Resultados para "magia" en Literatura y ficción

Carnissa Gardner, la última Bruja Negra, rechazó a las fuerzas enemigas y salvó a su pueblo durante la Guerra del Reino. Fue una de las más grandes magas Gardnerianas. Elloren Gardner, de 17 años, es la viva imagen de su famosa abuela, ahora ya muerta, aunque no tiene poderes mágicos, y eso no es bueno en una sociedad que premia las habilidades mágicas por encima de las demás. Después de la muerte de sus padres, Elloren y sus hermanos son criados por su tío en una aldea en el bosque.

Oliver era un insignificante mago menor. Sólo conocía tres hechizos: uno de ellos no servía más que para controlar su alergia a la caspa de armadillo y otro para atar los cordones de los zapatos. Aunque sólo tenía 12 años, era el único mago de una aldea en la que hacía mucho tiempo que no llovía. Por eso, Oliver y su armadillo son enviados con la misión de traer de vuelta la lluvia. Armado con sus tres hechizos, nuestro héroe no tiene la menor idea de lo que le espera. Oliver era un insignificante mago menor. Por desgracia, era la única opción que tenían.

Alex domine le marché des flèches à New York et se prépare à lier son âme à celle de son meilleur ami corgi. Louie apprend des sorts et savoure le plaisir ultime de la vie : le bacon. Rory fabrique des objets à sa guise, économisant pour racheter sa maison ancestrale. Ils laissent tout tomber pour venir en aide à leur ami Leo, pris en otage. Leur ennemi juré l'utilise comme moyen de pression pour récupérer un livre aussi puissant que mystérieux.

Laura Gallego finaliza la saga fantásica de Ahriel, iniciada con Alas de fuego. El ángel femenino Ahriel ha recobrado su libertad y obtenido su venganza, pero aún hay algo que debe hacer. Tras acudir a rendir cuentas a sus semejantes en la Ciudad de las Nubes, se dispone a reanudar la...

After surviving and defeating a plot to plunge the continent into war, Nate loves his new life. He has been awarded a knighthood and a position in the Royal Guard, where he has made good friends, as close as family. Unfortunately, he is torn by the need to get back home to save his sister from the consequences of his mysterious disappearance. Given a chance to petition the most powerful mage in the kingdom for help, he may soon have to decide between magic and the sword, thanks to guild politics, or face dire consequences.

Jack has promised to free Azhoth the aether god from captivity, and to do so he must awaken the dungeons of the Noonlands. The power of Nightvale is turned against him, and Jack must defeat the Devourer of Dungeons. His quest to free the world from the clutches of the evil mages of Nightvale will take him and his companions down a dark path, to come to the ultimate expression of their power, and the very source of magic itself…

After a battle with the core of the warlock's tower, Jack and Melinda turn their attention to growing stronger. With the warlock Lachlan Woe to teach them, and the support of Ivan the goblin butler, it seems their path could only go upward. When rumors of hunters reach their ears, their lives take a turn. These hunters could prove the breaking of Jack and his friends. Thankfully, Jack is a walking dungeon, and there are other dungeons in the outside world with whom he shares a bond. If these dungeons could be awakened….

El príncipe Oak está pagando por su traición. Encarcelado en el helado norte y ligado a la voluntad de una nueva reina monstruosa, tendrá que valerse del encanto y la astucia para sobrevivir. Cuando el rey supremo Cardan y la reina suprema Jude toman medidas extremas para rescatar a su heredero robado, Oak deberá decidir si intenta recuperar la confianza de la chica a la que siempre ha amado o si permanece leal a Elfhame y acaba con el reinado de Wren, aunque eso signifique acabar también con ella.

As the daughter of shopkeepers, Elena has always known that the mysteries of reading and writing are closed to her. Only the mageborn can risk harnessing the power unleashed from putting pen to paper. Until Elena discovers an impossible new ability and joins the elite ranks of the mages. But with the kingdom at war, the authorities can't agree if Elena is an asset, or a threat they need to eliminate. Thrust into the unknown world of the Royal Academy without friends or experience, Elena will need all of her wits, strength, and new power to carve a place for herself.

