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Kane, Paul & Marie O'Regan (eds.) - Hellbound Hearts
Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Lions of Al-Rassan
Kaye, Marvin (ed.) - Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #2

Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Born of Night 

In the Ichidian Universe, The League and their ruthless assassins rule all. Expertly trained and highly valued, the League Assassins are the backbone of the government. But not even the League is immune to corruption...

Command Assassin Nykyrian Quikiades once turned his back on the League—and has been hunted by them ever since. Though many have tried, none can kill him or stop him from completing his current mission: to protect Kiara Zamir, a woman whose father’s political alliance has made her a target..

As her world becomes even deadlier, Kiara must entrust her life to the same kind of beast who once killed her mother and left her for dead. Old enemies and new threaten them both and the only way they can survive is to overcome their suspicions and learn to trust in the very ones who threaten them the most: each other.

Kemp, Paul S. - Shadowbreed 
Keyes, J. Gregory - Edge of Victory 1: Conquest
Keyes, J. Gregory - Edge of Victory 2:  Rebirth
Kholer, Sharie - To Crave a Blood Moon 
Kikuchi, Hideyuki - Wicked City: Black Guard
King, J. Robert/Jeff Grubb -  Artifacts Cycle I 
King, John R. - The Shadow of Reichenback Falls
King, William - Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus 
King, William - Gotrek & Felix: The Second Omnibus 
Knaak, Richard A. - Legends of the Dragonrealm 
Knaak, Richard A. - The Demon Soul 

Knaak, Richard A. - The Sundering 

The hour of wrath draws near...
The valiant night elves have been shattered by the loss of their beloved general. The black dragon, Neltharion, has claimed the Demon Soul and scattered the mighty dragonflights to the winds. Above all, the demonlord, Archimonde, has led the Burning Legion to the very brink of victory over Kalimdor. As the land and its denizens reel from this unstoppable evil, a terror beyond all reckoning draws ever nearer from the Well of Eternity's depths...
In the final, apocalyptic chapter of this epic trilogy, the dragon-mage Krasus and the young druid Malfurion must risk everything to save Azeroth from utter destruction. Banding together the dwarves, tauren and furbolg races, the heroes hope to spark an alliance to stand against the might of the Burning Legion. For if the Demon Soul should fall into the Legion's hands, all hope for the world will be lost. This then, is the hour...where past and future collide!


Knaak, Richard A. - The Well of Eternity 

Many months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle of Mount Hyjal, where the demonic Burning Legion was banished from Azeroth forever. But now, a mysterious energy rift within the mountains of Kalimdor propels three former warriors into the distant past -- a time long before orcs, humans or even high elves roamed the land. A time when the Dark Titan Sargeras, and his demon pawns persuaded Queen Azshara and her Highborne to cleanse Azeroth of its lesser races. A time when the Dragon Aspects were at the height of their power -- unaware that one of their own would soon usher in an age of darkness that would engulf the world of...War Craft®.
In the first chapter of this epic trilogy, the outcome of the historic War of the Ancients is forever altered by the arrival of three time-lost heroes: Krasus, the dragon mage whose great power and memories of the ancient conflict have inexplicably diminished; the human wizard Rhonin, whose thoughts are divided between his family and the seductive source of his now-growing power; and Broxigar, a weathered orc veteran who seeks a glorious death in combat. But unless these unlikely allies can convince the demigod, Cenarius, and the untrusting night elves of their queen's treachery, the burning Legion's gateway into Azeroth will open anew. And this time -- the struggles of the past may well spill over into the future...


Knaak, Richard A. - WarCraft War of the Ancients Archive 

The valiant night elves have been shattered by the loss of their beloved general. The black dragon, Neltharion, has claimed the Demon Soul and scattered the mighty dragonflights to the winds. Above all, the demonlord, Archimonde, has led the Burning Legion to the very brink of victory over Kalimdor. As the land and its denizens reel from this unstoppable evil, a terror beyond all reckoning draws ever nearer from the Well of Eternity's depths. This epic trilogy is based on the bestselling computer game sensation. The dragon-mage Krasus and the young druid Malfurion must risk everything to save Azeroth from utter destruction. Banding together with dwarves, tauren and furbolg races, the heroes hope to spark an alliance to stand against the might of the Burning Legion, or the world will be lost.


