Títulos em Realismo Mágico

The tales collected in Julie Rogers's Seven Shorts can be compared to a wintry landscape: what lurks beneath is cloaked by deceptive beauty. They hold literary garments elegant and genteel, belying curves and forms patiently waiting at any moment to shock, or even enlighten. Cover your eyes, spin you a few times, and shove you into a room with . . . never mind.

When James O'Sullivan returns to his hometown of Cuanmore to settle his estranged father's estate, he uncovers a life-altering secret: his family's pub holds a portal to a magical speakeasy, one that connects to worlds James once thought only existed in fantasy stories. Now James must learn how to manage a bar, deal with being trapped in a town he's tried to escape his entire life, plus handle a steady stream of patrons that include orcs, dwarves, gnomes and dragon riders, who are all seeking rest from their own adventures.

What if a town could remember what you forgot? Fairchance, Pennsylvania was always quiet—a sleepy town where the days blurred and the past stayed buried. But when Wayne Clark receives a mysterious letter with no return address and a hauntingly familiar message, the stillness begins to tremble. As memories long-lost begin to surface, Wayne and childhood friend Lucille are pulled into a journey through forgotten summers, hidden tunnels, and a town that seems to breathe with memory itself.

Канадская писательница Люси Мод Монтгомери (1874–1942) известна во всем мире как автор книг о девочке Анне из Зеленых Мезонинов. «Голубой замок» — первый и самый популярный роман Монтгомери для взрослого читателя, вдохновляющая история любви и преображения «безнадежной старой девы» Валенсии Стирлинг, ведущей скучное существование в окружении надоедливой родни. В двадцать девять лет Валенсия узнает, что жить ей осталось не больше года, и принимает решение вырваться из плена однообразных будней навстречу неведомой судьбе.

Deep in a maze of hallways, Mudito rummages through piles of old newspapers. The mute caretaker of the crumbling former abbey, he is hounded by a coven of ancient witches who are bent on transforming him into the terrifying imbunche: a twisted monster with all of its orifices sewn up, buried alive in its own body. Once, Mudito walked upright and spoke clearly; once he was the personal assistant to one of Chile's most powerful politicians, Jerónimo de Azcoitía.

Jetzt, wo eine Freundin gekidnappt wurde, müssen er und der Rest seiner Gruppe einen Weg finden, Cordellia zu retten, bevor ihr etwas zustößt. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass Bob, seine schwarze Fertigkeit, verschwunden und irgendwo verschlossen ist, seit sie die Regeln des Turms gebrochen und Rakonath eingeschleust haben.

After unexpected adventures while helping DPREM determine the fate of a research submersible lost off the coast of a Hawaiian island, Logan returns home. With two demons and a homicidal elf still at large, Logan certainly has enough to worry about. After a day of exploring other worlds with his friends, he heads west with his leprechaun mentor to pursue an emergent clue that might lead to one of the demons. While the evidence is slight, it can't be ignored. Luckily for Logan, he finds groups of magic users eager to help him at every turn in his journey.

Shuich iestá convencido de que es el hombre más desafortunado de todo Japón: lleva años sin un trabajo fijo y el dinero apenas le alcanza, su matrimonio pasa por un mal momento y su hija adolescente se niega a volver a la escuela. Un nuevo trabajo como vendedor de seguros parece promisorio y lo anima a planear unas vacaciones familiares en París. Pero justo cuando las cosas empiezan a ir bien, pierde un contrato importante, y ahora debe devolverle una gran cantidad de dinero a su compañía.

Just when Deana begins to feel the fragile threads of connection returning, fate tears her and Havard apart once more. An unexpected encounter at the loch unearths long-buried truths—about Havard, their shared ancestry, and the powerful forces that have been shaping their lives from the shadows. As their worlds begin to unravel, Deana must navigate revelations that shake the foundation of everything she thought she knew. The ethereal realm she’s only begun to trust now teeters on the brink of collapse, and her bond with Havard may not survive what the truth reveals.

Seong Jaeseong non è come gli altri ragazzi della sua età. La sua ipersensibilità ai suoni lo rende simile a un neonato catapultato all'improvviso nel mondo. Per questo ha sempre le cuffie alle orecchie, per schermarsi dai rumori che lo circondano e lo schiacciano fino a togliergli il fiato. Ma forse proprio a causa di questo disturbo, Jaeseong ha anche un dono raro e speciale: riesce a sentire quelli che lui chiama Biscuit - persone invisibili agli occhi dei più, umiliate, dimenticate, il cui cuore è stato calpestato più e più volte, e la cui presenza si è affievolita fino quasi a scomparire.

