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The Conqueror’s Shadow (Corvis Rebaine #1)
by Ari MarmellWith The Conqueror's Shadow, Ari Marmell brings a welcome seasoning of wit to the genre, proving that dark fantasy can address the enduring questions of good and evil and still retain a sense of humor. Playful yet intense, sharply sarcastic yet deeply sincere, The Conqueror's Shadow announces the appearance of a unique talent-and an antihero like no other. They called him the Terror of the East. His past shrouded in mystery, his identity hidden beneath a suit of enchanted black armor and a skull-like helm, Corvis Rebaine carved a bloody path through Imphallion, aided by Davro, a savage ogre, and Seilloah, a witch with a taste for human flesh. No shield or weapon could stop his demon-forged axe. And no magic could match the spells of his demon slave, Khanda. Yet just when ultimate victory was in his grasp, Rebaine faltered. His plans of conquest, born from a desire to see Imphallion governed with firmness and honesty, shattered. Amid the chaos of a collapsing army, Rebaine vanished, taking only a single hostage-the young noblewoman Tyannon--to guarantee his escape. Seventeen years later, Rebaine and Tyannon are married, living in obscurity and raising their children, a daughter and a son. Rebaine has put his past behind him, given up his dreams of conquest. Not even news of Audriss--an upstart warlord following Rebaine's old path of conquest-can stir the retired warrior to action. Until his daughter is assaulted by Audriss's goons. Now, to rescue the country he once tried to conquer, Rebaine once more dons the armor of the Terror of the East and seeks out his former allies. But Davro has become a peaceful farmer. Seilloah has no wish to leave her haunted forest home. And Khanda . . . well, to describe his feelings for his former master as undying hatred would be an understatement. But even if Rebaine can convince his onetime comrades to join him, he faces a greater challenge: Does he dare to reawaken the part of him that gloried in cruelty, blood, and destruction? With the safety of his family at stake, can he dare not to?
The Conqueror's Shadow
by Ari MarmellThey called him the Terror of the East. His past shrouded in mystery, his identity hidden behind a suit of enchanted black armour and a skull-like helm, Corvis Rebaine carved a bloody path through Imphallion, aided by Davro, a savage ogre, and Seilloah, a witch with a taste for human flesh. No shield or weapon could stop his demon-forged axe. And no magic could match the spells of his demon slave, Khanda.Yet just when ultimate victory was in his grasp, Rebaine faltered. His plans of conquest, born from a desire to see Imphallion governed with firmness and honesty, shattered. Amid the chaos of a collapsing army, Rebaine vanished, taking only a single hostage - the young noblewoman Tyannon - to guarantee his escape.Seventeen years later, Rebaine and Tyannon are married, living in obscurity and raising their children, a daughter and a son. Rebaine has put his past behind him, given up his dreams of conquest. Not even news of Audriss - an upstart warlord following Rebaine's old path of conquest - can stir the retired warrior to action.Until his daughter is assaulted by Audriss' goons.Now, to rescue the country he once tried to conquer, Rebain once more dons the armour of the Terror of the East and seeks out his former allies. But Davro has become a peaceful farmer. Seilloah has no wish to leave her haunted forest home. And Khanda ... well, to describe his feelings for his former master as undying hatred would be an understatement.But even if Rebaine can convince his onetime comrades to join him, he faces a greater challenge: does he dare to reawaken the part of him that glories in cruelty, blood and destruction? With the safety of his family at stake, can he dare not to?
Conquest
by Nina AllanRachel's boyfriend Frank is different from other people. His strangeness is part of what she loves about him: his innocence, his intelligence, his passionate immersion in the music of JS Bach. As a coder, Frank sees patterns in everything, but as his theories slide further towards the irrational, Rachel becomes increasingly concerned for his wellbeing. There are people Frank knows online, people who share his view of the world and who insist he has a unique role to play. In spite of Rachel's fears for his safety, Frank is determined to meet them face to face.When Frank disappears, Rachel is forced to seek help in the form of Robin, a private detective who left the police force for reasons she will not reveal. Like Frank, Robin is obsessed with the music of Bach. Like Frank, she has unexplained connections with the criminal underworld of southeast London.An obscure science fiction story from the 1950s appears to offer clues to Frank's secret agenda, but not to where he is. As Robin and Rachel draw closer in their search for the truth, they are forced to ask themselves if Frank's obsession with an alien war, against all logic, might have a basis in fact.Nina Allan's new novel is a work of the greatest imaginative power, an investigation of the human need to make connections, to find causes and effects, however fantastic. Conquest is the story of a disappearance, and of the mystery that follows.