Kohler, Sharie - Marked by Moonlight 
Koontz, Dean R. - Brother Odd
Koontz, Dean R. - The Good Guy

Kuhn, Matt - The Bro Code 

Since the time of the caveman, men have lived their lives by an sacred and unspoken code of conduct. Now, in THE BRO CODE, television writers Barney Stinson and Matt Kuhn have put this manly ethos into words. Is it okay to sleep with your bro's ex-girlfriend and/or mother? Can you hug another bro? How many pizzas should we order? All these pressing questions are answered once and for all in the Holy Bible of male behavior and misbehavior. The BRO CODE originated as a reference in Season Three of the sitcom HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, but now it has become a reality.








Kyme, Nick - Salamander

Hailing from the volcanic world of Nocturne, Space Marines from the Salamanders Chapter are in search of an ancient artefact that leads to a world overrun by Chaos. They are the fire–born: implacable warriors with iron hard determination. But all is not what it seems as far more dangerous foe is revealed. As bitter rivalries break out amongst the Salamanders their endurance will be tested to the limit. Will the Salamanders survive long enough to discover the truth about this world and the revelations that will shake the very foundations of this Chapter forever?









Kyme, Nick & Lindsey Priestley - Heroes of the Space Marines 

In the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe mankind is best by foes in a galaxy wracked by eternal war. Set forth the Space Marines, superhuman warriors and the ultimate protectors of humanity.
Heroes of the Space Marines is an anthology of stories about these brave champions and their dark counterparts, the Chaos Space Marines.
Heroes of the Space Marines includes the novella ‘Fires of War’, a prelude to the novel Salamander and featuring the heroes Brother-Sergeant Dak’ir and Brother-Sergeant Tsu’gan.







Kyme, Nick & Lindsey Priestley - Tales of Heresy 
Lackey, Mercedes - Foundation
Lackey, Mercedes - Reserved for the Cat 
Lebow, Jess - Obsidian Ridge 

Lee, Mike - Fallen Angels 

The Horus Heresy is the Black Library's premium SF series, telling the story of the civil war that nearly tore the human Imperium apart, ten thousand years ago. This latest title sees triumphant return of the Dark Angels, by Darkblade co-author Mike Lee.













Leisner, William - Losing the Peace 
Little, Denise (ed.) - Intelligent Design 
Mack, David - The Calling 
Malan, Violette - The Mirror Prince
Mangels, Andy & Michael A. Martin - The Red King
Marmell, Ari - Agents of Artifice 
Marsh, Anne - The Hunt

Martin, George R.R. - A Clash of Kings

In this sequel to A GAME OF THRONES, George Martin pursues the embattled Seven Kingdoms through a bitter 10-year winter in which good and evil contend for power. When cruel Queen Cerisi's son takes the Iron Throne following the death of its king, Robert Baratheon, the Queen's sons and Robert's brothers battle for control of the realm. Robert's young daughter, Princess Arya Stark, flees the kingdom disguised as a boy, as the exiled last heir of the former ruling family tends to his dragons. Meanwhile, the guardians of the realm's Wall dwindle in numbers as menacing barbarians gather their forces. Set in a glittering fantasy world enriched by 8,000 years of history, this baroque jewel captivates with its believable characters, deftly realized magic, and intricate plotting.





Martin, George R.R. - A Game of Thrones 

Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.
Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.


Martin, George R.R. - A Storm of Swords 

Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world....
But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords...


Matheson, Richard - I Am Legend 

Robert Neville is the last living man on earth ... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. How long can one man survive like this?












Matheson, Richard - The Box

Both longtime fans and readers who have never encountered horror and suspense author Matheson (I Am Legend), winner of Stoker and World Fantasy lifetime achievement awards among many others, should enjoy this collection of a dozen stories originally published in the 1950s and 1960s. In the standout title story, later adapted as a Twilight Zone episode, a discontented husband and wife are presented with a device and told they will get $50,000 every time they press its button. The catch is that every push will cause someone else's death. Many of the other tales pack a similar punch. The collection also includes The Creeping Terror, a vicious parody of the author's home state of California. The inventive plots and spare but convincing portraits of the ordinary men and women caught up by forces beyond their control demonstrate why Stephen King has called Matheson his most significant influence. 




