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David B. Coe created a richly textured, unique world in his Winds of the Forelands, and topped himself with The Sorcerer's Plague, his first novel set in the Southlands of the same world. Divided by clan rivalries and ancient feuds, suspicious of magics wielded by longtime enemies, the folk of the South have lived in a state of truce for generations. But peace is shattered when a woman looses a deadly plague on the magical Qirsi people.

While some people seek to prevent the spread of the plague, others see in this disaster a unique opportunity. With the magical folk weakened by the decimation of the plague, their unmagical enemies might be able to defeat them and take back lands lost in an ancient war. Haunted by the specter of what would be a tragic and devastating new war, the Southlands are aflame with rumors of violence, pestilence, and treachery.

Coe weaves together engagingly complex characters, unique, unusual magic, political intrigue and a compelling, unpredictable story into a captivating epic that will enthrall fantasy readers. A potent brew conjured by a masterful storyteller.

Bosch investiga esta vez la muerta del ex pro filer del FBI. Terry McCaleb (protagonista de Deuda de sangre, libro que fue llevado al cine de la mano de Clint Eastwood). Sus indagaciones le inducen a sospechar que el tristemente famoso asesino en serie conocido como el Poeta -al que se daba por muerto-podría hallarse involucrado en la repentina defunción de McCaleb. Bosch decidirá entonces pedir la ayuda de la agente del FBI Rachel Welling, encargada en su día de la investigación de los crímenes cometidos por el Poeta.<

David B. Coe enthralled readers and critics with his Winds of the Forelands, an epic fantasy full of political intrigue, complex characters, and magical conspiracy. Now he takes the hero of that series to new adventures across the sea on a journey to the Southlands.

Grinsa, who nearly single-handedly won the war of the Forelands, has been banished because he is a Weaver, a Qirsi who can wield many magics. He and his family seek only peace and a place to settle down. But even on the distant southern continent, they can't escape the tension between his magical folk and the non-magical Eandi. Instead of peace, they find a war-ravaged land awash in racial tension and clan conflicts. Worse yet, his own people try to harness his great power and destroy his family.

Amid the high tension of clan rivalry comes a plague that preys on Qirsi power across the Southlands with deadly results. When the disease is linked to an itinerant woman peddling baskets, one old man takes it upon himself to find answers in the secrets of her veiled past.

With wonderfully creative magic, dark secrets, and engaging characters faced with a world of trouble, Coe deftly weaves an epic tapestry that launches a richly-entertaining new saga in an unknown land.

A bitter old woman's curse has set in motion events that have felled innocent lives across an already war-weary land. She has paid the ultimate price, and an end to the curse is at hand, but her evil has created chaos and destruction.

Qirsi all across the Southlands are dying from a plague that turns their own magic against them, allowing an Eandi army from Stelpana to boldly march into their territory. But magic has many faces, and the Qirsi aren't the only ones cursed; even as Stelpana's force wins battles, an insidious magic has corrupted the spells of their sorcerers, and what began as a military triumph is suddenly jeopardized. The future of the Southlands hangs in the balance, as the deeds of previous generations wreak terrible consequences on both sides in this misbegotten war.

Harry Bosch tiene la oportunidad de reabrir un caso en el que trabajó en el pasado y que había quedado sin resolución; se traga del asesinato de Marie Gesto, una joven desaparecida años atrás. Bosch tuvo siempre el presentimiento de que nunca encontrarían con vida a Gesto y cuando las circunstancias le forzaron a cerrar el caso, se quedó con la desagradable sensación de haber dejado escapar al culpable por obviar un detalle de la investigación. Por ello recibe, entre escéptico y aliviado, la confesión de un hombre que alega estar detrás del asesinato de la joven. Las circunstancias que envuelven el caso son atípicas dado el interés de un político por llegar a un pacto con el presunto culpable. Arguye que resultaría beneficioso paa ambas partes: el detenido detallaría qué pasócon otros casos irresolutos cuya autoría se atribuye, evitando así la pena de muerte. A Bosch no le gusta la propuesta, pero no puede reprimir su deseo de cerrar un caso que le ha inquietado durante años.<

O Fim da Infância de Arthur Clarke, é um dos outros clássicos da ficção científica e muitos inclusive o consideram a obra-prima de Clarke pela sua visão da humanidade. O livro pertence a uma era mais antiga do seu gênero e, embora contenha alguns elementos datados, permanece suficientemente atual para despertar a curiosidade do leitor moderno. Embora não tenha recebido nenhum dos grandes prêmios da ficção científica, esse fato pode ser justificado pela sua data de publicação, que antecede alguns desses prêmios. Ainda assim, é um livro que freqüentemente aparece em listas das grandes obras de todos os tempos do seu gênero.<

Veškeré události, zasazené do minulosti se odehrály, a to v udaných časech a místech;

Všechny události situované do budoucnosti jsou možné.