Conquest: The Chronicles of the Invaders (The Chronicles of the Invaders #1)
by John Connolly Jennifer RidyardEarth is no longer ours. . . . It is ruled by the Illyri, a beautiful, civilized, yet ruthless alien species. But humankind has not given up the fight, and Paul Kerr is one of a new generation of young Resistance leaders waging war on the invaders. Syl Hellais is the first of the Illyri to be born on Earth. Trapped inside the walls of her father's stronghold, hated by the humans, she longs to escape. But on her sixteenth birthday, Syl's life is about to change forever. She will become an outcast, an enemy of her people, for daring to save the life of one human: Paul Kerr. Only together do they have a chance of saving each other, and the planet they both call home. For there is a greater darkness behind the Illyri conquest of Earth, and the real invasion has not yet even begun. . . .t taboo of her race by falling in love with a human. Now the hunter has become the hunted, and the predators have become prey. And as Syl is about to learn, the real invasion is yet to begin...
Conquest
by John Connolly Jennifer RidyardThe start of the epic new Chronicles of the Invaders series from bestselling author John Connolly, and Jennifer Ridyard. For fans of THE 5TH WAVE and I AM NUMBER FOUR.She is the first of her kind to be born on Earth.He is one of the Resistance, fighting to rid the world of an alien invasion.They were never meant to meet. And when they do, it will change everything . . .
Conquest
by John Connolly Jennifer RidyardThe start of an epic new series from bestselling author John Connolly, and Jennifer Ridyard. For fans of THE 5TH WAVE and I AM NUMBER FOUR.Earth is no longer ours. It is ruled by the Illyri, a beautiful, civilised yet ruthless alien species. But humankind has not given up the fight, and Paul Kerr is one of a new generation of young Resistance leaders waging war on the invaders.Syl Hellais is the first of the Illyri to be born on Earth. Trapped inside the walls of her father's stronghold, hated by the humans, she longs to escape.But on her sixteenth birthday, Syl's life is about to change forever. She will become an outcast, an enemy of her people, for daring to save the life of one human: Paul Kerr. Only together do they have a chance of saving each other, and the planet they both call home.For there is a greater darkness behind the Illyri conquest of Earth, and the real invasion has not yet even begun...(P)2014 Simon & Schuster, Inc
Conquest: Edge of Victory, Book I) (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Legends #7)
by Greg KeyesThe dazzling Star Wars space adventure continues in The New Jedi Order as Luke Skywalker, Anakin Solo, Mara Jade Skywalker, and others battle their deadliest enemy in a tale of nonstop action, shadowy evil, and spectacular triumph . . .No longer content with the destruction the Yuuzhan Vong have already sown, Warmaster Tsavong Lah has demanded the heads of all the Jedi. Now the Jedi Knights are in terrible danger-and none more so than the young students at the Jedi academy on Yavin 4. Already the sympathizers known as the Peace Brigade are in the Yavin system-and a Yuuzhan Vong fleet is not far behind.At Luke Skywalker's request, Talon Karrde mounts an expedition to rescue the young students. Anakin Solo has his own ideas. Impatient, and figuring that forgiveness is easier to come by than permission, he takes off for Yavin 4 in his X-wing.When it comes to confidence, courage, and raw Force talent, Anakin has few peers. But when his friend Tahiri is separated from the other academy kids and captured by the Yuuzhan Vong, even Anakin may be in over his head. For the aliens have a different future in mind for Tahiri, and they will stop at nothing to achieve their horrific ends . . .Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
La conquista de México Tenochtitlan: Versión de los mexicas
by Sofía Guadarrama ColladoEdición conmemorativa. 500 años de la conquista. La presente edición conmemorativa es una recopilación de las últimas tres novelas de la heptalogía Grandes Tlatoanis del Imperio, escrita por Sofía Guadarrama Collado, autora de la trilogía que ha vendido más de 100 000 ejemplares, Enigmas de los dioses del México antiguo. El 8 de noviembre de 1519 Hernán Cortés entró por primera vez a la ciudad isla de México Tenochtitlan en compañía de 450 europeos y aproximadamente 6,000 soldados tlaxcaltecas, cholultecas, huexotzincas y totonacas. A 500 años del suceso que cambió por completo la historia del Imperio mexica y todo el continente americano, Sofía Guadarrama Collado entrega al lector La Conquista de México Tenochtitlan, versión de los mexicas. Una novela que nos acerca al otro lado de la historia -colocando a los conquistadores en un plano muy distante- y nos ayuda a comprender a través de los ojos de Moctezuma, Cuitláhuac y Cuauhtémoc lo que ellos mismos ignoraban y lo complejo que fue vivir la inesperada aparición de una raza de hombres, animales, armamento, lengua, costumbres, religión y una monarquía aterradoramente desconocidos.
