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Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys. Stories include "No One Writes to the Colonel", "Tuesday Siesta", "One of These Days", "There Are No Thieves in This Town", "Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon", "Montiel's Widow", "One Day After Saturday", "Artificial Roses", and "Big Mama's Funeral".

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates intertwine in an iconic building in Manhattan's East Village, the Christodora. The Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their neighbor, Hector, a Puerto Rican gay man who was once a celebrated AIDS activist but is now a lonely addict, becomes connected to Milly and Jared's lives in ways none of them can anticipate.

En el año 2040, la humanidad dio un giro inesperado en su camino evolutivo. Eva, la primera de los sosias, personas idénticas a otras que comparten su apariencia, pero no su identidad, se ve obligada a embarcarse en un viaje lleno de peligros y revelaciones, con la lucha por el poder, los avances tecnológicos y la búsqueda del perfeccionamiento humano como telón de fondo, en medio de una sociedad que ya no es la misma. Sosias es una novela con mucho ritmo, casi cinematográfica, de las que no te deja respirar, y que cuando lo hace, es para tocarte el corazón.

an interactive novella (or something like that) This story, divided in seven episodes, is part of the literary universe created around the (fictional) city of Villalibre (commonly known as The Village). Presents a collection, edited and compiled by Clodovaldo the Second (a.k.a. The Real Clodovaldo), which includes twelve composition produced by the collective mind(s) of Humberto Ortega (a.k.a. The Master of Tumbao) and Matilde Andera ‘La Nena’ Bassler. These lyrics were (allegedly) intended to become a piece of musical theatre, about the modern history of Villalibre and the shameful secret...

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A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Eoria to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.

Barsalayaa Shefali, famed Qorin adventurer, and the spoiled divine warrior empress O-Shizuka have survived fights with demon armies, garnered infamy, and ruled an empire. Raised together since birth, then forced into exile after their wedding and reunited amidst a poisonous invasion, these bold warrior women have faced monumental adventures and catastrophic battles.

Since she was a child, the divine Empress O Shizuka has believed she was an untouchable god. When her uncle, ruler of the Hokkaran Empire, sends her on a suicide mission as a leader of the Imperial Army, the horrors of war cause her to question everything she knows. Thousands of miles away, the exiled and cursed warrior Barsalyya Shefali undergoes trials the most superstitious would not believe in order to return to Hokkaran court and claim her rightful place next to O Shizuka.

QUATTRO GENERAZIONI DI DONNE LEGATE DAL SEGRETO DELLA PIÙ FAMOSA MACCHINA PER CUCIRE. A volte un solo oggetto può raccontare una grande storia e unire le persone oltre il tempo. Un matrimonio senza amore è l'unica via d'uscita dalla miseria per Aurora, bisnonna di Alba... e una macchina per cucire Singer, usata, ricevuta come regalo di nozze, diventerà il simbolo del suo riscatto. Quella Singer, un semplice oggetto, avrà però un valore particolare per Aurora, tanto che verrà tramandata di generazione in generazione... fino ad arrivare ad Alba. Sua madre, Ana, la custodisce gelosamente,.

The Hokkaran Empire has conquered every land within their bold reach - but failed to notice a lurking darkness festering within the people. Now their border walls begin to crumble, and villages fall to demons swarming out of the forests. Away on the silver steppes, the remaining tribes of nomadic Qorin retreat and protect their own, having bartered a treaty with the empire, exchanging inheritance through the dynasties. It is up to two young warriors, raised together across borders since their prophesied birth, to save the world from the encroaching demons.

Josh Duffy is staring into the abyss. A decorated army veteran turned military contractor, his last mission went sideways, leaving him badly injured and his career derailed. Now, he’s working as a mall cop, trying to keep his family one step ahead of the bill collectors. So when a chance at redemption - and a big pay day - comes his way, Duff eagerly jumps in. The job - to ride shotgun on a motorcade of heavily armed and armored vehicles as they roll into Mexico’s cartel country.

Cecilia es la única persona que visita a Silvio, el abuelo de su amiga del alma, un hombre que guarda celosamente el misterio de una vida de leyenda que nunca ha querido compartir con nadie. A través de una caja con fotografías, Silvio va dando a conocer a Cecilia su fascinante historia junto a Zachary West, un extravagante norteamericano cuya llegada a Ribanova cambió el destino de quienes le trataron. Con West descubrirá todo el horror desencadenado por el ascenso del nazismo en Alemania y aprenderá el valor de sacrificar la propia vida por unos ideales.

La tercera novela de la autora de "Lo que callan los muertos", ambientada entre Oviedo y Gijón. Una nueva investigación de Gracia San Sebastián, que ahora colabora con la policía. En pleno mes de diciembre, en la playa de San Lorenzo de Gijón un niño encuentra el brazo amputado de un hombre en el agujero del muro donde guarda sus tesoros. El brazo pertenece a Alfredo Santamaría, que estaba siendo investigado en la comisaría central de Oviedo por una presunta estafa piramidal.

Paquito D'Rivera nacio en La Habana el 4 de Junio de 1948, y fue eso que suelen llamar un "nino prodigo", pues empezo su carrera musical a los seis anos, gracias a la intuicion ayuda de un padre musico. Desde entonces, ya en plena madurez artistica, ha sido reconocido y aclamado, actuado en muchos escenarios del mundo, junto a grandes figuras del Jazz, la musica popular y clasica.

Aunque su inauguración oficial tuvo lugar el 17 de noviembre de 1869, en 2017 se cumplen 150 años desde que el primer barco atravesó el Canal de Suez, un canal que cambió una forma de viajar en plena era Victoriana. Para celebrarlo sacamos esta novela inspirada en tan histórico...

A legendary figure in Latin jazz and author of Mi Vida Saxual, Paquito D'Rivera pens the adventures of Pucho Escalante, an energetic Cuban trombone player. Such characters as Ernest Hemingway, Celia Cruz, Olga Guillot, and even Superman appear in this story, set in the city of Havana, Cuba.

Corre el año 1920 y Joaquín Buitrago, que por azares de su atormentada vida acaba dedicándose a fotografiar a los internos del manicomio mexicano La Castañeda, se topa de pronto, entre las mujeres a las que retrata, con Matilda Burgos. Obsesionado por la identidad de esta enferma, pues cree...

Esta novela bien pudiera ser leída como un libro de viajes. Algo debe, sí, a los road movies del cine, pero sobre todo es un viaje interior y tremendo al fuego de la pasión y al horror de la venganza, con Barcelona, Marsella, Shanghai y Kioto como escenarios y Montecristo flotando sobre las aguas turbias de la irracionalidad.

“One of Mexico’s greatest living writers,” wrote Jonathan Lethem in 2018, “we are just barely beginning to catch up to what she has to offer.” In the years since, Rivera Garza’s work has received widespread recognition: she was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant for fiction and was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. Yet we have still only started to discover the full range of a writer who is at once an incisive voice on migration, borders, and violence against women, as well as a high stylist in the manner of Lispector or Duras.