Títulos en Histórica

Twice Claire has used an ancient stone circle to travel back to the 18th century. The first time she found love with a Scottish warrior but had to return to the 1940s to save their unborn child. The second time, 20 years later, she reunited with her lost love but had to leave behind the daughter that he would never see. Now Brianna, from her 1960s vantage point, has found a disturbing obituary and will risk everything in an attempt to change history.

España, época actual. Connell, un profesor universitario cuya familia procede de Irlanda, intenta encontrar su identidad en un mundo que no siente como el suyo propio. Su afición a narrar historias, inculcada desde que era niño por su madre, así como los recurrentes sueños que pueblan sus noches con cada vez mayor frecuencia, irán haciendo emerger unos vínculos desconocidos con el pasado. Irlanda, siglo XII. Una tierra de druidas y magia ancestral en un momento de cambio.

Have you been to Castle Chansany? Perhaps you’ve heard of it, or somewhere like it. It’s that airy castle in the clouds, straight out of a dream. A place where wizards spin marvels from their finger-tips, and the Queen holds banquets deep into the night. A place of mystery and curiosity, finery and fancy, where even the furniture might talk to you (if you’re polite enough to it). A place of magic and enchantment, where anything could happen... Come meet the flamboyant Wizard Garstang and his draconic apprentice, Jessamine.

CHI SEI DISPOSTO A TRADIRE PER OTTENERE UN POTERE ILLIMITATO? Un ritorno traumatico ed esplosivo alla biblioteca porta i sei maghi alessandrini a fare i conti con le proprie vulnerabilità. Le vecchie alleanze si rompono rapidamente man mano che gli iniziati adottano strategie opposte per affrontare il patto che finora non sono riusciti a mantenere. Coloro che rimangono negli archivi si confrontano con le conseguenze etiche dei loro poteri astronomici, mentre altrove qualcuno della Società vuole influenzare la politica su scala globale.

Als dem jungen Tancred Paladin im Wald ein verängstigtes Mädchen begegnet, verliebt er sich zum ersten Mal in seinem Leben. Vollkommen von ihr fasziniert, muss er sie unbedingt wiedersehen. Auf der Suche nach ihr findet er ein Schloss, das nicht mehr existiert – und eine Frau, die schon lange tot ist. Ist dies alles nur ein Albtraum oder verliert er den Verstand? Oder spielt ihm womöglich das merkwürdige Erbe des Eisvolks einen Streich.

Tamsin has always been safe behind the walls of her sanctuary. Safe enough to yearn for a glimpse of the world beyond. But with the Viking threat looming, even her secretive kingdom must open its gates to invite allies. And she gets far more than a glimpse. The three lords of Dublin are on the hunt for women of her kind. Thrain Mordsson, youngest of the three and bent on a personal vendetta, doesn't take much stock in the ancient prophecies. He marches into battle for the glory rather than the spoils.

The mad Shogun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The toxic blood lotus flower continues to ravage the land, the deadlands splitting wider by the day. The machine-worshippers of the Lotus Guild conspire to renew the nation's broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion simultaneously - by endorsing a new Shogun who desires nothing more than to see Yukiko dead.

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. "La buena fama" es un relato fantástico ambientado en el medievo que narra la relación de una joven inteligente y virtuosa con un ser sobrenatural. Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano nació en Cabra el 18 de octubre de 1824. Fue un escritor, diplomático y político español. Su obra más conocida es Pepita Jiménez.

El largo brazo del Emperador Ogimachi se extiende mucho más allá del mundo terrenal, donde los restos de la guerra han dejado a samuráis sin señor errando por todo Japón en busca de lidiar con su deshonor. Shi, ninja del clan Yoru-no-ken, se enreda en una misión cuyo destino se halla entre dos mundos: con el rastro de un ronin que sirve al emperador en la sombra y una geisha que ansía escapar de su vida, Shi se sumerge en el siniestro mundo de los yokai.

