Fantasía

MELKORKA (ROBERTSON, JOSHUA;BAYNE, WINTER)

Branimir is a slave to the mighty Highborn. Unwittingly, his masters forge a copper dagger capable of destroying the Ash Tree. Drawn along on the quest to remedy the mistake of his masters, Branimir becomes the most unlikely of heroes in an inimical world of magic and mayhem.

THE GHOSTS OF WATT O’HUGH (DRACHMAN, STEVEN S.)

PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 20, 2014 Watt O'Hugh III is a self-made man, Civil War vet, Time Roamer, former orphan of the New York slums and dime novel hero of the lost, magical West of the 1870s - and his riotous adventures mark one of the most original literary fantasy novels in recent memory. When O'Hugh returns to New York as the star of a Wild West show, he thinks his ship has come in. But that's before he wakes up in a Wyoming penitentiary facing a murder charge, a corrupt Wall Street banker turned outlaw and a 2000-year-old Chinese mystery that could change the world forever. All he really wants is to woo Lucy Billings again, the woman he loved and lost in a gilded New York City before the War ....

IN A WOLF’S EYES (ROSE, A. KATIE)

Raine is a slave, a gladiator. Known as the Bloody Wolf, he is the champion of all champions in the Empire of Khalid. Ly'Tana is a warrior princess of Kel'Halla and is set to wed the heir to Khalid's throne, Crown Prince Broughton. When Raine and his new wizard pal, Rygel, accidentally murder the High King, they set in motion events rapidly spiraling out of control. Ly'Tana discovers the true, and violent, nature of her betrothed, a man nicknamed Prince Brutal for his vicious nature, and escapes her marriage. But Brutal will stop at nothing to have her for his wife. To entice his runaway bride into a trap, he brings down and captures her griffin bodyguard, Bar. Ly'Tana vows to have Bar back or die trying. She seeks the help of Raine and Rygel, and frees Bar from Brutal's clutches. Yet, in doing so, Raine and Ly'Tana are forced to flee for their lives, hunted by Brutal's secretive assassins. Can they escape the hunters and their silent, evil hounds? Can Ly'Tana evade Brutal's hungry need to marry her and seize her beloved country? Can Raine keep Ly'Tana alive and still save himself from capture and torture? C

CATCH A WOLF (ROSE, A. KATIE)

Raine, Ly'Tana and the others escape Brutal's trap, but with dire consequences. Kel'Ratan has been grievously injured, and Rygel must take him to safety to save his life. Yet, they are not out of danger. A monstrous storm called the Wrath of Usa'a'mah has halted their flight from Khalid and they must seek shelter within a remote monastery or die under the storm's power. But High King Brutal has allied himself with the deadly assassins, the Shekinah Tongu. The secretive clan has sworn out a Blood Oath against Rygel in retaliation for his leaving their brothers in the forest to die. With their hellish hounds and Brutal's dark wizard, Ja'Teel, they track Raine and Ly'Tana through the devastation left by the storm. Raine leads them into the west, toward Ly'Tana's home of Kel'Halla, with Brutal's menace confronting them at every turn. As he finds himself falling in love with the exotic Ly'Tana, Raine is plagued by a mysterious voice in his head. Is he going crazy? In Raine, Ly'Tana discovers the one man she cannot live without. However, an evil entity has targeted Ly'Tana, bent on her destructio

PATHS OF ALIR (MCPHAIL, MELISSA)

The first two books in A Pattern of Shadow & Light introduce readers to the realm of Alorin and its magical Adept race, which is facing extinction. The race's tragic decline is the result of Malorin'athgul, powerful beings from the fringes of Chaos, whose presence in Alorin has caused a shift in the cosmic Balance. Fate bends to their will, and their will is set upon Alorin's destruction. Alone in understanding the threat they pose, Alorin's Fifth Vestal, Bj”rn val Gelderan, has launched a desperate plan to stop them: a "great game" played upon the tapestry of mortal life. Now, in Paths of Alir, A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book 3, Bj”rn's Players have taken the field: Along the lush Caladrian coast of Agasan...the truthreader Tanis d'Giverny returns to the place of his birth and finds mysterious and wonderful workings waiting for him. But the zanthyr Phaedor warns Tanis that ominous events lie ahead, and the lad soon begins to wonder if even his mother's magical lessons will be enough to keep him alive. In the dungeons of Tal'Shira...held prisoner by the Adept Inquisitor Taliah hal'Jaitar, Pr

CAZADOR DE PESADILLAS (JULIÁN MARTÍN, JESÚS)

Michael es un joven universitario que posee poderes demoníacos. Michael vive una gran aventura, repleta de acción y romance, junto a sus amigos. En la misma, el joven trata de buscar la salvación de todos los humanos mediante el fin de las pesadillas. El cazador de pesadillas es una interesante novela dentro del género fantástico, que se mete en la epidermis del lector y removerá sus cimientos.

RISE OF ORION (O’LAUGHLIN, RACHEL)

After the Border Wars, Mikel Orion flees Serengard and seeks haven in the Desert of Aldad. Although he and his sister, Kierstaz, must become slaves in order to set foot inside its borders, the hot sands hold a bitter kind of peace-one he hopes to keep. But he risks destroying their newfound stability when he becomes entangled with an Aldadi girl. Aura has tragic secrets of her own, but she gives Mikel a purpose beyond his birthright, and when he leaves the Desert he carries scars that run deeper than skin. Twelve years later, trouble brews in Serengard that threatens to pull in the Aldadi and the Drei alike. Trapped in a dungeon as the prize prisoner of Trzl-an orchestrator of the rebellion that killed his parents-Mikel is out of maneuvers. Even while Kierstaz gathers a force to attempt his rescue, Trzl transforms more and more into the hypnotic ruler she claims to loathe...and Mikel becomes convinced that peace has never been within his reach at all.

