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La llegenda del bosc (Els déus del nord #Volumen 1)
By Jara Santamaría. 2019
Tres cosins. Dos mons. Un secret. Descobreix «Els déus del nord», la saga més impactant de l'any. Un viatge on…
la màgia et conduirà fins a la veritat. El dia pels del dia. La nit pels de la nit. Diu la llegenda que, a la vall del Baztán, els déus convivien en germanor i les criatures del dia i de la nit podien viure en harmonia. Però en Gaueko, el temible déu de la nit, va començar a atemorir els humans amb el seu seguici de llops, i la deessa de la Terra, Mari, va engendrar la Lluna i el Sol per il·luminar i protegir els humans de la foscor. No obstant això, les ànsies de poder d'en Gaueko el van portar a tramar un pla per raptar el Sol i instaurar així, d'una manera definitiva, el seu regnat de les ombres. Presa de la ira, Mari va dividir el món en dos i ja res ni ningú no van poder creuar mai la frontera entre tots dos mons. En Teo, l'Emma i l'Ada no s'agraden gens, però són cosins, i les circumstàncies han volgut que passin l'estiu junts al mas navarrès de la seva àvia. Quan un d'ells desapareix i els altres surten a buscar-lo, descobreixen un univers de bruixots i de déus, de gegants irascibles i de belles dones amb urpes de rapinyaire, en el qual el temible déu Gaueko ha imposat la foscor. Un món on només es podran salvar de les tenebres, si romanen units i descobreixen la seva pròpia màgia.La leyenda del bosque (Los dioses del norte #Volumen 1)
By Jara Santamaría. 2019
Tres primos. Dos mundos. Un secreto Descubre «Los dioses del norte», la saga más impactante del año. Un viaje donde…
la magia te conducirá a la verdad. El día para los del día. La noche para los de la noche. Cuenta la leyenda que, en el valle del Baztán, los dioses convivían en hermandad y las criaturas del día y de la noche podían vivir en armonía. Pero Gaueko, el temible dios de la noche, empezó a atemorizar a los humanos con su séquito de lobos y la diosa de la tierra, Mari, engendró la Luna y el Sol para protegerlos de la oscuridad. Sin embargo, las ansias de poder de Gaueko le llevaron a tramar un plan para raptar al Sol y así instaurar de manera definitiva su reinado de las sombras. Presa de la ira, Mari dividió el mundo en dos y ya nada ni nadie pudo cruzar la frontera entre ambos. Teo, Emma y Ada no se gustan nada, pero son primos, y las circunstancias han querido que pasen el verano juntos en el caserío navarro de su abuela. Cuando uno de ellos desaparece y los demás salen en su búsqueda, descubren un universo de brujos y dioses, de gigantes irascibles y bellas mujeres con garras de ave rapaz en el que el temible dios Gaueko ha impuesto la oscuridad. Un mundo en el que solo podrán salvarse de las tinieblas si permanecen unidos y descubren su propia magia.La Perla i la gran tempesta (Col·lecció La Perla #Volumen)
By Wendy Harmer, Gypsy Taylor. 2014
La Perla, la fada del bosc, i l'elf Jasper han convidat l'Òpal a passar el Nadal amb ells al Parc…
de l'Alegria. Descobreix les seves noves aventures! La Perla i en Jasper estan a punt de rebre una visita molt especial. L'Òpal, la fada del desert, vindrà a passar uns dies al Parc de l'Alegria, on tot està preparat per les celebracions de Nadal. Una gran tempesta, però, amenaça amb esguerrar els plans de tothom...La tumba del tirano (Las pruebas de Apolo #Volumen 4)
By Rick Riordan. 2019
APOLO TENDRÁ QUE APRENDER A SER UN HÉROE O MORIR EN EL INTENTO. No te pierdas el cuarto libro de…
la saga más espectacular de Rick Riordan: #LasPruebasDeApolo. Lester ha perdido los poderes que poseía cuando era el dios Apolo, pero aun así lucha para seguir siendo un héroe. Después de salir con vida del Laberinto en Llamas, deberá hacer frente a una nueva ofensiva del triunvirato, que va camino de destruir el Campamento Júpiter. Para salvar el mundo, Lester y sus amigos deberán encontrar la tumba olvidada de un tirano inmortal, un rey romano mucho más peligroso que los enemigos con los que se han enfrentado hasta ahora.Cuentos para entender el mundo
By Eloy Moreno. 2014
¿Y si son las ramas las que mueven el viento? Para todos aquellos que siguen siendo niños, aunque los adultos…
