Titoli in Contemporaneo

Eleanor’s old nemesis, Ezra Oliver, forms a mysterious alliance with an army of vicious, bloodthirsty ogres, pushing Cartheigh to the brink of war. His magical finagling exposes strange connections between Eleanor’s world and our own, and places her precocious, enigmatic daughter, Natalie, in terrible danger.

He’s killed three men in the few days she’s known him. Yes, it was self-defense, but when he tried to kill her, it wasn’t. Her peaceful mountain refuge has been invaded, her inexplicable nausea linked to his physical presence. She’s captive in his house for her “protection,” with a churning stomach, his bad attitude, and no safe way home. All that changed the night the stars aligned. Now he’s talking about ancient bloodlines and celestial alignments…and other things she only believes because of what she’s seen him do.

Home to anthropomorphic people who thrive in a natural environment, the Neworld is certainly a heavenly place. Although the Masters have their work cut out for them - what with the constant threat of Old World poison and those Far Land folk hell-bent on wrecking the status quo. With kidnap, blackmail, and theft, to name but a few, these short stories will transport you to the Meadow, where it takes nothing more than the all-powerful Beck Chi to keep the ignorant Far Land in check, and prevent them from destroying the Neworld completely.

Adam Binder has lost what matters most to him. Having finally learned the true identity of the warlock preying on his family, what was supposed to be a final confrontation with the fiend instead became a trap that sent Adam’s beloved Vicente into the realm of the dead, where none living are meant to be. Bound by debt, oath, and love, Adam blazes his own trail into the underworld to get Vicente back, and to end the threat of the warlock once and for all. But the road to hell is paved with far more than good intentions.

Este audiolibro es un catálogo de individuos extravagantes, como tú y como yo, que han de enfrentarse a sí mismos y a sus propias contradicciones. La infancia que se agota, la identidad, la necesidad de controlar todo lo que nos rodea... Estos y más desafíos cotidianos pueblan estas páginas en las cuales José Luis Espina dibuja caminos ficticios, oníricos, fantasmagóricos y reales para crear un universo narrativo de relatos que, como si de un espejo se tratara, nos obligan a mirar nuestro propio reflejo.

Guru Vishnu was a perfect yogi. Whatever he was doing, it was for the nation and humanity. He planned to create an army of eight proven youth yogis whose yogic powers could be utilized for the nation and mankind.

Sean Whittlesea was there when his wife was murdered. He saw the light leave her eyes. He held her dead body in his arms. He knows he wept, but he cannot recollect a single other detail. Tormented by the tragedy, Sean relives the horror over and over again. As he struggles to recall what really happened, his imagination serves up an endless chain of scenarios. The truth, however, remains hidden in the vault of his memory, and the key is nowhere to be found.

Eliza Dragonsong is a lawyer by day and a Wiccan high priestess by night. Her unique skill set comes in handy in the courtroom, and also when she’s asked to guard an ancient cursed stone from the dangerously charming Ivan Rochat. Although he’s a former art thief with a questionable past, Eliza still finds herself drawn to him and soon realizes she has to guard more than just the stone. She has to guard her heart as well.

"Valores familiares" es una refrescante y estimulante antología de relatos adscritos al subgénero del bizarro, de lo más atrevido y vanguardista que se está haciendo en estos momento en el panorama fantástico español contemporáneo.

Tras el apabullante éxito de su anterior obra, "El arcano y el jilguero", Ferrán Varela demuestra con "Historias de Hann" que ha dejado de ser una joven promesa para transformarse en uno de los autores más sólidos del panorama fantástico contemporáneo. En esta obra, Varela vuelve a universo de El arcano y el jilguero con una serie de narraciones cortas de corte fantástico centradas en el mismo mundo.

Mikel es un vendedor de zapatos que aspira a ser escritor. La misma mañana en la que ha quedado con un agente literario interesado en él, todo comienza a torcerse: se quema la lengua, su mujer le pide el divorcio y un gato que se parece sospechosamente a su ya fallecida mascota aparece en su barrio. Para colmo, la entrevista no sale bien. Poco después, recibe una visita de lo más inesperada, una visita que será el germen de una aventura sin precedentes para recuperar la felicidad. Acompaña a Mikel en este viaje épico tridimensional lleno de sorpresas, amor, humor y mucho más.

Every moment is a struggle between the human and the beast. Wolf-me cares nothing for schedules, social niceties, or the importance of hiding. Territory is to be taken and protected. Pack is to be expanded. But I don’t want to give up being a paramedic to howl in the woods. I have to find a middle ground.

Jace Black is a wanted man; the Council and Elite Protectors are hunting him for a crime he didn’t commit. While his best friend, Elarya Storm, works to clear their names, Jace prepares forhis quest to defeat the next Greater Dungeon. Dodging Protectors, Jace and his Party head to Rhoass where they meet new acquaintances who help them on their way. But deceit and intrigue stalk Jace, and the closer he gets to completing his quest, the more he realizes not everyone wants him to succeed.

Greyson Hirsch has carved a bloody path of destruction across America in his war against superheroes. Fully embracing the villainous persona of Damocles, he now dedicates himself to ridding the world of these “false messiahs". His next target is San Miguel’s own Aegis, known to friends and family as Hugo Malalou. By slaughtering Aegis and his team of Paragons, Damocles hopes to crush the symbolic face of this new generation of heroes.

AN ACTION/ADVENTURE STORY ABOUT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE FOUNDING OF A NEW WORLDPsychic Stephanie Chaldean is the guru of "Autonomy," a metaphysical commune in Montana's Bitterroot Valley-home to 4 open-minded New Agers who share her dream of a better life. Stephanie has predicted that first Japan...

El pueblo de Brañaganda está asolado por la peor de las plagas: el asesinato. Varias mujeres han aparecido asesinadas de manera violenta. Mientras el marido de la maestra local intenta desesperadamente encontrar una explicación racional, todas las señales apuntan a que se trata de un lobishome, una mezcla de lobo y hombre. Lo que nadie puede sospechar es quién mueve los hilos del brazo ejecutor que campa a sus anchas por Brañaganda, ni qué motivos tiene para matar.

Grimace is a homeless man on a holy mission to free Black Americans from emotional slavery. His empty soda cans told him as much. Then he meets Kim, a transgender runaway who joins Grimace on his heroic quest. Is Grimace receiving aluminum missives from the gods, or is he a madman? Kim will find out soon enough on a strange journey they’ve been destined to share.

Gui is a professional cleaner at A Fresh Start, scrubbing away the unpleasant layers of memory that build up on the personal objects of his customers. Memory-blind himself, he can’t feel those wounds. Clara can, and she prefers them irretrievable. Until her sister, Beatrice, ultrasensitive to memory, raises one that could change Clara’s mind. For Gui, the past is gone. For Clara and Beatrice, deciding what to remember reaches to the heart of their shared history.

Nigromante conjuga magistralmente fantasía con terror y elementos de ciencia ficción para crear un complejo universo ambientado en la Edad de Hierro. Entrerríos se está convirtiendo en una aldea inhabitable. Las cosechas son peores cada año, la caza escasea, la tierra está enfermando y pudriéndose, e incluso están empezando a aparecer muertos vivientes. Sus habitantes lo saben pero temen decirlo: un nigromante se ha asentado en La Entraña, al otro lado de las montañas, y está poniendo en peligro sus vidas.

Cuarenta años después, aún se perciben las secuelas de la Guerra de los Dioses. En Skittersill, un distrito pobre que todavía se rige por los decadentes edictos de los dioses caídos, las malas condiciones de vida de los habitantes han despertado una serie de protestas y motines.