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La corte di fiamme e argento

La corte di fiamme e argento

Autore: Sarah J. Maas

Numero di pagine: 740

Nesta Archeron non è quel che si dice un tipo facile: fiera del suo carattere spigoloso, è particolarmente facile alla rabbia e poco incline al perdono. E da quando è stata costretta a entrare nel Calderone ed è diventata una Fae contro la sua volontà, ha cercato in ogni modo di allontanarsi dalla sorella e dalla corte della Notte per trovare un posto per sé all'interno dello strano mondo in cui è costretta a vivere. Quel che è peggio è che non sembra essere ancora riuscita a superare l'orrore della guerra con Hybern. Di certo non ha dimenticato tutto ciò che ha perso per colpa sua. A rendere ancora più irritante la sua situazione, poi, ci pensa Cassian, apparentemente dotato di una naturale predisposizione a farle perdere il controllo. Ogni occasione è buona per stuzzicarla e provocarla, rendendo però allo stesso tempo evidente la natura del focoso legame che, loro malgrado, li unisce. Nel frattempo, le quattro infide regine, che durante l'ultima guerra si erano rifugiate sul Continente, hanno siglato una nuova e pericolosa alleanza, una grave minaccia alla pace stabilita tra i regni. E la chiave per arrestare le loro mire potrebbe risiedere nella capacità di...

The Book of Azrael

The Book of Azrael

Autore: James Buffin

Numero di pagine: 111

Lucifer is opening hellgates and letting the seven deadly sins out of hell and upon the Earth. God has sent Azrael and Abaddon to send them back and save the world from hell on Earth. Their journey will take them across the world and even other dimensions. They will face the darkest and wickedest demons, gods, and demigods. They will gain new companions along their way, as well as gaining new powers and God weapons, along with ancient artifacts of great power. Their angel brothers help when they can, but it’s up to Azrael and Abaddon to persevere and lock the seven deadly sins and Lucifer back into hell. Will they win the war or will they fall in battle? From heaven to hell and everything in between. With an array of characters, traveling all around the world and even to other dimensions, good and evil come head to head. There’s something for everyone. Packed with action and suspense—a thrill ride for sure.

The Mother of God Visits Hell (A Play in Iambic Pentameter)

The Mother of God Visits Hell (A Play in Iambic Pentameter)

Autore: Daniel Guyton

Numero di pagine: 53

"The Mother of God Visits Hell" by Daniel Guyton... is tightly structured, with an amazing premise... The story captivates you. It has a premise that is delectable to the nth degree." -- "What the Butler Saw" theatre review --------- The Mother of God Visits Hell is a full-length poetic play about the Virgin Mary. It is written in iambic pentameter, and based on a poem described in "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in which the Virgin Mary travels to hell to comfort the souls in torment. While there, she becomes so moved by their plight that she pleads with God to forgive them. When he refuses, a war erupts between Heaven and Hell, as the two forces battle over good and evil... --www.danguyton.com

La corte di rose e spine

La corte di rose e spine

Autore: Sarah J. Maas

Numero di pagine: 420

«Un paio di occhi dorati brillavano nella boscaglia accanto a me. La foresta era silenziosa. Il vento non soffiava più. Persino la neve aveva smesso di scendere. Quel lupo era enorme. Il petto mi si strinse fino a farmi male. E in quell'istante mi resi conto che la mia vita dipendeva da una sola domanda: era solo? Afferrai l'arco e tirai indietro la corda. Non potevo permettermi di mancarlo. Non quando avevo una sola freccia con me.» Una volta tornata al suo villaggio dopo aver ucciso quel lupo spaventoso, però, la diciannovenne Feyre riceve la visita di una creatura bestiale che irrompe a casa sua per chiederle conto di ciò che ha appena fatto. L'animale che ha ucciso, infatti, non era un lupo comune ma un Fae e secondo la legge «ogni attacco ingiustificato da parte di un umano a un essere fatato può essere ripagato solo con una vita umana in cambio. Una vita per una vita». Ma non è la morte il destino di Feyre, bensì l'allontanamento dalla sua famiglia, dal suo villaggio, dal mondo degli umani, per finire nel Regno di Prythian, una terra magica e ingannevole di cui fino a quel momento aveva solamente sentito raccontare nelle leggende. Qui Feyre sarà libera di muoversi ...

