Lisa Smedman

Comienzo de una nueva serie en Reinos OlvidadosHalisstra Melarn, convertida a la causa de la diosa Eilistraee, fue enviada a las profundidades más oscuras de los Planos Exteriores para matar a la diosa demoniaca a la que una vez habia rendido culto, pero en vez de eso fue transformada en una horrible criatura sometida a la voluntad vengativa de su antigua señora.Y es que la Reina de la Red de Pozos Demoniacos no solo sobrevivio a su Silencio sino que se convirtio en algo mas poderoso de lo que era antesalgo que ya no necesita compartir lo que ella considera su dominio.¿Podria significar eso que la Guerra de la Reina Araña acaba de comenzar?Reinos Olvidados es una saga de ficcion que forma parte de un escenario de campaña para el juego de rol Dungeons&Dragons.

Timun Mas presenta el desenlace de la trilogía La Dama Penitente.Se acerca la partida final. Por una parte, Lloth, la temida reina de la Red de Pozos Demoníacos. Por otra, Eilistraee, la Señora de la Danza. Entre una y otra, hasta el ultimo elfo oscuro de Faerun. Todas las piezas estan en juego, ya se ha establecido una estrategia y lo unico que falta es que los servidores de los dioses oscuros sellen sus alianzas finales, pronuncien sus plegarias y ayuden a escoger un futuro para los drow. Si es que realmente tienen un futuroReinos Olvidados es una saga de ficcion que forma parte de un escenario de campaña para el juego de rol Dungeons&Dragons.

Tandis que Pharaun, Quenthel, Jeggred, Danifae et Valas cherchent le moyen de replonger dans le chaos infini des Abysses, Halisstra et Ryld découvrent un univers où la vie possède une véritable valeu

LET THE GAMES BEGINMama Grande streaked through Lenis life like a bad dream. She arrived out of nowhere, claiming to be the ex-Lone Star detectives grandmother. She prophesied rivers of blood and an earth in flames. But her murder was even more bizarre: she died at the hands of two Yucatan missionaries hiding a secret of the Gods. With combat biker wannabe Rafael in tow, Leni dives into Mama Grandes past...and hurtles into the dark heart of Aztlan - where human sacrifice is all the rage, and where ancient ceremonial games could trigger the end of the world. Are they crazy cultists of true harbingers of doom?The closer Leni and Rafael get to the answer, the nearer they move to the brink of oblivion. Either way, their futures could be cancelled....

LIFE SPAN: 12 MINUTES...It started out as a simple Matrix run, but now five deckers are trapped inside a nightmarish virtual landscape where jacking out is an impossibilityand what waits has all the hallmarks of the afterlife: tunnels of brilliant light, greetings from long-dead friends and family...and the terrifying sense of being juggled between Heaven and Hell. But in this computer-generated netherworld, there is only one thing that can be trusted. And it isnt the senses.......THE COUNTDOWN BEGINSIts the uncommon experience the deckers all share: a near brush with death. It has brought them together in this hell-raising realm and under the influence of a twisted intelligence with diabolical plans for the unwary travelers in grid-time. Having their minds and souls extinguished before the Matrix-scape crashdown is only the beginning of the puzzle. Discovering why will be the end. A dead end.

TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COINWhen a shadowrunner managed to extract PCIs most vital employee, it was Almas job as security expert to get him backno matter the cost. But all the evidence pointed to the one person who couldnt have done it...herself.Branded a traitor, Alma has one shot at redemption: find the real culprit. But shes never faced an enemy like this one. This runner not only looks like Almashes also equipped with Almas top-of-the-line cybernetic implants, and shes backed by the powerful magic of the Chinese underworld.Now, the expert in defense must attackand risk it all to bring down a rival so much like herself that there can be only one shocking explanation...

