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The Worldbreaker Saga Omnibus
by Kameron HurleyCollecting The Mirror Empire, Empire Ascendant, and The Broken Heavens together for the first time in one digital edition with bonus content from the author.The Mirror Empire: When a shadowy force threatens their world, an orphan blood mage, novice fighter, and illegitimate ruler must unite fractured nations – and confront their own darker natures.Empire Ascendant: In this devastating sequel to The Mirror Empire, Kameron Hurley transports us back to a land of blood mages and sentient plants, dark magic, and warfare on a scale that spans worlds.The Broken Heavens: With more refugees from ravaged lands passing through the soft seams between worlds every day, time is running out for the Tai Mora and the last of the Dhai. Only one ruler, one nation, one world can survive. Who will be saved, and who will be sacrificed, when the heavens finally break?
To the Stars
by Suzanne M. HurleyDevastated by the death of her father and being bullied at her new school, fourteen-year-old Niki O'Malley climbs up to the highest branch of her olive tree in an effort to hide away from the world. Next thing she knows, she's staring into the window of crying classmate Julie Oliveri. What is even more shocking is that Niki now has red hair and green eyes, very different from her normal black hair and blue eyes. What is going on? Is this all a dream? Magic? Coincidence? As Niki grows stronger and courageous, she discovers that her father lives forever in her heart and she never really did lose him. She also learns the meaning of true friendships and even falls in love for the very first time. Most of all, she understands the important lesson that when you love someone, you need to let them know, before it is too late.
The Blessed: Book 1 (The Blessed #1)
by Tonya HurleyBrooklyn teens Lucy, Cecilia and Agnes find themselves in the emergency room at Perpetual Help Hospital at the lowest point in their lives. Lucy, the superficial party girl; Cecilia, a drop out rock chick; and Agnes, a hopeless romantic. All rebels running from their lives and themselves, plagued by broken hearts and broken dreams.Enter Sebastian: mysterious, compelling, seductive. He brings the girls together and seems to provide each of them with what they long for ... and they begin to heal. But Sebastian is on the run - and soon the girls are hunted too ...A dark, contemporary rock 'n' roll retelling of three famous female martyrs - Agnes, Cecilia and Lucy - and their transformation from street deliquents to soul models.
The Blessed: Book 1 (The\blessed Ser.)
by Tonya HurleyBrooklyn teens Lucy, Cecilia and Agnes find themselves in the emergency room at Perpetual Help Hospital at the lowest point in their lives. Lucy, the superficial party girl; Cecilia, a drop out rock chick; and Agnes, a hopeless romantic. All rebels running from their lives and themselves, plagued by broken hearts and broken dreams.Enter Sebastian: mysterious, compelling, seductive. He brings the girls together and seems to provide each of them with what they long for ... and they begin to heal. But Sebastian is on the run - and soon the girls are hunted too ...A dark, contemporary rock 'n' roll retelling of three famous female martyrs - Agnes, Cecilia and Lucy - and their transformation from street deliquents to soul models.
Blessed: Sangre preciosa (The Blessed #Volumen 1)
by Tonya HurleyTres historias de corazones rotos. Tres chicas con un mismo fuego metido en sus cabezas. Una misma inquietud que las persigue desde niñas: la idea de que hay algo muy grande reservado para ellas. De Tonya Hurley, autora de la exitosa saga Ghostgirl. Tres chicas perdidas, cada una en busca de algo distinto. Pero lo que acaban encontrando supera los límites de la razón. Agnes, Cecilia y Lucy no han tenido una vida ejemplar..., más bien todo lo contrario. Brooklyn es testigo de sus excesos. Tres historias de corazones rotos y de sueños hechos añicos, tres chicas con un mismo fuego metido en sus cabezas, una misma inquietud que las persigue desde niñas: la idea de que hay algo muy grande reservado para ellas. Y, entonces, llega Sebastián. Misterioso, irresistible, seductor. Parece ofrecerles todo aquello que han estado esperando, aunque para conseguirlo deban embarcarse en una cruel batalla a muerte en la que no se juegan sólo el amor, sino también el destino de sus almas.
