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LA NOVELA GANADORA DEL PREMIO ALFAGUARA 2026

«Ofrece una lectura simbólica, casi mítica, sobre la guerra, el poder y la resistencia. Una gran épica de los vencidos». -Del acta del Jurado

Año 1014. Tras derrotar a los búlgaros en la batalla de Klyuch, el emperador bizantino Basilio II ordena arrancar los ojos de los quince mil soldados del ejército enemigo, dejando tuerto a uno de cada cien hombres para que guíen a los ciegos de regreso a casa. Durante semanas, una columna de desarrapados recorre a tientas el largo camino hasta la capital búlgara, donde los recibe el zar Samuel, que ante el terrible espectáculo de sus hombres humillados, cae fulminado por la pena. Lo sucede en el trono su hijo Gavril, heredero de un imperio amenazado que deberá defender haciendo uso de la astucia para elevar la moral del pueblo después de la última derrota.

Murallas afuera, los enemigos acechan, mientras en las calles de la ciudad los soldados intentan retomar sus vidas. Hay quien se esconde y guarda silencio, está el que descubre que sus manos pueden sustituir a la vista, algunos temen parecer monstruos y no falta aquel que hace un buen negocio vendiendo preciosas cuentas de cerámica que simulan ser ojos. Y entre todos ellos hay un escriba invidente que, incapacitado para copiar lo que ya fue escrito, vuelca en el pergamino una historia que crece en él: la de los quince mil ciegos y su inesperada revancha.

Historia, inventiva y poesía confluyen en este magnífico retablo inspirado en las crónicas medievales y en uno de los episodios más crueles de las guerras bizantinas. El ejército ciego nos habla, con deliciosa ironía e ingenio, sobre las narrativas del pasado y sobre cómo el testimonio de los vencidos desaparece fácilmente en el olvido.

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THE WINNING NOVEL OF THE 2026 ALFAGUARA PRIZE

"Offers a symbolic, almost mythical reading of war, power, and resistance. A great epic of the defeated." --from the Jury's citation

Year 1014. After defeating the Bulgarians at the Battle of Klyuch, the Byzantine emperor Basil II orders the eyes of fifteen thousand enemy soldiers to be put out, leaving one man in every hundred with a single eye so that he may lead the blind back home. For weeks, a ragged column gropes its way along the long road to the Bulgarian capital, where they are received by Tsar Samuel, who, confronted with the terrible sight of his humiliated men, is struck dead by grief. He is succeeded on the throne by his son Gavril, heir to a threatened empire who must rely on cunning to raise the people's morale after the latest defeat.

Beyond the city walls, enemies lie in wait, while in the streets soldiers attempt to resume their lives. Some hide and keep silent; others discover that their hands can replace sight; some fear appearing monstrous, and there is no shortage of those who make a good business selling precious ceramic beads that imitate eyes. And among them all there is a blind scribe who, unable to copy what has already been written, pours onto parchment a story that grows within him: that of the fifteen thousand blind men and their unexpected revenge.

History, invention, and poetry converge in this magnificent tableau inspired by medieval chronicles and by one of the cruelest episodes of the Byzantine wars. The Blind Army speaks to us, with delightful irony and ingenuity, about the narratives of the past and about how the testimony of the defeated so easily vanishes into oblivion.

From bestselling and award-winning author Hilary Davidson, Every Lie I Told is a propulsive, twisty thriller about the devastating consequences of the lies we tell to protect others--and ourselves.

How far would you go to protect a killer?

Jackie Swift does whatever it takes to succeed. At work, she spins lies to protect questionable clients at a shady public-relations firm. At home, she helps her younger sister, Madi, evade consequences for dangerous choices she's made about friends and drugs. But Jackie's professional and personal worlds collide one night when she gets a call from Madi telling her she overdosed. Rushing to the rescue, Jackie stumbles on an awful scene at an Upper East Side mansion. Madi is nowhere to be found, but she's left behind a dead body.

Worse for Jackie, she knows the dead man all too well: He's her former boss and mentor, and she's been paid to cover up his crimes in the past.

