Unicornio Violento 7

Ésta es una historia alternativa, que cuenta con mucho humor sarcástico, las aventuras y desventuras de un espartano que se vio en mitad de la BATALLA DE LAS TERMÓPILAS. Los datos históricos están supeditados al tono cínico y satírico del relato. Hay algo de reflexión filosófica, algo de ciencia ficción, fantasía épica y oscura... En fin, que sin ser tomado en serio, intenta ser divertido. “Estamos aquí para desaprender las enseñanzas de la iglesia, el estado y nuestro sistema educativo. Estamos aquí para tomar cerveza. Estamos aquí para matar la guerra. Estamos aquí para...

Mirari is the story of Virgil, a man who has lost his capacity for wonder. Magically transported to the fairy tale world of Mirari, he is given the quest of retrieving a precious cup long ago stolen from his hosts of the Middle Kingdom. Journeying forth on horseback with a cat and a peregrine falcon as his companions, Virgil encounters many and varied creatures and adventures, gradually learning to see the world through new eyes. He falls in love with Lily, who is pursuing her own quest, and together they gain a renewed sense of wonder. [author bio]Lyndall Morgan lives in Colorado. This is...

Ariadna vio horrorizada al engendro maléfico; asustada, se acercó un poco más para contemplar al Minotauro, con su enorme cabeza de toro y sus cuernos largos, tórax y brazos como los humanos, y la parte inferior como los rumiantes, con fuertes patas peludas. Ariadna, jadeante, llegó a la sala real e interrumpió a su padre, Minos. —¡He visto a mi hermano y es horrible! ¡Es un monstruo espantoso!

In her 1999 novel, - Una mujer de fin de siglo-, Maria Rosa Lojo evokes the decades that followed Rosas' dictatorship of Argentina (1829-1952), when the country began to move toward modernity, impelled by the ideology and aspirations of its new leaders. The protagonist of the novel, the writer Eduarda Mansilla de Garcia, was Rosas' niece, and the sister of Lucio V. Mansilla, the author of the well-known -Una excursion a los indios ranqueles-. Eduarda Mansilla's husband, Manuel Rafael Garcia, a career diplomat, was a member of the victorious anti-Rosas party. Lojo's novel features the drama of ...

Illustrated in black & white, this is an excellent presentation of the literary classic. Clear & concise text accompanied by footnotes & explanations at the bottom of each page, help the student to better understand what the author had in mind. You will also find a brief summary & review questions at the end of each chapter or act. Each paragraph is numbered for easy consultation.