Resultados para "Victoria" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Luego de estar en prisión por casi 20 años, Jean Valjean, un ex-convicto, llega a un pueblo donde nadie se digna a hospedarlo y a darle de comer, salvo por don Bienvenido, el párroco. Traicionando a su único protector, Valjean huye luego de robarle la cubertería de plata, aunque no logra ir muy lejos ya que es detenido por la policía. Su vida tiene un golpe de suerte cuando el párroco decide no denunciarlo ante las autoridades y le hace prometer que va a usar lo que ha tomado para hacerse un hombre de bien.

HADAS, TRAICIONES Y UN AMOR PROHIBIDO… Meghan Chase creía que su tiempo con las hadas había llegado a su fin y que los sacrificios que se vio obligada a hacer habían quedado atrás. Sin embargo, la guerra está cerca y un nuevo Rey de Hierro se alza para destruir a las hadas y corromper al...

La arqueóloga náutica Haven Ambrose acaba de llegar a la soleada ciudad de Positano para investigar los misteriosos naufragios de la costa amalfitana, pero a la vez, en secreto, busca el tesoro de gemas de valor incalculable que su padre descubrió durante su última inmersión. Tras la llegada de Haven, extraños remolinos y desgracias comienzan a encadenarse. En 1821, Mari DeLuca y las mujeres de la ciudad practican el legendario arte de la stregheria, la magia para controlar el poder del mar.

Was he a hero, a warrior, a savior, a defender of the helpless? A knight without fear or reproach? No, nothing like that. Even among the gifted, he was known as a sorcerer, a warlock, a shapeshifter—one with a reputation firmly rooted in the darker side. But even such a man wouldn't turn his back on an old friend in need, especially not when the world seemed on the brink of collapse. If only he had known the consequences his meddling would bring!

Nacida fuera del matrimonio y rechazada por la sociedad, Alma ha aprendido a vivir en soledad y es feliz así, siempre que tenga a su madre a su lado. Pero, cuando esta enferma gravemente, descubre una pista sobre su padre, del que hasta ese momento no sabe nada, y le escribe pidiéndole ayuda. No sospecha entonces que es una bastarda de la Casa de Avera, una de las cuatro familias nobles que, imbuidas de poder divino, sirven a los dioses, y que su padre es un recipiente de la Bestia Pavorosa, el dios más aterrador de todos, el heraldo de la muerte.

Since being displaced from Earth, Victor has achieved more than any being could have dreamed. He elevated himself from the brutal slave pits of Fanwath to become a battle lord known to all as a nigh-unstoppable warrior. His journey has been chaotic, but that doesn't mean he's left his humanity behind. Victor has gathered a cadre of friends who've followed him into blood-drenched combat, including, in particular, the desirable-yet-dangerous Valla.

When he was first torn from his Earthly home, Victor Sandoval was as good as dead, alone and powerless in a reality where kills equal skills and losing a fight means losing your life. But he's much more than who he used to be. Now a warrior of near-legendary status and strength, Victor is leading his very own army into the Untamed Marches, where countless hordes of horrors await. This means more Energy and treasure for him and his allies when they go up against a slew of undead, reavers, and good old-fashioned bloody vampires.

While the Pillar Legion attempts to strengthen its position, Deya is beginning to fully acclimate to life with her newly discovered powers and friends. Even though her budding relationship with Caelum proves to be just as problematic as it was when they first met, Deya is hopeful that she is at least finally out of reach of the nefarious empire she once called home.

on Fanwath. But he had other ideas—bigger, bolder, bloodier ideas. Now known as Lord Victor after a hard-fought campaign to claim the newly christened Free Marches, his legend grows beyond his own lifetime. With yet another conquest, Victor must set order in his new realms, a task more daunting than battle with all it entails. But above all, he must somehow save his dear ally Edeya, whose spirit was stolen in the chaos of war.

Victor Sandoval—now hailed as the legendary Lord Victor—has leveled up his rank and skills like no other Sojourner in memory. He now has thriving lands, ever-increasing power, and a new love, the warrior woman Valla. That is, until she decides she needs a bit of space—away from Victor's, shall we say, expansive shadow—to discover herself. But when you may live for millennia, you don't want to rush into a romantic commitment anyway, right?