Canción de Navidad (Saga Ghostgirl #Volumen 4)
by Tonya Hurley¡¡Oh, negra navidad!! En Canción de Navidad Charlotte Usher tendrá ocasión de valorar su propia vida... aunque sea en el Más Allá. No te pierdas esta cuarta entrega de la saga «Ghostgril». Esta Navidad Charlotte se despierta ¡otra vez llena de vida! en el instituto Hawthorne, como si el trágico incidente con el osito de goma nunca hubiese sucedido. De pronto, vuelven todos los deseos que tenía antes de morir: ser amiga de Petula, conquistar a Damen y dejar de ser invisible para todo el mundo. Pero, mientras trata de reconquistar su vida anterior, Charlotte irá olvidando su vida en el Más Allá.+ ¿Conseguirá la Navidad hacer recordar a Charlotte quiénes son sus verdaderos amigos?
Feather girl: La chica que tenía pájaros en la cabeza
by Tonya HurleyEl nuevo libro de Tonya Hurley, autora de la serie superventas Ghostgirl. Wren Grayson odia los pájaros. Los odia porque la despiertan cada mañana. Los odia porque su padre, ornitólogo, está obsesionado con ellos. Los odia porque se llevaron a su madre. Y porque sueña con ellos y le hablan. Y porque cuando lo hacen, ella los entiende. Pero solo los pájaros podrán coser las heridas que han roto su familia, y devolverle a su madre, perdida en las marismas de Luisiana, que ocultan un mundo lleno de magia y leyenda.
Ghostgirl: ¿Descanse en paz? (Saga Ghostgirl #Volumen 1)
by Tonya Hurley¿Alguna vez te has sentido invisible? El inicio de la exitosa saga «Ghostgirl». «En el mundo yo era solo una persona más,pero anhelaba ser el mundo para una persona...» Charlotte Usher se siente prácticamente invisible hasta que un día lo es de verdad. Peor aún: está muerta. Y todo por culpa de un osito de goma. Pero la muerte no impide que Charlotte siga con su plan. Todo lo contrario, se vuelve mucho más creativa y hará cualquier cosa por conseguir su objetivo: ser popular para seducir al chico que ama.
Ghostgirl. Canción de Navidad (Saga Ghostgirl #Volumen 4)
by Tonya HurleyEn navidad Charlotte regresa viva. Ahora se encuentra en el instituto Hawthorne y los deseos que tenía antes de morir también vuelven, pero ¿olvidará a sus amigos del Más Allá? Libro de éxito de la saga Ghostgirl. La navidad es una buena ocasión para valorar la propia vida... aunque sea en el Más Allá. Esta navidad Charlotte se despierta ¡otra vez llena de vida! En el instituto Hawthorne, como si el trágico incidente con el osito de goma nunca hubiese sucedido. De pronto, vuelven todos los deseos que tenía antes de morir: ser amiga de Petula, conquistar a Damen y dejar de ser invisible para todo el mundo. Pero mientras trata de reconquistar su vida anterior, Charlotte irá olvidando su vida en el Más Allá. ¿Conseguirá la navidad hacer recordar a Charlotte quiénes son sus verdaderos amigos? Lo que ha dicho la crítica sobre Ghostgirl: "Es una historia poco común que te hace ver que tu fin puede llegar en cualquier momento... Tonya Hurley hizo un excelente trabajo, y sin duda, esta historia atrapará a más de uno". - Gemma Rios. "Me encanta el humor negro que se esconde tras esta novela, que muchos tacharían de típica a primera vista, pero que es de todo menos eso". - Alba. http://www.ghostgirl.com.mx/
Ghostgirl. Día de Muertos (Ghostgirl #Volumen 5)
by Tonya HurleyCharlotte siente una fuerza de Hawthorne. Se trata de su amiga Scarlet, quien se enteró de la celebración del Día de Muertos en México y gracias a la que tal vez sean capaz de reunirse. Libro de éxito de la saga Ghostgirl. Charlotte está de regreso y esta vez visita a Scarlet ¡para celebrar el Día de Muertos! Porque el tiempo pasa, pero los recuerdos siempre estarán presentes. <P><P>Seguimos conectados a aquellos que amamos y a quienes nos aman y Charlotte últimamente siente como si algo la jalara hacia Hawthorne y su vida anterior. Pero ahora no se trata de su habitual nostalgia. La responsable es Scarlet que ha conocido a Matías, un estudiante de intercambio mexicano, quien le ha contado sobre la celebración del Día de Muertos, esa extraordinaria tradición en la cual, durante un sólo día, es posible que los muertos visiten a sus vivos. Y Scarlet y Damen tendrán que decidir si desean cambiar el Halloween por el Día de Muertos. <P><P> Quizá así Scarlet logre reunirse con su mejor amiga... Pero convocar a los muertos puede tener resultados inesperados. Esta nueva aventura de Charlotte y de sus amigos, traerá a nuestra adorable "chica fantasma" a México durante el festejo del Día de Muertos. Pero encontrar estas ventanas entre mundos no siempre resulta fácil y circular a través de ellas puede tener resultados inesperados. En esta nueva aventura Charlotte aprenderá que viajar a una dimensión a la que ya no se pertenece es muy duro -todos parecen haber retomado el curso de sus vidas sin ella- y a un país nuevo puede generar un sinfín de malentendidos, sobre todo si se trata con lugares, idiomas y tradiciones que no se dominan del todo.
