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Suzanne Collins continúa la increíble historia de Katniss Everdeen en la fenomenal trilogía de «Los Juegos del Hambre». LA SAGA…
CON MÁS DE 100 MILLONES DE LIBROS VENDIDOS EN TODO EL MUNDO. Katniss Everdeen ha sobrevivido a Los juegos del hambre. Pero el Capitolio quiere venganza. Contra todo pronóstico, Katniss Everdeen y Peeta Mellark siguen vivos. Aunque Katniss debería sentirse aliviada, se rumorea que existe una rebelión contra el Capitolio, una rebelión que puede que Katniss y Peeta hayan ayudado a inspirar. La nación les observa y hay mucho en juego. Un movimiento en falso y las consecuencias serán inimaginables. Reseñas:«No pude parar de leer... Este libro es adictivo».Stephen King «Mientras Katniss mata con finura, Collins escribe con una fuerza inusitada». Time MagazineSerie Los Juegos del Hambre 3 - Sinsajo (Serie Los Juegos del Hambre #Volumen 3)
Par Suzanne Collins. 2012
El esperado desenlace de la espectacular historia de Katniss Everdeen en la increíble trilogía de «Los Juegos del Hambre». LA…
SAGA CON MÁS DE 100 MILLONES DE LIBROS VENDIDOS EN TODO EL MUNDO. Katniss Everdeen ha sobrevivido dos veces a los Juegos del Hambre, pero no está a salvo. La revolución se extiende y, al parecer, todos han tenido algo que ver en el meticuloso plan, todos excepto Katniss.Aun así su papel en la batalla final es el más importante de todos. Katniss debe convertirse en el Sinsajo, en el símbolo de la rebelión... a cualquier precio. La crítica ha dicho:«El desenlace de la trilogía Los Juegos del Hambre de Collin consigue una hazaña muy poco común, la última entrega es la mejor».Publishers WeeklyLa guerra del fin del mundo
Par Mario Vargas Llosa. 2000
La primera gran novela histórica de Mario Vargas Llosa: un libro fundamental de la narrativa en español del siglo XX…
«Esta novela me hizo vivir una de las aventuras literarias más ricas y exaltantes».Mario Vargas Llosa «El hombre era alto y tan flaco que parecía siempre de perfil. Su piel era oscura, sus huesos prominentes y sus ojos ardían con fuego perpetuo».A finales del siglo XIX, en las tierras paupérrimas del noreste de Brasil, el chispazo de las arengas del Consejero, personaje mesiánico y enigmático, prenderá la insurrección de los desheredados. En circunstancias extremas como aquéllas, la consecución de la dignidad vital sólo puede venir de la exaltación religiosa y del quebranto radical de las reglas que rigen el mundo de los poderosos. Así, grupos de miserables acuden a la llamada de la revolución de Canudos, la ciudad donde se asienta una comunidad de personajes que difícilmente desaparecerán de la imaginación del lector. Frente a todos ellos, una trama político-militar se articula para detener con toda su fuerza el movimiento que amenaza con expandirse. Publicada originalmente en 1981, La guerra del fin del mundo es la primera gran novela histórica de Mario Vargas Llosa, un libro fundamental de la narrativa en español del siglo XX sobre el que el propio autor ha declarado: «Si yo tuviera que escoger una entre todas las novelas que he publicado, probablemente elegiría ésta, porque la considero el proyecto más ambicioso que me he planteado». La crítica ha dicho:«La escritura de Mario Vargas Llosa ha dado forma a nuestra imagen de Sudamérica y tiene su propio capítulo en la historia de la literatura contemporánea. En sus primeros años, fue un renovador de la novela, hoy, un poeta épico».Per Wastberg, presidente del Comité Nobel «Bienvenido sea [...] el gran recreador de la novela realista, queleemos con el mismo entusiasmo con el que otros leen los excesos imaginativos —bienvenidos también ellos— del realismo mágico».J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia«Sus libros contienen la más compleja, apasionada y persuasiva visión de la novela y del oficio de novelista de la que tengo noticia; también contienen el mejor estímulo que un novelista puede encontrar para escribir, un estímulo solo inferior al que contienen las propias novelas de Vargas Llosa».Javier Cercas, El PaísSerie Los Juegos del Hambre 1 - Los Juegos del Hambre (Serie Los Juegos del Hambre #Volumen 1)
Par Suzanne Collins. 2012
El mundo está observando. Ganar significa fama y riqueza. Perder significa una muerte segura. ¡Que empiecen los septuagésimo cuartos juegos…
del hambre! LA SAGA CON MÁS DE 100 MILLONES DE LIBROS VENDIDOS EN TODO EL MUNDO. En una oscura versión del futuro próximo, doce chicos y doce chicas se ven obligados a participar en un reality show llamado Los Juegos del Hambre. Solo hay una regla: matar o morir. Cuando Katniss Everdeen, una joven de dieciséis años se presenta voluntaria para ocupar el lugar de su hermana en los juegos, lo entiende como una condena a muerte. Sin embargo, Katniss ya ha visto la muerte de cerca y la supervivencia forma parte de su naturaleza. Reseñas:«No pude parar de leer... Este libro es adictivo».Stephen King «Los Juegos del Hambre es increíble». Stephenie MeyerLa isla de las tormentas (Omnibus Ser.)