All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

I'm doing my best to settle into life at the academy and keep my secret under wraps. After all, I'm training for a future as a warden for the Agency of Magical Forces. Can't have a mass-murdering evil father as part of my pedigree. I still can't tell a rune from a rock, but life is good. Until I discover a dead body in the river. Before I know it, I'm thrust into an investigation to find the killer, which means using magic outside of my comfort zone. The more magic I use, the more I worry about succumbing to the dark side like my father.

Surrounded by unfamiliar politics and long-held enemies, Verene discovers that some at the Academy want her gone by whatever means necessary. As the threats grow ever more sinister, she starts to question all of her assumptions. The hardened prince might just be her best hope of survival and — even more shockingly — he might be right about her power. But as danger grows in the shadows, Verene isn't the only one in danger. If she wants to save both her old kingdom and the new one she's starting to love, she must uncover her hidden powers and take her true place among the mages.

Delphine possesses great power—too much power for the daughter of farmers. The Mage’s Guild would eagerly take her, but she wants nothing to do with its arrogant and self-centered members. That is, until her friend is abducted in front of her.

Poţi să te îndrăgosteşti când totul în jurul tău se destramă? Tatăl ei şi-a pierdut minţile şi este internat întru-n spital de boli mintale. Mama ei a părăsit oraşul. Lucille îl place foarte mult pe Digby Jones, dar are multe alte probleme grave pe cap...

Can Valrin save the one who saved him? Tossed by a storm into an island, they narrowly escape an attack by monstrous beasts when several strangers appearing wielding magic unlike no others upon the seas. It soon becomes obvious that these strangers are the only ones that can help them but it will not be so simple. Valrin will learn of evil beyond mere pirates but will he have the skill to save an entire race before it is too late?

SOLANA'S STORY, A NOVELLA IN THE PATHOS SERIES: EMBERS OF THE PAST... A child who survives an inferno against all odds, Solana drifts through a fearful life at Sunny Creek, a Home for the homeless, where the rules are simple: keep your mouth shut and your eyes closed. With nothing but the horrors of her past to push her, and dreams of a bright future to guide her, Solana sets out to forge a path on her own. Then the flame descends once more. Solana hears the cryptic voice of Taiyo calling her toward an unknown destiny far away. All Solana needs is a way to escape, a lot of luck...

Cadence and her sister possess the seeds of glory and ruin—or so their father always insisted. Cadence never understood what he meant until Airlie’s seed of power is activated, turning her into the most powerful mage in generations. Despite knowing it must mean her own dormant seed is much more malevolent, Cadence is swept away to the distant Mage’s Guild in her sister’s wake. She’s used to living in Airlie’s shadow, but she can’t see a place for herself in this world. Plagued by questions from her isolated childhood, Cadence needs answers, and the Guild might hold them.

Notable incursión por parte de Andreu Martín en la literatura de corte religioso, sin por ello abandonar los rasgos que caracterizan su literatura juvenil: la aventura, el amor, la narración desenfrenada y los personajes inolvidables. Un joven de baja clase social se enamora de una chica pudiente que está a punto de ingresar en un convento. Ante la perspectiva de perderla, el joven planea volar por los aires una iglesia. Sin embargo, hay alguien que se interpondrá en su camino, alguien capaz de cambiar el curso de su vida y que responde al nombre de Don Bosco.

Rina has lost her shifting mojo. Will her mage powers be enough to subdue rage and fury? Mage Shifter is the third book in an exciting new magic-filled urban fantasy, starring a girl with lots of moxie, fine brawny shifters, BFFs with questionable morals, and pygmy trolls in need of an attitude adjustment.

The final stretch of Arlan’s journey is here, but with it, the Demons’ final stand. Arlan has one last obstacle in his way before he can escape from imminent death—a monster-infested mountain range. But just as much as the monsters pose a threat to him, they also pose an opportunity. After all, an enemy is just a Level-up waiting to be claimed. The Demons are intent on not giving Arlan the time to get strong enough to beat them, though.