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Contos de horror: volume 2
by Michael Bray Ana Paula PiresIntroduzindo o segundo volume de contos de horror originais baseados nos maiores medos do ser humano. Fobias, traumas de infância e demônios pessoais são explorados e distorcidos em histórias pertubadoras e por vezes violentas destinadas a assustar o seu leitor. Se você é fã de Tales from the Crypt, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Black Mirror e outras antologias de terror, estão está coleção foi feita para você! Apenas uma pergunta permanece. Você se atreve a enfrentar os seus medos e os dos outros?
Contos de Mantequero
by Jenny TwistEste livro é uma compilação das três histórias de Mantequero: Mantequero, Desaparecido e Pecados do Pai; com a adição de duas novas histórias: O Primeiro Mantequero e O Último Mantequero. No sul da Espanha, no início do século XX, as pessoas da aldeia ainda acreditavam nessa fera fabulosa em particular. Às vezes chamavam de mantequero e outras de sacamantecas; era um monstro que parecia homem, mas que vivia em lugares selvagens e se alimentava de manteca ou gordura humana. . . Algumas pessoas ainda acreditam. . .
Contos de P.A.L.M. ( Parceria de Animagi, Lobisomens e Metamorfo)
by José Rodrigues da Silva Debbie Manber KupferGatos e Lobos e Tegs - Oh meu! Conheça Alistair, Ramora e Griddlebone em três estórias pelo mundo de P.A.L.M. ( Parceria de Animagi, Lobisomens e Metamorfo) Alistair é um velho, ainda aparentemente jovem lobisomem que tomou um jovem lobisomem, Josh, abaixo de sua asa. Uma noite, ele conta a Josh sobre seu cruel pai assassino que matou a mãe e as irmãs de Alistair (e ele observou) por diversão. Durante a primeira lua cheia de Alistair, tantos anos atrás, ele precisaria selar seu destino com um assassinato digno, que ele ansiosamente cometeu com orgulho. Ramora, uma jovem noiva de vinte anos que é obrigada a casar com um homem por volta dos trinta, conhece Morgana - uma desonesta fada verde ou teg que oferece riquezas e imortalidade a Ramora,. Aguardando a chegada da fada em cima da montanha de Manus Wu, Ramora teme uma possível traição de Morgana. Num piscar de olhos, Ramora sela seu destino. Griddlebone é o resultado de experimentos do Gestapo em prisioneiros judeus em Viena durante a guerra, combinando o DNA deles com o de felinos em ordem para criar a perfeita máquina assassina. Enquanto os prisioneiros judeus testemunhas de Griddlebone são forçados para o fundo de um caminhão por soldados nazistas, outros werecats escondidos atacam e sistematicamente destroçam alguns dos capturadores nazistas. Aqueles que sobrevivem rapidamente fogem no caminhão com seus prisioneiros. Uma prisioneira, Esther, é salva. Na transformação dela, Esther e Griddlebone fazem uma visita a um dos campos de concentração para ver se os guardas querem sair para jogar. CINCO ESTRELAS - "A imaginação de Debbie Manber Kupfer é claramente em grande escala, com cada um destes contos facilmente visualizado em cada detalhe. Contos de P.A.L.M. trabalha com o macabro, mas também traz um conto de justiça, que é claramente melhor quando é servido cru com um fluxo de sangue humano. Eu me peguei aplaudindo Alistair, sentindo o sofrimento por Ramora, an
Contos de terror
by Harry Glum Bárbara MarquesTrês relatos de formato clássico que deixarão seu sangue gelado. Três histórias fascinantes para os amantes do gênero. A herança do pai: Uma jovem mãe descobre que seu pequeno bebê está sofrendo estranhas transformações. "Em uma daquelas noites o pequeno Pete começou a respirar de uma forma estranha, muito brusca. Sharon se assustou e acendeu a luz. Seu filho parecia dormir tranquilamente, como se nada tivesse acontecido. Horrorizada, pode observar que o corpo de seu adorável bebê estava coberto com pelos escuros. Abafou um grito e tentou tranquilizar-se." A boneca: A pequena Penny encontra uma linda boneca de porcelana que estava abandonada e decide levá-la para casa. Seus pais não se convencem com a ideia. "Penny olhou para o rosto de sua boneca e descobriu que havia mudado. Realmente, agora parecia triste. Mas até então sua expressão sempre lhe pareceu feliz e sorridente." A casa esquecida: Um arquiteto com problemas se muda para uma casa afastada, no alto de uma colina. "E como sempre, a altas horas da madrugada. Alguém estava esmurrando a porta. Desceu as escadas e chegou até a entrada com a esperança de que fosse apenas um bando de garotos entediados." Harry Glum nos presenteia com três histórias que deliciarão os leitores mais exigentes.
