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The city of the gods. Elantris once stood as the symbol of all that is beautiful. A sprawling metropolis of unrivaled grandeur, it was a symbol of power and strength, built to be as imposing as it was magnificent. The only thing more glorious than the city itself was its inhabitants, Godlike...

Después de irrumpir en la escena de la fantasía con su aclamada novela debut, "Elantris", y seguir con su exitosa trilogía "Mistborn", Brandon Sanderson demuestra una vez más que es el principal maestro de lo que Tolkien llamó "creación secundaria", la invención de mundos enteros, con magias y mitos propios. Warbreaker es la historia de dos hermanas, que resultan ser princesas, el Dios Rey con una de ellas tiene que casarse, el dios menor al que no le gusta su trabajo y el inmortal que todavía está tratando de deshacer los errores que cometió durante cientos de años.

Hace tres años, Lift pidió a una diosa que le impidiera crecer, un deseo que creyó que se le concedía. Ahora, en Danzante del Filo, la adolescente recién revelada como Caballera Radiante descubrirá que el tiempo no se detiene para nadie. Aunque el joven emperador azishiano le concedió refugio y mantenerla asalvo de un ejecutor al que conocen solo como Oscuridad, la vida en la corte está sofocando el alma libre de Lift, que no puede evitar partir hacia Yeddaw cuando oye que el implacable Oscuridad está allí, cazando a gente como ella con incipientes poderes.

THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE **** A new emperor; but can there be a new world? Tricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin while attempting to close the Well of Ascension, new emperor Elend Venture and his wife, the assassin Vin, are now hard-pressed to save the world. This...

Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she’s had about her own strange Cytonic gifts. The Superiority didn’t stop fighting for galactic dominance while she was gone, though. Spensa’s team, Skyward Flight, was able to hold Winzik off, and even collect allies to help with the cause, but it’s only a matter of time until humanity—and the rest of the galaxy—falls.

THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE **** What if the Dark Lord won? A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since. The sun shines fitfully under clouds of ash that float down endlessly from the constant eruption of volcanoes. A dark lord rules...

Yumi viene de una tierra de jardines, meditación y espíritus, mientras que Pintor vive en un mundo de oscuridad, tecnología y pesadillas. Cuando de pronto sus vidas se ven extrañamente entrelazadas, ¿podrán dejar de lado sus diferencias y colaborar para descubrir los misterios de su situación y salvar sus respectivas comunidades de un desastre seguro?

Elantris era la capital de Arelon: gigantesca, hermosa, literalmente radiante, llena de seres benevolentes que utilizaban sus poderosas habilidades mágicas en beneficio de todos. Sin embargo, cada uno de estos semidioses fue una vez una persona común y corriente hasta que fue tocado por el misterioso poder transformador del Shaod. Hace diez años, sin previo aviso, la magia fracasó. Los elantrians se volvieron criaturas sin poder, como leprosos, y el propio Elantris oscuro, sucio y desmoronado. La nueva capital de Arelon, Kae, se agacha a la sombra de Elantris.

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson—creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy—comes a new standalone novel set in his Cosmere universe. In the next Cosmere standalone novel, Hoid has an epic...

When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea. Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin.

Shai es una falsificadora, una extranjera capaz de copiar y recrear cualquier objeto a la perfección utilizando una ingeniosa magia para reescribir su historia. Aunque está condenada a muerte por intentar robar el cetro del emperador, se le concede una oportunidad de salvarse.

THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE **** The Dark Lord is dead, and now a new world can be built. The impossible has happened. The Lord Ruler is dead has been vanquished. But so too is Kelsier the man who masterminded the triumph. The awesome task of rebuilding the world has been...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Words of Radiance, coauthor of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson comes Mitosis, a short story set in the action-packed world of Steelheart: the Reckoners series, exclusively available in the digital format. Epics still plague Newcago, but David and the Reckoners have vowed to fight back.

"Powerhouse narrating duo Michael Kramer and Kate Reading bring their outstanding skills to this stunning continuation of the Stormlight Archive series...This audiobook is truly a masterpiece of story and performance." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner An instant #1 New York Times...

Newcago is free. They told David it was impossible, that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand.Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life simpler. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And no one in Newcago can give him answers.Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though.

When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David's fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his closest ally into a dangerous enemy. David knew Prof's secret and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners' leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny.

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will. Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a rollicking, riveting tale set in the Cosmere universe–a standalone adventure perfect for fans of The Princess Bride. The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the...

La ciudad de Chicago Nova es libre. Le dijeron a David que era imposible, que ni siquiera los Reckoners habían sido capaces de matar a un Gran Épico. Sin embargo, Steelheart -invencible, inmortal, inamovible- ha muerto. Y David fue el responsable de su fin. Acabar con Steelheart debería haber completado la vida de David. Pero en realidad, solo le sirvió para ser consciente de todas las preguntas para las que no tiene respuesta. Y en Chicago Nova nadie puede contestarlas.