Resultados para "Dem Bones" en Literatura y ficción

Silla Nordvig is running for her life. The Queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her. When her father is killed, his last words set Silla on a perilous quest: travel the treacherous Road of Bones—a thousand-mile stretch haunted by warbands, creatures of darkness, and a mysterious murderer—and go to Kopa, where a shield house awaits her. After barely surviving the first stretch of road, a desperate Silla sneaks into a supply wagon belonging to the notorious Bloodaxe Crew. To make it to Kopa, she must win over Axe Eyes, the brooding leader of the Crew.

Un valioso bono del gobierno de Estados Unidos por un millón de dólares es robado durante un viaje en barco a Nueva York. El ladrón es desconocido y se plantea un enigma aparentemente insoluble. El famoso detective privado Tommy y Tuppence Beresford son contratados para resolver el caso. Tommy y Tuppence investigan a los diversos pasajeros del barco, descubriendo una red de intrigas y sospechas.

In the haunted town of Emberfield, mysterious packages arrive, each promising your heart's desire but lurking with unspeakable horrors. As you immerse yourself in this chilling tale, feel the tension rise with every shadow that dances in the dark. Join Rose, Clara, and the Torres family as they grapple with the seductive allure of wishes granted and the terrifying price of their fulfillment. Imagine the thrill of unwrapping secrets that twist reality and plunge you into a world of corruption!

Los intercambios navideños en las oficinas son un fenómeno memorable, una experiencia agridulce porque nunca te toca el regalo que quieres y menos aún, regalarle a la persona que quieres. Pero no dejan de ser una vivencia divertida, clásica y hasta legendaria en el mundo corporativo y de la que se pueden tejer varias historias de romance fallido, novelescas y de humor negro.

Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-lifetime proposal: to lead a team in search of the so-called "Lost Camp" of the tragic Donner Party. This was a group of pioneers who earned a terrible place in American history when they became snow-bound in the California mountains in 1847, their fate unknown until the first skeletonized survivors stumbled out of the wilderness, raving about starvation, murder-and cannibalism. Benton tells Kelly he has stumbled upon an amazing find: the diary of one of the victims.

When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born. Funny how things changed over time, how the fairytale twisted into something far more crooked—and darker—than I ever imagined. In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.

En aquest audiollibre, l'Antoni Bassas ens narra les seves vivències al programa que va fer història, El matí de Catalunya Ràdio (1995-2008). Bon dia, són les vuit! és un llibre que traspua periodisme i ràdio, on veiem els professionals que van gestar el programa cada dia i els col·laboradors que el van elevar a la categoria d'inoblidable, amb episodis que van fer vibrar l'antena cada matí durant més d'una dècada i que els oients encara recorden amb nostàlgia.

In a world of sorcery and sand, a slave rebellion is out of control and an army of undead is approaching. Does Horace have the power and strength to save what he fought so hard to win? In a setting reminiscent of ancient Egypt and Babylon, where God-Kings and God-Queens hold the power of life and death in their hands, Horace, the onetime slave who became a powerful magician, has turned the tables on his former masters. Follow Horace, Alyra, and Jirom as they navigate the hurdles of managing the slave rebellion under the Akeshian Empire's nose.

Princess Maren is a woman with a secret. Ten years ago she sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to reverse the spell. An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista.

A la protagonista de esta historia le diagnostican una enfermedad extrañísima y le dan 20% de posibilidades de sobrevivir. ¿Qué decide hacer con los últimos seis meses que le quedan? Escribir una novela. Empieza a planificarla y entiende que para tener material para escribirla necesita vivir nuevas experiencias: probar MDMA, robar, tirarse en parapente y tener sexo sadomasoquista. Pero no todo es tan sencillo. Entre desoladores mails a su ex, delirantes reacciones de su familia, una prima que le pide un favor inesperado y reflexiones sobre el feminismo, la trama estalla en un arco narrativo imposible de prever.

J.B. Clarke and the lovely ladies of Broken Fang have won their first victory against the vampires who secretly rule the world. But their fight is far from over. To defeat the vampires once and for all, they’ll need to rally powerful allies to their cause. But before they can do that, they need to make a name for themselves amongst the hidden underworld of monsters, mages, and vampire slayers.

Two time periods. Two coasts. Lives intertwined and impacted forever. Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives.

"Pour la philosophie existentialiste, l'existence précède l'essence, c'est à dire que l'homme naît seul, libre et responsable. Il n'est lui-même qu'être et néant, mais il donne, par ses choix et les engagements de son existence, un sens à sa vie. Tout le théâtre de Sartre est empreint de cette pensée. Avec Le Diable et le Bon Dieu, Sartre réalise enfin en Goetz l'unité du personnage et donne une véritable expression dramatique au problème de la liberté."

Marra è la più giovane fra le tre figlie del sovrano del Regno del Porto. Insieme alle sorelle, Damia e Kania, ha il dovere di salvaguardare la pace nel proprio paese, stretto nella morsa dei nemici che premono ai confini. Per scongiurare ogni rischio di scontro e assicurarsi l'alleanza del Regno del Nord, Damia viene data in moglie al principe Vorling. Poco tempo dopo, però, il corpo esanime della principessa viene riportato a casa. Dicono sia morta in seguito a una caduta, che sia stato un incidente, ma Marra non può crederci.

Ryan Rosa has built something special in New Realm Online: the most advanced VR game ever. But it isn't a perfect world. Enemy guilds have started to target their friends. Ryan is going to have to work hard to protect his new friends. After re-rolling his original character, Ryan has started to find his groove. With the help of his crazy friends, he is going to protect what is his.

Kyle Waller has spent his life working to the top of the corporate ladder, but now that retirement has come for him, he's not sure what's next. A chance encounter at a bar sends Kyle to Belize to chase adventure and an archaeological discovery that could make history.

She will never forget that summer - when the bones began to surface. The decomposing skull of a dog, then that of a cat. Later, birds. Her parents even made a game of digging them up while the children played and kept the tiny trophies on display in their home. And then her cousin was implicated in a grisly murder. Did that strange find really mark the creation of a monster in their midst? From the acclaimed author of Monster comes this chilling story of a long-buried childhood memory and a family bent on denial.

Mankind has failed to stop a growing rift for more than a decade. It will destroy all life on Aathon if nothing changes. But when Leo arrives with half of the human army, it seems that every leader is finally intent on stopping this growing rift together. What Leo will find out, however, is that some of these very powerful people don't see the rift as a problem. They intend to use it as an opportunity.

Living in the home he inherited from his mother and abandoned by his father, painter and construction worker Cash has never known anything beyond the fields of Johnston, Wisconsin-never particularly wanted to, either. Why would he when his friends are there, his work is there, his history is there? He loves Johnston. But when an emerald-eyed stranger named Rose blows into town one summer evening in his favorite local bar, everything changes. It's love at first sight. For Cash, anyway.

"Aparece Florentina", así empieza esta novela de Eduardo Muslip que se concentra en el recuerdo vívido de una abuela. Florentina aparece en un cuarto, pero está en una sala de estar. Su sola presencia le impone al narrador esta novela. Retrato e hilvanado relato, Florentina es una muestra de la destreza con la que Muslip se entrena en el ejercicio de la narrativa.