Títulos em Ficção Científica e Fantasia

Thorn infiltrates a gang of criminals with special powers - aberrant dragonmarks - trying to gain information on their leader, the enigmatic Son of Khyber. But when her orders and her experiences contradict each other, Thorn starts listening to what the Son of Khyber has to say. Featuring characters from Baker’s popular Dreaming Dark Trilogy that return to challenge Thorn.

The award-winning creator of Eberron infiltrates the magical cities of the feyspires. Thorn’s latest mission: protect the prince of Cyre, a monarch in name only since his country was destroyed by the Mourning. But in that same cataclysm, seven cities of the Feywild - the feyspires - were trapped on the plain of Eberron, a concurrence the eladrin who rule the feyspires insist is no coincidence. They insist that with the right pieces they can repair the devastation of the Mourning.

Set in the pre-Christian world of Glome on the outskirts of Greek civilization, it is a tale of two princesses: the beautiful Psyche, who is loved by the god of love himself, and Orual, Psyche's unattractive and embittered older sister, who loves Psyche with a destructive possessiveness. Her frustration and jealousy over Psyche's fate sets Orual on the troubled path of self-discovery. Lewis's last work of fiction, this is often considered his best by critics.

In that first volume, we were introduced to the remarkable world of Roshar, a world both alien and magical, where gigantic hurricane-like storms scour the surface every few days and life has adapted accordingly. Roshar is shared by humans and the enigmatic, humanoid Parshendi, with whom they are at war.

Having recovered from his grievous injuries, Warmaster Horus leads the triumphant Imperial forces against the rebel world of Isstvan III. Though the rebels are swiftly crushed, Horus' treachery is finally revealed when the planet is razed by virus bombs and Space Marines turn on their battle brothers in the most bitter struggle imaginable.

O conto que dá título ao livro, ganhador do prêmio Hugo em 2009, é a mensagem alarmante de uma civilização muito mais avançada e já extinta de seres com órgãos mecânicos. Com cilindros de ar no lugar de pulmões, eles acreditam que viverão para sempre, até que um cientista resolve investigar a si mesmo e faz uma incrível descoberta: o ar respirável só existe porque seu fluxo no universo está em desequilíbrio, numa espécie de osmose.

In the land of monsters, you'll want her by your side. Nyrielle Tam - better known by her code name, Thorn - is a Dark Lantern sent undercover to a summit in the monstrous kingdom of Droaam. The beasts of Droaam have organized and want recognition from the kingdoms of Khorvaire. Breland attends to gauge its neighbors' reaction to the new state's demands of equality... and to take the opportunity to recover something long ago stolen by the mysterious Sheshka, Queen of the Medusas.

Xend’rik. The dark continent. A land of once-proud empires that now lie in ruin. A land shrouded in mystery where monsters and dark powers stalk the jungles, where only the bravest and most foolhardy will venture. Now a band of war-weary soldiers must brave the depths of Xen’drik in search of an artifact that is the last hope to save one of their own.

Every novella by Ursula K. Le Guin, an icon in American literature, collected for the first time - and introduced by the legendary author - in one breathtaking volume. Ursula K. Le Guin has won multiple prizes and accolades, from the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to the Newbery Honor, Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and PEN/Malamud awards. She has had her work collected over the years but never as a complete retrospective of her longer works.

Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems. Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year weeklong performance where the audience participates in the show. Caraval is magic. Mystery. Adventure. And for Scarlett and her beloved sister, Tella, it represents freedom and an escape from their ruthless, abusive father. When the sisters' long-awaited invitations to Caraval finally arrive, it seems their dreams have come true.

Quando as trigêmeas Beatriz, Daphne e Sophronia nasceram, sua mãe, a imperatriz Margaraux, já havia traçado um plano: elas deveriam ser rainhas. Agora, aos 16 anos, as três precisam deixar sua terra natal e se casar com um príncipe. Belas, inteligentes e reservadas, elas parecem ser as noivas perfeitas, mas não são nada inocentes. Treinadas nas artes da falsificação, dos venenos e da sedução, as irmãs têm como objetivo derrubar monarquias. Seus casamentos são apenas a primeira etapa de uma trama muito maior da imperatriz para reinar sobre todo o continente de Vesteria.

No Reino das Fadas, um príncipe jovem, perigosamente bonito e, acima de tudo, cruel conhece Jude, uma humana criada em Elfhame. Uma trilogia inteira é dedicada a contar a história de sua perspectiva, mas, agora, Cardan está no centro das atenções. Esta história inclui maravilhosos e precisos detalhes da vida do Grande Rei antes dos acontecimentos de O príncipe cruel, uma aventura que ultrapassa as fronteiras de A rainha do nada e, ainda, momentos fundamentais vistos anteriormente pela perspectiva de Jude, narrados na íntegra pelo ponto de vista de Cardan.

Perturabo - master of siegecraft and the executioner of Olympia. Long has he lived in the shadow of his more favoured primarch brothers, frustrated by the mundane and ignominious duties which regularly fall to his Legion. When Fulgrim offers him the chance to lead an expedition in search of ancient and destructive xenos weaponry, the Iron Warriors and the Emperor's Children unite and venture deep into the heart of the great star maelstrom that haunts Perturabo's dreams.

Ilea likes punching things. And eating. Unfortunately, there aren’t too many career options for hungry brawlers. Instead, the plan is to quit her crappy fast-food job, go to college, and become a fully functioning member of society. Essentially—a fate worse than death.

Após um terremoto em Tohoku, Japão, desencadear um tsunami que fez quase vinte mil vítimas, algumas pessoas na região conseguem captar uma estranha transmissão radiofônica que conta ainda com a participação de diversos ouvintes. Seria a voz dos mortos, emitindo suas últimas palavras do além? Caso seja, que mensagem eles desejam comunicar?

Eighteen-year-old Celaena Sardothien is bold, daring and beautiful - the perfect seductress and the greatest assassin her world has ever known. But though she won the king’s contest and became his champion, Celaena has been granted neither her liberty nor the freedom to follow her heart. Celaena faces a choice that is tearing her to pieces: kill in cold blood for a man she hates or risk sentencing those she loves to death.

Quem, além de Neil Gaiman, poderia se tornar cúmplice dos deuses e usar de sua habilidade com as palavras para recontar as histórias dos mitos nórdicos? Fãs e leitores sabem que a mitologia nórdica sempre teve grande influência na obra do autor. Depois de servirem de inspiração para clássicos como Deuses americanos e Sandman, Gaiman agora investiga o universo dos mitos nórdicos. Em Mitologia nórdica, ele vai até a fonte dos mitos para criar sua própria versão, com o inconfundível estilo sagaz e inteligente que permeia toda a sua obra.

Milo lives in a steel cave within a man-made mountain of steel and concrete. He spends his days repairing the machinery that keeps the habitat livable and tinkering with the prosthetics that help his twisted body move about through the small tunnels and air shafts that are his world. He's as much a piece of discarded machinery as the equipment he keeps running. An escaped lab experiment living in a hole. Given a chance at being someone different, will he become a hero and live in the sunlight?

In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an 18-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught. Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament - fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin's heart be melted?

Com um faro infalível para encontrar coisas que preferem ficar perdidas, o Rastreador achará tudo o que quiser. E, mesmo ciente de que o objeto de sua busca já não está mais no mundo dos vivos, o habilidoso caçador aceita a missão de localizar um garoto desaparecido. Afinal, o menino pode ser o herdeiro legítimo do trono de um império.