Contos de Zumbis do Mundo dos Mortos
by Rhiannon Frater Ruy Batalha de Camargo FilhoContos de Zumbis do Mundo dos Mortos contém histórias curiosas e emocionantes situadas em versões alternativas de um planeta Terra habitado por assustadores zumbis que irão adentrar seus pesadelos. Em “O Cobertor”, um menino se esconde enquanto o fim do mundo entra em sua casa ... Em “Os Escavadores”, dois sobreviventes lutam para esculpir uma vida para si mesmos, enquanto são ameaçados pelos seres mais terríveis de todos: os humanos ... Em “O Edifício”, uma adolescente vive em um bairro com muros altos a espera de poder escapar para o enorme e luxuoso edifício de apartamentos que se eleva sobre ela. Mas para alcançá-lo, ela e sua família, terão que se arriscar entre os mortos que andam pelas ruas ... Em “O Necromante”, uma clériga deve lidar com aglomerações de mortos-vivos destrutivos enquanto estes ameaçam um lotado acampamento em um mundo futurista ... Em “A Corrida”, sete amigos se esforçam para chegar a Zona Vermelha, tentando evitar os perigosos Loucos, além de uns aos outros ... Em “O Falso Começo”, um jovem casal é despedaçado quando a praga dos mortos-vivos começa a tomar posse da população de Austin, Texas ... Vencedora de prêmios, a autora Rhiannon Frater desenvolve novas histórias situadas em mundos alternativos, onde pessoas normais enfrentam criaturas cujo único e total objetivo é: acabar com os vivos.
Contos dos Esquecidos
by Wj Lundy Rodrigo Steffen CelmerO mundo está em guerra com o Vírus Primal. Forças militares ao redor do globo foram chamadas para defender sua terra natal enquanto o vírus se espalha e dizima populações. Durante uma patrulha e designado à uma remota base no Afeganistão, a unidade do Sargento Brad Thompson fora abandonada, deixada por conta própria e sem um contrato. Sobreviveram e construíram um refúgio, mas agora foram esquecidos. Sem contato algum de seus familiares ou com o comando. Brad toma uma difícil decisão de deixar a segurança do seu complexo para tentar fazer contato com os Estados Unidos, desesperado por conseguir resgate para os seus homens. Mas o que ele encontra durante essa jornada é algo pior do que ele poderia ter previsto.
Contos Sombrios e Versos Sinuosos: Uma Coleção de Contos para a Fogueira
by A L ButcherContos sombrios de fantasmas de guerra, sangue do Outono do Terror, da fúria da natureza, um assassinato incomum e um vampiro cínico. Poemas sinuosos de perda e caos. Alguns temas adultos e linguagem pesada.
The Contrary Tale of the Butterfly Girl
by Ishbelle BeeA dark and twisted Victorian melodrama, like Alice in Wonderland goes to Hell, from the author of The Singular & Extraordinary Tale of Mirror & Goliath. Two orphans, Pedrock and Boo Boo, are sent to live in the sinister village of Darkwound. There they meet and befriend the magical and dangerous Mr Loveheart and his neighbour, Professor Hummingbird, a recluse who collects rare butterflies. Little do they know that Professor Hummingbird has attracted the wrath of a demon named Mr Angelcakes. One night, Mr Angelcakes visits Boo Boo and carves a butterfly onto her back. Boo Boo starts to metamorphose into a butterfly/human hybrid, and is kidnapped by Professor Hummingbird. When Mr Loveheart attempts to rescue her with the aid of Detective White and Constable Walnut, they too are turned into butterflies. Caught between Professor Hummingbird and the demon Angelcakes, Loveheart finds himself entangled in a web much wider and darker than he could have imagined, and a plot that leads him right to the Prime Minister and even Queen Victoria herself ...
