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Planet out of the Past
By James Lincoln Collier, Charlie Thurston. 2013
Char, Weddy, and Nuell are excited over their discovery on the strange planet Pleisto but also terrified, for the leader…
of their expedition, Professor Joher, has disappeared. Nuell and Weddy, Joher’ children, are concerned for his safety, while Char, his research assistant, feels not only worried but responsible for all of them. He realizes that these prehistoric people may have carried off the professor—and may even have killed him. The three set out to find the professor, and their search leads them through a frightening world, where they must fight for their lives every day, against mastodons and jaguars as well as Pleisto’s prehistoric inhabitants. They befriend a wounded hunter, a man who is like their own ancestors from millions of years earlier, and hope that he will lead them to the professor. As their journey progresses, Char is thrilled to have the chance to study prehistoric humans so closely, but he is disturbed by the violence of everyday life on Pleisto, by its uncomfortable similarity to life on Earth, and by his own feelings of competition and aggression. In an exciting climax, he learns about human courage, love, generosity, and cooperation.La Conspiración del Camino
By Kj Mcmurray, José Á. Mercader D.. 2016
La vida de Marie Jenson cambió para siempre - en tres ocasiones. La primera vez fue en su primer año…
en la universidad. Era una joven estudiante, idealista y despreocupada, con ganas de poder contribuir a crear un mundo mejor. Fue así hasta que sus ilusiones fueron destruidas cuando perdió a alguien muy querido en uno de los peores ataques terroristas que ha vivido el mundo. La segunda vez fue cuando la seguridad de los Estados Unidos recibió un duro golpe en sus entrañas por el terrible ataque del 11-S a la ciudad de Nueva York y al Pentágono. Jenson era una joven y ambiciosa abogada que trabajaba para el gobernador de Virginia en el momento de los hechos. Tanto ella como el gobernador salieron con vida de Washington DC por muy poco. La tercera vez, Jenson se encontraba tras la línea enemiga al trabajar para la CIA de forma clandestina cuando se infiltró en las filas del Estado Islámico. Su misión era derrocar a los líderes de la célula de Iraq. Para ocultar la realidad tuvo que hacer uso de sus encantos y de sus heridas. Con el riesgo de perderlo todo, Jenson debe cometer un último sacrificio. Ahora, lejos de los escombros del pasado, Jenson decide embarcarse en un viaje de descubrimiento. Un viaje que pretende encontrar a la mujer que perdió, mediante el recorrido de una antigua vía de peregrinaje por España llamada El Camino de Santiago. Lejos de los peligros de su trabajo, intenta escapar de los recuerdos que debe soportar. Pero, en su trayecto, descubre un plan terrorista que podría provocar un profundo impacto no sólo en España, sino también en el mundo entero. En busca de la redención, Jenson aprovecha la oportunidad para intentar evitar el atentado antes de que sea demasiado tarde.Oath of Fealty
By Elizabeth Moon. 2010
Elizabeth Moon's bestselling science fiction novels featuring Kylara Vatta have earned her rave reviews and comparison to such giants as…
Robert Heinlein and Lois McMaster Bujold. But as Moon's devoted fans know, she started her career as a fantasy writer. The superb trilogy known as The Deed of Paksenarrion is widely judged to be one of the great post-Tolkien fantasies, a masterpiece of sustained world-building and realistic military action. Now Moon returns to this thrilling realm for the first time in nearly twenty years. The result: another classic in the making. Thanks to Paks's courage and sacrifice, the long-vanished heir to the half-elven kingdom of Lyonya has been revealed as Kieri Phelan, a formidable mercenary captain who earned a title-and enemies-in the neighboring kingdom of Tsaia. Now, as Kieri ascends a throne he never sought, he must come to terms with his own half-elven heritage while protecting his new kingdom from his old enemies-and those he has not yet discovered. Meanwhile, in Tsaia, Prince Mikeli prepares for his own coronation. But when an assassination attempt nearly succeeds, Mikeli suddenly faces the threat of a coup. Acting swiftly, Mikeli strikes at the powerful family behind the attack: the Verrakaien, magelords possessing ancient sorcery, steeped in death and evil. Mikelirs's survival-and that of Tsaia-depend on the only Verrakai whose magery is not tainted with innocent blood. Two kings stand at a pivotal point in the history of their worlds. For dark forces are gathering against them, knit in a secret conspiracy more sinister-and far more ancient-than they can imagine. And even Paks may find her gods-given magic and peerless fighting skills stretched to the limit-and beyond.Three Days to Never
By Tim Powers. 2006
Albert Einstein's groundbreaking scientific discoveries made possible the creation of the most terrible weapon the world had ever known. But…
