Resultados para "Elias" en Fantasía

Un gran relato de la Tierra Media de Tolkien. En el Cuento de La Caída de Gondolin chocan dos de los principales poderes del mundo. Por un lado está Morgoth, el mal más absoluto, que está al mando de un enorme poder militar que controla desde su fortaleza en Angband. En su oposición está Ulmo, el segundo Vala más poderoso. Trabaja secretamente en la Tierra Media para apoyar a los Noldor, el grupo de elfos entre los que se contaban Húrin y Túrin Turambar

The day Jerusalem falls, Miriam Elmahdy knows her life is over. Houses are burning, the streets run red with blood, and a traitorous army is massacring every last resident. There is no surviving this, especially not once Miriam catches the eye of War himself. But when the massive and terrifying horseman corners Miriam, he calls her his wife, and instead of killing her, he takes her back to his camp.

"Un buen día Amelia descubrió que estaba muerta. Entonces decidió cambiar su vida."

A man awakens in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or why he is there. Chased by a group from his own time, his sole hope for survival lies in regaining his missing memories, making allies among the locals, and perhaps even trusting in their superstitious boasts. His only help from the “real world” should have been a guidebook entitled The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, except his copy exploded during transit.

After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate–former Beast Lord Curran Lennart–are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time. But when they learn that their friend Eduardo has gone missing, Kate and Curran shift their focus to investigate his disappearance. As they dig further into the merc’s business, they discover that the Mercenary Guild has gone to hell.

When elven rangers Eli’Far and Mae’Cara are dispatched to hunt down the dangerous criminal Mik’Las, the mission seems simple enough. Mik’Las has committed the unthinkable crimes of murder and kidnapping, and though he’s a former ranger and skilled in the deadly arts, Eli is confident they will bring him to justice.

Gravely wounded after his duel with the deadly ranger Kyber, Eli awakens in a hidden refuge deep within the winter-bound forest. He has survived—but survival has come at a terrible price. Shadows haunt his every waking moment, and in his dreams, ancient eyes watch and wait. The bond with his cursed sword, Memory, grows stronger, hungrier… and Eli fears the weapon may demand more than he can give. As he struggles to heal, Eli finds solace in the unwavering devotion of his wife, Mae. Yet even their stolen moments of peace cannot last.

Tener una vida se articula como un soberbio estudio de la soledad en clave fantástico, un mapa de los desencuentros de la generación actual, tan perdida en el siglo XXI como en su propia vida. Narra la historia de un hombre que fracasa al intentar romper su rutina. Aunque su fracaso le salve la vida, pronto un agujero aparecido de repente en su pared empezará a tragarse las cosas que lo definen. Una lúcida reflexión sobre qué nos hace ser quienes (creemos que) somos.

Mercy has friends in low places—and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind. But this new vampire is hardly ordinary—and neither is the demon inside of him. When the undead and the werewolves sent to find him don’t return, the local vampire queen turns to Mercy for help. A coyote is no match for a demon, but Mercy is determined to get her friends back—including the two werewolves circling around her heart.

Welcome to Midnight, Texas, a town with many boarded-up windows and few full-time inhabitants, located at the crossing of Witch Light Road and the Davy highway. It’s a pretty standard dried-up western town. There’s a pawnshop with three residents. One is seen only at night. There’s a diner, but people stopping there tend not to linger. There’s a newcomer, Manfred Bernardo, who just wants to work hard and blend in. But Manfred has secrets of his own...

Elia est une Passeuse d’Âmes, un être sans émotions. Elle doit exécuter ceux qui sont devenus des poids pour la société : vieux, malades, opposants... Mais un jour elle ne parvient plus à obéir aux ordres et s’enfuit dans la région la plus déshéritée du pays, là où les Passeurs d’Âmes sont considérés comme les pires ennemis. Au plus profond d’immenses mines à ciel ouvert, Elia découvrira, telle une pépite, une destinée qui la dépasse.

