Shadows of Ecstasy

Charles Williams

Sinopse

Roger Ingram's peroration broke over the silent dining hall: "He and such as he are one with the great conquerors, the great scientists, the great poets; they have all of them cried of the unknown: 'I will encounter darkness as a bride, And hug it in mine arms'."
He sat down amid applause, directed not to him but to the subject of his speech. It was at a dinner given by the Geographical Faculty of the University of London to a distinguished explorer just back from South America. The explorer's health had been proposed by the Dean of the Faculty, and the Professor of Tropical Geography had been intended to second it. Unfortunately the Professor had gone down with influenza that very day, and Roger had been hastily made to take his place. The other geographical professors, though vocationally more suitable, were both learned and low-voiced, as also were their public addresses.

Disponível desde: 30/11/2016.

Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

Monsters & Manuscripts

Elle Adams

With summer on the way, Rory is looking forward to relaxing at the beach between her latest set of magical exams. 
A mysterious beast appearing from the sea and terrifying everyone was not part of her plan. 
Rory's cousin Cass, who responds to anything involving magical beasts by instantly making friends with it, is first to take an interest. But this beastie seems to have no intention of playing nice, and between her cousin's antics and Aunt Candace's unending hunt for a good story, Rory has her hands full trying to stop her relatives from running headlong into danger. 
The strange new family in town who have an affinity with animals might be the key to helping her solve the mystery of what the creature is and where it came from. But Robin and her squirrel familiar, Tansy, have their own secrets - and if Rory isn't careful, their presence in town might expose the library's hidden depths for everyone to see. 
Can Rory get to the bottom of the mystery before her family lands in a pit of trouble as deep as the ocean floor?

Ver livro

Queens of An Alien Sun

Peter F. Hamilton

Peter F. Hamilton presents Book 3 in the Arkship Trilogy.

Ver livro

Mortal Coils

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and nonfiction works—as well as wideranging essays, narratives, and poems.
Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with an undergraduate degree in English literature. Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death. By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.
Huxley was a pacifist. He grew interested in philosophical mysticism and universalism, addressing these subjects with works such as The Perennial Philosophy (1945)—which illustrates commonalities between Western and Eastern mysticism—and The Doors of Perception (1954)—which interprets his own psychedelic experience with mescaline. In his most famous novel Brave New World (1932) and his final novel Island (1962), he presented his vision of dystopia and utopia, respectively.
Mortal Coils is a collection of five short fictional pieces written by Aldous Huxley in 1921. Summary: The Gioconda smile Permutations among the nightingales The Tillotson banquet Green tunnels Nuns at luncheon. The title uses a phrase from Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1: To die, to sleep, To sleep, perchance to dream; aye, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause … The stories all concern themselves with some sort of trouble, normally of an amorous nature, and often ending with disappointment.

Ver livro

The Final Heir

Jon Monson

A captivatingly complex villain stands out in this well-written fantasy series opener. - Kirkus Reviews 
The world is free. The world is mine. 
Some call him the Usurper, the Destroyer of Worlds. Mahzun calls himself the Savior of Man. A decade of war has brought him to the precipice of victory. 
Zahara, a prodigious mage, is destined to wield the Power of Creation and put an end to the Usurper. But when that power mistakenly falls to Ekarath, her best friend and elite soldier incapable of casting the simplest of spells, destiny must be questioned. 
Will the Usurper complete his victory? Or will Ekarath find the strength to be the hero he wasn’t destined to be? 
See what readers have to say about The Final Heir: 
"I could tell from the very first page that this book was amazingly written. Mr. Monson has a gift for young adult fiction. The fantasy elements are fresh and original, the writing is gripping. Very grateful to have found this one." Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
"This is such a fun book, really captured me from the first chapter. I feel like I can visualize the whole world that the author has created. Wonderfully developed and super likable lead characters make this a must read." Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
"The story sucks you in and is hard to put down. I can't wait for the next book in the series to see what happens next." Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ver livro

The Cub

Vasily Mahanenko

Death had only ever been a small misunderstanding for the high mage. After his seventh reincarnation, he'd begun thinking of it differently, viewing it as nothing more than a slight hiccup in his plans. 
 
 
 
But he'd forgotten one thing: when those plans get in the way of those higher up the ladder, punishment is soon to follow. And one more death brought faint consolation. 
 
 
 
Sent to another world, he found himself in a stranger's body, though the worst part was that he was left with only the memories he'd built since his previous reincarnation. All the mage had learned before that point was gone. Finding himself in that challenging situation, his dilemma was between carving out his place in the sun and throwing up his hands in despair. 
 
 
 
But giving in wasn't an option for Leg Ondo. The Brown Bear clan brooked no cowards. If fighting was the way to go, it was a fight to the death, to the last drop of blood. Most importantly, the new world needed to be explored and understood, the local iteration of magic in particular. Let nobody ever say that the youngest of the Bears was unworthy!

Ver livro

The Quest of Iranon

H.P. Lovecraft

Young Iranon is on a quest to find the land of his youth where is family once ruled, and on the way hopes to spread joy and beauty. Will he ever find peace and belonging, or is he doomed to endless longing?

Ver livro