Conquistador
by S. M. StirlingIf you could re-create civilization, what would you do differently? Oakland, California, 1946. Ex-soldier John Rolfe, newly back from the Pacific, is about to make a fabulous discovery. It happens with a flip of his shortwave radio switch, a thunder crack of sound, and a blinding light. He blinks his eyes to discover a portal to an alternate world where Europeans have never set foot on the land he knows as America. Able to return at will to the modern world, Rolfe summons the only people with whom he is willing to share his discovery: his war buddies. And tells them to bring their families... Los Angeles, twenty-first century. Fish and Game warden Tom Christiansen is involved in the bust of a smuggling operation. What he turns up is something he never anticipated: a photo of authentic Aztec priests decked out in Grateful Dead T-shirts, and a live condor from a gene pool that doesn't correspond to any known in captivity or the wild. These finds soon lead to a woman named Adrienne Rolfe-and a secret that's been hidden for sixty years. As danger brews on both sides, two realities are threatened, and so too are the lives of everyone who crosses the boundary between them....
Conquistador
by S. M. StirlingA new alternate history of America from the author of The Peshawar Lancers, the bestselling novel the Chicago Sun-Times called "a pleasure to read" and Harry Turtledove hailed as "first-rate adventure all the way. " 1945: An ex-marine has discovered a portal that permits him to travel between the America he knows-and a virgin America untouched by European influence. 21st century: The two realities collide. . . .
Conquistando a Mr. Darcy
by Ivette Chardis¿Te imaginas poder viajar en el tiempo y tener la oportunidad de conquistar al verdadero Mr. Darcy? Bethany Brawn hereda de su familia un artilugio que le permite viajar en el tiempo y continuar con el negocio familiar del comercio de antigüedades. Cuando recibe el encargo de un coleccionista que le propone conseguir un texto inédito de Orgullo y Prejuicio de puño y letra de la misma Jane Austen, a Bethany se la llevan los demonios. La Regencia es una época que encuentra insulsa. Además ella prefiere el excéntrico siglo XX. Sin embargo, su padre se empeña en que le irá bien para desconectar y curar las heridas de su reciente ruptura sentimental. El enclave elegido para su misión no es otro que la mansión Pemberley. El anfitrión, el joven y prepotente señor Darcy, amigo y protector de la señorita Austen. El choque de cultura y caracteres de Bethany Brawn y Fiztwilliam Darcy no será nada comparado con los enredos y las alocadas peripecias que la familia de ambos provocaran, y con las que deberán lidiar si desean salir airosos de unos sentimientos que no pueden controlar. Aunque el amor y los viajes en el tiempo sean imprevisibles tanto para el pasado como para el futuro.
Conrad's Fate
by Diana Wynne Jones"Unless you put right what you did wrong in your previous life -- and put it right now -- you are going to be horribly and painfully dead before the year's out. " Someone at the mysterious Stallery Mansion is pulling the possibilities. At first only small details change -- the color of the mailboxes, the titles of books -- but the changes keep getting bigger and bigger. It's up to Conrad Tesdinic, a twelve-year-old with truly terrible karma, to find the person behind it all. Armed with his camera and a sticky cork that can summon an eerie being called a Walker, Conrad infiltrates the staff at Stallery. And he's not the only one snooping around the mansion. His fellow servant-in-training -- charming, confident Christopher Chant -- is searching for his friend Millie, who's lost in one of the possibilities. Christopher always seems to have a trick up his sleeve. To find the person behind all the mischief and to rescue Millie, the two boys have to work together. Can they keep Conrad's fate from catching up to them?
Conscience Interplanetary
by Joseph GreenArmed with the required five master's degrees, among other outstanding accomplishments, the members of the elite Practical Philosopher Corps are a handful of galactictic roamers trained to detect life on the hundreds of newly colonized planets. The PP Corps members wander the universe looking for habitable planets for humanity--but first searching t horoughly for native intelligent life, in which case humanity must give that planet a pass. Set in the 21st century, Conscience Odegaard travels from world to world, crisis to crisis, resolving problems that others cannot.
