1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.
Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…
En una de las prisiones más infames de Escocia, un convicto es brutalmente asesinado en su celda. Al lado duerme John Rebus, que ha sido condenado y encerrado y ahora vive al otro lado del muro de la justicia.
Pero, como bien dicen, las viejas costumbres son difíciles de eliminar, y es imposible para un detective no caer en la tentación de investigar un misterio. Así que Rebus activa su instinto natural y se involucra en una trama de conspiración, corrupción y muerte en la que incluso a esta figura legendaria le costará mantener la calma.
Sin placa, sin autoridad y sin red de seguridad, caminará por la cuerda floja, con su vida en peligro a cada momento.
Scarlett Garner doesn't remember anything before the age of four―until a car accident changes everything. She starts to remember pieces of a past that frighten her. A past her parents hid from her…and a secret that could get her killed.
Un grupo de amigos se reúne a la salida del colegio para llevar a cabo investigaciones detectivescas. Cuatro historias que invitan al lector a participar en el juego de pistas que, a través del entramado del texto y las ilustraciones, se le van presentando.
Una extraña enfermedad amenaza a los dinosaurios del Santuario. Aunque una antigua leyenda wala wala habla de una misteriosa flor que podría curarlos. Solo hay un problema: la protege un gigantesco y temible guardián. ¿Lograrán Dani y Evan salvar a los dinosaurios?
¡Descúbrelo en esta trepidante aventura de Dani y Evan!
The Star. The Icon. The Witch. The Construct. The God. The Engineer. The King. In a time of Tribulations, they will answer the call as Earth's Mightiest Heroes! But when the towering Terminus attacks, a new and insidious danger rears its head. One that the Avengers know all too well, and one who comes to them in the most dangerous of guises: that of a friend! Soon, the Ashen Combine, a collection of the Multiverse's greatest monsters, descends from the Impossible City - and they destroy metropolitan areas for sport! The Avengers face the battle of their lives - and one will fall. But will the Impossible City fall with them? And what kind of doom might be unleashed upon the Earth as a consequence? Plus: Kang the Conqueror searches for the missing moment!