The Sacred Texts

The Sacred Texts

Autore: Kharlo

Numero di pagine: 259

The Sacred Texts, a set of books created by the archangels of Heaven, have been kept locked away by the Creator since the early times of human history: the Book of Water crafted by Gabriel/Gabrielle, the Book of Fire forged by Michael, the Book of Earth made by Uriel, and the Book of Language created by Azrael. It is said that the last of those books, the one created by the very hands of Death Himself, is one of two keys to deciphering the language of the angels and with it the ability to control God and all in known existence. For the past two hundred years, the Fallen Angel Lucifer has waited for the proper moment to strike, the proper moment to invade Avalon and take control of the Book of Azrael in hopes of defeating the Creator once and for all. Aware of the imminent danger, Azrael tasks a single magic wielding mortal with entering Hell itself and destroying his Sacred Text. After becoming weakened in his determination to complete the task given to him by the Archangel of Death, Raven the Archmage finds that he must pass on the responsibilities of destroying The Book of Azrael to his insecure and often difficult apprentice, Jaguar. Follow Jaguar's arduous journey alongside...

The Book of Azrael

The Book of Azrael

Autore: Amber V. Nicole

Numero di pagine: 693

!! NOW WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER !! 'Amber's series breaks the rules in the best way. Her main character is strong, capable, and unapologetically powerful. There is no damsel here. This story is filled with fast-paced action, an in-depth world, and a romance that goes from simmer to boil. If you like romantasy, read this!' RAVEN KENNEDY Don't miss this addictive BookTok sensation - a perfectly steamy, high-stakes, TRUE enemies-to-lovers, dark epic romantasy! _________________________ WHERE THERE ARE GODS, THERE ARE ALSO MONSTERS . . . For a thousand years, the Etherworld has known peace. Until now. Many centuries ago, desperate to save her dying sister, Dianna made a deal with Kaden, a monster far worse than any nightmare. Locked in servitude to him, she is forced to hunt down an ancient relic held by her most dangerous enemies: an army led by Samkiel, the World Ender. After the Gods War, Samkiel hid from everything, denying his crown and deserting his people. Now, an attack on those he loves sends him back to the realm he never wished to return to, and into the sights of an enemy he had hoped to forget. With every world at stake, Dianna and Samkiel are forced to set aside...

The Books of Contemplation

The Books of Contemplation

Autore: Mark Verman

Numero di pagine: 283

The earliest medieval Jewish mystical writings, or kabbalah, date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. This is the first book to focus on the most prodigious group active at that time—the 'Circle of Contemplation'. The 'Circle of Contemplation' generated a mystical theology that differs radically from mainstream kabbalistic theosophy. Two of this group's penetrating speculations on God and the origins of the universe are The Book of Contemplation and The Fountain of Wisdom. A meticulous and systematic study of these writings forms the core of this book. Verman discovered that the 'Circle of Contemplation' produced a series of distinct treatises, each entitled The Book of Contemplation and attributed to the same fictitious author. These treatises, embodying one of the most intriguing puzzles of medieval literature, are included here. The author concludes that these writings were a product of thirteenth-century Spain, not France, as claimed by Gershom Scholem. His conclusion engendered a critical evaluation of the premises of Scholem's historiography of early medieval Jewish mysticism.

Our Name Is Melancholy

Our Name Is Melancholy

Autore: Leilah Wendell

Numero di pagine: 440

This edition of 'Our Name is Melancholy' has been revised, re-edited and expanded to include an all-new Book 3 and 4 as well as additions to the original manuscript. Readers and reviewers hailed the First Edition of this book as: the most fascinating book of the 20th century. It sparked a subtle revolution in the way we deal with death in general, and Death the entity. It brought us up close and personal with the melancholy spectre commonly known as the Grim Reaper. The book's aim is to bring humanity to a greater understanding of His purpose here, and hereafter. Through the Angel of Death's own words and the writings of His incarnate soul mate, this awesome spirit reveals to all His true nature and purpose. A haunting 'autobiography' of the Angel of Death, this revelationary testament is both mighty in sorrow, and joy. Azrael is an eerie herald who has come to enchant the world with a divine danse macabre. For the ultimate tale of Love and Death is, indeed, a True Story.

