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Eragon y su dragona, Saphira, acaban de impedir que las poderosas fuerzas del rey Galbatorix, cruel regente del Imperio, destruyan para siempre el ejército rebelde de los vardenos en Farthen Dur, la ciudad montaña de los enanos.Pocos días después de la sangrienta batalla contra los urgalos, Eragon y Saphira tienen que viajar a Ellesméra, el país de los elfos, para continuar con su formación en la magia y la lucha con la espada, las dos habilidades especiales de los Jinete de Dragón, para poder enfrentarse al malvado Rey.Los acompañarán Ayra, la elfa, y Orik, el enano, en un viaje plagado de descubrimientos y aventuras, con parajes fabulosos y nuevas amistades. Pero el caos y la traición los acecharán sin descanso, y Eragon no sabrá en quién confiar. Entre tanto, los sones inconfundibles de la guerra tienen en vilo al reino de Alagaësia. Las espadas se afilan y las nubes de oscuridad presagian terror y muerte.A Carvahall, cerca de las montañas Vertebradas, también llega el miedo: dos Ra’zac han aparecido acompañados de un destacamento para capturar a Roran, el primo de Eragon. Roran tendrá que huir, pero pronto se dará cuenta de que no es posible escapar siempre.<

AN OATH OF BROTHERS is Book #14 in the Bestselling series THE SORCERER’S RING, which begins with A QUEST OF HEROES (book #1)—a free download on Amazon!

In AN OATH OF BROTHERS, Thorgrin and his brothers emerge from the land of the dead, more driven than ever to find Guwayne, and set sail across a hostile sea, leading them to places beyond their wildest dreams. As they come ever-closer to finding Guwayne, they also encounter obstacles unlike ever before, obstacles which will test them to their very limits, which will call on all their training and force them to stand together as one, as brothers.

Darius stands up to the Empire, boldly waging a guerilla war, amassing an army, as one freed slave village after the next rallies to his cause. Facing off against fortified cities, against an army a thousand times his size, he summons all of his instincts and courage, determined to survive, determined to win, to strive for freedom at any cost, even at the cost of his life.

Gwendolyn, with no other choice, leads her people into the Great Waste, deeper into the Empire than anyone has ever journeyed, on a quest to find the legendary Second Ring—the last hope for the survival of her people, and the last hope for Darius. Yet along the way she will encounter horrific monsters, worse landscapes, and an insurrection from amidst her own people that even she may not be able to stop.

Erec and Alistair sail for the Empire to save their people, and along the way stop at hidden islands, determined to raise an army—even if it means dealing with mercenaries of questionable repute.

Godfrey finds himself deep inside the city of Volusia and deep in trouble as his plan goes from bad to worse. Imprisoned, set to be executed, finally, even he can see no way out.

Volusia forges a pact with the darkest of sorcerers, and driven to even greater heights, she continues her ascent, conquering all who stand in her way. More powerful than ever, she will take her war all the way to the steps of the Empire Capital—until she is up against the entire Empire army, an army that dwarfs even her own, setting the stage for an epic battle.

Will Thorgrin find Guwayne? Will Gwendolyn and her people survive? Will Godfrey escape? Will Erec and Alistair reach the Empire? Will Volusia become the next Empress? Will Darius lead his people to victory?

With its sophisticated world-building and characterization, AN OATH OF BROTHERS is an epic tale of friends and lovers, of rivals and suitors, of knights and dragons, of intrigues and political machinations, of coming of age, of broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is a tale of honor and courage, of fate and destiny, of sorcery. It is a fantasy that brings us into a world we will never forget, and which will appeal to all ages and genders.

