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El silencio de la noche (Cazadores Oscuros #Volumen 16)
by Sherrilyn KenyonEn la decimosexta entrega de la serie de vampiros «Cazadores Oscuros» el infierno está a punto de desatarse... literalmente. Stryker, el líder de los daimons, es un ser arrogante, leal con su gente y despiadado con los humanos. Los detesta con un ansia casi enfermiza y su única razón para no masacrarlos es que los necesita para seguir viviendo. Por su causa, su raza está maldita y los Cazadores Oscuros diezman a su pueblo. Por culpa de un humano, su hermana está muerta. Por una humana, su hijo lo traicionó. Stryker está dispuesto a destruir el mundo entero si con ello consigue vengarse, salvar a los suyos y volver a ver de nuevo la luz del sol. Pero no contaba con la visita sorpresa de una mujer dispuesta a acabar con él. El último predador está a punto de encontrar la horma de su zapato mientras una nueva batalla contra los Cazadores Oscuros se avecina... La crítica ha dicho...«Esta serie da un giro contemporáneo a la mitología clásica. Irresistible.»Publishers Weekly
El silencio de la noche (Cazadores Oscuros #16)
by Sherrilyn KenyonLa decimosexta novela de los Cazadores Oscuros.Stryker, el líder de los daimons, es un ser arrogante, leal con su gente y despiadado con los humanos. Los detesta con un ansia casi enfermiza y, su única razón para no masacrarlos es que los necesita para seguir viviendo. Por su causa, su raza está maldita y los Cazadores Oscuros diezman a su pueblo. Por culpa de un humano, su hermana está muerta. Por una humana, su hijo lo traicionó. Stryker está dispuesto a destruir el mundo entero si con ello consigue vengarse, salvar a los suyos y volver a ver de nuevo la luz del sol. Pero no contaba con la visita sorpresa de una mujer dispuesta a acabar con él. El último predador está a punto de encontrar la horma de su zapato mientras una nueva batalla contra los Cazadores Oscuros se avecina...«Esta serie da un giro contemporáneo a la mitología clásica? Irresistible.»Publishers Weekly
El superhombre de masas
by Umberto Eco«Creo que se puede afirmar que la pretendida superhumanidad de Nietzsche tiene por origen y modelo doctrinal, no a Zaratustra, sino al conde de Montecristo de Dumas.» Eco parte de esta afirmación de Gramsci para estudiar a los superhombres de las novelas populares, de Rocambole a Montecristo, de Arsène Lupin a James Bond, de Tarzán a Superman, sin olvidar a Rodolphe de Gerolstein, el príncipe de Los misterios de París. ¿Por qué y cómo se leen las novelas folletinescas? ¿Qué mecanismos entran en juego en su estructura narrativa? ¿Cómo funciona la ideología de la consolación (el héroe consuela al lector de no ser un superhombre)? Estas son algunas de las preguntas que se plantea Umberto Eco en esta recopilación de ensayos magistrales.«No es solo un punto de referencia imprescindible a la hora de enfrentarse al vasto mundo de la literatura popular, es también una delicia por su chispeante estilo.»Joaquín Marco, ABC
Esch o La anarquía
by Hermann BrochSegunda novela de la trilogía Los sonámbulos, obra capital de la literatura europea del siglo XX que Hermann Broch escribió entre 1931 y 1932, Esch o la anarquía es la historia de un empleado de comercio dominado por la idea de emigrar a América, símbolo de libertad y redención. Impulsado por un ansia de expiación y sacrificio que borre las injusticias del pasado, su historia muestra que el hombre que quiere el bien y la justicia persigue lo absoluto y que ésta búsqueda de la plenitud en lo real no es más que un sueño irrealizable.
Hugenau o el realismo
by Hermann BrochEncarnación de la lógica particular del comerciante y de su correspondiente escala de valores, que le llevará a convertirse impunemente en un desertor, un arribista y un asesino, Wilhelm Huguenau -personaje central de la tercera y última novela de la trilogía Los sonámbulos, una de las obras básicas en la narrativa europea del siglo XX- se enfrenta aquí con los protagonistas de las novelas anteriores, Joachim von Pasenow y Ausgust Esch, cuyos avatares le sirven a Broch para expresar, valiéndose de diversos géneros literarios -el ensayo filosófico, el análisis psicológico, la poesía y el diálogo teatral-, la descomposición y degradación de los valoresdel mundo moderno.
