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La trastienda Batibaleno (La trastienda Batibaleno #Volumen 1)
by Pierdomenico BaccalarioNo esperes más, abre la puerta y descubre un lugar mágico de la mano del autor de Ulysses Moore. ¿Habéis oído hablar de la lámpara de Aladín? ¿Y del zapato de cristal de Cenicienta? En Aplecross, un pequeño pueblo de Escocia, existe un establecimiento que custodia singulares y antiquísimos objetos mágicos: La Trastienda Batibaleno. Desde hace siglos, siete familias se turnan cada 99 años para administrar el negocio y ahora ha llegado el momento de que la familia Lily tome las riendas. Pero muy pronto en el pueblo empezarán a suceder cosas extrañas... y Finley McPhee, un chico de 13 años que no le teme al peligro, decidirá empezar a investigar...
Travail Online: Seelenbewahrer (LitRPG-Serie, Band #1)
by Frank Dietz Brian SimonsEin fehlerhafter Server, ein mörderischer NPC und eine unmögliche Quest: Rettet das Spiel. Um jeden Preis. Coral registriert sich für das in der virtuellen Realität stattfindenen Videospiel Travail Online, weil ihr Job als Kellnerin, wie so viele andere, durch den zunehmenden Einsatz von Robotern wegrationalisiert worden war. Sie fängt als Schneiderin an und hofft, im Spiel nützliche Kleidung fertigen und für echtes Geld verkaufen zu können. Aber das Spiel hat andere Pläne. Bald entdeckt sie ihr Talent dafür, Kreaturen zu häuten, die sie nie anfassen wollte und aus der Haut groteske Kleidungsstücke zu nähen. Was als ein neuer Job beginnt wird bald zu einem epischen Abenteuer in einer virtuellen Realität voller Magie, Intrigen und Verrat. Können sie und ihre neuen Freunde die Welt des MMORPG Travail vor Tod und Zerstörung retten, bevor es zerfällt und die Weltwirtschaft in eine Krise stürzt? Willkommen in Travail, wo man intensiv spielt und bei der Arbeit Spaß hat. TRAVAIL ONLINE ist eine Serie von LitRPG-Büchern und -Kurzgeschichten, die Spieler und Nichtspielercharaktere ein der virtuellen Realität von Travail schildern – die voller Elfen, Magie und seltsamer Kreaturen ist. SEELENBEWAHRER ist erst der Anfang. Klicken Sie auf „Jetzt kaufen“, um noch heute mit dem Lesen anzufangen!
The Travails of Jane Saint: And Other Stories
by Josephine SaxtonA short story collection from one of SF's greatest authors, featuring her most successful character in the title piece. The other stories include 'Woe, Blight and, in Heaven, Laughs', 'Gordon's Women', 'The Message', 'Heads Africa, Tails America' and 'The Pollyanna Enzyme'.
The Travails of Jane Saint: And Other Stories
by Josephine SaxtonA short story collection from one of SF's greatest authors, featuring her most successful character in the title piece. The other stories include 'Woe, Blight and, in Heaven, Laughs', 'Gordon's Women', 'The Message', 'Heads Africa, Tails America' and 'The Pollyanna Enzyme'.
Travel Far, Pay No Fare
by Anne LindberghWhen twelve-year-old Owen finds that his nine-year-old cousin has a magic bookmark, he joins her when she enters different stories in hopes of finding a way to prevent their parents' forthcoming marriage.
Travel Light
by Naomi Mitchison"Travel Light is the story of Halla, a girl born to a king but cast out onto the hills to die. She lives among bears; she lives among dragons. But the time of dragons is passing, and Odin All-Father offers Halla a choice: Will she stay dragonish and hoard wealth and possessions, or will she travel light?"-Amal El-Mohtar, NPR, You Must Read ThisFrom the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone."No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison."-The Observer"Read it now."-Ursula K. Le Guin"You will love this book."-Holly Black"The enchantments of Travel Light contain more truth, more straight talking, a grittier, harder-edged view of the world than any of the mundane descriptions of daily life you will find in ... science fiction stories."- Paul Kincaid, SF Site"A gem of a book."- Strange Horizons"Every page is full of magic and wonder....well worth seeking out."- Rambles"Combines the best of Rowling and Pullman, being full of magic and fantasy with the hard edge of reality sharp at its edges."- The New Review/LauraHird.com
The Travel Tales of Mr Joseph Jorkens (Jorkens)
by Lord DunsanyThe Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens, the first collection of Dunsany's Jorkens tales to be published, containing thirteen short pieces.The Jorkens stories are set in the London gentleman's or adventurer's club of which the title character is a member. They usually open with another member mentioning an interesting experience he has had; this rouses Jorkens, who in return for a whisky-and-soda (merely to "moisten his throat," you understand!) goes the other member one better with an extraordinary tall tale, supposedly from his own past. His stories often tip well over the boundaries of the plausible, into the realms of fantasy, horror, or even science fiction, and his auditors can never be quite sure what proportion of what he relates was truly experienced and to what degree he might have embellished.
