Alegres y felices

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.

Tras los incidentes ocurridos en la otra Gaia, y lo que Ángel, Lilian, Catherine y Razaiel aprendieron y descubrieron, sus actitudes ante el mundo y lo que les rodea, ha cambiado notablemente. Ahora todos ellos mucho más unidos y compenetrados con lo que tienen que hacer, están más dispuestos que nunca a enfrentar todo lo que encuentren, usando cuanto tienen para seguir delante. Habiéndose adentrado en la tierra prohibida de los Grifix, una nueva etapa en su búsqueda comienza, y como era de esperar, no estará libre de problemas y situaciones que encarar.

Perro Viejo was taken away from his mother at birth and has known no other life than that of servitude on a sugar plantation. His name, which means "Old Dog," was given to him by the plantation master because, like the bloodhounds that chased fugitive slaves, Perro Viejo is always searching for the scent of his long lost mother. The only thing that keeps him alive is the memory of Asuncion, a beautiful girl he once met while washing his master's horses at a river. Never to see her again, he closes his heart to all forms of love. Nearing the end of his life, Perro Viejo meets Beira, an old...

Doña Felicia es una anciana muy peculiar y es una eminencia resolviendo casos. También junto con su querido fantasma, forman un equipo de detectives que resolverán los once casos de este libro.