Celestial Downfall Boxed Set

Celestial Downfall Boxed Set

Autore: A.j. Flowers

Numero di pagine: 705

All three books in the award-winning Celestial Downfall trilogy are now available in this high-value set! Angels have ruled for too long... it'll take one of their own to stop them. Fallen to Grace: Book 1 Azrael's a wingless angel, and if that wasn't bad enough, she's the only one with a functioning conscience. Her bi-color eyes mark her as a moral hybrid, and when she breaks her enslavement to Manor Saffron by making a deal with a demon, she doesn't expect to become Queen. She’ll have to survive her new royal magic, convince a legion of angels she’s worth fighting for, and find the breach in her Faustian deal, or risk a new master with horns. Rise to Hope: Book 2 Azrael must face a new world with new masters. She’s the Queen of Celestia—or so the Council of angels wish her to believe. The Seraphim, the true ruler of Celestia, holds Gabriel captive and tinkers with dark magic. Azrael must master her powers and her heart like never before in order to save Gabriel and lead a coup against the Seraphim. Stand for Justice: Book 3 After executing a brave, if not foolhardy plan to usurp the Seraphim, Azrael’s battle has only just begun. For the first time in history, humans,...

The Book of Dede Korkut

The Book of Dede Korkut

Numero di pagine: 248

The Book of Dede Korkut is a collection of twelve stories set in the heroic age of the Oghuz Turks, a nomadic tribe who had journeyed westwards through Central Asia from the ninth century onwards. The stories are peopled by characters as bizarre as they are unforgettable: Crazy Karchar, whose unpredictability requires an army of fleas to manage it; Kazan, who cheerfully pretends to necrophilia in order to escape from prison; the monster Goggle-eye; and the heroine Chichek, who shoots, races on horseback and wrestles her lover. Geoffrey Lewis's classic translation retains the odd and oddly appealing style of the stories, with their mixture of the colloquial, the poetic and the dignified, and magnificently conveys the way in which they bring to life a wild society and its inhabitants. This edition also includes an introduction, a map and explanatory notes.

Uomini Semplici

Uomini Semplici

Autore: Eric Arvin

Numero di pagine: 202

Chip Arnold è un allenatore di football benvoluto da tutti in un piccolo e liberale College delle Arti, ma ultimamente la sua vita personale è diventata un po’ abitudinaria. Passa le serate con i suoi colleghi, va d’accordo con i suoi giocatori ed esce con le donne più belle della città – insomma, vive la vita che molti uomini eterosessuali sognano. Nessuna delle donne che frequenta, tuttavia, sembra far nascere in lui una vera passione. Questa è la sua vita – fino a quando non incontra il nuovo cappellano del college, Foster Lewis. L’attrazione romantica per un altro uomo è qualcosa di nuovo e terrificante. Chip non riesce a capire che cosa lo attragga verso Foster, ma quello che sente è più forte di qualsiasi emozione che abbia mai provato per qualsiasi altra persona. Dato che non è tipo da tirarsi indietro davanti una sfida, Chip decide di fare un tentativo. Ma l’amore non è mai semplice – anzi, a volte è un vero e proprio casino!

Dictionary of Angels

Dictionary of Angels

Autore: Gustav Davidson

Numero di pagine: 420

An investigation of the evidence in Talmudic, gnostic, apocalyptic, partristic, and legendary texts concerning immortal, winged beings.

