Ángel Martínez

Le parole feriscono piu che i sentimenti quando Carrington da la caccia a dei feroci libri che minacciano la citta. Quando uno di essi lo aggredisce alla propria festa di compleanno, crede si tratti di un incidente isolato. Ma libri simili spuntano presto in tutta la citta, minacciando gente innocente con duri versi poetici e strofe vuote che causano danni fisici. È un caso frustrante con troppe variabili e non abbastanza risposte, e la posta in gioco sale a ogni attacco. Con laiuto dei disadattati compagni di squadra del 77 e del Reparto Libri Rari della biblioteca pubblica, i pezzi mancanti diminuiscono, ma non i problemi di Carrington. Il suo ufficiale comandante lo mette ai ferri corti allinizio di ogni turno. La sua compagna in polizia ha perso la pazienza per quelle che ritiene sue pessime scelte di relazioni e per la sua incapacita di scegliere luomo giusto nellampio ventaglio di due. Il Municipio richiede che i libri vengano fermati immediatamente. È abbastanza per far rinunciare al sangue scremato a un vampiro nutrizionalmente disagiato.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Its the perfect Solstice present, even if its slightly illegal.Chief Engineer Shandi Leavenworth has been crushing on Major Tyra Sur ever since she joined station staff, though the laconic customs officer doesnt give up personal information easily. A few scraps of information leads Shandi to the perfect Solstice present, until of course everything goes horribly wrong.Major Sur took the job on Onwa Station for the stability, the quiet, and out of a need to be useful. Its been all of those things up until the woman shes been quietly flirting with at the bar puts in a desperate call for help. Theres no question they need to save the station, but Tyras not so sure about saving their budding relationship.

Sofia Cancino is tired of her mundane life, her artificial environment and her large, boisterous family descending every holiday season. Shes promised herself this year will be different and books a stay on the exclusiveand expensive--holiday-themed resort, Yule Planet. She looks forward to being pampered while reconnecting with Old Earth traditions steeped in the magic and mysticism of nature. Everything will be perfect and shell leave as a more authentic human, better connected to her roots.Naturally, things go horribly wrong. Sofias landing pod goes off course and instead of stepping out on the landing pad at the resort, she finds herself in the snow-swept perpetual winter of the planets hinterlands. If that wasnt bad enough, shes "rescued" by a band of criminals on work release who run deliveries to the resort from far-flung shuttle delivery sites. They refuse to take her, a paying customer, to the resort and insist on dragging her along on their parcel run. Riding giant monsters. In frigid weather. Not to mention, Marta, who handles the monsters, obviously hates her.If Sofia survives her vacation, shes definitely yelling at someones supervisor until she gets a refund.

Beware the demon prince whos sick and tired of running.Federico Duomo is dead, to begin with. But this is only the first bit of Shaxs problems resolved. Powerful crime lords and an obscenely wealthy oligarch are still determined to destroy him and his crew, and Fluffys original owner may be coming after the Brimstone now, too. It would be splendid to be able to take on one thing at a time.Adding to the external conflicts, life on board the Brimstone has only grown increasingly stranger. Shax has no idea what to do with the seven partly human children that Heckle rescued from slavers. Heckle himself has grown short-tempered, even with Mac. Someone from Julians past catches up to them on Barbary. Its enough to put a demon off his cinnamon buns.Shax isnt panicking, though. In fact hes had it up to his handsome royal nose with the people he loves having to live in constant fear. The fox has turned at bay and the Brimstones enemies are in for a shock. The demon prince of thieves is coming for them.THE BRIMSTONE SERIESPotato SurpriseHell for the CompanyFear of FrogsShaxs WarBeside a Black TarnThe Brimstone Journals: Collection OneThe Brimstone Journals: Collection TwoThe Hunt for Red FluffyThe Brimstone Journals: Collection ThreeA Fine MessThis is a completed series.

