Resultados para "Miles" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

En la ciudad de High Norland, la joven Charmain Baker pasa sus días con la nariz siempre metida en algún libro. Cuando su familia la envía a la casa de un pariente mago, ella parte emocionada por vivir al fin su propia aventura. Pero a su llegada se topa con un confuso laberinto de habitaciones extrañas, un aprendiz sin maestro e infinidad de criaturas singulares. Para colmo, pronto se ve involucrada en una misión del rey por la que acude una intimidante bruja llamada Sophie.

El sultán Shahriar descubre que su esposa lo engaña y la decapita. Todavía lleno de rencor, cada día desposa a una mujer a la que luego ordena matar por la mañana. Inesperadamente, Sherezade, la hija del visir, se ofrece voluntaria para casarse con el sultán. Durante la noche de bodas, la muchacha inicia un relato que deja fascinado a su marido, pero que interrumpe justo antes del amanecer.

The world ended in November 2019. Fortlet never recovered. Fifteen years later, the Citadel survives beneath the ruins—part fortress, part pressure cooker—where every ration is counted and every promise has an expiration date. Milo is one of the Legion's surface hunters: fast, quiet, careful. He isn't sent out to be brave. He's sent out to bring back facts. General Beckett has a job that sounds simple on paper: scout a multi-level parking structure north of Aurora Station. Raiders have been sighted. Scouts have vanished.

The wolf shifters are cursed with a broken mating bond. For years, no one has felt the bond that has helped us find our mates for centuries. And now we're left mateless. Without the bond, we are slowly dying off. Our packs are growing smaller, weaker. Our powers are slowly diminishing. And it's my pack's fault. We caused the curse. But I'll be the one to break it. There's a prophecy—one that I know is about me. I'm destined to break the curse, to fix what my pack caused.

Recalled from the front lines to the species melting pot of the Kespian Isle, he is ordered to resurrect Domina 7 and claim dominance in the Grand Arena. A place where gladiators die for coin, power is bought with blood, and three kings vie to rake in the most taxes. To survive, Riko must build an estate of steel, magic, and loyalists… or be devoured by the competition.

The rules of reality have changed. All types of zombies have appeared with only one goal: Kill the living. Eric and his schoolmates must survive by adapting and growing stronger, but that's easier said than done. The undead get stronger with every passing day, and that's not even mentioning the blood moons. Even worse, the military and police seem to have disappeared.

Nyx bit me. The dark, brooding alpha of the Bloodmoon pack bit me. He's so much more than just an enemy to Ambrose. More than the mysterious, alluring alpha who is notorious for his brutality. He's not just a wolf shifter—he's a vampire. Everything about the world I knew was wrong. I was on the verge of completing the marking ceremony—to breaking the curse—until Nyx swooped in, claiming I'm his mate, not Ambrose's, and ruined everything. And then he bit me.

The city is lost, but the new king lives. After rescuing Prince Thal from certain death, I am one of his few trusted servants. I am his blade in the night and his sworn assassin. Killing is my only skill, and killing has little use when we run from Veylan’s forces and search for a safe refuge. All the friendly doors are shut to us, and the Wandering King is losing support. Those who know he lives wait for a good moment to betray him. He must hide and build his strength, but he cannot do it alone.

Mizuki Ryosuke escaped corporate life, certain death, defeated a Boss Ogre, and now lives with a new roommate--fairy girl Kessie! A dungeon appears in Omori City, and the local government asks him to help manage it. Mizuki reluctantly accepts, and with his skillbook in tow, the dungeon clearing proceeds as planned. When Mizuki and Kessie face their greatest trial yet, will the skillbook reveal its true form? And is there any truth to that weird conspiracy going around?

When the Cetagandan empress dies, Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan are sent to Cetaganda for her funeral as diplomatic representatives of Barrayar. Upon arrival, the two men are inexplicably attacked by a servant of the late empress. When the same servant turns up dead the next day, Miles and Ivan find themselves in the middle of a mystery.

Miles Vorkosigan makes his debut in this frenetic coming-of-age tale. At age 17, Miles is allowed to take the entrance exams to the elite military academy; he passes the written but manages, through miscalculation in a moment of anger, to break both his legs on the obstacle course, washing out before he begins. His aged grandfather dies in his sleep shortly after, for which Miles blames himself.

Una peculiar novela de ficción prospectiva que nos lleva al año 2035, en el que la inteligencia artificial ha sustituido al ser humano en muchos aspectos relevantes de la vida cotidiana. A raíz de una serie de accidentes robóticos, las empresas genéticas se plantearán traer a la vida a neandertales como mano de obra. En medio de la situación, Laia, una española residente en San Francisco, se cruzará con Tessa, una joven embarazada que alberga en su interior un secreto que podría sacudir el mundo entero.

I dislike people. I despise humans. A cruel mandate from one of my region's rulers has saddled me with a slew of little alien humans: I'm to put them to work. One problem? I run a rock quarry, where humans’ thin skin is a detriment to productivity. Overseeing these humans is like trying to herd yanaks. If I don't burn, beat, or strangle them to death by the day's end, it will be a miracle.

Miles Vorkosigan graduates from the Barrayaran Military Academy with high expectations of ship command, but is disappointed with an assignment as meteorologist to Lazkowski Base, an arctic training camp. His tenure in the windy, snow-covered north is cut short when Miles narrowly averts a massacre between the trigger-happy base commander and mutinous recruits. After a brief stay under 'house arrest', Miles is re-assigned to investigate a suspicious military build-up near a wormhole nexus.

The fortuitous opportunity provided by The Great Trial of Water Crest to numerous young cultivators is coming to an end. For Li Lang and his companions, this means being thrust back into a cesspool of intrigue and politics, all while under the scrutiny of powerful cultivators who will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets of the pocket realm.

La sociedad vive más centrada en su perfil digital que en su propia existencia. Con un estilo directo y emotivo, Elías Pérez nos plasma a través de Aguas Mil, un relato cargado de intriga y actualidad, con las tecnologías y nuestros sentimientos más primitivos como protagonistas. Una escucha trepidante, que dejará el camino abierto a la reflexión tras su escucha.

I was gifted as a slave-bride to an alien giant. That's the start of my day. At least I have my guide dog, Kota, with me. I'd be lost without her...literally. Yes. I'm blind. And our new alien owner is kind enough that he's not holding me to the wife or slave deal even though that's what I was intended for. We've basically been dropped into a scene from Little House on the Alien Prairie, complete with his one-room cabin, and he's been the perfect gentleman. He's pretty great, and I'm actually starting to wish I could take him home with me.

In the world of the Red Knight, this audio exclusive standalone novella follows Pavalo - a slave boy destined to become a great warrior - and features the young Harmodius on his journey to become a great mage.

In the world of the Red Knight, this audio exclusive standalone novella follows Pavalo - a slave boy destined to become a great warrior - and features the young Harmodius on his journey to become a great mage.

One day, six towers appear on Earth. Each one stands hundreds of stories tall, and are invulnerable to all attacks. At the base of each tower is a portal, welcoming in all who dare enter it. All sorts of magical monsters can be found inside the towers. Even treasure, magic, and superhuman strength can be acquired. The problem is that the towers aren't a friendly place. Even worse, the towers sometimes release waves of monsters to attack Earth. In the year 2083, there are only a hundred survivors. In one last attempt, they challenge the final floor without regard for their lives.