Da quando ha sposato Peter, enigmatico compagno di corso alla scuola d'arte, Misty è venuta ad abitare sull'idilliaca Waytansea Island. Ora Peter, dopo un oscuro tentativo di suicidio, giace in coma all'ospedale. E Misty tiene questo diario - come facevano le mogli dei marinai costrette a lunghe separazioni dai mariti - per quando (semmai) tornerà alla coscienza. Ma - trattandosi di un'opera di Chuck Palahniuk - è inevitabile che il contenuto del diario sia molto bizzarro, anzi decisamente inquietante... Con Diary l'autore si è lasciato alle spalle le sue crude ambientazioni urbane a favore di una sinistra località turistica: ne viene fuori un nuovo, ipnotico Palahniuk sospeso tra l'horror e il grottesco, capace di dipingere, con la devastante forza narrativa e con la verve nichilistica che lo contraddistinguono da sempre, quegli inquietanti paesaggi umani che solo pochi scrittori hanno il coraggio di affrontare a viso aperto. Un libro maturo e sconvolgente: per molti ma non per tutti.<

SUMMARY: With more than 300,000 copies sold, Chuck Palahniuk's brilliant first novel and cult classic is being reissued with a new Introduction by the author An underground classic since its first publication in 1996, "Fight Club" is widely recognized as one of the most original and provocative novels of the last decade. Now the author adds his own voice to the critical debate he generated. In a new Introduction, he discusses the various interpretations in the popular media of "Fight Club" and the movie it inspired, as well as his personal reactions to the work's reception and the influence that the "Fight Club "phenomenon has already had on our culture. Chuck Palahniuk's darkly funny first novel tells the story of a disenfranchised young man frustrated with his bureacratic job and superficial relationships and disillusioned with the consumer culture's prepackaged pleasures. Relief for him and his peers comes in the form of Tyler Durden, the intensely charismatic inventor of Fight Club. Waiters, clerks, and middlemen seek out the visceral satisfaction of secret after-hours boxing matches in the basements of bars, thinking they have found a way to live beyond their confining and stultifying lives. But in Tyler's world there are no rules, no limits, no brakes.Chuck Palahniuk is the bestselling author of "Diary," "Lullaby," and "Choke." He lives and works in Portland, Oregon. In this darkly funny first novel that made Chuck Palahniuk's reputation as his generation's most visionary satirist, an estranged young man seeks relief from the emptiness of his work and life in the enigmatic figure of Tyler Durden. Flaunting his disregard for the stultifying conventions of a hollow consumer culture, Tyler devises a series of secret after-hours boxing matches held in the basements of bars. Fight Club offers way for Tyler and his friends to overcome the frustrations of their professional and personal lives, and his idea catches on quickly. But in Tyler's world there are no rules, no limits, no brakes. An underground classic since its first publication in 1996, "Fight Club" is now recognized as one of the most original and provocative novels published in the last decade. In an insightful new introduction, the author discusses why the story will resonate with readers now more than ever. ""Fight Club" offers diabolically sharp and funny writing."--"The Washington Post Book World" "An astonishing debut . . . "Fight Club" is a dark, unsettling and nerve-chafing satire."--"The Seattle Times " "A powerful, dark, original novel . . . a memorable debut by an important new writer."--Robert Stone<

SUMMARY: In the closest thing he may ever write to an autobiography, Chuck Palahniuk provides answers to all these questions and more as he takes you through the streets, sewers and local haunts of Portland, Oregon. According to Katherine Dunn, author of the cult classic Geek Love, Portland is the home of America's 'fugitives and refugees.' Get to know these folks, the "most cracked of the crackpots,' as Palahniuk calls them, and come along with him on an adventure through the parts of Portland you might not otherwise actually believe actually exist. No other travel guide will give you this kind of access to "a little history, a little legend, and a lot of friendly sincere, fascinating people who maybe should've kept their mouths shut."Here are strange personal museums, wierd annual events and ghost stories. Tour the tunnels under downtown Portland. Visit swingers' sex clubs, gay and straight. See Frances Gabe's famous 1940's Self-cleaning house. Look into strange local customs like the I-Tit-a-Rod Race and the Santa rampage. Learn how to talk like a local in a quick vocabulary lesson. Get to know, I mean really get to know, the animals at the Portland Zoo.Oh, the list goes on and on.<

