Titoli in Classici

After their epic journey across Europe, Ayla and Jondalar have reached his home, the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii, the old stone-age settlement in the region known today as southwest France. Jondalar's family greet him warmly, but they are initially wary of the beautiful young woman he has brought back, with her strange accent and her tame wolf and horses.

To protect humans from evil yet remain undetected, the Fangborn follow strict rules - but werewolf Jack Parker just keeps breaking them. Failing to disclose his relationship with a Normal could cost him his powers, yet there's something irresistible about waitress Emily Vargas. For one thing, she seems to have no past - at least not one she'll talk about. Jack has kept his affair from the Family but not from his partner, Sully. Lucky for Jack, Sully has more important things to do than report him - like the duo's strange new assignment.

A mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature. The United States government finally assembles an expedition to track down and destroy the menace. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a noted French marine biologist and narrator of the story, master harpoonist Ned Land, and Aronnax's faithful assistant Conseil join the expedition.

Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn, más conocido como Huck, el mejor amigo de Tom Sawyer, es la continuación de la novela Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer. Huck Finn huirá con su amigo y esclavo, Jim, a lo largo del río Misisipi y con dirección a Ohio, estado donde la esclavitud está abolida, con la intención de escapar del mundo en el que los dos se encuentran en busca de la libertad. Correrán numerosas aventuras, esperándoles un final totalmente inesperado.

El clásico de Alejandro Dumas El Conde de Montecristo cuenta la historia de un hombre inocente injustamente encarcelado, que elabora un brillante plan para vengarse de los que le traicionaron. El joven marinero Edmond Dantés (Jim Caviezel) es un hombre honrado y cándido que lleva una vida tranquila. Entre sus planes está casarse con la hermosa Mercedes, pero todo se complica repentinamente cuando su mejor amigo Fernando, deseoso de conquistar a Mercedes, lo traiciona.

The ultimate escapist adventure story, The Prisoner of Zenda transports the listener into a bygone era, awash with swashbuckling heroism, cunning plots and courtly love. The popularity of Hope’s tale of intrigue was such that it spawned an entirely new genre known as the ‘Ruritanian romance’. When the King of Ruritania is kidnapped, the onus falls on a British tourist, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the King, to stand in for him and to avert disaster by coming to his rescue.

Carruthers is rescued from a hot summer at a deserted Foreign Office in London, by an out-of-the-blue invitation to join an acquaintance, Davies, on his yacht in the Baltic. He arrives to find not only that he comprises the whole crew, but also that Davies needs his help in a spying mission with enormous stakes.

Carmen no durará más de un par de días. Mason escupió un trozo de hielo y observó compasivamente al pobre animal. Luego se llevó una de sus patas a la boca y comenzó a arrancar a bocados el hielo que cruelmente se apiñaba entre los dedos del animal. Nunca vi un perro de nombre presuntuoso que valiera algo D81 concluyendo su tarea y apartando a un lado al animal-. Se extinguen y mueren bajo el peso de la responsabilidad. ¿Viste alguna vez a uno que acabase mal llamándose Cassiar, Siwash o Husky? ¡No, señor!

EN LA UNIVERSIDAD, EL CONOCIMIENTO ES PODER... Y EL ENGAÑO, UNA TENTACIÓN MORTAL. En la prestigiosa universidad de St. Luke's, la presión por obtener la beca Fortescue lleva a un estudiante a tomar medidas desesperadas. El profesor Soames Hilton recurre a Sherlock Holmes para descubrir quién ha robado el examen de griego antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Con la ayuda de Watson, Holmes deberá desentrañar una red de secretos, mentiras y ambiciones desmedidas en un ambiente académico donde la verdad es el premio más valioso.

Los sepultureros suelen ser gente jovial y alegre, pero el protagonista de nuestra historia, Gabriel Grab, es todo lo contrario: un hombre taciturno y triste, que siempre está enfadado, y al que molesta enormemente que quienes le rodean puedan divertirse y ser felices. Hoy, sin embargo, se siente alegre: acaba de dar dos bofetadas a un niño que estaba riendo y cantando feliz porque es el día de Nochebuena. Gabriel se dirige al cementerio, a terminar de cavar una tumba para un enterramiento que se hará al día siguiente.