McCaffrey, Anne & Todd - Dragon Harper 
McCloud, Scott - Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art 
McDevitt, Jack - Chindi
Miéville, China - The Scar
Milton, John - Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained 
Mitchell, Sandy - Cain's Last Stand 
Morgan, Alexis - Dark Warrior Unbroken 
Murphy, C.E. - Heart of Stone

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Más llegadas recientes importadas de EE.UU., incluyendo alguna novedad interesante:

Anderson, C.L. - Bitter Angels 

Asimov, Isaac - The Stars, Like Dust

Biron Farrell was young and naïve, but he was growing up fast. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm room changed him from an innocent student at the University of Earth to a marked man, fleeing desperately from an unknown assassin.

He soon discovers that, many light-years away, his father, the highly respected Rancher of Widemos, has been murdered. Stunned, grief-stricken, and outraged, Biron is determined to uncover the reasons behind his father’s death, and becomes entangled in an intricate saga of rebellion, political intrigue, and espionage.

The mystery takes him deep into space where he finds himself in a relentless struggle with the power-mad despots of Tyrann. Now it is not just a case of life or death for Biron, but a question of freedom for the galaxy.

Bassom David - Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded 

Battlestar Galactica the ‘re-imagined’ version of the cult 1970s series and now in its fourth and final season is without doubt the most critically acclaimed SF show on TV.
With a classy ensemble cast, including Edward James Olmos (Miami Vice) and Mary McDonnell (Independence Day), cutting edge special effects, superb production design and adult-oriented scripts, the new Battlestar Galactica is both a worthy successor to a classic original, and a stunning piece of television in its own right.
This official full-colour companion to the first and second seasons is packed with exclusive interviews, stunning photos, behind-the-scenes secrets, and a complete episode guide with in-depth commentary from both cast and crew.

Beyer, Doug - Alara Unbroken

Carrol, Jonathan - The Ghost in Love

Cast, P.C. & Kristin - Betrayed

Gaiman, Neil - Odd and the Frost Giants 

Odd's luck has been bad so far. He lost his father on a Viking expedition, his foot was crushed beneath a tree, and the winter seems to be going on forever. But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear, his luck begins to change. The eagle, bear and fox he encounters reveal they're actually Nordic gods, trapped in animal form by the evil Frost Giants who have conquered Asgard, the city of the gods. Can a twelve-year-old boy reclaim Thor's hammer, outwit the Frost Giants and release the gods?

Heinlein, Robert - Between Planets

Don Harvey was attending school on Earth when his parents suddenly and urgently called him home to Mars. He had been skeptical about the talk of interplanetary war breaking out if Mars and Venus followed through on their threats to declare independence from Earth, but he was wrong. War broke out, and he was stuck on Venus, with no way of getting home.

Then there was the ring that an old family friend had given him just before he had left Earth. Shortly afterward, the friend had been questioned by Earth’s secret police and had died—from “heart failure,” they claimed. When Earth troops landed on Venus and started looking for Don and that mysterious ring, he realized that he was trapped in the center of a war between worlds that could change the fate of the Solar System forever!

Hobb, Robin - Assassin's Quest

Laurenston, Shelly - The Mane Event

Reynolds, Alastair - Absolution Gap

Sands, Lynsay - A Bite to Remember

Scalzi, John - Agent to the Stars

Sun Tzu - The Art of War

Thompson, Paul B. - The Forest King

Thorpe, Gav - Angels of Darkness

Turtledove, Harry - After the Downfall

Weber, David - Ashes of Victory

Weber, David - At All Costs

Weeks, Brent - Beyond the Shadows 

Logan Gyre is king of Cenaria, a country under siege, with a threadbare army and little hope. He has one chance - a desperate gamble, but one that could destroy his kingdom.

In the north, the new Godking has a plan. If it comes to fruition, no one will have the power to stop him.

Kylar Stern has no choice. To save his friends-and perhaps his enemies-he must accomplish the impossible: assassinate a goddess.

Beyond the Shadows is the action-packed conclusion to the Night Angel Trilogy. 

