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Entre pólvora y canela
By Eli Brown. 2013
La primera novela de piratas para gourmets. Una historia singular y trepidante, llena de aventuras marítimas y culinarias. En 1819,…
el Imperio británico domina los mares con mano de hierro y expande sus tentáculos hasta los confines del mundo. Ajeno a todo esto vive Owen Wedgwood, un cocinero magnífico que lleva casi una década a las órdenes de lord Ramsey, uno de los comerciantes más conspicuos de la época. Pero la plácida rutina del viudo y solitario Owen se trunca en un instante cuando, en el transcurso de un banquete, es secuestrado por los tripulantes del Flying Rose, un barco pirata al mando de la temible Hannah Mabbot, que lo encierra en las bodegas del navío y le anuncia que, si en algo aprecia su vida, deberá prepararle cada domingo una cena exquisita. Y si dicen que el instinto de supervivencia agudiza el ingenio, Owen lo demostrará con creces. Pesea disponer de una cocina sin utensilios adecuados y una despensa saqueada por las ratas, recurrirá a un sinfín de artimañas culinarias para servir a Mabbot deliciosos platos como paté de arenque al romero sobre pan de nueces o raviolis de anguila ahumada al té. Así, semana tras semana, mientras el cocinero lucha con denuedo por salvar su pellejo, entre él y la fiera capitana Mabbot va entablándose una improbable relación que puede acarrearle otro tipo de problemas. Sobre el telón de fondo del lado más oscuro del Imperio, con la trata de esclavos y los abusos vinculados al comercio del té, la seda y la plata, esta singular y trepidante historia gira en torno a dos personajes geniales: el pacato Owen Wedgwood, un Sherezade de los fogones que sufre una auténtica metamorfosis vital entre corsarios desalmados y vivencias al límite, y la insólita y fogosa Hannah Mabbot, cuyos secretos de familia la impulsan hacia un destino que bascula entre la gloria y el fracaso. Una explosiva amalgama de emocionantes aventuras marineras e inauditas experiencias gastronómicas que cautiva al lector desde la primera página. La crítica ha dicho...«Exuberancia gastronómica y aventuras de piratas vertiginosas son dos sabores que combinan de manera fantástica en este libro irresistible.»NPR «Sus sorprendentes personajes y las aventuras en alta mar hacen que esta novela sea muy distinta de cualquier otra que hayáis leído.»BookPage «Una novela histórica de capa y espada y de seducción culinaria, con personajes que evocan el desesperado ingenio de Sherezade y la endiablada crueldad del capitán Ahab.»Publishers Weekly «Intrépida y sensual.»Kirkus Reviews «Una combinación perfecta entre El festín de Babette y Piratas del Caribe.»Library JournalLa luz entre los océanos
By M. L. Stedman. 2013
Premio LIBRO DEL AÑO 2013 en Australia. Una historia sobre el amor y la pérdida y que ha sido llevada…
a la gran pantalla. Una mañana de abril de 1926, un bote encalla en la costa rocosa de una remota isla australiana. En su interior yacen un hombre muerto y un bebé que llora con desesperación. A su encuentro salen Tom Sherbourne, el farero, y su joven esposa, Isabel. Se han instalado en la isla para dejar atrás los horrores de la Primera Guerra Mundial, y lo único que ensombrece su felicidad es la incapacidad de tener hijos. Ante la impresión que les causa un ser tan frágil e indefenso, Tom e Isabel deciden seguir el dictado de sus corazones y adoptar a la criatura, sin notificar el hallazgo a las autoridades. Un par de años después, cuando llega a su conocimiento que la madre de la niña está viva y mantiene la esperanza de encontrar a su hija, las tensiones se desatan en la pareja. Isabel ya no concibe la vida sin la pequeña Lucy, pero la decisión que han de tomar y el sufrimiento de la madre biológica harán que los hechos se precipiten en una cadena de consecuencias imprevisibles. Reseñas:«Una historia hermosamente escrita sobre el amor y la pérdida, sobre el sentido del bien y el mal, y sobre lo que somos capaces de hacer por nuestros seres queridos.»The Boston Globe «Stedman atrapa al lector desde la primera página con exuberantes descripciones del hermoso y agreste paisaje, y con personajes inolvidables.»Booklist «Una novela extraordinaria e inolvidable.»The Guardian «Una novela de amor a un tiempo delicada y convincente.»The Sunday Times «Escrita con distinción [...], emocionante [...], de gran belleza.»USA Today «Stedman crea el contexto perfecto para que se desarrolle un desgarrador dilema moral [...]