NOVEDADES

Ten years ago, Malik’s life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Since then, he has kept his abilities hidden, looking out for himself and his younger foster brother, Taye. Now, at 17, Malik is finally ready to start a new life for both of them, far from the trauma of his past. However, a daring act to rescue Taye reveals an unexpected connection with his long-lost grandmother: a legendary conjurer with ties to a hidden magical university that Malik’s mother attended. At Caiman University, Malik’s eyes are opened to a future he never could have envisioned for himself—one that includes the reappearance of his first love, Alexis. His search for answers about his heritage, his powers, and what really happened to his mother exposes the cracks in their magical community as it faces a reawakened evil dating back to the Haitian Revolution. Together with Alexis, Malik discovers a lot beneath the surface at Caiman: feuding covens and magical politics, forbidden knowledge and buried mysteries.

Regarded as perhaps the greatest of the stately homes and the finest example of baroque architecture in Great Britain, Blenheim is a treasure of English heritage. In this stunning volume, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the twelfth generation of the family, takes us on a privileged tour of the palace. Designed by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor (a protégé of Christopher Wren) in the early 1700s; with stonework, furniture, and tapestries crafted by the best talents of the age; and art and statuary by such notable artists as John Singer Sargent and Joshua Reynolds, Blenheim is filled with artistic commissions that provide a window into the history of England.

La historia del mundo a través de la espada. La espada está entrelazada con la historia de la humanidad desde el inicio de la civilización y todavía hoy nos saludamos dándonos la mano para mostrar a la otra persona que no vamos a desenvainar. En Blandir la espada, Richard Cohen recorre la historia de la espada desde el antiguo Egipto, los gladiadores romanos y los ritos sagrados de los samuráis japoneses hasta las luchas galácticas de Darth Vader, pasando por los mosqueteros, la ropera española, los duelos de honor y los Juegos Olímpicos. Escrita con brillantez y exquisitamente documentada, esta obra también está repleta de jugosas anécdotas. ¿Por qué retó Ignacio de Loyola a un hombre a un duelo? ¿Qué esgrimista de ascendencia judía compitió bajo la bandera nazi en los Juegos Olímpicos de Berlín? ¿Qué tienen en común Marx y Mussolini, Shakespeare y Grace Kelly? Obra definitiva sobre la espada y su historia, en ella descubriremos cómo este objeto ha trascendido su función bélica para convertirse en un símbolo de ideologías, culturas y aspiraciones humanas. Blandir la espada no es solo la historia de esta arma y de quienes la han utilizado, sino también una fascinante manera de abordar la historia de la humanidad desde una nueva perspectiva.