"Heroism is a secondary virtue," Albert Camus noted, "but friendship is primary." In his gem-like first novel, Forrest Gander writes of friendship, envy, and eros as a harmonic of charged overtones. Set in a rural southern landscape as vivid as its indelible characters, As a Friend tells the story of Les, a gifted man and land surveyor, whose impact on those around him (his friend Clay, his girlfriend Sarah) provokes intense self-examination and an atmosphere of dangerous eroticism. With poetic insight, Gander explores the nature of attraction, betrayal, and loyalty. What he achieves is brilliant in style and powerfully unsettling

This little volume (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much-written upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its object being to stimulate men and women to the discovery and perception of the truth that - "They themselves are makers of themselves" by virtue of the thoughts which they choose and encourage; that mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance, and that, as they may have hitherto woven in ignorance and pain they may now weave in enlightenment and happiness. James Allen

Apenas algumas ilhas espalhadas num planeta selvagem oceânico, Thalassa era um verdadeiro paraíso. Feliz e tranquilo, o povo de Thassala deleitava-se em viver bem no seu belo e abastado mundo. Envolvdos pelos encantos e recursos do planeta, aqueles colonos não suspeitavam do colossal evento que repentinamente tomaria lugar sobre seus mares. O idílio de Thalassa seria rompido em breve com o aparecimento de Magalhães em sua órbita. Protegida por um escudo de gelo que a cercava, Magalhães tinha a aparência fascinante de um enorme cristal esverdeado e resplandecente. Por dentro do iceberg, artificial, Magalhães uma nave espacial de proporções gigantescas, transportava um milhão de refugiados da Terra em estado de hibernação. Eles eram os sobreviventes dos últimos e alucinados dias da civilização humana em seu planeta de origem. A chegada de Magalhães a Thalassa fatalmente abalaria a calma e segurança dos nativos: a astronave estaria só fazendo uma escala em sua jornada para uma estrela mais distante, como alegou a tripulação, ou a intenção era ficar e estabelecer os passageiros naquele cenário divino?

Depois de uma perigosa jornada ao Deserto Aiel, Rand se consagrou como Aquele Que Vem Com a Aurora, conforme profetizado por seu novo povo. Ter um exército de homens e mulheres extremamente hábeis na batalha deveria ser uma vantagem, mas, conforme se apega aos novos aliados, o Car'a'carn, chefe dos chefes, se sente cada vez mais vulnerável às tramas de seus inimigos. Enquanto isso, Nynaeve e Elayne perdem aliadas importantes e ganham uma poderosa inimiga. Após a expulsão de Siuan Sanche da Torre Branca, as duas Aceitas devem tentar encontrar as poucas Aes Sedais que continuam fiéis à sua causa. Porém, Moghedien está à espreita, determinada a capturar Nynaeve em sua teia. Em As Chamas do Paraíso, Jordan aprofunda ainda mais seu criativo universo. Antigas instituições caem por terra e novas alianças se formam, pois o Dragão provoca mudanças por onde passa. Heróis lendários se juntam à história no novo volume de A Roda do Tempo, uma das mais extraordinárias séries já escritas

Aquele homem poderia destruir um sistema solar, de modo que foi psico-sondado e condenado a morrer como uma criança. Amparado por uma camponesa solitária, foi gentilmente reconduzido à sua condição de homem. Caçado por reis e espiões, em uma rede de intrigas interplanetárias, Rik luta contra sua própria mente entorpecida e seu inimigo secreto em uma corrida solitária contra o tempo. Asimov nos traz, assim, mais um romance de um futuro inevitável, em que a humanidade leva o drama histórico de seu berço — a Terra —, rumo às estrelas, nossa herança

From the author of the Hugo-winning “Six Months, Three Days,” a new wrinkle on the old story of three wishes, set after the end of the world. At the publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied

Out of the irradiated wastes comes a soldier. On the far edge of the trade routes, in a small farming community, there lives a mechanic. Two men from a previous era, surviving through steel and cunning in a world of degenerated philosophy; a world where the old tech is treated with savage, animistic worship. A storm is coming. When civilization is scattered and broken, what is a man supposed to do? How is a man supposed to live?

