Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451450524 She was magical, beautiful beyond belief—and completely alone... The unicorn had lived since before memory in a forest where death could touch nothing. Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed by enchantment they would never forget. But outside her wondrous realm, dark whispers and rumours carried a message she could not ignore: "Unicorns are gone from the world." Aided by a bumbling magician and an indomitable spinster, she set out to learn the truth. but she feared even her immortal wisdom meant nothing in a world where a mad king's curse and terror incarnate lived only to stalk the last unicorn to her doom...

This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679750154 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea tells the tale of a band of savage thirteen-year-old boys who reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call "objectivity." When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealize the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. They regard their disappointment in him as an act of betrayal on his part, and react violently.

Mattis no entiende muy bien el mundo. No entiende por qué otros lo llaman el Simplón. O por qué su hermana Hege, que lo ha cuidado en su tranquila cabaña junto al lago desde que eran pequeños, se siente tan frustrada. Pero él sabe que la becada que empieza a volar sobre su casa todos los días es una señal de que algo está a punto de cambiar. Y cuando Hege se enamora, perturbando su existencia familiar y desequilibrando sus pensamientos, decide que debe enfrentar su destino. Los pájaros, del escritor Tarjei Vesaas, es una de las grandes novelas noruegas del siglo XX. Por fin se traduce al castellano esta emocionante obra.

Vera tiene 13 años y está rodeada de silencios. El de su padre, tan violento, mientras espera el juicio que puede acabar de romper a su familia. El de su madre, tan repentino, encerrada en una casa de reposo donde van a parar quienes se han convertido en molestia. El de todos los adultos que la rodean, tan injusto. Vera es totalmente inadecuada y no tiene ni idea de la vida. El verano borbotea y Vera se refugia en su rumor. En el arrullo del río, en la algarabía de la vendimia, en la inquietud de los primeros besos sin sordina. Mientras garabatea “me la suda” en los papeles y busca por todas partes quien le explique qué pasará después de estos meses eternos, pasa el rato con un extraño hombre vestido de monja que se mueve en bicicleta, bebe de los charcos y se arroja desde las alturas. Pero Vera solo quiere gritar.

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

A spine-chilling psychological thriller from stunning YA talent and author of THE DEAD HOUSE, Dawn Kurtagich. When Silla and her little sister, Nori, escape London and their abusive father, Aunt Cath's country house feels like a safe haven. Leaving the smog and fear behind, the girls have the love and freedom they never had in their violent home. But slowly, ever so slowly, things begin to unravel. Aunt Cath locks herself in the attic and spends day and night pacing; every day the surrounding forest inches slowly towards the house; a mysterious boy appears from the enclosing wood offering friendship, and Nori claims that a man watches them from the dark forest. A man with no eyes who creeps ever closer. . . Psychologically sinster and creepily atmospheric, Dawn's second YA title is sure to grip fans of Stephen King, Kendare Blake and James Dawson.

In a world where magic is hoarded by nobles, one commoner becomes the spark that could burn it all down. Lorian Night is a blacksmith's bastard with no claim to power-until a noble's magic accidentally fuses with his soul. The theft is impossible. Illegal. A death sentence. Forced to pose as the noble's heir, Lorian is swept into a deadly journey to the capital, carrying secrets that could shatter kingdoms. As war brews and the line between justice and vengeance blurs, Lorian must decide what kind of man he wants to a pawn of the elite, or the hammer that forges a new order. But power, once stolen, never comes without cost. The Boy in the Emerald Fire is a gripping fantasy of class rebellion, forbidden magic, and a young man's fight to define his fate in a world built to keep him down.

天禧二十三年，坊间传言手眼通天的国师突遭大劫，不得不闭关潜修，百姓暗地里却拍手叫好。同年冬月，徽州府宁阳县多了一位年轻僧人。 僧人法号玄悯，记忆全失，却略通风水堪舆之术，来宁阳的头一天，便毫不客气地抄了一座凶宅，顺便把凶宅里窝着的薛闲一同抄了回去。 从此，前半生“上可捅天、下能震地”的薛闲便多了一项人生追求—— 如何才能让这个空有皮相的秃驴早日蹬腿闭眼、“含笑九泉”。 薛闲：你不高兴，我就高兴了；你圆寂，我就笑死了。 玄悯：…… 高冷禁欲高僧攻（假的）x炸脾气乖张受（傻的） 内容标签： 强强 灵异神怪 情有独钟 欢喜冤家 搜索关键字：主角：薛闲，玄悯 ┃ 配角：江世宁，陆廿七，同灯 ┃ 其它：魑魅魍魉，朝堂，通篇扯淡

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.