LEYENDAS DE ERODHAR . LA VARA DE ARGOROTH (FLAVIUS STIRCESCU, COSMIN)

El exiliado Valanor trata de invocar y someter a un terrible demonio del mundo antiguo, con el propósito de obtener su venganza contra aquellos que le despojaron de sus poderes y le condenaron a una vida de sufrimiento, pero fracasa. Mientras tanto, en Thaldorim, el continente más grande de Erodhar, el majestuoso Reino Unido de Aldaeron se ve amenazado por el constante empuje de los orcos de Khoradmar; la guerra está a punto de comenzar. Con el moribundo rey Arnthor IV de la casa Nomenglaus incapacitado para gobernar, su hijo, el príncipe Varian, se ve obligado a asumir el papel de líder y defender a su pueblo ante el avance de los orcos. Pero el mal también está creciendo en el interior del reino, donde una oscura hermandad de brujos que se hacen llamar a sí mismos el Culto Oscuro, va ganando poder y adeptos. Su líder, el enigmático y poderoso lord Wegenald, busca un antiguo artefacto de magia oscura para poner en marcha sus malvados planes para conquistar Aldaeron y aplastar a sus enemigos. Entre tanto, en el sur del reino empiezan las celebraciones del Festival de la Cerveza y el torneo de justas organizado por el carismático lord Marco Lintari, señor de la Provincia de Silverton, para el regocijo de su pueblo. Valiant Wedford, un joven justador, acude al torneo junto al maestro de justas Edwin Stockdale y el resto de justadores de la escuela Stockdale. Acontecimientos extraños tendrán lugar durante los días de festejo. Acontecimientos que obligarán a Valiant a tomar algunas decisiones que no se había planteado tomar en aquel momento de su vida, sobre todo cuando las cosas se tuercen hasta tal punto que su propio maestro Edwin intenta asesinarlo a sangre fría...

THE MAN WHO LOVED KITES (WHITLOCK, DEAN)

"This is the story of Huan Po, the poet who invented kites, and of Li Zheng, the sorceress who died because they were beautiful. It also concerns General Liu Hsin who learned that war and beauty can never share the same house." So begins The Man Who Loved Kites, a reweaving of myth and legend into a bittersweet origin story spun from faith, greed, love, magic, and invention in Medieval China. Written in the style of a folktale, it is, ultimately, a story of unfailing love in the face of war. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, this chapbook release has been reset as a collector's edition, featuring a gorgeous cover illustration by award-winning fantasy and science fiction artist Maurizio Manzieri. People intimately familiar with kite flying will appreciate the fine detail of this story; all who appreciate fine writing will love this small book. "The Man Who Loved Kites will grip your heart from the first words . . . and is a must for every kite bag!" (Ruth Hackman, kite flyer for over thirty years)

LA ERA DE HUESOS (SHANNON, SAMANTHA)

En un mundo en el que los sueños están prohibidos, una joven luchará por su libertad, su vida y el futuro de la humanidad. Una oscura y cautivadora fantasía distópica ambientada entre Londres y Oxford. «Me gusta pensar que al principio éramos más. No muchos, supongo. Pero sí más que ahora. No todos nosotros sabemos lo que somos. Algunos mueren sin llegar a saberlo. Algunos lo sabemos, y nunca nos descubren. Pero estamos aquí. Creedme.» En el año 2059, un siniestro régimen totalitario domina el planeta y los pocos clarividentes son perseguidos por delincuentes. Lo que no saben las masas es que sus dirigentes se han aliado con una fuerza aún más insidiosa, asentada en una ciudad secreta. Paige Mahoney, de 19 años, trabaja para una poderosa organización del hampa londinense. Paige es fuerte, rápida y tiene un don excepcional: es capaz de entrar en los pensamientos de los demás. En esta sociedad represiva cualquier acto de espiritismo ya es ilegal. Pero Paige comete alta traición por el simple hecho de respirar. El debut de una joven autora que está convirtiéndose en un fenómeno internacional. Reseñas:«Déjate llevar y adéntrate en este épico y fabuloso thriller de fantasía... Espléndido, vivaz y escapista.»The Times «¿Te gusta Juego de tronos? Aquí empieza tu nueva obsesión.»Glamour «La distopía de Los juegos del hambre sumado a una historia de amor al estilo de Crepúsculo. Eso sí, con una mayor calidad literaria.»SFX Magazine «La era de huesos es la novela que J.K. Rowling y William Gibson nunca llegaron a escribir.»Wired «Aterradora, imaginativa y fascinante.»The Washington Post

MANDERLEY . UN CUENTO DE SOMBRAS (MARCO, RUTH P.)

Cuando los muertos no pueden descansar en paz reclaman su lugar en la tierra. Leonor es una joven que tras fracasar como bailarina profesional decide volver a su pueblo y encerrarse en sí misma. Allí conocerá a Esteban, un hombre enigmático y oscuro con el que vivirá una profunda historia de amor. Repentinamente él la abandonará dejándole un suculento regalo que le permitirá darle forma a sus sueños.