El consejo de hierro (Bas-Lag #Volumen 3)
by China MiévilleEl consejo de hierro es el último volumen de la mítica trilogía «Bas-Lag», el thriller fantástico con el que China Miéville redefinió los límites de la fantasía contemporánea. Son tiempos de revueltas y revoluciones, conflicto e intriga. Nueva Crobuzon está siendo desgarrada desde dentro y desde fuera. La guerra con la siniestra ciudad estado de Tesh y los disturbios en las calles están llevando a la metrópolis a su fin. En medio de este caos, una misteriosa figura enmascarada alienta una rebelión, mientras la traición y la violencia se incuban en lugares inesperados. En su desesperación, un pequeño grupo de renegados escapa de la ciudad y atraviesa continentes extraños y alienígenas en busca de una esperanza perdida, una leyenda imperecedera... Es el tiempo del Consejo de Hierro. Reseñas:«China Miéville se coloca sin esfuerzo en la primera división de aquellos que usan herramientas y armas propias de la fantasía para definir y crear la literatura del siglo XXI.»Neil Gaiman «Miéville no pertenece a la familia de los ingenieros de la ciencia ficción, sino a la de sus poetas.»Babelia «Uno de los escritores que más obligan a pensar, a mantener los pies en el suelo mientras la imaginación vuela.»El Mundo
El consejo de La Orden
by Rose Berryl"Imagina un poco... Te despiertas una mañana en el Gran Mundo, unos pocos años después de que se llevó a cabo una batalla mágica terrible entre el joven mago Esklaroth y la Reina de la Oscuridad, Melena. Todos los pueblos están inmersos en una situación precaria, La mayoría de las ciudades han sido destruidas y las tierras devastadas, pero con el tiempo las sociedades han logrado reorganizarse, golpeadas por guerras despiadadas, traiciones y epidemias que podrían haber dado, ellas solas, un golpe fatal a los cinco reinos. Esta historia comienza aquí, en Belnigera, capital de Lythuste, en el momento en que el rey Víctor X convocó a los suyos. Informados por una deidad de que una amenaza inminente querrá hundir al gran mundo en las tinieblas, no les quedará mucho tiempo para frustrar los malvados planes de los dos enemigos más formidables del gran mundo, bajo el dolor de ver desaparecer cualquier rastro de vida en un fuego mágico de lo más espectacular."
Consensual Hex
by Amanda HarloweThe Craft for the #MeToo era, this debut unfolds a riveting psychological drama shot through with sharp humor and dark magic for readers of Ninth House and The Power.When Lee, a first year at Smith, is raped under eerie circumstances during orientation week by an Amherst frat boy, she's quickly disillusioned by her lack of recourse. As her trauma boils within her, Lee is selected for an exclusive seminar on Gender, Power, and Witchcraft, where she meets Luna (an alluring Brooklyn hipster), Gabi (who has a laundry list of phobias), and Charlotte (a waifish, chill international student). Granted a charter for a coven and suddenly in possession of real magic, the four girls are tasked by their aloof Professor with covertly retrieving a grimoire that an Amherst fraternity has gotten their hands on. But when the witches realize the frat brothers are using magic to commit and cover up sexual assault all over Northampton, their exploits escalate into vigilante justice. As Lee's thirst for revenge on her rapist grows, things spiral out of control, pitting witch against witch as they must wrestle with how far one is willing to go to heal.Consensual Hex is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of a young woman coming of age, uncovering the ways in which love and obsession and looking to fit in can go hand in hand. Lee, an outstanding, magical anti-heroine, refuses to be pigeonholed as a model victim or a horrific example. Instead, her caustic voice demands our attention, clawing out from every page, equally vicious and vulnerable as she lures us, then dares us, to transgress. Dark, biting, and archly camp, Consensual Hex announces Harlowe as a significant talent.
The Consequence of Choice
by Natalie SammonsIn a world where motherhood can be a crime, a woman risks everything to defy those in power . . . Ten years after the world took drastic action to rein in overpopulation, Elspeth suspects she is pregnant—illegally—after a brief, alcohol-fuelled fling with Nick. Even procuring a test to confirm it would be risky. As Elspeth tries desperately to keep her condition hidden from the authorities, a female detective becomes convinced something illicit is going on—and tries to resuscitate her own troubled career by pursuing this lawbreaker. But behind the scenes, two people are determined to come to Elspeth&’s aid. One is someone close to her who has a secret. The other is someone she would never have expected. Now, as danger closes in, how far will they go to keep Elspeth—and her unborn baby—safe?