Helmuth, un caballero teutón en busca de redención, abandona la guerra. Su errante marcha lo conduce a un pueblo escondido de Prusia. El lugar parece apacible, pero un extraño susurro gobierna el lugar; un susurro que proviene de una gárgola que, vagabunda como él, llegó desde lejanas tierras.Pero Helmuth no es el único visitante, pues otros con propósitos más oscuros que hallar la paz, o quizás otro tipo de paz, intentarán hacerse con el lugar.

Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player. Her brother has a voice to melt the hardest heart, and is a rare talent on the harp. But Liobhan's burning ambition is to join the elite warrior band on Swan Island. She and her brother train there to compete for places, and find themselves joining a mission while still candidates. Their unusual blend of skills makes them ideal for this particular job, which requires going undercover as traveling minstrels. For Swan Island trains both warriors and spies.

Trzeci tom cyklu krzyzackiego. Akcja powiesci osnuta jest wokól Bitwy pod Grunwaldem. Podobnie, jak w poprzednich tomach watki fantastyczne, lacza sie z historia. Plastyczna narracja i wartka akcja, to niewatpliwie najwieksze zalety książki audio. Dodatkowa zaleta jest idealne wywazenie proporcji pomiedzy fantastyka i historia.

A posthumous recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, Marion Zimmer Bradley reinvented - and rejuvenated - the King Arthur mythos with her extraordinary Mists of Avalon series. In this epic work, Bradley follows the arc of the timeless tale from the perspective of its previously marginalized female characters: Celtic priestess Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar, and High Priestess Viviane.

Oliver Twist is one of the most well-known stories ever told, about a young orphan who has to survive the mean streets of London before ultimately being rescued by a kindly benefactor.

But it is his friend, the Artful Dodger, who has the far more intriguing tale, filled with more adventure and excitement than anything boring Oliver could possibly get up to. Throw in some vampires and a plot to overthrow the British monarchy, and what you have is the thrilling account that Charles Dickens was too scared to share with the world.

Il vecchio è il più grande alchimista di tutti i regni, il "Maestro delle essenze", come dimostrano in modo impressionante le sue ingegnose pozioni "Maledizione dell'ombra curiosa" o "Specchio dell'ultimo istante". Che siano altri a inventare la pozione per l'umiltà e la modestia. Mentre indaga su una morte misteriosa, il soldato della guardia cittadina trova una lettera con il sigillo del re. Non riesce a resistere alla tentazione. La figlia dello scorticatore si addentra nella foresta col suo amico per raccogliere funghi. Uno strano bagliore li attira in una grotta nascosta.

The iconic duo find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events: an otherworldly stone whose touch inflicts fatal bleeding; a hellish potion to unlock a person’s devilish psyche; a fiendishly clever, almost undetectable method of revenge and many more—including a brand-new Cthulhu Casebooks story.

Though she is the oldest daughter, Princess Faraine lives in the background, shunned from court and kept out of sight. Her chronic illness makes her a liability to the crown, and she has learned to give place to her beautiful, favored younger sister in all things. When the handsome and enigmatic Shadow King comes seeking a bride, Faraine is not surprised that her sister is his choice. When King Vor meets the lively Princess Ilsevel, he quickly agrees to a marriage arrangement. So why can’t he get the haunting eyes of her older sister out of his head?

Behind the towering walls of Belduar, Calen Bryer and his companions stand in defense of the city and its new king. In over a thousand years, Belduar has never fallen. It has stood as a bastion of hope. But the Lorian empire are at its walls once more, and the Dragonguard are coming.

Eilean was born a “wretched”—a lowly foundling raised by the Aldermaston of Tintern Abbey. Then she’s chosen to assist in establishing the new abbey of Muirwood, now the site of a castle in the swampy Bearden Muir. Eilean’s role is as night servant to the druid Mordaunt, the king’s exiled advisor—and prisoner. He’s clever, dangerous, and invaluable to the Aldermaston.

Dr Rudi Kessler is plagued by nightmares of his childhood, caught between a desperate and dying Fatherland and a merciless, despotic Motherland. But some nights, the nightmares are ushered away with dreams of a girl. A girl he swears he knows. A girl he loves.