Títulos en Contemporánea

Mentre els sentiments d’en Julen cap a la seva amiga creixen, els esdeveniments es precipiten: el seu avi és acusat pel bruixot de la regió de ser el responsable dels atacs d’un vell lleó a persones, i a més, la seva bella amiga és segrestada. En Julen, el seu avi i el seu amic massai hauran de embarcar-se en una perillosa aventura per rescatar la jove i, en el camí, esbrinaran els interessos que s’amaguen després de les acusacions del bruixot.

Kate ha muerto, pero tiene una segunda oportunidad. Sólo tiene que recorrer un largo y oscuro camino para llegar a casa. No será una travesía fácil de superar, pero hará lo que tiene que hacer, aunque fallezca otra vez, para conseguir su objetivo, lo que la espera al final de su dolorosa odisea.

Quando Nora Seed fa il suo ingresso nella Biblioteca di mezzanotte, le viene offerta l’occasione di rimediare agli errori commessi. Come sarebbe andata la sua vita se avesse preso decisioni diverse? I libri sugli scaffali della Biblioteca di mezzanotte hanno il potere di mostrarglielo, proiettando Nora in una versione alternativa della realtà. Ma le cose non vanno sempre secondo i piani e prima che scada il tempo, Nora deve trovare una risposta alla domanda di tutte le domande: come si può vivere al meglio la propria vita?

Tech designer Sloane Reinhart and her ten-year-old daughter, Gwyneth, were living ordinary lives outside of Milan, Italy, when an extraordinary event occurred. The sky turned to swirling hues of purplish red and blue, and a thunderclap shook the land. Then there was a blinding flash and a gale force of wind that separated Sloane and Gwyn from each other—and Earth.

Estos tres libros de cuentos se pliegan, se abren y desencriptan eso que llamamos realidad: las calles de los pueblos y los caminos del campo; el aburrimiento; las conductas esperadas y las inimaginables. Sus personajes—domesticados por el trabajo, la escuela, las liturgias masculinas, la familia o las mujeres—resisten, se afanan ante el aburrimiento con el sexo o el ocio, todas formas del dejarse estar. O rebelarse. Lírico en las descripciones, increíblemente sutil, el autor se manifiesta como un creador omnipotente y benévolo, un comediante lúcido y un observador sagaz.

Cuando un enigmático escritor llega a la inexperta bruja Fiona DuBois con una petición inesperada, su vida como dueña de una librería cambia para siempre. Mientras los preparativos para la firma de un libro toman un giro siniestro, Fiona se enfrenta a perseguidores maliciosos, conexiones familiares misteriosas y un misterio sobrenatural con raíces más profundas de lo que ella podría haber imaginado. En las profundidades de Black Bayou, ¿puede Fiona descubrir las conexiones a tiempo para encontrar su verdadero poder - y sobrevivir ilesa?

Publicado por primera vez en 1917, Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte reúne los mejores cuentos de Horacio Quiroga, siendo la obra que lo posiciona como uno de los mayores cuentistas hispanoamericanos. Con una violencia implícita, en estos cuentos se presenta un mundo perturbador donde, frente a la inexorabilidad de la muerte, la locura y el amor se entrelazan de manera constante. Los relatos son breves y presentan una tensión e intensidad constante, mostrando la lucha desigual del hombre contra la naturaleza, lo salvaje y el horror.

El Tuerto, apodado así desde que un accidente infantil lo dejó con un solo ojo, es un hombre amargado, huraño y solitario que regenta la mejor pescadería de Candiles, un pintoresco pueblo costero. A sus 53 años, vive anclado en el rencor, acompañado únicamente por su madre y su perro.

La historia se centra en Mary y Ned Boyne, un matrimonio estadounidense que se muda a una antigua casa en Inglaterra. Fascinados por lo paranormal, bromean sobre la posibilidad de encontrar un fantasma. La peculiaridad de su nuevo hogar es que, según la leyenda local, si alguien ve un fantasma en la casa, no lo reconocerá hasta "después". La trama se desarrolla cuando un misterioso visitante llega buscando a Ned sobre un asunto de negocios. Ned atiende al visitante, pero después desaparece sin dejar rastro.