It was a fine car and a good buy, even without the trunk. But there was some question of who owned if

A man content to let life pass him by, schoolteacher Stephen Griffin is about to experience a miracle. For a string quartet from Venice has arrived in County Clare and, with it, worldly and beautiful violinist Gabriella Castoldi, who inspires love in the awkward Stephen. Although the town's blind musician senses its coming, the greengrocer welcomes its sheer joy, and Stephen's ailing father fears its power, none could have foreseen how the magical force of passion would change not only Stephen's life but, in the most profound and startling ways, the lives of everyone around them. A tale of dreams, life, and love, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN affirms the acclaimed author of Four Letters of Love as one of today's master storytellers

Evangeline Stone, a rogue bounty hunter, never asked for a world divided between darkness and light . . . . . . or the power to die and live again in someone else's borrowed body. After a murder plot meant to take her out leaves an entire race of shapeshifters nearly extinct, Evy is gnawed by guilt. So when one of the few survivors of the slaughter enlists her aid, she feels duty-bound to help — even though protecting a frail, pregnant shifter is the last thing Evy needs, especially with the world going to hell around her. Amid weres, Halfies, gremlins, vamps — and increasingly outgunned humans — a war for supremacy is brewing. With shifters demanding justice, her superiors desperate to control her, and an assassin on her trail, Evy discovers a horrifying conspiracy. And she may be the only person in the world who can stop it — unless, of course, her own side gets her first

In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine—and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man’s—and one family’s—amazing survival in the face of terrible odds

Demons, enemies of both mortals and the undead, have found their way to Earth. To defeat them, Victoria Gardella proposes an alliance between her slayers and Lilith’s vampires. But the vampire queen wants the former slayer Max Pesaro in return for her cooperation—a small price for the world, but a price Victoria is unwilling to pay

Anna Karenina left her husband for a dashing officer. Lady Chatterley left hers for the gamekeeper. Now Alice Coombs has her boyfriend for nothing… nothing at all. Just how that should have come to pass and what Philip Engstrand, Alice’s spurned boyfriend, can do about it is the premise for this vertiginous speculative romance by the acclaimed author of Gun, with Occasional Music. Alice Coombs is a particle physicist, and she and her colleagues have created a void, a hole in the universe, that they have taken to calling Lack. But Lack is a nullity with taste—tastes; it absorbs a pomegranate, light bulbs, an argyle sock; it disdains a bow tie, an ice ax, and a scrambled duck egg. To Alice, this selectivity translates as an irresistible personality. To Philip, it makes Lack an unbeatable rival, for how can he win Alice back from something that has no flaws—because it has no qualities? Ingenious, hilarious, and genuinely mind-expanding, As She Climbed Across the Table is the best boy-meets-girl-meets-void story ever written

One culture may see another’s ways as so perverted that it’s hard to imagine one evolving into the other—but sometimes it’s all too easy…

When Charlie Trumper inherits his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow, he inherits as well his enterprising spirit, which gives Charlie the drive to lift himself out of the poverty of Whitechapel, in London's East End. Success, however, does not come easily or quickly, particularly when World War I sends Charlie into combat and into an ongoing struggle with a vengeful enemy who will not rest until Charlie is destroyed. As the crow flies, it is only a few short miles from Whitechapel to Chelsea Terrace where Trumper's, the world's largest department store, will have its beginnings. But for Charlie Trumper, following threads of love, ambition, and revenge, it will be an epic journey that carries him across three continents and through the triumphs and disasters of the twentieth century, all leading toward the fulfillment of his greatest dream

Milia's response to her new husband Mansour and to the Arab World of 1947 is to close her eyes and drift into parallel worlds. Identities shift. Present, past, and future mingle and merge: she finds herself able to converse with the dead and foresee the future. As the novel progresses in glimpses, Milia's dreams become more navigable than the strange and obstinate "reality" in which she finds herself, and the two realms grow ever more entangled. This wondrous tapestry of love, faith, history, poetry, and vision cuts to the very heart of the deep-rooted conflicts of the region and breaks new literary ground

Сори всю свою жизнь тренировалась, чтобы стать K-pop айдолом, пока не поняла, что не хочет вечно быть в центре внимания. Но на самом деле выбора у нее нет – она разрывается между работой в развлекательной компании своей требовательной матери и стремлениями ее отца. По мере того, как у Сори растет необходимость поддерживать ее безупречный общественный имидж, последний человек, о котором ей следует думать – это ее бывший парень. Натаниэль для нее недоступен – она это знает. Он участник одной из крупнейших K-pop групп в мире, с ребятами которой запрещено встречаться. Но тем не менее, Сори не может забыть о том, что их бурный роман был последним моментом, когда она была по-настоящему счастлива. Ведь однажды его семья приняла Сори в свой дом, когда она больше всего в этом нуждалась… Поэтому, когда Натаниэль оказывается в центре скандала, девушка предлагает укрыться в ее квартире. Они снова оказываются в тесном кругу и уже становится трудно отрицать их прежние чувства. Наконец, у Сори появится возможность освободиться от родительских ожиданий. Теперь перед ней стоит выбор: стоит ли жертвовать своим будущим ради второго шанса на любовь?