Travel to Kingdom of Females: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Mei NanbushengshouPlease excuse me the man with the big belly is he fat is he suffering from some kind of fat belly disease or is that his beer belly faint what the hell is this men - that pregnant man is a man day where does the world come from -- unexpectedly is a man to be pregnant women respect men men give birth yin and yang reversed somebody tell her she s dreaming
Traveler
by Arwen Elys DaytonFor readers of Game of Thrones and Marie Lu: Traveler, the sequel to Seeker. Quin Kincaid is a Seeker. Her legacy is an honor, an ancient role passed down for generations. But what she learned on her Oath night changed her world forever. Quin pledged her life to deception. Her legacy as a Seeker is not noble but savage. Her father, a killer. Her uncle, a liar. Her mother, a casualty. And the boy she once loved is out for vengeance, with her family in his sights. Yet Quin is not alone. Shinobu, her oldest companion, might now be the only person she can trust. The only one who wants answers as desperately as she does. But the deeper they dig into the past, the darker things become. There are long-vanished Seeker families, shadowy alliances, and something else: a sinister plan begun generations ago, with the power to destroy them all. The past is close. And it will destroy them all. Praise for Seeker, book one in the Seeker series: "Katniss and Tris would approve." --TeenVogue.com "This book will not disappoint." --USAToday.com "Fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent, Marie Lu's Legend, and Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games series: your next obsession has arrived."--School Library Journal "[A] genre-blending sci-fi, fantasy . . . [with] action-packed scenes."--Booklist "In this powerful beginning to a complex family saga . . . Dayton excels at creating memorable characters." --Publishers Weekly "Secrets, danger, and romance meet in this unforgettable epic fantasy." --Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of Unbreakable "A tightly woven, action-packed story of survival and adventure, Seeker is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones." --Tahereh Mafi, author of the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me seriesFrom the Hardcover edition.
Traveler
by L. E. DelanoDreams and the real world collide in this twisting, time-bending fantasy about family, friendship, and how love can span every reality.Jessa has spent her life dreaming of other worlds and writing down stories more interesting than her own, until the day her favorite character, Finn, suddenly shows up and invites her out for coffee. After the requisite nervous breakdown, Jessa learns that she and Finn are Travelers, born with the ability to slide through reflections and dreams into alternate realities. But it’s not all cupcakes, pirates, and fantasy lifestyles - Jessa is dying over and over again in every reality, and Finn is determined that this time, he’s going to stop it… This Jessa is going to live.Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads, E.L. DeLano’s debut novel Traveler is a perfectly plotted fantasy, full to the brim with fantastical settings and a romance that will make your heart racePraise for Traveler:"Absorbing...DeLano has taken the love triangle and made it fresh again with inventive, paranormal twists and well-developed settings. With each new Jessa, readers will become intrigued with a different character's story even as they root for the original Jessa to stay safe. Featuring skillful world-building and carefully plotted suspense, this novel will leave readers eagerly awaiting the sequel." — School Library Journal“Spicy, electric and unputdownable. LOVED IT.” —sfinnamore, reader on SwoonReads.com“Ellie Delano does an incredible job in taking her readers on a whirlwind of a ride with Jess and Finn. Delano’s unique writing style coupled with an impassioned and topsy-turvy plot makes for one amazing read.” —Toni Gardner, reader on SwoonReads.com“I LOOOVE Jessa and Finn. And I like the idea that Jessa will always be Jessa and Finn will always be Finn. Therefore, no matter what, they will always love each other.” —ronsharonron, reader on SwoonReads.com
The Traveler: The Spiral Path (World of Warcraft) (World Of Warcraft: Traveler Ser. #2)
by Aquatic Moon Greg WeismanTwelve-year-old Aramar Thorne’s life was turned upside down by the sudden reappearance of his father, Captain Greydon Thorne, who took his son with him on the high seas. After several months aboard Greydon’s ship, it was attacked by a deadly band of raiders known as the Hidden, leaving Aram and Second Mate Makasa Flintwill shipwrecked. But of even greater concern are the unanswered questions his father left behind. Who are the Hidden? And what of the strange compass Greydon gave to him--the compass that doesn’t point north? Aram and Makasa are on a journey to unravel these mysteries, picking up a few friends--and more than a few foes on their travels. Aram, a once-struggling student in the ways of the world, is now looked to for guidance by his friends as they combat swarms of undead and come face-to-face with the trolls’ mysterious gods. Can Aram be the leader his father always believed he could be? Includes 17 all-new illustrations!
