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El imperio final inicia la saga «Nacidos de la Bruma [Mistborn]», obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito

Reunidos en un solo volumen, dos brillantes novelas cortas de uno de los maestros consagrados de la fantasía contemporánea internacional, y que hacen gala de su poderosa imaginación.Fantascy presenta un autentico acontecimiento para los numerosos seguidores de Brandon Sanderson, y un descubrimiento para los que aun no lo son: las novelas cortas,LegionyEl alma del emperador reunidas en un solo volumen.LEGIONStephen Leeds tiene una mente tan poderosa que roza lo sobrehumano y le permite repartirse entre una multitud de personalidades, entes imaginarias que solo el ve, que despliegan una diversidad de habilidades especializadas. Cuando contratan sus servicios para recuperar un objeto robado, Leeds se lanza a la busqueda del inventor, desaparecido en condiciones sospechosas. El artefacto codiciado es una camara fotografica capaz de captar imagenes del pasado, cuyas propiedades podrian cambiar nuestra forma de entender la historia de la humanidad. La investigacion sumira a Leeds en un conflicto que lo llevara desde Estados Unidos hasta la antigua ciudad de Jerusalen. Esta intensa aventura detectivesca aborda temas como la naturaleza del tiempo, los usos potenciales de la tecnologia y la complicada relacion entre la politica y la fe.EL ALMA DEL EMPERADORShai, una maga Falsificadora, ha sido condenada a muerte; pero el consejo le ofrece su libertad a cambio de la mayor falsificacion que pueda emprenderse: la del alma del emperador, en estado catatonico tras un atentado. Al adivinar las motivaciones de sus captores, Shai deduce que no sobrevivira ni siquiera si logra cumplir el cometido. Asi pues, trama formas de escapar del palacio a la vez que que se esfuerza en comprender hasta el limite de lo posible los entresijos de la personalidad del emperador. Aunque asume la necesidad de huir, a Shai le atrae poderosamente la idea de crear la falsificacion mas extraordinaria del mundo... ¿Es posible crear una copia de un alma tan convincente que supere al original?Reseñas:Brandon Sanderson es una leyenda.Alexelcapo, @EvilAFMDeberia ser del agrado de las legiones de fans de Sanderson y tambien le hara ganar nuevos aficionados.Pat's Fantasy HotlistUn ejemplo perfecto de por que Sanderson es uno los mejores escritores de fantasia actuales.Book Banter

They told David it was impossible - that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand. Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs. He found some of those answers in FIREFIGHT. Now, he has to decide what to do with them ...Calamity is about what you do to fill your heart once you have vengeance.

Elantris, la citta degli dèi. Abitata da creature di una bellezza splendente, è un luogo di fulgore e magia. Un luogo di felicita eterna. Ma all'improvviso quell'eternita ha fine. Elantris diventa un luogo di tetra disperazione: i suoi abitanti, colpiti da un'orrenda maledizione, diventano misere creature i cui corpi hanno dimenticato di essere morti e la citta diventa la loro tomba. E quella maledizione può colpire chiunque: anche Raoden, il principe ereditario del regno di Arelon. All'insaputa di tutti, il giovane viene rinchiuso tra le mura di Elantris, dove sara costretto a fare i conti con una civilta imbarbarita. Agli occhi del mondo lui è morto, anche per Sarene, la principessa che si preparava a diventare sua sposa, sperando, dopo una lunga corrispondenza, di trovare l'amore oltre le ragioni di Stato. Dovra affrontare da sola gli intrighi di corte di Arelon e una nuova minaccia rappresentata da Hrathen, un alto sacerdote giunto dal regno ostile di Fjorden: è venuto per redimere Arelon o per distruggerla? Né Sarene né Hrathen sanno la verita su Raoden, ma forse sara proprio lui a svelare il segreto dietro la maledizione di Elantris e a dare un nuovo futuro al suo regno. Un'opera ispirata e originale che ha rivelato Brandon Sanderson come una delle maggiori promesse della letteratura fantasy contemporanea.

Sanderson's entertaining second Mistborn novel begins after most fantasy series end, when the team of brave and cunning heroes find that holding on to power is even harder than overthrowing the previous tyrant. Elend Venture, the scholarly new Lord Ruler of Luthadel, clings to power while Luthadel's aristocrats and merchants grumble and two enemy armiesone led by Elend's father, Lord Straffcamp outside the city gates. Fortunately, Elend can rely on help from his lover and unofficial court assassin, the young allomancer Vin, but her magical metal-using ability makes her a target. An orphan of decidedly low origins, Vin is also having trouble adapting to her position as royal consort, especially since the underclass skaa, newly freed by Elend, look to her as their protector. Meanwhile, the ancient evil known as the Deepness is rising once again. This entertaining read will especially please those who always wanted to know what happened after the good guys won.