Nora Robertsa Asara zirnekļa tīklā Mazajā, klusajā Inosensā dienas ir garas un naktis saldi smaržojošas, bet noslēpumi tiek cieši glabāti aiz slēgtām durvīm. Nežēlīgu noziegumu sērija satricina pilsētas iedzīvotāju mieru. Naktis kļūst biedējošas, un pat saulainās dienās šķiet, no katras ēnas uzglūn baiss apdraudējums… Pasaulslavenā vijolniece Kerolaina Veiverlija negaidot piedzīvo nervu sabrukumu. Vecmāmiņas māja Inosensā šķiet piemērots un ērts patvērums vasaras atpūtai. Tomēr Inosensai ir kas labāks, ko piedāvāt Kerolainai – Takers Longstrīts. Pievilcīgs, bagāts un no visas sirds iemīlējies tieši viņā. Plānotā vasaras atpūta draud izvērsties ļaunā murgā. Ir kāds sīkums, ko Kerolaina nezina, – Takers ir pirmais aizdomās turamais šausminošajās slepkavībās... Romāns ekranizēts populārajā TV seriālā Carnal Innocence, režisors – vairākkārtējs Emmy balvu nominants Pīters Mārkls. Nora Robertsa – radošākā New York Times bestselleru rakstniece, tuvu 200 grāmatu autore. Viņas darbi izdoti gandrīz četrsimt miljonos eksemplāru. Latvijā Noras Robertsas romāni pastāvīgi ir pirktāko grāmatu sarakstā – gandrīz 40 romānu, tostarp Mēnessgaisma atvarā, Ilūziju gūstā, Montgomeriju ģimene, Sausserža saldā smarža, Ēnu līcis, Kolekcionārs. Meistarīgi samezglots, neaizmirstami reibinošs un pulsu paātrinošs sižets arvien apliecina, ka Nora Robertsa ir visu laiku labāko romānu autore, kura prot apmierināt lasītāju gaumi un izsalkumu pēc izcila trillera. Tulkojusi Ingūna Jundze

Egils Lukjanskis Asaras debesīs Brāļi, kuru ceļi un kuru šķēpi krustojušies, un brāļi, kuriem iabpaticis tik dažādi uzlūkot un tik dažādi izturēties pret vienu un to pašu sievieti… Brāļi Krišlauki. Ieva Zemīte. Vēsture nav šķirojusi cilvēkus, vienīgi pie divdesmitā gadsimta staciju peroniem padevusi daudz vairāk vilcienu uz elli, nekā uz paradīzi. Kurā no tiem un kādos apstākļos katram no mums, arī no Krišlaukiem, gadījies iekāpt - tas jau ir iegansts, lai Egils Lukjanskis dāvātu plašu, dramatisku vēstījumu… Rīga Liesma Redaktors ULDIS NORIETIS Mākslinieks ANDRIS NIKOLAJEVS Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

With a war looming on the horizon, Wendy’s fate seems sealed. But everything she sacrificed might be in vain if she can’t save the ones she loves. Her whole life has been leading up to this, and it’s all coming to an end

Oar is the last of her kind — a resident of the so-called "planet of no return," once the Admiralty’s dumping ground for undesirables and those who had become expendable. Oar’s transparent body is indestructible. Yet the mind it houses grows weary and will soon surrender to the catatonic torpor that has already claimed the others of her genetically altered human race. But Oar cannot sleep, not yet. There are powerful forces seeking her destruction for reasons unknown. There are old allies who need her assistance and a true history that must be revealed. There is much Oar must accomplish before the "apathetic hibernation" overcomes her, though time is decidedly her enemy. Together with her friend, Admiral Festina Ramos, she must find her final destiny… and in a vast and volatile universe, destiny is never a sure thing