Contre vents et marées (THIRDS #1)
by Charlie Cochet Ingrid LecouvezTHIRDS, tome 1Lorsque le témoignage de Dexter J. Daley, inspecteur aux Homicides, aide à envoyer son partenaire en prison pour meurtre, les conséquences - et la frénésie médiatique - ne sont pas loin derrière lui. Il se retrouve très vite sans compagnon, sans amis, et, après une rencontre désagréable dans un parking après le procès, il a de la chance de ne pas se retrouver sans dents. Dex craint d'être transféré des Forces de Police Humaine du commissariat de la Sixième Avenue, ou pire, de se faire renvoyer. Mais son père adoptif - un sergent de la Section Défense Reconnaissance Intelligence Humains Therians, autrement connue sous le nom de THIRDS - tire quelques ficelles, et Dex est recruté en tant qu'agent de l'unité Défense. Dex est déterminé à reprendre sa vie en main et il est impatient de commencer son nouveau travail. Mais sa première rencontre avec le chef d'équipe Sloane Brodie, un jaguar therian qui se trouve également être son nouveau partenaire, tourne au désastre. Quand l'équipe est appelée à enquêter sur les meurtres de trois militants HumaniTherians, il devient vite évident pour Dex que se faire accepter par son coéquipier et le reste de l'équipe très unie sera beaucoup plus difficile que d'attraper le tueur - et tout aussi dangereux.
Contrition
by Deborah SheldonIn her late teens, Meredith Berg-Olsen had had all the makings of a runway model. Now in her late forties, after everything she had been through – including horrors that John could only guess at – she looked bloodless instead of pale, skeletal instead of slender, more dead than alive. John Penrose has two secrets. One is the roommate he keeps hidden from the world: his high-school sweetheart, Meredith. His other secret is the reason he feels compelled to look after her. Contrition is a horror story with noir undertones and an atmosphere of mounting dread.
Control
by Mary Calmes Cardeno C.Vy Aleknos is the leader of a hawk shifter flock. Openly gay since he was a teen, Vy is proud and self-assured on the outside, while secretly worrying he'll be forced to spend his life alone because two males can't be mates. When bear shifter Robert Cimino appears in Vy's small town, Vy realizes his concerns were unfounded -- he has a male mate, and a sexy, dominant one to boot. Robert is a bear shifter who refuses to shift. Immediately attracted to Vy, he deviates from his normal pattern and seeks more than a one off with the powerful, bristly hawk. But Robert's affections are rooted in his human form, and when Vy discovers Robert doesn't recognize him as his mate, he pulls away. If Robert wants to stay with Vy, he must convince a man deeply ruled by his animal instincts to give their relationship as humans a chance.
