The Island of Sheep - format ePub

"Los 39 escalones" (1915) y su secuela, "Mantoverde" (1916), son las dos primeras novelas del espía Richard Hannay. Con ellas, John Buchan creó el patrón oro del "thriller" moderno y marcó la hoja de...

Los 39 escalones es un relato vibrante de intriga y persecución que nos introduce en la vida aparentemente tranquila de Richard Hannay, un ingeniero británico recién llegado a Londres tras años en África....

During the past year, in the intervals of an active life, I have amused myself with constructing this tale. It has been scribbled in every kind of odd place and moment—in England and abroad, during long...

Castle Gay is a novel by John Buchan. It is the second of his three Dickson McCunn books and is set in south west Scotland in the Dumfries and Galloway region in the 1920s.

Mr Standfast is the third of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1919 by Hodder & Stoughton, London.It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other...

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (/?b?x?n/; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the...

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (/?b?x?n/; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the...

Greenmantle is the second of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during...

Sick Heart River is John Buchan's most powerful novel and his last, completed days before his death. It was published posthumously in 1941. Buchan's rich descriptions of the rugged Canadian Northwest...

British writer John Buchan's Greenmantle is the second of five adventure novels to star Richard Hannay, a man with a remarkable knack for getting out of sticky situations, and indeed getting into them...

British writer John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps is the first of five adventure novels to star Richard Hannay, a man with a remarkable knack for getting out of sticky situations, and indeed getting...

Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to meet his friend Sandy in Constantinople. Once there, he and...

Nineteen-year-old David Crawfurd travels from Scotland to South Africa to work as a storekeeper. On the voyage he encounters again John Laputa, the celebrated Zulu minister, of whom he has strange memories....

No centenário de sua publicação, a Editora Landmark lança um dos mais eletrizantes thrillers de ação e espionagem do século XX. Richard Hannay, engenheiro de minas sul-africano e herói da guerra, vê-se...

Major General Sir Richard Hannay is the fictional secret agent created by writer and diplomat John Buchan, who was himself an Intelligence officer during the First World War. The strong and silent type,...

The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in...

From the author of the hotly anticipated Apple TV series Imperfect Women‘A thrilling escape with the most unexpected twists’ – Elisabeth MossYOUR SECRETS AREN'T SAFE.Ten years ago, Hope left Somerset...

A cozy side-quest fantasy adventure, set in the same fantasy multiverse as the Barnes & Noble Top 100 bestseller The Bartender Between Worlds.A weary warrior. A restless baker. A magical side quest...

Written in 1973, Carrie’s War is an exciting and very moving account of the lives of children sent away from home during the Second World War, based on Nina Bawden’s own childhood experience.Carrie’s...

For fans of S.A. Chakraborty, Robin Hobb, and Martha Wells's Witch King, a page-turning standalone fantasy of necromancy and cursed magic from Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of The Ruin of Kings.'Incredibly...

The much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling The Cursed MelodiesThe ocean is calling...With the return of the Shadowling, Astrid, Jonas and Gwen find themselves summoned by the Queen herself. They are...

A brilliant story of revenge and counter-revenge in Atlantic CityAfter being shot by a mugger, Lt Vincent Mora is convalescing in Puerto Rico. There he meets Iris, a beautiful young woman who is bored...

Playtime in paradise is officially overAl Rosen was doing just fine, hiding out in Israel – until he decided to play Good Samaritan and rescue some elderly tourists from a hotel fire. Now his picture’s...

Mary Lavin is the great unsung voice of Irish fiction. Here are her very best, most electric stories: illuminating, moving, arrows in flight.‘This is a wonderful collection, and a reminder that Mary Lavin...

Tough guy Jack Ryan goes looking for a missing lowlife and finds himself in a whole lot of trouble…Motor city process server and ex-thug Jack Ryan is very good at finding people – especially people who...

'A tangled tale of maternal inheritance... A must' PATRICK GALE, author of Notes from an ExhibitionA tender story of mothers, daughters and breaking family patternsWhen Winnie is happy, Lillian is happy,...

A FIZZINGLY ORIGINAL COMING-OF-AGE STORY FOR FANS OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY'Riotously funny, nostalgic and immensely touching.' PANDORA SYKES'Broke my heart one minute and had me really laughing the...

A tragicomic portrait of one man's unravelling in an absurd, twisted world, Howl is the propulsive new novel from Booker-Prize winner Howard Jacobson.'A howling comic masterpiece' Patrick Marber'Boils...

A Madame Bovary for the heyday of gay New York, Love Junkie is a riotously funny, razor-sharp tale about wanting it all‘He was a charismatic porn star who sold his dirty underwear. I was an upper-middle-class...

THE LATEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MATRIX'Brawler captures a towering talent.'FINANCIAL TIMES'Groff conjures a whole world in each brilliant story.' CLAIRE FULLER'You'll...

Winner of the Prix Médicis Étranger in France and the Premio de la Critica in SpainConversation-starting and prize-winning international fiction: an extraordinary meditation on violence, conspiracy and...

By night the glittering world of Times Square, cinemas, clubs and the brittle, played-out demi-monde . . . by day a wasteland of hollow men, lonely apartments and empty morning coffee stands . . . Robert...

Prepare to be enchanted and terrified by Julia Alexandra's debut enemies-to-lovers horror-fantasy, Midnight on the Celestial, set on a nightmarish ocean liner.When heiress Roe Damarcus fails a trial to...

From the poignant realisation as an adult of the cruel brutality of childhood in 'The Robin', man then comes face to face with himself as a boy in 'A Moment of Green Laurel': both stories combining the...

Two Sisters is Gore Vidal's fictional memoir of a love affair with a beautiful set of twins in post-war Paris - a story skilfully interwoven with notebooks, diaries and the vivid fragment of a screenplay...

In the tiny Central American republic of Tenango, a place of orchid--scented jungle, crumbling palaces and baroque cathedrals, the rainy season is over and the dusty days of winter have begun. It is...

This dark yet hilariously satirical state-of-an-era novel sees Will Self's middle-class, middle-English characters apparently trapped in a timeless go-round of polite chitchat in dinner parties that refract...

Rogue is the explosive first book in the Phantom Ops series by bestselling author Samantha Wilde — a scorching blend of danger, desire, and deadly precision.  He's the alpha they call when the mission's...

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning,...

Winston Smith lives in a world that controls every action and thought of its citizens through the all-seeing eye of Big Brother. Outwardly he seems to be an obedient citizen, yet inwardly he rebels against...

He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. Daggermouth is the viral sensation by successful indie author H. M. Wolfe. A gut-wrenching, all-consuming, dark, dystopian romance – perfect for fans of The Hunger...

Sometimes murder runs in the family. Or does it?When a well-known artist is found in Snorri's Pool with an axe buried deep in his chest, Stella Blómkvist is immediately thrown in at the deep end, brought...

A world on the brink of collapse. Dense woods, mountains, a standing stone, a barrow, and a very old house. But if you've only ever known concrete and glass, how do you live in a place like this?Recruited...

Havoc lives for the road and the Devil's Crown MC. As Road Captain, danger is part of the job and attachments are liabilities he buried the day he lost his old lady. Love cost him everything once. He...

Santa has a new helper …Nicole Dean despises Christmas and everything that comes with it—the tinsel, endless jingles, and the holiday cheer. When she learns that Sloan, her teenage crush, will be taking...

Two students arrive in Edinburgh full of hopes and dreams...and secrets. Their relationship sends them down a path they never imagined. What if your dreams really could come true? Dao and Sunny both...