Wilson, Robert Charles - Axis

Wildly praised by readers and critics alike, Robert Charles Wilson's Spin won science fiction's highest honor, the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Now, in Spin's direct sequel, Wilson takes us to the "world next door"--the planet engineered by the mysterious Hypotheticals to support human life, and connected to Earth by way of the Arch that towers hundreds of miles over the Indian Ocean. Humans are colonizing this new world--and, predictably, fiercely exploiting its resources, chiefly large deposits of oil in the western deserts of the continent of Equatoria.
Lise Adams is a young woman attempting to uncover the mystery of her father's disappearance ten years earlier. Turk Findley is an ex-sailor and sometimes-drifter. They come together when an infall of cometary dust seeds the planet with tiny remnant Hypothetical machines. Soon, this seemingly hospitable world will become very alien indeed--as the nature of time is once again twisted, by entities unknown.

Wong, David - John Dies at the End

It’s a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users can drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human.

Suddenly a silent, otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs.

Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity?

No. No, they can’t.

Bestseller: The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss es parte de la nueva hornada de escritores de fantasía, bien acompañado por Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie, Brandon Sanderson y unos cuantos más. The Name of the Wind es la primera parte de una saga, y los fans están esperando impacientes la publicación de la continuación: The Wise Man's Fear, que todavía no tiene fecha.

THE POWERFUL DEBUT NOVEL FROM FANTASY'S NEXT SUPERSTAR
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen.The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.

The Graveyard Book: premio Hugo de novela de 2009

No es exactamente una novedad, pero finalmente sale en tapa blanda.

Nobody Leaves.

Hear this tragic tale: a sleeping family, a talented murderer, and an adventurous toddler — orphaned, but not assassinated. Small and alone, by accident and luck he escapes the scene of the crime and climbs a grassy hill to safety. At the top of the hill the boy finds a fence, and on the other side, a dark, quiet place.

And what is to become of him?

Nobody Stays.

The boy is welcomed on the hill where the dead do not sleep, and the graveyard residents rally to protect him. For outside the fence that separates a city from its ghosts, a dastardly killer is patient and persistent. The danger is real, and it is alive. It is hunting, and wise, and evil. A little child must not be left to the merciless knife of a professional fiend.

But who will watch over him?

Nobody’s Home.

The chattering dead make a pact. A decision is made, and shelter is granted to the tiny fellow, who has no inkling of his peril. He has no parents, no place, and no name. But the kind-hearted spirits will not let him freeze, or starve, or meet his end by a murderer’s blade. They wrap the breathing boy in a shroud. They call him Nobody, for he looks like nobody but himself.

The Magicians, de Lev Grossman

Una novedad de fantasía que está cosechando muy buenas críticas por la blogosfera.

Quentin Coldwater's life is changed forever by an apparently chance encounter: when he turns up for his entrance interview to Princeton he finds his interviewer dead - but a strange envelope bearing Quentin's name leads him down a very different path to any he'd ever imagined. The envelope, and the mysterious manuscript it contains, leads to a secret world of obsession and privilege, a world of freedom and power and, for a while, it's a world that seems to answer all Quentin's desires. But the idyll cannot last - and when it's finally shattered, Quentin is drawn into something darker and far more dangerous than anything he could ever have expected...

Dracula, la secuela official

Escrita por un descendiente de Bram Stoker.

At last, the first Stoker family- supported sequel to one of the bestselling and most influential novels of all time

Bram Stoker's Dracula is the prototypical horror novel, inspiration for the world's seemingly limitless fascination with vampires. Though many have tried to replicate Stoker's horror classic - in books, television shows, and movies - only the 1931 Bela Lugosi film bore the Stoker family's support. Until now.

Written by a direct descendant of Bram Stoker and a well- known Dracula historian, Dracula: The Un-Dead begins in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula 'crumbled into dust.' Van Helsing's protégé, Dr. Seward, is now a disgraced morphine addict obsessed with stamping out evil across Europe. Meanwhile, an unknowing Quincey Harker, son of Jonathon and Mina, leaves law school for the stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of Dracula, directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself.

