Nicola Griffith

En este retelling artúrico, Nicola Griffith nos regala una historia nueva profundamente asentada en la tradición, y nos sumerge de lleno en la magia de Camelot. Peretur, una chica que ha crecido salvaje en la naturaleza, parte en busca de Caer Leon, hacia un lago que ha visto en sueños y con la esperanza de convertirse en uno de los caballeros del rey Artos. En el camino realizara gestas, derrotara bandidos y enamorara doncellas, pero en su pasion por la vida olvidara el peligro del que su madre la protegia, y cuyo destino es hacer frente.

Since the horrific loss of a loved one, former cop turned freelance investigator Aud Torvingen has moved to a cabin in the woods of North Carolina, where she tries to put her past behind her. The unexpected arrival of a friend, however, draws her back into the adrenaline-fueled world she left, where her investigation of a missing woman in the heart of New York City leads her to an underground pedophile network.

Dans la vallée de la Tywi, les profondeurs d’une grotte dissimulent une mère et sa fille aux yeux des hommes. L’enfant a plusieurs noms, bien qu’aucun ne lui appartienne réellement.Lorsque l’appel ir

Dans la vallée de la Tywi, les profondeurs d’une grotte dissimulent une mère et sa fille aux yeux des hommes. L’enfant a plusieurs noms, bien qu’aucun ne lui appartienne réellement.Lorsque l’appel ir

Peretur crece salvaje, aislada en la naturaleza junto a su madre, envuelta en leyendas antiguas y secretos prohibidos.Llegará el día en que parta en busca de Caer Leon soñando con convertirse en uno de los caballeros del rey Artos.En el camino realizara gestas, derrotara bandidos y enamorara doncellas, pero en su pasion por la vida olvidara el peligro del que su madre la protegia, y cuyo destino es hacer frente.Un lirico retelling de los mitos arturicos en el que Nicola Griffith crea una atmosfera de leyenda para dar paso a una aventura epica e inolvidable.Novela finalista del premio Nebula, Locus y Ursula K Le Guin, y ganadora del Premio Ray Bradbury.

Una brillante y arrolladora novela histórica sobre el ascenso de la mujer más poderosa de la Edad Media británica: Hild. La Inglaterra del siglo VII estaba dividida en pequeños reinos que se iban fus

"Nicola Griffith really puts you in the action, and you quickly find yourself believing it all, living it all" - Tim Powers"Griffiths style is quietly exquisite [and] understatedly lyrical" Goodreads Reviewer, 5 starsChange or die!Centuries ago, on planet Jeep, a deadly virus killed the men and forever altered the few surviving women. Now, generations after the colony lost touch with humanity, a corporation arrives to exploit Jeeps resources - and its forces find themselves fighting for their lives.Anthropologist Marghe Taishan arrives to test a new vaccine. She risks death to uncover the native womens biological secret, and finds that she is changing too. Marghe realises that not only has she found a home on Jeep, but she alone carries the seeds of its destruction...Ammonite is an unforgettable novel that questions the very meaning of gender and humanity. As readers share in a journey through an alien world, they too embark on a parallel journey of fascinating self-exploration.

Lore van de Oest awoke in an alley to the splash of rain. She was naked, a foot-long gash in her back was still bleeding, and her identity implant was gone. She had been the daughter of one of the worlds most powerful families ... and now she was nobody. And she had to hide.Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel, 1996.

Truly, truly remarkable Karen Joy FowlerExtraordinary...resonates to many of the same chords as Beowulf, the legends of King Arthur, The Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones Neal StephensonYou are a prophet and seer with the brightest mind in an age. Your blood is that of the man who should have been king ...Thats what the king and his lords see. And they will kill you, one dayIn seventh century Britain, a new religion is coming ashore while small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. Hild is the kings youngest niece, with a glittering mind and natural authority, She is destined to become one of the pivotal figures of the early Middle Ages: Saint Hilda of Whitby. But for now she has only the powerful curiosity of a child and the precarious advantage of a plotting uncle, Edwin of Northumbria, who will stop at nothing to beome king of the Angles. Hild establishes herself at her uncles side as the kings seer, and becomes indispensable - as long as all goes well for Edwin. The stakes are high - life and death - for Hild, her family and for all those who seek the protection of this strange girl who seems to see the future. In this vivid, utterly compelling novel, Nicola Griffith has brought the Early Middle Ages to life in an extraordinary act of alchemy, transporting the reader into a mesmerising, unforgettable world.

WINNER OF THE LAMBDA AND TIPTREE AWARDS On a planet where only women have survived a deadly virus, a researcher arrives to test a new vaccine and uncovers profound truths about gender, identity, and transformation.A knockout . . . Strong, likable characters, a compelling story, and a very interesting take on gender.Ursula K. Le GuinChange or die. These are the only options available on planet Jeep. Centuries earlier, a deadly virus shattered the original colony, killing the men and forever altering the few surviving women. Now, generations after the colony lost touch with the rest of humanity, a company arrives to exploit Jeepand its forces find themselves fighting for their lives. Terrified of spreading the virus, the company abandons its employees, leaving them afraid and isolated from the natives. In the face of this crisis, anthropologist Marghe Taishan arrives to test a new vaccine. As she risks death to uncover the womens biological secret, she finds that she too is changingand realizes that not only has she found a home on Jeep, but that she alone carries the seeds of its destruction. . . .Ammonite is an unforgettable novel that questions the very meanings of gender and humanity. As readers share in Marghes journey through an alien world, they too embark on a parallel journey of fascinating self-exploration.A marvelous blend of high adventure and mind-boggling social speculation.Kim Stanley Robinson

WINNER OF THE LAMBDA AND NEBULA AWARDS Left for dead and with her identity literally shattered, a woman must navigate a shadowy world of crime and deception to reinvent herself and confront her past.She awoke in an alley to the splash of rain. She was naked, a foot-long gash in her back was still bleeding, and her identity implant was gone. Lore Van Oesterling had been the daughter of one of the worlds most powerful families . . . and now she was nobody, and she had to hide.Then out of the rain walked Spanner, predator and thief, who took her in, cared for her wound, and taught her how to reinvent herself again and again. No one could find Lore now: not the police, not her family, and not the kidnappers who had left her in that alley to die. She had escaped . . . but the cost of her newfound freedom was crime and deception, and she paid it over and over again, until she had become someone she loathed.Lore had a choice: She could stay in the shadows, stay with Spanner . . . and risk losing herself forever. Or she could leave Spanner and find herself again by becoming someone else: stealing the identity implant of a dead woman, taking over her life, and creating a new future.But to start again, Lore required Spanners talentsSpanner, who needed her and hated her, and who always had a price. And even as Lore agreed to play Spanners game one final time, she found that there was still the price of being a Van Oesterling to be paid. Only by confronting her family, her past, and her own demons could Lore meld together who she had once been, who she had become, and the person she intended to be. . . .