Resultados para "Fire" en Literatura y ficción

Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she’s afraid she cannot stop.

Flare is power. With only a drop of flare, one can light the night sky with fireworks . . . or burn a building to the ground—and seventeen-year-old Ingrid Ellis wants her fair share. Ingrid doesn't have a family fortune, monetary or magical, but at least she has a plan: Rise to the top on the arm of Linden Holt, heir to a hefty political legacy and the largest fortune of flare in all of Candesce. Her only obstacle is Linden's father who refuses to acknowledge her. So when Senator Holt announces his run for president, Ingrid uses the situation to her advantage.

The second in a pacy and lyrical fantasy adventure trilogy set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and rebel uprisings. Kurara and her shipmates have escaped the grasp of the princess, whose wish to control and command them as her own human shikigami would be a fate worse than death...

Ha pasado un año desde que Tamsyn pasó de ser la enemiga de Fell a la esposa por la que él se sacrificó. De ser una chica normal a convertirse en la mejor esperanza de Penterra para evitar que la magia desaparezca para siempre. Con Fell arrancado de su lado en las peligrosas y turbulentas nieblas de los Crags, Tamsyn se encuentra sola entre la manada de dragones. Como una forastera que aprende a sobrevivir en su nuevo hogar, entrena hasta que sus músculos arden y su sangre se derrama. Y poco a poco, surge una guerrera.

Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire.   

Aunque Tamsyn haya crecido en la corte, sabe que no es como las demás princesas. Al mismo tiempo parte de la familia real y la más humilde de sus sirvientas, no encaja en ningún sitio. Su único amigo es Stig, el capitán de la guardia… Aunque a veces le da la sensación de que él quiere algo más que amistad. Cuando Fell, la Bestia de las Tierras Fronterizas, irrumpe en su hogar, Tamsyn es obligada a casarse con el cruel guerrero. Ella accede a participar del engaño, a pesar de que implique dejar atrás a Stig y la única vida que ha conocido.

From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Geraldine McCaughrean comes an utterly immersive and unforgettable story set during the London Blitz, inspired by her firefighter father. With World War II looming, four young people sit on a train waiting to be evacuated to a safer...

Every adult in Las Vegas is dead. Now the kids run the city. After being exposed to a mysterious sickness, the adults knew their days were numbered. Instead of losing hope, the city banded together to prepare the only ones who were immune—the kids. So, The Preparation was formed. A plan to keep the city alive and well. Farms and ranches. Power and water. Businesses and emergency services. Each kid received specific training in their career field to ensure they not only survived, but thrived.

Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their...

From the moment he was born a god of light and darkness, Xevikan Daraxerxes was rejected by those who should have embraced him. A child of both realms, he was embraced by none. His is a lonely path that he's walked for centuries as he's done his best to avoid the divine politics of his parents. But one can only stay neutral for so long. Now, Xev must face his past and learn from his mistakes. The world is in turmoil and his best friend and brother are facing enemies at every turn.

Elara Flameborn has always kept to the quiet edges of the room, certain magic belonged to braver apprentices. But when a warm living fire awakens in her palms, everything she believes about herself begins to change.

Ceridwen tal Desmond dreams of ruling like her father over the nation of Soldonia, where warriors ride to battle on magical steeds—soaring on storm winds, vanishing in shadow, quaking the earth, and summoning the sea. After a tragic accident claims her twin brother, she is exiled and sworn to atonement by spending her life—or death—for her people. But when invaders spill onto Soldonia’s shores and traitors seize upon the chaos to murder her father, Ceridwen claims the crown to keep the nation from splintering.

Ánte’s life has been steeped in Sámi tradition. It is indisputable to him that he, an only child, will keep working with the reindeer. But there is something else too, something tugging at him. His feelings for his best friend Erik have changed, grown into something bigger.

Bianca Monroe has faced gods, goddesses, and war, but nothing could prepare her for Merrick’s capture into the ruins of Faleen Borg. She will stop at nothing to bring him home. The Western Network High Priestess Lana whispers of a guide named Grantham, the only one who can lead Bianca through the shattered remains of the once-great city. Beneath Faleen Borg’s hidden walls lies more than ruin: dangerous magicks, twisted shadows, and a long-forgotten monster.

ShadowStrike poisoned the water of Trinity Falls two months ago. Now the Trinity Four, the teens most affected by the poison, have been isolated in a remote mansion under 24-hour medical care while scientists on four continents rush to discover a cure. Meanwhile, US operatives scour the world for the bioterrorists responsible for this heinous crime as two teen virtual spies, also infected, hunt for the criminals on the Internet.

Benny Imura and his friends have found the jet and Sanctuary - but neither is what they expected. Instead of a refuge, Sanctuary is a hospice, and the soldiers who flew the plane seem to be little more than bureaucrats who have given up hope for humanity's future. With Chong hovering between life and death, clinging to his humanity by a thread, Benny makes a startling discovery: a scientist may have discovered a cure for the zombie plague. Desperate to save Chong, Benny and his friends mount a search and rescue mission. But they're not the only ones on the hunt.

Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she's too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves - his friend, David. Things go from bad to worse as Shane's dream of going to university is shattered and his grieving mother withdraws from the world.

Maybrie Hawkins used to be known as the Fire Fae who couldn’t be beat. Now that her relationship with Prince Kai is public, she’s known as the lowly Fae who isn’t worthy of the Caster royal. The paparazzi hound Brie wherever she goes. And now it's a matter of state, too. Kai's advisors believe she’s an unsuitable companion, and they don't even know the secret she's been hiding since their first date. When Brie is invited to participate in an Interkingdom fight in Los Angeles, she jumps at the chance. Unfortunately, her betrayal can’t be left behind.

Marjorie Bruce, newly-crowned Princess of Scotland and daughter of feared Scottish warrior King Robert the Bruce, is about to witness the English invasion into Scottish territory. After the English military ambushes Marjorie and her stepmother, they take them to England. It is up to Archibald Douglas - one of the King’s men - to return Marjorie to her father without harm. With the help of friends along the way, Marjorie trains to become the finest warrior Scotland has ever seen. She also learns secrets about her father’s legitimacy to the crown.

I didn’t mean to kill my father. The year is 2076. Earth is ruled by a one-world government. In order to maintain unity, all citizens must deny their national, racial, and religious identities—or suffer the consequences. After her rash decision leaves her father cryogenically frozen...