Resultados para "Emma" en Fantasía

En Villa Diodati, donde nació Frankenstein, también nació un secreto capaz de cambiar la Historia. Verano de 1816. En Suiza no deja de llover. Los poetas más célebres de Europa, entre ellos el afamado Lord Byron y Percy Shelley (que está acompañado por su amante, Mary, y la hermana de esta, Claire), se refugian del mal tiempo en una mansión alquilada junto al lago: beben, bromean, discuten y se retan a inventar historias de terror. Mientras tanto, Elisabeth Müller, una joven doncella con un pasado que no conviene nombrar, se esfuerza por ser invisible.

La historia lo ha olvidado, pero la leyenda lo recuerda. La Saga de los Ancestros nos invita a un viaje épico 40 000 años atrás para sumergirnos en nuestro oscuro pasado. Mientras el mundo se tambalea al borde de otro invierno glacial, el Homo sapiens no es la única especie humana que camina sobre la Tierra. Cuando el destino de toda la raza humana pende de un hilo, el premio para los supervivientes será la propia Tierra.

Le troisième tome de la série fantastique "Emma Paddington" est enfin disponible en audio ! La tension monte à Dark Road End. Entre les attaques démoniaques qui se multiplient, les créatures du domaine de plus en plus incontrôlables et son cabinet de psychologue à faire tourner, Emma...

Sir Percy Blakeney es un hedonista miembro de la aristocracia francesa, aparentemente frívolo, que en realidad oculta otra identidad. Él es La Pimpinela Escarlata, un justiciero que combate las injusticias de la corona francesa, trasladando a las futuras víctimas de la guillotina a un lugar seguro en Inglaterra.

One of the many engineers that keep Beta, the city under the sea, running, Mira only wants to make her family proud and to prove herself worthy. She knows the mysterious city better than anyone and it's her dream to help it flourish. Then, on a solo job in an abandoned section of the city, she encounters a monster of legend: an undine, a dangerous merman from an ancient civilization, long forgotten.

She was the offering. He became the sanctuary. Astrid has survived her entire life by staying silent. As a veiled priestess, she advises a nobleman who makes every decision for her. But when a letter arrives claiming her long-lost sister is alive and captured by the trolls, Astrid is ready to...

Like a songbird in a cage, Anya has spent her entire life as the General's perfect daughter. He snaps his fingers; she jumps. He tells her to smile; she beams like she is made of the sun itself. But underneath all those games and glitter, she's working to destroy her father and save the city she loves. When an undine sneaks his way into her city, intent on kidnapping her, she lets him take her.

Traded for peace. Sacrificed to a monster. Maia Fremont just wanted a chance. When the opportunity to create floral arrangements for the royal wedding is offered to her, who is she to say no? But the crown is never honest, and soon enough, she finds herself thrust into an unwanted union with a...

A dying world. An academy to train seafaring heroes. Four 18-year-olds trying to survive it all. Silver beasts, lack of provisions, royal intrigue, and cloaked threats plague this realm. Four young people are chosen to attend the Hall of Explorers academy to train their minds, bodies, and magic, to sail and find their people a new world. Before they brave the unknown seas, they must complete their training. Not to mention getting to know each other and become a tight-knit team. Disturbing and bloody incidents soon make that even harder than it should be.

Síle is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who's travelled the world. Jude is a 25-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to the tiny town of Ireland, Ontario, in which she was born and raised. On her first plane trip, Jude's and Síle's worlds touch and snag at Heathrow Airport. In the course of the next year, their lives, and those of their friends and families, will be drawn into a new, shaky orbit. This sparkling, lively story explores age-old questions: Does where you live matter more than who you live with?

As a genetic experiment and personal guard to one of the Originals, Alexia has always known her purpose. Keep her Original safe. Ensure the city of Tau remains hidden amongst the depths of the ocean. And destroy any and all undine who try to make those jobs difficult. Fortis has always known he was going to die early. His wife had seen a prophecy of his death in great detail, so he knows the exact moment he will expire. Which means he isn't afraid. Fate can not be changed, not even by the warrior woman who captures his attention. After all, he knows the hour and circumstances of his death.

Alys Fairweather has always loved the sea. So when her father gets the opportunity to build a city beneath the waves, she is the first in the submarine with him. She never expected to discover an entire species of merfolk living there. And she certainly didn't expect to find one of them so...

Maketes has always been the jokester. No one takes him seriously, and if they do, it's only because he was born violent. But then he starts talking with a human through droids and finds a kindred spirit in them. When he's given an opportunity to find out who this human really is, he takes it.

Cole Matheson didn't think the road to being a successful painter would be paved in gold, but he hoped there'd be fewer potholes. Insidious self-doubt that whispers that he's no good, talentless, and hopeless has him on the brink of despair. Maybe it would be better to just give up. A midnight visitation by a beautiful creature of darkness changes everything... Ambrosius Edward Meade-Finch surrendered to darkness centuries ago after knowing only pain and suffering during his short life. Now, Ambri makes humans dance on his strings, feeding on their desire for his own pleasure.

Freya knows the sound of goblin bells. She knows to move to the side of the road and let them pass. Never buy any of their wares. And above all else, never make a deal with the monstrous beasts. But when her sister takes a necklace and is kidnapped, Freya knows there is no other choice. She must journey to the realm of the fae where the Goblin King himself has stolen her sister. Once there, she must perform four tasks to save the only family she has left.  

A king risking all for his kingdom. A woman in hiding with the magic he needs. When duty requires betrayal… which side do you choose? VeraIt’s not easy being a Black Tulip… masquerading as an Originator so I’m not murdered by the kings. All I want is to escape the secrets I’m buried in—but that requires money. So when my handsome bounty offers me a tempting contract that pays so well it could set me free… I can’t resist accepting.I simply need to help find a magic flower for the king, survive the savage shadow monsters, and return home without falling further for the man I don’t fully trust.

Tous aux abris ! Emma Paddington et les créatures déjantées de Dark Road End sont de retour ! Dans ce deuxième tome de la saga d'Urban Fantasy francophone la plus loufoque du moment, retrouvez les personnages atypiques et attachants qui ont fait le succès du premier opus : Les trois Djinns au caractère bien trempé, le dragon télescopique et la sorcière-patrouilleuse, évidemment, mais aussi quelques nouveaux-venus, comme le Père Lawrence, un vieux curé qui passe son temps à s'évader de sa maison de retraite pour traquer le crocodile à deux têtes...

Exploring otherness, identity, faith, religion, gender and sexual trauma, Hag brings together a gripping collection of tales that are unsettlingly timely and wickedly sinister. E

When billionaire Archer Gaines needs to escape his father's corrupt shadow and a related scandal, he purchases The Serendipity, a historic apartment building far from New York City. He believes in bottom lines and big business deals, definitely not in the local folklore surrounding the town of Serendipity Springs. So he's eager to move forward with plans to flip the building into luxury lofts. But The Serendipity doesn't particularly care what Archer believes, and the building has plans of its own.

When an invasion threatens the land of the Mountain King, the fate of the people rests on the shoulders of young governor Judah. She has sworn to prove herself a skillful leader by protecting her kingdom from foes, but difficulty and danger surround her. Then Judah’ s life is saved by two...