The Talisman - formato ePub

Toda mentalidad religiosa cree en lo sobrenatural y también en la existencia de un principio del bien y otro del mal que se hallan enfrentados en una lucha de resultado incierto. La «creencia, casi universal,...

Basándose en la mundialmente conocida tradición legendaria de héroes justicieros como Robin Hood, Walter Scott urdió la trama de Ivanhoe, situándola precisamente en el período histórico de Inglaterra...

Ivanhoe es hijo de sir Cedric, un caudillo sajón, cuyo deseo es restaurar el trono de Inglaterra en la estirpe sajona. Cedric cree que logrará su objetivo casando a su pupila, lady Rowena con Athelstane,...

El libro se desarrolla en el siglo XV durante el reinado de Luis XI de Francia y en pleno enfrentamiento con Carlos el temerario, duque de Borgoña. Quintín Durward es un joven escocés que busca fortuna...

El cuento sucede en un castillo de un rico terrateniente, a donde ha llegado sin así planearlo un viejo amigo, al que no veía hacia mucho, el general Browne, recién llegado de América, en donde había...

Un noble francés llamado Quintin Durward recibe la misión de ejercer como caballero protector de la bella dama Isabel, con la que su tío, el viejo Lord Crawford, pretende casarse con la colaboración política...

Woodstock, o Los caballeros: una historia del año 1661 (Woodstock, or The Cavalier. A tale of the year sixteen hundred and fifty-one) es una novela del escritor escocés Walter Scott, publicada en 1826....

Ivanhoe es hijo de sir Cedric, un caudillo sajón, cuyo deseo es restaurar el trono de Inglaterra en la estirpe sajona. Cedric cree que logrará su objetivo casando a su pupila, lady Rowena con Athelstane,...

Walter Scott. Las espectrales islas Shetland, en pleno mar del Norte, parecen el refugio ideal para dos hombres que huyen de su pasado. Mertoun y Cleveland, dos naúfragos, uno de la vida y el otro del...

En la Escocia de 1679, enfrentada entre partidarios del rey Carlos II y seguidores de la secta puritana de los covenanters, el asesinato de un arzobispo desata los hilos de una guerra civil largamente...

Como Wordsworth, Scott tuvo que crear el gusto para su obra. Descubrió que no hay romance como el romance de la vida real. Como escritor, trató de reconciliar para el lector todas las variedades de...

A su vuelta de Tierra Santa, Ivanhoe, hijo de un caudillo sajón, participa en el torneo que proclamará reina de la "belleza" a su amada lady Rowena. El joven resulta herido, pero vence a los caballeros...

La novela nos ubica en Escocia, durante el gobierno de la reina Ana I de Bretaña, entre 1702 y 1714. La trama relata los infortunios de un amor desgraciado entre Lucy Ashton y el enemigo de su familia,...

El talismán nos ubica dentro de la Tercera Cruzada, a veces conocida como Cruzada del Rey (Kings Crusade, ya que en ella participo nada menos que la estirpe de los Plantagenet, representada en la piel...

Ivanhoe es hijo de sir Cedric, un caudillo sajón, cuyo deseo es restaurar el trono de Inglaterra en la estirpe sajona. Cedric cree que logrará su objetivo casando a su pupila, lady Rowena con Athelstane,...

En el año 1187, el sultán Saladino destruyó al ejército del rey de Jerusalén, Guido de Lusignan, apoderándose de la ciudad santa y de todo el reino latino. Con este motivo se organizó la tercera cruzada,...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed. Beginning with Johannes's father's...

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

20 years later… United by promise. Divided by hate. Karna, the King of Anga, is distraught after the recent demise of a closed one. And to achieve salvation, he seeks to hurt the ones who are closest...

Collected together for the first time, this omnibus brings new authors to the Alien universe. Across three epic novels, discover the origins of fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez and her family,...

Hunger devours. Takeaway food and human flesh. Sexual humiliation or humanity's survival. Smooth, unblemished skin.It cannot be sated. But people try. They push eager hands into their own gaping...