A Conventional Boy
by Charles StrossIn A Conventional Boy, the fate of the world will depend on a roll of the dice... twenty-sided dice, that is. In 1984, Derek Reilly was just another teenage nerd growing up in middle England. But his love of D&D caused him to fall afoul of the Laundry, a government agency tasked with suppressing supernatural threats. It turns out that sometimes ninth level wizard spells drawn on the back of your maths textbook can look suspiciously like actual magic...Decades later, Derek is a long-term inmate at Camp Sunshine, a centre for deprogramming captured cultists. But Derek finally has reason to escape, and an escape plan to out into action: he wants to attend his first gaming convention. While Derek's D&D games were fictional, a game at the con really is a dread ritual designed to summon a great evil into our world, and it's up to Derek and his players to stop them.The fate of the world may depend on the contents of Derek's dice bag.The Laundry Files series follows an agency of British spies who deal with supernatural threats; they also have to deal with chronic underfunding, government ministers, rival agencies and worst of all, each other. Think Slow Horses crossed with the monsters from Stranger Things, this series is funny, nerdy, and a cult classic.***Publishing just ahead of the final Laundry Files novel (The Regicide Report, summer 2025), this new collection includes the never before published Laundry Files novel A Conventional Boy - inspired by the 1980s Satanic Panic - and two other short stories in this joyous celebration of all things Laundry Files.***In this collection:*A CONVENTIONAL BOY (53.3k words)*DOWN ON THE FARM (12.7k words)*OVERTIME (8.7k words)also includes exclusive afterword from Charles Stross
A Conventional Boy
by Charles StrossIn A Conventional Boy, the fate of the world will depend on a roll of the dice... twenty-sided dice, that is. In 1984, Derek Reilly was just another teenage nerd growing up in middle England. But his love of D&D caused him to fall afoul of the Laundry, a government agency tasked with suppressing supernatural threats. It turns out that sometimes ninth level wizard spells drawn on the back of your maths textbook can look suspiciously like actual magic...Decades later, Derek is a long-term inmate at Camp Sunshine, a centre for deprogramming captured cultists. But Derek finally has reason to escape, and an escape plan to out into action: he wants to attend his first gaming convention. While Derek's D&D games were fictional, a game at the con really is a dread ritual designed to summon a great evil into our world, and it's up to Derek and his players to stop them.The fate of the world may depend on the contents of Derek's dice bag.The Laundry Files series follows an agency of British spies who deal with supernatural threats; they also have to deal with chronic underfunding, government ministers, rival agencies and worst of all, each other. Think Slow Horses crossed with the monsters from Stranger Things, this series is funny, nerdy, and a cult classic.***Publishing just ahead of the final Laundry Files novel (The Regicide Report, summer 2025), this new collection includes the never before published Laundry Files novel A Conventional Boy - inspired by the 1980s Satanic Panic - and two other short stories in this joyous celebration of all things Laundry Files.***In this collection:*A CONVENTIONAL BOY (53.3k words)*DOWN ON THE FARM (12.7k words)*OVERTIME (8.7k words)also includes exclusive afterword from Charles Stross
A Conventional Boy: A Laundry Files Novel (Laundry Files)
by Charles StrossIn this new Laundry Files adventure the fate of the world will literally depend on the roll of dice... twenty-sided dice, that is.In 1984, Derek Reilly was just another spotty teenage dungeon master growing up in middle England. But then a secret government agency tasked with suppressing magical intrusions received a tip-off – and one midnight raid later, his life was turned upside down by the Satanic D&D Panic.Decades later Derek, now middle-aged and institutionalized, is a long-term inmate at Camp Sunshine, a center for deprogramming captured Elder God cultists. He’s considered safe enough to edit the camp newsletter, and he even has postal privileges – which he uses to run a play-by-mail game. After 25 years, Derek finally has reason to escape: a nearby D&D convention. While Derek’s D&D games were full of fictional elder gods and world-ending threats, a LARP game at the con is a dread ritual designed to summon a great evil into our world, and it’s up to Derek and his players to stop them.The fate of the world may depend on the contents of Derek’s magic dice bag.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Conversation in Blood: An Egil & Nix Novel