Jackie is willing to do anything to protect her missing sister, even as the NYPD builds a case against Madi, who may be involved in the deaths of other sexually abusive men. As Jackie searches for her sister--and sets up plausible suspects to take Madi's place in the eyes of the police--she's haunted by the terrible things she's done in service of her career. And she soon discovers there are people who've been waiting in the shadows for a chance to take her down.

At once deeply personal and infused with a profound respect for its literary predecessors, The Book of Echoes resonates with the speaker's journey through Tourette's syndrome. This exploration of motor tics, echolalia, and phantom speech gradually unfolds into a joyous and surreal celebration of Jack Spicer's insight that "Poems should echo and re-echo against each other. They should create resonances. They cannot live alone any more than we can." Welch's The Book of Echoes delights in illuminating the intimate spaces of connection that poetry provides.

Displaced after the fall of the Soviet Union, an indigenous family works to reclaim their former self-sufficient way of life in this lyrical work of anthropology and colonial Russian history.

The work of the French anthropologist Nastassja Martin has taken her to Alaska, where she worked with the indigenous Gwich'in people, and across the Bering Strait to Kamchatka, where she lived and studied among the Even community. Both regions, both peoples, had been on the front line of the Cold War and in its aftermath were placed in a new and anomalous relation to government authority. These vast and remote areas, long treated as colonies, now found themselves newly neglected and newly free. The family of the Even matriarch Daria, for example, known to readers of Martin's earlier book In the Eye of the Wild, decided to leave behind the urban existence enforced upon them in the Soviet period and return to the Icha forest to lead a self-sufficient life based on hunting, fishing, and gathering.

The end of the Cold War brought the beginning of a new era in which the effects of global warming have proved ever more destructive. East of Dreams, like In the Eye of the Wild, mixes memoir and ethnography, as Martin looks at how indigenous peoples continue to take the measure of massive ongoing change. She also looks to them for new ways of understanding the relations between humankind, the human mind, and the larger world of nature, seen to exist on a vital continuum. East of Dreams offers a radical anthropological epistemology for our troubled times.

"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carré

In this brilliant new translation of Georges Simenon's classic novel, a young man descends into a brutal world of crime

"And always the dirty snow, the heaps of snow that look rotten, with black patches and embedded garbage . . . unable to cover the filth."

Nineteen-year-old Frank--thug, thief, son of a brothel owner--gets by surprisingly well despite living in a city under military occupation, but a warm house and a full stomach are not enough to make him feel truly alive in such a climate of deceit and betrayal. During a bleak, unending winter, he embarks on a string of violent and sordid crimes that set him on a path from which he can never return. Georges Simenon's matchless novel is a brutal, compelling portrayal of a world without pity; a devastating journey through a psychological no man's land.

A practical guide to restoring pain-free function to your upper body.

Modern living has caused an epidemic of poor upper body posture. As a result, back, neck and shoulder aches and pains have become an increasingly common problem.

Make Movement Your Medicine: Back, Neck and Shoulders is a practical guide to help you restore pain-free function to your upper body. Developed by osteopath Andy Breakspear and movement specialist Rachel Breakspear, the Breakspear Method of Make Movement Your Medicine (MMYM) is the result of over 25 years of clinical experience. This book shares their expertise with a clear and effective program that can be integrated into your daily life in just 15 minutes.

The exercises are designed to be accessible to all, regardless of current mobility or pain levels.

By making movement your medicine, you can:

- Ease pain and stiffness in your back, neck and shoulders
- Improve posture and counteract the effects of modern living
- Increase flexibility and movement
- Enhance overall well-being.

Start your journey to pain-free living now with this invaluable resource.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival
A gripping account that overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats--external aggression and internal dissolution

Iran presents one of the most significant foreign policy challenges for America and the West, yet very little is known about what the country's goals really are. Vali Nasr examines Iran's political history in new ways to explain its actions and ambitions on the world stage, showing how, behind the veneer of theocracy and Islamic ideology, today's Iran is pursuing a grand strategy aimed at securing the country internally and asserting its place in the region and the world.

