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Buscaré el océano
by Carrie RyanNo hay lugar seguro para Mary. Su aldea está pobremente protegida del bosque que la rodea... donde habitan los Condenados, zombis hambrientos. En el mundo de Mary hay algunas verdades incuestionables: La Hermandad sabe más que nadie. Los Guardianes protegen y sirven. Los Condenados no se rinden nunca. Y hay que tener mucho cuidado con la alambrada que rodea el pueblo, la alambrada que protege a sus habitantes de los Condenados, zombies hambrientos que habitan en el bosque. Sin embargo, poco a poco estas verdades dejan de convencer a Mary. Aprende cosas que habría preferido no saber nunca sobre la Hermandad y sus secretos, y sobre los Guardianes y su poder. Y, cuando se rompe la alambrada y su mundo se ve sumido en el caos, aprende cómo son los Condenados y hasta dónde llega su avidez insaciable. Ahora tiene que elegir entre su aldea y su futuro, entre la persona a quien ama y la persona que la ama. Y debe enfrentarse a la verdad sobre el Bosque. ¿Es posible que exista vida más allá de un mundo rodeado de tanta muerte? Reseñas:«Inteligente, oscura y embrujadora, Buscaré el océano se desliza con naturalidad entre el horror y la belleza. Los lectores no olvidarán el mundo de Mary.»Cassandra Clare, autora de la saga Cazadores de sombras «Una excelente historia de amor postapocalíptica, escrita con elegancia desde el título hasta la última línea.»Scott Westerfeld, autor de la saga Traición
Buscaré el océano
by Carrie RyanEn el mundo de Mary hay algunas verdades incuestionables:La Hermandad sabe más que nadie. Los Guardianes protegen y sirven. Los Condenados no se rinden nunca. Y hay que tener mucho cuidado con la alambrada que rodea el pueblo, la alambrada que protege a sus habitantes de los Condenados, zombies hambrientos que habitan en el bosque. Sin embargo, poco a poco estas verdades dejan de convencer a Mary. Aprende cosas que habría preferido no saber nunca sobre la Hermandad y sus secretos, y sobre los Guardianes y su poder. Y, cuando se rompe la alambrada y su mundo se ve sumido en el caos, aprende cómo son los Condenados y hasta dónde llega su avidez insaciable. Ahora tiene que elegir entre su aldea y su futuro, entre la persona a quien ama y la persona que la ama. Y debe enfrentarse a la verdad sobre el Bosque. ¿Es posible que exista vida ma´s alla´ de un mundo rodeado de tanta muerte?«Inteligente, oscura y embrujadora, Buscaré el océano se desliza con naturalidad entre el horror y la belleza. Los lectores no olvidarán el mundo de Mary.»Cassandra Clare, autora de la saga Cazadores de sombras«Una excelente historia de amor postapocalíptica, escrita con elegancia desde el título hasta la última línea.»Scott Westerfeld, autor de la saga Traición
The Bush Doctor's Challenge
by Carol MarinelliCity doctor in the Outback…Dr. Abby Hampton is the ultimate city doctor, and is absolutely dreading being stuck in a bush hospital for three months—until she steps off the plane! Midwife Kell Bevan is there to greet her and he's absolutely gorgeous! The sexual chemistry between the pair is ignited. But Abby is determined not to get involved because her life is in the city. But each dramatic medical emergency pushes their proximity and emotions to the breaking point—Kell has fallen in love with Abby and he's not afraid to admit it! Will Abby take up Kell's challenge—to stay in the Outback and become his bride?
The Business, as Usual
by Jack SharkeyGiving Certain Powers the business for a change would be a joy--but it must not backfire--and here at last was the perfect recoilless diddle!
The Business of Death: The Death Works Trilogy (Death Works #3)
by Trent JamiesonSteven de Selby has a hangover. Bright lights, loud noise, and lots of exercise are the last thing he wants. But that's exactly what he gets when someone starts shooting at him.Steven is no stranger to death - Mr. D's his boss after all - but when a dead girl saves him from sharing her fate, he finds himself on the wrong end of the barrel. His job is to guide the restless dead to the underworld but now his clients are his own colleagues, friends, and family.Mr. D's gone missing and with no one in charge, the dead start to rise, the living are hunted, and the whole city teeters on the brink of a regional apocalypse - unless Steven can shake his hangover, not fall for the dead girl, and find out what happened to his boss - that is, Death himself.THE BUSINESS OF DEATH includes the first two volumes of the Death Works trilogy, Death Most Definite and Managing Death, as well as the third volume.
