Resultados para "The Call" en Fantasía oscura

Ganador del premio Booknest a la Mejor Primera Novela 2019. En Guerdon tres ladrones han sido acusados de un crimen que no cometieron. Su búsqueda de venganza sacará a la luz oscuras verdades sobre la ciudad y una peligrosa conspiración, cuyas semillas se sembraron mucho...

Casia has survived her brother's attempts to crush her and her growing army, but the battle for their empire is just beginning. Bitter and wounded, carrying the curse of a dark and dangerous upper-god, and desperate for more allies, she charges northward to seek the elves who once walked alongside the divine beings. The elven Court of Moreth holds knowledge. Secrets. And power. The kind of power that could shift all of Casia's wars in her favor. If she can survive the dangerous politics and treacherous magic of the elf-kind.

Paris journalist Natalie O’Rourke has always known she’s a witch. The wolf was never part of the plan. Called back to Ireland, a family curse awakens alongside an ancient pendant—and with it, a powerful wolf bound to her blood. As rival alphas and dark magic close in, Natalie is pulled toward Declan McCarthy, a warrior whose presence ignites her magic and awakens a bond neither of them can escape.

Luella Eritrais is the gentle fae princess of the Kingdom of Sunlight, Solis. In a world that values power above all else, Luella was born bereft of magic, locked away and forced into a sheltered life. Amidst a backdrop of warring kingdoms, Luella wants nothing more than safety and peace—to find her place in the world—even when everyone seems to scream that she is nothing.

The Call of Cthulhu is one of the most influential horror stories ever written, laying the foundation for what is now known as cosmic horror. First published in 1928, this short story by H. P. Lovecraft follows a fragmented investigation into a strange cult, a mysterious bas-relief, and disturbing accounts that point toward the existence of an ancient and incomprehensible entity. As the narrator assembles documents, testimonies, and reports, a terrifying realization begins to emerge: humanity is neither central nor safe in the universe it inhabits.

When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance. Despite telling herself she just wants to live her quiet life, Max finds herself delving into parts of the city where no one apart from the desperate want to go, facing terrifying supernatural creatures and ghosts from her past.

Roland Deschain y su ka-tet viajan hacia el sudeste a través de los bosques del Mundo Medio. El camino les lleva a él y sus compañeros hasta el Calla Bryn Sturgis, una tranquila comunidad de granjeros y renaceros en las fronteras del Mundo Medio. Más allá de este pueblo se encuentra Tronido, de donde procede la más terrible de las amenazas: los lobos. Los lobos de Tronido se están acercando y por primera vez los habiantes del Calla Bryn Sturgis, entrenados e inspirados por el coraje de Roland y su ka-tet, van a luchar.

LONDON, 1891. Elizabeth Whittle and William Grant enjoy scalping London’s bourgeoisie, taking on the personas of grand spiritist Cerulia Trent and her agent to connect the living and the dead. When a detective arrives, sniffing out fraud with a scientifically minded spiritualist society, the duo decides to take one last job before escaping to the continent. However, their final séance ends horrifically … and soon Lizzie isn’t Lizzie anymore. 

When Cassandra Wright’s father was accused of murder her whole life fell apart, leaving her with no prospects, no money, and a broken engagement. But Cassandra always suspected foul play. Five years later, she’s determined to discover the truth. With her childhood friend Thomas reluctantly acting as her new husband-to-be, Cassie must talk her way into the home of her former fiancé, who she’s convinced knows more than he ever let on.

One secret. One cult. One cosmic being. When his uncle dies, it’s up to Francis Wayland Thurston to finally uncover the family secret. For too long, recounts of dreams becoming reality had cast a sombre shadow over the family. And it seems these dreams didn’t die with the uncle. But when Francis discovers hidden notes of a mysterious cult, the truth turns darker than anyone could have ever imagined. A monster is on the rise. But one that is worshipped by those touched by evil, rather than feared.

Ifferon is one of the last in the bloodline of the dead god, Telm, who imprisoned the Beast, Agon, in the Underworld. Armed with a connection to the estranged gods in the Overworld, and a scroll bearing Telm's powerful dying words, he is tasked with ensuring the god's vital legacy: that Agon remain vanquished.

At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who – like all humans – know not what they do.

USA Today best-selling author N. M. Howell presents the third novel in her Return of the Dragonborn series. Dragonborn and sorcerers unite in the face of war. Arvall has finally accepted the dragonborn and their dragons, and the University is finally set to re-open in a time of relative peace. But in not so distant lands, the enemy prepares to strike.

Before the Osseomancer unleashed his hordes of undead against the kingdoms of Jenor, there was A Call to Bones. It was quiet and whispered, but it could be heard by those willing to listen… Huke is a typical teenage boy. He likes girls (although he is too shy to talk to any) and sword fighting. His father is the sheriff of a small village, while his mother recently learned some simple garden-variety magics. All this changes, however, when the old man rides into town. He has ridden into town before, hollering about hobgoblins and spooks, but never like this.

-En español neutro, narración humana-Es un relato corto en estructura de novelette escrito por H. P. Lovecraft en el año 1926. La obra fue publicada por primera vez en febrero de 1928 por la editorial de pulp Weird Tales.1Cthulhu hace su primera aparición en este relato, convirtiéndose en una figura central del ciclo literario de los Mitos de Cthulhu. Para la mayor parte de los críticos es el inicio del horror cósmico de dicho ciclo.

The classic horror story from H.P. Lovecraft that started it all and introduced to the world to Cthulhu. Originally published in 1928, this edition includes an introduction by Jen Aldrich, narrator of the audiobook.

Rue Umberwick is a curious woman with a seemingly insatiable thirst for knowledge. When she lands her dream job as a personal librarian for the handsome yet aloof Duke of Penrith, she doesn’t think her life can get much better. But the Duke's private library and gallery are more than she expected. A collector of mostly ill gotten and supposedly cursed objects, the Duke has entrusted Rue to keep his secrets.

I know why no one said anything when Zeus came to the underworld. I know there’s a plan to get Hephaestus back. There’s also a lot I don’t know that I need to learn fast. I have this mysterious demonic form from my father that I need to learn to access. Hephaestus made all these weapons capable of taking down Olympians if they came, but I don’t know how to use them. I’m not going to get lucky again like I did with Demeter. I have to learn all this, and if I don't, I’ll be grounded in my room when everyone tries to rescue my God.

After her mother's funeral, Betha has several weeks of normal, and life is looking hopeful. An invitation to a war council meeting changes everything. Life as she knows it can’t ever go back as a gargoyle begs for help with the demons. The angels are already on the scene, but they can’t close portals—only she can.

Dragons have returned to the Hundred Isles. But their return heralds only war and destruction. When a horde of dying slaves are discovered in the bowels of a ship, Shipwife Meas and the crew of the Tide Child find themselves drawn into a vicious plot that will leave them questioning their loyalties and fighting for their lives.