. Especialmente impresionante es la evolución, sutil y profunda, de los dos protagonistas.»Publishers Weekly «Estas vidas ajenas y distantes nos resultan cercanas y reconocibles.»The New Yorker «Stedman construye su novela en torno a un inteligente y conmovedor dilema moral.»Kirkus Reviews «Una lectura absorbente e inmensamente conmovedora.»Monica Ali, autora de Una vida posibleLintang and the Pirate Queen
By Tamara Moss. 2019
Gutsy girls and strong women make up the diverse and appealing crew of a pirate ship that battles intrigue and…
deadly monsters in an action-filled fantasy adventure. “Combine a pirate adventure of mythic proportions, a uniquely charming cast of characters, and a vivid new fantasy world and you get Lintang and the Pirate Queen. Magical, inventive, and positively unforgettable.”—Marissa Meyer, bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles Lintang is an island girl who longs for daring and danger. When she meets the feared pirate, Captain Shafira, and her all-female crew, Lintang is determined to join them. Secrets within secrets, life-or-death battles with spectacular monsters, and hair’s breadth escapes keep readers turning the pages of a story populated by women of color who are fighters, adventurers, and leaders.A band of tiny swashbucklers learn that treasure hunting is risky business in this epic conclusion of a chapter book…
series about pocket-sized pirates!The Pocket Pirates have left the safety of their shelf to search for gold…but dangers await them. The skirting-board mice are on the prowl, and the shopkeeper has an unwelcome surprise in store! Will they find the treasure they seek…or return to their ship-in-a-bottle empty-handed?Η τρελή ακαδημία των πειρατών: Escrito Por El General Jose Maria Perez Hernandez...
By A. P. Hernández. 2019
Θέλεις να γίνεις πειρατής; Μη χάσεις τις διασκεδαστικές περιπέτειες της Πρώτης και Μοναδικής Μεγάλης Ακαδημίας των Πειρατών. Γνώρισε τον Ούγκο,…
τον Ρουμπέν, την Ελένα, τον Χερμάν, τον Ιβάν... και πολλούς ακόμα φίλους! Ανακάλυψε τις τρελές ιδέες του Κασιμίρο, του Πειρατή Δασκάλου! Δεν είναι εύκολο να βρεις μια ακαδημία σαν αυτή, όμως σήμερα είναι η τυχερή σου μέρα. Εδώ θα μάθεις τις βασικές αρχές του πειρατή, τις πειρατικές εντολές, πώς να βρεις θησαυρούς και, σαν να μην έφταναν όλα αυτά, θα επισκεφτείς το Νησί του Κάβουρα. Καλωσήρθες στο καράβι, πειρατή!The Sea Captain's Wife: A Novel
By Beth Powning. 2011
Growing up on the Bay of Fundy, Azuba Galloway dreams of going to sea. She watches magnificent ships slowly making…
their way into Whelan’s Cove, the sense of exoticism bursting from their holds along with foreign goods. As a young woman, Azuba marries a seasoned merchant sea captain, Nathaniel Bradstock. Unwilling to have him away at sea for most of their married life, and anxious to see far shores, she extracts a promise that he will take her with him. But Azuba becomes pregnant soon after they marry and Nathaniel knows too well the perils of life on a ship. He reneges on his promise and refuses to allow Azuba to join him. When Nathaniel leaves on his journey, Azuba desperately misses her husband. Days turn into weeks and months – voyages can take two, three years before the ship and crew return home. Despite her loneliness, Azuba becomes a strong, independent woman, caring for her child and her home. With her parents and beloved grandmother nearby, she settles into a life of quietude and predictability, all the while yearning to be by her husband’s side aboard his ship. Her loneliness eventually propels her into a friendship with the local vicar, Reverend Simon Walton. He is a quiet, kind and contemplative man, and Azuba takes