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"Set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest, and triumph. In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die."...
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Kings from across the continent of Westeros vie for the Iron Throne. As winter approaches, the cruel young Joffrey sits upon the Throne in King's Landing, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and his uncle Tyrion, who has been appointed the new Hand of the King. But the Lannister hold on power is under assault on many fronts, with two Baratheons donning crowns, and Robb Stark fighting as the King in the North. In the meantime, a new leader is...
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"This season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of the newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself as the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jamie embarks...
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"The long winter is here. Throughout seven thrilling episodes, the penultimate Season 7 focuses on a convergence of armies and attitudes that have been brewing for years. As the season begins, Daenerys Targaryen--accompanied by her Unsullied army and emboldened by Dothraki/Ironborn allies and her lethal trio of dragons--has finally set sail for Westeros with Tyrion Lannister, her newly appointed Hand. Jon Snow has apparently consolidated power in...
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"In this thrilling fourth season based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling books, the Lannisters' control over the Iron Throne remains intact, but can they survive their own egos as well as the ongoing threats around them? While an unshaken Stannis Baratheon continues to rebuild his army on Dragonstone, a more immediate danger comes from the south, as Oberyn Martell, the Lannister-loathing 'Red Viper of Dorne, ' arrives at King's Landing to attend...
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In the third season of the HBO hit drama series Game of Thrones, the Lannisters barely hold on to the throne after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon, while stirrings in the north threaten to alter the overall balance of power. Robb Stark, King in the North, faces major calamity in his efforts to build on his victories over the Lannisters while beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder and his huge army of wildlings continue their inexorable march...
7) Eragon
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Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful...
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La inocente Gracie Jones anhelaba vivir aventuras. Una noche m!gica, se encontr- en brazos del carism!tico Malik al Bahjat, descubriendo a la ma-ana siguiente que era el heredero al trono de Alazar. Expulsada de su lado por la familia real, Gracie tuvo la certeza al cabo de unas semanas de que, a consecuencia de aquella noche, se hab'a quedado embarazada.
9) Macbeth
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Concebida por muchos como el punto más alto del pensamiento trágico de Shakespeare. Los cinco actos de esta obra logran una tensión dramática inédita, la experiencia de valores morales invertidos, una secuencia cronológica y trama impregnadas de crueldad, cinismo, aflicción y remordimiento. Editorial Universitaria, a partir de la edición Oxford de Wells y Taylor, publica esta versión a cargo del poeta y ensayista Armando Roa Vial, a quien...
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Harlequin Bianca volume 762
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El rey guardaba un secreto...
Nadie en el reino de Zaffirinthos sabía que, a consecuencia de un horrible accidente, el rey tenía amnesia. Era tal la pérdida de memoria, que no sabía por qué Melissa Maguire, esa mujer inglesa tan bella, le inspiraba unos sentimientos tan profundos.
Convencido de que no estaba capacitado para reinar, decidió renunciar a sus derechos dinásticos, pero Melissa tenía algo importante que decirle: ¡tenía un heredero!
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Throne of glass novel volume 5
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"El largo camino al trono apenas comienza para Aelin Galathynius. Se han roto y se han comprado lealtades, se han ganado y perdido amistades y quienes poseen magia se enfrentan a quienes no. Con todos los reinos de Erilea fracturándose a su alrededor, Aelin debe convertir a los enemigos en aliados si quiere evitar que sus seres amados caigan víctimas de las fuerzas oscuras que están listas para reclamar su mundo. Con la guerra al acecho en todos...
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"¿Casarse con un jeque a cambio de una cuantiosa recompensa económica? En otras circunstancias, la tímida investigadora Jane Smith se hubiera reído en la atractiva cara de Zayed Al Zawba. Salvo que solo serían seis meses y el dinero rescataría a su hermana, que estaba ahogada por las deudas... El jeque Zayed Al Zawba, rey de Kafalah, haría lo que tuviese que hacer para heredar las tierras de Dahabi Makaan, ricas en petróleo. Incluso casarse...
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Harlequin Bianca volume 1330
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"Odir Farouk estaba a punto de convertirse en rey, pero para acceder al trono necesitaba tener a su rebelde esposa a su lado. Odir no quería admitir el deseo que sentía por ella, se negaba a poner en riesgo su poder por culpa de la pasión. Eloise, rechazada, se había marchado, pero Odir necesitaba que volviese con él antes de que se hiciese pública la noticia de su sucesión, y el placer iba a ser su arma más poderosa para convencerla." --...
15) Apocalypto
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As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression, where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate...
17) Becket
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Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
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"Sayam siempre ha sido diferente de los dem̀s nįos: es muy bajo para su edad, su mejor amigo es un mono y lo m̀s curioso de todo: ¡naci̤ de un huevo! Su abuela, una bruja, lo encontr̤ y le ensę̤ toda la magia antigua que usa para ayudar a su gente. Entonces, cuando una serpiente gigante comienza a aterrorizar una ciudad cercana, Sayam decide que es hora de usar su conocimiento para ayudar a otros, y entra en acci̤n. Pero la bestia podr̕a...
19) Cinder
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Lunar chronicles volume 1
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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
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Anne Boleyn is a doe-eyed vixen who is ordered by her power-hungry uncle to bewitch King Henry VIII. Her shy sister Mary has always been in Anne's shadow. Anne is prettier, more accomplished, and desired by many men. So when the King picks Mary as his mistress, Anne turns on her sister and schemes to become not only the King's consort, but his new queen. Though the Boleyn girls' mother points out that her 'daughters are being traded like cattle for...
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