Loca por amor: Loca Por Amor (Saga Ghostgirl #Volumen 3)
by Tonya HurleyEl amor es algo que uno no puede sacarse del corazón... Loca por amor es la tercera entrega de la saga «Ghostgirl». Antes de poder descansar en paz, Charlotte tiene que volver al trágico escenario de su muerte: el instituto. Todavía le queda una última misión que cumplir. Tiene que ayudar a quien le ha sido asignado a resolver algunos problemas personales antes del esperado baile de graduación. Pero nadie le ha explicado qué ocurre cuando precisamente estás enamorada de tu proyecto de clase... Charlotte moriría (otra vez) por amor. Pero si su billete para la Otra Vida implica enfrentarse a la demasiado familiar sensación de sentirse invisible, quizás esto vaya más allá de lo que ella pueda soportar...
Passionaries (The Blessed #2)
by Tonya HurleyTres chicas, cada una en busca de algo distinto. Pero lo que acaban encontrando supera los límites de la razón. Tres chicas han sido rescatadas por un misterioso extraño. Pero, ¿necesitaban ser salvadas, o más bien ellas nos salvarán a todos? El tiempo se acaba. Hay que tomar una decisión. El destino del mundo está en la balanza. Agnes, Cecilia y Lucy son herederas del destino de tres santas mártires que deben luchar contra un mundo cada vez peor. Vieron como Sebastian se sacrificó por lo que creía, y ahora tienen que tomar decisiones por sí mismas. Confiarán en sus destinos como santas y mártires y realizarán los milagros para los que Sebastian las instruyó? ¿O perderán la fe en sí mismas y en las demás? La crítica ha dicho: "A HOT NEW ROMANCE!" -USA Today- "Tony Hurley trae a la vida una versión oscura y sombría de Brooklyn. Es el escenario perfecto para esta subversiva y valiente novela... Un segundo volumen estupendo." -Kirkus Reviews-
Passionaries: Book 2 (The Blessed #2)
by Tonya HurleyNow that Agnes, Lucy and Cecilia have learned of their fate - each an embodiment of a martyred saint - a powerful and unique bond unites them. They will need each other now that the mysterious and seductive Sebastian is dead. His words stay with them: in order to truly save themselves they will need to perform two miracles. Sebastian's heart holds the key to their destiny, but it was taken from his body when he was killed. They must hunt it down, but they are not the only ones lookingIn the battle for Sebastian's heart each of the girls must give up something dear to them ... and one of them will pay the ultimate price.A dark, contemporary rock 'n' roll retelling of three famous female martyrs - Agnes, Cecilia and Lucy - and their transformation from street deliquents to soul models.'Intense, visceral, powerful.' Books for Keeps
Passionaries: Book 2
by Tonya HurleyNow that Agnes, Lucy and Cecilia have learned of their fate - each an embodiment of a martyred saint - a powerful and unique bond unites them. They will need each other now that the mysterious and seductive Sebastian is dead. His words stay with them: in order to truly save themselves they will need to perform two miracles. Sebastian's heart holds the key to their destiny, but it was taken from his body when he was killed. They must hunt it down, but they are not the only ones lookingIn the battle for Sebastian's heart each of the girls must give up something dear to them ... and one of them will pay the ultimate price.A dark, contemporary rock 'n' roll retelling of three famous female martyrs - Agnes, Cecilia and Lucy - and their transformation from street deliquents to soul models.'Intense, visceral, powerful.' Books for Keeps
El regreso (Saga Ghostgirl #Volumen 2)
by Tonya HurleySi te gustó Ghostgirl, no te pierdas El regreso, la segunda entrega de la saga protagonizada por Charlotte Usher. Dicen que la comedia es una tragedia que le sucede a otro. Pero que en el Más Allá uno todavía tenga que hacer prácticas... a Charlotte no le hace ninguna gracia. Y menos si consisten en coger el teléfono en un centro de ayuda para adolescentes problemáticos. Hasta que un día recibe la llamada de su amiga Scarlet: una pedicura terriblemente torpe ha dejado a Petula, su hermana pija, en coma. Y además, Damen, el novio de Scarlet, parece que vuelve a sentir algo por Petula, aunque ésta esté inconsciente... Tal vez Charlotte sea la única persona que pueda solucionarlo... aun a riesgo de precipitar un fatídico final para todos.
