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The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance.In the east, Daenerys, last scion of House Targaryen, her dragons grown to terrifying maturity, rules as queen of a city built on dust and death, beset by enemies.Now that her whereabouts are known many are seeking Daenerys and her dragons. Among them the dwarf, Tyrion Lannister, who has escaped Kings Landing with a price on his head, wrongfully condemned to death for the murder of his nephew, King Joffrey. But not before killing his hated father, Lord Tywin.To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone - a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Starks bastard son Jon Snow has been elected the 998th Lord Commander of the Nights Watch, but he has enemies both in the Watch and beyond the Wall, where the wildling armies are massing for an assault.On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greatest dance of all...

A mig camí del quadre de costums i de la literatura neorealista, Pla demostra una vegada més la capacitat inesgotable de la seva prosa Un veterinari de ciutat arriba al poble de Torrelles per exercir el seu ofici. Establert al carrer Estret de la localitat, i gracies a la xafarderia de la seva cuinera, la inestimable Francisqueta, esdeve testimoni de la realitat quotidiana dels seus veins. La narracio, que segons l'autor es el simple resultat d'haver "passejat un mirall al llarg d'un cami", es construida a traves d'un pintoresc mosaic de personatges, la banalitat de la vida diaria dels quals es converteix en materia literaria d'una qualitat extraordinaria.

"A tragedy backlist by beauty." "-- Daily Express""For Fitzgerald desolation is a precondition of the lyrical. Hence the most distinctive impression of Tender: A beautiful novel about failure." "-- Independent""It is one of those books that you read and feel a shift... the story is told so poetically and eloquently. It is one of those books that you read and think: if I could only remember that sentence -- it is so beautiful." "--" Sam Taylor-Wood

Humanity has colonized the planets - interstellar travel is still beyond our reach, but the solar system has become a dense network of colonies. But there are tensions - the mineral-rich outer planets resent their dependence on Earth and Mars and the political and military clout they wield over the Belt and beyond.Now, when Captain Jim Holden''s ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.

Illidan Stormrage is one of the most powerful beings ever to walk the lands of Azeroth. He is also one of the least understood. Behind his legend, beneath his enigmatic mission, lies a brilliant mind whose machinations are comprehended by fewand trusted by even fewer. Illidans righteous reign of justice and vengeance has begun.Long ago, the night elf sorcerer Illidan infiltrated the demonic Burning Legion to ward off its invasion of Azeroth. Instead of hailing him as a hero, his own kind branded him the Betrayer, questioning his intentions after he appeared to aid the demon lords. For ten thousand years, he languished in prisonvilified, isolated, but never forgetting his purpose.Now the Legion has returned, and there is only one champion who can truly stand against it. Released from his bonds, Illidan prepares for the final confrontation in the alien realm of Outland, gathering an army of grotesque fel orcs, serpentine naga, cunning blood elves, and twisted demon hunters to his side. He alone knows what deeply hidden motives guide his hand; he alone understands the price that must be paid to defeat the enemies of creation. Yet as before, he is assailed by those who see his schemes as a cynical quest for power, including the night elf Maiev Shadowsong, his former jailor. Warden Shadowsong and her Watchers have pursued the Betrayer to Outland to exact retribution for his crimes, and she will not rest until Illidan is in her custody . . . or in his grave.

This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of Gods elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Innovative, punchy and tender, Orange Are Not The Only Fruits is a few days ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess and human obsession.

A Reliquia es un libro del autor Eça de Queiroz, Jose Maria editado por PORTO EDITORA. A Reliquia tiene un código de ISBN 978-972-0-04955-1, de la colección CLASSICOS PORTO EDITORA y consta de 276 Pá

A Single Man is an exclusive Vintage Classic that has been made into a film starring Julianne Moore and Colin Firth and directed by Tom Ford.In this brilliantly perceptive novel, a middle aged professor living in California, is alienated from his students by differences in age and nationality ,and from the rest of society by his homosexuality. Isherwood explores the depths of the human soul and its ability to triumph over loneliness, alienation and loss.

A remarkable psychological thriller by award-winning author Victor del Arbol.Eduardo Quintana is a broken man. The tragedy that cost him the lives of his family is a wound he daily tears open afresh. The once renowned painter wallows in grief, subsisting on alcohol and drugs, eking out a living with whatever painting commissions he can get.But when he is approached by a mysterious woman who wants him to paint a portrait of the man who killed her son, he soon becomes entangled in a web of deceit in which no one, and nothing, is as they seem. With each brushstroke, Eduardo opens doors that were meant to have stayed shut doors that, once opened, can never be closed.Set against the haunted and unsettling backdrop of a Madrid plagued by unrest and economic upheaval, The Heart Tastes Bitter is a dark and compelling story of the search for redemption, revenge, and love and the cruel power of fate.

Edició commemorativa de la novel·la més emblemàtica de Montserrat Roig en el 25è aniversari de la seva mort.Després d’haver viscut durant dotze anys a França i Anglaterra, la Natàlia torna a la Barce

Paul Leibovitz was once an ambitious advisor, dedicated father, and loving husband. But after living for nearly thirty years in Hong Kong, personal tragedy strikes and Paul's marriage unravels in the fallout. When he makes a fleeting connection with Elizabeth, a distressed American woman on the verge of collapse, his life is thrown into turmoil. Less than twenty-four hours later, Elizabeth's son is found dead in Shenzhen, and Paul, invigorated by a newfound purpose, sets out to investigate the murder on his own. As Paul, Elizabeth, and a detective friend descend deeper into the Shenzhen underworld they discover dark secrets hidden beneath China's booming new wealth. In a country where rich businessmen with expensive degrees can corrupt the judicial system, the potential for evil abounds.

Al maig de 1897, l'aparició d'un cadàver esquarterat al Bois de Boulogne de Paris suposarà l'inici de la investigació d'una sèrie d'assassinats. Més de cent anys després, una jove antropòloga forense

Ils ont miraculeusement survécu au carnage de la Grande Guerre, aux horreurs des tranchées. Albert, un employé modeste qui a tout perdu, et Edouard, un artiste flamboyant devenu une « gueule cassée »

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