2012
by Brian Damato21 de diciembre de 2012.El día en que el tiempo se detendrá.Jed DeLanda, descendiente de los mayas, tiene una mente prodigiosa para las matemáticas y pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo jugando al go contra su ordenador mientras vive de los beneficios que le dan sus negocios en la red. ¿Su arma secreta? El juego de adivinación maya utilizado antiguamente para predecir acontecimientos del futuro. Pero el fin del mundo se acerca. Comienza la cuenta atrás. Jed deberá averiguar por qué los mayas predijeron el fin de los tiempos en esa fecha e iniciar la búsqueda de la clave que le ayude a evitar el Armagedón. ¿Podrá un solo hombre salvar al planeta?« Brian DAmato conjuga la historia maya, la ciencia moderna, la teoría del juego y el inminente Apocalipsis maya en un mismo relato, consiguiendo como resultado una lectura absorbente y emocionante.»Douglas Preston
Víbora
by Monica MccartyEl cuarto libro de la serie de La Guardia de los HighlandersPreciado por su sigilo viperino y sus letales habilidades, Lachlan Víbora MacRuairi es un guerrero al que conviene tener al lado pero en el que no se puede confiar. Una amarga y antigua traición le robó la capacidad de inmutarse por nada ni por nadie. Ahora solo se profesa lealtad a sí mismo. Pero todo cambia cuando se le encomienda una nueva misión: proteger y llevar a la orgullosa y exuberante condesa Bella MacDuff a la coronación del rey. Pasional y entregada, Bella ha desafiado al rey británico y a su propio marido para colocar la corona en la cabeza de Bruce y, sin saberlo, retará a Lachlan a librar la mayor de las batallas: amar de nuevo.Monica McCarty descubrió el mundo de las costumbres escocesas medievales mientras estudiaba historia del derecho. Con sus tres trilogías ambientadas en ese mundo, la autora ha conquistado rápidamente al público de ambas orillas del Atlántico.Curiosidad. Atracción. Y lo más peligroso y tentador: la posibilidad de volver a enamorarse.
La física del futuro
by Michio KakuEl futuro ya se está inventando en los laboratorios de los científicos más punteros de todo el mundo. Con toda probabilidad, en 2100 controlaremos los ordenadores a través de diminutos sensores cerebrales y podremos mover objetos con el poder de nuestras mentes, la inteligencia artificialestará en todas partes y lentillas con conexión a internet pondrán toda la información a nuestro alcance en un simple parpadeo.La medicina molecular permitirá cultivar casi cualquier órgano y curar enfermedades genéticas. Millones de diminutos sensores de ADN y nanopartículas patrullarán nuestras células sanguíneas para detectar cualquier atisbo de enfermedad. Los rápidos avances en investigación genética nos permitirán ralentizar o incluso revertir el proceso de envejecimiento alargando la vida humana de forma espectacular.Pero estas extraordinarias revelaciones son solo la punta del iceberg. Kaku estudia robots sensibles, cohetes de antimateria, visión de rayos X, y la posibilidad de crear nuevas formas de vida. También contempla el desarrollo de la economía mundial y formulalas dos preguntas clave: ¿quiénes serán los ganadores y quiénes los perdedores del futuro?, ¿quiénes tendrán empleo y qué países prosperarán?Sin perder de vista los rigurosos principios científicos y examinando la velocidad a la que madurarán ciertas tecnologías y hasta dónde podrán llegar, Michio Michio Kaku nos ofrece en La física del futuro un recorrido asombroso a través de los próximos cien años de revolución científica.