A jedna věc je jistá:

Dříve či později se střetneme s Kálí.

Rok 2142. Upłynęło dziesięć lat od chwili pojawienia się Ramy, tajemniczego statku kosmicznego Obcych. Ziemia i jej pozaplanetarne kolonie pogrążone są w Wielkim Chaosie. Siostra Beatrice i inżynier Johann Ebehardt zauważają niewytłumaczalne zjawisko — zmiennokształtne chmury świetlistych mikroskopijnych kulek. Tylko oni dwoje przeczuwają związane z nimi nadciągające niebezpieczeństwo…<

When the family ghost, the Virgin Bride, warns Alexandra Sherbrooke that her husband is in danger, Douglas takes the prediction with a grain of salt. But when he is shot and wounded and then is warned by the Duke of Wellington himself that someone from his past is bent on revenge, everyone, including twin sons James and Jason, gets into the act. A pair of identical twins worthy of the Sherbrooke legacy (The Bride of Sherbrooke); a plucky, outspoken, but charmingly na ve heroine who leads James on a merry chase; and a plot with more than one unexpected twist result in the kind of lively, sensual, danger-filled adventure that fans of Coulter's historicals have come to expect. The best-selling author of both historical romance and contemporary romantic suspense, Coulter lives in the San Francisco area.<

Jason Sherbooke, el otro gemelo, nada como un pez, y adora tanto a los caballos que quiere dedicarse a su cría. Vive al momento, arriesgándose en mil y una aventura, libre como el viento y sin que nadie le ponga límites.

Aunque vive amargado por los acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar cinco años atrás, no puede perdonarse haber puesto en peligro a su propio padre y a su gemelo por su ceguera. Tras esos sucesos abandonó Inglaterra, incapaz de hacer frente a su familia. Se ha pasado los últimos cinco años en el exilio, intentado volver a empezar de cero, y fracasando en su empeño. Decidido a volver a Inglaterra, retoma su viejo sueño, e intenta comprar Lyon's Gate, una granja cerca de Northcliffe, aunque topará con una complicación llamada Hallie Carrick, una joven impetuosa que podría ser quien le devuelva la felicidad.

Dear Reader:

When Ryder Sherbrooke finds a child nearly beaten to death in an alley in Eastbourne, he takes her home to Brandon House. She doesn't speak for six months. Her first words, oddly enough, are a haunting song:

I dream of beauty and sightless night

I dream of strength and fevered might

I dream I'm not alone again

But I know of his death and her grievous sin.

Ah, and just what does this strange song mean that was seemingly imprinted on the child's brain?

She names herself Rosalind de la Fontaine since she cannot remember who she is. In her first season in London in 1835, under the aegis of the Sherbrookes, she meets Nicholas Vail, the 7th Earl of Mountjoy, newly arrived from Macau. It is instant fascination on both their parts, but for different reasons.

With Grayson Sherbrooke, they are led to an ancient copy of a mysterious book written by a sixteenth-century wizard. The book is written in a baffling code that neither Grayson nor Nicholas can read.

But Rosalind can, easily.

Strange things start happening. Both Nicholas and Rosalind know it has to do with the old book and, perhaps, even her past, particularly the song she first sang as a child. The urgency builds as they realize Rosalind is the key to a centuries-old mystery.

Enjoy,

Catherine Coulter

Dos mujeres inglesas, de orígenes y extracción muy distintas, comparten durante largos años una común afición que, más que beneficios económicos, dará importantes frutos científicos e influirá decisivamente en sus vidas. Tracy Chevalier narra en esta novela biográfica la hermosa historia de amistad de dos mujeres muy distintas, pero unidas por una misma pasión: su deseo de buscar las huellas de la vida en los fósiles.<

Sonea, former street urchin, now a Black Magician of Kyralia, is horrified when her son, Lorkin, volunteers to assist Dannyl in his new role as Guild Ambassador to Sachaka, a land still ruled by cruel black magicians. When word comes that Lorkin has gone missing Sonea is desperate to find him, but if she leaves the city she will be exiled forever, and her old friend Cery needs her help. Most of his family has been murdered. The Thieves have been waging a deadly underworld war for years, and now it appears they have been doing so with magical assistance…<

A veces, hechos sin aparente conexión, y que ocu-rren en lugares muy distantes, se vinculan de un modo misterioso y forman una red de la que es difícil escapar. En El ángel negro, el detective Charlie «Bird» Parker -protagonista ya de cinco novelas policiacas de John Connolly- se ve sumido en una de estas situaciones, un enrevesado caso en que la realidad y la fantasmagoría se funden de manera inextricable.

