La Nación de las Bestias Series by Mariana Palova

“No eras más que un simple humano. Pero no necesitabas ser nada más para lograr cosas extraordinarias.” Frío, astuto y asombrosamente eficaz, Salvador Hoffman es famoso tanto por ser el mejor detective de Nueva Orleans como por su incapacidad para sentir empatía o afecto por otras personas, cosa que lo ha convertido en un hombre más temido que respetado... more“No eras más que un simple humano. Pero no necesitabas ser nada más para lograr cosas extraordinarias.” Frío, astuto y asombrosamente eficaz, Salvador Hoffman es famoso tanto por ser el mejor detective de Nueva Orleans como por su incapacidad para sentir empatía o afecto por otras personas, cosa que lo ha convertido en un hombre más temido que respetado. Pero cuando un macabro artilugio vudú aparece en una de las escenas del crimen más extrañas de su carrera, el detective comienza a cuestionarse no sólo las reglas de ese mundo estricto y racional al que pertenece, sino las propias limitaciones que siempre le impuso a su corazón. Y de la manera más difícil, Hoffman tendrá que aprender que a veces el amor duele más que la soledad. Ocho años antes de los acontecimientos de El Señor del Sabbath, esta conmovedora historia imbuida de magia oscura y rituales sombríos nos llevará a conocer no sólo el lado más oculto de la ciudad hechicera, sino también el de uno de los personajes más queridos de La Nación de las Bestias. Bienvenidos de nuevo a Nueva Orleans.” less

The abyss watches him. Nightmares hunt him. And now, a battle begins.Terrifying creatures, unseen to all around him, have tormented Elisse since he was a little boy. These “night terrors” and the cruel life as a young Westerner in a refugee camp have left him isolated and alone. The only clue to his past is an old, tattered envelope with a picture of his father who mysteriously abandoned him at a monastery as a baby... moreThe abyss watches him. Nightmares hunt him. And now, a battle begins.Terrifying creatures, unseen to all around him, have tormented Elisse since he was a little boy. These “night terrors” and the cruel life as a young Westerner in a refugee camp have left him isolated and alone. The only clue to his past is an old, tattered envelope with a picture of his father who mysteriously abandoned him at a monastery as a baby.When Elisse flees India and journeys to New Orleans in search of his father and the truth of his troubled existence, he finds not only the answers to his extraordinary life, an ancestral secret with a grave responsibility, but also the one thing he most desires. A family—but of beasts.Now, Elisse’s awakening gifts attract dark forces rooted in Louisiana magic, and he must do the unthinkable to protect everyone he loves. Will Elisse accept the burdens of his gifts and conquer darkness? Or will that same darkness consume him and destroy the love he so desperately longed for?Mariana Palova’s debut novel, Nation of the Beasts: The Lord of the Sabbath, is an unforgettable journey of magic, heartache, and the unbreakable bonds that span this world and the other. less

Forced to separate from her family, Elisse leaves the spooky city of New Orleans to launch himself into a savage battle across the United States, with the sole purpose of protecting those he loves from the haunting mysteries that surround his existence. But Elisse doesn't travel alone. The monster within him roars loudly, and his pilgrimage takes him to the desert landscapes of Utah. There he meets Adam, a peculiar boy with whom he begins to establish an important emotional bond... moreForced to separate from her family, Elisse leaves the spooky city of New Orleans to launch himself into a savage battle across the United States, with the sole purpose of protecting those he loves from the haunting mysteries that surround his existence. But Elisse doesn't travel alone. The monster within him roars loudly, and his pilgrimage takes him to the desert landscapes of Utah. There he meets Adam, a peculiar boy with whom he begins to establish an important emotional bond. But the desert hides terrible secrets, and Elisse will have to make, once again, a decision that could endanger not only his life, but that of a new family of wanderers desperate for his help. The bonds of loyalty will be put to the test and the bravest will be the only survivor. less

Tras los fatídicos eventos ocurridos en Stonefall y de la casi aniquilación de la tribu Red Buffalo, Elisse nos arrastra a una nueva sombría y aventura a través del norte de Estados Unidos, en búsqueda de los orígenes de Wéndigo, con la esperanza de encontrar la forma de separarse de él... moreTras los fatídicos eventos ocurridos en Stonefall y de la casi aniquilación de la tribu Red Buffalo, Elisse nos arrastra a una nueva sombría y aventura a través del norte de Estados Unidos, en búsqueda de los orígenes de Wéndigo, con la esperanza de encontrar la forma de separarse de él. Desde las tierras boreales de Minnesota hasta los oscuros páramos de Salem, la tierra de las brujas, nuestro contemplasombras, no sólo se enfrentará por fin a las consecuencias de sus decisiones, sino que encontrará una nueva magia, tan oscura y a la vez tan seductora que podrá a prueba los últimos vestigios de su espectro humano. After the fateful events that occurred in Stonefall and the near annihilation of the Red Buffalo tribe, Elisse drags us on a new grim adventure through the northern United States, in search of the origins of Wendigo, in the hope of finding the way to separate from him. From the northern lands of Minnesota to the dark wastes of Salem, the land of witches, our shadowgazer will not only finally face the consequences of his decisions, but will find a new magic, so dark and at the same time so seductive that will be able to test the last vestiges of its human spectrum. less