comfort and enjoyment in their increasingly intimate friendship. One afternoon, despite her misgivings, Azuba goes on a picnic with the vicar and becomes trapped by the tide. When they return home the next morning, Azuba and Reverend Walton have become a topic of gossip. When Nathaniel returns home he is enraged by her impropriety. Reluctantly he decides to take Azuba and their young daughter, Carrie, with him on his next voyage. Mother and child are loaded from a rowboat and hauled onto the weather deck along with barrels of coal and crates of chickens. Nathaniel has drawn a line across the deck. “You’ll never again cross that line,” he instructs Azuba.It is October 1862. It will be three years before Azuba sees the shores of Whelan’s Cove again. Aboard Traveller, the small family visits places Azuba dreamed she would one day see: London, San Francisco and exotic countries in Europe. But she also experiences the terror that can come during a life at sea: a harrowing passage around Cape Horn, half-starvation while listlessly floating in the doldrums, and a stop at the Chincha Islands to pick up a load of guano, where she witnesses a mass suicide by slaves. She begins to question her decision to join her husband, particularly when she realizes there is “no way to erase horror from a child’s memory.”Misery follows misfortune and Azuba feels alone in a male world, surrounded by the splendour and the terror of the open sea. The voyage tests not only her already precarious marriage, but everything Azuba believes in. With a sure hand, Beth Powning captures life aboard a sailing ship – ferocious storms, the impossibly isolated ports of call, the gruelling daily routine – and shows how love evolves even in the most extreme circumstances. The Sea Captain’s Wife is an awe-inspiring tour that captures the vigour of life in the last days of the Age of Sail and gives us an unforgettable young heroine who shows compassion, courage and love while under incredible duress.The Devil in Paradise: Captain Putnam in Hawaii (A Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure #3)
By James L. Haley. 2019
Captain Bliven Putnam returns, venturing into the Pacific to fight pirates in Malaya and match wits with the royals in…
Hawaii, in this next installment of award-winner James L. Haley's gripping naval saga.Following the naval victories of the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War, the United States is finally expanding its navy to take a place of prominence in world affairs. Bliven Putnam, now Captain of the sloop of war Rappahannock, has come into his own as a leader and is ordered to the Pacific. But with this new tour of duty to last more than two years, his patient wife, Clarity, unwilling to accept such a brief time together, at last puts her foot down. If she can't keep Putnam with her, then she'll just have to go with him.As Putnam sets sail for his new home port in Honolulu, Clarity joins a new missionary effort from Boston to Hawaii. On their respective paths, the Putnams encounter a new breed of pirate and meet an unexpected force of nature: Kahumanu, the formidable queen of the Hawaiian Islands. Inspried by the real-life Olowalu Massacre and the famed Congregationalist missoin of 1819, this third outing will be unlike any adventure the Putnams have faced before.Read This Book If You Don't Want a Story
By Richard Phillips, Eric Zelz. 2019
Mr. Book With No Story wants his pages uncluttered by pictures and plot lines, but images, questions, and ideas keep…
invading the unruly pages he is trying to police, ignoring his efforts to chase them away. Mr. Book is determined to share nothing with readers, but his pages have other ideas. It turns out that Mr. Book’s big fear is having nothing worthwhile to say, but in this fun, zany tribute to the creative process, he needn’t have worried. The bumbling blowhard of the first page inspires empathy and affection by the time the last page chimes in. The messages are simple: Stories are fun, and all of us can tell them.L'Albatros et les pirates de Galguduud: L'histoire d'une lettre de marque du XXIème siècle
