The Martyr of the Catacombs chronicles the treatment of early Christian\'s by the Romans. A well written novel with a message.

Huysmans (1848-1907) fue primero seguidor de Zola, para luego entrar en la corriente espiritual, decandente y refinada, en la que brillo también Villiers de L'isle-Adam, su gran amigo. A contrapelo es la gran novela de la ruptura con un Naturalismo ya exhausto. Es la novela de la nueva sensibilidad estética, inconformista, encarnada en su protagonista, el excéntrico duque Jean Floressas des Esseintes, quien tras haber llevado una vida mundana en un París que considera mediocre, decide marcharse a provincias, a una casa señorial situada en la localidad de Fontenay. En ese lugar construye un espacio adecuado, casi al detalle, a lo que él considera de su gusto y agrado. Una vez ya acomodado, el lector podrá adentrarse en esa figura iconoclasta, y conocer a un antihéore que detesta todo lo que parezca burgués o tenga ecos de un utilitarismo que ha invadido cada rincón de París, considerando que tal tendencia corrompe la vida y, sobre todo, el arte al ser el objetivo del artista el satisfacer a un público que paga y no el realizar obras sublimes.

From the internationally bestselling author of Beetle Boy and the Adventures on Trains series, comes the first book in The Twitchers, a brand new mystery adventure series celebrating friendship, bravery and the incredible world of birds, starring a birdwatching detective called Twitch!Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict?Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallows nesting in his bedroom and a passion for birdwatching. On the first day of the summer holidays, he arrives at his secret hide to find police everywhere: a convicted robber has broken out of prison and is hiding in Aves Wood. Can Twitch use his talents for birdwatching to hunt for the dangerous prisoner and find the missing loot?Praise for Twitch:"A winged masterpiece." Maz Evans"Enthralling from beginning to end, it really touched my young bird-loving heart! Just wonderful!" Dara McAnulty"Birds, mystery and fowl play! What more...

Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery – this time while on Safari!All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli.Uncle Nat is taking Hal on the journey of a lifetime – on a Safari Train from Pretoria to Victoria Falls. Drawing Africa's amazing wild animals from on board a spectacular steam train described as a luxury hotel on wheels, should be enough excitement for anyone. But something suspicious is happening on board the Safari Star and when a passenger is found mysteriously killed inside a locked compartment, it's up to Hal, along with his new friend Winston and his pet Mongoose, Chipo, to solve the murder mystery.'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better!' Frank Cottrell-Boyce on The Highland Falcon Thief'A chuffing triumph' The Times on...

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Tom Bronze never expected an impossible burden to be thrust upon his simple earthly reality when he is contacted by The Be-Ing, an alien creature sent to search for the human who in Tom`s previous existence was a genetic-hybrid combatant. Now Tom’s unusual destiny is to thwart Hot War, an evil master’s obsession to acquire the infinite powers of the universe. Doom is inevitable for eternity.The ascendancy of mankind is being decided on Jupiterwatch the trailer: https://youtu.be/gWYCcvlBD80In the 22nd century, mankind assimilated the Solar System within the orbits of the inner planets, and was gradually moving further out, beyond the asteroid belt, onward towards the outer planets. The recently discovered technology of remote manipulation gave people the capability of altering the orbit of celestial bodies of planetary size, which laid the foundation of a new era for the human race: the terraforming age. The colonization of space beyond the limits of the Solar System became only a matter of time. Soon after the first successful test, changing the orbit of Mercury, a strange object moving from the depths of space towards the centre of the Solar System entered the field of vision of a telescope at an observatory in Chile…

The legend of the true California bandit the world came to know as the fictional character of Zorro. Salomon rode the California hills as a ranchero, and then as a scout for the Mexican Army. He returned home to a land overrun with gold seekers. Brutal circumstances lead Salomon to become one of the most legendary bandits California has ever seen. An adventure of love, revenge, and redemption.Before the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill brought tens of thousands of prospectors to California, the land was sparsely populated by Californios up from Mexico. It was untamed land. The wild West. Salomon Pico was one of these Californios, the cousin of Pio Pico, the last governor of Alta California, before it became a US territory after the Mexican-American War. Salomon rode the California hills as a ranchero, and then as a scout for the Mexican Army under Captain Andres Pico. These glittering hills would eventually be named for Salomon, although, the reasons for which are bloody. He returned home to a land overrun with gold seekers. Brutal circumstances lead Salomon to become one of the most legendary bandits California has ever seen. The life of Salomon Pico became the basis for the fictional character the world knows as Zorro.

Musty the badger is an adventurous creature who loves digging new chambers in his family's home. One day when some playful cubs drive him deep into some long unused chambers, he discovers ancient evil; secrets of the stone circle which sits on the land above his family's sett.This enigmatic collection of poems explores and equates the boundless possibilities of life and death and delves into each intricate inexplicability of survival. Parekh's roving philosophical eye brings the unconquerable richness of life to the fore and yet at the same time explicitly highlights the veracity of 'death' as the absolute certainty of every existence. The poet joyously celebrates the occasions of both life and death with equal panache in each poetic stanza sewn with the uncanny mysteries of this Universe. The poems within immortalize both life and death as the ultimate victories and the two most contrastingly amazing and divine sides of creation. Catapulting the reader to the threshold of ultimate ecstasy; they bring about an impromptu twist with the closure of breath and what lies beyond. This charismatically woven collection of poetic verse would equally enamor the narcissist as well as the simple humanitarian to the core.This book is a humble attempt to enlighten the readers with the equality of life and death-and to live in both of them to the most unparalleled fullest. Embracing only the religion of humanity, as the Lord has commanded every living being on earth. You cant die in life and cant live in death-each of these components are irrefutably equal in every respect and should be worshipped with due obeisance.

The Creative Girls Enchanted Adventures series follows six girls who accidentally open a secret door into a magical world and discover that each has a unique magical power tied to her creative talents and imagination. An irresistible mix of crafts, magic, adventure, and wit, the books in this series show how every girl is creative in her own special way. The princesses of the Six Kingdoms must join forces to save the Realm and save any chance of ever returning home The Six Kingdoms are in ruin thanks to the evil force that has drained nearly all of the power from the Wellspring of Magic. Eleven-year-old Rachel and her friends must work together and use their creative abilities to channel powers they never knew they had in order to fight the dark forces threatening to destroy the Realm. Their adventure will bring them face-to-face with gigantic grizzly bears claiming to be their protectors, green-skinned fairy folks, a scaly river dragon, vampire...