The Light Princess - formato ePub

Diamante vive en el Londres victoriano junto a su familia en condiciones muy precarias. Un día, decide tapar los agujeros de la pared que hay detrás de su cama con heno para evitar que entre aire frío....

«MacDonald consigue un diálogo eficacísimo, algunas opor­tunas gotas de humor y una evidente comprensión del alma infantil. Es muy probable que sus hijos, sin saberlo, le enseñaran tanto como él a ellos»....

Once upon a time, so long ago that I have quite forgotten the date, there lived a king and queen who had no children. And the king said to himself, "All the queens of my acquaintance have children, some...

Em suas aventuras na Terra das Fadas, o jovem Anodos confronta os espíritos das árvores e uma sombra, peregrina pelo palácio da rainha das fadas e procura o Espírito da Terra. Uma busca que requer a entrega...

A obra de fantasia clássica que influenciou C.S. Lewis e J.R.R. Tolkien!Considerada uma das obras mais importantes de George MacDonald, Phantastes narra a história do jovem Anodos e suas aventuras fantásticas...

São poucos os livros que conseguem tocar nesse sentimento quase indescritível que é a magia da infância. A princesa e o goblin é um deles. Com fortes tons temáticos alegóricos, narra a emocionante e divertida...

Ficção cristã da melhor qualidade em um livro cheio de aventura e romance!George MacDonald é considerado por muitos como o avô da fantasia moderna. Os instigantes contos de aventura e fantasia que escreveu...

Conheça alguns dos melhores contos de fantasia de George MacDonald, como 'O coração do gigante', 'A princesa etérea' e 'A chave dourada'. A história que dá nome ao livro retrata a busca de um menino e...

I awoke one morning with the usual perplexity of mind which accompanies the return of consciousness. As I lay and looked through the eastern window of my room, a faint streak of peach-colour, dividing...

George MacDonald's 'Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood (Illustrated Edition)' is a captivating coming-of-age story that follows the adventures of the young protagonist, Ranald, as he navigates the challenges...

George MacDonald's 'Fantasy Classics: Adela Cathcart Edition – Complete Tales in One Volume' is a collection of enchanting stories that transport readers to a whimsical world filled with magic, wonder,...

In 'At the Back of the North Wind (Illustrated Edition)' by George MacDonald, readers are taken on a captivating journey through the life of a young boy named Diamond who befriends the North Wind, a mystical...

George MacDonald's novel "Lilith" is a seminal work in the genre of fantasy literature, blending elements of fairy tales, allegory, and Christian spirituality. Set in a fantastical world of demons, angels,...

This is an incredible love story about Malcolm, Scottish fisherman who is enchanted by a strong-willed, daring girl whom he dares not to love until he learns a shocking secret about her. Malcolm is not...

This carefully crafted ebook: "SIR GIBBIE & DONAL GRANT: The Baronet's Song and The Shepherd's Castle (Adventure Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents....

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE PARISH TRILOGY: Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood, The Seaboard Parish & The Vicar's Daughter (Complete Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and...

TThere is something sinister about Drumdalloch Woods in the Black Isle near Inverness. It is a place of tangled growth and shadowy darkness, and it has business opportunists, biological scientists and...

Bologna, 1575.A talented seamstressA powerful merchantA fierce battle of willsElena Morandi has gained a fragile foothold in the workshop of a master tailor, despite the profession being officially barred...

When gods war...Death is everywhere, Hopelessness. Despair. Dark Days.Fate has chosen her champions, and no one will expect what two children can do against the might of the Last God.They don't know it...

Summer and Ruari were the perfect childhood sweethearts. They did everything together, from book festivals to escape rooms, coastal walks to paintballing, and their love was the stuff of fairy tales....

Ette Durand's plans for the summer of 1964 take a surprising turn when Olympic swimming hopeful Dieter Norden comes to work at her parents' inn. Dieter draws crowds to him, but his relationship with Ette...

It was Fern Honeycutt's eyes that gave her away. Not witch. All demon.Her coven saw her as an abomination, handing her over to pure evil.She escaped, but a lone female is an easy target. When breeder...