THE BIGGESTAND LASTHIGH OF YOUR LIFETheres a new "drug" on the streets, promising a phenomenaland deadlyhigh. But the dealers pushing it arent selling a substance. Theyre working with a "corpse light"a creature of pure magic that gives the customer a euphoric rush...as it drains the poor addicts life away.Romulus was the first to see this new scourge in action. As a shapeshifter, hes a freelance agent to the Lone Star police department. His wolfish strength and sense of smell keep him usefuland from being admitted into the regular force.So when Jane, a beautiful, amnesiac woman, is caught in a dangerous web with the dealers, theres no way for Romulus to be assigned to the investigation. But that wont stop him from trying to save her, and to discover how shes tied into this case...even if it winds up costing his life

A CONJURED KILLER IS LOOSELife on the streets of 21st-century Seattle can be tough, especially for a young ork like Pita. And it gets a lot tougher when she witnesses a corporate mage murdered by the violent spirit he just conjured from another dimension. Now shes in a heap of trouble with the dead mages employer, an organization with something to hide.Fortunately, KKRU reporter Carla Harris is in a position to help. Carla needs a big story to give her career some juice, and Pitas predicament might be the ticket. Because Pitas pursuerMCT, the megacorp computer firmhas hired the heavy hand of the Yakuza crime organization as muscle, things heat up pretty fast. Moreover, the entity that MCTs mage foolishly summoned is very, very old, and unlike any power on earth. It has infiltrated the telecommunications matrix with devilish cunningand unless Pita can thwart it with her newly acquired magical powers, Seattlesand the entire Sixth Worldsthroat will be wide open for the cutting...

Its drow god vs. drow god in this thrilling second installment of the Lady Penitent seriesWhen drow goddesses Lolth and Eilistraee sit down to a game of sava, they play for control of the dark elves of Faerun and their own immortality. Unable to resist such high stakes, Kiaransaleethe goddess of the dead and of vengeanceasks to join the fray, turning the game into an even more cutthroat race for power. Though the goddesses drow pawns will survive the game, the very nature of what it means to be a dark elf may change forever.

A new chapter in the War of the Spider Queen saga begins in this spin-off series featuring priestess Halisstra Melarn Goddesses vie for the souls of people. Halisstra Melarnformer companion of Quenthel Baenre and convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraeewas sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped: Lolth, the Queen of the Demonweb Pits, the Spider Queen. Instead, Halisstra was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress. Lolth not only survived her Silence but evolved into something greater than she was beforesomething that no longer needs to share the domain she calls her own. Could it be that the War of the Spider Queen has only now just begun?

The final volume in the House of Serpents trilogy, set in Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realmsfrom New York Timesbestselling author Lisa Smedman!Medusanna is a priestess of terrifying power and ambition. Never satisfied, she convinces the Sesehena yuan-ti tribe from the distant jungles of Chultto serve her growing cult of Sseth, who specialize in dangerous games of deception, poison, and murder.It is in the Sseths foul plane of Smaragh that Karell, a yuan-ti half-blood, lies trapped and desperate. Her only hope for rescue and survival is Arvin, a mind-mage of growing psionic gifts. But time is quickly running out for Arvin to find herand with each passing minute, the House of Serpents slithers closer to destroying their last hope for freedom.

New York Timesbestselling author: When an evil cult forms an alliance with Sybils Chosen, the humans of Hlondeth face horrors unlike any other.Enter the mysterious world of Hlondeth, a city populated by the humanoid serpents known as the yuan-ti, and ruled by House Extaminos. This powerful House of Serpents is the ultimate target of The Pox, a human cult whose members worship the goddess of plague and disease. Not only that, but they have begun to work the deadly will of Sybils Chosen, a dangerous cabal of yuan-ti who will turn Hlondeth citizens into freakish tainted ones.Amid this chaos is a human psionic named Arvin, who suddenly finds himself embroiled in schemes far beyond his understanding. His recruitment to the local thieves guild sends him down a twisted path of danger and corruption, bringing him face to face with the dreaded Pox and the true nature of his psionic powers. Elsewhere, hope emerges in the form of a yuan-ti half-blood, Dedianathe only one who can stop Sibyl and her puppet organization from turning all humans into the slaves of heartless, serpentine masters.