O livro mostra as aventuras finais do jovem Harry e as suas tentativas de destruir o terrível Lord Voldemort. Os livros anteriores deixaram muitas perguntas por responder, e o esquadrão de fãs está louco para descobrir como os muitos finais possíveis e mistérios e aventuras por resolver nesta saga irão finalmente se completar, fazendo do livro 7 um dos mais ansiados da história. A escritora revelou que, mais do que qualquer outro livro na série, o último volume é a continuação das histórias não finalizadas no 6º livro. No dia 28 de março de 2007 foram reveladas as capas dos livros. E a meia-noite entre 20 e 21 de Julho de 2007 ele foi lançado mundialmente em inglês.<

In the peaceful wooded valley outside Swainshead, a body lies rotting. It is the second mysterious death here in recent years — and it won't be the last… Inspector Banks knows that once a body is uncovered, other things surface as well. Family rivalries. Secret passions. Private shames. And now he must walk into the valley of death and bring a killer out of hiding…<

EDITORIAL REVIEW: She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she is transformed from the beautiful center of attention to an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you'll ever want to look. SUMMARY: The career of a model ends when she is disfigured in an accident. Suspecting the accident was the work of her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend, she takes revenge by slipping him a drug to grow breasts. EDITORIAL REVIEW: Ever heard of a culling song? It’s a lullaby sung in Africa to give a painless death to the old or infirm. The lyrics of a culling song kill, whether spoken or even just thought. You can find one on page 27 of **Poems and Rhymes from Around the World**, an anthology that is sitting on the shelves of libraries across the country, waiting to be picked up by unsuspecting readers.Reporter Carl Streator discovers the song’s lethal nature while researching Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and before he knows it, he’s reciting the poem to anyone who bothers him. As the body count rises, Streator glimpses the potential catastrophe if someone truly malicious finds out about the song. The only answer is to find and destroy every copy of the book in the country. Accompanied by a shady real-estate agent, her Wiccan assistant, and the assistant’s truly annoying ecoterrorist boyfriend, Streator begins a desperate cross-country quest to put the culling song to rest.Written with a style and imagination that could only come from Chuck Palahniuk, **Lullaby** is the latest outrage from one of our most exciting writers at work today.<

The face of terror is hard to recognize—especially when it’s homegrown.

Blair Powell is set to join her father on the campaign trail even though a domestic terrorist group has already launched one attack on President Andrew Powell's life. The orchestrators of the assassination attempt are still at large, and Andrew's opponent is a popular ultra-conservative with questionable ties to the radical right. Blair's wife, DHS Deputy Director Cameron Roberts has been charged with the task of tracking down those responsible for the attack, while secretly searching for proof that a powerful senator is involved in treason. Cam has an ace in the hole no one knows about, however—an agent deep undercover in the stronghold of a radical militia group, FBI SA Loren McElroy. Cam's biggest challenge is running the terrorists to ground without getting McElroy and her renegade handler, Skylar Dunbar, killed in the cross fire.

Dhamon Grimwulf, cursed to live as a shadow dragon, yearns for his lost humanity. His quest for its recovery takes him from the depths of the dragon overlord Sable’s swamp to the shores of ruined, flooded Qualinost. Along the way, he is reunited with Feril, a Kagonesti druid he once loved fiercely. The search becomes perilous for all involved, and the goal, if attainable, hinges on what lies at the very bottom of the massive, mysterious Lake of Death.<

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Ever heard of a culling song? It’s a lullaby sung in Africa to give a painless death to the old or infirm. The lyrics of a culling song kill, whether spoken or even just thought. You can find one on page 27 of **Poems and Rhymes from Around the World**, an anthology that is sitting on the shelves of libraries across the country, waiting to be picked up by unsuspecting readers.Reporter Carl Streator discovers the song’s lethal nature while researching Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and before he knows it, he’s reciting the poem to anyone who bothers him. As the body count rises, Streator glimpses the potential catastrophe if someone truly malicious finds out about the song. The only answer is to find and destroy every copy of the book in the country. Accompanied by a shady real-estate agent, her Wiccan assistant, and the assistant’s truly annoying ecoterrorist boyfriend, Streator begins a desperate cross-country quest to put the culling song to rest.Written with a style and imagination that could only come from Chuck Palahniuk, **Lullaby** is the latest outrage from one of our most exciting writers at work today. <