he made another discovery that he chose to reveal to no one--to keep from human hands a power that dwarfed the atomic bomb. When twelve-year-old Daphne Marrity takes a videotape labeled Pee-wee's Big Adventure from her recently deceased grandmother's house, neither she nor her college-professor father, Frank, realize what they now have in their possession. In an instant they are thrust into the center of a world-altering conspiracy, drawing the dangerous attentions of both the Israeli Secret Service and an ancient European cabal of occultists. Now father and daughter have three days to learn the rules of a terrifying magical chess game in order to escape a fate more profound than death--because the Marritys hold the key to the ultimate destruction of not only what's to come . . . but what already has been.The Fallen 5: Armageddon
By Thomas E. Sniegoski. 2013
Satan is determined to create his own Hell on Earth and has unleashed unfathomable chaos into the world. Cut off…
from Heaven, humanity's only hope for salvation rests with eighteen-year-old Aaron and the other Nephilim who fight by his side. These angelic warriors will protect civilization and restore God's favor no matter the cost. But there can be only one champion--and defeat is eternal. The battle lines have been drawn. Armageddon is here.Bone War (The Books of Blood and Iron, Book 3)
By Steven Harper. 2016
The author of Blood Storm and Iron Axe returns with the third Book of Blood and Iron--where Danr the half-troll…
must stop two vengeful queens from razing the world to the ground... From their sacred Garden, the three fates control all life and maintain balance in the world. But one of the fates has been captured by the evil elf queen, placing the future of every being, including Death herself, in jeopardy. And only one hero can defeat the elf queen: Danr the half-troll. In order to rescue the missing fate, Danr must first acquire the fabled Bone Sword. Normally Danr would expect his companions to help. However, they are currently in pursuit of a mysterious creature who seems both oddly familiar yet dangerously unknown. But one thing is certain for all of the adventurers: failure is not an option.Scarlet Tides (The Moontide Quartet #2)
By David Hair. 2013
In Scarlet Tides David Hair continues his stunning fantasy epic set in the masterfully crafted world of Urte. With the…
Leviathan Bridge now uncovered from the sea, it re-opens the East to the Rondian legions and the Third Crusade ensues in the name of Emperor Constant. The Rondians are determined to succeed in their latest Crusade and have recruited the strongest and most lethal magi of the Church's Inquisition to lead the way--and to leave nothing but blood and ruins in their wake.While most of the Rondians have their sights set on gold, one fraction of the Inquisition is set on finding a more important treasure--the Scytale of Corneus. As the source of all magical power, the Scytale is a sure game-changer, and it is imperative that the power-hungry and ruthless Rondians to keep it out of the hands of their enemies if they wish to maintain their growing empire.Yet, as the Inquisition marches forward, conspiracy to overthrow the new emperor lurks in the shadows in both the East and West. With the unlikely heroes of Alaron, a failed mage; Ramita, a lowly market maid; and Cymbellea, the daughter of a gypsy set on ending a world of war, Scarlet Tides is an impressive world-building feat that proves that sometimes even weapons and magic cannot overcome the power of love and loyalty.La giustizia di Bartholomew Roberts
By Giulia Colombo, Jeremy McLean. 2018
È possibile essere allo stesso tempo un pirata e un uomo di Dio? Sono ormai passati sei mesi da quando…
Bartholomew Roberts è diventato un pirata, ma questa domanda continua a tormentarlo: possono i pirati, i corsari e tutta la gente del loro stampo essere uomini giusti? Roberts ha perso la fede quando si è reso conto che quelli che si proclamano buoni cristiani prosperano grazie ai propri peccati; da allora ha deciso di colpire tali persone con il suo personale marchio di giustizia. Ma questo suo atteggiamento provoca divisioni all’interno dell’equipaggio e alcuni dei suoi uomini mirano a destituirlo dal comando. Circondato da ogni lato dai nemici, Roberts deve fare in fretta a trovare la risposta che sta cercando, se non vuole ritrovarsi nel fondo del forziere di Davey Jones. Riuscirà a trovare la sua risposta in tempo? E rimarrà un pirata o si lascerà questa vita allespalle? Scoprite dove le sue prove lo condurranno in questa breve storia piena di fede, azione e avventura ambientata nell’età d’oro della pirateria.Siren Song
By James Axler. 2014
PARADISE LOST Crawling from the wreckage of Armageddon, humanity endures, mutated and forever altered. Gone are the comforts of civilization,…