Max barely made it out of Chicago alive and was looking forward to a long recovery in Iowa with his kids. Picked up by Colonel Draper he expected a quick return to his friend Bill’s home and chance to catch his breath. It is not to be, however, and he is compelled to use his abilities to go on one last mission; to find the Zombie-master, the man responsible for creating the outbreak. Pressed into service alongside his friends, Max heads out to beard the lion in his den and finish the fight once and for all

Yefgenii Yeremin is a flyer and he is a phantom. In the Korean War, he is the legendary ace dubbed “Ivan the Terrible”, shooting down more American jets than any other pilot in history. But the Soviet Union’s involvement in Korea must be kept secret, so Yefgenii is exiled to a remote Arctic base, his name unknown, his victories uncelebrated. But in 1964, a man arrives from Moscow, from the Space Committee, in search of a volunteer prepared to sacrifice everything for his country…

Un rumor ha persistido en el mundo de los vampiros acerca de un oscuro asesino -una mujer- que viaja con una manada de lobos y cualquier vampiro que la encuentre es asesinado. Misteriosa, esquiva y aparentemente imposible de matar, ella es la única cazadora que infunde terror en los corazones de los vampiros. Ivory Malinov es esa mujer, traicionada por su propia gente, por su familia, por todos los que ella aprecia y caza durante la noche con sólo su manada para mantener su cordura. No ha hablado o estado con cualquier otra persona durante cien años salvo aquellos de los que se alimenta o asesina. Ella tropieza accidentalmente con un cuerpo mientras regresa a su guarida y descubre… a su compañero. Él es Razvan, conocido como un criminal odiado, detestado, temido y aborrecido por todos los Cárpatos. También es un Buscador de Dragones, uno de los más grandes linajes de todos los Cárpatos. Mantenido cautivo durante casi toda su vida por su abuelo, el enemigo más encarnizado de los Cárpatos busca el amanecer para acabar con su terrible existencia. Ésta es una historia de dos personas, horrendamente traicionadas, heridas en espíritu, luchadores a muerte, quienes deben pelear para unirse en contra de un enemigo común

La tensión crece en el barrio obrero de Belleville cuando se intensifica una huelga de hambre en protesta contra las estrictas leyes de inmigración. Aimée Leduc se salva por los pelos de morir en un atentado con coche bomba mientras persigue a terroristas entre nacionalistas argelinos y fundamentalistas islámicos que conforman una red clandestina norteafricana en París. Desde que Simenon escribiese las novelas de Maigret, nadie había hecho unas novelas policíacas tan parisinas como las de Cara Black; pasear por las calles de Belleville de la mano de Aimée Leduc te transportará a los rincones más recónditos de la Ciudad de la Luz

El cadáver de una mujer aparece en los vestuarios de los estudios de la televisión israelí. El caso se lo adjudican al inspector Michael Ohayon, que emprenderá una complicada y sangrienta investigación que lo llevará por los pasillos de los estudios de la televisión oficial y especialmente por los meandros de las relaciones, tensiones, miedos y amores del personal de la televisión, desde el técnico más sencillo hasta el mismo director. En Asesinato en directo, Batya Gur elige como escena del crimen la televisión isaraelí. Lugar donde se forja la conciencia nacional, donde se muestran las tensiones políticas, los enfrentamientos, la corrupción y las divisiones étnicas, sociales y religiosas que agitan el país

El cadáver de una joven con la cara destrozada es encontrado en el desván de una casa situada en la carretera de Belén, en el barrio de Baqah de Jerusalén. El superintendente Michael Ohayon acaba de comprarse una nueva casa en ese barrio y, cuando se dirige a verla, es reclamado en el lugar del crimen. Allí le esperan un amor del pasado y un romance que nunca llegó a terminarse. Como en sus libros anteriores, Batya Gur presenta una investigación criminal compleja y cautivadora, que nos adentra en un mundo cerrado y con leyes propias. En este caso la acción transcurre en un barrio de Jerusalén en donde se condensa la realidad israelí en miniatura, una realidad cuyos resquicios Gur dibuja de forma prodigiosa al huir de ideas preconcebidas. A lo largo de la investigación, Michael Ohayon nos irá descubriendo poco a poco todo lo que se oculta tras la realidad más evidente

