Javier Sierra – författare

GANADOR DEL PREMIO PLANETA 2017El secreto más importante de la humanidad está a punto de ser revelado.David Salas, un prometedor lingüista del Trinity College de Dublín, se encuentra, después de aterrizar en Madrid para pasar sus vacaciones, con Victoria Goodman, una vieja amiga de sus abuelos y con su joven ayudante, una misteriosa historiadora del arte. Ese hecho trastocará sus planes y lo empujará a una sorprendente carrera por averiguar qué ha sucedido con una de los alumnos de la escuela de literatura que regenta lady Goodman. Para su sorpresa, la clave parece esconderse en el mito del grial y su vinculación con España. Remotas iglesias románicas de los Pirineos, colecciones de arte en Barcelona, libros antiguos y extraños códigos en piedra se alinean en una trama llena de intriga que nos hará pensar sobre el origen de toda inspiración, literatura y arte verdaderos.

This instant New York Times bestseller reveals the secrets embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci''s best-known Christian piece The Last Supper.Milan, 1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling—and blasphemous—message that he is driven to decode. The Holy Grail and the Eucharistic Bread are missing, there is no meat on the table, and the apostles, shockingly, are portraits of well-known heretics—and none of them are depicted with halos. And why has the artist painted himself into the scene with his back turned toward Jesus? The clues to Leonardo''s greatest puzzle are right before your eyes... Tightly paced and atmospheric, The Secret Supper is a dazzling historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci''s genius and his masterpiece—which you will never look at in the same way again.

An elaborately woven novel of intrigue about one of America''s most curious and enduring legends -- the enigma of the Lady in Blue In Los Angeles, Jennifer Narody has been having a series of disturbing dreams involving eerie images of a lady dressed in blue. What she doesn''t know is that this same spirit appeared to leaders of the Jumano Native American tribe in New Mexico 362 years earlier, and was linked to a Spanish nun capable of powers of "bilocation," or the ability to be in two places simultaneously. Meanwhile, young journalist Carlos Albert is driven by a blinding snowstorm to the little Spanish town of Ágreda, where he stumbles upon a nearly forgotten seventeenth-century convent founded by this same legendary woman. Intrigued by her rumored powers, he delves into finding out more. These threads, linked by an apparent suicide, eventually lead Carlos to Cardinal Baldi, to an American spy, and ultimately to Los Angeles, where Jennifer Narody unwittingly holds the key to the mystery that the Catholic Church, the U.S. Defense Department, and the journalist are each determined to decipher -- the Lady in Blue.

An elaborately woven novel of intrigue about one of America''s most curious and enduring legends -- the enigma of the Lady in Blue In Los Angeles, Jennifer Narody has been having a series of disturbing dreams involving eerie images of a lady dressed in blue. What she doesn''t know is that this same spirit appeared to leaders of the Jumano Native American tribe in New Mexico 362 years earlier, and was linked to a Spanish nun capable of powers of "bilocation," or the ability to be in two places simultaneously. Meanwhile, young journalist Carlos Albert is driven by a blinding snowstorm to the little Spanish town of Ágreda, where he stumbles upon a nearly forgotten seventeenth-century convent founded by this same legendary woman. Intrigued by her rumored powers, he delves into finding out more. These threads, linked by an apparent suicide, eventually lead Carlos to Cardinal Baldi, to an American spy, and ultimately to Los Angeles, where Jennifer Narody unwittingly holds the key to the mystery that the Catholic Church, the U.S. Defense Department, and the journalist are each determined to decipher -- the Lady in Blue.

This instant New York Times bestseller reveals the secrets embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci''s best-known Christian piece The Last Supper.Milan, 1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling—and blasphemous—message that he is driven to decode. The Holy Grail and the Eucharistic Bread are missing, there is no meat on the table, and the apostles, shockingly, are portraits of well-known heretics—and none of them are depicted with halos. And why has the artist painted himself into the scene with his back turned toward Jesus? The clues to Leonardo''s greatest puzzle are right before your eyes... Tightly paced and atmospheric, The Secret Supper is a dazzling historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci''s genius and his masterpiece—which you will never look at in the same way again.

This instant New York Times bestseller reveals the secrets embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci''s best-known Christian piece The Last Supper.Milan, 1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling—and blasphemous—message that he is driven to decode. The Holy Grail and the Eucharistic Bread are missing, there is no meat on the table, and the apostles, shockingly, are portraits of well-known heretics—and none of them are depicted with halos. And why has the artist painted himself into the scene with his back turned toward Jesus? The clues to Leonardo''s greatest puzzle are right before your eyes... Tightly paced and atmospheric, The Secret Supper is a dazzling historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci''s genius and his masterpiece—which you will never look at in the same way again.

Javier Sierra, autor del bestseller internacional LA CENA SECRETA, nos ofrece ahora una novela de misterio e intriga sobre una de las leyendas más antiguas y extrañas de América -la dama azul. En Los Ángeles, Jennifer Narody, antigua espía del Departamento de Defensa, sueña repetidamente con una fantasmagórica mujer vestida de azul. Jennifer no lo sabe, pero ese mismo espíritu se apareció más de tres siglos atrás a los jefes de una tribu indígena de Nuevo México. Al parecer, la verdadera responsable de aquellos sucesos fue una monja española que podía "bilocarse" -esto es, que tenía la habilidad de estar en dos lugares a la vez. Mientras, en España, una nevada deja aislado al periodista Carlos Albert en el remoto pueblo de Ágreda. Allí conocerá el convento que fundó en el siglo XVII aquella mujer de hábitos azules. Intrigado por sus poderes, decide investigar. Estos hilos, unidos por el presunto suicidio de un sacerdote en Roma, llevarán a Carlos hasta Los Ángeles, donde las pesadillas de Jennifer Narody guardan la clave de un misterio que la Iglesia Católica, el Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos y otras misteriosas fuerzas de las que es mejor no hablar, están empeñados en ocultar. El secreto de las bilocaciones de la dama azul está en juego.