El mundo en 2050
by Laurence C. Smith¿Cómo cambiará la civilización en los próximos cuarenta años si la población mundial se dispara hasta los nueve mil millones de habitantes, el nivel del mar crece de forma desmesurada, la temperatura atmosférica aumenta varios grados y la globalización continúa a un ritmo frenético? ¿Qué mundo dejaremos a las generaciones venideras? El mundo en 2050 es un experimento de predicción de gran crudeza basado en los descubrimientos científicos más recientes. El resultado de este trabajo es una síntesis de aspectos físicos, biológicos y sociológicos, que identifican los beneficios y los retos de nuestro futuro: ocho de los países del Cerco del Norte serán lugares más prósperos, poderosos y estables políticamente que en la actualidad. Sin embargo, los más cercanos al ecuador tendrán que enfrentarse a escasez de agua, poblaciones envejecidas y megaciudades superpobladas lastradas porel aumento de los costes de la energía y las inundaciones costeras. Un extraordinario trabajo de investigación científica que combina lecciones de geografía e historia, documentado con mapas originales, fotografías y tablas, que sirven para apuntalar esta increíble narración sobre los retos y las oportunidades que encontraremos en el transcurso de tan solo cuarenta años.
Borre and the Monster under the Bed
by Saskia Bultman Jeroen Aalbers Stefan TijsThe big children at school have told Borre that there's a monster under his bed. Mum says this is nonsense. The big children are only trying to frighten him. But when Borre is in bed, he takes a look just in case. "Hello," whispers Borre, "is there a monster down there?" "No, there isn't," squeaks a frightened little voice. "I'm not here, leave me alone!" Could there be a monster down there after all?
The Quest for the Shyn Emeralds
by Roopa PaiExactly where Earth and Sky meet lies a whole different universe called Mithya! In Mithya is a great ocean, Dariya, and from it rises Kay Laas, the mighty, moody volcano. At it stop, is the home of the absolute Ruler of Mithya, the brave and kind Shoon Ya. He rules over the eight worlds that bob peace fully in Dariya, lit by the Tarasun and its 32 stars that light each world in different colours ?emerald green, amethyst purple, ruby red? But danger lurks beneath the surface. In the fiery lands under the ocean bed, is imprisoned Shoon Ya?s evil twin, the fearsome demon Shaap Azur, just as powerful but All Bad. How much longer can Shoon Ya keep him under control? Not too long. When Shaap Azur escapes, he seizes all the stars, leaving Mithya?s eight worlds in darkness. The people of Mithya are horrified and separate, until three young, brave children of Mithya, gifted with special abilities come to their rescue. Will Mithiya shine again? Read and find out!
The Riddle of the Lustr Sapphires
by Roopa PaiZip away with the Taranauts on another thrilling mission - in a different world! Mithya's eight worlds - Shyn Lustr Sparkl Glo Dazl Shimr Syntilla and Glytr - were plunged into darkness when the wicked Shaap Azur captured all the 32 stars of Tara. All seemed lost until Taranauts Zarpa Tufan and Zvala - three bright brave and gifted mithyakins - set out on the difficult and dangerous quest to bring back light and cheer to Mithya. Having set free the four Emeralds of Shyn the Taranauts are now racing against the dingdial to track down the Sapphires of Lustr. But the wily Shaap Azur has made the challenge tougher than ever - this time all the riddles are hidden in Lustr's baffling brain-scrambling Mayazaal! To make things worse the Demazurs are hot on their trail. Can the Taranauts call upon all their reserves of strength skills and talent as they battle vicious flowers weeping trees vengeful minimits and their own doubts about their mysterious companion Zubreymunyun. Will
The Fang of Summoning
by Giti ChandraIn a racy, spellbinding fantasy, GitiChandra weaves a tale of wonder, breaking new ground in Indian writing for children.