les obliguen a disimularlo. El autor de Invisible llega con este libro de cuentos que ya lleva más de 50.000 ejemplares vendidos. «Durante estos años los lectores me habéis dado tanto que me sentía en deuda con vosotros. Por eso he decidido yo también entregaros una parte de mí. Estos textos que os traigo han modelado de alguna manera mi forma de ser. Son pequeños cuentos, ya casi perdidos, de grandes autores que he decidido adaptar a los tiempos que corren. He modificado personajes, situaciones, el lenguaje... pero la esencia sigue siendo la misma: esa que nos ayuda a entender el mundo.»Eloy MorenoAphrodite & the Gold Apple: Little Goddess Girls 3 (QUIX)
By Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams. 2020
Join little Aphrodite for a sweet adventure in this third Little Goddess Girls story—part of the Aladdin QUIX line!Aphrodite is…
excited to be on an adventure to Sparkle City with her new friends, Athena, Persephone, and Artemis. After being rescued from her magical sea shell, Aphrodite hopes the super-duper powerful Zeus can give her the gift of likeability. Aphrodite knows that will make her be a better friend, especially to the girls she met on the Hello Brick Road. But when she finds a magical, gold apple along the way, something makes her keep it a big secret from the others. Will those magical powers help Aphrodite with her big ask for Zeus? Or will Aphrodite discover a very different kind of magic—the magic of friendship—is most important of all?Il nonno odiava i gatti
By Steve Vernon. 2019
"Odio i gatti più di qualsiasi altra cosa al mondo", ci diceva sempre il nonno. "Il cane puoi portarlo a…
caccia e all'alce puoi sparare, il gatto invece ti sta solo fra i piedi e ti vomita sul tappeto di notte, di solito proprio nel posto in cui posi i piedi scalzi quando ti svegli al mattino e poi cammini tutto il giorno con i piedi che ti puzzano di vomito di gatto." Ovviamente mi ero sempre chiesto se non ci fosse una storia diversa sotto... Una storia breve commovente e divertente e per lo più quasi vera di Steve Vernon, l'uomo che vi ha donato RACCONTI FELINI - Volume 1.Tornare A Casa: Un racconto africano
By Chima Ugokwe. 2019
Un bambino rifiutato ancora prima di nascere non ha altra scelta che lottare per conquistare il proprio futuro. Nessun altro…
gli potrà rendere identità e libertà. Nel corso degli anni é costretto ad affrontare una serie di nuove esperienze accanto alla poverissima madre. Quanto più la ricerca della propria identità diventa un bisogno impellente, tanto più cresce l’ineluttabile esigenza di intraprendere il viaggio verso la terra natìa. Ma che senso ha andare a cercare un padre che ha abbandonato sua madre quando lui non era ancora nato? Il bambino non sa rispondere a questa domanda. Tuttavia, per qualche misterioso motivo, spera che quel giorno arriverà. Ndudi sente che deve trovare il padre.O Caminho Eternamente Longo de Olan Walker
By Steve Vernon. 2019
Era manhã de Páscoa de 1952. Um dia como qualquer outro. A caminhoneta adentrava o campo com meia dúzia de…
novos condenados. Eu contei dois vagabundos, um bêbado, um agressor e um agredido. Todos eles e Olan Walker. Olan Walker foi o primeiro a sair do veículo e ele poderia ter passado através de uma das grades dele. O homem era incrivelmente magricela. Era enxuto feito um cachorro na quaresma. Era tão fino quanto a fome despejada mais sovinamente que uma colherada de sopa de prisão. Parecia que em sua vida inteira não havia se alimentado de nada além de vento e sombra. Se rei e rainha da magreza existissem; um duque do esqueleto, um conde do descarne e um príncipe de magricela – Olan Walker certamente seria regente de todos eles. Não demorou muito para descobrirmos quem Olan Walker REALMENTE era. Olan Walker era um conjurador...Kalila and Dimna
By Nasrullah Munshi. 2019
"This masterful translation of one of the most popular books of world literature makes available to an English readership the…
