(0)Diana Gabaldon
22) Ecos del pasado
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Outlander novels volume 7
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1182 pages ; 22 cm.
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Español
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As battle-scarred Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-travelling wife Claire Randall flee from North Carolina to the high seas during the American Revolution, they encounter privateers and ocean battles. Meanwhile in the relative safety of the 20th century Brianna (Claire and Jamie's daughter) and Roger MacKenzie, Brianna's husband, search for clues not only to Claire's fate--but to their own fate in the Highlands.
En plena revolución americana,...
23) La cruz ardiente
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1325 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
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The year is 1771, and war is approaching. Jamie Fraser's wife has told him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy - a time-traveller's certain knowledge. To break his oath to the Crown will brand him a traitor; to keep it is certain doom. Jamie Fraser stands in the shadow of the fiery cross - a standard that leads nowhere but to the bloody brink of war.
24) Forastera
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764 pages ; 22 cm.
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Español
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"Recien acabada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una joven pareja se reune por fin para pasar sus vacaciones en Escocia. Una tarde, cuando pasea sola por la pradera, Claire se acerca a un circulo de piedras antiquisimas y cae de pronto en un extrano trance. Al volver en si se encuentra con un panorama desconcertante: el mundo moderno ha desaparecido, ahora la rodea la Escocia de 1743, con sus clanes beligerantes y supersticiosos, hombres y mujeres rudos,...
25) Viento y ceniza
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Series
Outlander novels volume 6
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1438 pages ; 23 cm.
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Español
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In 1772, Jamie Fraser is asked by the governor to help protect the colonies for King and Crown, but thanks to his time-traveling, twentieth-century wife, Claire, Jamie is aware of the ultimate result of the American Revolution.
26) Viajera
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1019 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
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Desde el momento en que anida en su corazon la esperanza de que James Fraser haya sobrevivido la guerra entre ingleses y escoceses, Claire Randall decide emprender un nuevo viaje en el tiempo para reunirse con el. El traslado es un exito y los amantes estan juntos otra vez, pero la felicidad se empana cuando las circunstancias los obligan a iniciar una larga travesia hacia las exoticas y desconocidas costas del Caribe. Alla lejos, entre las amenazas...
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1038 pages ; 22 cm.
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Español
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Mientras Brianna Fraser Randall esta a punto de ver realizados sus deseos en companía de su amado Roger, la vida de sus padres, Jamie Fraser y Claire Randall, continua en pleno siglo XVIII. Tras su huida de Escocia y su llegada al Caribe, Jamie y Claire deciden embarcarse rumbo a las colonias americanas en busca de una nueva vida. En su ansia de libertad, se dirigen hacia las montañas de Carolina del Norte, el único refugio seguro para alquien...
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858 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
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"Veinte años después de haber experimentado lo mas extraña de su vida un viaje a través del tiempo hasta la Escocia del siglo XVIII, Claire Randall regresa con su hija Brianna a las imponentes y misteriosas montañas escocesas donde todo comenzó. Con la ayuda de Roger, un jóven historiador, Claire se lanza a una obsesiva búsqueda de las tumbas de los caídos en la batalla de Culloden, librada en 1745. El paso del tiempo no ha podido borrar...
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xiii, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm
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English
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From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe - the site of a great massacre and major clan feud - and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield,...
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1166 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Español
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"Junio de 1778. El mundo esta completamente revolucionado: la armada inglesa se esta retirando de Filadelfia en busca de George Washington y, por primera vez, parece que los rebeldes pueden ganar. Pero a Claire Fraser y su familia les estan afectando peores revoluciones. Su anterior marido, Jamie, ha vuelto de entre los muertos, y le exige saber por que, en su ausencia, se caso con su mejor amigo, Lord John Grey. El hijo de este, el noveno conde de...
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xxxiii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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"An action-packed blend of folk tale, romance, epic, and myth, The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta tells the story of the Gold Rush-era bandit Joaquín Murieta, whose efforts to find fortune and happiness are thwarted by white settlers who murder his family and drive him off his land. In retaliation, Murieta organizes a band of more than 2,000 outlaws -- including the sadistic "Three-Fingered Jack" -- who take revenge by murdering, stealing...
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5 videodiscs (approximately 774 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. In Season 2, Claire and Jamie arrive...
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xii, 335 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Thrilling crime stories about cars, driving, and the road from the world's bestselling and critically acclaimed writers. Like fiction, cars take us into a different world: from the tony enclaves of upper crust society to the lowliest barrio; from muscle car-driving con men to hardscrabble kids on the road during the Great Depression; from a psychotic traveling salesman to a Mexican drug lord who drives a tricked-out VW Bus. We all share the roads,...
35) Matchup
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xii, 445 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Collects stories written by best-selling thriller authors,11 women and 11 men partnered in male-female literary pairings, in anthology that includes contributions by such favorites as Sandra Brown, John Sandford and Eric Van Lustbader.
"In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller FaceOff, twenty-two of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen...
36) The mad scientist's guide to world domination: original short fiction for the modern evil genius
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363 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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An anthology of original horror tales featuring "evil genius" archetype characters intent on ruling the world features contributions by Diana Gabaldon, Daniel Wilson, and Austin Grossman.
38) Warriors
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736 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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This major collection of never-before-published tales of war and warriors features some of today's most popular writers of fantasy, including Robin Hobb, James Rollins, and Tad Williams.