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La encargada de vestuario
by Patrick McGrathLa última novela del prestigioso autor británico, Patrick McGrath, es un homenaje al mundo del teatro. Una atmosférica novela ambientada en un Londres de posguerra amenazado por el espectro del fascismo. Enero de 1947. Londres está en ruinas y los víveres escasean. Bajo el cielo encapotado de este invierno especialmente crudo, la voz omnisciente de un coro teatral de mujeres nos traslada al funeral de uno de los actores de teatro más célebres de la época. Nos cuentan que su extraña muerte ha dejado desolada a su esposa Joan, encargada de vestuario de un importante teatro londinense; que no halla consuelo ni en su hija, una frágil actriz en ciernes, ni en su yerno, productor teatral de intenciones dudosas. Nos cuentan que cada noche Joan busca a su difunto marido en el tacto y el olor de sus trajes, hasta el día en que percibe el espíritu del esposo dentro del actor que le ha sustituido como Malvolio en Noche de reyes y, sintiendo que pierde el juicio, se encapricha de él. Mientras, el coro que nos acompaña en este drama nos lanza a una espiral de locura, intriga y traición que conduce a un devastador secreto. En este maravilloso homenaje al mundo del teatro, Patrick McGrath erige un fascinante thriller de terror psicológico con tintes góticos y de intriga posbélica, ambientado en un Londres lúgubre y que sigue amenazado por los reductos del fascismo. Críticas:«Uno de los escritores que mejor bucea en la psique humana [...] magistral.»John Banville «Los fantasmas del teatro y el espectro del fascismo persiguen al Londres frío y sucio de este atmosférico relato, escrito por un maestro de lo grotesco.»The Guardian «Una brillante evocación del mundo del teatro y su sórdido glamour, pero también un retrato enternecedor de una mujer que lucha por dar sentido a su pasado e imaginar un futuro para sí misma.»The Sunday Times «Espléndido [...], espeluznante, elegante e intelectualmente muy hábil.»The Telegraph «Como es bien sabido, McGrath es un narrador brillante.»The Observer «Maravillosamente siniestro [...] una delicia [...] uno se enfrenta a un viaje apasionante.»The Spectator «McGrath es algo raro pero imprescindible, un escritor con la capacidad de exponer nuestros más oscuros miedos sin hacer que huyamos de ellos.»New Statesman «Un festín de novela, rica y altamente sazonada incluso antes de llegar al clímax gótico típico de McGrath.»Reader's Digest «Un thriller inquietante.»Stylist
Enchanted Guardian
by Sharon AshwoodA LOVE OF LEGENDARY PROPORTION In another time, in a place once known as Camelot, they had been lovers. Torn apart by betrayal and lies, Lancelot Du Lac and Nimueh, the Lady of the Lake, had each suffered greatly. But the magic of the fae had reawakened a man once trapped in stone, and Lancelot was determined to find his long lost love. Only, Nim was desperate to hide her fae soul, as she was marked for death by their mutual enemy. Though centuries apart had not diminished their passion, they would once again face a dangerous test to prove each was the other's destiny.
Enchanted Pilgrimage
by Clifford D. SimakA scholar, a goblin, and a gnome, among others, pursue the secrets of a vanished ancient race through a wasteland of dark magic in this enthralling fantasy quest adventure On an Earth that is different from ours, the young scholar Mark Cornwall becomes a target of the Inquisition, and specifically its most evil and obsessed agent, Beckett. Damned for asking questions, Mark is forced to escape over the border into the Wastelands, a magical realm that is home to all manner of flesh-devouring monsters. Luckily he will not have to make his journey alone. He is accompanied by a cadre of stalwart companions, including the rafter goblin Oliver, Snively the gnome, and secretive Mary from one of three parallel planes. Somewhere beyond the vengeful, blood-hungry Hellhounds, somewhere past the horrific legacy of the now-destroyed Chaos Beast, the mysteries of the Old Ones are waiting to be revealed--and only those with the courage to seek them will be able to alter the destiny of their worlds. In Enchanted Pilgrimage, Clifford D. Simak ingeniously blends elements of science fiction into a savory fantasy stew. The award-winning Grand Master of science fiction spreads his wings and takes glorious flight into a bold new realm of magic and adventure, demonstrating why he remains one of the most acclaimed storytellers in the literature of the remarkable.