Par Ken Follett. 1999
Un apasionante thriller bélico de Ken Follett, autor best seller con más de 178 millones de ejemplares vendidos. En el…
año 1944 los aliados preparan en secreto una de las mayores operaciones militares de la historia: la invasión de la Europa ocupada por los nazis. Henry Faber, espía alemán, descubre que el desembarco se efectuará en Normadía e intenta llevar la noticia al Alto Mando alemán, pero nunca llegará a su destino... La crítica ha dicho...«Una novela de espionaje del más alto nivel.»Baltimore Sun «Un suspense extraordinario con el que el corazón dará mil vuelcos y los nervios estarán a flor de piel.»Los Angeles TimesLos Juegos del Hambre - Balada de pájaros cantores y serpientes (Los Juegos del Hambre #Volumen)
Par Suzanne Collins. 2020
La ambición será su motor. La rivalidad, su motivación. Pero alcanzar el poder tiene un precio. La precuela de «Los…
Juegos del Hambre». LA SAGA CON MÁS DE 100 MILLONES DE LIBROS VENDIDOS EN TODO EL MUNDO. Es la mañana de la cosecha que dará comienzo a los décimos Juegos del Hambre. En el Capitolio, Coriolanus Snow, de dieciocho años, se prepara para una oportunidad única: alcanzar la gloria como mentor de los Juegos. La casa de los Snow, antes tan influyente, atraviesa tiempos difíciles, y su destino depende de que Coriolanus consiga superar a sus compañeros en ingenio, estrategia y encanto como mentor del tributo que le sea adjudicado. Todo está en su contra... La crítica ha dicho:«El mayor acierto de la saga consiste en reunir la esencia de 1984, la intensidad de La naranja mecánica, la fantasía de Las crónicas de Narnia y la inventiva de Harry Potter». The New York TimesThe Winemaker's Wife: An internationally bestselling story of love, courage and forgiveness
Par Kristin Harmel. 2020
If you love The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper's Promise and then you'll adore this beautiful story of love,…
hope and survival. East of Paris in the sun-drenched vineyards of northern France lies the glamorous champagne house Maison Chauveau. But as the Nazis march closer and the Resistance builds strength, it becomes clear the grand house is not all it seems. 1940: When young Ines married into the famed Chauveau family she dreamt of peace and luxury. But with German occupation comes a life of fear: for herself, for family and friends joining the Resistance and for Celine, the Jewish wife of their chief vintner. As tensions mount and loyalties are tested, Ines will be faced with a terrible choice. 2019: Liv Kent has lost everything: her job, her husband and the family she thought they were building. Alone and adrift she leaps at the chance to join her eccentric grandmother on a trip to Champagne. But it's not long before past and present collide, and in a desperate search for the truth, Liv is led straight to the Maison Chauveau.If you loved The Winemaker's Wife then check out Kristin Harmel's instant bestseller The Book of Lost Names, out now.What readers are saying about The Book of Lost Names:'A heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism centered on a female forger who risks everything to help Jewish children escape Nazi-occupied France' People Magazine, '20 Best Books to Read this Summer''Brilliantly imagined' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review'Heartbreakingly real with a dash of suspense and romance' Booklist___________What readers are saying about The Winemaker's Wife: 'A beautifully woven tale of love, betrayal and redemption' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'This is a story of love through generations, of the French Resistance and families of blood and choice. Fabulous read!' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'A memorable book that weaves a heartbreaking, yet hopeful, tale. This book is fascinating and a must read!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'It is a story of love and betrayal. It's also a story of forgiveness ... kept me intensely interested until the very end' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'A deeply thoughtful historical fiction novel, based on details of real-life Resistance activities that occurred in France during World War II' Gwendalynbooks.blog 'I would highly recommend The Winemaker's Wife to those who like historical fiction and women's fiction. A 5 star for me!' Stories Unfolded Blog 'This was a wonderfully twisty book ... I definitely want to read more from this author' The Good, the Bad and the UnreadWorlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions (S.F. MASTERWORKS #186)
Par Ursula K. Le Guin. 1996
From the multi-award-winning author of The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea sequence comes this single-volume omnibus of the…
first three Hainish novels.Intergalactic war reaches Fomalhaut II in Rocannon's World.Born out of season, a precocious young girl visits the alien city of the farborns and the false-men in Planet of Exile.In City of Illusions a stranger wandering in the forest people's woods is found and his health restored; now the fate of two worlds rests in this stranger's hands . . . The three novels contained in this volume are the books that launched Ursula K. Le Guin's glittering career, and are set in the same universe as her Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classics The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed.Salvation City (Playaway Adult Fiction Ser.)