animal tales known collectively as Kalila and Dimna. Named after the two jackals of Pancatantra fame, this collection of stories is based on a 12th-century Persian translation of an 8th-century original Arabic rendition by Ibn al-Muqaffa‘. Set within a frame narrative of counsels given to the Raja of India by his Brahmin minister, the engaging tales about cats and mice, storks and crabs, tortoises and geese, owls and crows, and princes and ascetics, function as cautionary illustrations of human predicaments and all-too-human vices and virtues. Far from being a collection of children’s fables, Kalila and Dimna is a Machiavellian mirror for princes containing advice on how to preserve oneself from one’s enemies and get ahead at court and in life. The dialogues that constitute the bulk of the narrative harbor a dramatic immediacy, exerting a powerful effect even on a modern-day reader." —Maria Subtelny, University of TorontoThe Bone Houses
By Emily Lloyd-Jones. 2019
Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Sky in the Deep in this bewitching, historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Holly…
Black and V.E. Schwab. Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don't always stay dead.The risen corpses are known as "bone houses," and legend says that they're the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. What is it that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good?Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a journey that will take them into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both the curse and the deeply-buried truths about themselves. Equal parts classic horror novel and original fairytale, The Bone Houses will have you spellbound from the very first page.Nemesis: Circuit Fae 4 (Circuit Fae #4)
By Genevieve Iseult Eldredge. 2019
“I found the writing to be on par with Queen [Sarah J. ] Maas and Elise Kova; I recommend this…
to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy read that steps out of the box and makes a name for itself.” – FairestSkyeBooksWhat would you do if your beloved girlfriend suddenly became your worst enemy?That dilemma’s all too real for Syl Skye, the last princess of the fair Fae.Even though Syl is all things sun and Summer, she’s drawn to her polar opposite, Rouen Rivoche, the dark Fae princess-assassin of the Winter Court. They should be mortal enemies, but they’re best friends. Girlfriends. In love.That is, until Roue falls under a dark spell that makes her forget all about Syl, their lives and their love. Now Roue rules Dark Faerie as a cruel and cold Queen. A Circuit Fae who can harness the killing magic in technology, she wants nothing more than to destroy Syl and her fair Fae people. But when an old enemy brings both Faerie realms to the brink of destruction, only their queens, Syl and Rouen, can save the day—and only if they can put their differences aside for two seconds and team up.With the clock’s ticking on Syl and Roue’s relationship—not to mention all of Faerie—will Rouen remember the love she and Syl once shared, or is she destined to be Syl’s nemesis forever? THE CIRCUIT FAE.5. Derailed - The Moribund Prequel Novella1. Moribund2. Ouroboros2.5. Dethroned Novella3. Inimical4. Nemesis5. Eidolon (Fall 2020) – the series finale!Perfect for readers of romance, urban fantasy, fairy stories and LGBT."I recommend Moribund to fans of original fae lore when it comes to their Urban Fantasy cravings, engaging stories about self-discovery while juggling almost-crushing responsibilities, and overcoming adversity in adrenaline-fueling life and death situations. It comes with a good serving of sweet and angstylicious FxF teen romance plus strong, kick-ass (and snarky-ish) heroines you’ll love both as a couple and on their own." - Liv Olteano, author of Thirteen Mercies, Three Kills“I enjoy young adult books quite a bit, but they'd gotten a bit stale and samey -- so, while you get many of the same beats that we read YA books for, there are some really exciting, unique characters and situations ... it's variety and diversity the genre desperately needs.” - Jay, GoodreadsHouse of Rage and Sorrow: Book Two in the Celestial Trilogy (Celestial Trilogy)
By Sangu Mandanna. 2019
One kingdom. One crown. One family.“Maybe it’s time the great House of Rey came to an end. After all, what…
