Gaetano Luigi Staffilano Books

The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. For centuries, gleemen have told the tales of The Great Hunt of the Horn. Now the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages, is found ... and stolen.

It is the 29th century and the universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike Ousters looms, and the mysterious schemes of the secessionist AI TechnoCore bring chaos ever closer. On the eve of disaster, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set fourth on a final voyage to the legendary Time Tombs on Hyperion, home to the Shrike, a lethal creature, part god and part killing machine, whose powers transcend the limits of time and space. The pilgrims have resolved to die before discovering anything less than the secrets of the universe itself.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES Prepare to turn the Wheel of Time - discover the first novel in one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al'Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn - the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness. In this Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

A classic novel from George R.R. Martin, author of the hit HBO TV series A GAME OF THRONES Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader (one of the few), and he likes cats. So how is it that, despite being up against the worst villains in the universe, he has become the proud owner of the last working seedship, pride of Earth's Ecological Engineering Corps? We'll leave that aside for now - just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in space is in good hands, hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures. With his unique equipment and powerful spacecraft, Tuf is set to tackle the myriad problems that human settlers have created during their colonisation of far flung worlds. Hosts of hostile monsters, a population addicted to procreation, a dictator who is willing to unleash plagues to get his own way - and all that stands between the colonists and disaster is Tuf's ingenuity, and his reputation as an honest dealer in a universe of rogues ...

La tanto enfatizzata "vittoria" del leone di Lannister, avvenuta nell'Ombra della Profezia, lascia un'impronta di sangue. La struttura di potere della dinastia dell'oro di Castel Granito sembra crollare. Con l'infame lord Tywin assassinato dal figlio nano e la regina Cersei imprigionata nelle segrete del Credo dei Sette Dèi, il piccolo Re Tommen si trova su un trono instabile. Il destino dell'intero continente occidentale è di nuovo in bilico. Sulla remota Barriera di ghiaccio, Jon Snow deve consolidare il suo rango di lord comandante dei Guardiani della notte, affrontando nemici terribili e soprannaturali. Nel frattempo, Daenerys Targaryen difende il suo dominio contro antiche e nuove minacce, mentre il furore della sua nobile casa riemerge dalle ombre del passato. In fuga verso le città libere, Tyrion Lannister, l'astuto Folletto regicida, si ritrova coinvolto in un complotto inconcepibile. Potrebbe essere lui la chiave per la restaurazione della dinastia del Drago. Lanciato in una pericolosa ricerca lungo un fiume leggendario e letale, Tyrion deve affrontare avversari inaspettati...