Tras el éxito obtenido con Un asesinato literario y El asesinato del sábado por la mañana, Batya Gur vuelve a presentarnos al comisario israelí Michael Ohayon, ahora decidido a resolver un crimen que ha tenido lugar en una sociedad compleja y cerrada: el kibbutz. Informado repetidamente de que «quien no haya vivido en un kibbutz no puede comprender cómo es la vida allí», Ohayon penetra con mayor determinación el espíritu del mundo que debe investigar. De forma gradual, revelando poco a poco los secretos del kibbutz, desenmascarando todas las contradicciones de este estilo de vida tan idealizado, Batya Gur logra crear una ingeniosa y original novela policiaca que examina la crisis de fe política e ideológica de la sociedad israelí a través del fascinante mundo del kibbutz

El peligro de un baño de sangre amenaza Roma desde que Publio Clodio, político de antigua estirpe pero alma traidora, y Tito Mito, su mayor enemigo, han comenzado una terrible lucha por controlar las elecciones consulares. Cuando el cadáver de Clodio aparece en plena Vía Apia y Milón es acusado del crimen, la capital del Imperio estalla en cientos de revueltas callejeras. Así pues, el cónsul Pompeyo el Grande recurre una vez más al inefable Gordiano el Sabueso para que resuelva el caso. ¿Qué ocurrió realmente la noche del 18 de enero del año 52 antes de Cristo? ¿Quién empuñó el arma que acabo con la vida de Publio Clodio? ¿Fue un vil asesinato o un intento desesperado de proteger la República? Mientras Gordiano intenta destejer la trama que envuelve la oscura muerte de Clodio, el caos se apodera de Roma. Steven Saylor, autor de El brazo de la justicia, Sangre romana, El enigma de Catilina y La suerte de Venus, nos presenta un Gordiano más sabio y perspicaz que nunca en otra intrigante novela de misterio. «Saylor combina con pulso firme escándalos amorosos, asuntos politicos y asesinatos sin desperdicio en una novela muy dialogada, correctamente escrita, de habilidosa trama, que afirma un humor directo y que se lee con gusto.» – Ramón Freixas, La Vanguardia «La erudición de Saylor se subordina siempre a la, lineas maestras de la trama, prestándole rigor, credibilidad y verosimilitud. Gordiano el Sabueso y su familia se encuentran entre los seres de ficción más entrañables y mejor diseñados que me he topado últimamente. Vale la pena conocerlos.» – Luis Alberto de Cuenca, ABC

Al intentar salvar a una amiga de la niñez (ahora policía) de ser acusada de asesinato, Aimée se cruza en el camino de los personajes más curiosos de Montmartre: separatistas corsos radicales, gánsteres, los Servicios de Seguridad, prostitutas, descendientes de artistas y otros bohemios… Identificar al verdadero asesino acerca a Aimée a la resolución del misterio que rodea la muerte de su propio padre, unos años antes, en una explosión en la plaza Vendôme, una muerte que todavía acecha sus pensamientos. No descansará hasta que descubra quién fue el responsable

Cara Black se ha forjado un renombre con las novelas que narran las aventuras de la detective Leduc, ambientadas en París. En sus páginas se puede disfrutar de La Ciudad de la Luz como si se paseara por sus calles. Es la serie de la que se habla en toda Europa. Un misterioso rabino se acerca a Aimeé Leduc, detective parisina medio francesa y medio americana, y le pide que descifre una fotografía codificada de cincuenta años de antigüedad y se la haga llegar a una mujer en el Marais, el viejo barrio judío. Cuando lo hace, se encuentra con un cadáver en cuya frente alguien ha grabado una esvástica. Con la ayuda de su socio, un enano de extraordinarias habilidades informáticas, se decide a resolver este horrendo asesinato y se encuentra en el centro de un peligroso juego de política actual y viejos crímenes de guerra. Aimée recorre tejados y cloacas, los órganos del poder y los bajos fondos de París, para descubrir la historia de la ciudad que conforma su presente

John Snow es un brillante inventor que trabaja en la indistria aeronáutica; tiene dinero, familia, e incluso una amante que no le da problemas. Pero sufre una enfermedad rara y terrible: una extraña forma de epilepsia que afecta su cerebro. La única posibilidad de curarse pasa por someterse a cirugía, pero el precio que ha de pagar es muy alto y a cambio de su salud perderá la memoria, el recuerdo de los suyos y el acceso a sus secretos. Cuando toma por fin la decisión de operarse, aparece asesinado de un disparo. El psiquiatra forense Frannk Clevenger deberá ahondar en la mente de Snow para atrapar descubrir si este se suicidó o bien fue asesinado