When humans forsake the temples, the gods need to find other employment. Gods in the Modern World. Hades opens Brandywine Investigations after his divorce and his subsequent move to the modern world. If he was hoping for boring infidelity cases and lost dogs, hes sorely mistaken as murder and mayhem find his agency and his extended family at an astonishing rate.Includes:Canines, Crosshairs & Corpses: Brandywine Investigations #1No Enemy But Time: Brandywine Investigations #2Dragons, Diamonds & Discord: Brandywine Investigations #3Please noteThe stories in this omnibus have been reedited, and expanded by about 18K (total). The majority of the expansions were in No Enemy But Time.

Office parties can be horrible, but theyre not supposed to be life threatening.Michael Sarver hates Valentines Day. Between the flowers, the tacky decorations and his sleazy boss, hes certain hes about to experience the worst costumed office party in history.But Cupids minions and a certain Hawaiian god have other ideas. Let the mayhem begin.

In a four-gendered world where correct gender identity is law, Venk struggles with his inability to choose one sexual orientation over another. His body has matured, but he still shows the multi-colored crest of a juvenile, someone who has not yet presented proper orientation.With his family losing patience and others beginning to whisper, Venk must find a way to change his crest or be labeled an aberration. But the only choice he sees is a dishonest one.

With his career firmly established and his reputation as a successful PI growing, Hades should have the perfect life with his human lover, his faithful ferryman, his dogs and the parts of his family still speaking to him. But murder and chaos are never far away for death lords as his nephew Dionysus and his oldest friend Charon are drawn into the maelstrom.Includes:Books, Bulls, & Bacchanals: Brandywine Investigations #4Midwinter Dancing: Brandywine Investigations #4.5Pack Up the Moon: Brandywine Investigations #5Please note: Books, Bulls & Bacchanals has been re-edited with a few story adjustments for this edition.

Fundamentalmente elaborada para ayudar a todas aquellas personas que se propongan desarrollar una labor didáctica con alumnos dentro del ámbito del Deporte de Orientación. Para ello, además de todas las explicaciones teoricas necesarias sobre el concepto y manejo de la brujula y las tecnicas de medicion de distancias, se proponen multitud de actividades practicas. Asimismo, tambien se incluye el proceso de elaboracion de los materiales necesarios y del plano del lugar concreto en el que se desarrollaran dichas actividades, que bien puede ser un parque, el recto de un centro educativo, etc., en caso de no poder disponer del terreno mas apropiado, que no es otro que el medio natural.

An outcast necromancer and a half-demon clerk need to save the world from seashell zombies. No pressure. Everyones always told Aspic that trouble cant help following him because of his heritage. Determined to put the lie to half-demon stereotypes, hes finally landed a good, quiet job as an herbalists clerk where the owner trusts him to man the shop alone. What could go wrong selling coriander and thyme? When Geoffrey first enters the shop, Aspic finds the little mans eccentric appearance startling, then intriguing. Geoffrey explains, in stops and starts, that he is a theoretical necromancer researching replacements for blood magic. His current line of inquiry involves seashellsdo they have any in stock? Aspics co-workers warn him that Geoffrey is a walking disaster, but he finds himself more and more drawn to a necromancer concerned with ethical death magic. Geoffreys first impression of the half demon shop clerk is that his brain is as fluffy as his bright pink hair, but Aspics persistent appearances at Geoffreys lab soon let him see the kind heart underneath the façade of friendly nitwit. Aspics company isnt that bad, and he is someone to talk to during the frustrations of one failed experiment after another. Failed, that is, until something finally goes rightand then terribly, horrifyingly wrong. This book contains theoretical necromancy, unexpected spell outcomes, some extraordinarily angry seashells, and a guaranteed HEA.

Frogs. Why did it have to be frogs? While Shax recovers from a near fatality, his shipmates have been busy. Hes rather proud of them for taking the initiative and finding them a lucrative cargo run. His pride turns to outright horror, though, when he finds out what sort of cargo. Frogs. The one thing in the universe that incites mindless panic in Shax. Unfortunately, he also soon discovers that a healthy fear of frogs doesnt prevent frog-driven disasters.An unlikely series of overlapping mishaps hurls the Brimstone back to an even more unlikely point in history for a couple of demons and a fallen angel in a spaceship. Somehow they need to repair and refuel, and puzzle out how to get home. Time travel has never been so messy.