By Federico Supervielle Bergés. 2019
Les camps de pirates qui parsèment la côte somalienne menacent de détourner tout bateau qui s'approche d'eux, mais les pays…
développés ne semblent pas capables de faire face à ce problème. L'industrie mondiale de l'énergie est sur le point de s'effondrer : un homme d'affaires sera-t-il capable de faire face aux pirates ? l'État somalien en faillite sera-t-il capable de contrôler ses propres côtes ? Un jeune marin de Cadix, fuyant ses problèmes personnels, est choisi pour en finir avec les ennemis du magnat, mais même l'océan Indien n'est pas assez loin de son passé. Au fur et à mesure que les événements se déroulent, il pressent un complot plus complexe derrière les attaques. Sans s'en rendre compte, Pablo est entraîné au centre d'une conspiration internationale dans laquelle il ne peut compter que sur l'aide de so,n équipage et de son navire : l'Albatros.The circular pirates
By Rafael Estrada. 2019
On the same day of his seventh birthday, the boy called to be the Napias is kidnapped and is captivated…
by the figure of Captain Garsen. Impressed but without fear, he lets himself be driven by him until he enters the only pirate school in the world. There he will be educated along with other children to become a pirate of legend. Classes will include from the History of Piracy to combat techniques, survival, notions of cunning, Arithmetic and many interesting knowledge that they will have to put into practice when the true adventures on the high seas begin. A school of pirates. Adventures, survival, friendship and overcoming. A galleon, an island, a mystery and a collusion. When Lewis, Chivotuerto and their fearsome minions board the galleon stranded in the forest, everyone wonders who Captain Garsen really is and why he has fled. Some think that he is a traitor and a coward, others, waiting patiently somewhere to carry out his coveted revenge. However, nothing is as it seems.The Bone Ships (The Tide Child Trilogy #1)
By Rj Barker. 2019
A brilliantly imagined saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the epic launch of a new fantasy…
from David Gemmell Award-nominated RJ Barker.Two nations at war. One prize beyond compare. For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war. The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted. Now the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to shift the balance of power in their favour. Because whoever catches it will win not only glory, but the war.Praise for The Bone Ships:"A vividly realized high-seas epic that pulls you deep into its world and keeps you tangled there until the very last word." --Evan Winter, author of The Rage of Dragons"The Bone Ships is excellent. Aside from the standout writing, it's one of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I've seen in years." --Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning authorThe Tide Child TrilogyThe Bone ShipsFor more from RJ Barker, check out:The Wounded KingdomAge of AssassinsBlood of AssassinsKing of AssassinsSteel Tide (Seafire #2)
By Natalie C. Parker. 2019
The second book in a heart-stopping trilogy that follows the captain of an all-female ship intent on taking down a…
vicious warlord's powerful fleet.Caledonia may have lost her crew, but she's not done fighting yet. After nearly dying at the hand of a powerful foe, Caledonia is pulled from the sea and nursed back to health by a crew of former Bullets that call themselves Blades. The Blades escaped Aric Athair's clutches and now live a nomadic existence, ready to disappear at a moment's notice should trouble come their way. But Caledonia wants to do more than just hide. She wants to find the Mors Navis and her beloved sisters. She wants to continue fighting Aric's fleet and to take back the Bullet seas. She'll need to do everything in her power to convince the Blades that fighting is their only option, that there has to be a life better than the one under Aric Athair's reign, and that finding the women of the Mors Navis is the first step to revolution.The Ghost Seekers (The Soul Keepers #2)