JACK KEROUAC: 'I loved him ... He just got me'ARTHUR MILLER: 'The first to let it all hang out and write like a child in wonderland.'KURT VONNEGUT: 'Still the greatest.'JOSEPH HELLER: 'My primary inspiration.'STEPHEN...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a heartwarming story about secrets, sisters, and the enduring power of family ties.   Zoey Hillcrest thought the hard part was over once she and her fiancé, Cooper,...

One special cottage brings together two fixer-uppers in this delightfully sweet small-town romance. ​ As the youngest of three sisters, CeCe Shipley is eager to make her own space in the world. She even...

For fans of Nghi Vo, P. Djèlí Clark, and Alix E. Harrow: a new stand-alone set in the world of the critically acclaimed Murder and Magic series during Prohibition. The Improvisers is the tale of Velma,...

'A breathtaking tapestry of past and present, intertwining the lives of two remarkable women in a story that's both heartwarming and heart-wrenching. The sense of discovery and the rich historical details...

'An absolute treat of a read!' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal H3> 'Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: Atmospheric, ingenious and fun!' Ian Moore'The perfect mix of cosy, festive,...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Temporary Roomie - a witty and relatable romantic comedy about finding joy in the unexpected, with...

Revenant-X is the terrifying second novel in a new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington. FEAR THE DARK.The crew of the Artemis - led by...

SMALL FORTUNES. BIG FEELINGS.Fleeing a troubled past, immigrant fortune teller Tao roams the dusty countryside with only her mule for company, telling small fortunes, for small prices. Big fortunes come...

Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Love is the only sequel published to Charles Dickens’ beloved Christmas classic that follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s quest to rediscover true love after his harrowing...

The hitman hero of the acclaimed Cinemax series comes out of retirement when his daughter, a true-crime writer, is abducted by the subject of one of her books. A nail-biting suspense thriller from the...

A wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett - a brand new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat.We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It's less...

From the bizarre and audacious imagination of horror author Andy Marino comes a harrowing tale of the insect that will herald the apocalypse…"The literary equivalent of swallowing a wasp that's crawled...

A thrilling epic of duty, magic and vampyres set in the Third Age that looks at why Lord Drakan invaded Hallowvale. Sure to delight RuneScape fans old and new, this stunning tale shows how and why Hallowvale...

A stunning tour de force of a novel based on the true story of a fourteen-year-old boy’s harrowing experience fleeing a Hitler youth camp with his best friend in the last days of the Second World War—perfect...

A new Star Trek adventure based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! When Una Chin-Riley and Christopher Pike meet at Starfleet Academy after one of his lectures, they...

He's been naughty, and she's always been nice. Until now. . . For Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since they were kids. But somewhere over the years,...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Clavell never puts a foot wrong . . . Get it, read it, you'll enjoy it mightily' DAILY MIRRORThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne,...

It was only supposed to be a short trip to Leto 5 to run a few errands. Instead, I get involved in a bar brawl and a wild chase, and then I nearly fall to my death.Miraculously, I make it back to my spaceship—with...

The lives of a young junior customer service assistant, an old lady, and a middle-aged man are changed forever when three masked males break into the bank in Roundley, wielding a machete and a large sledgehammer....

Jean-Michel d'Aron, son of Alain d'Aron, owner of the noble inn "Zum Weißen Falken" in Paris, was born in 1769. As a student, he was forced to flee during the night of the fire in Paris in 1793. He stayed...

Germany and Europe are facing numerous challenges. Financial problems, climate change, war and other problems threaten the stability of the democratic system and social cohesion. To avert the impending...

Stefan "Charly" Bach is asked by Karen "Carry" Lund to help her search for a missing friend. Together they experience adventures that endanger both their lives and their love. Experience the two of them...

When summer vacation begins in the lively town of Sonnenau, Mia, Ben, Emma and Lukas dream of unique adventures. The five fabulous friends Starko, Koordia, Speedo, Maya and Flexo offer their unique skills...

Welcome back to the mountains of Occitania! The next generation is already arriving. At the same time, however, the status quo seems more endangered than ever. The secret committee of the empire decides...