Powiesc przygodowa osadzona w Indiach. Dwójka mlodych Amerykanów przybywa do tego egzotycznego kraju, z zupelnie innych powodów. W pewnym momencie jednak ich drogi krzyzuja sie. Ona pragnie pomagac ubogim Hindusom, on chce zdobyc Czarny Diament. Tajemnice, intrygi, atmosfera grozy budowana przez mroczna scenerie zamków, ruin miast, swiatyn, czynia "Królewski klejnot", jedna z najciekawszych powiesci w dorobku Kiplinga i idealny pomysl na scenariusz hollywoodzkiej superprodukcji.

Az 1930-as évek második felében játszódó klasszikusban az akció és a kaland keveredik egy egészséges adag humorral. Harrincourtot becstelenül bocsátják ki a Francia Tengerészeti Akadémiáról tréfa miatt. Rájön, hogy gondtalan viselkedése veszélybe sodorja özvegy édesanyja és tizenéves nővérének megélhetését. Pénzügyi jövőjük biztosítása érdekében kifizeti életbiztosításának díját, és csatlakozik az Afrikába szánt francia idegenlégióhoz, ahol halála "szakmai szolgálat során" csak garantált lenne.

One minute, Ernestine “Ernie” Terwilliger was a fairly normal young woman with an almost normal life. Absent father. Peculiar mother. Family secrets. The next, she was hurled into a land where the Immortal Dealers are waging a battle between good and evil - and where the fate of the world is in the cards. Having only started to master her own deck, the inexperienced Ernie places the wrong bet on the right guy at the worst time. That’s when she’s bounced into another realm and trapped there by a formidable and power-hungry rogue Dealer.

Somewhere in Africa, a tiny, primitive tribe, the Amahaggers, live secretly amongst the debris of a lost Egyptian civilization, ruled by the beautiful semi-goddess Ayesha, or She-who-must-be-obeyed. Ludwig Horace Holly, a Cambridge academic, is reluctantly drawn into plans for a voyage in search of this legendary queen. With his adopted son, Leo, he sets out on a brave journey, following a trail of clues. Shipwrecked and captured by cannibals, their voyage soon turns into a nightmare.

With a horse between his thighs and a weapon in his grip, the dashing Brigadier Etienne Gerard, Colonel of the Hussars of Conflans, gallops through the Napoleonic campaigns on secret missions for his beloved Emperor and his country. He encounters danger and hair-breadth escapes but never loses his bravado, his eye for a pretty girl, his boastfulness, or his enormous vanity. Gerard is Conan Doyle’s most lovable character.

Somewhere in Africa, a tiny, primitive tribe, the Amahaggers, live secretly amongst the debris of a lost Egyptian civilization, ruled by the beautiful semi-goddess Ayesha, or She-who-must-be-obeyed. Ludwig Horace Holly, a Cambridge academic, is reluctantly drawn into plans for a voyage in search of this legendary queen. With his adopted son, Leo, he sets out on a brave journey, following a trail of clues. Shipwrecked and captured by cannibals, their voyage soon turns into a nightmare.

In 1866, sightings of a legendary sea monster prompt a daring expedition out of New York City. Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and whaler Ned Land are among the crew of the United States Navy frigate Abraham Lincoln. Though they are fearless, nothing prepares them for the "creature" itself - the Nautilus - a powerful, destructive submarine years ahead of its time. At the helm of the vessel is the brilliant Captain Nemo, who pulls the men deep into the wonders of the seas and the dark depths of his mind.

First published in 1924, Beau Geste tells the story of a stolen sapphire and three brothers, who consequently join the Foreign Legion. Michael "Beau" Geste, as his nickname suggests, represents honor and bravery in the midst of deceit and treachery. An action-packed adventure, much of the plot is set in French North Africa, where the Geste brothers have to contend with both a mutiny in their ranks and the attacks of the Touaregs.

Now that Drew has become even more powerful by stepping into the Foundation Realm, new challenges await him. He is quietly growing his school and sect, and allowing his students to recruit whoever they want so he can take it easy. Trouble looms as his old mistakes come back to haunt him. The entire planet is about to be sent down a savage and unforgiving path, and it might be his fault. Monsters are popping up everywhere, packs of deadly animals led by terrible mutants. The worst part? They seem to be steered by some higher power, some nefarious being that holds the reins of the planet.

Danny is finally headed back home to Diadem to see his family and settle some old wrongs. The men of Diadem have been sacrificing their own potentials for the sake of the country for long enough, and Danny has the perfect solution.