Par Sigrid Nunez. 2010
From the National Book Award-winning author of The Friend, the moving and eerily relevant novel that imagines the aftermath of…
a flu pandemic as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy uncertain of his destiny.In an America devastated by a flu pandemic, orphaned thirteen-year-old C ole finds safety and stability with an evangelical pastor and his wife. Happiness becomes disquiet as he realises the cost at which this peace comes, and the extent to which it challenges everything he knows.Salvation City is a story of love, betrayal, and forgiveness, blending a deeply affecting portrait of one young boy's transformation with a profound meditation on belief, heroism, and the true meaning of salvation.'A tale of an American near-apocalypse that ... reads beautifully, at time joyously, and makes one reconsider the ordering of our world' Gary Shteyngart'Not only timely and thought-provoking but also generous in its understanding of human nature. When the apocalypse comes, I want Nunez in my lifeboat' Vanity Fair'Nunez's writing is gorgeously spare, and she gets the life and the lingo of a teenage boy just right.... A gorgeously strange novel' Boston Globe'A satisfying, provocative and very plausible novel' Abraham Verghese, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice'A wise and richly humane coming-of-age novel' O MagazineCity of Ghosts: A Times 'Thriller of the Year' (A revol Rossel Thriller Ser.)
Par Ben Creed. 2020
'Reminded me of Gorky Park, only I liked this tense, complex thriller even better' JAMES PATTERSON *Shortlisted for the 2021…
CWA Gold Dagger and the John Creasey 'New Blood' Dagger* 'Brilliantly orchestrated and totally engrossing' THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION ______Leningrad, Russia, 1951.The shadow of war lingers. Revol Rossel – once a virtuoso violinist with a glittering future – is now a humble state militia cop, forced to investigate desperate crimes in this desperate era.But when five frozen corpses are found neatly arranged between railway lines, Rossel is faced with the most puzzling – and most dangerous – case of his career. His hunt for the truth leads him to the dark heart of Leningrad's musical establishment, and, ultimately, to the highest levels of the Kremlin itself.It's a world he knows intimately. A world where his dreams were shattered.A world where a killer may now be hiding...'A highly assured and entertaining debut . . . Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park [...] may have a true heir' THE TIMES'A worthy successor to Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko . . . A fine and often moving thriller' FINANCIAL TIMES'Gripping . . . with historical heft, plenty of twists along the way, and a uniquely ingenious code left behind by our murderer. An excellent start to a new historical crime series' VASEEM KHANFrontline: The sweeping WWI drama that 'deserves to be read' - Jeffrey Archer
Par Hilary Jones. 2021
'The doctor hits the spot and deserves to be read' - Jeffrey Archer 'A story to get the heart racing'…
- Daily Express 'An enthralling tale' - Daily Mirror 'Dr Hilary is a master storyteller' - Lorraine Kelly CBE ___________LOVE GAVE THEM STRENGTH. LOVING EACH OTHER GAVE THEM COURAGE. Britain and her allies are engaged in a long war with Germany.Grace is the daughter of landed gentry, volunteering as a nurse on the Western Front.Will is the son of a dockworker, driven to enlist by a sense of patriotism and the thrill of adventure.When their lives collide in a field hospital in France, they form a passionate connection.This is a sweeping and sumptuous WW1 drama and historical epic, perfect for fans of Ken Follett, Kate Mosse and Jeffrey Archer.Mollie Walton captures your attention from the very first page and doesn't let go!' Diney Costeloe'Beautiful ... I can't wait…
for the next instalment' Judy Summers'A tender tale of love and strength in the midst of war' Val Wood'Stays with you long after you have finished reading' Margaret Dickinson'A highly enjoyable, immersive read!' Sarah Sykes'Vivid, compulsive, and heart-rending. Had me hooked' Louisa Treger'A lively and heart-warming saga' People's Friend ___________North Yorkshire, September 1939.Rosina Calvert-Lazenby, the widowed matriarch of Raven Hall, must be strong for her five daughters as the war approaches. When the RAF come to stay, Rosina is intrigued by their charismatic – albeit young – sergeant. But is there time for love with the war looming?Grace Calvert-Lazenby is twenty-one years old and ready for a new adventure. Joining the Women's Royal Naval Service, she trades the safety of Raven Hall for exhausting drills and conflicting acts of secrecy. It's not easy, but Grace knows that everyone has a part to play in what's to come.With so much on the line, will Rosina and Grace have the courage to lead those around them into the unknown?This heartwarming, dramatic World War II saga is perfect for fans of Vicki Beeby, Kate Thompson and Rosie Clarke. ___________Reader reviews for A Mother’s War:????? 'LOVED IT! The layout and the research is stunning'????? 'A fabulous read'????? 'A definite 5 stars'????? 'Mollie Walton has done it again!'????? 'An excellent book by an outstanding writerThe Forest of Vanishing Stars
