Robin McKinley

En un reino mágico, repleto de leyendas y ensoñaciones, la princesa Lissla Lissar no encuentra un lugar para ella. La belleza y admiración que sus padres evocan a su paso no alcanza a tocarla y su vida es triste y solitaria.A medida que la pequeña Lissar se hace mayor, la ilusion de perfeccion empieza a resquebrajarse en el reino y el sueño se transforma en pesadilla. Acompañada de Ceniza, su perra fiel, huira a las montañas buscando refugio tras un terrible suceso, y juntas labraran un destino muy diferente al que todos en el reino habian imaginado para ella.De prosa lirica y poetica, este cuento oscuro pone el foco en la superacion del trauma deteniendose en detalles cotidianos que arrojan luz y esperanza.

SOLA, HERIDA Y COMPARTIENDO CELDA CON UN VAMPIRO. TAL VEZ HA LLEGADO EL MOMENTO DE QUE SUNSHINE EMPIECE A CONFIAR EN SUS HABILIDADES MÁGICAS.Rae, a la que todos llaman Sunshine, sabía que estaba cometiendo una imprudencia, pero necesitaba aislarse un rato para desconectar, y la cabaña familiar del lago le parecio un buen refugio. Pero entonces los vampiros la encontraron. Y ahora, encadenada y prisionera en una mansion en ruinas, sola salvo por el hambriento vampiro encadenado junto a ella, tendra que valerse de habilidades que desconocia poseer si es que quiere sobrevivir. Sorprendentemente, su compañero de cautiverio no resultara ser lo que ella esperaba de un vampiro, y pronto descubrira que no solo ella necesita su ayuda, tambien el depende de ella para salvar su vida.Sunshineme gusta casi tanto como la serie deLa Casa de la Noche. Aunque son obras muy diferentes, tiene algo crucial en comun: contienen una mitologia vampirica unica y original en la que se desenvuelven sus heroinas. Kirkus ReviewUna obra emocionante, divertida y apasionante; el improbable encuentro entre Chocolat, Entrevista con el vampiro, Misery y La bella y la bestia. No es ciencia ficcion, no es terror, solo es romantica en parte, pero es pura fantasia. Neil GaimanEs la mejor combinacion de cuento de hadas...

There are places in the world where darkness rules, where it's unwise to walk. But the lake had been quiet for years...She never heard them coming. Of course you don't, when they're vampires. They took her clothes and sneakers. They dressed her in a long red gown. And they shackled her to the wall of an abandoned mansion - within easy reach of her fellow prisoner. She knows he is a vampire. She knows that she's to be his dinner, and that when he is finished with her, she will be dead. Yet when dawn breaks, she is still alive. And now he needs her to help him survive the day...

Robin McKinleySixteen-year-old Beauty has never liked her nickname. Thin, awkward, and undersized, with big hands and huge feet, she has always thought of herself as the plainest girl in her family -- certainly not nearly as lovely as her elder sisters, Hope and Grace. But what she lacks in looks, she makes up for in courage. When her father comes home one day with the strange tale of an enchanted castle in the wood and the terrible promise he has made to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows what she must do. She must go to the castle and tame the Beast -- if such a thing is possible... Here is the unusual love story of a most unlikely couple: Beauty... and the Beast.

Rae, a la que todos llaman Sunshine, sabía que estaba cometiendo una imprudencia, pero necesitaba aislarse un rato para desconectar, y la cabaña familiar del lago le pareció un buen refugio. Pero entonces los vampiros la encontraron. Y ahora, encadenada y prisionera en una mansion en ruinas, sola salvo por el hambriento vampiro encadenado junto a ella, tendra que valerse de habilidades que desconocia poseer si es que quiere sobrevivir. Sorprendentemente, su compañero de cautiverio no resultara ser lo que ella esperaba de un vampiro, y pronto descubrira que no solo ella necesita su ayuda, tambien el depende de ella para salvar su vida.

The first book in a magical tale of fantasy and friendship . . . On her twelfth birthday, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to her own Pegasus, Ebon.For a thousand years humans and pegasi have lived peacefully in the beautiful green country beyond the wild lands. They rely on human magicians and pegasi shamans as their only means of real communication - but not Sylvi and Ebon. Their friendship is like no other . . . They can understand each other.But as their bond grows more powerful, it becomes dangerous - could their friendship threaten to destroy the peace and safety of their two worlds?

Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson share tales of mysterious merfolk and magical humans, all with close ties to the element of water. From Pitiable Nasmiths miserable existence in a seaside town whose inhabitants are more intertwined with the sea than most people know, to Tamias surprising summons to be the apprentice to the Guardian who has the power to hold back the sea, each of the six stories illuminates a captivating world filled with adventure, romance, intrigue, and enchantment. Robin McKinley fans will recognize one of the worlds included-Damar, the setting of Newbery Medal winner The Hero and the Crown and Newbery Honor Book The Blue Sword.

Six fabulous tales - vividly imagined and powerfully told.The shriek of the wind, calling the waters to rebel - and a silver man from the sea with a voice like the roar of a seashell . . .A long-told story of the sea people and their song - and a golden eye, glittering in a pool at the edge of a desert . . .A ferocious serpent, its body as think as the trunk of a huge tree - and the immense, unknowable Kraken, dark beyond black, cold beyond ice, waking on the ocean floor . . .Immerse yourself in this mesmorising collection of short stories inspired buy the element of Water - and be swept away by the supurb storytelling skills of two major award-winning authors.

Shadows is a compelling and inventive novel set in a world where science and magic are at odds, by Robin McKinley, the Newbery-winning author of The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, as well as the classic titles Beauty, Chalice, Spindles End,Pegasus and SunshineMaggie knows somethings off about Val, her moms new husband. Val is from Oldworld, where they still use magic, and he wont have any tech in his office-shed behind the house. But-more importantly-what are the huge, horrible, jagged, jumpy shadows following him around? Magic is illegal in Newworld, which is all about science. The magic-carrying gene was disabled two generations ago, back when Maggies great-grandmother was a notable magician. But that was a long time ago.Then Maggie meets Casimir, the most beautiful boy she has ever seen. Hes from Oldworld too-and hes heard of Maggies stepfather, and has a guess about Vals shadows. Maggie doesnt want to know . . . until earth-shattering events force her to depend on Val and his shadows. And perhaps on her own heritage.In this dangerously unstable world, neither science nor magic has the necessary answers, but a truce between them is impossible. And although the two are supposed to be incompatible, Maggies discovering the world will need both to survive.About the author:Robin McKinley has won many awards, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown, a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword, and the Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature for Sunshine. She lives in Hampshire, England with her husband, author Peter DickinsonCheck out her blog at robinmckinleysblog.com.

When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced to leave the city and begin a new life in the countryside. However, when their father accepts hospitality from the elusive and magical Beast, he is forced to make a terrible promise - to send one daughter to the Beasts castle, with no guarantee that she will be seen again. Beauty accepts the challenge, and there begins an extraordinary story of magic and love that overcomes all boundaries. This is another spellbinding and emotional tale embroidered around a fairytale from Robin McKinley, an award-winning American author.

An exceptional retelling of The Sleeping Beauty which takes the reader into a magical world filled with modern characters, encountering adventure, love and loss. Rosie is very, very ordinary. No-one, not even an extremely powerful and evil fairy who is out for the princesss blood, would give Rosie a second glance. But then, even Rosie doesnt know the secret of her own birth...and she cannot be hidden forever as her twenty-first birthday approaches. The curse placed on her at her christening will hunt her down through the years, gathering strength, and at some point a princess must become a queen, even if she would rather just stay ordinary-

Un cuento de hadas en el que la magia, la maravilla y las pesadillas conviven. En un reino mágico repleto de leyendas, la princesa Lissla Lissar no encuentra su lugar. La belleza y admiración que sus padres evocan a su paso no alcanza a tocarla y su vida es triste y solitaria. A medida que la pequeña Lissar se hace mayor, la ilusion de perfeccion empieza a resquebrajarse en el reino y el sueño se transforma en pesadilla. Acompañada de Ceniza, su perra fiel, huira a las montañas buscando refugio tras un terrible suceso, y juntas labraran un destino muy diferente al que todos en el reino habian imaginado para ella. Robin McKinley pone al servicio de la historia el increible lirismo de su pluma, y se detiene en detalles cotidianos que arrojan luz y esperanza en este cuento oscuro, reinterpretacion del cuento clasico de Perrault Piel de asno, que pone el foco en la superacion del trauma.