By Devon Taylor. 2019
"A fantastic high-stakes adventure on a ghost ship sailing forever into eternity, where every soul is (literally) worth fighting for—what's…
not to love?" —Rin Chupeco, author of The Bone Witch and The Girl from the Well, on The Soul KeepersThere are worse things than death.The Harbinger is lost, sunk to the bottom of an otherworldly sea. Every soul that ever died and was protected within its hold has been lost along with it. But at least that precious cargo is out of reach of the demon Urcena and her army of soul-devouring monsters.For now.The soul keepers are broken, scattered, and barely clinging to existence without their ship or any way to collect or protect the souls of the newly dead. If they are to have any hope of stopping Urcena's horrifying plans to destroy the fragile balance between living and dead, they will first have to survive long enough to locate the ghost of one of their own, who sacrificed himself to save the rest of the crew.Devon Taylor's cinematic and pulse-pounding duology comes to a thunderous conclusion in The Ghost Seekers.Praise for The Soul Keepers:"This pirate thriller starts off running and doesn’t stop ... This series starter will please teens who enjoy the ghostly tales and dark sarcasm of Neil Gaiman and Ransom Riggs." —School Library JournalGloom Town
By Ronald L. Smith. 2020
A delightfully creepy novel from a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner imbued with magic and seafaring mythology.…
Lemony Snicket and Jessica Townsend meet Greenglass House, with a hint of Edward Gorey thrown in. When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he finds the owner, Lord Foxglove, odd and unpleasant. But he and his mom need the money, so he takes the job anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, he’s not even human—and he’s trying to steal the townspeople’s shadows. Together, Rory and his friend Isabella set out to uncover exactly what Foxglove and his otherworldly accomplices are planning and devise a strategy to defeat them. But can two kids defeat a group of ancient evil beings who are determined to take over the world? Another delightfully creepy tale from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award–winning author Ronald L. Smith.Viaje Oscuro: Horror y misterio en los mares Árticos
By Helen Susan Swift. 2019
Es 1914, y el miedo y la paranoia gobiernan en alta mar. Iain Cosgrove está recién casado con Jennifer Manson,…
hija de un rico comerciante escocés. Pero Iain pronto debe partir para un viaje de investigación a bordo del Lady Balgay, el último de la antigua flota de cazadores de focas de Dundee. Impulsado por el ron y los cuentos de John Pratt, la tripulación se obsesiona con las antiguas supersticiones; los que Iain descarta casualmente como simples tradiciones ... hasta que alcanzan los fríos mares árticos. Cuando una serie de accidentes coinciden con la aparición recurrente de una aparición femenina, las creencias de Iain se ven sacudidas. Luego, el barco descubre dos náufragos, uno de ellos una mujer, y los eventos toman un giro siniestro. Inspirado en relatos históricos, Viaje Oscuro es una historia convincente y horrible ambientada en las aguas heladas del norte.All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth Duology #1)
By Adalyn Grace. 2020
She will reign. As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be…
High Animancer—the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it’s never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy’s dangerous soul magic. When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She strikes a deal with Bastian, a mysterious pirate: he’ll help her prove she’s fit to rule, if she’ll help him reclaim his stolen magic. But sailing the kingdom holds more wonder—and more peril—than Amora anticipated. A destructive new magic is on the rise, and if Amora is to conquer it, she’ll need to face legendary monsters, cross paths with vengeful mermaids, and deal with a stowaway she never expected… or risk the fate of Visidia and lose the crown forever. I am the right choice. The only choice. And I will protect my kingdom.Demonios del océano (Vampiratas #Volumen 1)
