Resultados para "Requiem" en Literatura y ficción

"La guerra civil había dejado tantos regueros de sangre en la vida de Ramón J. Sender que era inevitable que reapareciera en su obra con la fuerza de una obsesión." Ignacio Martínez de Pisón. "Réquiem por un campesino español", considerada una de las mejores novelas en castellano del siglo XX, se publicó por primera vez en México en 1953 con el título original de "Mosén Millán".

Finlandia. Cuatro estudiantes de intercambio deciden sustituir el ajetreo y el bullicio del Halloween más mainstream por algo auténtico y arraigado en la cultura local. En mitad del bosque, encuentran un lugar donde los rumores dicen que una antigua tradición sigue viva. Cuando cae la...

Noah Gantz and his crew have narrowly escaped disaster on Hellenger Prime. Now, with Kayan facing metabolic destruction, he must find a way to the galaxy that spawned the living starships. There, he might be able to find an antidote for the toxins Tate Collins introduced into the ship's core systems. But first, he must handle an overambitious team of Altion commandos and the most deadly assassins of the Skylar civilization. This time, everything is on the line, and there is no going back.

Soon after realizing her ex-lover was killed by her alter ego, Alice Parsons awakens to a new reality forever changed by the growing desolation that is the Appalachian Wasteland. If you like complex character studies, gritty worlds, and shocking twists, then you’ll love this dystopia.

Who is the Crimson Empress, and what does her conquest of the Named Lands really mean? Who holds the keys to the Moon Wizard’s Tower? The plots within plots are expanding as the characters seek their way out of the maze of intrigue. The world is expanding as they discover lands beyond their previous carefully controlled knowledge. Hidden truths reveal even deeper truths, and nothing is as it seemed to be.

S. J. West presents audiobook four of the Vampire Conclave series.

When black-ops asset Nathan Stone took out the heads of the Commission, a secret deep-state organization, he thought he’d destroyed them for good. Now he’s gone off the grid, trying to get as far away from his past as possible. But the Commission isn’t done with him yet. Lying low in a Miami bar, Stone knows something’s up when an alluring actress strikes up a conversation with him. His suspicions are correct. The Commission is hot on his trail, and Stone is soon forced to run deep into the heart of the Everglades with the terrified woman as his hostage.

Westfalen, Mitte der 1930er-Jahre: Die Entrechtung der Juden ist weit fortgeschritten, aber einige können weiterhin unbehelligt leben und ihren Berufen nachgehen. Zu ihnen gehört der Cellist Erich Krakau. Das Blatt wendet sich, als der junge Fritz Eberle, Mitglied der SA, Krakaus Stelle im Stadtorchester einnehmen will. Getrieben von Hass entsteht eine Hetzjagd, an der sich bald eine ganze Stadt beteiligt: Kleinbürger, Emporkömmlinge und Spießer. Hineingezogen werden auch Freunde Krakaus, die alles für ihn riskieren.

On a cold February morning, ME Olivia Remington-Thorpe's severely beaten and bleeding husband stumbles onto Sheriff Elizabeth Benoit's retreat. Before slipping into unconsciousness, he begs her to find Olivia. Hours later, Deputy Detective Lila Dayne discovers a mysterious boneyard with dark secrets. The timing is catastrophic. Still reeling from the horrific events of the past autumn, the deputies of Eckardt County are spread thin, and tempers are short. Elizabeth's relationship with her lead investigator is sour. Still worse, her ex-husband moved back to Iowa with a devilish deal.

"¿Es el suicidio el crimen perfecto? Descubre, a través del personaje de este espléndido thriller, el verdadero significado del suicidio. Hay muchas formas de acabar con la vida propia. Suicidarse no es simplemente tomar una pistola y jalar el gatillo, tampoco es aventarse desde lo más alto...