replaced by a bloodlust to survive. Deathlands is a tortured landscape where peace and hope struggle to take root. Still, Ryan Cawdor and his band push onward, seeking a place to call home. SWARM OF MADNESS If any kind of utopia exists in postapocalyptic America, Ryan and his companions have yet to find it. But high in the Virginian mountains, their quest may find its reward. Heaven Falls is an agrarian idyll, its thriving inhabitants harnessing powerful feminine energy and the medicinal qualities of honey. Bountiful and serene, this community is the closest thing to sanctuary the companions have ever encountered. But as they are seduced by a life they have only envisioned, they discover Heaven has a trapdoor that opens straight to hell....Horizons of Heroes: The Next Twenty Years
By Cameron Price. 2017
After returning from the Vietnam War, Cameron finds the United States has changed in ways he could not have imagined.…
He struggles to find his path through challenges in relationships, school, and employment. As an African American in the early 1970s, Cameron learns he must persevere a great deal more than the average person in order to achieve his goals and dreams. As one of the former highest ranking spies in the military, Cameron dares to share his view on how women know if it is “real love.” Horizons of Heroes: The Next Twenty Years is an amazing non-fiction book and an excellent read.Horizons of Heroes 2: The Next Twenty Years
By Cameron Price. 2017
After returning from the Vietnam War, Cameron finds the United States has changed in ways he could not have imagined.…
He struggles to find his path through challenges in relationships, school, and employment. As an African American in the early 1970s, Cameron learns he must persevere a great deal more than the average person in order to achieve his goals and dreams. As one of the former highest ranking spies in the military, Cameron dares to share his view on how women know if it is “real love.” Horizons of Heroes: The Next Twenty Years is an amazing non-fiction book and an excellent read.O Crepúsculo dos Normidons - Primeiro Episódio da Saga: As Lágrimas de Gea
By Sue Burke, Sergio Llanes, Ediciones Dokusou, Humberto Eiti Kawai. 2017
Após três mil anos sob o domínio da dinastia Sforza, os alicerces do império auriano parecem cambalear. A rebelião de…
Auvernia e a presença perturbadora de invasores bárbaros nas fronteiras fazem com que se tema o pior. O general Antonius Sforza, o filho primogênito do imperador Valentinus III, é o escolhido para pôr fim à resistência dos auvernianos e enfrentar a campanha no comando de suas poderosas legiões. Enquanto isso, o imperador mal consegue conciliar seu sono. Recluso em seu palácio, em Majeria, sob a proteção de sua inquebrantável guarda normidon, desconfia do senado presidido por seu irmão Claudius. A força do império auriano tem sido a chave para que o mundo antigo permaneça quase imutável ao longo do tempo. A hegemonia dos Sforza sobreviveu por tempo demasiado, e muitos pedem uma mudança na ordem estabelecida. Mas essa decisão diz respeito não apenas aos homens. Seres esquecidos se ocultam entre os dois mundos. As coisas nem sempre são o que parecem em Áuria.Astérion
By Paula Berinson, Patrice Martinez. 2018
Zenon se aventurou no antro do palácio de Knossos, situado em Creta. O dédalo do Minotauro oferecia espantosas forças telúricas…
e siderais, que o jovem Ateniense iria descobrir em pouco tempo…Fiyi: Una novela
By Marcela Guti rrez Bravo y David Arieta Galv n, Lance Morcan, James Morcan. 2017
Mientras los faraones del antiguo Egipto construyen sus poderosas pirámides y la civilización china evoluciona bajo la dinastía Shang, los…
aventureros marinos del sudeste asiático comienzan a establecerse en las lejanas islas del Pacífico Sur. El exótico archipiélago de Fiyi es uno de los últimos grupos insulares descubiertos y permanecerá oculto del mundo exterior durante muchos siglos. A mediados del siglo XIX, Fiyi se ha convertido en un crisol de caníbales, guerras entre tribus nativas, marineros, comerciantes, prostitutas, convictos fugados y todo tipo de extranjeros indeseables. Es en este ambiente hostil donde se encuentran una joven inglesa inocente y un aventurero mundano estadounidense. Susannah Drake, una misionera, cuestiona su llamado a difundir la Palabra de Dios cuando se debate entre su yo espiritual y sexual. A medida que sus deseos prohibidos se intensifican, recurre a las escrituras y la oración para anular los pensamientos pecaminosos, sin éxito. Nathan Johnson llega a intercambiar mosquetes con los fiyianos y de inmediato se encuentra en desacuerdo con Susannah. Ella lo desprecia por haberle presentado las armas del hombre blanco a la misma gente que está tratando de convertir y se compadece de ella por su ingenuidad. A pesar de sus diferencias, hay una química innegable entre ellos. Cuando sus vidas se ven amenazadas de repente por caníbales merodeadores, Susannah y Nathan se ven obligados a depender el uno del otro para su supervivencia.The Matador's Crown
By Alex Archer. 2012
An invitation too irresistible to refuse from the Museum of Cadiz leads archaeologist Annja Creed to the sun-drenched southern coast…