by Paul S. KempThe hard-fighting, harder-drinking fortune hunters of The Hammer and the Blade and A Discourse in Steel are back to test their mettle and tempt fickle fate. Fantasy fiction has long welcomed adventurous rogues: Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, George R. R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg, and Scott Lynch’s Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen have all made their mark. In his Egil & Nix series, New York Times bestselling author Paul S. Kemp introduces a daring new duo to the ranks of fantasy fame—or is it infamy? Nix is a nimble thief with just enough knowledge of magic to get into serious trouble. Egil is the only priest of a discredited god. Together, they seek riches and renown, but somehow it is always misadventure and mayhem that find them—even in the dive bar they call home. And their luck has yet to change. All Nix wants to do is cheer Egil up after a bout of heartbreak. And, of course, strike it so rich that they need never worry about their combined bar bill. But when the light-fingered scoundrel plunders a tomb and snatches mysterious golden plates covered in runes, the treasure brings terrifying trouble. Pursued by an abomination full of ravenous hunger and unquenchable wrath, Egil and Nix find all they hold dear—including their beloved tavern—in dire peril. To say nothing of the world itself. Praise for Paul S. Kemp’s thrilling Egil & Nix novels “Most heroes work up to killing demons. Egil and Nix start there and pick up the pace.”—Elaine Cunningham, author of Honor Among Thieves “Kemp delivers sword and sorcery at its rollicking best, after the fashion of Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.”—Library Journal “Egil and Nix might not be the safest guys to go adventuring with, but they’re sure good company.”—Ed Greenwood, bestselling creator of Forgotten Realms “Did I mention how much fun Egil and Nix are? So. Much. Damn. Fun.”—Tor.com
Conversion
by Katherine Howe<P>From the New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane comes a chilling mystery—Prep meets The Crucible. <P>It’s senior year at St. Joan’s Academy, and school is a pressure cooker. College applications, the battle for valedictorian, deciphering boys’ texts: Through it all, Colleen Rowley and her friends are expected to keep it together. <P>Until they can’t. <P> First it’s the school’s queen bee, Clara Rutherford, who suddenly falls into uncontrollable tics in the middle of class. Her mystery illness quickly spreads to her closest clique of friends, then more students and symptoms follow: seizures, hair loss, violent coughing fits. St. Joan’s buzzes with rumors that blossoms into full-blown panic. <P>Soon the media descends on Danvers, Massachusetts, as everyone scrambles to find something, or someone, to blame. Pollution? Stress? Or are the girls faking? <P>Only Colleen—who’s been reading The Crucible for extra credit—comes to realize what nobody else has: Danvers was once Salem Village, where another group of girls suffered from a similarly bizarre epidemic three centuries ago . . . <P>Inspired by true events—from seventeenth-century colonial life to the halls of a modern-day high school—Conversion casts a spell. <P>With her signature wit and passion, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe delivers an exciting and suspenseful novel, a chilling mystery that raises the question, what’s really happening to the girls at St. Joan’s?
The Cookbook for Teens: The Easy Teen Cookbook with 74 Fun & Delicious Recipes to Try
by Mendocino PressThe super simple teen guide to becoming a kitchen whiz.Even the world's top chefs had to start somewhere. The Cookbook for Teens offers the easiest recipes to get aspiring chefs cooking with confidence—even if they've never cooked more than a slice of toast.This cookbook for teens starts off with the basics: practice preparation and cooking techniques, how to read recipes, and how to shop for groceries. Once these fundamentals are mastered, teens will learn how to make their own easy dishes, with super simple recipes for appetizers, entrées, and snacks.The Cookbook for Teens includes:Chef Hacks—Young chefs will soon become kitchen pros with key cooking skills, safety tips, and shopping guidance. This cookbook for teens is the key.74 Fool-proof Recipes—Teens will love cooking and eating easy and tasty recipes like Bacon and Cheese Risotto and Deep Dish Spaghetti Pizza.The Skills Test—Teens can put all of their skills to the test with a step-by-step guide to preparing a three-course meal that will WOW family and friends.Give new chefs the tools, skills, and recipes they need to begin mastering the art of cooking with The Cookbook for Teens.
Copper Moon
by Rachel CaineA novel of romance, suspense, and supernatural terror in a small Texas town by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Stillhouse Lake series. Abby Rhodes is a music teacher in small-town Texas, but she&’s about to journey to places she never imagined before. When a gorgeous man appears at her door and touches her hand, Abby&’s world is changed forever. Her heart is overwhelmed by him, but her mind is being taken over by a dark supernatural force she can&’t understand—a force that makes her question the true nature of the man who has so enchanted her. As she fights to regain control of her own soul, Abby may be forced to choose between love and survival . . . Praise for Rachel Caine &“Rapid-fire . . . powerful.&” —Publishers Weekly on Stillhouse Lake &“Absorbing suspense . . . gripping, original.&” —Kirkus Reviews on Last Breath &“Exciting, fast-paced adventure.&” —Library Journal on Paper and Fire
The Copper Promise
by Jen WilliamsThere are some tall stories about the caverns beneath the Citadel - about magic and mages and monsters and gods. Wydrin of Crosshaven has heard them all, but she's spent long enough trawling caverns and taverns with her companion Sir Sebastian to learn that there's no money to be made in chasing rumours. But then a crippled nobleman with a dead man's name offers them a job: exploring the Citadel's darkest depths. It sounds like just another quest with gold and adventure ...if they're lucky, they might even have a tale of their own to tell once it's over. These reckless adventurers will soon learn that sometimes there is truth in rumour. Sometimes a story can save your life.