Adelaide's Secret World
by Elise HurstA gorgeously illustrated picture book about creativity, making connections, and finding friendship. Sure to appeal to fans of Shaun Tan or Aaron Becker.With a poetic story and lush paintings, Elise Hurst conveys how a bit of bravery, empathy, and imagination can transform our lives.Adelaide lives in a city filled with people and wonders, but she is lonely. She is a watcher, and she sees others like her: the quiet ones, those who dance and dream alone. In a chance encounter, Adelaide meets someone who just might be a kindred spirit--and is so startled and shy she runs away! But then she gathers her courage and uses all her ingenuity to make sure that they--and all the other lonely ones--meet and connect and share their dreams.
The Edge of Forever
by Melissa E. HurstIn 2013, sixteen-year-old Alora is having blackouts. Each time she wakes up in a different place with no idea how she got there. The one thing she is certain of? Someone is following her. In 2146, seventeen-year-old Bridger is one of a small number of people born with the ability to travel to the past. While on a routine school time trip, he sees the last person he expected--his dead father. The strangest part is that, according to the Department of Temporal Affairs, his father was never assigned to be in that time. Bridger’s even more stunned when he learns that his by-the-book father was there to break the most important rule of time travel--to prevent someone’s murder. And that someone is named Alora. Determined to discover why his father wanted to help a "ghost,” Bridger illegally shifts to 2013 and, along with Alora, races to solve the mystery surrounding her past and her connection to his father before the DTA finds him. If he can stop Alora’s death without altering the timeline, maybe he can save his father too.
On Through the Never
by Melissa E. HurstIn 2013, Bridger and Alora found a way to prevent Alora’s murder and return her to the century she was born in, preserving the timeline and preventing a possibly disastrous future. Back in the year 2147, Bridger is following in his father’s footsteps by wrapping up his military training at The Academy for Time Travel and Research. Alora is adjusting to life in the twenty-second century, and learning to master her powers; as a Dual Talent, she has the rare—and secret—ability to bend both space and time. But unrest is growing in the North American Federation. As the government moves to limit the rights of Purists, people who refuse genetic modifications, violent protests break out. At the same time, paranoia and anger about the existence of Dual Talents seems to be growing—both among Purists and within the government itself. Then a masked Time Bender arrives from the future. He insists that war is coming, and only Bridger and Alora can stop it. There’s just one problem: they have no memory of each other.
12 arcas: Hijos de los dioses
by Inmaculada Sánchez Hurtado¿Qué pasaría si un día descubrieras que tienes poderes y que una misteriosa amenaza ha capturado a tus padres y se dirige directa a ti? ¿Qué pasaría si un día tus padres son secuestrados descubriendo que tienes poderes y que una misteriosa amenaza se dirige directa a ti? <P><P>Pues con eso tendrán que lidiar nuestros protagonistas. Uriel, Brais e Izaro tendrán que aprender a lidiar con los dioses además de salvar a sus padres y al mundo entero de un inminente final a manos de la diosa del caos Korocuvu. ¿Serán capaces de lograrlo?
Minutes to Burn
by Gregg HurwitzIn the year 2007 the world is not what it was... Powerful earthquakes and hurricanes have left most of South America in ruins--and solar rays pouring down through holes in the depleted ozone layer can burn human flesh to a crisp in minutes. An impending global eco-catastrophe has brought a crack scientific team to a desolate island in the GalApaos--along with a ragtag squad of U.S. Navy SEALs entrusted with their protection--to position critical seismic equipment before the next wave of earthquakes hits. But there is something waiting for them all in the jungles of Sangre de Dios. A scientific phenomenon the likes of which has never been seen has evolved in the devastating heat of a killing sun. And with the world's future hanging in the balance, a desperate search for answers has suddenly turned into a terrifying war for survival--transforming scientists and soldiers alike into something they never dreamed possible: prey.