Shax claims he can steal anythingeven an entire building.When Shax stumbles across rumors of an experimental house that responds to the occupants brain functions, creating scenarios to please and delight, naturally he wants to steal it. While stealing an entire house sounds impossible, the demon prince has a cunning plan.But a night at the ballet heralds the return of a troubled and hunted Julian Parallax. He brings ominous news to whisper in Shaxs ear and forces Ness to battle a new emotion raging jealousy. With nefarious plots in the background and an overabundance of Poe references, even Shaxs scheming may not be enough to get the Brimstone crew out alive this time.

A broken pilot falls for a man who might be a walking weapon. They may need to save far more than each other.A mysterious distress call draws the crew of the Hermes to what appears to be an empty, drifting ship. Empty, except for the gore-spattered corridors and one survivor locked in a holding cell. Drawn to the traumatized man, the crews comm officer, Isaac Ozawa, makes Turk his responsibility, offering him kindness and warmth after the horror he experienced.Turk longs for Isaac, a desperate, hopeless ache hell always carry with him.But Turks brain harbors dangerous secrets, a military experiment gone wrong. When an amoral, power-hungry admiral kidnaps Isaac to convince Turk to become the weapon hes hungered for, it will take Turks strength, the Hermes crews ingenuity, the enigmatic Draktars help, and Isaacs own stubborn will to save them.ESTO UniversePrisoner 374215A Matter of FacesGravitational AttractionVassily the BeautifulSub ZeroBy Imperial Decree

Returning to the frozen planet Aren died on was bound to have complications...A Science Fiction Mystery from Angel Martinez...Major Aren Dalsgaards newest assignment is to investigate a series of murders on the frigid planet, Drass, where relations between the Treaty settlers and the indigenous inhabitants have taken a nasty turn. A linguist and trained xenologist, Major Dalsgaard should be the ideal Special Investigations Officer for this case, but Drass is where he died, over a hundred and twenty years ago.Sent by his family to the chigyel city, Nyachung finds himself confronted with a murder charge, racial prejudice, and a man who claims to be a hero from his grandmothers generation. The man could be crazy or he could be lying to manipulate Nyachung, but the sincerity in those spring-green eyes disturbs him more than anything else hes encountered in the foreigners city.Evidence that makes no sense, mysterious boxes, and a suspicion that they cant trust anyone in the city drives the major and Nyachung together and out into the wilderness. No ones telling Major Dalsgaard everything, but every step leads him closer to a feeling of imminent catastrophe if he cant wrap this case up in time.Publishers NoteThis is the second edition of the story. The only changes made were edits.ESTO UNIVERSE BOOKSPrisoner 374215A Matter of FacesGravitational AttractionVassily the BeautifulSub ZeroBy Imperial Decree

The Brimstone. Demon owned andmostlydemon operated. Shax, an exiled prince of Hell, has gathered only the best misfits for his motley crew. Youve been with us from the rescue of a runaway angel in a psychedelic nightmare jungle to the house that Poe built. Now share some in-between moments with the Brimstone crew flash fiction snippets plucked from various spots in each personal timeline, from Shax and Verins youth in Hell to after the events of Beside a Black Tarn.The Brimstone Journals, Collection Two also includes an exclusive short story, never published as part of the blog series. Leopold meets his formidable grandmama, much to his fathers dismay.THE BRIMSTONE SERIESPotato Surprise: A Brimstone PrequelHell for the CompanyFear of FrogsShaxs WarBeside a Black TarnOMNIBUSES AND COLLECTIONSBrimstone: Demon Owned & Operated (Contains Brimstone 1 - 3)The Brimstone Journals: Collection OneThe Brimstone Journals: Collection Two

