Resultados para "Novellen" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Lilith has been dying since the day she was born. While she long ago came to terms with her own imminent death, the deaths of everyone she loves are an entirely different matter. As her town slowly withers in the clutches of a mysterious god-cursed illness, she takes matters into her own hands. Desperate to find a cure, Lilith strikes a bargain with the only thing the gods hate more than her village: a vampire, Vale. She offers him six roses in exchange for six vials of vampire blood—the one hope for her town's salvation.

Before you knew him as the king or the Immortal, he was Commander Xavier “X” Rodriguez—with ninety-six dives under his belt, the most experienced Hell Diver on the airship known as the Hive. Time after time, he dived through the electrical storms, returning with parts to keep his home in the sky. Then, on a jump into Hades, the most hostile environment in North America, he sacrificed everything for mission and team. They returned to the airship with the fuel cells needed to keep the Hive running, but X was left behind.

Not every danger comes in the form of a mega-threat like a Titan. Some predators are a lot cozier...more personal. When one such creature threatens an independent tutor, Harry Dresden must shake off the blood and dirt of his most recent battles and rise to the occasion, even when it turns out that the new predator is far more dangerous and connected than first appearances would suggest.

Peter watched his new family drive away, certain it was the last time he'd ever see them. But sometimes plans go awry in the best way. Now, the plan is to get back to them. But sometimes plans go awry in the worst way. Sometimes the only plan is to believe it will be all right, even when it's almost impossible to believe.

En dag, när Sveriges kung var ute och åkte i sin vagn, stötte han på en liten by. Han bestämde sig för att stanna ett tag, och besökte byns kyrka. Han bad om att få träffa prästen, men kunde aldrig ana att den enkelt klädda man som tog emot honom var något annat än en simpel bonde. Prästen, som valde att inte avslöja sin identitet för kungen, berättade i stället en historia om en gång då folket i byn hittade ett berg av det renaste silver...

Under en ridtur i skogen stöter ett par och deras nyfödda barn på ett troll. När trollet smyger sig närmare blir hästarna skrämda, och i tumultet slungas barnet ur sin mors trygga famn. När föräldrarna kort därpå återvänder för att hämta barnet märker de att något inte står rätt till. Är det verkligen deras eget barn de tar med sig hem igen? ”Bortbytingen och andra noveller" är en novellsamling som kretsar kring folktro och sägner som har överlevt historiens gång. Selma Lagerlöf för oss tillbaka till en tid då människans vardag var intimt sammanvävd med naturen och dess övernaturliga väsen

"Ju mer hon tänkte på saken desto säkrare blev hon, att det inte fanns någon dag på hela året, som hon hellre ville fira än den, då hennes vän solen skulle strida mot mörkret och efter en härlig seger gå fram i ny prakt och väldighet. Det var inte lång tid till den 17 april, men alltid var det tid nog att hinna få i ordning ett kaffekalas, och när solförmörkelsedagen kom, satt de allesammans och drack kaffe i mörkret.

Livet har inte varit helt lätt för Ruster. I sin ungdom var han populär musiker, men så upptäckte han spriten och sedan dess har det gått utför. Han har svårt att försörja sig och hans härjade utseende gör att människor helst håller sig på avstånd. När det så lider mot jul beger sig Ruster till gården Lövdala för att besöka sina gamla vänner Liljekrona, men gårdsfolket roas inte av hans närvaro och på självaste julafton övertalar de Liljekrona att skicka iväg Ruster ensam ut i den bitande kylan ...

En morgon under hösten 1914 utbredde sig en tjock dimma över den lilla fredliga trakt där den fridsamme hade sin bostad. Dimman var dock inte tätare än att han kunde se hela trädgården och alla uthus, men längre kunde blicken inte tränga. Hela hans vanliga omgivning var försvunnen och när han gjorde den vanliga turen genom trädgården kände han sig ängslig och övergiven ... "Dimman (och andra noveller)" är en novellsamling av Selma Lagerlöf med berättelser som kretsar kring gammal folktro och sägner.

