El Altar Dorado

En enero de 1671 el pirata Henry Morgan capturó y saqueó la Ciudad de Panamá. En un sorprendente hecho de armas cruzó el Istmo de Panamá y atacó la ciudad desde el este, algo que los estrategas militares en la actualidad consideran imposible. Morgan tomó un botín importante de Panamá pero le faltó el fabuloso Altar Dorado, un artefacto invalorable que los curas habían pintado con creosota para evitar que lo descubrieran. Esta obra cuenta en detalle la invasión de Morgan y su ira al descubrir lo que él y su banda de bucaneros habían dejado escapar. Prosigue relatando cómo un...

The modern fall and genesis of the sons of the present system. The lost Eve rejected Adam when they were twenty-three years old; and now, ten years later, Adam is rich and with rich dreams full of idealism, bigger than his house and his need to regain Eve and an ideal. Another man is invited to the party in Bello Mar, and people adore him. He is one of the leaders of a political party. The fall of the modernity; with no possibility to return to the old ideal of a paradise? The madness and decline of modern times and modern men and women, with a luxurious and ruthless style. A novella that you ...

Un extraño de ojos azules observa a Gema desde la esquina de un café en el aeropuerto de Bangkok. Ella aún no lo sabe, pero Ty es un joven perturbado que la ha seguido durante años y que piensa llevarla a vivir con él al desierto australiano. Gema de pronto se encuentra cautiva en un territorio desolado e inhóspito del que parece no haber escapatoria. ¿Cómo alejarse de Ty, sabiendo que su vida está en sus manos? ¿Cómo traicionarlo si una súbita y profunda atracción ha empezado a atarla a él?

Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber takes us back to the magical world of Caraval, where Scarlett and Tella Dragna must fight for their happy endings . . . Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun - with lives, empires, and hearts all at stake. There are no spectators this time: only those who will win, and those who will lose everything. Welcome, welcome to the Caraval's Finale. All games must come to an end . . . *** Pre-order Stephanie Garber's magical new fantasy Once Upon A Broken Heart, now! *** Further praise for the Caraval...

A new play for the Royal Shakespeare Company "World's moving. People moving. We've only to cross the sea. Same sea we're looking at. The world's waiting for us. We've only to take our place it." In 1936, 1974 and 1996, a woman shapes dramatic events in a rural community on the Scottish coast, reflecting the shifting political and social fabric of Britain in the 20th century. Victoria will received its World première in London at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2000. "David Greig is the most consistently interesting, prolific and artistically ambitious writer of his generation" (Scotsman)