The Throne of Broken Gods

The Throne of Broken Gods

Autore: Amber V. Nicole

Numero di pagine: 864

!! NOW WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER !! 'Once in a while I read a series that reminds me of just why I love enemies to lovers, slow burn, and morally grey characters so much. Gods and Monsters is that series. This is perfection. Amber Nicole's Dianna is the FMC of my soul' NISHA J. TULI Don't miss this second addictive instalment in the Gods & Monsters series from BookTok sensation, Amber V. Nicole! _________________________ WHERE THERE ARE GODS, THERE ARE ALSO MONSTERS . . . When I burn this world to embers, and you paint me as the villain, remember, I really did try to be good . . . once. Dianna is hellbent on revenge. As the last shred of her humanity is ripped from her, she decides to embrace her monstrous side and set the worlds alight. Samkiel alone refuses to believe that she has become the monster that everyone else sees, and he'll do anything in his power to save her from herself, even if it means losing her. With every realm now at risk from Kaden's army, and a myriad of new threats on the horizon, Samkiel can't afford to let his guard down. And as Dianna's thirst for blood only increases, he is running out of time to save them both . . . Don't miss the first book in...

Infernal Key

Infernal Key

Autore: Jeleah Crawford

Numero di pagine: 85

Infernal Key is much more bigger than Becka's blood, it goes beyond that. It's about Becka, Azrael and the others teaming against Eric and his Maker in saving New York City from being over run by the Underworld.

WizardWars

WizardWars

Autore: Heather Wielding

Numero di pagine: 256

Old age has crept upon Ingold the Great, the most powerful wizard in the known universe. It is not fear of death that drives him to summon J'dra, an elven half-breed, to study the ways of might in his castle upon Wizard's Peak, but desire to teach all he knows to a willing apprentice before it is time for him to walk in the World of the Dead. But Ingold gets more than he bargained for as love enters his lonely world, and turns all that he once knew into a mockery of itself. And all the while, dread towards magic grows stronger in the known worlds of the Universe, threatening to wipe wizards out of existence. Is fear stronger than love, or will darkness devour all of the Universe, driving mages into extinction?

Le donne di troppo

Le donne di troppo

Autore: George Gissing

Numero di pagine: 344

«Ma sai che nel nostro felice Paese le donne sono mezzo milione in più degli uomini?» disse Rhoda. «Mezzo milione!» le fece eco Monica. «Già, una cosa del genere. Così tante donne di troppo... nessuno se le potrà mai prendere. I pessimisti le chiamano inutili, perse, vite sprecate. Io, ovviamente – dato che sono una di loro – la vedo in modo diverso. Io ci vedo una grande scorta di energia.»

Creating a Judaism Without Religion

Creating a Judaism Without Religion

Autore: S. Daniel Breslauer

Numero di pagine: 282

This book examines how some modern and contemporary Jewish thinkers and writers have imagined a Judaism without the boundaries and restrictions that go by the name of "religion." The book offers scholarly insights into some Jewish thinkers-notably Martin Buber and Eugene Borowitz, some Jewish writers-in particular the poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik and the Yiddish author I.L. Peretz. The study also introduces more contemporary thinkers and writers such as the postmodernist Jacques Derrida, the contemporary Israeli novelist David Grossman, and the young Israeli poet Ilan Sheinfeld. While of scholarly interest, the ten chapter work has more general appeal as a way of conceiving Jewish living outside the restrictions of religion. One third of the book suggests a way of looking at God and theology as part of the process of living rather than as fixed realities. Another third explores how Jewish culture can be liberated from the restrictions of nationalism and parochialism. The final third focuses on a postmodern ethics of the self that emerges from face to face meetings with others. The author contends that the future Judaism has created will be pluralistic, diverse, and oriented toward...