Once upon a time, there was a king and queen in a land called Love's Keep who once loved one another, but alas, no more. Without love, they were doomed to be ousted from their kingdom at the end of a year and a day. A year and a day passed. This is where their story starts. Imelda and Ambrose can't remember why they got married. A year and a day ago, Ambrose consulted a witch, trading their love to save Imelda's life - and they've been stuck with one another ever since.

Transcrição das fitas recuperadas do arquivo do dr. Wilson Tavares, especialista em pacientes dissonantes na região da Fenda. Segundo a perícia, as anotações pontuais acrescidas posteriormente foram feitas pelo próprio profissional.

Every princess should be kissed. And by a man who knows what he's doing. Beatricia had been enjoying just that with Farris Turner when she was caught. But running only drives her into the arms of a stranger. A man who wants to offer her one night together, to offer her the experience her life and duties in the city of Sun-Airor—a place set out of space and time—have denied her. It'll be her only chance before she's forced to enter a loveless marriage . . . but who exactly is her stranger? And what will kissing him reveal?

A rash of brutal murders set God and the devil at odds, and it’s up to Frank to prove hell’s innocence. With his angelic cousin watching his every move, he quickly learns there’s more to the mission than he was told when he comes face to face with the legend of Jack the Ripper. With time running out, Frank and Scarlett must stop the killings and restore the balance of peace before it spirals out of control. In a battle of wits to determine the fate of heaven and hell, it’s a good thing Frank brought a gun.

En sen natt stöter överste Beerencreutz på oväntade ljud i sitt hem. När sovrumsdörren kastas upp förväntar han sig en inbrottstjuv, men det är ingen mindre än Döden själv som stiger in. Översten är redo att överlämna sitt liv på stående fot, men Döden har andra planer och förklarar lugnt att han kommer tillbaka nästa natt. Så vad gör man när man vet att man bara har ett dygn kvar att leva? "Vägen mellan himmel och jord och andra noveller" är en novellsamling från den älskade författaren Selma Lagerlöf.

Michael awakens to a world where everyone has mysteriously disappeared. Not only must he come to grips with the sudden loss of his family, but he must also survive in a changing, overgrown, perilous earth filled with new predatory creatures while searching for his wife and missing daughter. A Day in the Life for a man on the edge surviving in a dangerous new world.

Available for the first time as an audiobook in this original Outlander novella, Diana Gabaldon reveals what really happened to Roger MacKenzie Wakefield’s parents. Orphaned during World War II, Roger believed that his mother died during the London Blitz, and that his father, an RAF pilot, was killed in combat. But in An Echo in the Bone, Roger discovers that this may not be the whole story. Now, in "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows," readers finally learn the truth.

A new world is beginning to take shape in the aftermath of The Fated War, a world that must be brought together if it is to survive. As the king and queen of Illian, it falls on Vighon and Inara Draqaro to forge this future. As they did during the war, they have allies—old friends—to call upon, heroes all who fought and bled for Verda's fragile era of peace. Among those allies are the likes of a ranger and a dragon.

Christmas in Winterspell means ice skating, hot cocoa by the barrel, and frosted gingerbread houses. I was almost looking forward to it. The merriment screeches to a halt when two elves show up, claiming to have been sent by Santa himself, on a mission to track down an ancient grimoire. A grimoire with the power of Christmas itself woven through the pages. Without it, Christmas isn't happening, and Santa himself is in grave danger. Could Winterspell hold the key to saving Christmas?

Her hands grip the steering wheel, and her foot slams down on the brake. There is a god-awful screeching noise as the tires skid across the asphalt. It's too little too late, and her vehicle collides with the large, furry beast, with a hard thud. The creature is flung from her vehicle, landing in a mangled, bleeding heap. Jackie can't believe it's even still alive. Despite the danger, her years of veterinary training kick in, and she gets to work to try to save its life.

You would think December would be Ivy's ideal time of year. After all, festivities abound and witches everywhere are encouraged to put their feet up and relax. That's not quite the case when she has various Order members attempting to finagle her into Christmas activities and a special artifact from the top of the Christmas tree goes missing. Either someone is attempting to sabotage Winter or something very strange is afoot indeed.