Lucie comes from a long line of witches, ​powers passed down from mother to daughter. Her own mother was formidable in her gifts, but ashamed of her magic. Perhaps as a result, Lucie’s own talent is weak: she can see into the future, sometimes—but more often, she can only see the present of some other location. Most frustrating is that all she can ever see are insignificant details, snippets—a scrap of outfit, the color of the sky.

Sabrina Sorensen is 37, single, and recently finished her tenure as the general manager of a posh Parisian restaurant. When her younger sister gets engaged at Christmas, it's an open door for her mother and siblings to prod Sabrina for her itinerant lifestyle and her inability to commit to any of her previous relationships. What they don't know is that Sabrina, after fifteen long years, has attained her goal of becoming a MICHELIN Guide Inspector.

At the brink of summer, Callie arrives in a secluded village in the South of France with her young daughter, after barely escaping her menacing ex-partner. Desperate to hide, she rents a cottage on the grounds of the Chateau of the Lost. Her new home sings with flowing water, rustling olive trees, and whispering poppies--an otherworldly nook of hidden magic. Little by little, she warms to her quirky neighbors--a witchy landlady, an acclaimed truffle hunter, his kind veterinarian son, and their lovable dogs. Oh, and a mischievous ghost boy.

Three years after her husband Max's death, Shelley feels no more adjusted to being a widow than she did that first terrible day. That is, until the doorbell rings. Standing on her front step is a young man who looks so much like Max—same smile, same eyes, same age, same adorable bump in his nose—he could be Max's long-lost relation. He introduces himself as Paolo, an Italian editor of American coffee table books, and shows Shelley some childhood photos. Paolo tells her that the man in the photos, the bearded man who Paolo says is his grandfather though he never seems to age, is Max. Her Max.

Als Yeonhwa von ihrer Großmutter das Hwawoldang, eine Konditorei für koreanisches Gebäck, erbt, ist sie etwas ratlos. Das bleibt allerdings nicht die einzige Kuriosität im Zusammenhang mit der Konditorei, denn Yeonhwa merkt schnell, dass ihre Kunden nicht ganz lebendig sind, und das nicht nur in dem Sinne, dass sie nur einen Kaffee benötigen … Mit Hilfe von Yeonhwa, ihrem Gebäck und einer magischen schwarzen Katze versuchen die Verstorbenen, ihren Liebsten eine Nachricht zu schicken, um so ihren Frieden zu finden.

Nach dem Tod seiner Eltern hatte Alex Roth nur einen Wunsch: ein Zauberer zu werden. Durch harte Arbeit wurde er an der Universität von Generasi angenommen, der besten Zauberakademie der Welt. Das Schicksal hatte aber andere Pläne. An seinem 18. Geburtstag wird er durch eine Prophezeiung als einer der fünf Helden des Königreichs gezeichnet, die dazu bestimmt sind, den Ravener zu bekämpfen, den größten Feind des Landes. Sein Zeichen ist aber das des „Narren“. Das schlimmste der Zeichen.

Von dem Trip nach Australien ist Fenja nicht begeistert, trotzdem fliegt sie mit ihren Eltern in den Urlaub. Die ersten Tage sind superlangweilig, erst als sie Yu trifft, der ihr eine andere Seite von Australien zeigt, wird der Urlaub interessant. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf das Abenteuer ihres Lebens.

Fans of Black Cake and Family Lore will be captivated by this sweeping, multicultural family story of keen observation and the supernatural in which one man’s journey to wholeness—both emotionally and physically—is shaped by the lands of his childhood and those of his ancestors, still reeling from the effects of colonialism and immigration.

Clara and Francis are in love, but nobody knows it. For months they have been stealing away from their respective lives, leaving no trace of their relationship behind. Their time together is always excruciatingly sweet and all too short. Until one day they wake up in an apartment neither of them recognizes, with no memory of how they got there. They find themselves in a new, unnamed city, a self-contained sanctuary where adulterers live openly as couples. Here there are fountains and old town squares and perfect cafes with checkered tablecloths.

Grieving and isolated amidst the faux-glamour of Hollywood, A-list star Claudia Baxter is desperate for an escape. Radio operative Iris Winterton sits in the grounds of Doverley on a moonless night, watching planes fly across Europe. Pulled together by the past and the future, Claudia and Iris begin to unravel the threads of their connection.