of Andalucia, Spain. In a region rich in Moorish and Roman ruins, she leaps at the chance to join a dig across the Bay of Cadiz, where she unearths a bronze bull statue that makes the entire trip worth every minute. Until the day after her discovery, when she sees the same artifact beside the body of a dead Spaniard, killed by the estocada, the final sword thrust used by bullfighters to bring down the bull.Whoever killed the man left clear signs of having taken something. And yet the bronze bull remained. What was so valuable the murderer chose it over a priceless artifact? How had her find come into this dead man's hands? With few leads and a growing body count, Annja's investigation takes her through a colorful world of flamenco and bullfighting to a renowned matador and an illegal-and deadly-collection of Visigoth votive crowns.Dans les Amériques
By June Silinski, James Morcan, Lance Morcan. 2017
Une aventure inspirée de faits réels qui relate l’une des plus grandes expériences de survie de l’Histoire. Dans les Amériques…
relate une aventure crue et inspirée de faits réels qui figure parmi les plus grands récits de survie de l’Histoire. Cet ouvrage fut inspiré par le journal de John Jewitt, un jeune forgeron anglais, qui décrivit son voyage à bord d’un brigantin nommé The Boston ainsi que son séjour dans la baie de Nootka, sur la côte ouest de l’Amérique du Nord, entre 1802 et 1805. Il s’agit d’une rencontre brutale entre deux cultures opposées : la civilisation indigène de l’Amérique du Nord et la civilisation européenne. Il s’agit également d’une histoire aux airs de Roméo et Juliette dans une contrée sauvage. John Jewitt, un forgeron de dix-neuf ans, est l’un des seuls hommes de son équipage à survivre à l’attaque de la cruelle tribu des Mowachahts, dans le Nord-Ouest Pacifique. Une vie d’esclave attend John et son compagnon, un voilier américain et agressif, dans le village dirigé d’une main de fer par Maquina, le tout-puissant chef de la tribu. Souhaitant à tout prix recouvrer leur liberté, ils tentent plusieurs fois de s’échapper par les montagnes et par la mer, en vain. Seules leur valeur aux yeux de la tribu et la relation entre John et Maquina empêchent leurs ravisseurs de les tuer. Avec le temps, John se transforme en « Peau Rouge » après être tombé amoureux d’Eu-stochee, une jeune indigène de grande beauté. Cela l’éloigne davantage de son compagnon, dont l’attitude méprisante entraîne de violentes répercussions. Dans le massacre qui suit, John découvre une autre facette de sa personnalité, une facette dont il n’avait jamais eu conscience et qu’il ne supporte pas. Son désir de retrouver sa famille et ses amis, qu’il a laissés derrière lui, revient plus fort que jamais. Les enjeux augmentent quand JohHonus & Me
By Dan Gutman. 2003
Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play…
well. His specialty is striking out. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a low-paying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbor's attic, he feels even worse -- until he comes across a little piece of cardboard that takes his breath away. His heart is racing. His brain is racing. He can hardly believe his eyes. Stosh has stumbled upon a T-206 Honus Wagner -- the most valuable baseball card in the world! And he's about to find out that it's worth a lot more than money....Sleeping Dragons
By Don Pendleton. 2013
TOXIC DOOM When a British CIA operative in Hong Kong dies moments after sending a cryptic text message, the government…
needs a special kind of help to deal with the foul play-under-the-radar Mack Bolan expertise. Sent to decipher the coded message and track down the cause of the agent's murder, Bolan discovers someone within the agency leaking information to a known arms dealer. Ambushed at every turn, Bolan's survival instincts have to work double-time to keep him and the three-person team assigned to the case alive. But their lives aren't the only ones at stake. There's a new weapon of mass destruction on the market, a Sleeping Dragon, and a fanatical Arab plans to use it to take back Libya, killing millions in the process. His enemies believe they know their devils, but they haven't met the Executioner.Sam Learns to Share: The Joy of Giving and the Dignity of Receiving
By Betty Stoelting. 2013
Betty L. Stoelting was born in South Dakota on February 18, 1928. She moved with her family to Iowa about…
1935, where she attended high school until graduation. She went to college and received her masters degree in elementary education. Betty loves children and taught kindergarten for many years in Marin County California until she retired in Iowa. She loves writing stories for children.Empress (The Godspeaker Trilogy #1)
By Karen Miller. 2014
In a family torn apart by poverty and violence, Hekat is no more than an unwanted mouth to feed, worth…
only a few coins from a passing slave trader. But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen. It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her God, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak.This is the story of Hekat, precious and beautiful.A new fantasy trilogy of power and politics, treason and betrayal, and the rise and fall of Empires ...