Resultados para "Mama" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Existen lugares donde uno se queda y lugares que quedan en uno. Estos últimos son los que logran salvarte. Tras una serie de trágicas circunstancias, malas decisiones y una amenaza de muerte, Chloe Ackerman huye hasta Greening Island, un lugar recóndito en medio de la nada, marcado por un suceso del pasado. Durante el sosiego que garantiza la temporada baja en la que no se aloja ningún huésped, se esconderá en el Hotel Raventhorp que dirige su tía Lydia, tratando de evitar a quienes trabajan en él.

A caballo entre el humor de Wall-E y la vertiginosa acción y aventura de la space-ópera, "El tercer intento" se articula en torno al escritor Cordwainer Smith y al único robot que habita el planeta Café Quemado. Nuestro protagonista se ve obligado a abandonar su hogar para averiguar el paradero del escritor... perdido más allá del espacio-tiempo. Un delicioso pastiche sobre la saga de la Instrumentalidad que hará las delicias tanto de fans como de neófitos en la obra del autor.

The girls in Mama Si's Paradise live like royalty. Real-life princesses. Dolls, she calls them, and what they do is entertain her very beautiful, very wealthy guests. Good ole me went in there to apply for a housekeeping position after I caught my boyfriend cheating, and he kicked me out. Even though I knew what that place was, I went. Then Mama Si saw me. She took one look at me, told me that the vacancy was no longer available, but that she had a better offer to make me—to become one of her dolls. I accepted because she promised me freedom. She promised me magic. She lied.

After the lightning attack on Iceen triggered my latent Skarrian abilities, they’ve kicked into gear big time. Not only am I a lightning cat whisperer, but I’m also a mimic. I just became the perfect compatible option for any species in the galaxy. Which is not exactly an appealing thought. If I don’t get control of my abilities, it could be dangerous not only for me but for my little ones too.

Lucille was never meant to walk the path of the ordinary. Born of spirit, shadow, and fire, her calling was written beyond the veil. Pulled between family duty and a destiny whispered by spirits, she carries a sight that reaches deeper than the living world. Guided by Mama June’s wisdom, tested by shadows that seek her soul, and marked by Sophie the raven’s watchful eye, Lucille must decide, shrink into silence, or rise into the woman the ancestors named before her birth.

In a kingdom torn by war, Violet uses her gifts to heal and feed those in need. As princess of Veris, she will do anything for her people, fighting to do more despite the king and queen's disapproval. When she discovers the enemy kingdom's prince has set his deadly sights on her to end the war once and for all, she knows there will be little she can do to defend herself against the Prince of Taro. Yet, as she waits for the death that she is sure is to come at his hands, she is met with something far more terrifying.

Maria needed heavenly intervention, and thankfully, my Abuelita and Tias took on her case. They have some impressive connections here in the afterlife and got clearance and approvals in record time. My Abuelita and Tias are sassy, tech-savvy, sometimes ill-tempered, tequila-drinking, cigar-smoking cooking divas, and they're unstoppable. Okay, pour yourself a margarita, grab a pink concha or two, and put on salsa music. You might also need a few tissues, and Maria will take over from here and give you every juicy detail of her story.

Marlene, is trying to protect her family and fine a safe place to live. A Coronal Mass Ejection triggered geomagnetic storms which caused massive destruction and the breakdown of society. Marlene and her family have taken shelter with other survivors; under the protection of a small group of soldiers. As winter is approaching, other bands of survivors turn violent, and desperation grows. Marlene must make tough decisions and face many dangers to keep her children safe.

Scythia and the team return to the Nationalist Enforcement Bureau Station to face oversight review for the aftermath of their first mission. In an attempt to not anger the powers that be, the team thinks its best to lay low and stay out of trouble.

An ambitious bureaucrat has brought together an unusual team to help him rise to power in a world so dark that the only way to get ahead is by taking it. He has worked hard to gain the loyalty of the cunning and beautiful Raza. He has found Uthraith, the deadliest headhunter from the far, feral reaches of space. It took months of searching, but he finally caught Djaem, the best hive-master rogue in the inner sectors. And at last…he found it…his secret weapon. Scythia, a broken psychic from the Citadel.

I'm Leroy Mahoney, of Bartley and Mahoney's Investigation Agency. If you're dead and got a problem I am the one you go to see. My office is still parked on 34th and Main St. Being dead is a lot more dangerous than I was expecting. Beyond the veil, monsters are waiting to devour and entrap souls for eternity. The Guardians are there to protect the departed on their way to the afterlife. If a someone doesn’t cross over before they fade completely, they turn into a Shade. Until the dead can let go of their mortal lives and release their tethers, they can’t pass on. That’s where I come in.

The things I’m imagining us doing are something no shifter should be contemplating with an alien. But if I’m going to hell, I’d rather earn my place...thoroughly. My desires are about to become the least of my problems however, because like it or not we’re now embroiled in a vicious war of the planets — and that includes Earth. If I want a home to go back to, I need to focus. Yep, I’m screwed.