Drawing on memoirs, oral histories, and original in-depth interviews with Iranian decision makers, Nasr brings to light facts and events in Iran's political history that have been overlooked until now. He traces the roots of Iran's strategic outlook to its experiences over the past four decades of war with Iraq in the 1980s and the subsequent American containment of Iran, invasion of Iraq in 2003, and posture toward Iran thereafter. Nasr reveals how these experiences have shaped a geopolitical outlook driven by pervasive fear of America and its plans for the Middle East.

Challenging the notion that Iran's foreign policy simply reflects its revolutionary values or theocratic government, Iran's Grand Strategy provides invaluable new insights into what Iran wants and why, explaining the country's resistance to the United States, its nuclear ambitions, and its pursuit of influence and proxies across the Middle East.

Entra en el mundo de Game Changers, la historia que insipiró Heated Rivalry, la serie romántica del momento disponible en HBO Max.

Todo empieza aquí, con la apasionada relación secreta entre Scott y Kip, obra de Rachel Reid, autora superventas del New York Times; y USA Today.

El capitán de los New York Admirals, Scott Hunter, se toma muy en serio sus rituales previos al partido. Cuando un batido en particular precede al fin de la mala racha de Scott sobre el hielo, está desesperado por recrear la magia... y por conocer al chico sexy y divertido que está detrás del mostrador.

Kip Grady sabía que las frecuentes visitas de Scott iban más allá de los batidos de frutas, pero nunca se atrevió a imaginar que lo invitaría a su ático. O que lo besaría apasionadamente... y más. Lo que ocurre entre ellos es ardiente, increíble y frecuente... pero solo según las condiciones de Scott y siempre a puerta cerrada en su apartamento.

Scott necesita a Kip en su vida, pero con la temporada de playoffs acercándose, los focos que le iluminan son más brillantes que nunca. No puede permitirse hacer nada que pueda descarrilar su carrera o la imagen pública de lo que debe ser un capitán de hockey. Kip está listo para ir a por todas con Scott, pero ¿cuánto tiempo más tendrá que permanecer en secreto?

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THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY - NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW

Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.

It all starts here with Scott and Kip's steamy secret-relationship romance by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.

New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. When a particular smoothie precedes Scott's breaking his on-ice slump, he's desperate to recreate the magic...and to get to know the sexy, funny guy behind the counter.

Kip Grady knew there was more to Scott's frequent visits than blended fruit, but he never let himself imagine being invited back to Scott's penthouse. Or kissed with reckless abandon--and more. What goes on between them is hot, incredible and frequent...but also only on Scott's terms and always behind his closed apartment doors.

Scott needs Kip in his life, but with playoff season approaching, the spotlight on him is suddenly brighter than ever. He can't afford to do anything that might derail his career or the public's image of what a hockey captain should be. Kip is ready to go all in with Scott--but how much longer will he have to remain a secret?

At last, the National Book Award finalist and NYT bestselling author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic: Min Jin Lee has written a masterpiece by turns sweeping and intimate, one that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty.

In schools and churches, hotel rooms and nail salons, law firms and fried-fish shops; in cramped, dingy apartments and luxury, gated communities, the men, women, and children in American Hagwon struggle to find satisfaction and meaning in a world that seems to grow less forgiving with each passing year.

Once comfortably middle class in Korea, John and Helen Koh and their three children--Bo, DH, and Mido--find their lives upended, first by a shocking betrayal by John's oldest friend, then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Desperately striving to regain their footing, they leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in Southern California--where new vistas of opportunity open up for the children as their parents, strangers in a strange land, must adjust to a new life in which their experience and education mean little, and they set their sights on whatever it takes to provide for their children's futures.

The Kohs, their friends, relatives, and even their foes move in and out of each other's lives as they navigate new courses across the years, always nursing the almost all-consuming faith that education will lead the next generation to success and security. In American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee has crafted an unforgettable, panoramic novel where the smallest of gestures can have enormous repercussions, where the bonds of family and of memory twist and fray but rarely break, and where willful self-sacrifice--for the benefit of loved ones and even strangers--is a kind of prayer.

