Editora: Legend Press
Previous novel Broadcast optioned for film by Annapurna Studios and sold rights in Turkey, Russia and Australia. Skin was a online success during the covid lockdown. Commercial dystopian novel based on the premise of the ‘fountain of youth’.
The year is 10,515 AD. The Hyades Armada, traveling at near lightspeed, will reach Earth in just four centuries to assess humanity's value as slaves. For the last 8,000 years, two opposing factions have labored to meet the alien threat in very different ways.One of them is Ximen del Azarchel, immortal leader of the mutineers from the starship Hermetic and self-appointed Master of the World, who has allowed his followers to tamper continuously with the evolutionary destiny of Man, creating one bizarre race after another in an apparent search for a species the Hyades will find worthy of conquest.The other is Menelaus Montrose, the posthuman Judge of Ages, whose cryonic Tombs beneath the surface of Earth have preserved survivors from each epoch created by the Hermeticists. Montrose intends to thwart the alien invaders any way he can, and to remain alive long enough to be reunited with his bride Rania, who is on a seventy-millennia journey to confront the Hyades' masters, tens of thousands of light-years away.Now, with the countdown to the Hyades' arrival nearing its end, del Azarchel and Montrose square off for what is to be their final showdown for the fate of Earth, a battle of gunfire and cliometric calculus; powered armor and posthuman intelligence. Judge of Ages is the wildly inventive third volume in a series exploring future history and human evolution from John C. Wright. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Ver livro
It’s really very simple. You will sell me your eternal soul and in return I shall make you fabulously rich, powerful, talented and famous for your entire Earthly life. Or maybe even eternity. For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can live with. For agnostics it’s usually a question of can the afterlife really be that bad, would workplace regulations reach all parts of heaven and hell. However, in this volume the terms are agreed and the Devil pays his fees and the character his dues, each happy to wait a few decades for the eternal payback. For us, it’s all a moot point. We would never offer up such a deal. After all just listen to the stories of those who have. 01 - Short Stories About a Deal with the Devil - An Introduction 02 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 03 - Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne 04 - Belphagor by Niccolo Machiavelli 05 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol 06 - Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson 07 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving 08 - The Generous Gambler by Charles Baudelaire 09 - A Journey of Little Profit by John Buchan 10 - From the Memoirs of Satan by Wilhelm Hauff 11 - The Devil's Wager by William Makepeace Thackeray 12 - Madam Lucifer by Richard Garnett 13 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach 14 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst RaupachVer livro
“Papi’s there, around any corner,” says the eight-year-old girl at the heart of Papi. “But you can’t sit down and wait for him cuz that’s a longer and more painful death.” Living in Santo Domingo, she waits for her father to come back from the United States and lavish her with the glorious rewards of his fame and fortune—shiny new cars and polo shirts, gold chains and Nikes. But when Papi does come back, he turns out to be more “like Jason, the guy from Friday the 13th," than a prince. Papi is a drug dealer, a man who is clearly unreliable and dangerous but nevertheless makes his daughter feel powerful and wholly, terrifyingly alive. Drawing on her memories of a childhood split between Santo Domingo and visits with her father amid the luxuries of the United States, Rita Indiana mixes satire with a child’s imagination, horror with science fiction, in a swirling tale of a daughter’s love, the lure of crime and machismo, and the violence of the adult world. Expertly translated into English for the first time by Achy Obejas, who renders the rhythmic lyricism of Indiana’s Dominican Spanish in language that propels the book forward with the relentless beat of a merengue, Papi is furious, musical, and full of wit—a passionate, overwhelming, and very human explosion of artistic virtuosity.Ver livro
Eli Monpress is brilliant. He's incorrigible. And he's a thief. He's also still at large, which drives Miranda Lyonette crazy. While she's been kicked out of the Spirit Court, Eli's had plenty of time to plan his next adventure. But now the tables have turned, because Miranda has a new job—and an opportunity to capture a certain thief. Things are about to get exciting for Eli. He's picked a winner for his newest heist. His target: the Duke of Gaol's famous "thief-proof" citadel. Eli knows Gaol is a trap, but what's life without challenges? Except the Duke is one of the wealthiest men in the world, a wizard who rules his duchy with an iron fist, and an obsessive perfectionist with only one hobby: Eli. It seems that everyone is hunting for Eli Monpress.Ver livro
Unit VL-15 was so close to freedom and answers. Until the world ended in catastrophic war. Decades of silence passed. The country had become a brutal landscape. But over time, thin roots of civilization began to peek through the wreckage. Humanity was not ready to be extinct after all. Dr. Amelia Wong, the leader of the Hub, is determined to rebuild the world. And lost technological relics, no matter how big or small, would be the building blocks for their future. But was she doing enough to keep them safe? Craig Anderson leads his team, "The Exhumers," in extracting those lost relics in the savage Wastes. His already dangerous job becomes a matter of life and death once his team discovers a unique and dangerous specimen hidden in the rubble. VL-15 has awakened once more. Its head is full of shaky memories of the Old Era. Strange human memories. Where did they come from? Whose are they? It is determined to find out. Two hundred miles of wasteland, filled with vicious Errant machines, vengeful Artificers, and primal humans, lay between them and The Machine City. Terranyne. The answers would surely be there, right? Or would they be within VL-15's own mind?Ver livro
A reformed thief, a childhood best friend, a powerful crime lord, a magical viscount...and one good deed that will change their lives forever. Nell Birks longs for a life outside of crime and poverty. When she rescues the wealthy Mr. Kentworthy from a gang of thieves, her life takes one surprising turn after another. Nell soon finds herself immersed in a glittering new social sphere, full of magic, luxury, and exciting possibilities. As she searches for her place in the world, she finds new friends and, ultimately, herself. This new adult fantasy is the second book in the Meddle & Mend series. It takes place shortly after Letters to Half Moon Street but can be read as a standalone.Ver livro