Introduce yourself to the Forgotten Realms(R) world with New York Times best-selling author, Lisa Smedman. Larajin, the unacknowledged daughter of Thamalon Uskevren and a half-elf, finds herself embroiled in a bitter war between elves and humans. In an effort to bring peace to both Sembia and the Dalelands, Larajin must confront the twin brother she doesnt know and save a half-brother whose fate hangs in the balance.

New York Timesbestselling author: The shocking conclusion to a trilogy that will change the Forgotten Realms forever Lolth has come out of hibernation with a plan that may be too ambitious even for her. To pull it off, shell need the help of former drow priestess Halisstra Melarn, who has betrayed her at least once alreadyand who Lolth transformed into the abominable Lady Penitent. Will this risky gambit be the end of Lolth and her demonic servant?

The New York Timesbestselling author of Extinction continues her brilliantly original epic fantasy saga about the political intrigues of the serpentine Yuan-Ti.With his only friend dead, murdered by Sybil, mind-mage Arvin swears revenge. He sets off on a secret journey to the barony of Sespech, eager to put distance between himself and his old life in the vile City of Serpents. But even this faraway human realm crawls with the yuan-tiand countless other dangers that regard Arvins growing psionic powers with contempt.Among Sespechs yuan-ti is Karell, a half-blood with a mission of her own. Her serpents eyes are set on Dmetrio, scion of the powerful Extaminos family. They are said to hold the fabled Circled Serpent, an ancient artifact of such immense power that it could destroy the world if it falls into the wrong hands . . .

A plague has ravaged the population of gold dwarves of the Great Rift. It starts slowly, but the progression is devastating. One dwarf has eyes that have become hard and glassy like marbles; a second dwarf has skin that flakes off in sharp, hardened scales; the skeleton of a third is petrified and fused in place; a fourth wastes away with blood that has turned dark and muddy.Clerical magic doesnt help. Neither do herbal remedies, nor spells meant to break curses. And in all cases, death is always the same--the heart blackens, hardens, and eventually stops beating, killing each victim with a heart attack and turning the bodies to stone.Its called the Stoneplague. Its terrifying. And its spreading.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Priestess Quenthel Baenre and her drow companions continue their quest for the truthand the stakes are higher than ever.The mystery of Lolth remains, leaving the drow to wonder if she has truly turned her back on them forever. In this fourth installment in the War of the Spider Queen series, priestess Quenthel Baenre and her fellow drow adventurers continue their quest for the truthand this time, the stakes are higher than ever. Now they must travel to a place from which few ever return: the Demonweb Pits of the Abyss.But not all of Quenthels companions are confident in their faith. Disheartened by Lolths silence, priestess Halisstra Melarn becomes enamored of a different goddess, calling her loyalty to Lolth into question . . .

Cuando la diosa Lloth se sienta a jugar, las apuestas son las almas de su fieles y su propia inmortalidad. Ni siquiera los demás dioses de la Red de Pozos Demoníacos pueden resistir la atracción de ese juego fatal, y uno ya ha caido. Pero hay mortales que pueden sentir incluso los vientos cambiantes de los Planos Exteriores, y no todos carecen de poderes, incluso frente a la Reina de la Red de Pozos Demoniacos. Despues de todo, fue necesario un mortal para hacer de Lloth lo que es ahora, y puede que se necesite a otro mortal para volver a ponerla en su sitio.¿Pero cuantos dioses mas moriran en el proceso?

La Reina de la Red de Pozos Demoníacos le ha dado la espalda incluso a sus sirvientes más leales o cuelga sin vida de sus infernales telarañas. Para una sacerdotisa, la única posibilidad que le queda es descubrir la verdad, aunque tenga que volver a un lugar de donde pocos han regresado un lugar donde las almas de los muertos cumplen su condena por toda la eternidad. Para otra sacerdotisa, la perspectiva de una vida despues de la muerte sin la Reina Araña la conduce a los brazos de otra diosa, destruyendo asi las tenues alianzas que han llevado a los drows al umbral del Abismo. Extincion es la cuarta novela de una serie de seis libros inspirados por la fertil imaginacion de R. A. Salvatore y redactados por un selecto grupo de los escritores mas recientes e interesantes del genero. Unete a ellos mientras arrancan el techo de la Antipoda Oscura y someten a los drows.