Coral y Hueso
by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa Tiffany DauneHalen sabe que las chispas que se encienden bajo la punta de sus dedos son peligrosas. Se ha pasado toda su vida intentando ahogar las cosquilleantes sensaciones que la hacían destrozar cosas; pero ahora que está de vuelta en Rockaway Beach, donde había visto ahogarse a su padre, las llamas se han convertido en algo imposible de domesticar. Halen está intentando seguir adelante, pero cuando es lanzada a un misterioso nuevo mundo, el reino submarino de Elosia, descubre los secretos de su pasado y no puede evitar explotar. Mientras explora Elosia, se da cuenta de que su vida ha sido una mentira. Y cuando aquellos que la han engañado acuden a ella en busca de ayuda, Halen debe elegir: alejarse o desatar la magia que podría destruirles a todos.
Coralesque and Other Tales to Disturb and Distract
by Rebecca FraserA surfer who becomes horrifyingly one with the sea. A new mother's devastating search for belonging. A stone gargoyle with a violent history. A fisher boy who discovers the real cost of forbidden love. A farmer whose delight at drought-breaking rain quickly turns to terror. A hedonistic rock star who manifests double trouble. A young girl's chilling sacrifice for justice. A dirty ex-cop with a dirtier secret. An unscrupulous mayor's solution to rid her city of the homeless…These are just some of the characters you'll meet in this collection of dark offerings. From the harsh terrain of the Outback, to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, the wilds of Tasmania, dystopian futures, enchanted lands, and the familiarity of suburbia, Coralesque and Other Tales to Disturb and Distract takes readers on a journey into unsettling, unforgiving, and unforgettable territory.
Coraline: Reading Group Guide (L'odissea Ser. #Vol. 97)
by Neil GaimanAcompaña a Coraline y déjate transportar al mundo de fantasía y terror creado por el premiado autor Neil Gaiman. «Damas y caballeros, niñas y niños, pónganse en pie y aplaudan: Coraline es una obra maestra.»Philip Pullman, The Guardian Al día siguiente de mudarse de casa, Coraline explora las catorce puertas de su nuevo hogar. Trece se pueden abrir con normalidad, pero la decimocuarta está cerrada y tapiada. Cuando por fin consigue abrirla, Coraline se encuentra con un pasadizo secreto que la conduce a otra casa tan parecida a la suya que resulta escalofriante. Sin embargo, hay ciertas diferencias que llaman su atención: la comida es más rica, los juguetes son tan desconocidos como maravillosos y, sobre todo, hay otra madre y otro padre que quieren que Coraline se quede con ellos, se convierta en su hija y no se marche nunca. Pronto Coraline se da cuenta de que, tras los espejos, hay otros niños que han caído en la trampa. Son como almas perdidas, y ahora ella es su única esperanza de salvación. Pero para rescatarlos tendrá también que recuperar a sus verdaderos padres, y cumplir así el desafío que le permitirá volver a su vida anterior. Reseñas:«Este libro te producirá escalofríos y el miedo se te colará por los zapatos. Posee el delicado toque de terror de los mejores cuentos de hadas y es una obra maestra. Después de leerlo, no volverás a mirar un botón como antes.»Terry Pratchett «Delicado y extraordinario, se lee como un cruce de Alicia en el país de las maravillas y Stephen King.»Independent on Sunday «Una fantasía magnífica y siniestra; Gaiman muestra un gran conocimiento de los temores de los niños y de su capacidad para superarlos.»Kirkus Reviews «Un libro maravillosamente extraño y espeluznante [...]. Neil Gaiman es demasiado sutil para aludir a lo sobrenatural, es mucho más misterioso. Los peligros son reales y parte de la riqueza de esta historia se encuentra en el hecho de que ofrece muchos significados sin imponer ninguno [...].»Philip Pullman, The Guardian «Gaiman logra tejer una apasionante y adictiva narración, a caballo entre los mitos de los cuentos de hadas infantiles y el suspense propio de un filme de terror. [...] Tras su lectura no volveremos a mirar los botones de la misma manera y cada vez que tengamos que abrir una puerta nos lo pensaremos dos veces.»Sandra Pérez, ABC «Coraline es una digna heredera de las grandes heroínas de la literatura infantil, pero también lon es de las historias góticas de Poe, Lovecraft, etc. Gaiman sabe inventar ambientes y recrear la atmósfera necesaria para arañar e, incluso en ocasiones, hecer estremecerse al lector.»Pep Molist, Quadern, El País