The Secret of the Sparkl Amethysts
by Roopa Pai8 Tarasuns rescued 24 to go! Can the Taranauts pull off another win at Sparkl? Mithya's eight worlds - Shyn Lustr Sparkl Glo Dazl Shimr Syntilla and Glytr - were plunged into darkness when the wicked Shaap Azur captured all the 32 stars of Tara. All seemed lost until Taranauts Zarpa Tufan and Zvala - three bright brave and gifted mithyakins - set out on the difficult and dangerous quest to bring back light and cheer to Mithya. This time the Taranauts travel to Zarpa's home world of Sparkl to rescue the four Amethysts only to discover that Shaap Azur has upped the stakes like never before. They have to win four deadly games against wily opponents seen and unseen! What's more Shaap Azur's henchman Ograzur Dusht has launched a secret search for a spy in Shoon Ya's camp! Will Zarpa be able to beat the sandinger at 3-D SeeZee? Can Tufan rout Mog Ambow at Lunascoot Latang? Does Zvala have what it takes to crack the mindbenders in Brain Drain? And can the Taranauts defeat th
The Race for the Glo Rubies
by Roopa PaiThree worlds shining on to the fourth! Race away with the Taranauts to another heart-stopping adventure – at Glo! Mithya’s eight worlds - Shyn Lustr Sparkl Glo Dazl Shimr Syntilla and Glytr – were plunged into darkness when the wicked Shaap Azur captured all its 32 stars. There was no hope until Zarpa Tufan and Zvala - three bright and brave Taranauts with special gifts - set out to bring back light and cheer to Mithya. With three successful rescues under their belts the Taranauts head west determined to notch up another win against their foes. But things take a nasty turn right at the start - the Marani of Glo is taken hostage! What’s worse Ograzur Dusht now has a secret agent in the Taranauts’ camp a spy who is known only by the code name Dro Hie. Can the Taranauts get safely across the fearsome Budbudana and the treacherous cliff paths of Pur Butte? Will they survive the motion-sensitive lightning hurlers of Wilderwolf Gorge? Does t
The Mystery of the Syntilla Silvers
by Roopa PaiOne half of Mithya shining another half still in the dark – glide away with the Taranauts on another thrilling ‘chilling’ adventure! Mithya’s eight worlds – Shyn Lustr Sparkl Glo Dazl Shimr Syntilla and Glytr – were plunged into darkness when the wicked Shaap Azur captured all its 32 stars. There was no hope until Zarpa Tufan and Zvala – three bright and brave Taranauts with special gifts - set out to bring back light and cheer to Mithya. At the end of four missions the score reads 4-0 in favour of the Taranauts. Nervous and desperate Shaap Azur’s Ograzurs are in attack mode taking the war to the enemy at impregnable Kay Laas! The attempt fails and the Taranauts zip away to the icy world of Syntilla but Eye-in-the-Sky has other tricks up his sleeve. Will the giant Syntillakos still grieving over the sudden drying up of their life-giving Bisibrooks Waterway rise up to help the Taranauts? Can our heroes negoti
The Key to Shimr Citrines
by Roopa PaiMithya's eight worlds - Shyn, Lustr, Sparkl, Glo, Dazl, Shimr, Syntilla and Glytr - were plunged into darkness when the wicked Shaap Azur captured all its 32 stars. There was no hope until Zarpa, Tufan and Zvala - three bright and brave Taranauts with special gifts - set out to bring back light and cheer to Mithya. After five successful missions - each of which has tested their wits, courage and team spirit - the Taranauts head for the blazing hot world of Shimr in search of the golden Citrines. Meanwhile, determined to stop them, a brand new army of Mithya's Most Ruthless, goes into full combat mode. Will all three Taranauts make it safely through the Bhoolabyrinth? Can Tufan survive the oxdrogen-deprived darkness of the underground city of Oop R' Ville? What is the secret of the Drip-Trip Cave? And how in Kay Laas will they tackle the most unexpected problem of them all - Mithyakos who don't want their stars rescued? Will the Citrines return to Tara? Read and find out!
The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street
by Shabnam Minwalla`Sometimes the forces of evil are so dark that no single spell can defeat them.? Cosy Castle is far from `cosy?. In fact, it is a boxy, grey building where children walk on tippy toes from fear of the dreadful `dragon? and the crotchety `crone?. With Nivi Mallik?s arrival at Cosy Castle, the rules start to change. The bimbli trees become the hang-out spot for two giggly girls and the driveway is a permanent cricket pitch for the boys. But the happy times are soon ended by the `dragon? and the `crone?, who gang up against the children and declare war on the bimbli trees. It will take a miracle to challenge the two wily women, leave alone defeat them. But miracles happen only in fairy tales?Or do they? Is it possible for fantasy-fan Nivi, geeky boy-next-door Venu, bubbly Sarita and their three pint-sized comrades, Nikhil, Vijay and Rehaan, to conquer an evil much beyond their power? Join the six imaginative spellmakers as they use a very practical kind of magic to conjure potent potions, summon unlikely fairies and engineer a haunting... Does Cosy Castle finally become what it?s called? Make your way to Dorabji Street and find out?