A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom: A Novel
by John BoyneFrom the award-winning author of The Heart's Invisible Furies comes an epic tale of humanity that stretches across space and time.Some stories are universal. Some are unique. They play out across human history, and time is the river that flows through them.This story starts with a family. For now, it is a father and a mother with two sons. One with his father's violence in his blood. One with his mother's artistry. One leaves. One stays. They will be joined by others whose deeds will determine their fate. It is a beginning.Their stories will intertwine and evolve over the course of two thousand years. They will meet again and again at different times and in different places. From Palestine at the dawn of the first millennium and journeying across fifty countries to a life amongst the stars in the third, the world will change around them, but their destinies remain the same. It must play out as foretold.A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom is the story of all of us, stretching across two millennia. Imaginative, unique, heart-breaking, this is John Boyne at his most creative and compelling.
A Traveler in Time
by August DerlethYou can't always escape evils by running away from them...but it may help!
Travelers: A Novel
by Helon HabilaA Boston Globe Best Book of 2019 “This is the answer to the question of what contemporary fiction can do.” —Edward Docx, GuardianAccompanying his wife on a prestigious arts fellowship in Berlin, a Nigerian scholar finds there are no walls between his privileged, secure existence and the stories of others in the African diaspora, including a transgender film student seeking the freedom to live an authentic life, a Libyan doctor who lost his wife and son in the waters of the Mediterranean, and a Somalian shopkeeper who tried to save his young daughter from a marriage forced upon her by a militant commander. Both unsettling and luminous, Travelers is a lean, heartrending exploration of loss and connection. Award-winning author Helon Habila inscribes unforgettable signposts that mark the universal journey in pursuit of love and home.
A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars
by Les JohnsonA brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality. A Traveler&’s Guide to the Stars reveals how.Les Johnson takes you on a thrilling tour of the physics and technologies that may enable us to reach the stars. He discusses the latest exoplanet discoveries, promising interstellar missions on the not-so-distant horizon, and exciting new developments in space propulsion, power, robotics, communications, and more. But interstellar travel will not be easy, and it is not for the faint of heart. Johnson describes the harsh and forbidding expanse of space that awaits us, and he addresses the daunting challenges—both human and technological—that we will need to overcome in order to realize tomorrow&’s possibilities.A Traveler&’s Guide to the Stars is your passport to the next great frontier of human discovery, providing a rare inside look at the remarkable breakthroughs in science and technology that will help tomorrow&’s space travelers chart a course for the stars.
Travelers Rest: A Novel
by Keith Lee MorrisA chilling fable about a family marooned in a snowbound town whose grievous history intrudes on the dreamlike present.The Addisons-Julia and Tonio, ten-year-old Dewey, and derelict Uncle Robbie-are driving home, cross-country, after collecting Robbie from yet another trip to rehab. When a terrifying blizzard strikes outside the town of Good Night, Idaho, they seek refuge in the town at the Travelers Rest, a formerly opulent but now crumbling and eerie hotel where the physical laws of the universe are bent.Once inside the hotel, the family is separated. As Julia and Tonio drift through the maze of the hotel's spectral interiors, struggling to make sense of the building's alluring powers, Dewey ventures outward to a secret-filled diner across the street. Meanwhile, a desperate Robbie quickly succumbs to his old vices, drifting ever further from the ones who love him most. With each passing hour, dreams and memories blur, tearing a hole in the fabric of our perceived reality and leaving the Addisons in a ceaseless search for one another. At each turn a mysterious force prevents them from reuniting, until at last Julia is faced with an impossible choice. Can this mother save her family from the fate of becoming Souvenirs-those citizens trapped forever in magnetic Good Night-or, worse, from disappearing entirely?With the fearsome intensity of a ghost story, the magical spark of a fairy tale, and the emotional depth of the finest family sagas, Keith Lee Morris takes us on a journey beyond the realm of the known. Featuring prose as dizzyingly beautiful as the mystical world Morris creates, Travelers Rest is both a mind-altering meditation on the nature of consciousness and a heartbreaking story of a family on the brink of survival.