April, 1941. At the former Whitechapel Road Underground station, repurposed as an air raid shelter since the onset of the Blitz, the body of a woman has been discovered, stabbed and eviscerated. With...

'Grady's style is loose, colorful, challenging and fun. I sometimes thought of Orwell's novel 1984, sometimes of the Dylan song 'Desolation Row'' Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post'Grady is a master...

Lights, camera... action?Ainsley Beckett might be television's sweetheart, star of a dozen romantic movies and known the world over for her sweet-as-pie schoolmarm on hit historical TV show As The Heart...

When a blizzard strands Colby halfway up a mountain, the timing could hardly be worse. He's supposed to spend Christmas with his family—not trapped in a cabin with his best friend, snowed in without electricity...

Truth makes traitors out of even the most dutiful.Zanteera Island has a secret: it has two prisons. Vana, the one the world knows and fears, and an unnamed compound lined with comforts. Serving her National...

We know the truths men have forgotten… ‘Visceral, twisting, propulsive – Black Wood Women begs to be devoured’ Stacey Halls 'Grim and glorious' Daily Mail 'Visceral and unswerving’...

A gripping crime thriller for fans of Lucy Foley and Cara Hunter. 'An atmospheric whodunnit you'll devour' Woman & Home 'A gripping and atmospheric...

It's not easy being the tallest woman in Ho Chi Minh City…just ask Kimmie Pham aka 'Kimmie Coconut Tree'. The staring. The not-so-clever names. The reluctance of eligible bachelors to ask her out. She...

A poignant, heart-wrenching, heart-filling celebration of, and testimony to, an Australia that has changed so much in a lifetime. Yet the raw emotions, loves, tragedies, every day-ness and splendid wonder...

Every cause has an effect. If you're walking with your eyes closed you'll eventually trip or walk into something. In life we have to live with the effects caused by our decisions or the decisions others...

Whoever wins the heart of the most eligible gentleman in London will need to be an extraordinary catch indeed. London, 1813—fae and humans alike are abuzz whenever Torquil's Tribune drops a juicy new...

Marco Serrano was raised to become the head of a crime family, but while his father prepared him to lead the Serrano family, he never knew that his son was gay. Marco has only ever entrusted two people...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern...

Working with high schoolers is hard, but harder still when they hide body parts under their beds. Nana's responsibility in supervising magical teens who need to hide their supernatural nature for the...

What would you do if you blinked and in that split second, the world changed?That's what happened to Jenna Robinson. The world was about to end. The bombs that exploded around Jenna ensured a global apocalypse....

Sparks fly between a half-cybernetic warrior and the no-nonsense pilot…ScytheQ, once a fierce warrior now living in a sleek half-cybernetic body, has spent years battling her own emotions. She was forced...

A LUXURY ISLAND RETREAT. A SERIAL KILLER ON THE PROWL. A RACE AGAINST DEATH. In a remote island hotel off the wild Oregon Coast, seven strangers gather for a writers' retreat. Among them is Asha Kade,...

An urban fantasy in three parts  featuring very unique triplets.The Grae Sisters is a three book collection of the following previously release titles. • Warden and the Assassin ~ I'm the sister you don't...

Jackson Kane is an unassuming figure as he pushes his mop across the scuffed floors of Eastbrook High School. A former military man, his sturdy frame and calloused hands hint at a life of discipline and...

A cozy fantasy tale of friendship, work, and going out into the world. Oh, and snow cones! When the Ice Elf Elbriarien Itamar—or just El, for short—fails to get her Mage Mark after her apprenticeship,...

A Christmas wedding at Edelweiss Inn may sound like the romantic ending of a fairy tale; but for Sandra and her lifelong friends it becomes a sequence of uncomfortable and often hilarious incidents which...

EJ inherited a royal treasure…but who will wear the crown?My specialty is guest lists and cocktails, not casting spells and hawking houseplants–but when I became heir to faery portal along with a plant...

Chris was a young man full of life, ready to seize every moment. But one fateful night at a party by the river, everything changed. When the enigmatic Angie is found dead the next morning, Chris becomes...

From Britney King, the bestselling author of HER and The Social Affair, comes a dark psychological thriller that will make you question the boundaries of trust and the depths of deception.They say love...