The play plunges Quincey into the world of his parents' terrible secrets, but before he can confront them he experiences evil in a way he had never imagined. One by one, the band of heroes that defeated Dracula a quarter-century ago is being hunted down. Could it be that Dracula somehow survived their attack and is seeking revenge? Or is there another, far more sinister force at work whose relentless purpose is to destroy anything and anyone associated with Dracula?

Fast-paced, full of suspense, and rich with historical detail, Dracula: The Un-Dead is the answer to every vampire fanatic's prayers. is a bone- chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. Written with the blessing and cooperation of many members of the Stoker family,

True Blood: Los vampiros sureños de Charlaine Harris

Uno de los fenómenos literarios de los últimos años ha sido la aparición de un nuevo género literario. En realidad, más que aparición debería decir transformación, ya que se trata de una adopción, por parte de la novela romántica/porno blando de toda la vida, de parte de la iconografía que hasta ahora se asociaba con el terror. Así, el apuesto y misterioso desconocido de aquellas, se convierte ahora en un vampiro atormentado, un hombre lobo, u otro especimen de la imaginería tradicional.

En la actualidad, una de las series más populares gracias a su exitosa adaptación a la pequeña pantalla, es la protagonizada por la camarera Sookie Stackhouse, que añade un poco de policiaco a la trama. Su creadora, Charlaine Harris, ya tenía una carrera como escritora de novela policiaca más tradicional.

La serie de Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampires/True Blood consta de las siguientes entradas, publicadas a razón de una por año:

1. Dead Until Dark (2001)

 
2. Living Dead in Dallas (2002)

3. Club Dead (2003)

4. Dead to the World (2004)

 5. Dead As a Doornail (2005)

6. Definitely Dead (2006)

 7. All Together Dead (2007)

8. From Dead to Worse (2008)



















9. Dead and Gone (2009)

Las ocho primeras novelas están disponibles en edición de bolsillo, mientras que la última sólo está en tapa dura, de momento.

A Touch of Dead (2009)

Antes de final de año, tiene que salir una nueva entrega (también en tapa dura). No es una novela, sino más bien una recopilación de relatos que ya han aparecido publicados en otros lugares, pero recopilados en un volumen único:

Her Fearful Symmetry: Un cuento de fantasmas

Audrey Niffenegger dio la campanada hace unos cuantos años con La mujer del viajero del tiempo. Ahora vuelve con una historia moderna de fantasmas.

Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers – normal, at least, for identical ‘mirror’ twins who have no interest in college or jobs or possibly anything outside their cozy suburban home. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt whom they didn’t know existed has died and left them her flat in an apartment block overlooking Highgate Cemetery in London. They feel that at last their own lives can begin ... but have no idea that they’ve been summoned into a tangle of fraying lives, from the obsessive-compulsive crossword setter who lives above them to their aunt’s mysterious and elusive lover who lives below them, and even to their aunt herself, who never got over her estrangement from the twins’ mother – and who can’t even seem to quite leave her flat....
With Highgate Cemetery itself a character and echoes of Henry James and Charles Dickens, HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY is a delicious and deadly twenty-first-century ghost story about Niffenegger’s familiar themes of love, loss and identity. It is certain to cement her standing as one of the most singular and remarkable novelists of our time.

Una crítica en otro blog.

Transition, una apocalíptica de Iain Banks

Iain Banks es la identidad secreta de Iain M. Banks. Donde este último publica ciencia ficción al amparo de esa protectora M, el primero publica eso que algunos llaman mainstream. En este caso es un thriller catastrofista ambientado en la actualidad tras la doble caída del Muro de Berlín y de las Torres Gemelas, con la actual crisis económica como telón de fondo.

A world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse, such a world requires a firm hand and a guiding light. But does it need the Concern: an all-powerful organisation with a malevolent presiding genius, pervasive influence and numberless invisible operatives in possession of extraordinary powers? On the Concern's books are Temudjin Oh, an un-killable assassin who journeys between the peaks of Nepal, a version of Victorian London and the dark palaces of Venice; and a nameless, faceless torturer known only as the Philosopher. And then there's the renegade Mrs Mulverhill, who recruits rebels to her side; and Patient 8262, hiding out from a dirty past in a forgotten hospital ward. As these vivid, strange and sensuous worlds circle and collide, the implications of turning traitor to the Concern become horribly apparent, and an unstable universe is set on a dizzying course.

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