An Enchanted Season
by Maggie Shayne Erin Mccarthy Nalini Singh Jean JohnsonMELTING FROSTY by Maggie Shayne For Matt, Christmas has aroused painful memories ever since his father died, leaving his family all but destitute and Matt with far too much responsibility too soon. Holly lost her family in a tragedy- - but found solace and strength in the holidays her family loved so much. So when Matt and Holly cross paths, it's more than fate - it's a chance for both of them to find the one perfect gift they have both searched for all their lives... CHARLOTTE'S WEB by Erin McCarthy For the longest time, Charlotte Murphy has burned for Will Thornton. But as far as Charlotte can tell, Will sees her only as a friend. Tired of waiting for Will to recognize her as the sexy, wanton woman she truly is, Charlotte decides to fall back on her genes - and embrace the witch within her. Her newfound powers offer a tempting way to get what she wants out of who she wants. But does she really want a man like Will to love her because of witchcraft - or because he wants to? BEAT OF TEMPTATION by Nalini Singh Young Tamsyn has always held a special place in her heart for her powerful fellow packmember Nate. But as a dominant male leopard in the pack, the more experienced Nate doesn't want to trap Tamsyn into the fierce demands of the mating bond - a bond driven by the animal within - when she's hardly had the chance to grow into a woman. But Tamsyn knows what she wants for Christmas, and she's going to get it ... GIFTS OF THE MAGI by Jean Johnson Steve Bethel and his fiancée, Rachel, could use a few miracles right about now - the family bed-and-breakfast is mortgaged to the hilt, the biggest blizzard in half a century is ruining the shortest day of the year, and their guests are canceling right and left. Then three strangers show up at what seems like the darkest hour, looking for a place to stay for the holidays ...
Enchanted Warrior
by Sharon AshwoodAn ancient evil rises. An ancient warrior awakens. In an age clouded by legend, Gawain was one of King Arthur's greatest knights. <P><P>When he awakens centuries after the fall of Camelot, he faces his most daunting quest yet-the search for his missing companions. His hope is that Tamsin Greene, the alluring historian at Medievaland Theme Park, can help him. Then he senses the magic within her... Gawain will now have to trust a witch-and his own heart-to rouse the knights of the Round Table and save humanity from a faery onslaught.
An Enchanting Case of Spirits
by Melissa HoltzWhen a fortieth birthday celebration leads to a ghostly visitor, four friends find themselves navigating surprising mysteries and spiritual hijinks, in this clever debut from Melissa Holtz.Alyssa Mann isn&’t adventurous, not since her husband died and she found herself the single mom of a teenage daughter. But there&’s no way to avoid celebrating the big 4-0, so when her best friends drag her out for drinks and a tarot reading, she throws caution to the wind and decides to see what the spirits have to say. It&’s all fun and games, until she wakes up the next morning with a wicked hangover—and a ghost perched on the edge of her bed.Sheer panic sends her running to get help from Nick West, the (very attractive) detective who lives next door. When he finds no one inside, Alyssa has to accept that she really did see a ghost. As the dearly departed keep appearing, Alyssa and her friends do their best to learn how to control her newfound power. Trading insults with ghosts, tracking down family heirlooms, and getting closer to the skeptical but helpful Nick is more fun than Alyssa imagined. But when looking into one ghost&’s past reveals unexpected—and unwelcome—facts about Alyssa&’s late husband&’s death, she discovers she just may be in over her head.
