Resultados para "Kanada" en Literatura y ficción

Premio de las Letras Ciudad de Santander, Finalista Premio Tigre Juan y Premio Cálamo Otra Mirada Kanada comienza donde la mayoría de las novelas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial terminan: con el fin del conflicto. Porque en 1945 se interrumpen las matanzas, pero se inicia otra tragedia: el...

Solomon Kane es otro de los famosos personajes nacidos de la pluma del escritor estadounidense Robert E. Howard. Sus aventuras aparecieron en la revista Weird Tales a partir de 1928 y narraban el enfrentamiento contra el mal de este puritano inglés de rostro pálido, ojos fríos, espada, mosquetes y sombrero de ala ancha. Solomon Kane busca y da caza a las criaturas más tenebrosas y malignas a lo largo de Europa y África, en una época donde nadie está a salvo, ni siquiera un hábil justiciero como él.

Once upon a time I had a name . . . For years, my life has been a nightmare. Trapped in a lab where humans use me as a test subject, they've stolen everything from me—including my memories. A careless mistake gives me the opportunity to escape, but the world outside is harsh and unfamiliar...

Puritan. Fiend. Fanatic. Solomon Kane. In the wake of several grisly murders, Solomon Kane has been summoned to Windsend, England, to determine a woman’s guilt. Is Sybil Eastey a witch? And is she behind these gruesome crimes? His first night in Windsend, Kane awakens from horrific nightmares only to witness a man being torn asunder. Fear quickly turns to something more sinister and the villagers are ready to lynch Sybil before Kane intervenes. Kane must establish Sybil’s true nature and solve the macabre mystery before more blood is spilt. However, nothing is what it seems in Windsend.

Lila Ridgefield vive en una idílica ciudad universitaria cerca de Nueva York que no es tan tranquila como todos creen. Y Lila no es lo que parece. Aaron, el marido de Lila, se ha esfumado sin dejar rastro. No se trata de un episodio aislado; hace algunos meses, una estudiante desapareció del campus. Los dos casos podrían ser solo una horrible coincidencia, pero la policía descubre que la estudiante es la tercera víctima de una serie de inexplicables desapariciones en los últimos años. La inspectora a cargo está desesperada por encontrar la conexión, si es que esta realmente existe.

My ordinary college life shattered the night I discovered vampires were real. After joining a secret sorority of beautiful women, we managed to strike first, crushing a vicious plot to convert the entire student body. But the campus isn’t safe yet. The vampires have allied with a deadly new threat, one that unleashes supernatural predators hungry for our blood.

The war in Troyan is nearly over when mythical ice giants begin ravaging the northern coasts. To counter the threat, I'll have to sail to the remote island of Meranthia, where rogue pirates guard the secret of a floating ice platform at the heart of the chaos. Its purpose? To restore the balance of the world by blanketing the entire continent in endless winter. With my women at my side, I will end the threat of these legendary creatures. Or die trying.

Kane Beckett built his billion-dollar empire from the asphalt up, ruling the underground racing circuit with a ruthless grip. Finding the traitor leaking intel to dirty cops should've been easy… until the suspect's sister rolled into town asking questions. Savannah Quincy came to Crossbend for...

Alexis thought her life contained everything she wanted, until her partner of five years drops a bombshell on her. Catherine is an accomplished neurosurgeon looking for a fresh start in a new city. A chance meeting between the two imprints the doctor in Alexis's mind, with thoughts of Catherine pushing to the forefront months after they meet. When life places the pair in the same city, Alexis is unable to deny her attraction to Catherine. As the pair become closer, Alexis finds herself falling for Catherine, despite knowing that her feelings will never be reciprocated.

Cade Clarke spends his last night on Earth drinking with an old Army buddy. When he decides to risk his life to defend a gorgeous bartender, he pays the ultimate price. Resurrected to Antinium, Cade finds himself thrown into a world where the very rules of reality have shifted. He chooses a unique class, customizes his soul weapon, and levels up to unlock vital skills, traits, and attribute points in order to survive.

My capital lies in ruins after the Gray Prince's assault, aided by the treacherous Lucius Trante. With war on the horizon, my legions take the field, ready to punish those standing in our way. But Prince Ashur is no ordinary foe. With three powerful talismans, he hopes to outlast my army while unleashing his will across Trastevere. To strike back, I must tame an ancient and dangerous creature, where any wrong move could be my last.

At long last, Acalia's most powerful cultivator will learn what it means to cross me. The price paid in the Sky Tower proved greater than I'd hoped. After banishing the avatar of a fallen god, my vessels well deserve their rest... and we'd all like a chance to grieve the fallen. Yet after an encounter with an assassin in Viatross, our group is bound to head south, far south to Ferendell. Cormac Alchemist IX has summoned me. The man wishes to take back Rael, the Divine Artifact he gifted Astra. Regardless of his desires, I've sworn to protect this land I love.

Contains books 1-4 of the Towers of Acalia series.

Asmodi ist vernichtet! Dorian Hunter hat der Schwarzen Familie den Kopf abgeschlagen! Doch die Überzeugung, damit auch die Wurzel des Übels beseitigt zu haben, währt nicht lange. In der Umgebung von Dorians Jugendstilvilla in London häufen sich unheimliche Vorkommnisse, die scheinbar nichts miteinander zu tun haben... bis den Mitstreitern des Dämonen-Killers klar wird, dass sie bereits fest in der Schlinge stecken, die ein alter Bekannter für sie geknüpft hat.

Quintasia stands on the razor's edge of oblivion. Jez has claimed control—and with it, the shattering truth: this academy of stone and shadow is their reality, its fate in her fragile grip. Beyond the dungeon's membrane, the elves are coming. An ancient, ravenous tide of starlight and spite, they will consume every soul, every memory, every last spark of defiance. Geraint and Eve crawl from the battle with the Horrors, broken but burning with venomous purpose.

Kane and Serenity are back. In book one so much transpired. With more obstacles tossed their way, can the couple's love conquer all this go around?

Six years after entering the NHL, I still can't let go of my past that haunts me every day. But everything changes when I meet a feisty sports reporter who challenges me at every turn. I should leave Kennedy alone and spare her the drama that comes with my life outside the rink. But I can't keep my hands off her. So, we make a deal. She wants an exclusive interview that could expose my secrets to the world, secrets that are not just mine. When I'd agreed to the interview, I had every intention for it to end with her in my bed.   

Valerie Westland isn't looking for love when she ends up on a date with Cressida Davis, despite the instant attraction or her inability to stop flirting with her. With a past she can't move on from and a heart she doesn't deem worthy of giving away, can the pair find a way to each other, or are opportunities gone forever when one refuses to seize the moment? 

After being trapped in the merciless realm of Hellspace, the Hellmarine has killed time mostly by single-handedly decimating the Demonic legions that once threatened humanity. Clad in salvaged armor adorned with the skulls of his enemies, wielding weapons forged in the fires of endless combat, he is humanity's ultimate weapon against the forces that would consume the multiverse.

After incursions of demons from another plane of existence changed the course of history, humanity learned one undeniable truth: traditional weapons wouldn't cut it. Those strong enough to resist cultivated their Ki, and emerged as Heroes of Ascension to combat the demonic threat. For two hopeful Ascendants, J and Alex, this journey begins at Wyvern Academy. But surviving in one of the world's top battle academies isn't the only thing they have to worry about.