Travelers Rest: A Novel
by Keith Lee Morris'ALICE IN WONDERLAND MEETS THE SHINING' Kirkus'A FINE ADDITION TO THE CREEPY HOTEL THRILLER GENRE' Independent'SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO STAY A WHILE IN GOOD NIGHT, IDAHO, THEN - UNLIKE THE ADDISONS - YOU WON'T REGRET IT' GuardianThe Addisons - Julia and Tonio, ten-year-old Dewey, and Uncle Robbie - are driving home after collecting Robbie from yet another trip to rehab. When a terrifying blizzard strikes outside the town of Good Night, Idaho, they seek refuge at the Travelers Rest, a formerly opulent but now crumbling hotel.With nowhere else to go, they decide to stay the night. But once inside, the family becomes separated and the hotel begins to work its eerie magic. As Julia and Tonio drift through the maze of the hotel's spectral interiors, Dewey ventures outside. Meanwhile, a desperate Robbie quickly succumbs to his old vices. As they desperately try to reach each other, they relive the same day over and over again. The mother, Julia, holds the key to their release - but can she save her family from the fate of becoming Souvenirs - those citizens trapped forever in Good Night-or, worse, from disappearing entirely?
Travelers Rest: A Novel
by Keith Lee MorrisA FAMILY MAROONED. ONLY ONE HOTEL IN TOWN. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG. Imagine GROUNDHOG DAY rewritten by Stephen King or David Lynch.A young family is driving home one night but is forced off the highway by a blizzard.They arrive in the former mining town of Good Night, Idaho and take shelter in a grand, but dilapidated old hotel.When they become separated, they enter a nightmare in which they relive the same day over and over, each caught in their own separate time loop. But what are the mysterious images that haunt them, and can they change what is past?(p) 2016 Hachette Audio
The Traveler's Summit: The Remarkable Sequel to The Traveler's Gift
by Andy AndrewsThe Traveler&’s Summit explores the historically proven principles that have guided our greatest leaders for centuries, and how we might restore these principles in our own lives…before it&’s too late.Dave Ponder is back, and this time, the fate of civilization may be in his hands.Centuries of greed, pride, and hate have sent humankind hurtling toward disaster, far from our original purpose. There is only one solution that can reset the compass and right the ship, and that answer is only two words. With time running out, it&’s up to David Ponder and a cast of history&’s best and brightest minds to uncover this solution before it is too late. The catch? They are allowed only five tries to solve the ominous challenge. Readers first encountered David Ponder in the New York Times bestseller The Traveler&’s Gift. Now, in The Traveler&’s Summit, Andrews combines a riveting narrative with astounding history to show us the one thing we must do when we don&’t know what to do.Released in a previous edition as The Final Summit.
The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show: A Novel
by Ariel GoreOrphaned at age four and raised by her black-clad, rosary-mumbling, preoccupied grandmother, Frankka discovered the ability to perform the stigmata as a way to attract her grandmother's attention. Now twenty-eight, Frankka's still using this extraordinary talent, crisscrossing the country with "The Death and Resurrection Show," a Catholic-themed traveling freak show and cast of misfits who have quickly become her new family. But when a reporter from the Los Angeles Times shows up to review the show, Frankka finds herself on the front page of the newspaper -- the unwitting center of a religious debate. Now unsure of who she is and where she belongs, Frankka disappears in search of herself and a place to call home.
The Traveling Restaurant: Jasper's Voyage in Three Parts (Tales of Fontania #1)
by Barbara ElseOn the mysterious sailing ship The Traveling Restaurant, twelve-year-old Jasper Ludlow—by all accounts an ordinary boy—embarks on an adventure across Old Ocean and Lake Riversea in search of his baby sister. Jasper faces whirlpools, troublesome monkeys, and hungry pirates in this edge-of-your-seat tale of treachery, courage, and magic.
