Actualmente, hay varias de estas calaveras exhibiéndose en las vitrinas de distintos museos del mundo, y ya han sido descubiertas por lo menos ocho de las trece. Están en distintas manos y cada una de ellas ha sido bautizada con un nombre propio, según la especialista en la materia, Ellie Crystal. El misterio de las calaveras es enriquecido también por una leyenda que se remontaría a los mayas.
"Liliana Heker is one of the most remarkable voices of the Argentinean generation after Borges ... her fiction chronicles the small tragedies that take place within the vast tragedy of our history. A universal and indispensable writer." - Alberto Manguel When Diana Glass witnesses Leonora's abduction from a street in Buenos Aires, she despairs that her friend has joined the ranks of los desaparaecidos, the missing ones. She begins to write the story of their friendship, but certain memories, details, and whispered allegations about Leonora's fate consistently intrude. Leonora was born to drink life down to the bottom of the glass. But, Diana wonders, is that necessarily a virtue? Gripping, intelligent, and intricately structured, Liliana Heker's novel of an unstable revolutionary pasionaria has inflamed readers across Latin America. The End of the Story is a shocking study of the pyschology of torture, and a tragic portrait of Argentina's Dirty War.
The award-winning Elfin Trilogy in a complete Box Set. Elves, both dark and light, operate in secret to control some of the largest businesses in or our world. When teenager, Cassie Tate, inadvertently witnesses a meeting of the alluring creatures at her father's office, her life immediately becomes forfeit. But she is saved by the most unlikely of heroes, Triktapic, an elfin assassin the service of the dark elf king. When Trik realizes Cassie is his Chosen, his loyalties become divided. Will Trik continue to serve his dark nature, or will he choose the one destined for him and leave his life of darkness behind. His decision just might cost them both their lives. Follow Trik and Cassie's adventures as they are swept up into an ages-old conflict between the light and dark elves. The fate of humans and elves alike will hinge upon the decisions they make and, ultimately, their love for one another.
James P Blaylock's 1982 début novel The Elfin Ship has become a classic of whimsical fantasy. With echoes of Kenneth Graham and Mark Twain, it's a gentle, eccentric and hilarious novel that will delight readers of all ages. Trading with the elves used to be so simple. Every year Master Cheeser Jonathan Bing would send his very best cheeses downriver to traders who would eventually return with Elfin wonders for the people of Twombly Town. But no more... First, the trading post at Willowood Station was mysteriously destroyed. Then a magical elfin airship began making forays overhead: Jonathan knew something was definitely amiss. So he set off downriver to deliver the cheeses himself, accompanied by the amazing Professor Wurzle, the irrepressible Dooly, and his faithful dog Ahab. It would have been such a pleasant trip, if not for the weeping skeleton, mad goblins, magic coins, an evil dwarf, a cloak of invisibility - and a watch that stopped time. Of course, the return trip was not so simple.
Best friends, Brandy Well and Steve Rixx, accidentally cross the almost invisible barrier that separates the human world and the elfin realm, known as The Elfin Barrier. What then ensues is the adventure of a life time for the two. They stumble upon a battle of power between a group of elves and a horde of creatures known as gobioids. The pair team up with the elves and meet Forrest, a brooding elf who doesn't trust humans, and Carina, the gentle and beautiful princess of her clan. Before they know it, Brandy and Steve are caught up in the fight of Good versus Evil that takes you on a journey to save the home of the elves in a tale filled with excitement, danger, friendship, a few dragons and a battle that will take your breath away.
TIES THAT BIND… Mage Jonathan Leeds has built himself a comfortable life owning and operating an exclusive night club in London, far from the iron grasp of his family. But when his father, Gordon, abruptly summons him to the Seattle Metroplex, John finds himself a stranger in a strange land, thrown into the wilds of the ’Plex to manage a situation apparently only he can handle. Although he’d prefer to ignore his father’s wishes, John knows that no one—family or foe—says no to Gordon Leeds. At least, not if they want to live to tell about it. But family obligations aren’t the only reason John is in Seattle. His patron back in England, Lord Callen Nassau, has asked him to look for a missing woman. John is only too happy to oblige, as the elegant elf noble is everything his father is not. But when Gordon’s and Callen’s tasks intertwine in unexpected ways, John is forced to question everything he knows about both men, and soon discovers not all that glitters is gold. When the desires of these rich and powerful beings collide in the Sixth World, John finds himself a pawn in their vicious game. If he’s to escape the Emerald City in one piece, John knows he must take control of the situation—any way he can—or suffer the lethal consequences.