are we now? Just a house of rage and sorrow.” Esmae once wanted nothing more than to help her golden brother win the crown of Kali but that dream died with her best friend. Alexi broke her heart, and she vowed to destroy him for it. And with her sentient warship Titania beside her, how can she possibly fail? As gods, beasts, and kingdoms choose sides, Alexi seeks out a weapon more devastating than even Titania. Past lives threaten the present. Old enemies claim their due. And Esmae cannot outrun the ghosts and the questions that haunt her. What really happened to her father? What was the third boon her mother asked of Amba? For in the shadows, lurking in wait, are secrets that will swallow her whole. The House of Rey is at war. And the entire galaxy will bleed before the end.The Cryptid Keeper (The Cryptid Duology #2)
By Lija Fisher. 2019
Clivo and the Myth Blasters are back on the trail of the immortal cryptid in this conclusion to a monstrously…
funny middle-grade duology by Lija Fisher. Life has gotten complicated for thirteen-year-old Clivo Wren. After taking up his deceased father’s mission to find the extraordinary creature whose blood grants everlasting life, Clivo is spending his summer not at camp or hanging out with his friends, but jetting all over the world tracking cryptids—while keeping his aunt Pearl in the dark about his dangerous adventures. At the same time, a shocking development unveils the truth about Clivo’s enemies, and the cryptids themselves are posing trouble at every turn. With the help of his crew of Myth Blasters, Clivo is going to need all of the tools, gadgets, and training he has to prevent the immortal cryptid from falling into the wrong hands—and to keep Aunt Pearl off the case.Meet fairies, witches and giants in this selection of 30 magical short stories by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for…
children aged 5 and up! From to goblin games to never-ending wishes, there's mischief afoot in these fun-filled short stories by Enid Blyton! Who will be on the receiving end of a trick, and who will win out with a treat? Ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to enjoy independently, each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom.Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are the perfect way to introduce her work to a new generation of readers.Read all of these bestselling short story collections by Enid Blyton: Animal StoriesSpringtime StoriesSummer StoriesHoliday StoriesSummer Holiday StoriesSummertime StoriesSummer Adventure StoriesStories of Wizards and WitchesStories of Magic and Mischief Christmas StoriesChristmas TalesChristmas TreatsWinter Stories***Enid Blyton® and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.A Choir of Lies
By Alexandra Rowland. 2019
A young storyteller must embrace his own skills—and the power of stories—to save a nation from economic ruin, in the…
standalone sequel to A Conspiracy of Truths. Three years ago, Ylfing watched his master-Chant tear a nation apart with nothing but the words on his tongue. Now Ylfing is all alone in a new realm, brokenhearted and grieving—but a Chant in his own right, employed as a translator to a wealthy merchant of luxury goods, Sterre de Waeyer. But Ylfing has been struggling to come to terms with what his master did, with the audiences he’s been alienated from, and with the stories he can no longer trust himself to tell. That is, until Ylfing’s employer finds out what he is, what he does, and what he knows. At Sterre’s command, Ylfing begins telling stories once more, fanning the city into a mania for a few shipments of an exotic flower. The prices skyrocket, but when disaster looms, Ylfing must face what he has done and decide who he wants to be: a man who walks away and lets the city shatter, as his master did? Or will he embrace the power of story to save ten thousand lives? With a memorable cast of characters, starring a fan-favorite from A Conspiracy of Truths, and a timely message, Choir of Lies reminds us that the words we wield can bring destruction—or salvation.Gun Island: A Novel
By Amitav Ghosh. 2019
From the award-winning author of the bestselling epic Ibis trilogy comes a globetrotting, folkloric adventure novel about family and heritage.…