Encountering Pennywise: Critical Perspectives on Stephen King’s IT (Horror and Monstrosity Studies Series)
by Whitney S. MayContributions by Amylou Ahava, Jeff Ambrose, Daniel P. Compora, Penny Crofts, Keith Currie, Erin Giannini, Whitney S. May, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Diganta Roy, Hannah Lina Schneeberger, Shannon S. Shaw, Maria Wiegel, and Margaret J. Yankovich First published in 1986, Stephen King’s novel IT forever changed the legacy of the literary clown. The subject of a TV miniseries and a two-part film adaptation and the inspiration for a resurgence of the evil clown figure in popular culture, IT's influence is undeniable, yet scholarship to date is almost exclusively devoted to the adaptations rather than the novel itself. Encountering Pennywise: Critical Perspectives on Stephen King’s “IT” considers the pronounced cultural fluctuations of IT's legacies by centering the novel within the theoretical frameworks that animate it and ensure its literary and cultural persistence. The collection explores the ways the novel, so like its antagonist, replicates (or disavows) the icons of various canons and categories in order to accomplish specific psychological and cultural work. Gathering the work of scholars from diverse professional and disciplinary vantage points, editor Whitney S. May has curated an anthology that spans discussions of American surveillance culture, intergenerational conflict, the legacies of settler colonialism and Native American representation, serial-killer fanaticism, and more. In this volume, we read the protagonists’ constellations of countermoves against Pennywise as productive outlines of critique effectuated by the richness of the clown’s reflective power. The essays are therefore thematically arranged into a series of four categories of “counter”—countercurrents, countercultures, counterclaims, and counterfeits—where each supplies a specific critical lens through which to view Pennywise’s disruptions of both culture and cultural critique.
El encuentro de Cecil y Bubba con una Súcubo
by Terry M. WestSaluden a Cecil McGee y a Turner “Bubba” Teague. Estos sureños holgazanes terminan maldecidos por una Gitana ebria, y luego son contratados para una investigación paranormal para lograr juntar para la renta. De pronto son atormentados por un demonio seductor y todo el infierno se desata!. Esto es lo que algunos excelentes lectores han dicho sobre nuestros héroes”…. Mis dos nuevos personajes ficticios favoritos…” Michael Donner. Creepercast.com” el encuentro de Cecil y Bubba con una súcubo combina horror y comedia tan bien, que siempre me encuentro leyendo de nuevo.”- Dale Herring. Geekdom of gore” Una historia fantástica e interesante que te hará sentir ganas de sentarte, encender la vieja computadora y jugar Redneck Rampage una y otra vez!”-Autor, Robin Dover” Los dos personajes principales son hilarantes, y me encanto el giro ingenioso al final. Me da gusto saber que West seguirá escribiendo historias incluyendo a este gran par de personajes!
Encyclopaedia of Hell
by Mahendra Singh Martin Olson Tony MillionaireA tour de force of darkness, Encyclopaedia of Hell is a manual of Earth written by Lord Satan for his invading hordes of demons, complete with hundreds of unpleasant illustrations, diagrams, and a comprehensive and utterly repulsive dictionary of Earth terms.Since the customs and mores of humanity are alien and inconceivable to demons, Satan wrote this strangely poetic military handbook for the enlightenment and edification of his demon armies. A masterpiece expressing Satan's hatred for humanity and himself, the Encyclopaedia includes "Techniques of Stalking and Eating Humans," "Methods of Canning Human Pus," and "Dicing and Slicing Orphaned Children."Why the invasion? During the last century in particular, Hell has become seriously overcrowded. Satan needs more land mass for the damned and to use the human livestock to feed his hungry demon invaders.Since this book is the 666th commemorative edition, this Encyclopaedia contains special commemorative material.Martin Olson's savage wit provides the firepower for a preposterous literary feat unaccomplished since Mark Twain passed-channeling the real voice of Satan. Over the past fifteen years, Olson has written and produced nine comedy specials, inflicted on the populace via CBS, HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and A&E.
End Game (The Midnight Library #3)
by Damien GravesSimon prefers computer games to reality, but a shockingly real turn of events might mean "Game Over" -- forever. This story and two additional contributions equal three more ways to define the word "fear".
The End of All Songs (Gateway Essentials #405)
by Michael MoorcockJherek Carnelian and Mrs Amelia Underwood return to the End of Time from their brief exile in the Devonian Period to find the world under attack from the Lat and extinction a very real possibility. The perfect occasion, then, for love to bloom, the secret of Jherek's past to be revealed and the true nature of time to be unveiled...