Secuela de Destructora de reinos, parte de la segunda gran saga de fantasía medieval escrita por Victoria Aveyard, superestrella de la novela juvenil y autora de la elogiada….

It feels like a lifetime ago that the irreverent young Victor Sandoval was pulled from Earth into an existence of battle and brutality in a mystifyingly magical world where the more one fights, kills, and survives, the greater their levels, class, skills, and attributes. And right now, things are pretty freaking great for Victor. After causing the usual amount of mayhem elsewhere, he and his warrior-maiden ally, Valla, have finally taken a portal back to Fanwath—loaded up with more powers and treasure than they know what to do with.

Cuando las naves aparecieron en el cielo y se situaron sobre nuestras ciudades, nadie sabía lo que iba a ocurrir. La invasión fue implacable: querían conquistar el planeta y no les importaba destruir y matar todo lo que se interpusiera en su camino. Aquellos que sobrevivieron al primer ataque tuvieron que huir y abandonar todo cuanto amaban y conocían. La guerra parecía perdida, pero algunos plantaron cara y decidieron luchar para no ser exterminados. Y entre ellos se erigió un héroe.

Esta arrebatadora novela, que llegó a ser finalista del prestigioso Premio Minotauro, es un intersantísimo ejercicio literario que mezcla fantasía, ciencia ficción y mitología. En ella seguiremos la epopeya de Norte, encargado de descubrir el secreto de la Xfinge, un cubo de un mineral desconocido sito en un lejano planeta, y que encierra un misterio en su interior. Hasta conseguirlo, le esperan innumerables aventuras, batallas, enemigos y aliados.

Victor has seen better days. He just barely survived a savage showdown with the lethal warrior woman Rellia, which left her minus a foot and apparently cost him the life essence of his trusted magical axe, Lifedrinker. Then, much to Victor's surprise, Rellia asks him to visit her. And she does so not as an enemy but as an honorable opponent who owes him for sparing her life. Rellia wishes Victor's aid in claiming her family's land stake in a dangerous far-off realm. In return, he'll receive his own land and a place among the elite.

Unlikely hero Victor discovers the realm of Fanwath is even deadlier beneath the surface in the rollicking sequel to action-adventure fantasy Pit Fighter. Suddenly transported to the land of Fanwath, Victor had a hard time adapting to a reality controlled by an omniscient “System” that rewarded strength, skill, and savagery with increased “Energy,” which was necessary if one wished to continue breathing.

When she's tasked with caring for an injured prisoner, Ophelia sees the perfect opportunity to prove she's ready for her Sainting. The prisoner is none other than the Lupa Nox—the most dangerous warrior of the Sepulchyre, her homeland's sworn enemy. If Ophelia can convert the disarmingly beautiful knight's wicked heart to the Church of the Host, then the Saints will surely fight amongst themselves to claim her.

UNA EXTRAÑA OSCURIDAD crece en Allward. Incluso Corayne an-Amarat puede sentirlo, confinada en su pueblo al borde del mar. Para confirmarlo, un mítico inmortal y una implacable asesina aparecen inesperadamente y revelan a Corayne que es la última descendiente de un antiguo linaje con el poder de salvar el mundo de la destrucción.

Una apabullante mezcla de fantasía y space opera en la tradición del mejor Dune. El Emperador Gestáltico, al frente de un imperio de mil planetas, está a punto de morir. Comienza una búsqueda por sustituirle que llevar hasta Sandra, una niña maldita en un planeta perdido. Convencerla supondrá sobrevivir o perecer ante una imparable fuerza destructora que amenaza al imperio entero.

En un futuro distópico, las grandes corporaciones tienen la clave para erradicar las enfermedades. Solo los más adinerados tienen esa nueva biotecnología disponible. Los imperfectos van a luchar por eliminar esa nueva sociedad. ¡La guerra por la liberación ha comenzado! ¿Imaginas una...