Delia Sherman

En Albia, una Inglaterra medieval como podría haber sido, una tierra surgida de las baladas de los trovadores, se entrecruzan los destinos de tres personas que comparten lazos singulares:William, que aparecio una noche junto al palacio real de Albia, mojado y magullado, buscando cobijo, y que gracias a sus habilidades como administrador y herborista asciende rapidamente en la escala de la servidumbre hasta convertirse en chambelan del rey, pero cuya frialdad, reserva y aparente desinteres por el genero femenino despiertan recelos y hacen pensar que oculta un oscuro secreto...Margaret, la Hechicera de la Torre de Piedra, dueña de los vientos, señora y esclava de su espejo magico de bronce, que le ha profetizado que perecera por obra de su propia sangre, y que en consecuencia ha desatado un vendaval de calamidades sobre su hija, dada en adopcion al nacer...Y Lionel, rey de Albia, un joven rubio y apuesto cuya primera decision como monarca, declarar la guerra a su vecino del norte a instancias de su favorito, Robert, se saldo con la derrota de su ejercito y la muerte de Robert, y que ahora, indeciso y vulnerable, siente una extraña atraccion por su nuevo chambelan.Delia Sherman ha dado nueva vida a las viejas baladas inglesas en una historia de pasion y venganza, narrada con la viveza del cronista y el colorido de la gran narradora fantastica que es.

Dans la Louisiane des années soixante, Sophie, treize ans, en proie à lennui des interminables vacances dété, prend plaisir à se perdre dans les environs de la demeure familiale où sa mère sest débar

Dans la Louisiane des années soixante, Sophie, treize ans, en proie à lennui des interminables vacances dété, prend plaisir à se perdre dans les environs de la demeure familiale où sa mère sest débar

Neef, the official Changeling of Central Park, has survived a life-threatening quest, but thats nothing compared to her first experiences at Changeling school. At Miss Van Loons, she meets her counterparts from all over Manhattan, learns the basics of diplomacy, and, of course, gets in trouble. This time Neef must recover the Magic Mirror, or else New York Harbors Mermaid Queen will turn all of the citys fresh water to saltand everything will die.

A determined heroine, a quest? adventure galore! Neef is a changeling, a human baby stolen by fairies and replaced with one of their own. She lives in ?New York Between,? a Manhattan that exists side by side with our own, home to various creatures of folklore. Neef has always been protected by her fairy godmother?until she breaks a Fairy Law. Now, unless she can meet the challenge of the Green Lady of Central Park, she?ll be sacrificed! Neef is determined to beat the rap?but time is running out . . .

1960 in America and thirteen-year-old Sophie is frustrated. Her mother has sent her to spend summer with Grandmama on their familys old estate in the sweltering bayous of southern Louisiana. Once a grand plantation, a hive of activity, it is now ramshackle, run down and all-but abandoned.Bored, lonely and far too hot, Sophie starts exploring. When she discovers an overgrown maze, she makes her way inside, and lost among its pathways she finds a magical creature who promises her the adventure of a lifetime . . .Sophie is transported a hundred years into the past to the Oak River plantation in its heyday. Her own ancestors mistake her for a slave girl and set her to work alongside the hundreds of other slaves who tend to the fields, the house, and the white familys every whim. As the reality of slave life becomes horribly clear, Sophie starts to wonder how long shell survive; and how or if she will ever get back home.Both exciting and truly heart-breaking, The Freedom Maze is a very special novel about slavery, survival and the many paths to freedom.

Generations ago the last king fell, taking with him the final truths about a race of wizards who ruled at his side. But the blood of the kings runs deep in the land and its people, waiting for the coming together of two unusual men. Theron Campion is heir to an ancient house - and a modern scandal. Tormented by his twin duties to his family and his own bright spirit, he seeks solace in the University. There he meets Basil St. Cloud, a brilliant and charismatic teacher ruled by a passion for knowledge - and for the ancient kings. Around these two are gathering those who believe the land still cries out for a king - and those who would do anything to stop them returning.