What do Christians really believe-and why does it matter for everyday life?
52 Weeks of Systematic Theology for Adults offers a calm, clear, and thoughtful way to explore the foundations of Christian faith-one week at a time. Designed for readers who want depth without overwhelm, this book invites you into a year-long journey through theology that is accessible, reflective, and deeply human.

This is not a textbook or a debate.
It is a steady companion for thoughtful faith.

Inside This Book You'll Find:

• 52 weekly themes covering core areas of Christian theology
• Clear, non-technical explanations written for everyday readers
• A gentle, reflective tone that welcomes questions and growth
• Balanced theology focused on shared Christian beliefs
• Ideal for personal reading, small groups, or slow study

Whether you are new to theology, returning to faith, or seeking a more grounded understanding of what you believe, this book meets you where you are-and walks with you forward.

Begin the journey.
Open the first week.
Let faith grow, one thoughtful step at a time.

Build a Strong Faith Foundation for Your Child - One Week at a Time!

Do you want your child to understand the Bible in a way that is simple, engaging, and meaningful? Are you worried that faith lessons might feel too complicated or overwhelming for young minds?

Imagine your child confidently explaining who God is, understanding the Trinity, and applying biblical principles in their everyday life. Imagine them developing a strong, unshakeable faith foundation that will guide them for years to come. That's the transformation that 52 Weeks of Systematic Theology for Kids delivers.

This isn't just another children's devotional or Bible storybook. This is a full-year journey through biblical doctrine, broken down week by week in a way kids can understand and remember. With simple explanations, engaging questions, and reflective exercises, your child will explore the essential truths of Scripture while building a solid foundation for faith.

Here's what you and your child will gain from this book:

• Clarity in Faith: Teach complex biblical doctrines in a simple, child-friendly way.
• Strong Biblical Foundation: Help your child understand God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Word.
• Engaged Learning: Weekly exercises that make theology interactive and fun.
• Confidence in Belief: Equip children to explain what they believe and why.
• Growth in Spiritual Maturity: Foster reflection, curiosity, and a desire to learn more about God.
• Parental Guidance Made Easy: Clear instructions allow you to guide your child without stress or confusion.

Give your child the gift of faith, clarity, and confidence. Let them explore theology in a way that's meaningful, memorable, and life-changing. With 52 Weeks of Systematic Theology for Kids, your family will embark on a journey of spiritual growth together, one week at a time.

Don't wait to nurture strong faith. Start building a lifelong foundation today!

"An inventive, bighearted meditation"

- Kirkus Reviews

"A breath of fresh air"

- Midwest Book Review

A tale of survival. A tale of redemption.

The year is 1985. Chare is flung across a basketball court by an angry coach. The crowd cheers as she lies battered and forsaken. A stranger carries her away. So begins Chare's astonishing, soul stirring journey across multiple states and decades as she tries to find her way home.

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«EL ORIGEN DE LA TEORÍA SINTÉRGICA FUE LA PREGUNTA ACERCA DE CÓMO SE REALIZA LA TRANSFORMACIÓN DE LA ACTIVIDAD CEREBRAL EN EXPERIENCIA SENSIBLE, UTILIZANDO CUALQUIER HERRAMIENTA ÚTIL, DESDE LA INVESTIGACIÓN NEUROFISIOLÓGICA PURA HASTA LOS ESTUDIOS CHAMÁNICOS Y MÍSTICOS.»-J. G. Z.

La realidad tal y como la percibimos está conformada, desde el punto de vista de la física cuántica, por una red compleja mejor conocida como lattice, pero para Jacobo Grinberg-Zylberbaum esta es resultado, a su vez, de la percepción y la actividad neuronal de cada individuo. Para demostrarlo, desarrolló su famosa teoría sintérgica, contenida en estas páginas, en donde explica que los distintos niveles de realidad surgen de la interacción entre el campo neuronal y la lattice, por lo tanto, ¿somos capaces de modificar nuestra percepción y experiencia del mundo que nos rodea con tan solo el poder de nuestra mente? ¿Existen otros niveles de realidad además de la que conocemos?