El inspector Kurt Wallander atraviesa uno de los momentos más sombríos de su vida cuando tiene que ponerse al frente de la investigación del asesinato de un apacible matrimonio de ancianos en una granja de Lenarp. Wallander deberá enfrentarse a un asesino muy especial, de una sangre fría asombrosa, y también a una comunidad irascible cargada de prejuicios raciales. El asesinato es un acto social. Un acto terrible que exige la interacción de al menos dos personas: víctima y asesino. El cuadro se completa añadiendo un tercer elemento: el detective, que debe descubrir la verdad y restaurar el orden. Quizá por esa razón, la novela negra deriva con tanta facilidad hacia el comentario social. Un asesinato y su investigación ofrecen una oportunidad única para estudiar los modos y uso de la sociedad en curso. Se puede pensar en el detective clásico que investigaba asesinatos casi, digamos, cordiales. En una novela de Agatha Christie se asesinaba conservando en todo momento las reglas del decoro. Por lo general, no había ensañamiento más allá de lo estrictamente necesario para causar la muerte. Incluso en `Asesinato En El Orient Express`, el ensañamiento tenía precisamente como propósito cumplir un ritual social. Y la existencia de esos rituales permitía al detective resolver el crimen. Ante un asesinato se empezaba tirando de familiares y conocidos, explorando la malla de motivos y oportunidades, buscando a aquellos, que por lógica, más se beneficiarían de la muerte. Los asesinatos, simplemente, no se producían en vacío. Pero los tiempos cambian, y llegan nuevas formas de asesinar. Y a dos de ellas se enfrenta Kurt Wallander, policía de los de antes, recién separado, al que su hija no le habla, nada más iniciarse `Asesinos Sin Rostro`, un policía viejo en un mundo nuevo. Son crímenes horrendos, como todos, pero de un horror acentuado por lo que tienen de arbitrarios, de ilógicos, de mecánicos, de salvajes. El primero implica a una pareja de ancianos del campo de Suecia que es torturada y asesinada salvajemente. Parece que no hay motivo y el asesino, en un detalle estremecedor, tuvo la sangre fría de alimentar al caballo. Para complicar más aún la situación, la única pista es la palabra pronunciada por la mujer poco antes de morir: `extranjero`. Y de un singular a un plural no hay más que un paso. De un `extranjero` asesino a `todos los extranjeros` son asesino sólo media un abismo lógico que muchos están dispuestos a saltar sin problemas. Nace así el segundo crimen, en el que el orden social se desmorona dejando paso a la xenofobia más radical. El racismo, la xenofobia, e incluso el fascismo con su mecanización de la muerte, son los temas de esta novela. Narrada con convicción y habilidad, va desgranando las diversas vueltas de esta investigación doble, llena de callejones sin salida, donde la intuición más que la lógica parece ser la aliada fiel del detective. En esta novela de tantos personajes, uno destaca especialmente. Se trata de Rydberg, un detective particularmente minucioso, protagonista de algunas de las mejores escenas, que no deja que los sentimientos le cieguen ante la realidad que tiene ante los ojos. Es un hombre que simplemente no cae ni en un extremo ni en el otro. El personaje protagonista, Kurt Wallander, sostiene toda la narración y es realmente su problemática personal lo que impulsa la novela. Enfrentado a unos crímenes que no entiende y con una vida personal desbaratada, es su lucha por resolver esos dos aspectos lo que mantiene la atención del lector. Al final, la recompensa no está tanto en la resolución de los crímenes, como en comprobar la reacción del policía ante el mundo nuevo que descubrió al entrar por primera vez en aquella habitación salpicada de sangre por todas partes. `Asesinos Sin Rostro` es una novela ágil y efectiva, apasionante en la interacción de los personajes (porque realmente acción física hay muy poca), que no vacila en reflexionar sobre los cambios sociales de su país de origen y, por extensión, en el resto de Europa. El mundo simplemente cambia, y las formas de matar también, pero un asesinato sigue siendo un asesinato

Sometimes called “A Fourth Orientation”, asexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by a persistent lack of sexual attraction toward any gender. This book explores love, sex, and life, from the asexual point of view. This book is for anyone, regardless of orientation. Whether you’re asexual, think you might be, know someone who is, or just want to learn more about what asexuality is (and isn’t), there’s something inside for you. This is one of the first books exclusively dedicated to the subject of asexuality as a sexual orientation. Written by an asexual, it discusses the topic from the inside