Coraline
by Neil GaimanAcompanya la Coraline i deixa que et transporti a un món de fantasia i terror creat pel premiat autor Neil Gaiman. «Senyors i senyores, nens i nenes, aixequeu-vos i aplaudiu: Coraline és una obra mestra.»Philip Pullman, The Guardian L'endemà de mudar-se de casa, la Coraline explora les catorze portes de la seva nova llar. Tretze es poden obrir amb normalitat, però la catorzena està tancada i tapiada. Quan per fi aconsegueix obrir-la, la Coraline es troba amb un passadís secret que la condueix a una altra casa tan semblant a la seva que resulta esgarrifosa. No obstant això, hi ha certes diferències que criden la seva atenció: el menjar és més saborós, les joguines són tan desconegudes com meravelloses i, sobretot, hi ha una altra mare i un altre pare que volen que la Coraline es quedi amb ells, es converteixi en la seva filla i no marxi mai. Aviat la Coraline s'adona que, rere els miralls, hi ha altres nens que han caigut en el parany. Són com ànimes perdudes, i ara ella és la seva única esperança de salvació. Però per rescatar-los haurà també de recuperar als seus veritables pares, i complir així el desafiament que li permetrà tornar a la seva vida anterior. Ressenyes:«Aquest llibre t'esgarrifarà i la por se't colarà per les sabates. Posseeix el delicat toc de terror dels millors contes de fades i és una obra mestra. Després de llegir-lo, no tornaràs a mirar un botó com abans.»Terry Pratchett «Delicat i extraordinari, es llegeix com un encreuament d'Alícia al país de les meravelles i Stephen King.»Independent on Sunday «Una fantasia magnífica i sinistra; Gaiman mostra un gran coneixement dels temors dels nens i de la seva capacitat per superar-los.»Kirkus Reviews «Un llibre meravellosament estrany i esgarrifós [...] Neil Gaiman és massa subtil per al·ludir al sobrenatural, és molt més misteriós. Els perills són reals i part de la riquesa d'aquesta història es troba en el fet que ofereix molts significats sense imposar-ne cap.»Philip Pullman, The Guardian «Gaiman aconsegueix teixir una apassionant i addictiva narració, a cavall entre els mites dels contes de fades infantils i el suspens propi d'un film de terror [...] Després de la seva lectura no tornarem a mirar els botons de la mateixa manera i cada vegada que hàgim d'obrir una porta ens ho pensarem dues vegades.»Sandra Pérez, ABC «Coraline és una digna hereva de les grans heroïnes de la literatura infantil, però també ho és de les històries gòtiques de Poe, Lovecraft, etc. Gaiman sap inventar ambients i recrear l'atmòsfera necessària per esgarrapar i, fins i tot en ocasions, fer estremir al lector.»Pep Molist, Quadern, El País
Coraline (L'odissea Ser. #Vol. 97)
by Dave Mckean Neil GaimanThe day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring.... <P> In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close.<P> The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.<P> Only it's different.<P> At first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom, books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.<P> Other children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself.<P> Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.
Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition
by Neil Gaiman Dave Mckean"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. . . ."When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. Celebrating ten years of Neil Gaiman's first modern classic for young readers, this edition is enriched with a brand-new foreword from the author, a reader's guide, and more.