The Viking job has to get easier in time, right? That's wishful thinking on Valerie's part. The Jarls keep dropping her and Jacob into problems it would take Heimdall's foresight to unravel. Someone is messing with an inexplicable list of companies right here in America. Their connection is unclear, but Valerie sees Cleopatra behind every move. When will it stop? Is her enemy renting space in her head for free?

Sara Goldfarb is devastated by the death of her husband. She spends her days watching game shows and obsessing over appearing on television as a contestant—and her prescription diet pills only accelerate her mania. Her son, Harry, is living in the streets with his friend Tyrone and girlfriend Marion, where they spend their days selling drugs and dreaming of escape. When their heroin supply dries up, all three descend into an abyss of dependence and despair, their lives, like Sara’s, doomed by the destructive power of drugs.

Salo’s queen has finally accepted his desire to be a mystic despite taboos concerning men’s use of magic. But her acceptance is not support; it is strategy. Under a disguise of the queen’s making, Salo enters Jungle City as a pilgrim to the Red Temple, only to find a magical barrier barring his entrance. Left at the mercy of the warring political factions that run the city, Salo faces a series of obstacles wrought by an unseen hand, knowing he cannot return home without completing his pilgrimage. But Isa, King of the Saire clan, has her own plans for Salo.

Vandorian and Phelb have united under one flag once more, and peace now rules the human empire. But ancient enemies still exist in the galaxy, and they are unhappy about the new peace. Buoyed by victories against the Gilbaglians, humans boldly assault their new foes while seeking out more knowledge about the mysterious Cetoplin race that appears to have inadvertently created humanity.

Professional cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko moves seamlessly among the elite where she fills the souls of symphony patrons with beauty even as she takes the lives of the corrupt of Australia's ruthless underworld. The cold, exacting assassin is hired to kill a woman who seems so innocent that Natalya can't understand why anyone would want her dead. As she gets to know her target, she can't work out why she even cares.

With dashing Scotland Yard Inspector Alec Fletcher at her side, Daisy is enjoying a delightful performance of Verdi's Requiem, featuring her neighbor Muriel Westlea's celebrated sister, Bettina. But when all that emerges from the doomed diva's vocal chords is a dying gasp, Daisy soon discovers that the notoriously difficult opera star had her share of adversaries.

The scum hiding deep inside the Reach out along galaxy's edge thought they could kill her and not pay the price. For years these hardened killers have run roughshod over the lawless worlds where Republic justice is never as fast as the blaster in your hand and where double-crosses and death are a part of every deal. They thought this time would be no different. They were wrong. This time, the Guild sent the legendary bounty hunter Tyrus Rechs. As the infamous Rechs pursues the men who murdered his colleague, he's hell-bent on justice.

Parecia uma manhã como outra qualquer na pequena Palmyra, uma cidade histórica no litoral do Rio de Janeiro. A caminho do trabalho, o delegado Joaquim Dornelas se espanta com um movimento incomum nas ruas. Diante da Igreja de Santa Teresa e da Antiga Cadeia, no Centro Histórico, uma multidão observa o corpo de um homem atolado na lama seca do canal. Ninguém sabe como o corpo foi parar lá. Não há sinais de arrasto, marcas de barco, violência, ferimentos, nada. Apenas um band-aid na dobra interna do braço esquerdo.

In this final step, young intuitive Jarek Videni embarks on a journey to uncover the hidden truths of his family’s past. After discovering the dark secrets that threaten his very existence in Deadwood, he travels to Savannah with his companions in search of the mysterious ancient brass vessel that is capable of containing the malevolent forces that relentlessly pursue him. As Jarek navigates the perilous Southern landscape, he faces monstrous creatures… both inhuman and those with a hatred that has long rooted Itself in the region.

Esta es una historia de amor. Del amor, puro, absoluto y sin esperanza que empuja a Ángel Andrade a salir de casa para siempre, resuelto a ser el Auténtico Salvador de la Ciudad, el Ángel Exterminador de Todas las Impurezas, y enfrentar una catástrofe total que amontona incansablemente ruina sobre ruina.