End of Day (A Hode's Hill Novel #2)
by Mae ClairThe past is never truly buried… Generations of Jillian Cley’s family have been tasked with a strange duty—tending the burial plot of Gabriel Vane, whose body was the first to be interred in the Hode’s Hill cemetery. Jillian faithfully continues the long-standing tradition—until one October night, Vane’s body is stolen from its resting place. Is it a Halloween prank? Or something more sinister? As the descendants of those buried in the church yard begin to experience bizarre “accidents,” Jillian tries to uncover the cause. Deeply empathic, she does not make friends easily, or lightly. But to fend off the terror taking over her town, she must join forces with artist Dante DeLuca, whose sensitivity to the spirit world has been both a blessing and a curse. The two soon realize Jillian’s murky family history is entwined with a tragic legacy tracing back to the founding of Hode’s Hill. To set matters right, an ancient wrong must be avenged…or Jillian, Dante, and everyone in town will forever be at the mercy of a vengeful spirit.
End of Days: A Novel
by Frank LauriaThe novelization of End of Days, the hit film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Every thousand years, on the eve of the Millennium, Satan enters the body of a human being and stalks the Earth, searching for the woman who is the key to his kingdom. Christine York, who has been having horrible, unexplained visions for the past twenty-one years of her life, is that woman. If the Prince of Darkness catches up with her in New York City, the door to the underworld will be unlocked and life will be, literally, a living hell.New Year's Eve: 1999. Jericho Cane is a fallen hero. He's a cop linked to Christine through a recent outbreak of bizarre religious crimes. Cane soon realizes he's not only her chosen protector, but he's Earth's only hope against the Dark Angel. But what happens when Jericho realizes his arsenal of weapons doesn't faze the Unholy? Can he summon every fiber of faith before the New Year and quell the end of days?
End Of The Game: एंड ऑफ द गेम
by Santosh Pathakपुलिस की तमाम कोशिशें फेल हो रही थीं, हत्यारा आजाद घूम रहा था। किसी सूत्र की तलाश में विराट राणा और सुलभ जोशी भागे भागे फिर रहे थे। जो सामने था वह सिवाय प्रेतलीला के और कुछ नहीं दिख रहा था, जबकि उनका मन उस बात को कबूल करने को तैयार नहीं था। एक तरफ पापियों को इंटेरोगेट कर पाना नामुमकिन नजर आ रहा था, तो दूसरी तरफ केस को सॉल्व करने के लिए उनपर तगड़ा दबाव बनाया जा रहा था। हद तो तब हो गयी जब बाकी बचे पापियों में से दो और लोग पिशाच का शिकार बन गये। एक अबूझ पहेली जो लगातार उलझती जा रही थी।
The End of Orson Eerie? A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #10)
by Jack ChabertNew York Times bestselling author Jack Chabert knows how to keep young readers on the edge of their seats!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Eerie Elementary is hosting a haunted house for the town's Eerie Day celebration! But mad scientist Orson Eerie has his own plans for this creepy holiday. Pumpkins attack and Sam gets trapped in a hayride maze! Can the hall monitors find a way to save their school and the rest of the town? Will they finally defeat this mad scientist FOR GOOD?