El Pozo de la Ascensión es el segundo volumen de la saga «Nacidos de la Bruma [Mistborn]», una obra iniciada conEl imperio final y parte imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar for

El Héroe de las Eras es el tercer volumen de la saga «Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn)». Una obra iniciada conEl imperio final y parte imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a l

Raoden a survécu. Frappé par la malédiction du Shaod, il a rejoint les ombres derrière les murailles d'Elantris. Il tente d'unifier les damnés de la cité et de découvrir ce qui a corrompu le Shaod. Prix Imaginales 2010 (prix de l'illustration).

Durante mil años han caído las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes e inmortalidad. Le ayudan obligadores e inquisidores, junto a la poderosa magia de la alomancia. Pero los nobles, con frecuencia, han tenido trato sexual con jovenes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohibe, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alomanticos: son los nacidos de la bruma (mistborns). Ahora, Kelsier, el superviviente, el unico que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte... Tal vez los dos unidos a la rebelion que los skaa intentan desde hace mil años puedan cambiar el mundo y la atroz dominacion del Lord Legislador.

Following the success of Legion, Legion: Skin Deep charts another fast moving and gripping adventure for Stephen Leeds, AKA Legion. Leeds is a genius, his mind contains too much information. And to cope it his split his skills off into individual personalities. They crowd his head and he lives with them in a vast empty mansion. While he can call on any one of them to solve a problem he also walks a line across an all-consuming madness. In development for television Brandon Sanderson''s Legion stories are gripping psychological thrillers, perfect for any fan of speculative fiction. They will resonate particularly strongly with fans of stories about that other tortured crime-fighting genius: Sherlock Holmes. Legion: Skin Deep is an all-new, action-packed novella starring one of the most fascinating and charismatic heroes ever.

From the bestselling author of the Mistborn Trilogy and co-author of the final three books of Robert Jordan''s Wheel of Time series comes the tale of a heretic thief who may be an Empire''s only hope for survival. Shai is a Forger: a foreigner who can flawlessly re-create any item by rewriting its history using skillful magic ...although she''s currently condemned to death after trying to steal the emperor''s sceptre, she has one last opportunity to save herself. The emperor has barely survived an assassination attempt, he needs a new soul and, despite viewing her skill as a Forger an abomination, her captors have turned to Shai for help. Skillfully deducing her captors plans, Shai know the first thing she needs is a perfect escape plan. but in the meantime, her fate and that of the empire lies in completing an impossible task: is it possible to create a forgery so convincing that it''s better than the soul itself?

They told David it was impossible - that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand. Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs. He found some of those answers in FIREFIGHT. Now, he has to decide what to do with them ...Calamity is about what you do to fill your heart once you have vengeance

They told David it was impossible - that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand. Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs. Babylon Restored, the old borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though. Ruled by the mysterious High Epic, Regalia, David is sure Babylon Restored will lead him to what he needs to find. And while entering another city oppressed by a High Epic despot is a gamble, David's willing to risk it. Because killing Steelheart left a hole in David's heart. A hole where his thirst for vengeance once lived. Somehow, he filled that hole with another Epic - Firefight. And he's willing to go on a quest darker, and more dangerous even, than the fight against Steelheart to find her, and to get his answers.

The Mistborn trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series and his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic action, his ability to create vivid characters made him a natural choice to complete Robert Jordan's epic wheel of time sequence.

Brandon Sanderson is one of the most significant fantasists to enter the field in a good many years. His ambitious, multi-volume epics and his stellar continuation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series have earned both critical acclaim and a substantial popular following. In LEGION, a distinctly contemporary novella filled with suspense, humor, and an endless flow of invention, Sanderson reveals a startling new facet of his singular narrative talent. Stephen Leeds, AKA 'Legion', is a man whose unique mental condition allows him to generate a multitude of personae: hallucinatory entities with a wide variety of personal characteristics and a vast array of highly specialised skills. As the story begins, Leeds and his 'aspects' are drawn into the search for the missing Balubal Razon, inventor of a camera whose astonishing properties could alter our understanding of human history and change the very structure of society. The action ranges from the familiar environs of America to the ancient, divided city of Jerusalem. Along the way, Sanderson touches on a formidable assortment of complex questions: the nature of time, the mysteries of the human mind, the potential uses of technology, and the volatile connection between politics and faith. Resonant, intelligent, and thoroughly absorbing, LEGION is a provocative entertainment from a writer of great originality and seemingly limitless gifts

The natural heir to Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series hit No.1 in the US and No.2 in the UK with the hardback release of the massive second volume, WORDS OF RADIANCE. Split into two volumes for paperback this is Part One of that second volume. WORDS OF RADIANCE takes the reader even deeper into the lives of its characters as they fight for power, freedom and their lives on the extraordinary, hurricane swept world of Rosharr. Famed for his plotting, his wonderful characters and his intricate magic systems Brandon Sanderson is poised to take up the crown of Robert Jordan as the creator of the keynote epic fantasy series of its time with the Stormlight Archive.