The Search for the Glytr Turquoises
by Roopa PaiJoin the intrepid Taranauts on their most formidable mission as the action shifts into high gear on Glytr?s Terror Trail! Mithya?s eight worlds ? Shyn, Lustr, Sparkl, Glo, Dazl, Shimr, Syntilla and Glytr ? were plunged into darkness when the wicked Shaap Azur captured all its 32 stars. There was no hope until Zarpa, Tufan and Zvala ? three bright and brave Taranauts with special gifts ? set out to bring back light and cheer to Mithya. Six times they have been stretched to the limit, and six times ? undaunted by mind-boggling riddles, monsters and mayhem ? the Taranauts have returned successful. Now they are headed for the razzle-dazzle of Glytr?s capital city, Boom Bolly Bay, where, unknown to them, Shaap Azur has changed the rules of the terror game. Can the Taranauts save a hazillion unsuspecting Glytrkos from `bubbling, burbling death?? Will Zarpa succeed in preventing a terrible tragedy at the Bel Nolo Inter-World Cup Final? And where in the world has Shaap imprisoned Max Moolah, the 15-octon-old heir to BBBay's biggest fortune? Will the Turquoises shine down on Glytr again? Read and find out!
Taranauts 8: The Magic of the Dazl Corals
by Roopa PaiA great war looming, and four Tarasuns still to be rescued! Take flight with the Taranauts on their incredible final adventure! Mithya?s eight worlds ? Shyn, Lustr, Sparkl, Glo, Dazl, Shimr, Syntilla and Glytr ? were plunged into darkness when the wicked Shaap Azur captured all its 32 stars. There was no hope until Zarpa, Tufan and Zvala ? three bright and brave Taranauts with special gifts ? set out to bring back light and cheer to Mithya. Seven missions later, the Taranauts have reason to be proud ? they have successfully returned 28 Tarasuns to Tara. But there is little time for celebration. The Corals are still to be rescued, and Shaap Azur, determined not to go down without a fight, is preparing to unleash a terrible war. Will the Taranauts survive the deadly dangers that await them in the Dil of Darkness? Will the giglworms return to the Forest of Gul Izta and make the Dazlkos well again? Can Emperaza Shoon Ya find a way to save the mithyakos from the bloody destruction of the Great Zamara? Who will emerge victorious, and who will be banished to the Fiery Lands? Read and find out!
The Bones of Stars
by Giti Chandra`I am the blood that flows under all, I am the fire and bones of stars. . .? In the colossal caldera of Yellowstone National Park, a geyser blows in a startling eruption of red, and young Akshat disappears. This is only the tiny, terrifying start to the primal battle, now resurrected in full fury, between the two ancient foes, Elrai and Edasich. As the frantic search for Akshat ensues, his cousins, the child-guardians entrusted with olden secrets, come together with a coven of witches to rescue their beloved Akshat ? and indeed the world ? from certain peril. But will their growing powers be enough against the merciless evil loosed by the desperate and vicious Hyena-faced One? Will they be able to save Earth from a cataclysm of scorching lava and pulverized rock? Who will finally don the good Elrai?s baldric and leash the trail of death and destruction? Gripping and heart-stopping, The Bones of Stars tracks the defiant crusade of six extraordinary young people against a formidable, brutal force that threatens to obliterate the whole world as you know it. And end it forever.
