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Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success.

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Eoria to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.

A Opus Sky—o conjunto dos três principais satélites de telecomunicação do território nacional, também conhecidos como a starlink brasileira, exigem observação e manutenção constante. Porém o seu bom funcionamento está ameaçado, desde que a astronauta Lilith, que chefia a nave de reparos sozinha, parou de desenvolver seu trabalho, além de não responder a seus superiores na Terra.

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal—they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels' plans, the choice becomes clear.

In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. Graphic Audio is reissuing Elantris in a completely new audiobook production, a fresh chance to introduce it to the myriad listeners who have since become Sanderson fans. This new version is re-recorded with a larger cast of actors, new sound effects and new music scoring!

LA ESPERADA NUEVA NOVELA INDEPENDIENTE DE VICENTE RAGA, EL AUTOR DE "LAS DOCE PUERTAS", LA SAGA DE MISTERIO HISTÓRICO MÁS VENDIDA DEL AÑO (MÁS DE 150.000 LECTORES). Aunque esté catalogado como el noveno libro de la serie, se puede leer de forma independiente.

PREGUNTA: ¿Qué podemos esperar de su primera novela independiente, ajena a la saga de «Las doce puertas»?

RESPUESTA: Una apasionante historia basada en hechos reales. Pero mis lectores ya conocen mi faceta algo «gamberra».

P: ¿Qué quiere decir con eso?

As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds—and their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life.

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer and he carries ancient weapons - a spear and a crown - that give credence to his claim.

A Opus Sky—o conjunto dos três principais satélites de telecomunicação do território nacional, também conhecidos como a starlink brasileira, exigem observação e manutenção constante. Porém o seu bom funcionamento está ameaçado, desde que a astronauta Lilith, que chefia a nave de reparos sozinha, parou de desenvolver seu trabalho, além de não responder a seus superiores na Terra.

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk all he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?

Segunda parte del drama escrito en prosa por el emblemático autor francés Victor Hugo. El joven Gwynplaine, con una sonrisa fija en el rostro a causa de una mutilación sufrida en la infancia, vive aventuras y desventuras tras ser rescatado en las costas de Portland por el filósofo y charlatán Ursus. A través de sus viajes Gwynplaine descubrirá su origen aristocrático y los secretos de su linaje. Una obra monumental tanto del drama como del folletín decimonónico.

A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw. Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered and outgunned, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will he become the very evil he fought to destroy? In his darkening shadow, a new hero rises. Lysander au Lune, the displaced heir to the old empire, has returned to bridge the divide between the Golds of the Rim and Core. If united, their combined might may prove fatal to the fledgling Republic.

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal—they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels' plans, the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what's right.

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not. Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army.

"Balandú es el último pueblo río arriba, no llega a las quinientas personas. Más allá no hay nada, sólo las montañas, altas, casi inexpugnables. Una inmensa cordillera que inunda un mundo desconocido, de cientos de kilómetros cuadrados que se extienden hasta el mar. A ese horizonte ignoto lo llaman Ninguna Parte, así que Balandú, Tierra de Paz, está al sur de Ninguna Parte. Ni siquiera la guerrilla, ni el narcotráfico se interesan por este lugar.

When a banshee-blooded outlaw is snatched in a crowded inn, she becomes leverage in a legal battle amongst the Valariels of Sanctaris. Bindings hold her between life and death, and rival orders contest her fate. The Justarin demands custody while others fight to spare her. Zaras, a battle-worn elf turned bounty hunter who nearly captured her, wakes in rioting Nocturnis, stabbed and choking on sewage. Auralon, exhausted from purging plagues, returns to Sanctaris to find the girl cocooned in spell-thread as his mentor faces a trial mired in politics.

Demons from within rage as death strikes all who surround. No one is safe, and no one is whole as the politics and danger of this thrilling sequel explode. The world has been thrown into a downward spiral of chaos, after the Chinese invasion of Australia. To survive, four very different men, each battling their own darkness, must fight their way across the vastness of the great southern land. But as they seek shelter with their countrymen, will they make friends or enemies?