En este libro, resultado de 15 años de investigación, el doctor Grinberg-Zylberbaum responde a estas y otras interrogantes, explora más allá de los límites del cerebro humano y propone un nuevo paradigma para la ciencia que se antoja tan fascinante como revolucionario.

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Jacobo Grinberg-Zylberbaum's Syntergic Theory and the Matrix of Reality

Grinberg-Zylberbaum proposed that reality is fundamentally constructed from a matrix of consciousness, a vast and interconnected field that underlies the universe. This matrix, which he also referred to as the "lattice of space," serves as the medium through which all existence is interconnected and where consciousness and reality interact.

Key Concepts of the Theory

The Matrix or Lattice of Space:
The matrix is an energetic network that forms the foundation of the universe. It isn't visible or tangible but represents the substrate in which all events and perceptions occur. This matrix acts as a unifying field, connecting all beings and phenomena in a shared fabric of existence.

Consciousness as Co-Creator:
According to Grinberg-Zylberbaum, human consciousness interacts directly with the matrix, shaping and perceiving reality. Our minds aren't passive observers; they are active participants in co-creating the universe.

Integration of Science and Spirituality:
Grinberg-Zylberbaum's theory attempts to bridge neuroscience, quantum mechanics, and ancient spiritual traditions. He draws parallels between the matrix and concepts like the quantum field in physics or the Akashic Records in mysticism.

Perception and the Matrix:
The way individuals perceive reality depends on their interaction with the matrix. Altered states of consciousness, meditation, and spiritual practices may allow a deeper connection with this field.

Why It's Unique:
Grinberg-Zylberbaum's idea of the matrix of reality challenges the separation between subject (the observer) and object (the observed). It suggests that reality is dynamic, fluid, and deeply influenced by consciousness. This theory resonates with modern ideas in physics, such as quantum entanglement, as well as ancient philosophical notions of a unified cosmic order.

Intended for general readers, Charles D. Chamberlain's New Orleans: A Concise History of an Exceptional City offers a broad, reliable overview of the city's history. Although many excellent books are available that focus on specific eras in the Crescent City, this book is the first fully inclusive scholarly history that is engaging and easy to follow.

In addition to a general historical narrative, each chapter provides a list of relevant historical sites and a carefully selected recipe to make the city's history come to life through site visits and culinary pursuits. Chamberlain encourages readers to experience the spirit of New Orleans first-hand by exploring its landscape and interacting with its cuisine.

New Orleans: A Concise History of an Exceptional City is a trusty reference for tour guides and a valuable, interactive resource for general readers interested in the fascinating history of one of America's most unique cities.

The definitive account of transpacific Asian movement through the Spanish empire--from Manila to Acapulco and beyond--and its implications for the history of race and colonization in the Americas.

Between 1565 and 1815, the so-called Manila galleons enjoyed a near-complete monopoly on transpacific trade between Spain's Asian and American colonies. Sailing from the Philippines to Mexico and back, these Spanish trading ships also facilitated the earliest migrations and displacements of Asian peoples to the Americas. Hailing from Gujarat, Nagasaki, and many places in between, both free and enslaved Asians boarded the galleons and made the treacherous transpacific journey each year. Once in Mexico, they became "chinos" within the New Spanish caste system.

Diego Javier Luis chronicles this first sustained wave of Asian mobility to the early Americas. Uncovering how and why Asian peoples crossed the Pacific, he sheds new light on the daily lives of those who disembarked at Acapulco. There, the term "chino" officially racialized diverse ethnolinguistic populations into a single caste, vulnerable to New Spanish policies of colonial control. Yet Asians resisted these strictures, often by forging new connections across ethnic groups. Social adaptation and cultural convergence, Luis argues, defined Asian experiences in the Spanish Americas from the colonial invasions of the sixteenth century to the first cries for Mexican independence in the nineteenth.

The First Asians in the Americas speaks to an important era in the construction of race, vividly unfolding what it meant to be "chino" in the early modern Spanish empire. In so doing, it demonstrates the significance of colonial Latin America to Asian diasporic history and reveals the fundamental role of transpacific connections to the development of colonial societies in the Americas.