mission darkness

Llega la esperada segunda parte de Quicksilver en una edición con cantos pintados y cubierta ilustrada reversible. Deber. Sangre. Honor. Poder. Saeris Fane no ansía poder. Lo último que necesita es que toda una corte mencione su nombre entre susurros, pero ahora que la han coronado como regente de la Corte de Sangre, acaba de descubrir que una reina no es dueña de su vida. Un gran peso descansa sobre sus hombros. Su distrito y su hermano necesitan que regrese a su tierra natal..., pero los cambios que la han fortalecido también la han debilitado. Nacida bajo soles ardientes, Saeris morirá a buen seguro si regresa a su casa a través del mercurio. Así pues, una vez más debe enviar a alguien en su nombre... Kingfisher de Puerta Ajun ha derrotado a ejércitos y sobrevivido a todo tipo de horrores, pero puede que viajar de regreso a Zilvaren junto con Carrion Swift le cueste la vida. El contrabandista se niega a cerrar el pico. Los aguardan todo tipo de peligros ocultos en los estrechos callejones de la Ciudad de Plata, secretos que plantean imposibles amenazas. Fisher tendrá que llevar a la fuerza a Carrion y cumplir su misión a toda prisa si es que quiere volver a ver a Saeris. La oscuridad cae sobre Yvelia. El reino y sus amigos están en peligro. Juntos, Saeris y Fisher tendrán que atravesar fuego y azufre para salvarlos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION. The long-awaited second part of Quicksilver arrives in an edition with painted edges and a reversible illustrated cover. Duty. Blood. Honor. Power. Saeris Fane does not crave power. The last thing she needs is for an entire court to whisper her name, but now that she has been crowned regent of the Court of Blood, she has just discovered that a queen is not the master of her own life. A heavy burden rests on her shoulders. Her district and her brother need her to return to her homeland... but the changes that have made her stronger have also made her weaker. Born under burning suns, Saeris will surely die if she returns home through the mercury. So once again, she must send someone in her place... Kingfisher of Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift may cost him his life. The smuggler refuses to keep his mouth shut. All manner of dangers await them in the narrow alleys of the Silver City, secrets that pose impossible threats. Fisher will have to force Carrion along and complete his mission quickly if he ever wants to see Saeris again. Darkness falls upon Yvelia. The kingdom and its friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will have to walk through fire and brimstone to save them.

A new digital collection of eight Dark Shadows releases, starring David Selby as Quentin Collins. 1. The Skin Walkers by Scott Handcock "There is no such thing as choice, not here... Merely the inevitable..." New York, 1899. A city full of hopes, dreams and love... Quentin Collins has left Collinsport, hoping to leave his family and their terrible secrets behind, for ever. But something new and evil is stalking him. As the Skin Walkers seek to take command of a new century, they need Quentin at their side. Just as the prophecy foretold... 2. Blood Dance by Stephen Mark Rainey "I knew instantly that a dangerous power was at work here..." The year is 1929, and Quentin Collins finds himself in Chicago, captivated by the city's energy and the prospect of a new love. Drawn into the twilight world of speakeasies and organized crime at the Arcadia Club, he becomes embroiled with owner Chandres Tessier - an enigmatic woman to whom he is inexorably drawn, but who hides a dark secret... 3. London's Burning by Joseph Lidster 1941: As bombs fall on the city of London, Quentin Collins is reunited with his old friend, Rose. Trapped in an Underground station, she claims to have no memory of him. So he tells her how they met... 1906: Music hall star Rosie Fay is the talk of the town. But what connects her to the cases of spontaneous human combustion plaguing London's ladies of the night? And why is Quentin so interested in the song she sings? 4. The Creeping Fog by Simon Guerrier London, 1941. Quentin Collins need not fear the bombing because he is immortal, but there's much else to be scared of. The voices of his past will not rest. They are the ghosts of those he's lost. And there are other voices... A creeping fog reaching out to him... Taking refuge in an old museum will not help Quentin either, for the museum has ghosts of its own. More voices reaching out through the darkness... 5. Operation Victor by Jonathan Morris "As the saying goes, all's fair in love and war." Immortal wanderer Quentin Collins has done his best to stay on the sidelines of the Second World War, but now he's been recruited by the British Secret Service. His mission: to infiltrate the castle of Professor Moloch in the heart of the Black Forest. For the Third Reich is hiding a dark secret - Moloch has been dabbling in the occult, and he's reached out to some very dark forces indeed. Will Quentin be able to stop him? And does dashing agent Sally Green have a score of her own to settle? 6. The Haunted Refrain by Aaron Lamont "Nobody here now. Nobody but me and them. Can't you hear them? Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch..." Barbara loves her husband and their new home. But something is missing from her life. Something she can't explain... Until, one day, she finds it. An old gramophone sits in the attic. And, on it, she hears the voice of man called Quentin Collins. A voice that talks back to her, begging her for help. Something has trapped the soul of Quentin Collins. But he isn't alone... 7. The Darkest Shadow by Nev Fountain "I am Olivia Corey, the eternal actress. I've lived my whole life in two dimensions. Perhaps I prefer it that way." Olivia Corey has been offered the role of her life. They're making a movie called The Curse of Collinwood by Mr D Curtis. Apparently it's based on a true story about an old house in Maine where all manner of terrible things happen. Olivia is offered the role of 'Amanda Harris', a woman created from a painting, destined to fall in love with a cursed man, destined to roam the Earth to find him again. How could she refuse? After all, it's the part she was born to play... 8. Panic by Roy Gill "The further into the antique shop she explored, the darker it seemed to get, until Lela couldn't see the walls at all..." Lela Quick is a busy woman. She's got essays to mark, journals to edit, books to write...