Títulos em Gênero Ficção

Em 1991, o direito feminino ao voto e à participação política são sumariamente revogados. Em 2205, são consideradas úteis apenas as mulheres que podem servir aos homens em cargos específicos e a eles subordinados. Contudo, a economia mundial depende de um número reduzido de mulheres linguistas, que atuam como tradutoras em negociações entre povos alienígenas e corporações familiares da Terra. Quando perdem sua utilidade, elas são enviadas para as Casas Estéreis, onde apenas aguardam a morte.

Alex Flynn, chief of Trowbridge Rescue, recollects poignant elements of a friendship during Alex’s days in government service. The story remembers love, fear, and sadness released when hearing The Steve Miller Band’s song “The Joker”.

Banished for the murder of his master, a lone Astronomer has set out to deliver a written history of his School to the ancient city of Calrathia, home of all knowledge. None have attempted to cross the frozen wastes in three centuries. And in the bitter cold, worse things than scavengers haunt the desolate trek.

Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window. She's young. She's alone. And she's covered in blood.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville is one of the most celebrated works of fiction in the English language, a cornerstone of American literature, and an unflinching exploration of the human spirit. First published in 1851, this timeless classic has captivated generations with its daring narrative and profound themes, earning its place as a touchstone of literary excellence.

As Gavin Ennock pilots his airship, the Lady of Liberty, to China, his fiancée, Lady Alice Michaels prays they make it in time. The Clockwork Plague consumes Gavin's body and mind, driving him increasingly mad—and driving a wedge between him and Alice. Their only hope lies in China with the Dragon Men.

Sucesso de vendas na Espanha e fenômeno literário, Cupim é um romance de terror feminista, duro, poético e visceral, carregado de rezas, maldições, anjos e santos. Layla Martínez cria uma narrativa poderosa em que a raiva e o rancor crescem como um cupinzeiro diante da injustiça social. Todas as casas guardam a história daqueles que as habitaram. As paredes dessa construção perdida no meio do nada falam de vozes que surgem sob as camas, de santas que aparecem no teto da cozinha, de desaparecimentos que nunca se esclarecem.

Leonildo nasce em cima de um baobá durante uma enchente. É albino, o que antes parece um milagre para o povo de Beira, Moçambique, aos poucos se torna maldição. O menino precisa ser escondido para seu corpo não ser transformado em amuleto. Guilherme ao perceber o que é, foge da Paraíba para São Paulo, depois é expulso da casa da tia religiosa. Espera pela operação de redesignação sexual até que vem a pandemia e seu corpo é interrompido junto ao tempo.

A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relationship, and the holy grail of racial equality—the black Chinese restaurant.

Talia Kemper is on death row for murdering her husband. She had an alibi and no known motive, yet Talia’s unwavering protestations of innocence have always been ignored. Then one day in the visiting area, she sees a recognizable stranger she’s certain is her husband. It turns out the man she’s been convicted of killing may not be dead after all. But as the days tick away toward Talia’s execution, what will it take for her to be believed?

Às vezes, basta uma noite para romper o fio da inocência e inaugurar a trama da memória. Verão de 1985. Cinco rapazes e uma garota passam as férias na ilha de Ré, na costa francesa. Entre paixões à flor da pele, o despertar da homossexualidade, tardes de sol e noites sem hora para acabar, o grupo de amigos vive em um tempo suspenso entre a despreocupação da adolescência e o desconhecido da vida adulta. O que começa como uma celebração da liberdade acaba marcado por uma perda irreparável.

Following the events of Stranger Things: Season 4, Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley are hot on the heels of a new mystery—and they won’t stop until they solve it. Hawkins, Indiana, is in recovery. It’s been two months since Vecna’s earthquake tore through the town, and its residents are...

Eine Karriere als Musikerin – das war eigentlich Charlottes größter Wunsch. Aber jetzt ist es ja eh zu spät, und sie muss sich um einen vernünftigen Job kümmern, schon wegen der Eltern. Sie findet eine Stelle in einem Verlag, auch nicht schlecht, und München ist eine schöne Stadt, vor allem im Sommer. Im Vorzimmer des Verlegers sitzt Charlotte ganz nah am Zentrum der Macht. Dass der seine Assistentinnen oft auswechselt, kriegt sie schnell mit.

Em Chama e cinzas, Carolina Nabuco mais uma vez faz um retrato da posição da mulher burguesa, agora no final da primeira metade do século XX, apresentando os valores e os tabus que orientavam o lugar social da mulher, mas trazendo também uma nova voz feminina que parece emergir desse contexto. Há, com isso, um distanciamento significativo de A sucessora, seu romance anterior, uma vez que naquela obra a protagonista Marina teme não ser a mulher ideal, enquanto Nica, a nova protagonista, deseja compreender por que tem sido essa mulher.

A obra que originou a lenda do Rei Arthur e os Cavaleiros da Távola Redonda, pela primeira vez em audiobook no Brasil, traz as incríveis aventuras do Jovem Arthur, Excalibur, sua subida ao trono, seus fieis (mas nem sempre) cavaleiros, a busca pela imortalidade e a queda de um ícone...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • After Revenge of the Sith, a newly forged Darth Vader hunts for the secrets of life and death under the watchful eye of Emperor Palpatine. In the wake of Emperor Palpatine’s rise to power, the true nature of his most sinister enforcer remains a mystery. Darth Vader is a...

In the course of one ordinary day, Atlanta fast food worker Calvin loses his girlfriend, his band and his best friend. Suddenly, everything he had planned to spend the rest of his life doing seems to have flown away. Told with insight, sensitivity and deep respect for what it takes to make a life in music, King Cal is a coming-of-age novel about a determined young man who starts with little, aims to earn a little more and has to decide whether success, or even clinging to his dream, is worth the sacrifice.

In Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, we are not talking about revolutionary personalities, a secret struggle for some ideas Fyodor Dostoyevsky tells the story of a man who is "too conscious." The man, whose name we never learn is so aware of his own thoughts and feelings as to cause him to be indecisive and overly self-critical. Add in his belief that societal expectations are shaping his actions. Notes From Underground is one of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's most well renowned novels. It is thought to be one of the first existentialist Russian works.

The third and final book in the international bestselling Maxton Hall series—now a Prime Video streaming series—in English for the first time. Can they save themselves? Or will they destroy each other? Ruby is in shock: Her worst nightmare has come true, and now Oxford and all her dreams...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of House of Leaves comes a magisterial novel about two friends determined to rescue a pair of horses set for slaughter. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Vulture, and Library Journal “This is an amazing...