The End of the End of Everything: Stories
by Dale BaileyShirley Jackson Award Finalist: &“The stories in this collection range from unsettling to downright chilling, but are uniformly intelligent . . . and memorable.&” —Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times–bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves This collection of nine stories, suffused with apocalyptic anxiety and stubborn hope, comes from an author widely acclaimed for his mix of the fantastic, the menacing, and the melancholy—and includes, among other tales, &“The End of the World As We Know It,&” a Nebula and International Horror Guild Award finalist; &“The End of the End of Everything,&” a Shirley Jackson Award winner; and &“The Bluehole,&” a Bram Stoker Award finalist. &“Nine gorgeously-written and closely-observed tales of ordinary people trying to hold it together when everything is falling apart. . . . I can&’t think of a more accomplished master of the fantastic short form. Prepare to hunt feral Girl Scouts! Pack your bags for a dinosaur safari! Invite friends to your end of the world party! Dale Bailey is the poet of the apocalypse; his stories are guaranteed to haunt you.&” —James Patrick Kelly, Nebula Award–winning author of The First Law of Thermodynamics &“There&’s a wonderful clarity in the writing, a strong emotional center in each piece, fully realized characters, and as dark as these pieces get, and they get dark, Bailey, unlike a lot of his contemporaries, never forgets the humor, which makes the darkness more profound. Nine stories that will stay with you long after the reading is done.&” —Jeffrey Ford, World Fantasy Award–winning author of Big Dark Hole
The End of the Line (Black Market Magic)
by Gray WilliamsA crew of thieves race through Siberia to defeat a murderous demon in this gritty fast-paced horror thriller debut. Con-artist Amanda Coleman lives in a London rife with undercover magic. Abras, as they are known, can harness these illegal powers, but for Coleman—whose father was a powerful and abusive practitioner—magic is anathema. When her criminal crew hire an Abra to help with their heists, they accidentally raise a dangerously violent demon. Now they must race across darkest Siberia to a remote stone circle to kill the creature, in this engrossingly tense and gripping adventure. But as the demon&’s power grows during their grisly chase, Coleman must fight to survive, facing demons both in chains and within herself. This unique high-octane horror thriller is perfect for fans of Lauren Beukes and James Oswald.Praise for The End of the Line &“Williams creates an original world of wonder and menace that leaves the reader guessing.&” —Linwood Barclay, TheSunday Times–bestselling author &“The End of the Line is driven by non-stop action, strange magic, and gritty noir banter—fun, in other words. Gray Williams has created a matinee double-feature of mixed genre mayhem that aims to please.&” —Andrew Pyper, author of The Homecoming and The Demonologist&“Absolutely brutal, doesn&’t look away, and doesn&’t pull a single punch . . . Reeves is an absolutely stand-out character.&” —S. J. Morden,Philip K. Dick Award–winning author
The End of the Rainbow (Hudson Family #4)
by V. C. AndrewsThis is a beautiful story of adolescent illusions, heartbreak and mixed emotions. Rain's innocent and blossoming daughter, Summer, was quite happy to turn sixteen. She carried her mother's wise words close to her heart and was ready to plunge into the great wide open. She believed in the power of true love, in the existence of soul mates and in the purity of a man's heart. She did believe in all this till one night all her dreams were shatteredthe night Duncan Fields raped her. All her life, Summer had known life to be a road strewn with broken glass pieces, pieces that would pierce and make her bleed, but now she would also have to live with those scars that would haunt her time and again, never letting her forget nor forgive!
End of the World in Breslau
by Marek KrajewskiA man bound, gagged and sealed alive inside a wall to die. Another quartered, his fingers severed. One of the victims was a musician, the other a locksmith. The only detail that the killings have in common - apart from their abnormal savagery - is a page of a calendar with the day of the death marked in blood.To solve these bizarre murders, Criminal Councillor Eberhard Mock must search for answers in Breslau's underworld, a decadent demi-monde he knows all too well. As he pursues the investigation, his marriage is in decline. In revenge for his misdemeanours, Mock's wife embarks on a sexual odyssey of her own involving a mysterious figure who appears to be connected with the apocalyptic fever gripping the city and high society of Breslau in the late Twenties. Mock, himself the most ambiguous and complex of policemen, must confront a cult that preaches the imminent end of the world.
End of Watch (The Bill Hodges Trilogy)
by Stephen KingThe cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear . . . 'I'm at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide . . . Come and take a look. Bring your sidekick with you.'Bill Hodges, who now runs a two-person agency called Finders Keepers with partner Holly Gibney, is intrigued by the letter Z written with a marker at the scene of the crime.As similar cases mount up, Hodges is stunned to discover the evidence points to Brady Hartsfield, the notorious 'Mercedes Killer' who they helped to convict. It should be impossible: Brady is confined to a hospital room in a seemingly unresponsive state.But Brady Hartsfield has lethal new powers. And he's planning revenge not just on Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city. The clock is ticking in unexpected ways...BRADY IS BACK. AND SO IS HODGES.The extract above is abridged from End of Watch.
