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Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. he will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

With the open-hearted rashness that belongs to every true writer, Saviano returns to tell the story of the fierce and grieving heart of Naples.' Elena Ferrante In Naples, a new kind of gang rules the streets: the `Paranze', the `Children's Gangs', groups of teenage boys who divide their time between Facebook or playing Call of Duty on their PlayStations and patrolling the streets armed with pistols and AK-47s, terrorizing local residents in order to mark out the territories of their Mafia bosses. Roberto Saviano's eye-opening novel The Piranhas tells the story of the rise of one such gang and its leader, Nicolas - known to his friends and enemies as the `Maharajah'. But Nicolas's ambitions reach far beyond doing other men's bidding: he wants to be the one giving orders, calling the shots, and ruling the city. But the violence he is accustomed to wielding and witnessing soon spirals out of his control . . .

« Il y a lieu de croire que Rogojine éprouva cette brusque sensation d'épouvante ; venant s'ajouter à tant d'autres émotions, elle l'immobilisa sur place et sauva le prince du coup de couteau qui allait inévitablement s'abattre sur lui. Rogojine n'avait pas eu le temps de se rendre compte de l'attaque qui terrassait son adversaire. Mais, ayant vu celui-ci chanceler et tomber soudainement à la renverse dans l'escalier, la nuque portant contre une marche de pierre, il était descendu quatre à quatre en évitant le corps étendu et s'était enfui de l'hôtel presque comme un fou. »

Un trompetista aconsegueix finalment el somni que ha acariciat durant setmanes: sortir amb la vedette del teatre on treballa. Per agafar coratge, durant el sopar beu molt més del que ell considera recomanable. Per aixo sadona que, de tan borratxo com va, si realment assoleix endur-se la vedette al llit, potser no estara a laltura. Aquest es linici de La magnitud de la tragedia, una novel·la sobre lamor, lodi, la solitud, el pas inapel·lable del temps i la inevitabilitat de la mort.

Bootes és una al·legoria monumental sobre el destí de la humanitat i una metàfora despietada sobre la crueltat del poder i les injustícies de la nostra societat. Aquesta és l'esperada novel·la que cl

A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 New York Times bestselling author.He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the thronePower is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her.Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril.

This book is bloody brilliant'V.E. SchwabA ripping readJoe AbercrombieThe SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestseller from the award-winning author of the Nevernight ChronicleIt has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise.Ever since, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Gabriel de Leon, half man, half monster, and last remaining silversaint a sworn brother of the holy Silver Order dedicated to defending the realm from the creatures of the night is all that stands between the world and its end.

The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.The first lesson is to make yourself strong.After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control.But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

Seis amigos reencóntranse despois de vinte anos nunha cea o 24 de xullo de 2021, en Santiago de Compostela. Baixo o estrondo dos brindes e dos fogos artificiais, un disparo remata coa vida dun deles. O inspector Santiago Abad e a subinspectora Ana Barroso teran que enfrontarse a este crime nunha nova e apaixonante investigacion, e to-do apunta a que e, no pasado comun deses comensais, onde se atopa a chave da sua resolucion. Un tempo adolescente en que eses seis amigos compartian un piso de menores tutelado e onde aconteceu unha traxedia que marcou a todos para sempre: a morte da sua compañeira Antia Morgade.Nunha carreira contra o reloxo, Abad e Barroso deberan dar o mellor deles para evitar un novo asasinato entre un mar de mentiras, segredos e desconfianzas.

Dark, strange, thick with mystery and twists Book of Night is everything delicious and frightening I've come to expect from Holly Black.' Leigh Bardugo, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House'If Neil Gaiman channelled Stephen King, the result might be this book . . .scintillating prose, whiplash twists, and a voice of character that demands to be heard from again.' James Rollins, New York Times bestseller of The Starless Crown_______________________________________________________________________#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black makes her stunning adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies. Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse.

Mai un llibre en català havia protagonitzat una sortida tan fulgurant en l'àmbit internacional. Publicant en 37 llengües. La segona novel·la de Sánchez Piñol confirma la qualitat i l'amplitud de l'èx

By #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.Of course I want to be like them. Theyre beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest.I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality.But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences.In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, comes a breath taking novel about modern marriage, the depth of family ties, and the year that one remarkable heroine

Premi Òmnium a la Millor Novel·la de l’AnyEl subtil retrat d’una noia que aprèn a llegir entre línies la història del seu país. Una novel·la plena d’intel·ligència i humor. Setembre de 1962. Una jove

Unha historia amarga e dolorosa, intrigante e conmovedora, que lexitima a memoria e afonda nas miserias humanas e nos segredos familiares enmarcados nas turbulencias políticas da primeira metade do seculo XX.Ninguen sabia os motivos polos que unha moza de refinado encanto e elevada altura, tanto fisica coma intelectual, se fora convertendo nun repulsivo esperpento, nun animal. A Muller Xabaril percorria o mundo cun saco ao lombo e nel, ademais de quincallas do seu cotian vagabundo, levaba libros. Deambulaba acompañada do Luis, o seu can e fiel escudeiro.O relato de Ramiro, envolto na voz de Lennon, vai reconstruindo a version mais dramatica desa biografia infausta que o impresiona ata lle esfolar a pel de dentro. Acaba de descubrir os motivos que hipoteticamente a puideron abocar a sorprendente metamorfose: o verdadeiro segredo do Xabaril. En A Muller Xabaril Fina Casalderrey convidanos a inserirnos nunha historia amarga e dolorosa, intrigante e conmovedora, que lexitima a memoria e afonda nas miserias humanas e nos segredos familiares enmarcados nas turbulencias politicas da primeira metade do seculo XX.Ninguen sabia os motivos polos que unha moza de refinado encanto e elevada altura, tanto fisica coma intelectual, se fora convertendo nun repulsivo esperpento, nun animal. A Muller Xabaril percorria o mundo cun saco ao lombo e nel, ademais de quincallas do seu cotian vagabundo, levaba libros. Deambulaba acompañada do Luis, o seu can e fiel escudeiro. O relato de Ramiro, envolto na voz de Lennon, vai reconstruindo a version mais dramatica desa biografia infausta que o impresiona ata lle esfolar a pel de dentro. Acaba de descubrir os motivos que hipoteticamente a puideron abocar a sorprendente metamorfose: o verdadeiro segredo do Xabaril.En A Muller Xabaril Fina Casalderrey convidanos a inserirnos nunha historia amarga e dolorosa, intrigante e conmovedora, que lexitima a memoria e afonda nas miserias humanas e nos segredos familiares enmarcados nas turbulencias politicas da primeira metade do seculo XX.

A heartbreaking, haunting story of childhood, loss and love by one of Ireland's most acclaimed writers.