The Business Of Death: Death Works Trilogy
by Trent JamiesonIt's one thing to run Mortmax International as head of a team, but it's quite another to rule alone. Staff fatalities have left Steven by himself on the Throne of Death, and there's no time to get comfortable.The Stirrer god's arrival is imminent, threatening life as we know it. Plus Steven has managed to mortally offend the only ally strong enough to help out. And how can he ask someone to marry him when the End of Days seems inevitable? As if they're going to think he's committed. The portents don't look good as a comet burns vast and looming in the sky and Steven can almost hear a dark clock ticking. He will have to play nice if he wants his ally back, and must address the madness of the Hungry Death within himself if he even has a chance at defeating the Stirrer god. If he fails, Hell and Earth are doomed and wedding bells will be quite out of the question.
La búsqueda de los Magos (Avana #2)
by Annie LavigneEmroth continúa su búsqueda de los 4 elementos. Mago del agua, le toca a él encontrar a la Madre de los océanos. Pero parece que le falta un elemento para que la Madre se entregue a él: ¿será el amor de una mujer? ... En la tierra de Erin, se levanta una extraña niebla, que oscurece los corazones y las mentes de los druidas y caballeros, provocando que se maten entre ellos. Avana viajará a tierras enemigas, Connaught, para convencer a la reina Maeve de que se una a los Ulates para luchar codo con codo contra los poderes de la Oscuridad. ¿Conseguirán los Caballeros de Conor y Maeve olvidar el pasado y unir sus fuerzas contra los ejércitos de Zha'hor? Ante la urgencia de formar el disco de los 4 elementos, Avana, que está ligada a la magia del aire, se unirá a los elementalistas y encontrará a Emroth. ¿Podrán finalmente darle una oportunidad a su amor? Este segundo volumen transporta al lector en una búsqueda iniciática donde los personajes deben transformarse internamente para superar su Sombra y unirse con la Luz. Es una prueba individual y colectiva, y cada habitante de la isla debe contemplar su vida interior mientras una niebla oscura invade la isla. ¿De dónde viene realmente esta niebla? ¿De qué se alimenta la Oscuridad que tanto temen los Ulates? ¿Cómo derrotas a un enemigo que nos es tan familiar? ... Además de transportarnos a un mundo de fantasía donde la mitología celta, la magia y el amor se combinan de manera brillante, el autor nos lleva a través de los personajes en un viaje interior que nos hace querer arrojar luz sobre nuestra propia oscuridad. . Una novela ligera y profunda al mismo tiempo, dura pero tierna, aterradora pero inspiradora. Una buena opción para adolescentes y adultos jóvenes que quieren una historia llena de acción y aventura, pero también de valores y sinceridad. Una buena elección también para cualquier adulto que haya conservado su corazón de niño y que sueñe c
La búsqueda de Lya: Volumen 2: La Reina de Salinar
by Tristan ValureLya ha llegado al Santuario. Ha conseguido llegar a este lugar quimérico, pero ha perdido a todos sus compañeros. A pesar de su dolor y por su memoria, debe completar su búsqueda. ¿Se le revelarán por fin las respuestas a los numerosos secretos del pueblo de las estrellas? El destino de la despreocupada elfa le deparará algunas sorpresas más...
La búsqueda de Lya: Volumen 1: El Santuario
by Tristan ValureAlegre y despreocupada, Lya no se atreve a dejarse engatusar por la dulce vida de Salinar. Tras descubrir rastros de una comunidad desaparecida llamada "los Viajeros o Avens", nunca dejará de intentar averiguar más sobre la historia de su pueblo: "la gente de las estrellas". Su búsqueda la llevará, a medida que conoce nuevas gentes y viaja por las provincias, a descubrir aspectos insospechados del mundo que la rodea. Al desvelar un fragmento de su historia, podría desentrañar uno de los mayores misterios que ha conocido su pueblo...