New York Times bestselling author Javier Sierra returns with a heartpounding, apocalyptic thriller about mankind’s most ancient desire—and the modern evil some will unleash to obtain it.New York Times bestselling author Javier Sierra returns with a heart-pounding thriller about mankind’s most ancient desire—and the modern evil some will unleash to obtain it. In approximately seventy-two hours, a little-known Middle Eastern terrorist group plans to bring about the end of the world. Convinced that they are the descendants of angels and on the verge of at last returning to heaven, they kidnap scientist Martin Faber, whose research has uncovered an extraordinary secret. Martin’s only hope for survival is the rare psychic gift of his young wife. But Julia Alvarez must find the courage to save her husband while running from religious extremists and clandestine government agencies. Javier Sierra takes readers on an exhilarating international adventure, from the summit of legendary Mount Ararat to the high desert of New Mexico, from the monuments of Washington, DC, to the medieval city of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The Lost Angel bears all the hallmarks of the beloved author’s erudite yet fast-paced brand of storytelling, combining historical fact and fiction with dazzling narrative surprises.

New York Times bestselling author Javier Sierra returns with a heartpounding, apocalyptic thriller about mankind’s most ancient desire—and the modern evil some will unleash to obtain it. Every religion has a story for how our species came to mix with yours and was doomed to this planet. We are the sons of exiles. Cursed. Even man condemned us, blaming us for all the evils of the world. On the one hand you worshiped us, these beings who brought knowledge from the heavens. But you also feared us for what we might want in return. . . .” In approximately seventy-two hours, a little-known Middle Eastern terrorist group plans to bring about the end of the world. Convinced that they are the descendants of angels, they believe they are on the verge of at last being returned to heaven. Central to their plan is the kidnapping of Martin Faber, an undercover American scientist whose research has led him to an extraordinary secret. Martin’s only hope for survival is his young wife, Julia Alvarez—a woman born with a rare psychic gift. But she must find the courage to save her husband, all while running from religious extremists and clandestine government agencies. Sierra takes readers on an adventure across the world, from the summit of Mount Ararat to the high desert of New Mexico, from the monuments of Washington, DC, to the medieval city of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Sierra spent years investigating scientific and historical mysteries related to mankind’s efforts to engage directly with the Almighty. The Lost Angel bears all the hallmarks of Sierra’s erudite yet fast-paced brand of storytelling, combining historical fact and fiction with dazzling narrative feats.

This collection contains three of Javier Sierra''s heartpounding thrillers: THE SECRET SUPPER: This instant New York Times bestseller reveals the secrets embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci''s best-known Christian piece The Last Supper. THE LOST ANGEL: A Middle Eastern terrorist group will stop at nothing to get their hands on a mysterious pair of 16th century stones used for communicating with God—even if it means running from the CIA, the President of the United States and putting their lives on the line. THE LADY IN BLUE: Javier Sierra investigates another thrilling historical enigma: the mysterious Lady in Blue who magically appeared to Native Americans in the 16th century. The Conquistadores initially believe she is the Virgin of Guadalupe but the truth is far more surprising.

New York Times bestselling author Javier Sierra offers up a heartpounding short story that occurs in the hours leading up to midnight of 12/21/12—when the Mayan calendar predicts the world will come to an end.The Mayan sacred astronomers believed that every 5,126 years the world experienced a rebirth. According to their calculations, on midnight of December 21, 2012 the world would come to an end and the Fifth World would begin. Only four people in the world knew of the approaching apocalypse and in the hours leading up to the aforementioned time, three are found dead. The only one left, Tess Mitchell, must race against the clock to escape the same fate.

Tess Mitchell, una joven estudiante de astrofísica de Arizona, descubre el cadáver de su profesor de Historia del Sistema Solar extrañamente mutilado en su despacho. Le falta el corazón. La policía y el FBI la interrogan pero no encuentran razones para retenerla ni pistas para resolver el caso. Paralelamente, en Madrid, Francisco Ruiz, profesor de la facultad de Ciencias de la Información, es agredido por un desconocido a causa de uno de sus reportajes alarmistas sobre el aumento de la actividad solar y muere cuando le extraen el corazón de cuajo, en un ataque muy parecido al que parece haber tenido lugar en Estados Unidos. Estos hechos tienen lugar a la vez que diversos observatorios astronómicos detectan un incremento exponencial del número de manchas en la heliosfera y alertan sobre la posibilidad de estar ante los prolegómenos del “Big One”, la gran tormenta que podría dejar sin fluido eléctrico ni comunicaciones a una parte importante del planeta. Tess, de repente, se da cuenta de que faltan pocas horas para el 21 de diciembre de 2012, el final de la “cuenta larga” del calendario maya y el punto de inflexión del llamado Quinto Mundo. Lo que está a punto de suceder va más allá de lo que ni ella ni nadie ha podido imaginar jamás… y explicará lo sucedido con esas extrañas muertes en puntos tan dispares del globo. El quinto mundo es una novela corta de Javier Sierra que sólo se publica en formato digital y que fue escrita en 2009 para una antología de relatos de intriga publicada en los Estados Unidos y coordinada por el maestro del género, Clive Cussler.