Par Kristin Harmel. 2021
Yona has used her knowledge of the wilderness to help hundreds of Jews escape the Nazis. But what happens when…
a secret from her past emerges and threatens everything? After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies.Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Stunned to learn what's happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest – and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation.But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything.Praise for Kristin Harmel: 'A powerful story of survival and resilience. I couldn't put it down' - Heather Morris'A cracking story and characters that zing from the page. Totally immersive' - Liz TrenowThe Deluge
Par Stephen Markley. 2022
&“This book is, simply put, a modern classic. If you read it, you'll never forget it. Prophetic, terrifying, uplifting.&” —Stephen…
King From the bestselling author of Ohio, a masterful American epic charting a near future approaching collapse and a nascent but strengthening solidarity.In the first decades of the 21st century, the world is convulsing, its governments mired in gridlock while a patient but unrelenting ecological crisis looms. America is in upheaval, battered by violent weather and extreme politics. In California in 2013, Tony Pietrus, a scientist studying deposits of undersea methane, receives a death threat. His fate will become bound to a stunning cast of characters—a broken drug addict, a star advertising strategist, a neurodivergent mathematician, a cunning eco-terrorist, an actor turned religious zealot, and a brazen young activist named Kate Morris, who, in the mountains of Wyoming, begins a project that will alter the course of the decades to come. From the Gulf Coast to Los Angeles, the Midwest to Washington, DC, their intertwined odysseys unfold against a stark backdrop of accelerating chaos as they summon courage, galvanize a nation, fall to their own fear, and find wild hope in the face of staggering odds. As their stories hurtle toward a spectacular climax, each faces a reckoning: what will they sacrifice to salvage humanity&’s last chance at a future? A singular achievement, The Deluge is a once-in-a-generation novel that meets the moment as few works of art ever have.Wrath Becomes Her
Par Aden Polydoros. 2023
"Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." —Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With UsFrankenstein…
meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City BeautifulVera was made for vengeance.Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can&’t bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf — an ancient and profane magic — to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death.When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren&’t hers, and Vera doesn&’t know if she gets—or deserves—to have a life beyond what she was made for.Vera&’s strength feels limitless—until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter&’s death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.Venturess
Par Betsy Cornwell. 2017
&“A companion to Mechanica, this work continues the fractured Cinderella, steampunk, and faerie mash-up&” from the New York Times bestselling…
author (School Library Journal). The young inventor Nicolette Lampton is living her own fairy-tale happy ending. She&’s free of her horrible stepfamily, running a successful business, and is uninterested in marrying the handsome prince, Fin. Instead, she, Fin, and their friend Caro venture to the lush land of Faerie, where they seek to put an end to the bloody war their kingdom is waging. Mechanical armies and dark magic await them as they uncover devastating secrets about the past and fight for a real, lasting happily-ever-after for two troubled countries—and for themselves. Smart and unconventional, this novel will appeal to readers of romance and adventure alike. &“As clever as the heroine&’s invented boot polishers and sewing machines, as appealing as the dresses designed by her coal-powered automaton horse.&”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) &“Fans of the first book will enjoy the more deeply developed characters in this book, and new readers can begin here easily as there is sufficient backstory provided. Steampunk fans will find much to love here, particularly the regal metal flying horse named Jules that gives the book it&’s most heartbreakingly reflective moment.&”—VOYAThe Great Transition: A Novel
Par Nick Fuller Googins. 2023
This richly imaginative, immersive, and &“electrifyingly relevant&” (William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel follows a shocking…
