Cecelia Holland Libros

Barcelona. 24 cm. 349 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Holland, Cecelia 1943-. Traducción de Jordi Beltrán. Colección Novela histórica. Traducción Jerusalem .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8427021607

EARTH’S LONE AMBASSADOR… Paula Mendoza - Earth-born anarchist and rebel - had been hired by the committee for the Revolution for a specific and vital purpose. Her task was to forge a truce between the Middle Planets and the Styths, a powerful race of mutants raiding piratically out of deep space and threatening the security of Earth, Mars and Luna. Paula’s first meeting with the Stythian warlord, Saba, was far from successful. But Paula had her own tactics of persuasion, and by employing a shrewd and unexpected political gambit she seemed to succeed in her objective. But her success put her in a unique - and dangerous - position. As the only Earth-born being in the artificial cities of the Gas Planets, she was Earth’s sole link with the Stythian Empire. A link that could easily be severed…

Set against the backdrop of 1872, the story follows notorious outlaw King Callahan, who adopts orphaned Lily after her father's death in a robbery. As they escape to Los Angeles in search of a fresh start, Callahan's criminal past complicates their lives, especially with the Southern Pacific Railroad's encroachment bringing corruption and social upheaval. The relentless pursuit by a railroad detective not only targets Callahan but also endangers Lily, intertwining their fates in a world of danger and change.

Set against the backdrop of the impending U.S.-Mexico War in 1846, the story follows Lt. John C. Fremont and Kit Carson as they embark on a supposed scientific expedition. Cat Reilly, recently widowed and facing dire straits, becomes entangled in a complex web of romance and political intrigue, involving a Russian count and the ambitions of Fremont and Carson. As tensions rise, Cat finds herself at the heart of the political upheaval that leads to the establishment of a California Republic and its eventual incorporation into the United States.

Never before published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, and others. Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found in nearly every culture's mythology. In modern times, they can be found far from their medieval settings in locales as mundane as suburbia or as barren as post-apocalyptic landscapes—and in The Dragon Book, today's greatest fantasists reignite the fire with legendary tales that will consume readers' imaginations.Includes the following stories: Dragon’s Deep - Cecelia Holland Vici - Naomi Novik Bob Choi’s Last Job - Johnathan StroudAre You Afflicted with Dragons? - Kage BakerThe Tsar’s Dragons - Jane Yolen and Adam StempleThe Dragon of Direfell - Liz Williams Oakland Dragon Blues - Peter S. Beagle Humane Killer - Diana Gabaldon and Samuel Sykes Stop! - Garth NixUngentle Fire - Sean Williams A Stark and Wormy Knight - Tad Williams None So Blind - Harry Turtledove JoBoy - Diana Wynne JonesPuz_le - Gregory MaguireAfter the Third Kiss - Bruce CovilleThe War That Winter Is - Tanith LeeThe Dragon’s Tale - Tamore PierceDragon’s Storm - Mary RosenblumThe Dragaman’s Bride - Andy Duncan

Als die christlichen Kreuzfahrer die Heilige Stadt erobern, schlägt die große Stunde einer faszinierenden Frau: Sibylle, die hübsche Schwester des Königs von Jerusalem. Ihre persönliche Geschichte wird für einige Jahre zur Geschichte dieser Stadt: geheimnisvoll, rührend und atemberaubend spannend.

Vinland, 10. Jahrhundert: Corban Loosestrife hat sich nach schweren Kämpfen mit den Wikingern ins selbst gewählte Exil begeben. Doch der Vergangenheit kann er nicht entkommen. Er muss erneut ins Königreich der Dänen reisen, um eine alte Schuld zu begleichen. Auf seiner abenteuerlichen Fahrt wird er von seinem Sohn und seinem Neffen begleitet, doch schließlich werden die Reisenden getrennt und müssen großen Gefahren trotzen. Am Ziel angelangt, wird Corban in den blutigen Konflikt zwischen Wikingerfürsten und dem König verwickelt ...