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Newly crowned as king, Keris is powerless as his forbidden relationship with Zarrah is revealed. But when Zarrah is imprisoned by the Empress, Keris knows there is only one way to save her: to ally with the kingdom he nearly destroyed. Imprisoned on the dreaded Devil’s Island, Zarrah faces two choices: prove her loyalty to the Empress who condemned her or die as a traitor. Yet as she struggles to survive among violent prisoners, Zarrah uncovers a third path: a rebellion to overthrow tyranny entwined with the destiny she must fight to claim. While the Empress plots a war with devastating consequences, Keris and Zarrah must find their way back to each other. Yet their greatest adversary is the fiery passion between them. Unless they overcome the bitterness of betrayal, their love will not be the bringer of peace but rather the fuel that turns the Endless War into an inferno.

A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths: The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother. The second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves. The Endless War between Maridrina and Valcotta has raged for generations, leaving thousands of Zarrah’s people dead and still more orphaned. So when she’s given command of the contested city of Nerastis, Zarrah is prepared to do whatever it takes to destroy the Maridrinian forces who oppose her—and to kill the Veliant prince who leads them. Yet a chance encounter with an anonymous and handsome Maridrinian causes Zarrah to question whether the violence she’s perpetrated is justice or a crime. And as she continues to meet the nameless man each night, she finds common ground—and fiery passion—in his arms. But when identities are revealed, Zarrah must decide whether to embrace a chance at peace or march to the drums of war.

Tras una muerte que podría calificarse de libresca, atropellada mientras hojeaba un volumen de Emily Dickinson, una profesora de la Universidad de Cambridge es la destinataria póstuma de un ejemplar de La línea de sombra, de Joseph Conrad. El insólito libro está cubierto de cemento y va a parar a las manos del compañero argentino de departamento que ha asumido las clases de la desdichada Bluma Lennon. Intrigado por el extraño paquete, que proviene de Uruguay, el narrador inicia una pesquisa que lo llevará de vuelta a su continente para ir descubriendo poco a poco qué relaciones azarosas unen la muerte de su colega, el ejemplar encementado y la estela de un misterioso coleccionista de libros consumido por su pasión. Recuperamos esta nouvelle letraherida y encantadora –publicada por primera vez, con inmenso éxito, hace más de veinte años y traducida desde entonces a más de veinte lenguas– que atrapará a toda alma bibliófila que se precie.