Kingdom of the Spiders
by Bernhardt J. HurwoodThe Invasion... Walter Colby was a rancher and farmer, not an expert on giant arachnids whose behavior patterns confounded Diane Ashley, a recognized scientist. How then could Colby even begin to suspect anything about the altered nesting habits of these creatures that had invaded his property and ravaged his livestock? How could he know that even as he stood there battalions of spiders were scurrying to safety down tunnels, making their way through a maze-like network of passageways beneath the sandy Arizona soil. At that very moment, before the flames had completely died down, trapdoors were springing open just beyond Colby's line of sight, and spiders were crawling out-thousands upon thousands of them- their venomous jaws working back and forth, their appetites growing by the hour.
Chaos Queen - Blood Requiem (Chaos Queen #3)
by Christopher Husberg"Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson." Library Journal on DuskfallThe Nine Daemons are on the rise.Once believed dead and gone, Daemons have found a way back into the world. But the only people who can withstand their assault are spread across the face of the Sfaera.Free at last from the influence of assassins and emperors alike, the psimancer Winter sails back to her hometown--only to find a new trouble stirring. Meanwhile, the heretic sisters Jane and Cinzia Oden are beset by supernatural attacks. And soon their allies, the vampire-girl Astrid and the former assassin Knot, must face the terrifying Black Matron.As new battles are fought, the Daemons creep ever closer to freedom, and the legend of the Chaos Queen may soon be made anew.
Chaos Queen - Dark Immolation (Chaos Queen #2)
by Christopher HusbergA new religion is rising, gathering followers drawn by rumors of prophetess Jane Oden. Her sister Cinzia—once a Cantic priestess—is by her side, but fears that Jane will lead them to ruin. For both the Church and the Nazaniin assassins are still on their trail, and much worse may come.Knot, his true nature now revealed if not truly understood, is haunted by his memories, and is not the ally he once was. Astrid travels to Tinska to find answers for her friend, but the child-like vampire has old enemies who have been waiting for her return. And beyond the Blood Gate in the empire of Roden, a tiellan woman finds herself with a new protector. One who wants to use her extraordinary abilities for his own ends...
Chaos Queen - Dawnrise (Chaos Queen 5)
by Christopher HusbergThe fifth and final book in the epic Chaos Queen series. "Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson." (Library Journal on Duskfall).Nothing is as it seems. Sfaera-shattering revelations reveal there is more to the Nine Daemons--and Canta--than anyone could have imagined, and deep in the heart of Triah, a threat that has lurked below the surface for years finally rises, gathering unimaginable power. Knot, still reeling from a shocking death, tries to put himself back together in time to fight. Two ex-Nazaniin assassins, Code and Kali, form an unlikely alliance. Cinzia, more suspicious than ever of her sister Jane Oden--Canta&’s prophetess--rallies as many people as she can to save the Sfaera from imminent destruction. And Winter, the Chaos Queen herself, realizes she must finally choose sides and face the greatest test of her life: finding the humility to seek help. Deep in the heart of Triah, a threat that has lurked below the surface for years finally rises, gathering unimaginable power. Only the unlikely alliance formed between the two former Nazaniin assassins, Code and Kali, stands in its way. Characters old and new join forces to preserve life as they know it. The darkest night the Sfaera has ever known is about to end, but whether it ends in daylight or destruction remains to be seen..
Chaos Queen - Fear the Stars (Chaos Queen 4)
by Christopher HusbergThe fourth book in the epic Chaos Queen series. "Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson." (Library Journal on Duskfall)All parties converge on the capital city, Triah - Cinzia and the Odenites to establish their new religion and appeal against a charge of heresy; Knot and Astrid to find answers in the vampire girl's past; and Winter has come to conquer the city, at the head of a tiellan army. But Winter is still struggling with her addictions and anger; Knot's efforts to be reunited with her can only lead to disappointment. Cinzia cannot free herself from a terrible bargain. And as the battle lines are drawn, the true nature of the goddess Canta, and the Odenites' final purpose, will soon be revealed...