Path of the Swan: The Maitreya Chronicles Part 1
by Charu SinghA moment of intense silence followed and then the Rigden spoke up, his voice even: ÔYou have all been called today before the sacred court and from now, in every breath, in every heartbeat, in the shadow of every moment, in the intensity of the thoughtless state, in life, and in not-life, in physical or subtle form, we declare you our emissaries, our sacred envoys to the world of men. Shambala has a task for youÉÕ Lama Ozer and hisÊnovitiate Tashi leave the hidden monastery where they have lived all their livesÊin answer to a call from the legendary kingdom of Shambala received by the lama while deep in trance. Battling the freezing cold and snow of high, mist-laden mountain passes and the many evil forces that thwart their progress, they trek through Sikkim and Tibet to arrive at the Silver Fortress. Here they meet a host of divine and dark celestial beings, including the golden dakini, Yeshe Nam Lha, daughter of the Goddess Tara; Prince A-KarO, heir to the Lha Empire; and Prince Narasimha, heir to the Rigdens and the Shambala legacy. Both the princes are YesheÕs guardians and suitors, and she must travel with them to Earth where it is decreed that her child, Maitreya, the saviour, will be born. But before that happens they have the Asur forces to combat, and the dark prince Arden, who holds Yeshe captive, enthralled by his brooding menace, bewitched by his spell. Drawing richly from the vast pantheon of otherworldly beings that populate the myths of the Mahayana school of Buddhism, Path of the Swan, the first part of the surreally beautiful Tibetan-Buddhist fantasy series The Maitreya Chronicles, is a mesmerizingÊsaga of the battle between celestials and dark forces, and the descent of the celestials to Earth.
Infinitude
by Ruchi BanerjeeThe year is 2173. Humans are a near-extinct group herded together in protected sectors. Mira, a regular, self-absorbed, 16-year-old pimple buster, resident of Sector 51, has no clue how drastically her life is about to change when she accompanies her mother on a research project to a distant tropical jungle. There, Mira discovers a tall, super-intelligent and rather good-looking boy called Neel, who introduces her to a whole new world of mysterious possibilities. But before she can even begin to understand her feelings for him, things take a nightmarish turn . . . Carnivorous mutants are on the prowl. A deadly new breed of the forest, they have Mira trapped. Rescued by unlikely saviours, she finally learns the ugly truth of her world. Now, Mira must fight not only for her own life but also for humanity itself as she is pitted against a far stronger, smarter and more evolved enemy. Her only hope lies in Neel. But will he be able to overcome the overwhelming odds against them? Will this be the end of the human race? With electrifying action and forbidden love, Infinitude is the riveting story of two young lives caught in a deadly clash of civilizations.
Dark Things
by Sukanya VenkatraghavanSomewhere on Prithvi, a mortal survives a supernatural attack. In the dark realm of Atala, an evil goddess prepares to do the unspeakable. And a Yakshi finds herself at the heart of an other-worldly storm. Ardra has only known life as a Yakshi, designed to seduce and kill men after drawing out their deepest, darkest secrets for her evil mistress Hera, queen of the forsaken realm of Atala. Then, on one strange blood moon night, her chosen victim, Dwai, survives, and her world spins out of control. Now Ardra must escape the wrath of Hera, who is plotting to throw the universe into chaos. To stop her, Ardra needs to find answers to questions she hasn?t dared to ask before. What power does the blood moon hold? Is the sky city of Aakasha as much a myth as its inhabitants ? the ethereal and seductive Gandharvas and Apsaras? Who is Dara, the mysterious monster-slayer, and what makes Dwai impervious to her powers? A heady concoction of fantasy and romance, Dark Things conjures up a unique world wrought of love and sacrifice, of shadows and secrets, of evil and those who battle it.
Stolen Hours and Other Curiosities
by Manjula PadmanabhanRebellious cellphones. Lustful holograms. A tourist vampire with a taste for spicy Indian blood. A conference of galactic gods.In twenty-five exhilarating stories, Manjula Padmanabhan brings her trademark twist to familiar reality, dreaming up inventive futures and capturing today's world with equal flair. From bejewelled party guests suddenly stripped naked to a teenager who steals time, from mosquitoes that infect people with Gandhian pacifism to a dystopia where everyone breathes canned air, this remarkable collection poses urgent questions: what does it mean to live in a society, and this one in particular? Where are we headed, and do we even want to get there? At once funny, provocative and profound, Stolen Hours and Other Curiosities is science fiction served up with a dab of ghee and a sprinkling of dark matter that will hold you captive till the very last page.