Blanche e Claude

Blanche e Claude

Autore: Melanie Benjamin

Numero di pagine: 363

Parigi, 1940. L’esercito francese si è sfaldato come uno dei friabili pasticcini di Monsieur Escoffier e i nazisti dilagano per le strade della città. Occupano alberghi ed edifici storici senza alcun riguardo per il loro glorioso passato. Tra questi, l’Hôtel Ritz, in Place Vendôme, una delle sacre istituzioni della vita mondana parigina. Meta di principi e duchesse, di Marcel Proust e Sarah Bernhardt, di scrittori e stelle del cinema sin dal lontano 1898, quando ha spalancato per la prima volta le sue porte offrendo ai suoi ospiti bagni privati, telefoni in ogni stanza, luci elettriche e le più squisite creazioni di Auguste Escoffier – meringhe farcite di crema alla vaniglia, tournedos alla Rossini, saporiti pâté – l’Hôtel Ritz è di proprietà dell’omonima famiglia ed è il regno incontrastato di Blanche Ross e Claude Auzello. Capelli biondi, grandi occhi castani e un sorriso abbagliante, Blanche è approdata a Parigi negli anni Venti col sogno di diventare una diva del fiorente cinema francese del tempo. Sogno presto abbandonato nell’istante in cui si è imbattuta in Claude, un giovane che coi suoi modi pacati e sicuri ha subito conquistato il suo cuore di...

Fairytale For Wizards Vol. 1 (novel)

Fairytale For Wizards Vol. 1 (novel)

Autore: Eun Soro

Numero di pagine: 386

Azriel grew up unwanted, forever overshadowed by her twin brother. His love was the only light in her dark world, but a tragic event tore them apart, leaving her enslaved to a cruel master. For years, she suffered in silence, with only one true friend in a mansion full of hatred and torment. Then, one fateful day, everything changes. A mysterious, white-haired young man appears in town, asking after her well-being. His voice, gentle and familiar, stirs something deep within her. Later, he shows up at the mansion and takes her away to a world of magic, offering freedom and answers. Azriel is left with one burning question: why her?

Inside the East European Planned Economy

Inside the East European Planned Economy

Autore: Voicu Ion Sucala

Numero di pagine: 331

This book puts forward a new perspective on the planned economies of communist Eastern Europe, demonstrating in detail how economic practice in such countries was shaped by the interplay among planners, managers and Party apparatchiks. Based on extensive original research, including interviews with former employees of industrial enterprises, the book argues that shortages, chronic over-capacities and erroneous planning decisions were present from the very beginning, rather than the consequences of later plan mistakes. They were the natural outcome of a profound conflict between leaders’ attempt to adapt the basic laws of economics to their ideology and interests, and the requirements for rational bureaucracy of an increasingly sophisticated economy. The book discusses the evolution of and debates about the planned economy, considers the practice of plan development and implementation, and provides very detailed examples of how the planned economy actually worked at the level of the factory, at the point where plans and managers interacted with workers and production.

Red Rising - 2. Golden Son (versione italiana)

Red Rising - 2. Golden Son (versione italiana)

Autore: Pierce Brown

Numero di pagine: 480

"Pierce Brown è un prodigio. E la sua trilogia una corsa selvaggia piena di suspense." The New York Times Terry Brooks, ospite al festival di Lucca lo scorso autunno, ha dichiarato senza mezzi termini che la migliore promessa della letteratura fantastica è Pierce Brown - quando l'ha detto chi scrive era presente. Apprezzamento condiviso dal "New York Times", da "Publishers Weekly", da un grandissimo numero di lettori e dai vertici della Universal Picture che ha in preparazione la versione cinematografica del ciclo di "Red Rising", regista Marc Forster. L'originalità infatti di questa trilogia è quella rara delle saghe epiche concepite da un'ossessione per i particolari, da un'audacia spregiudicata nell'invenzione di un universo, dal fatto che non imita. In Golden Son la guerra nello spazio si intreccia con gli intrighi del potere, la lotta del singolo con la narrazione corale, il linguaggio crudo dell'azione con quello psicologicamente raffinato dei dialoghi. Il complesso mondo dei colori legato alle classi sociali e alle loro lacerazioni - dai sovrani (Oro) e dagli innovatori (Argento), fino agli schiavi sessuali (Rosa) e agli operai obbligati ai lavori disumani (Rossi) - è...