The Fredamine Project was just the beginning. Shadow dealings and conspiracies regarding variants intertwine until Damien and his cohorts can no longer tell who the bad guys are.Several months have passed since Blaze and the infamous Variant activist Shudder McKenzie helped Damien rescue the captives of the sinister Fredamine Project. Professionally, everythings great. Hes back to working with Damien again and they have a new lead on the three kids who are still missing. Personally, not so much. Blaze has made his peace with Shudder, though nothing between them has even been easy, but his relationship with Damien has taken several steps back. Blaze no longer has any idea where he stands. Adding to the tense atmosphere are the anti-Variant members of legislature who have been slowly gaining popular approval, and the cryptic messages Damien receives from an unknown source.Shudders back to his old haunts and his old tricks, trying to raise public awareness of imperiled Variant rightssuch as the draconic Horace Act that strips due process during Variant trialsand to rescue Variant kids in trouble. His almost mythical luck runs out though when hes arrested for murder only three days after the passage of the Horace Act and a whirlwind trial and sentencing lands him in the most notorious maximum security facility for VariantsSan Judas Tadeo.With too many conspirators on both sides of the aisle, Damien, Blaze and Shudder no longer know whom to trust. Peeling through the layers of deceit and half-truths puts them on shakier ground with every discovery and in greater danger than ever before.Variant Configurations takes place in a future Earth where humanity is reclaiming its spot in a gradually healing world. This book contains mentions of past abuse, action-adventure style mayhem, and the sparks of a slow burn, series-spanning relationship.

The only rule that mattersdont steal from the Demon Prince of Thieves. The boys desperately need a vacation. With the not-quite-ill-gotten gains from the Frog incident, Shax takes the Brimstones crew to the exclusive resort planet, Opal, for some much needed rest and relaxation. The resort has everything a demon prince and his crew could want, but an incident on the Trauma Ball court has Ness stalking off in anger and sends events swiftly spiraling out of control.Loving a demon isnt easy, as Ness has discovered, and harder still for a newly fallen whos still sorting out what that means. A new friend lending a sympathetic ear helps until Ness learns too late that friendship was the last thing on BJs mind.Shax will need every bit of his cunning and his legendary luck to save his Ness as hes drawn into a web of criminal experiments andpink hedgehogs?

The cracks had opened wide one day, let the monsters out, and swallowed every bright thing. While the cell is sparse and cold, at least this one has a bed. The figure resting there is too thin; too still, the prominent bones the result of long starvation, the stillness the product of too much anguish and abuse. He watches, though. An anxious, intelligent mind still occupies this frail and failing body, one that watches and wonders about the new guard occupying his cell each night.

Desvelos es una colección de cuentos y poemas escritos en momentos en los que era necesario para el autor transmitir sensaciones que circulaban por su conciencia. Desvelos puede hacer referencia a un corte repentino del sueño o una noche en vela, pero tambien, en una segunda acepcion, ser una idea revelada y hecha publica de manera sorpresiva. Escritos durante mas de una decada en notas o publicaciones en redes sociales, nace sin pretensiones estrategicas literarias. Son poemas que cristalizan por primera vez en papel, con la voluntad de hacer un homenaje a los hechos que son narrados. Desvelos es un punto de partida. Un simple cruce de miradas puede ser el eje central de un poema, pero tambien hay aforismos del autor y otros tipos de letras que tienen que ver con el flamenco o la igualdad, coherentes con la vida cultural y activismo social del autor. El camino empieza ahora.

Shax cant walk away from an abandoned, hungry kitty. The fact that she can eat him in three bites is irrelevant.Someone abandons a pedigree hellcat right where Shax can conveniently claim her and sets off a cataclysmic domino line of events. Its time for the other shoe to drop since the Brimstone has a shadow cabal after thempartly due to Shaxs own, er, interesting decisions and partly due to the presence of Agent Julian Parallax onboard.As ship security officer, Ness has a lot on his minda dangerous new pet, even more dangerous criminals tracking the Brimstone, and yet another unexpected rescued guest. The last thing he needs is a distraction and Julian, who confuses and confounds him more every moment, is exactly the distraction he doesnt need. Between Shaxs reckless gambits and Julians disregard for his own safety, how is Ness supposed to keep anyone safe?The Brimstone and her intrepid crew do all they can to stay one step ahead, but this time the hunters are closing in.