The Consequence She Cannot Deny: Prince's Son Of Scandal A Baby To Bind His Bride Mistaken Target The Consequence She Cannot Deny
by Bella FrancesBedded, banished, pregnant! Talented photographer Coral Dahl can’t afford any distractions on her first major photo shoot. But the beauty of her location, the private Greek island of Hydros, is nothing compared to the lethal charisma of its owner, tycoon Raffaele Rossini! A charisma that wary, innocent Coral is powerless to resist…Coral is astonished to discover her family is scandalously entwined with Rafa’s, and she has a claim on his inheritance. Branded a gold digger, she’s dismissed from his bed, and his life. Yet the biggest surprise of all? Their one night of rapture had unexpected, permanent consequences!
Consequences (The Books of Magic #4)
by Carla JablonskiDo you believe in magic? Timothy Hunter is just like any other thirteen-year-old boy in London ... except for the tiny fact that he might be the most powerful magician of his time. Tim has decided to finally tell his best friend Molly the truth about his magical destiny. But things get complicated when a familiar visitor from another realm shows up -- someone determined to have his revenge on the great Timothy Hunter, whatever the cost.
The Consequences of That Night (At His Service #3187)
by Jennie LucasAn indecent indiscretion! Emma Hayes has gone from making hotel magnate Cesare Falconeri's bed to running his household, including handing out expensive parting gifts to his numerous conquests! But each time, it's chipped away at her heart. Until one night, inhibitions lowered, she reaches for what she's always wanted.... With one disastrous marriage behind him Cesare vows never to go there again. But when his indiscretion with Emma has consequences, Cesare must break his own vow-and say I do for the sake of his heir. Now he'll expect his new bride to share his bed, instead of making it!
Consequences of Their Wedding Charade
by Cathy WilliamsFrom fake relationship to baby bombshell! Lose yourself in this unforgettable pregnancy romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams. The deal: a date with the tycoonThe consequence: her nine-month secret! One flash of Curtis Hamilton&’s mesmerizing smile and Jess Carr&’s traitorous body overrules her sensible head. What was she thinking, agreeing to accompany the notorious playboy to an A-list wedding in the French Alps? Curtis&’s last fling left his name splashed over the media, his reputation tarnished. Striking a just-for-show arrangement with Jess, Curtis hopes the innocent beauty on his arm can keep both gold diggers and photographers at bay. But will the paparazzi uncover their charade—or that Jess is now expecting his baby?From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
El conserje y la eternidad
by Ricardo RomeroUn hombre que trabaja como conserje nocturno en un edificio de Buenos Aires escribe sus vivencias para entenderse a sí mismo y a la vida que lleva, que incluye asesinatos periódicos como una manera de alimentarse. Novela que explora la naturaleza del monstruo mientras el monstruo mismo la explora, el conserje nocturno usa la escritura para conocerse, y la misma escritura lo modifica; así como muchos de nosotros nos desconocemos, el conserje no sabe nada de sí mismo que no sea lo que escribe. Ricardo Romero es una de las grandes promesas de la literatura argentina, y flamante incorporación al catálogo de Alfaguara. La crítica ha dicho... «Romero, tras los pasos del Cortázar más ominoso, nos obsequia una historia o una metáfora tan redonda como singular.»J. Ernesto Ayala-Dip, Babelia / El País, sobre La habitación del presidente «Historia de Roque Rey es una novela que desafía, interpela al lector del presente. Por su desmesura. Por el tiempo que impone. Y por la voluntad de narrarlo todo. La ética narrativa de Romero está sostenida en su voluntad por contar. Y porque narrar es para él un gesto político, una forma de vida.»Hernán Ronsino, Ñ / Clarín
La Conservación Del Kraken: El peligro en lo profundo
by Jean KilczerUna inmersión rutinaria toma un giro drástico para la bióloga marina Tess Hoffman y su novio, cuando una monstruosa criatura submarina de origen desconocido los ataca. Para estudiar al peligroso habitante de las profundidades marinas, se asocian con un equipo de científicos y exploradores, incluyendo al heroico Culley y a George, un brillante científico. Atrapados en los confines de su nave de investigación, pronto comprenden que su misión científica se ha convertido en una lucha por la supervivencia.
Consider Phlebas (Culture series #1)
by Iain M. BanksThe war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. <p><p>The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender. Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. <p><p>Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, actually to find it, and with it their own destruction.
Consider Phlebas: A Culture Novel (Culture Ser.)
by Iain M. BanksConsider Phlebas is a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination, from a modern master of science fiction. The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender.Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, to actually find it - and with it their own destruction.Praise for the Culture series'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsThe State of the ArtExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe Algebraist