disappearance amid the climate crisis of our near future—perfect for fans of Station Eleven and The Last Thing He Told Me.Emi Vargas, whose parents helped save the world, is tired of being told how lucky she is to have been born after the climate crisis. But following the public assassination of a dozen climate criminals, Emi&’s mother, Kristina, disappears as a possible suspect, and Emi&’s illusions of utopia are shattered. A determined Emi and her father, Larch, journey from their home in Nuuk, Greenland to New York City, now a lightly populated storm-surge outpost built from the ruins of the former metropolis. But they aren&’t the only ones looking for Kristina. Thirty years earlier, Larch first came to New York with a team of volunteers to save the city from rising waters and torrential storms. Kristina was on the frontlines of a different battle, fighting massive wildfires that ravaged the western United States. They became part of a movement that changed the world—The Great Transition—forging a new society and finding each other in process. Alternating between Emi&’s desperate search for her mother and a meticulously rendered, heart-stopping account of her parents&’ experiences during The Great Transition, this novel beautifully shows how our actions today determine our fate tomorrow. A triumphant debut, The Great Transition is &“a book for the present and the future—read this and you will be changed&” (Michelle Min Sterling, New York Times bestselling author).The Family Tree
Par Sheri S. Tepper. 1997
THE ONCE FERTILE EARTH OF DORA HENRY'S CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN UNDERVALUED AND OVERDEVELOPED. NOW NATURE, APPARENTLY, HAS DECIDED TO FIGHT…
BACK. Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere she turns. Weeds are becoming trees; trees are becoming forests. Overnight, a city is being transformed into a wild and verdant place. And, strangest of all, Dora can somehow communicate with the rampaging flora. A potential civilization-ending catastrophe is in the making. The bearer Dora gets to a murderer--and to the truth--the more seemingly disparate events begin to entwine. And the answers she seeks today to the salvation of humankind may lie in afar distant future. . .one which is suddenly much closer than anyone imagines. An exhilarating and enchanting novel that deftly combines fantastic invention with insight and a social conscience, from one of the most lyrical and important voices in contemporary speculative fiction.THE ONCE FERTILE EARTH OF DORA HENRYS CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN UNDERVALUED AND OVERDEVELOPED. NOW NATURE, APPARENTLY, HAS DECIDED TO FIGHT BACK.Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere she turns. Weeds are becoming trees; trees are becoming forests. Overnight, a city is being transformed into a wild and verdant place.And, strangest of all, Dora can somehow communicate with the rampaging flora.A potential civilization-ending catastrophe is in the making. The bearer Dora gets to a murderer--and to the truth--the more seemingly disparate events begin to entwine. And the answers she seeks today to the salvation of humankind may lie in afar distant future. . .one which is suddenly much closer than anyone imagines.An exhilarating and enchanting novel that deftly combines fantastic invention with insight and a social conscience, from one of the most lyrical and important voices in contemporary speculative fiction.Star Marines: Book Three Of The Legacy Trilogy (The Legacy Trilogy #3)
Par Ian Douglas. 2007
Humanity is in the crosshairs of an ancient alien race in this gripping sci-fi adventure from the New York Times–bestselling…
author of Battlespace.With the planet’s fighting men and women deployed across the galaxy—battling in the noble cause of enslaved humanity—the insidious Xul have reached across space to devastate the unsuspecting Earth with asteroid fire. Without warning, a once majestic world is reduced to near-rubble—and the very future of humankind is in dire jeopardy.Interplanetary leaders are on the brink of abandoning Earth and its colonies to an overwhelming enemy. But Brigadier General Garroway of the Marine Interstellar Expeditionary Unit is unwilling to concede defeat—not as long as there’s a single marine willing to give his or her life in defense of their embattled homeworld. The ultimate battle is about to be waged—with breathtaking new attack technology, an ancient code of courage, and the help of an ally race that once inhabited the Earth—in a war that will alter the universe forever . . .Voyage (NASA Trilogy #1)
Par Stephen Baxter. 1996
In this sci-fi alternate history, JFK’s planned mission to Mars embarks on an intrepid journey—“a wonderful, patriotic tale of lost…
possibility” (Kirkus).In Voyage, Stephen Baxter imagines how, if President Kennedy had lived, America might have gone on to send a manned mission to Mars in the 1980s. Created from true lives and real events, this richly detailed novel returns to the geniuses of NASA and the excitement of the Saturn rocket. Historical figures from Neil Armstrong to Ronald Reagan are interwoven with unforgettable characters who embody the promise of a young space program that held the world in thrall. This sprawling tale tells the story of Gregory Dana, a Nazi camp survivor who achieves the dream of his hated masters; Gershon, the Vietnam fighter jock determined to be the first African-American to land on another planet; and Natalie York, the brilliant geologist/astronaut who risks love and career for the chance to run her fingers through the soil of another world.