Traveling with the Dead (The James Asher Vampire Novels #2)
by Barbara HamblyFrom the New York Times–bestselling author: A vampire alliance may turn the Thames blood red in &“one of the best vampire novels of the decade&” (Booklist). After a career in her Majesty&’s secret service, James Asher&’s quiet London retirement was shattered when the immortal, Don Simon Ysidro, solicited his help, ushering James and his physician wife, Lydia, into the vampire underworld. But now it is Lydia who needs Ysidro&’s assistance. Her husband is going it alone on the trail of an Austrian spy who is forging a potentially catastrophic alliance with the undead—a secret coalition that has unwittingly lured James into very mortal danger. Lydia can&’t let that happen. She and Ysidro embark on their own pursuit that snakes across the continent from London to Vienna and finally to Constantinople, where an elaborate power struggle between the living and the dead has just begun. It is one that is plunging all of them into the heart of a terrifying conspiracy—with the fate of the entire British Empire at stake. Following Those Who Hunt the Night, the second book in the James Asher series &“captures both the subtle ambiance of turn-of-the-century political intrigue and the even more baroque pathways of the human and the inhuman heart [with] its rich atmosphere and vibrant characters&” (Library Journal). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Barbara Hambly, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
The Traveller
by Lynn KurlandA modern Manhattan woman finds herself in the arms of a medieval knight in this charming time travel romance novella featuring the de Piaget family--from the New York Times bestselling author of Stars In Your Eyes.<P><P>Julianna Nelson often wishes a knight in shining armor could rescue her from her hectic New York life. But when she finds herself mysteriously transported from modern-day Gramercy Park to medieval Scotland, she may get more than she bargained for. Sir William de Piaget has vowed to reclaim his castle, but he's also vowed to aid any damsel in distress. And when he comes across a lost and strangely clothed woman he is bound by honor to save her. As his grandsire used to say: chivalry is never convenient...but then, neither is true love! The Traveller previously appeared in the anthology A Knight's Vow.This edition includes an exclusive teaser for Lynn Kurland's upcoming novel, Stars In Your Eyes.
A Traveller in Time
by Alison UttleyPenelope Taberner Cameron is a solitary and a sickly child, a reader and a dreamer. Her mother, indeed, is of the opinion that the girl has grown all too attached to the products of her imagination and decides to send her away from London for a restorative dose of fresh country air. But staying at Thackers, in remote Derbyshire, Penelope is soon caught up in a new mystery, as she finds herself transported at unforeseeable intervals back and forth from modern to Elizabethan times. There she becomes part of a remarkable family that is, Penelope realizes, in terrible danger as they plot to free Mary, Queen of Scot, from the prison in which Queen Elizabeth has confined her. Penelope knows the tragic end that awaits the Scottish queen but she can neither change the course of events nor persuade her new family of the hopelessness of their cause, which love, loyalty, and justice all compel them to embrace. Caught between present and past, Penelope is ever more torn by questions of freedom and fate. To travel in time, Penelope discovers, is to to be very much alone. And yet the slow recurrent rhythms of the natural world, beautifully captured by Alison Uttley, also speak of a greater ongoing life that transcends the passage of years.
Travellers in Magic: Stories
by Lisa GoldsteinFifteen stories of ordinary lives that take fantastic turns Robert never quite feels at home with Cassie&’s family, a gang of eccentrics including a reptile smuggler, a worshipper of Osiris, and an old woman who believes her photographs can see into the future. When he breaks up with Cassie, she is so upset that she gives him the most terrible thing she can offer: an envelope of her grandmother&’s photos, which show in detail the path that Robert&’s life will take. At first, this vision of the future gives him strength—but soon it becomes a prison on glossy paper. A Nebula and Hugo Award finalist, &“Cassandra&’s Photographs&” demonstrates all the power of Lisa Goldstein&’s imagination. Whether she is writing about shape-shifting aliens or kind-hearted ghosts, Goldstein&’s fantasies remain grounded in reality, supported by the kind of crystalline prose that takes a lifetime to master. This collection also includes the Nebula Award finalist &“Alfred.&”