La Herencia

Captain Alatriste's latest adventure - a story of skirmishes, privateers, boarded ships, swords and sackings. 'This was a time where Spain was revered, feared and hated in the easterly seas; where the devil had no colour, no name and no flag, and where the only thing needed to summon hell on earth (or sea for that matter) was a Spaniard and his sword' Alatriste is back - this time on the high seas! Accompanied by his faithful companion Inigo, the captain joins a Spanish galleon and sets sail from Naples towards the east on a journey that will take them to Melilla, Oran, and finally Malta...

In subtle, sensuous prose, the stories in Sara Majka's debut collection explore distance in all its forms: the emotional spaces that open up between family members, friends, and lovers; the gaps that emerge between who we were and who we are; the gulf between our private and public selves. At the center of the collection is a series of stories narrated by a young American woman in the wake of a divorce; wry and shy but never less than open to the world, she recalls the places and people she has been close to, the dreams she has pursued and those she has left unfulfilled. Interspersed with...

Con la soga al cuello, Conan aguarda la muerte en el cadalso. Sin embargo, el fuerte cimmerio no morirá. Cuando el áspero roce de la cuerda ya le quema en la garganta aparecen los que han de rescatarlo.Los rebeldes de la Rosa Blanca acogerán en su círculo al bárbaro. Éste, una vez libre, matará a legiones enteras por ellos, sembrando la muerte con su acero entre las filas del ejército del déspota.¡Y sin embargo, conocerá la traición, y no habrá hora tan cruel como la de su venganza!

In the year 2446, the world exists as a mere shell of what it used to be. The Great Cataclysm tore the human race apart as the Horsemen of the Apocalypse rode. War, Pestilence, Famine... Only Death has yet to ride. Archangel Tzadkiel, Angel of Mercy, takes the task upon himself to find one human on the planet who still understands mercy. Humans are a treacherous species and as his journey nears its end, he fears he may never find that person. When he is captured by soldiers of the ruling tyrannical faction, The Eminent Protectorate, hope wanes even further. A mere scullery maid, Lourdes,...