Éstas son las piezas del rompecabezas: una prostituta llamada Alice desaparece en un sórdido barrio neoyorquino; una colección de misteriosas cajas de plata de origen medieval, dispersas por el mundo, guarda en cada ejemplar un fragmento de un extraño mapa; una subasta de objetos arcanos suscita una gran expectación en Boston; en Francia y la República Checa se profanan varias iglesias…

El detective Charlie Parker debe enfrentarse, además, a un conflicto de lealtades. Por un lado, su amigo Louis, ex asesino a sueldo, necesita ayuda en la violenta búsqueda de su prima, la prostituta desaparecida en Nueva York; por otro lado, su mujer, Rachel, ya no resiste la tensión del peligro ni la continua amenaza que implica la convivencia con él. Y esta vez el peligro es mayor que nunca, porque Charlie se encara a seres dudosamente humanos, seres arraigados en un pasado remoto, la encarnación misma del mal: el ángel negro.

Una fascinante aventura épica en el siglo XII de las grandes sagas.

Cuando aún es un niño, el intrépido Morgennes es testigo del asesinato de toda su familia. Más tarde, tras pasar unos años en el Monasterio de Troyes, donde da muestras de gran inteligencia, parte con su amigo Chretien en busca de aventuras. En Bizancio, tras superar la iniciación, será armado caballero. Y ya en Jerusalén deberá volver a probarse a sí mismo enfrentándose al mundo de la memoria y al de los muertos, a las sombras y a los recuerdos…

Una recreación histórica apasionante de los tiempos de la caballería, el honor y la devoción por la causa.

Una historia muy intensa, que no decae en ningún momento: héroes caballerescos, búsqueda de reliquias, el contexto histórico de las cruzadas y los templarios, todo ello acompañado de grandes dosis de fantasía y acción sin límite.

Año 1187, Hattin (Tierra Santa): tras derrotar a la flor y nata del ejército cristiano, el sultán Saladino arrebata a los francos la Vera Cruz, el leño en que se crucificó a Cristo, que siempre había acompañado a los cristianos en sus combates. El caballero hospitalario Morgennes recupera la consciencia entre los caídos en el campo de batalla. Tras ser torturado por los sarracenos, acepta renegar de su fe y convertirse al islam.

Condenado por lo suyos, a modo de redención, parte en busca de la Vera Cruz con la esperanza de que esta dé ánimos a los francos y salvar así Jerusalén. Cuenta en su decisión con el apoyo del sobrino de Saladino, así como con el de una bella y misteriosa mujer de nombre Casiopea, un mercader de reliquias y un joven templario. Su aventura parece destinada al fracaso, pero una fuerza invisible lo acompaña, lo protege y lo guía.

¿Bastará con ella para librarse del más grande de todos los peligros?

«David Camus, el nieto de Albert, se apropia con gran acierto de los recursos del género en esta epopeya medieval. Hallamos en estas páginas la dosis ideal de misterio y de esoterismo.» – L'Observateur

«Una gesta épica que enfrenta la única verdad inexorable, la muerte, con la mayor incerteza: ¿existe algo más allá?» – El Mundo

Sick of hearing about vampires? So is Meena Harper.

But her bosses are making her write about them anyway, even though Meena doesn't believe in them.

Not that Meena isn't familiar with the supernatural. See, Meena Harper knows how you're going to die. (Not that you're going to believe her. No one ever does.)

But not even Meena's precognition can prepare her for what happens when she meets – then makes the mistake of falling in love with – Lucien Antonescu, a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side. It's a dark side a lot of people, like an ancient society of vampire hunters, would prefer to see him dead for.

The problem is, Lucien's already dead. Maybe that's why he's the first guy Meena's ever met whom she could see herself having a future with. See, while Meena's always been able to see everyone else's future, she's never been able look into her own.

And while Lucien seems like everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, he might turn out to be more like a nightmare.

Now might be a good time for Meena to start learning to predict her own future…

If she even has one.

The title of Cronin's debut collection of eight interconnected stories, set between 1979 and the present, implies that the content will be devoted to the relationship between the eponymous duo. Instead, they don't appear in the same tale until halfway through, detailing their marriage in their early 30s after both become teachers. Before this, there's a lengthy opening story concerning the events leading up to the accidental death of O'Neil's parents, Arthur and Miriam; another story on how O'Neil and his older sister, Kay, cope with the aftermath; and a third about the abortion Mary has at the age of 22. After the wedding, the stories still don't always focus on the pair, with one devoted solely to Kay's own dysfunctional marriage. Cronin, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, is an accomplished craftsman, and at times his prose is quite moving and beautiful, though the sadness he channels is too often uninflected by humor. Playing out variations on the theme of the inability of parents and children to truly know one another, Cronin is capable of creating fresh poignancy. Readers interested in going straight to the best of the collection should head for "Orphans" and "A Gathering of Shades," in which the author affectingly paints how the two siblings help each other through the pain of living and dying, showcasing the real love story here. Agent, Ellen Levine. (Feb. 13) Forecast: This is a promising debut collection, and national print advertising in the New Yorker and alternative weeklies should target the appropriate readership. Sponsorship announcements will also feature the title on NPR.<