End of Watch (The Bill Hodges Trilogy)
by Stephen KingThe cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear... 'I'm at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide. I'd like you to come and take a look. Bring your sidekick with you, if she's available...'Retired Detective Bill Hodges now runs a two-person firm called Finders Keepers with his partner Holly Gibney. They met in the wake of the 'Mercedes Massacre' when a queue of people was run down by the diabolical killer Brady Hartsfield.Brady is now confined to Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, in an unresponsive state. But all is not what it seems: the evidence suggests that Brady is somehow awake, and in possession of deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room.When Bill and Holly are called to a suicide scene with ties to the Mercedes Massacre, they find themselves pulled into their most dangerous case yet, one that will put their lives at risk, as well as those of Bill's heroic young friend Jerome Robinson and his teenage sister, Barbara. Brady Hartsfield is back, and planning revenge not just on Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city.The clock is ticking in unexpected ways ... Both a stand-alone novel of heart-pounding suspense and a sublimely terrifying final episode in the Hodges trilogy, End of Watch takes the series into a powerful new dimension.The extract above is abridged from End of Watch.(P) 2016 Simon & Schuster
An End to Ordinary History: Comments on a Philosophical Novel
by Michael MurphyGolf in the Kingdom author Michael Murphy&’s Cold War thriller, based on true events Someone is tracking Darwin Fall, a scholar whose expertise in supernormal powers is second to none. As Darwin begins a search of his own for the legendary Soviet spy Vladimir Kirov, he uncovers a secret network of spies, scientists, and rogue agents working together to harness the occult powers that could put &“an end to ordinary history.&” Michael Murphy, a master of fusing fact and fiction, deftly uses his characters to blur the lines between the ordinary and the mysterious, between what is real and what is possible.
Endangered Species (Angel)
by Nancy Holder Jeff MariotteAngel, Cordy, Gunn, Wesley, Fred, and Chaz set off for a tropical island to try to save Faith from the nefarious plans of Chaz's wife, Marianna, but the real danger may come from the lawyers of Wolfram & Hart.
Endless: A Shadowlands Novel (Shadowlands)
by Kate BrianIn Book 3 in the Shadowlands trilogy, will Rory go to hell and back to save her family?Rory Miller didn't just fall in love with Tristan Parrish. She fell in love with the idea of forever. He was the one who told her the truth about her existence in Juniper Landing: that her mortal life is over, and she will now spend eternity on the island, helping others in limbo move on. But like Juniper Landing, a bright island with dark secrets, Tristan is too good to be true. The mysterious, heartbreakingly beautiful boy Rory thought she knew is responsible for unthinkable evil--sending good souls to the Shadowlands in order to get himself a second chance at life on Earth. He has already claimed Rory's friend Aaron and her own father, but when Tristan sends her sister, Darcy, to the Shadowlands, too, Rory decides to take matters into her own hands. She will do anything to save her family, even if it means going to hell and back.
Endless: Violet Eden Chapters: Book Four (Violet Eden Chapters)
by Jessica ShirvingtonLove will kill us all.Angels are real. They aren't always kind. Violet Eden is certain of all this because she is Grigori - part angel, part human. She has felt the influence of both light and dark.Since her seventeenth birthday, Violet has known she is a warrior. Though she is more powerful than she yet realises, two men could still sway her away from her path if she lets them. Violet's uncertainty about Phoenix continually shakes her soul and her love for Lincoln is perhaps her greatest weakness. When Hell unleashes its worst, Violet must embrace every facet of her angel self to save the people she cares about and the world as she knows it. But death is not the worst thing that Violet will face. For her, the endless question 'Can love conquer all?' will finally be answered.The Violet Eden ChaptersBook One: EmbraceBook Two: EnticeBook Three: EmblazeBook Four: EndlessBook Five: Empower