By Justin Somper. 2005
La primera entrega de la serie Vampiratas: una espectacular aventura en el mar protagonizada por dos hermanos. A los gemelos…
Connor y Grace no les queda nada en tierra por lo que luchar: su padre acaba de fallecer y nunca han conocido el cariño de una madre. Temerosos del incierto futuro que les espera, deciden huir en barco. Una tormenta impredecible les sorprende en alta mar y, cuando están a punto de ser devorados por las olas, dos milagrosos barcos acuden en su ayuda. Recogido por el Diablo, capitaneado por el orgulloso y legendario pirata Molucco Wrathe, Connor se sentirá pronto como en casa y hará suyas las artes de la piratería; en cambio, la suerte de Grace es bien distinta. Sin saber ni siquiera dónde está y encerrada en una habitación a cal y canto, todo irá bien siempre y cuando siga las reglas del enigmático capitán sin rostro... LOS VAMPIRATASEL CAPITÁN no tiene rostro, solo una máscara. ¿Qué secretos oculta? ¿Por qué sabe tanto de Grace? LORCAN FUREY salvó a Grace de una muerte segura y parece tener las mejores intenciones. Pero guarda un secreto... LOS PIRATASPara MOLUCCO WRATHE la única norma es que no hay normas... La piratería es instinto, es azar y lanzarse al peligro por el bien de un hermano. Pero no todos están de acuerdo... CHENG LI, instruida en la Academia, cree que la piratería es otra cosa y que el tiempo de Wrathe ya ha pasado...La tierra prometida (Serie Los piratas de Honky Tonk #Volumen 1)
By Joachim Masannek. 2011
Dos jóvenes se embarcan en una aventura que les llevará a lejanas tierras, en busca de un extraordinario tesoro... Un…
poderoso amuleto procedente de una isla lejana donde todavía viven elfos y magos... Dos amigos opuestos como la noche y el día, y un misterioso barón que sellará su destino... Y una espectacular aventura por los siete mares...Guerra inmortal (Vampiratas #Volumen 6)
By Justin Somper. 2011
El esperado desenlace de la serie Vampiratas, donde los gemelos Grace y Connor Tempest deberán luchar a muerte... y afrontar…
sus propios fantasmas. La guerra que pondrá fin a todas las guerras acaba de empezar. Tras siglos de refriegas y aguas turbias, los barcos de la Federación Pirata se han unido a los vampiratas del Nocturno; su objetivo: devolver la calma a los océanos venciendo a Sidorio y a su aterradora tripulación de vampiratas renegados. Después de mucho tiempo enfrentados, los gemelos Grace y Connor Tempest vuelven a luchar en el mismo bando. Ella, convertida ya en una poderosa sanadora, atenderá a los heridos de la alianza en la retaguardia. Y, él, como hombre fuerte de los piratas, liderará a los guerreros en el corazón de la batalla. Saben que unidos pueden ganar, aunque ello no les bastará para ser invencibles: una oscura profecía anuncia que uno de los dos entrará en el mundo de los muertos antes del fin de la contienda... Reseña: «Justin Somper ha reinventado el terror. ¡Bravo!»Darren Shan, autor de El Circo de los Extraños, La Montaña de los Vampiros y El Príncipe de la Noche.Corazón negro (Vampiratas #Volumen 4)
By Justin Somper. 2009
Cuarta entrega de la serie Vampiratas: la fascinante historia de dos gemelos separados por una tormenta. Para Grace y para…
Connor el encuentro con su madre no puede ser más traumático: sin apenas fuerzas para hablar, les revelará ¡que fue donante de Sidorio, el vampirata rebelde! ¿Qué quiere decir eso? ¿Qué pasa con su padre? ¿Quiénes son ellos en realidad? Connor, incapaz de seguir escuchando esa dolorosa verdad, huirá y se alistará en el Tigre, el barco de la recién nombrada capitana Cheng Li. Mientras, en el mar, un barco desconocido, capitaneado por una bellísima y singular mujer, hechiza y mata a sus víctimas, dejando como único recuerdo una jota de corazones negra. La Federación Vampirata, convencida de que el renegado Sidorio está detrás de estos asaltos, encomienda a Cheng Li su primera misión: acabar con él.