Eine herbstliche Nacht in einer südenglischen Provinz: Auf der Flucht vor seinem tristen Leben entdeckt der 18-jährige Jaden in einem Waldstück ein kleines, scheinbar unbewohntes Haus. Dort trifft er auf die gleichaltrige Leila, eine undurchsichtige junge Frau, die er kennen und lieben lernt. Zusammen beschließen sie, eine Weile hier an diesem verlassenen Ort zu bleiben. Sie ahnen nicht, wie gefährlich das ist – denn die mysteriösen Zwischenfälle und Begebenheiten häufen sich von Tag zu Tag.

Adventuress Countess Alessandra Zorzi has a new vocation: reacquiring the occult artifacts she stole to put into the safer hands of Miskatonic University. With her new apprentice, Pepper Kelly, Zorzi tracks the infamous Zanthu Tablets to Paris. But the city is rife with spies and the countess has many enemies. When Pepper is kidnapped, it becomes clear that someone is out for revenge. Zorzi must rescue her apprentice, find the tablets, and prevent an old enemy from summoning an army of vengeful ghouls from the depths of the catacombs. Stealing relics is a lot harder the second time around.

Kitty und Jojo haben den gemeingefährlichen Feuerdrachen Thunderbird besiegt und das Böse aus der phantastischen, magischen Welt Naytnal verbannt. Jedoch musste Kitty dafür das Opfer bringen, ihre magischen Fähigkeiten aufzugeben. Die Mädchen begeben sich nun auf eine lange und gefährliche Suche. Nicht nur, um Kittys Macht wiederzugewinnen, sondern auch um ihre Mutter zu retten, die Kitty seit der frühesten Kindheit nicht mehr gesehen hat und die von Thunderbird hypnotisiert und entführt wurde.

What If Jesus Had Not Come Until Today? Who Would Follow Him? Who Would Kill Him? A fiery car crash hurls TV journalist Conrad Davis into another world exactly like ours except for one detail—Jesus Christ did not come 2,000 years ago, but today. Starting with angels heralding a birth in the...

Dopo la catastrofe climatica che ha fatto sprofondare la Terra in un inverno perenne, solo chi si trova sotto la cupola di Snowglobe vive al caldo e nella prosperità. Gli altri si raccolgono nei villaggi esterni e, in condizioni disumane, lavorano nelle centrali elettriche che producono l'energia necessaria a garantire ai pochi privilegiati di vivere circondati da lusso e calore. In cambio, gli esclusi possono guardare giorno e notte i programmi trasmessi da Snowglobe: reality show che documentano in tempo reale la vita di chi vi abita. Chi è fuori guarda, sogna. E obbedisce.

Mamatoco es un pueblo inventado del Caribe colombiano. Podría ser muchos otros en el mundo, pero es ese y en esa región. El narrador saltimbanquea de una historia a la otra. Las anécdotas de los habitantes de Mamatoco tocan fibras universales porque él se toma el trabajo de sacarles jugo. Hace que giren por momentos hacia otras disquisiciones más antropológicas o filosóficas, que en esta oportunidad solo refuerzan la calidad literaria.

El pescador cuenta sus aventuras –extrañas aventuras– y le da una vuelta de tuerca a cada anécdota. Por momentos el pescador filosofa, pero nunca se detiene ni se pone solemne. En cambio busca moverse al ras de lo que recuerda, y siempre está listo para retomar el hilo. El pescador salta de un tiempo a otro. Salta entre los tiempos de su vida, salta entre los tiempos de la historia.

When elven rangers Eli'Far and Mae'Cara are dispatched to hunt down the dangerous criminal Mik'Las, the mission seems simple enough. Mik'Las has committed the unthinkable crimes of murder and kidnapping, and though he's a former elven ranger and skilled in the deadly arts, Eli is confident they will bring him to justice. But after Mik'Las flees into the human kingdom of the Castol, Eli and Mae find their mission suddenly wrought with complications.

With Rivun and Jit’s help, Eli and Mae helped Karenna free her people from the cruel overlord Edgun. Unfortunately, Mik’Las, the criminal whom they were hunting, has managed to escape in the ensuing chaos. Worse, his trail has gone cold. Hoping to come across a clue that will put them on the right path, they continue the hunt. Then, unexpectedly, they are visited by a powerful and mysterious elven wizard, one with an unknown agenda.