La búsqueda de Sabina del Santo Grial: n/a
by Martin LundqvistMi nombre es Sabina Hines, pero secretamente prefiero que me llamen Sabina Eisenstein. Nací en 2019, y cuando estás leyendo esto, es el año 2037. Acabo de cumplir 18 años y nací en Sudáfrica, pero llevo muchos años viviendo en Sídney, Australia desde que mis padres emigraron debido a que las tensiones raciales en Sudáfrica se volvieron violentas y no era seguro vivir en ese país. Otras personas dicen que soy hermosa, y quizá tienen razón. Me describiría como una persona alta y delgada, con rasgos simétricos y tez clara. Mi cabello es rubio y mis ojos son azules, a veces incluso son de azul brillante cuando "ella" me está hablando. Sin embargo, no hay nada único en mi belleza, ya que chicas hermosas hay por montón y la belleza física se desvanece a medida que envejecemos. No, lo que es único acerca de mí es que he vivido en una vida anterior. Antes de ser Sabina Hines, era Sabina Eisenstein en otra vida. Sé que muchos de ustedes pensaran que esto no es anda, y que mi declaración no suena tan única ya que después de todo, innumerables personas afirman haber sido todo, desde Napoleón, Hitler, hasta Elvis en sus vidas anteriores y la reencarnación es un tema importante en las religiones notables tales como el hinduismo y el budismo. Pero mi historia de reencarnación es única, una vez viví una vida corta como Sabina Eisenstein en un futuro lejano, viví durante los años 2875 a 2887. Nací de una revolucionaria marciana con el nombre de Keila Eisenstein; la Creadora Original me encomendó detener a la extraterrestre Xeno, reina de Rangda, de corromper los Cristales Zeto y de detener la tiranía del malvado demonio y de destruir toda la galaxia Vía Láctea. Fallé en esta tarea durante las guerras interplanetarias y el Armagedón galáctico que se produjo en el futuro del cuál era originalmente, y Rangda mató mi cuerpo físico, lo que obligó a la Creadora Original a destruir a Rangda, pero al hacerlo, la
Búsqueda del Cifrado: Libro de Cifrado 1 (Ciphercraft #1)
by Tim KaiverCuando el sistema que el tiempo olvidó de repente vuelve a aparecer ... El Cifrado dirigía el universo con sus reglas de juego, y ha elegido a Cullen, un cazarrecompensas exiliado, como método de su regreso. Se le ha encomendado una misión para liberar a una madre y un hijo telepáticos del encarcelamiento injusto. Si puede sacar a sus objetivos de la prisión, tendrán que subir de nivel, aprender nuevas habilidades y buscar las pistas de la profecía. Todo mientras te enfrentas a berserkers y tigres que lanzan EMP, en una jungla que no ofrece ningún socorro. La recompensa prometida es que el Cifrado otorgará acceso y el poder asociado a toda su gente asediada, cambiando el rumbo de la guerra galáctica que está asolando el cosmos. Búsqueda del Cifrado es una combinación de ciencia-fantasía de LitRPG que responde a la pregunta: "¿Qué tal si tomamos Stargate y agregamos Final Fantasy y Age of Empires?"
Busy Monsters: A Novel
by William Giraldi“The best literary present . . . has a delicate sweetness that shows through at just the right moments.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post Book World Echoing a narrative line that includes Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller, William Giraldi’s Busy Monsters has been hailed as one of the most exciting fiction debuts in years. Penned with a linguistic bravado that explores the diaphanous line between fiction and fact, this “very funny, very inventive début novel” (The New Yorker) has at last revived the great American picaresque tradition.
The Busybody Buddha
by Margie RutledgeIn the sequel to The Great Laundry Adventure, the three Lawrence children, Abigail, Jacob and Ernest (from oldest to youngest) are again embarked on a mysterious adventure, but this time, the adventure is initiated, it appears, by a small blue stone buddha which Ernest has discovered in a mysterious shop. The little buddha has a way of showing Ernest the unhappiness of others, and his brother and sister have expressly forbidden him to bring the buddha along on their summer holiday. With their parents, they arrive by motorboat on the wonderfully primitive island where they always spend their holidays, ready for a carefree summer. At first they are delighted to rediscover their favorite haunts and activities, but soon five-year-old Ernest is oppressed by a sense of foreboding. He is afraid to tell Abigail and Jacob that he has brought the buddha to the island, but they soon discover its presence and take measures to try to prevent the buddhas powerful and unhappy messages from spoiling their holiday. Then the children discover a battered replica of the tourist boat, the Segwun, which has plied these shores for decades, and which then leads them to a small mist shrouded island, called Serene Island. They also discover a mysterious cave with ancient drawings and a tunnel through which pours the sound of sobbing. They follow the tunnel and it leads them back to the same small island. This time they find someone who is indeed unhappy and needs their help. And so their adventure with Charlotte, a young girl from another time, begins. A junior novel with a classic feel, illustrated with black and white illustrations, which will delight children eight and up. Rutledge has mined the mysterious elements of an untamed island to produce a story which is both whimsical and enchanting.