Basada en una novela de Chuck Palahniuk (El club de la lucha), "Asfixia" narra la historia de Victor (Sam Rockwell) que para sufragar el caro tratamiento médico en un hospital privado de su madre (Anjelica Huston), se dedica a timar a la gente. Su trabajo diario es representar el papel de un miserable campesino del siglo XVIII en un parque temático de carácter histórico, mientras está tratando de recuperarse de su adicción al sexo. Pero cuando su cada vez más débil madre insinúa poder revelar la identidad secreta de su perdido padre, Victor recobra la esperanza de encontrar finalmente las respuestas que ha estado buscando. Victor hace amistad con la joven doctora de su madre (Kelly McDonald), quien le lleva a creer que sus orígenes quizás puedan ser mucho más sorprendentemente divinos de lo que jamás pudo nunca haber imaginado. Así, ¿es todavía Victor Mancini el perdedor sin honor que siempre ha creído que iba a ser durante el resto de su vida o es posible que sea una especie de loco salvador?

Stableford returns with Asgard’s Conquerors, book two in his Asgard trilogy about a planet—and a man—like no other. After penetrating deep into the hollow planet of Asgard, Michael Rousseau wanted only to collect his payment for selling the location of the dropshaft and get as far away from the icy planet as possible. But instead he is captured by the Star Force, and is back under the command of Susarma Lear. Rousseau learns that Shychain city, the alien base established on Asgard’s surface, has been invaded. As one of the few people with experience inside Asgard, Michael “volunteers” for a mission back into the heart of this new enemy to find a way to defeat them. But, when he’s captured by the enemy, he is taken deeper into Asgard than any human has ever been. The question is whether he will survive to unlock even more of Asgard’s secrets. This is a complete rewriting of 1989 novel Invaders from the Centre

Acclaimed science fiction author Brian Stableford (Year Zero, Designer genes) returns with the final book in his trilogy about a planet that contains thousands of worlds inside it—and the one man who will do anything to penetrate its secrets. The conflict between the Isthomi and Scarid races and the surface dwellers of Asgard had come to a halt, but not an end. Forces are at work on all sides to attempt to gain the upper hand in the struggle to control Asgard, for control of Asgard’s heart could mean total power over the planet itself, and all who live in it. At the middle of the struggle is Michael Rousseau, who must penetrate the very core of the planet itself—both in reality and in another dimension altogether—to save Asgard and all who dwell in it, before it’s too late. This is a major revision of 1990 novel The Center Cannot Hold

From acclaimed science fiction author Brian Stableford (Year Zero, Designer Genes: Tales from the Biotech Revolution) comes the first book in a staggering new trilogy featuring the most incredible backdrop of all—an entire planet. Asgard is a planet-sized artifact presently orbiting a star on the edge of the galaxy. It seems to consist of a series of concentric spheres, each of which was once host to several complex civilizations. Since its discovery by the Tetrax, scavengers from dozens of other species have accumulated in a hastily improvised city, busily scouring the outer layers for artifacts that might offer clues to the advanced technologies involved in the construction of Asgard. One of the few humans involved in this hectic search is Mike Rousseau. Michael must fend off predatory aliens, militant humans, and the rest of the races that are vying to be first into the hollow core of Asgard. But everything changes when he discovers that Asgard is still inhabited by another alien race—and who knows how they will react to the realization that there is an entire outside world above their heads? This is a major revision of 1982 novel Journey to the Center. It was revised for the first time in 1989 for UK edition as Journey to the Centre

"A gripping and powerfully atmospheric thriller from a writer at the very top of his game." – Mark Billingham Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch will never see thirty again. Nor forty. A lifetime on the force and all she has to show for it is a couple of hundred pounds in the bank and a mortgaged flat in Highgate Borders. When the take down of a violent criminal goes badly wrong leaving both the target and a young constable dead, something doesn't feel right to Maddy. And her uneasiness is only compounded when she starts to believe someone is following her home. In Cornwall retired Detective Inspector Elder's solitary life is disturbed by a phone call from his estranged wife Joanne. Seventeen-year-old Katherine is running wild. Elder's fears for his daughter are underscored by remorse and guilt for it was his involvement that led directly to the abduction and rape that has so unbalanced Katherine's life. Maddy and Elder have a connection. A brief, clumsy encounter sixteen years earlier. Just a quick grope and a cuddle, leading to nothing, but leaving a trace of lingering regret. In Ash Bone the unsettled, unhappy Elder is once again persuaded out of retirement. A cold, cold case has a devastating present day impact with sinister implications for the crime squad itself. Elder's investigation takes place against the backdrop of his increasing concern for his daughter and he must battle his own demons before he can uncover the truth