Conquer the Dark

Conquer the Dark

Autore: L.a. Banks

Numero di pagine: 260

In the vein of bestselling paranormal authors like Lara Adrian and Laurel K. Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author L.A. Banks offers an action-packed series about a rapidly approaching battle between Dark and Light threatens to destroy all of mankind. Celeste Jackson never had much hope for the future—and certainly never imagined that she would be living in an abandoned warehouse in Philadelphia with her magnificent protector Azrael, the angel of death, and a fierce battalion of warrior angels. But although her powers have bestowed the angels with the freedom to return to the Light or stay within the mortal realm, they need her more than ever. Celeste is one of the few remaining half-human, half-angel Remnant, with a unique ability to locate others of her kind. The search leads Azrael and his celestial brothers to Egypt to recover a powerful relic that can raise an army of bloodthirsty fallen if it falls into the wrong hands. It is a relic the dark angel Asmodeus will do anything to possess—and his quest puts Celeste in mortal danger. Soon Azrael faces an impossible decision: Can he surrender the woman who has become his salvation…or will he save her and allow all of...

Death Replaced

Death Replaced

Autore: Matthew Sleadd

Numero di pagine: 269

An untimely death leads to a second chance on the other side... Riley is at the ultimate low. After leaving pharmacy school with mountains of debt, he accepts a minimum wage job as a glorified shelf stocker in a small Virginia town. He can’t pay his student loans, rent, or afford much food. And his biggest setback: getting shot and killed during a standoff with police. But unlike most deaths, this one comes with a job offer and an opportunity to turn his life around. After two-thousand years working as the Angel of Death, Azrael is out of touch with humanity. He needs a replacement—and has his eye on Riley—who hesitantly agrees. The transition goes anything but smoothly; Azrael rushes through training then leaves without warning. Riley is uncertain about his new job responsibilities and mistakenly kills a demon—who retaliates on the mortals. Now lives are at stake, souls kidnapped...and fate lies within the hands of a rookie.

The Eternal Souls Season

The Eternal Souls Season

Autore: Lisa Silverthorne

Numero di pagine: 399

An Epic Fallen Angel Fantasy Series Devilish Plans Revealed True Love Tested Heaven in Danger! Lucifer marches on Heaven with Talia under his control. Leaving Jack and the angels of death the only defense against dark forces. Jack must free the seraphim trapped in the spire and face an overwhelming army of demons. And the Dark Lord himself. To break Lucifer’s control and stop his march on Heaven, Jack faces a devastating choice to erase Talia’s memories—including her memory of him and his love. Can Jack save Heaven without losing the woman he loves? The Eternal Souls Season is the sixth book in A Game of Lost Souls. Dark, irreverent, and always romantic, this action-packed 13-book fantasy romance stars two lovers entangled in a mythic battle between good and evil that begins with a simple wager with the King of Hell.

Inganno perfetto

Inganno perfetto

Autore: Jennie Lucas

Numero di pagine: 105

Eve Craig ha ceduto al fascino di Talos Xenakis, e la loro storia è stata, come si suol dire, breve ma intensa. L'epilogo, però, ha lasciato Talos con l'amaro in bocca e la certezza che, un giorno, riuscirà a ottenere la propria rivincita. Tre mesi dopo, molte cose sono cambiate: non solo Eve non è più l'innocente ragazza sedotta da Talos, ma deve fare i conti con una vera e propria amnesia. Così, quando lui la ritrova, scopre che il suo desiderio per lei è più vivo che mai, e capisce che quella è l'occasione perfetta per portare a termine il proprio piano.

Legacy of Night

Legacy of Night

Autore: Ellen S. Fine

Numero di pagine: 221

Ellen Fine's book is full of original insights, beautifully written and structured. I could not put it down. It is a very important study." -- Rosette Lamont, Queens College and Graduate School, City University of New York "By treating Wiesel's novels as literary-spiritual stages in the development of Wiesel's larger experience, as a survivor-witness-writer, Dr. Fine's book takes on an inherently dramatic character which makes it alive and exciting as well as instructive." -- Terrence Des Pres, Colgate University "Fine clarifies Wiesel's intentions, especially illuminating the complex variations on the themes of speech and silence, fathers and sons, escape and return--in short, the ideas around which Wiesel organizes his literary universe. No one has done this before so thoroughly." -- Lawrence Langer, Simmons College

La canzone di Achille

La canzone di Achille

Autore: Madeline Miller

Numero di pagine: 294

"Il miglior romanzo che ho letto quest'anno" (J.K. Rowling)

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