But Not Forever: A Novel
by Jan Von SchlehCould she be everything you aren't, but somehow—still be you? It&’s the year 2015 and Sonnet McKay is the daughter of a globe-trotting diplomat, home for the summer from her exotic life. Everything would be perfect if not for her stunning sister, whose bright star has left her in the shadows. In 1895, Emma Sweetwine is trapped in a Victorian mansion, dreaming of wings to fly her far from her mother, who gives her love to her sons, leaving nothing for her daughter. Fate puts them in the same house at the same moment, 120 years apart, and the identical fifteen-year-olds are switched in time. In their new worlds, Sonnet falls in love with a boy, Emma falls in love with a life, and astonishing family secrets are revealed. Torn, both girls want to still go home— but can either one give up what they now have? But Not Forever is an enchanting story of love and longing, and the heart's ultimate quest to find where it belongs.
But Not Too Bold
by Hache PueyoThe Shape of Water meets Mexican Gothic in this sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappingsThe old keeper of the keys is dead, and the creature who ate her is the volatile Lady of the Capricious House—Anatema, an enormous humanoid spider with a taste for laudanum and human brides.Dália, the old keeper’s protégée, must take up her duties, locking and unlocking the little drawers in which Anatema keeps her memories. And if she can unravel the crime that led to her predecessor's execution, Dália might just be able to survive long enough to grow into her new role.But there’s a gaping hole in Dália’s plan that she refuses to see: Anatema cannot resist a beautiful woman, and she eventually devours every single bride that crosses her path.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
But What of Earth?
by Piers AnthonyScience-fiction, autobiography, and a candid, witty send-up of the publishing industry combine in a wild adventure of a novel that winds up in the wrong hands.
The Butcher
by Laura Kat YoungA suspenseful small-town horror novel of oppression, heartbreak and buried anguish – Shirley Jackson meets Never Let Me Go with the wild west setting of Westworld.When Lady Mae turns 18, she'll inherit her mother's job as the Butcher: dismembering Settlement Five&’s guilty residents as payment for their petty crimes. An index finger taken for spreading salacious gossip, a foot for blasphemy, no one is exempt from punishment. But one day Winona refuses to butcher a six-year-old boy. So their leaders, known as the Deputies, come to Lady Mae&’s house, and, right there in the living room, murder her mother for refusing her duties. Within twenty-four hours, now alone in the world, Lady Mae begins her new job. But a chance meeting years later puts her face to face with the Deputy that murdered her mother. Now Lady Mae must choose: will she flee, and start another life in the desolate mountains, forever running? Or will she seek vengeance for her mother&’s death even if it kills her? A devastating, alarming page-turner infused with melancholy, humanity – and society&’s maddening acceptance in the face of horror.
Butcher Bird
by Richard KadreySpyder Lee is a happy man who lives in San Francisco and owns a tattoo shop. One night an angry demon tries to bite his head off before he's saved by a stranger. The demon infected Spyder with something awful - the truth. He can suddenly see the world as it really is: full of angels and demons and monsters and monster-hunters. A world full of black magic and mysteries. These are the Dominions, parallel worlds full of wonder, beauty and horror. The Black Clerks, infinitely old and infinitely powerful beings whose job it is to keep the Dominions in balance, seem to have new interests and a whole new agenda. Dropped into the middle of a conflict between the Black Clerks and other forces he doesn't fully understand, Spyder finds himself looking for a magic book with the blind swordswoman who saved him. Their journey will take them from deserts to lush palaces, to underground caverns, to the heart of Hell itself.
