Claire North

Hace diecisiete años, el rey Ulises navegó a la guerra con Troya, y llevó con él a todos los hombres en edad de luchar que habitaban la isla de Ítaca. Ninguno de ellos ha regresado, y las mujeres de Itaca deben dirigir el reino desde entonces. Penelope era casi una niña cuando se caso con Ulises. Mientras el estuviera vivo, estaria a salvo. Pero ahora, años despues, aumentan las especulaciones de que su esposo esta muerto y los pretendientes comienzan a llamar a su puerta. Ningun hombre es lo suficientemente fuerte para reclamar el trono vacio de Ulises. Penelope sabe que un paso en falso puede llevar a una sangrienta guerra civil. Solo a traves de la astucia, el ingenio y su circulo de sirvientas de confianza, puede mantener la tenue paz necesaria para que el reino sobreviva. Esta es la historia de Penelope de Itaca, la famosa esposa de Ulises, como nunca antes se habia contado. Por encima de la isla, los dioses conducen las guerras de los hombres. Pero en Itaca, son las mujeres abandonadas y sus propias diosas las que estan cambiando el destino del mundo.

Charlie meets everyone - but only once. You might meet him in a hospital, in a warzone, or at the scene of traffic accident. Then again, you might meet him at the North Pole - he gets everywhere, our Charlie. Would you shake him by the hand, take the gif

"Cada vez que Harry muere, vuelve a nacer justo en el mismo lugar y la misma fecha, como un niño con todo el conocimiento de una vida que ha vivido ya doce veces antes.No importa lo que haga o las decisiones que tome, al morir Harry siempre vuelve a donde todo comenzo. Hasta ahora.Mientras Harry se acerca al fin de su undecima vida, una niña pequeña se acerca al borde de su cama. Casi le echo de menos, doctor August, dice. Necesito enviar al pasadoun mensaje con usted. Ha ido pasando de niño a adulto, de niño a adulto, mil años hacia atras en el tiempo. El mensaje es que el mundo se acaba, y no podemos prevenirlo. Ahora es su turno.Esta es la historia de lo que Harry August hace a continuacion (y lo que hizo antes). De como trata de salvar un pasado que no puede cambiar y un futuro"

From the author of the word-of-mouth phenomenon The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August comes a mesmerising tale of a mystical gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate o

From the multi award-winning Claire North comes the second book in a trilogy of stories retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. Its time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN RECENT YEARS. THOUGHT PROVOKING, IMAGINATIVE AND PACKS A HELL OF AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom one of the most imaginative writers of her generation comes an extraordinary vision of the future.Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age - a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded, so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated.But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten everything he once held dear, his life will be turned upside down. Torn between friendship and faith, Ven must decide how far he's willing to go to save this new world, and how much he is willing to lose.

'AN EERILY PLAUSIBLE DYSTOPIAN MASTERPIECE' Emily St. John Mandel, author of STATION ELEVEN 'AN EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL . . . with echoes of The Handmaid's Tale' Cory Doctorow *CLAIRE NORTH SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD* From one of the most original new voices in modern fiction comes a startling vision of a world where you can get away with anything . . . Theo Miller knows the value of human life - to the very last penny. Working in the Criminal Audit Office, he assesses each crime that crosses his desk and makes sure the correct debt to society is paid in full. But when his ex-lover is killed, it's different. This is one death he can't let become merely an entry on a balance sheet. Because when the richest in the world are getting away with murder, sometimes the numbers just don't add up. From the award-winning Claire North comes an electrifying and provocative new novel which will resonate with readers around the world. Praise for Claire North: 'Poignant and intensely gripping' Guardian 'Little short of a masterpiece' Independent 'Ambitious, immensely humane and full of philosophical panache' Sunday Times 'One of the fiction highlights of the decade' Judy Finnigan, Richard and Judy Book Club

A hauntingly powerful new novel from the award-winning Claire North - one of the most original voices in modern fiction

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CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller AriadneFollowing the critically acclaimed Ithaca comes House of Odysseus, the second novel in Claire Norths Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. On the island of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never returned. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered with the arrival of Orestes, King of Mycenae. Orestes, son of Agamemnon, is mad. Wracked with guilt for putting his own mother to death, he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak. To keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae, his sister Elektra brings him to Ithaca to recover under the protection of Penelope. But no sooner has Orestes arrived then his uncle Menelaus, the blood-soaked king of Sparta, comes looking for him. Menelaus hungers for Orestes throne - and if he can seize it, no one will

THE END OF THE DAY: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR 2017

"«Todo el mundo se olvida de mí. Primero de mi cara, después de mi voz, y por último de las consecuencias de mis acciones. Así que escucha. Recuérdame.»Mi nombre es Hope Arden, y no sabrás quién soy. Nos hemos conocido antes, miles de veces. Pero yo soy la chica que todo el mundo olvida. Empezó cuando tenía dieciséis años. Lentamente fui desapareciendo. Mi padre se olvidaba de llevarme al colegio. Mi madre ponía la mesa para tres, no para cuatro. Mi profesor no recogía mis deberes. Mi amigo me miraba y veía a una extraña. No importa lo que haga, lo que diga, la gente a la que haga daño, los crímenes que cometa. Nunca recordarás quién soy. Eso hace que mi vida sea complicada. Pero también me hace peligrosa..."

Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . .A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen. Has she been faithful to him all these years? And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure?The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost . . .

La muerte nos visita a todos. Pero, justo antes, lo hace Charlie. Puedes encontrártelo en un hospital, en mitad de una zona de guerra o junto a un accidente de tráfico.Cuando venga a verte, ¿le estre

This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women - and their goddesses - that will change the course of the world.Seventeen years ago, king Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them have returned, and the women have been left behind to run the kingdom.Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. Whilst he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that husband is dead, and suitors are starting to knock at her door . . .But no one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne - not yet. Between Penelope's many suitors, a cold war of dubious alliances and hidden knives reigns, as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip one way or another. If Penelope chooses one from amongst them, it will plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning and her spy network of maids can she maintain the delicate balance of power needed for the kingdom to survive.On Ithaca, everyone watches everyone else, and there is no corner of the palace where intrigue does not reign...

From the author of the critically acclaimed Ithaca - A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year - comes an exquisite and gripping new tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.On the isle of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband, Odysseus, sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered by the arrival of Orestes, king of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra.Orestes's hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Now, racked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind.Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the Furies circle him. His uncle, Menelaus, the battle-hungry king of Sparta, longs for Orestes's throne - and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope fights to keep war from Ithaca's shores. Her only allies are Elektra and Helen of Troy, Menelaus's enigmatic wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own.Each woman has a secret. And their secrets will shape the world..