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Elizabeth Hand

    March 29, 1957

    Elizabeth Hand es una autora cuyas obras a menudo profundizan en los rincones oscuros e inexplorados de la psique humana. Su escritura se caracteriza por un lenguaje rico y una atmósfera escalofriante que atrae a los lectores a mundos fascinantes, pero inquietantes. Hand se centra en temas de identidad, transformación y los límites entre la realidad y la ilusión, creando narrativas que resuenan mucho después de la última página. Su habilidad para crear personajes complejos y tramas convincentes la convierte en una voz distintiva en la ficción contemporánea.

    Stories
    Generation Loss
    Hard Light
    Anna and the King
    Wylding Hall
    Expedientes X - Combate El Futuro
    • Expedientes X - Combate El Futuro

      • 169 páginas
      • 6 horas de lectura

      En el subsuelo de un apacible pueblo del norte de Texas, el futuro de la humanidad espera Despus de cuarenta aos, los miembros de una conspiracin global saben que finalmente se acercan a la consumacin de su siniestro proyecto. Slo los agentes especiales del FBI Fox Mulder y Dana Scully vislumbran la pesadilla que aguarda al resto del mundo: una invasin aliengena provocada por el ms devastador virus de la historia. Y slo ellos saben que la verdad ya no est ah afuera. Ahora est aqu.

      Expedientes X - Combate El Futuro
      3,7
    • When the young members of a British acid-folk band are compelled by their manager to record their unique music, they hole up at Wylding Hall, an ancient country house with dark secrets. There they create the album that will make their reputation, but at a terrifying cost: Julian Blake, the group’s lead singer, disappears within the mansion and is never seen or heard from again. Now, years later, the surviving musicians, along with their friends and lovers—including a psychic, a photographer, and the band’s manager—meet with a young documentary filmmaker to tell their own versions of what happened that summer. But whose story is true? And what really happened to Julian Blake?

      Wylding Hall
      4,4
    • Novel to accompany the major Fox feature film, starring Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat, which vividly brings to life the epic story of Anna and the King of Siam. Tie-in to the major 20th Century Fox feature film which tells the timeless story of Anna Leonowens, the English widow who became governess to the King of Siam's children. Written by Elizabeth Hand, acclaimed author of the novelizations for Twelve Monkeys and The X-Files Fight the Future, she brings to life this unique and immortal true story, so beloved from the long-running Broadway musical THE KING AND I. Romance, history and a lot of action.

      Anna and the King
      4,1
    • Hard Light

      • 359 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      "Cass arrives in London where she meets and is reunited with her long-lost lover, Quinn O'Boyle, who is wanted by both Interpol and the Russian mob. When Quinn then fails to show at their rendezvous point, Cass is fearful she'll be the next to disappear, and she goes on the run."--

      Hard Light
      3,9
    • Generation Loss

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      A photographer whose shots of New York's punk scene in the seventies earned her fame, cache, and a cultish kind of cool, Cass Neary has spent much of her life in the dark, watching and waiting. But 30 years later she is alone, adrift and falling rapidly into oblivion. So when an old acquaintance asks her to interview a fellow photographer - a notorious recluse who lives on an island off the Maine coast - she accepts. There, she learns about a decades-old crime that is still claiming new victims - and comes to realise that her days of living dangerously are not over yet."

      Generation Loss
      3,8
    • Stories

      • 428 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      "The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ." The best stories engage readers, compelling them to turn pages in anticipation of what comes next. Great literature is defined by its imagination, as demonstrated in this exceptional anthology, which redefines the boundaries of imaginative fiction. It features contributions from renowned writers like Peter Straub, Chuck Palahniuk, Roddy Doyle, and Joyce Carol Oates, among others, showcasing their craft and challenging misconceptions about genres. Curated by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, who personally selected each story, the anthology sets a high standard for this "new literature of the imagination." The collection aims to present familiar themes in fresh, illuminating ways. Notable tales include Joe Hill's disturbing exploration of evil in "Devil on the Staircase," Lawrence Block's unique take on fishing in "Catch and Release," and Carolyn Parkhurst's dark sibling rivalry in "Unwell." Joanne Harris introduces ancient gods in modern New York in "Wildfire in Manhattan," while Richard Adams's "The Knife" delves into vengeance. Jeffery Deaver's "The Therapist" features a psychologist on a mission to save lives, and Neil Gaiman's chilling "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains" offers a haunting punishment for a grave crime. This visionary volume will transform readers’ perspectives and ignite a renewed appreciation for exceptional fiction.

      Stories
      3,8
    • 12 Monkeys

      • 224 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      A novelization based on the film of the same name. In 2035 the world has been decimated by a mysterious virus. A convict who lives underground with the few humans who have survived is offered a mission that could wipe out his sentence - to travel back to 1996 and trace the source of the virus.

      12 Monkeys
      3,6
    • Wanting to be a great bounty hunter like his father, Boba Fett travels to the desolate planet of Tatooine and risks death, torture, and enslavement to gain the knowledge of Jabba the Hutt, the biggest crime lord in the galaxy.

      Hunted
      3,7
    • An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike." (Sarah McCarry) In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival fortune-teller, dresses as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the famous Riverview amusement park, looking for trouble. Unbeknownst to the well-heeled city-dwellers and visitors who come to enjoy the midway, the park is also host to a ruthless killer who uses the shadows of the dark carnival attractions to conduct his crimes. When Pin sees a man enter the Hell Gate ride with a young girl, and emerge alone, she knows that something horrific has occurred. The crime will lead her to the iconic outsider artist Henry Darger, a brilliant but seemingly mad man. Together, the two navigate the seedy underbelly of a changing city to uncover a murderer few even know to look for.

      Curious Toys
      3,6
    • The Book of Lamps and Banners

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      "Photographer Cass Neary is desperate to get home, and she's already lost her camera--like losing a limb. Now her only chance is to cash in on a deal that a friend is about to cut for a legendary illuminated manuscript: The Book of Lamps and Banners. TheBook is said to contain ancient esoteric knowledge, even an otherworldly power. So when an intruder brazenly steals the manuscript, Cass and her ex-con lover Quinn must get it back"--

      The Book of Lamps and Banners
      3,6