Butcher Bird: A Novel of the Dominion (Sandman Slim)
by Richard KadreyButcher Bird, an early protoype for dark urban fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Sandman Slim, is reissued in a special tenth anniversary edition. Spyder Lee is a happy man. He lives in San Francisco and owns a tattoo shop. He has his favorite drinking buddy, Lulu Garou, and other friends all over town. One night a pissed-off demon tries to bite his head off and he's saved by a stranger?a small, blind woman with a sword as wicked as her smile. After that, Spyder’s life is turned upside down. The demon infected Spyder with something awful?the truth. He can suddenly see the world as it really is: full of angels and demons and monsters and monster-hunters; a world full of black magic and mysteries. These are the Dominions, parallel worlds full of wonder, beauty and horror, of which Spyder’s is only one. Each Dominion is home to another race of creatures from human myth. If you’re clever or lucky, you can pass from one Dominion to another, but the Dominions themselves never touch. At least, they’re not supposed to. The Black Clerks, infinitely old and infinitely powerful beings whose job it is to keep the Dominions in balance, seem to have new interests and a whole new agenda. Dropped into the middle of a conflict between the Black Clerks and other forces he doesn't fully understand, Spyder searches for a magic book with the blind swordswoman who saved him. Their journey will take them from deserts to lush palaces, to underground caverns, to the heart of Hell itself.
The Butcher of Anderson Station: An Expanse Short Story (The\expanse Ser.)
by James S. CoreyThe Butcher of Anderson Station is a short story that expands the world of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series - now a Prime Original TV series.One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a deadly secret and extend a hand of friendship. But long before he became the leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson had a very different name. The Butcher of Anderson Station.This is his story.The Expanse series: Leviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat's WrathPraise for the Expanse: 'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal'Tense and thrilling' SciFiNow
The Butcher of Anderson Station: An Expanse Short Story
by James S. CoreyThe Butcher of Anderson Station is a short story that expands the world of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series - now a Prime Original TV series.One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a deadly secret and extend a hand of friendship. But long before he became the leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson had a very different name. The Butcher of Anderson Station.This is his story.The Expanse series: Leviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat's WrathPraise for the Expanse: 'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal'Tense and thrilling' SciFiNow
The Butcher of Anderson Station: A Story of The Expanse (The Expanse)
by James S.A. CoreyFrom New York Times bestselling author James S. A. Corey... A new story set in the world of The Expanse. One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a deadly secret and extend a hand of friendship. But long before he became the leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson had a very different name. The Butcher of Anderson Station.This is his story.Word Count: ~9,000 words
The Butcher of the Forest
by Premee Mohamed"A perfect mix of horror and fantasy."—The New York Times“The Butcher of the Forest” shows exactly why Mohamed is one of fantasy’s rising stars."—The Washington Post"The Grimm brothers can’t hold a candle to Premee Mohamed and her fever dream of a fantasy novella."—PolygonA world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.At the northern edge of a land ruled by a merciless foreign tyrant lies a wild, forbidden forest ruled by powerful magic.Veris Thorn—the only one to ever enter the forest and survive—is forced to go back inside to retrieve the tyrant's missing children. Inside await traps and trickery, ancient monsters, and hauntings of the past.One day is all Veris is afforded. One misstep will cost everything.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Butcher's Bill (Hammer's Slammers Omnibus #2)
by David DrakeThey were the best mercenaries in the galaxy. They were Hammer's Slammers! "The Butcher's Bill" contains a novel, two novellas, four short stories, and a new novelette written for the collection, in addition to an Introduction by the author.
Butcher's Moon: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels)
by Richard StarkThe sixteenth Parker novel, Butcher’s Moon is more than twice as long as most of the master heister’s adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slayground, Parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic, blowout job: starting—and finishing—a gang war. It feels like the Parker novel to end all Parker novels, and for nearly twenty-five years that’s what it was. After its publication in 1974, Donald Westlake said, “Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.” Featuring a new introduction by Westlake’s close friend and writing partner, Lawrence Block, this classic Parker adventure deserves a place of honor on any crime fan’s bookshelf. More than thirty-five years later, Butcher’s Moon still packs a punch: keep your calendar clear when you pick it up, because once you open it you won’t want to do anything but read until the last shot is fired.