A Yakuza demigod lurks in the city, wounded but not defeated, and Vince needs to bring her down for good. He needs a team fit for slaying a god, even if he has to ask for favors from old bosses and cross boundaries to build it.

Kierce sacrificed himself to save Frankie, and now it's her turn to rescue him. Whether he wants her to or not. That means venturing into Abaddon, the land of the dead, and hoping she can locate him within its shadowed depths before Dis Pater notices his favorite toy is missing. But Dis Pater isn't the only deity she has to fear.

En un éclair, chaque construction humaine érigée sur Terre s'effondre, créant un gigantesque donjon: un labyrinthe infernal de 18 niveaux remplis de pièges, de monstres et de butins. Seulement quelques survivants osent s'aventurer à l'intérieur, mais une fois que vous y pénétrez, impossible d'en ressortir. Vous n'avez que quelques jours pour trouver l'escalier vers le niveau suivant ou c'est game over. Dans ce jeu, ce n'est ni votre force ni votre dextérité qui vous aidera à survivre, mais votre popularité et votre nombre de vues.

Finally reunited with Raul, but now separated from his twin brother, Devon, Brad has learned the hard way that magic is far from an exact science. Not that his grades in actual science were all that stellar to begin with. Now he has to find a way to get back into The Wolf's Mate with Raul, hope the threatening visions he's having of Constantine following him into the real world are just dreams rather than premonitions, and deal with a heroine who's furious Brad has usurped her role, all while fending off morning sickness.

After a disappointing return from the basajaunak lands, it's clear that Jessie and her crew need to form an alliance and fast! A massive battle is materializing, targeting Kingsley. Without more help, they'll never be enough to save Austin's brother from total annihilation.

One night in Lagos, two former friends reunite. Obinna is a dutiful and unsophisticated stay-at-home husband and father married to a powerful businesswoman. Eze is single, a cautious rebel from his university days whose arrival soon upsets the balance in Obinna’s life. In a world where men are constantly under surveillance and subject to the whims of powerful women, more than Obinna’s ordered and accustomed routine might be on the line.

After killing an Obsidian Hulker in the Tower, Sal has been named the top-ranked Savior in his year at Quest Academy. He's been granted a special invitation from the President of the Hunter Bureau to attend an exclusive Gala during the break. It's an opportunity for Sal to meet the greatest Heroes and a number of people he's only ever heard of.

Zander is in an auction house for the sole purpose of getting someone to sign a contract. He doesn't have any interest in owning a blood slave—until he lays eyes on Max. That, he must have. Max is there for reasons of his own, mostly desperate reasons, and he's braced himself for a year of hell, which doesn't seem to be forthcoming. Someone needs to explain to this vampire that he's supposed to use Max, not spoil him. Zander doesn't seem to get it.

For three years, Alexandria has lived among mortals pretending to be like them and trying to forget the duty she'd been trained to fulfill as a child of a mortal and a demigod. At 17, she's pretty much accepted that she's a freak by mortal standards… and that she'll never be prepared for that duty. But as every descendant of the gods knows, Fate has a way of rearing her ugly head. A horrifying attack forces Alex to flee Miami and try to find her way back to the very place her mother had warned her she should never return - the Covenant.

After Ian Moore steps in to save resident Playboy and vampire André Castor from a spiked drink, he expects life to go back to normal. Why, he doesn't know, but that assumption seems reasonable, right? Only André doesn't want it to go back to normal. He's found a cute, trustworthy human, which is an anomaly in his world. Can't he just keep Ian? Ian knows how this game ends, patiently waiting for the playboy to move on…so why is André proving him wrong?

Now Briggs begins an extraordinary new series set in Mercy Thompson’s world—but with rules of its own. INTRODUCING THE ALPHA AND OMEGA NOVELS... Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the...