Resultados para "David" en Cuentos de hadas

Odín, acompañado de los dioses Loki y Hoenir, viaja a Svartalfaheim, el mundo de los enanos, con el propósito de forjar alianzas para enfrentar el próximo Ragnarök. Ya en la corte del caudillo enano Hreidmar, un error fatal cometido por Loki desencadenará una serie de acontecimientos que lo llevará a hacerse con Andvarinaut, el mítico brazalete mágico que multiplica las riquezas de quien lo posee. Hreidmar y sus hijos, Regin y Fafnir, obnubilados por el poder de la maravillosa joya, serán las primeras víctimas de una maldición que cruzará el tiempo y alcanzará a Sigfrido y a los nibelungos.

Odín busca la manera de evitar el Ragnarök, el fin del mundo, en un universo lleno de magia y de fuerzas que le superan. Así comienza un viaje de iniciación en el conocimiento de todas las cosas, conocimiento que reside en una de las fuentes que alimentan al gran fresno Yggdrasil. Pero pronto descubre que no hay saber sin sacrificio: Mimir, el custodio del manantial, y al que considera uno de sus mejores amigos, se cobra un precio terrible por dejarle participar de ese conocimiento. A partir de ese momento, Odín no ahorrará esfuerzos para hacerse con la sabiduría de la fuente de forma definitiva.

Un herrero y un sastre encuentran una colina llena de oro y gran fortuna. Lo que consideran el inicio de su riqueza acabará frustrando sus grandes sueños. Oro no es toro lo que parece...

El joven Sigfrido vive feliz en Aróos, la tierra de los danos. Ocupa el tiempo en ejercitar su cuerpo, atender a las enseñanzas de su preceptor, el enano Regin, y disfrutar de la compañía de su familia y de sus amigos. Pero el descubrimiento de un secreto celosamente guardado por Hiordis, su madre, dará un vuelco a su vida. Ecos de batallas pretéritas, efluvios de magia y propósitos ignotos trenzaran los eslabones de su destino, cuya primera gran prueba será vengar la dignidad de los suyos. Sigfrido contará en su aventura con el concurso de la invencible espada Gram que gracias a las pasmosas habilidades de Regin ha sido reforjada.

¿Qué les pasó realmente a Hansel y Gretel en ese bosque? ¿Crees que realmente se perdieron o fueron abandonados a la suerte? Las casualidades nunca son lo que parecen y menos con este cuento...

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

Algunos lobos no son como otros lobos. Algunos lobos pueden hablar, como los humanos. Fue precisamente uno de esos lobos con el que Caperucita Roja se encontró en el bosque cuando fue a visitar a su abuela pero quizás no es esa la historia que te han contado hasta ahora...

Cuando un molinero entrega a su joven hija en matrimonio a un desconocido forastero, esta tema por su vida. ¿Quién es realmente este forastero? Tras una horrible vivencia en el bosque, descubre una verdad mucho más macabra sobre su prometido que la llevará a desenmascararlo delante de todos...

Una joven con una melena que se conocía en todo el reino y una historia no antes contada de por qué estaba en lo alto de una torre. ¿Qué pasó realmente con Rapunzel?...

Isaac Frost is an assassin. Raised in the Graveyard of the cruel and mysterious Undertaker, he has mastered the deadly art of the knife and the skill of survival, together with scores of others just like him—young men taken from their families to become the most infamous killers throughout the realms of elves and humans. But Isaac is unique: a single drop of another’s blood can confer upon him the knowledge and power of friend and foe alike.

El libro contiene historias de misterio de todas las épocas de la historia de Rusia, desde su remoto pasado pagano hasta el comunismo del siglo 20 y el período contemporáneo. Los cuentos inéditos del autor incorporan siglos de tradiciones folclóricas del país eslavo, presentando relatos macabros y ominosos de brujas, monstruos, fantasmas, espíritus maléficos y fenómenos inexplicables.

For those looking for the real story behind the fictionalized movie account of the 47 Ronin story, this is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master, and faced certain death as a result. It led to one of the bloodiest episodes in Japanese history, and in the process, created a new set of heroes in Japan.

George MacDonald, described by W.H. Auden as "one of the most remarkable writers of the 19th century", was valued in his own time as an original thinker and spiritual guide. Of all his writing, it is the fairy tales that have retained their fascination, and this collection includes all 11 stories. The fairy tales feature the stock characters of traditional tales—fairies both good and bad, and children undertaking precarious journeys. Often adopting paradox and nonsense as Lewis Carroll did, the stories invite adults to deploy the same open-mindedness as children.

Adam Binder’s life has never been better. Sure, he has no money, no car, no home to call his own, and he’s worried about creating a future with his boyfriend Vic, but he’s closer to his family than ever before. He’s also Page to the Elven Court of Swords, and that appointment is not without its perks—like the invisible sword strapped to his back.

The Wild Things - based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay cowritten with Spike Jonze - is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can't control. His father is gone, his mother is spending time with a younger boyfriend, his sister is becoming a teenager and no longer has interest in him. At the same time, Max finds himself capable of startling acts of wildness: He wears a wolf suit, bites his mom, and can't always control his outbursts.

Trist's older brother, Percy, was better than him at almost everything—except for swordplay. Percy was their father's heir, and Trist was perfectly content with his future as a Knight of Narvonne, supporting his brother and protecting their family's land. In a single night, a beautiful faerie of the Court of Shadows shatters everything Trist took for granted. Now an Exarch, Trist must tithe souls to Auberon, the Faerie King. Trading those souls grants Trist power, and he'll need it. Three hundred years ago, an ancient evil nearly destroyed humanity in a cataclysm.

A simple farm boy in a mundane medieval world turned soldier after his home and family were destroyed. Mere steps from achieving his vengeance after years of fighting, a lucky sword strike ends his life. His soul is transferred against his will by one of the gods to another medieval world, one filled with magic, monsters, and races out of his childhood fairy tales. Our farm boy is now a Contender! Brought to Midgard to fight and kill other Contenders, to grow strong enough to ascend and become a Champion.

Cailleach has been maiden and mother, but as Samhain dawns, she must face the cruel consequences of the prophecy and now embrace the crone. With her world teetering on the brink of destruction, and burdened by the loss of her daughter, she is forced to navigate the treacherous landscape of war. But coming face-to-face with the man who killed her lover places everything at risk. She must hold onto her strength lest she lose herself and become the monster she seeks to destroy.

Orson Reid: college freshman, gamer, and quite possibly the legendary boogeyman of the magical world. And you thought your life was weird. It all started the night Orson kissed his best friend, Elyse, and she kissed him back. Yes, the kiss was life changing, but in ways Orson never could have imagined. It seems he contracted a "virus" that is making him taller, faster, and stronger. But his life doesn't go completely off the rails until the night Elyse shows up at his house, strips out of her clothes, and shape-shifts into a giant cat - a panther, to be exact.

Three neighboring villages on the Ukrainian/Romanian border are the final refuge for the last of the mythical creatures of Eastern Europe. Now, on the eve of the war that may eradicate their kind - and with the ruthless Night Police descending upon their sanctuary - they tell their stories and confront their destinies.