The heartwarming debut that brought Per Petterson, author of the highly acclaimed "Out Stealing Horses," to prominence. Arvid is six years old and lives on the outskirts of Oslo. His father works in a shoe factory; his Danish mother works as a cleaner. Arvid wets his bed at night and has nightmares about crocodiles, but begins to piece the world together. One day his father is collected in a black car; his grandfather has died, like the bullfinch. When Arvid sees a photo of his mother as a young woman he understands how time passes and then he cries and says he doesn't want to get old. And one morning the teacher tells the pupils to pray to God because a nuclear war is looming. These are beautiful tales of growing up from prizewinning international author Per Petterson

An international bestseller, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and now a major motion picture! Ruta Sepetys's Between Shades of Gray is now the film Ashes in the Snow! This special movie tie-in edition features 16 pages of color movie stills starring Bel Powley and Jonah Hauer-King in never-before-seen footage and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie, plus a brand-new letter from the author!

It's been almost a year since October 'Toby' Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day's sleep. She's tried to focus on her responsibilities — training Quentin, upholding her position as Sylvester's knight, and paying the bills — but she can't help feeling like her world is crumbling around her, and her increasingly reckless behavior is beginning to worry even her staunchest supporters.  To make matters worse, Toby's just been asked to find another missing child... only this time it's the changeling daughter of her fellow knight, Etienne, who didn't even know he was a father until the girl went missing. Her name is Chelsea. She's a teleporter, like her father. She's also the kind of changeling the old stories warn about, the ones with all the strength and none of the control. She's opening doors that were never meant to be opened, releasing dangers that were sealed away centuries before — and there's a good chance she could destroy Faerie if she isn't stopped.  Now Toby must find Chelsea before time runs out, racing against an unknown deadline and through unknown worlds as she and her allies try to avert disaster. But danger is also stirring in the Court of Cats, and Tybalt may need Toby's help with the biggest challenge he's ever faced.  Toby thought the last year was bad. She has no idea

If I Staymeets the movie Ghost in this first book in a teen duology about a teenage-girl-turned-ghost who must cling to the echoes of her former life to save the people she left behind. Ashes to Ashes is author Melissa Walker's sweeping, romantic, and emotionally rich story about the things that torment and tempt us, even from the Great Beyond. This book is perfect for fans of Die for Me and Imaginary Girls, and its breathtaking ending will leave readers anxiously awaiting the series conclusion, Dust to Dust. When Callie's life is cut short by a tragic accident, she expects to find nothingness, or maybe some version of heaven. Instead, her spirit travels to the Prism, an ethereal plane populated by the ghosts she thought were fictional. Here she meets a striking and mysterious ghost named Thatcher, who is meant to guide her as she learns to haunt and bring peace to the loved ones she left behind. However, Callie uncovers a dark secret about the spirit world: The angry souls who always populate ghost stories are real, dangerous, and willing to do whatever it takes to stay on Earth, threatening the existence of everyone she ever cared about. As she fights to save them, Callie will learn that while it may no longer beat, her heart can still love-and break

Thóra peered at the floor, but couldn't see anything that could have frightened Markús that much, only three mounds of dust. She moved the light of her torch over them. It took her some time to realize what she was seeing- and then it was all she could do not to let the torch slip from her hand. 'Good God,' she said. She ran the light over the three faces, one after another. Sunken cheeks, empty eye-sockets, gaping mouths; they reminded her of photographs of mummies she'd once seen in National Geographic. 'Who are these people?' 'I don't know,' said Markús… Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'. Markús Magnússon, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thóra Gudmundsdottir to defend him – but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up… The third crime novel from international bestseller Yrsa Sigurdardottir, and the third featuring her popular heroine Thora, ASHES TO DUST is tense, taut and terrifying

A thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and one girl’s unyielding courage through the darkest of nightmares. Epidemics, floods, droughts—for sixteen-year-old Lucy, the end of the world came and went, taking 99% of the population with it. As the weather continues to rage out of control, and Sweepers clean the streets of plague victims, Lucy survives alone in the wilds of Central Park. But when she’s rescued from a pack of hunting dogs by a mysterious boy named Aidan, she reluctantly realizes she can’t continue on her own. She joins his band of survivors, yet, a new danger awaits her: the Sweepers are looking for her. There’s something special about Lucy, and they will stop at nothing to have her