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On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

TRA LE STRADE DI LONDRA, DUE ANIME LEGATE DAL DESTINO SI INCONTRANO. IL VERO AMORE PUÒ SOPRAVVIVERE A TUTTO, ANCHE ALLA PERDITA? Alison è appena giunta...

Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of medical internship at County Hospital. And then there’s the devil herself: Jane’s senior resident Dr. Alyssa Morgan. When Alyssa becomes absolutely hell-bent on making her new interns pay tenfold for the deadly sin of incompetence, Jane starts to worry that she may not make it through the year with her soul or her sanity still intact.

En la novela El Diablo en México de Juan Díaz Covarrubias, un joven romántico lucha por el amor de su amada contra una madre autoritaria y la estricta sociedad de la Ciudad de México del siglo XIX, mientras una figura misteriosa, el 'diablo', amenaza con destruir su...

The TikTok sensation Addicted Series continues with Hothouse Flower, now in an all-new audio recording! Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway… she's all grown up. Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he's hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male...

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. Onthe world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.

Dans ce roman, on découvre une société dominée par le plaisir et l'argent, le milieu du théâtre parisien au 19ème siècle et de la prostitution, celui de l'aristocratie et de la grande bourgeoisie.À travers le personnage de Nana, jolie fille du ruisseau, prostituée et comédienne sans talent devenue célèbre courtisane, Zola décrit la déchéance d'une femme, et celle de la bonne société qui lui apporte ses amants, mais aussi la fin du Second Empire, qui se rue avec insouciance vers la guerre et la débâcle.

Una magia antigua ha despertado, y ahora la tierra de los mortales es más oscura, más fría y está más hambrienta que nunca. Tanto los monstruos como una siniestra maldición se propagan como la peste y, para Maevyth y Zevander, la única posibilidad de escapar es volver a atravesar el Bosque Voraz. Pero el destino ha tejido una intrincada tela de araña, cuyos hilos harán que cruzar la mística frontera hacia Etiria no sea tarea sencilla.

Un cuento filosófico y poético que ha consagrado al autor en la literatura universal.

Cuatro compañeros de universidad se trasladan a Nueva York, donde solo cuentan con su amistad y su ambición para abrirse camino. Willem es guapo, amable y quiere ser actor; JB es un pintor ingenioso y a veces cruel, dispuesto a destacar en el difícil mundo del arte; Malcolm es un arquitecto soñador, y Jude es el joven retraído, brillante y enigmático que pronto se convertirá en el epicentro del grupo.

When a history teacher receives a letter from her deceased grandmother revealing a secret love affair in the 1950s, it leads her to a time capsule hidden decades ago. But it’s the charming grandson of her grandmother’s lost love who changes everything, proving that sometimes the heart knows exactly where—and when—it belongs.

Held deep in a mountain refuge, Sylvia has been captured by the Urabi, who believe she can return their homeland to its former power. But after years of denying her legacy and a forbidden alliance with Jasad's greatest enemy, Sylvia must win the group's trust while struggling to keep control of both her magic and her mind. In the rival kingdom, Arin is caught between his father's desire to put down the brewing rebellion and the sacred edicts he's sworn to uphold.

Childhood friends turned high school rivals fall into a small-town fake dating scheme in this sweet, spicy, and utterly irresistible romance from the author of Give Me Butterflies. Fable Oaks never planned to return to Fern River. But after a string of failures, here she is, living in her...

William Gibson's dark visions of computer cowboys, bio-enhanced soldiers of fortune, and hi-tech lowlifes have won unprecedented praise. Included here are some of the most famous short fiction and novellas by the author of Count Zero and Neuromancer.

En un país cuyo nombre no será mencionado se produce algo nunca visto desde el principio del mundo: la muerte decide suspender su trabajo letal, la gente deja de morir. La euforia colectiva se desata, pero muy pronto dará paso a la desesperación y al caos. Sobran los motivos. Si es cierto que las personas ya no mueren, eso no significa que el tiempo haya parado. El destino de los humanos será una vejez eterna.

Fans of Gossip Girl, Friends, and Euphoria will devour this edgy new adult romance set in a world of lust, fame, swoon-worthy men, and friendships that run deeper than blood. She's addicted to sex. He's addicted to booze… the only way out is rock bottom. No one would suspect shy Lily...

La llamada la despertó a medianoche. Elba Esther contestó inquieta, del otro lado de la línea los secretarios de Hacienda y Gobernación insistían en verla: las negociaciones con el sindicato habían llegado a un punto muerto y el presidente deseaba que se reunieran. La recorrió un mal presentimiento, sabía que podría ser una trampa, pero no le quedaba otra opción. Al día siguiente, abordó el avión privado que la esperaba para llevarla hasta Toluca, de ahí viajaría hacia la capital para desayunar en Los Pinos.

El viaje del elefante no es un libro histórico, es una combinación de hechos reales e inventados que nos hace sentir la realidad y la ficción como una unidad indisoluble, como algo propio de la gran literatura. Una reflexión sobre la humanidad en la que el humor y la ironía, marcas de la implacable lucidez del autor, se unen a la compasión con la que José Saramago observa las flaquezas humana.

Mary Lennox is a sad and sickly girl. She acts bitter to everyone around her and doesn’t mind that she doesn’t have friends; she doesn’t need them. When she moves to a dark, gloomy manor to live with her uncle, she has no interest in exploring her new home - until she learns that there is a secret locked garden somewhere on the grounds.