“With sweeping exuberant style and extraordinary linguistic facility, Ghosh takes us into a world where desperate refugees trickle through borders like water from melting ice, but where massing animals find no escapes. Old legends and ancient myths take on new meaning. The difficulties of characters in the Sundarbans begin to appear the world over as the climate becomes a forcing element. Our ordinary lives with air travel, cell phones, friends in distant places, smart-mouth teenagers, life insurance, money and investment concerns intersect with forest fire, flooding, storms. This important novel is an account of our current world, the one few writers have had the courage to face.” ―Annie Proulx, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in FictionBundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta's world upside down.A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of growing up in today's world; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey which will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood, and about the world around him.Gun Island is a beautifully realised novel which effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink, of increasing displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.Guest: A Changeling Tale
By Mary Downing Hahn. 2019
From the master of spookiness, Mary Downing Hahn. When malicious sprites called the Kinde Folke snatch Mollie's baby brother and…
replace him with a hideous changeling, Mollie travels through eerie, perilous lands to save him. When her adorable baby brother is replaced by an ugly, ill-tempered changeling, Mollie is determined to find the so-called Kinde Folke who took baby Thomas, return the changeling she calls Guest, and make them give Thomas back. Natural and magical obstacles and her own reckless temperament make her journey arduous and full of dangers, and a plot rich in surprises and twists makes this book a must-read for Mary Downing Hahn’s fans.The Tale of Tales (Penguin Classics)
By Giambattista Basile, Jack Zipes, Nancy L. Canepa, Carmelo Lettere. 2007
Before the Brothers Grimm, before Charles Perrault, before Hans Christian Andersen, there was Giambattista Basile, a seventeenth-century poet from Naples,…
Italy, whom the Grimms credit with recording the first national collection of fairy tales. The Tale of Tales opens with Princess Zoza, unable to laugh no matter how funny the joke. Her father, the king, attempts to make her smile; instead he leaves her cursed, whereupon the prince she is destined to marry is snatched up by another woman. To expose this impostor and win back her rightful husband, Zoza contrives a storytelling extravaganza: fifty fairy tales to be told by ten sharp-tongued women (including Zoza in disguise) over five days. Funny and scary, romantic and gruesome—and featuring a childless queen who devours the heart of a sea monster cooked by a virgin, and who then gives birth the very next day; a lecherous king aroused by the voice of a woman, whom he courts unaware of her physical grotesqueness; and a king who raises a flea to monstrous size on his own blood, sparking a contest in which an ogre vies with men for the hand of the king’s daughter—The Tale of Tales is a fairy-tale treasure that prefigures Game of Thrones and other touchstones of worldwide fantasy literature.Una preciosa adaptación, destinada a jóvenes lectores, de la novela original escrita por Mark Twain. Obra maestra de la literatura,…
Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer relata la traviesa infancia de Tom en el pueblo de San Petersburgo. Muchas fueron las aventuras que el astuto y noble muchacho corrió a orillas del Misisipí junto a su amigo vagabundo Huckleberry Finn, enfrentándose a la voluntad, las premisas y las reglas impuestas por los mayores e intentando llevar una vida en absoluta libertad. Sin embargo, hemos seleccionado las más entretenidas y memorables a partir de aquella famosa noche en que Tom y Huck se acercan al cementerio para enterrar el gato que cura las verrugas. Unas aventuras que contribuyen a engrandecer no solo la novela de Mark Twain, sino las figuras de Tom y Huck, que consiguen convertirse en dos auténticos héroes. Éste es nuestro homenaje a una obra magnífica, crítica, sutil y con buenas dosis de humor e ironía, que nos deleitó y nos continuará deleitando siempre.