el trasfondo, una antigua profecia y un arbol mitico prometen un poder inimaginable, atrayendo a quienes buscan cambiar su destino.Con una narrativa rica en detalles historicos y mitologicos, esta es una saga epica que explora la lucha por el poder, el amor y la redencion en un mundo donde los dioses caminan entre los hombres. ¿Podran los heroes de esta historia desafiar a los dioses y forjar su propio destino, o sucumbiran ante las fuerzas que conspiran para destruirlos?

Una alegoría inquietante sobre el poder, el cuerpo y la obediencia en una patria que se administra como una casa.En el corazón de una patria en guerra, una casa funciona como fortaleza, capilla y gobierno. Alli manda la matriarca, una mujer ferozmente religiosa que administra con mano de hierro los asuntos del hogar, del Estado y de Dios. El baron, su esposo, es el gobernador: un caudillo temido, paranoico, entregado a la violencia como forma de control. Entre ambos, una sierva. Apenas una niña, hija de un teniente que entrego su vida por la nacion, adoptada por el baron con una promesa que nunca penso cumplir.En lugar de protegerla, la encierra, la reduce a la servidumbre y la lanza a la "riña de niñas", un espectaculo sangriento con que se alimenta el fervor popular. Pero dentro de esa casa -pueblo en miniatura, sede del regimen y teatro de la barbarie-, Maria Emilia traza una alianza secreta con la esposa del dictador. Desde las sombras, "La Generala" gobierna sin alzar la voz.Federico Andahazi construye una alegoria feroz del poder y sus formas mas intimas, un universo cerrado, brutal y fascinante, inspirado en el realismo magico. Con un lenguaje preciso y escenas de una intensidad inquietante, La matriarca, el baron y la sierva es una novela sobre la ceguera de la tirania y la crueldad como orden domestico y politico. Nadie sale indemne de esta casa, ni siquiera quienes la gobiernan.

The first volume of a sweeping fantasy by one of Japans most beloved storytellers, and the bestselling author of the Moribito series.The vast Umal Empire has flourished for centuries thanks to the miraculous ohaleh rice, a sacred grain brought from a distant land by the first empress Kokun. Resistant to all parasites, the rice has sustained the empire, ensuring peace and prosperity for centuriesuntil now. When a mysterious infestation strikes, famine spreads and the empire begins to crumble.Fifteen-year-old Aisha, granddaughter of the deposed lord of West Kantal, flees to the imperial capital with her younger brother after a violent coup. There she meets the reigning Kokun, Oliean enigmatic girl worshipped for her supposed gift of scent, yet secretly powerless. As Aisha uncovers her own latent ability to perceive the natural world through smell, she and Olie form an unlikely alliance.Together, Aisha and Olie must uncover a hidden history and the truth behind the ohaleh rice, all the while battling forces that threaten not just the empires survival, but the very balance of nature.