Del Guillermo

Druhý diel upírskej trilógie, pokračovanie úspešných Žihadiel. Na planétu padá súmrak, nočné príšery obsadzujú Zem. New York a postupne aj zvyšok sveta podliehajú nákaze, ktorá mení ľudí na upírov. Žiaľ, len málokto vie, aká je skutočná príčina epidémie, a tak sa zdá, že Majster – zlovestný prastarý upír – čoskoro ovládne svet. Na čele vzdoru stojí čudná hŕstka odhodlaných. Ak chcú odvážlivci zastaviť pád ľudstva, musia stoj čo stoj získať vzácnu ručne písanú knihu. V jej strieborných doskách je ukrytý kľúč na vykynoženie nemŕtvych...

Vampýří virus zaplavil New York, šíří se a brzy se objeví po celé zeměkouli. Válka mezi vampýry Starého a Nového světa zuří naplno a lidé jsou zaskočeni svou hrůzu nahánějící nově nabytou pozicí v potravním řetězci. Efraim Goodweather z Centra pro kontrolu nemocí se spolu s profesorem Setrakianem a deratizátorem Vasilijem Fetem snaží krvežíznivé bestie zastavit. Navíc se městem plíží bývalá Efraimova manželka Kelly, z níž se také stal noční tvor dychtící po krvi, a hledá příležitost získat zpět svého milovaného syna Zacka, Efraimova syna.

The tension-filled sequel to The Strain, from the world-famous director whose films include Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy. We survivors are bloodied, we are broken, we are defeated. But we are not turned. We are not Them. Not yet. The virus unleashed on New York City has taken over. Amid the chaos, Dr Ephraim Goodweather leads a small team struggling against the bloodthirsty victims, but fears it may already be too late. Their condition is contagious, and is spreading across the country. Soon, the entire world will fall. Though Eph understands the threat better than anyone, he is powerless to protect his son Zack. Now corrupted by the deadly strain, Zack's mother, Kelly, stalks the city, awaiting the chance to reclaim her flesh and blood. Guided by Abraham Setrakian, the brilliant professor and Holocaust survivor, Eph and his team must fight off the great terror ahead. The ultimate plan in store for them and what remains of the human race is far more terrible than anyone can imagine - a fate even worse than total annihilation.

Uplynuly dva roky od chvíle, kdy se vampýrský virus rozšířil jako Zhoubný kmen a celé lidstvo se ocitlo na pokraji vyhubení. Nastala noc, protože zemi postihla nukleární zima. Slunce se prodere jedovatou atmosférou jen na dvě hodiny denně – dokonalé prostředí pro šíření vampýrů. Došlo k masovému vyhlazování lidí, těch nejlepších, nejchytřejších, bohatých a mocných, což zosnoval Mistr – prastarý vampýr obdařený neslýchanou mocí. To on vybírá, kteří věrní přežijí. Zbývající lidé jsou zotročeni, internováni v táborech a tam jsou rozděleni na ty, kdo plodí další lidi, a na ty, kteří slouží jako zásobárna krve pro Mistrovu ohromnou armádu. Budoucnost lidstva leží v rukou skupinky svobodných bojovníků – doktora Epfraima Goodweathera, doktorky Nory Martinezové, deratizátora Vasilije Feta a pana Quinlana. Mají za úkol zachránit Efraimova syna Zacka a zvrátit ničivé nové světové pořádky. Ale dobro a zlo jsou nyní ohebné pojmy a Mistr je velmi obratný, když chce využít lidské slabosti. A v této kritické hodině se zjistí, že v jejich středu se objevil zrádce... A jenom jeden člověk ví, jak Mistra zničit, ale dá se tomu člověku svěřit osud světa? A kdo z nich zaplatí nejvyšší oběť – aby mohli být ostatní zachráněni?

The nail-biting vampire thriller from the world-famous director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy. The night belongs to them, and it will be a night eternal… After the blasts, it was all over. Nuclear Winter has settled upon the earth. Except for one hour of sunlight a day, the whole world is plunged into darkness. It is a near-perfect environment for vampires. They have won. It is their time. Almost every single man, woman and child has been enslaved in vast camps across the globe. Like animals, they are farmed, harvested for the sick pleasure of the Master Race. Almost, but not all. Somewhere out there, hiding for their lives, is a desperate network of free humans, continue the seemingly hopeless resistance. Everyday people, with no other options – among them Dr Ephraim Goodweather, his son Zack, the veteran exterminator Vassily, and former gangbanger Gus. To be free, they need a miracle, they need divine intervention. But Salvation can be a twisted game – one in which they may be played like pawns in a battle of Good and Evil. And at what cost…?

From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes The Shape of Water, an otherworldly love story set in 1963 against the backdrop of Cold War-era America. Starring Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins, and Doug Jones, The Shape of Water tells the story of a janitor (Hawkins) in a government facility who falls in love with an aquatic man (Jones) who is being held captive for testing. The Art and Making of The Shape of Water chronicles the entire filmmaking journey, from development to design to filming. Featuring interviews and commentary from key actors and members of the creative team, the book also showcases the amazing concept art and design work created for the film. For del Toro fans and movie lovers everywhere, it's the perfect way to explore this exciting new movie from a master filmmaker known for his poignant storytelling and visual grandeur.

It is 1962, and Elisa Esposito-mute her whole life, orphaned as a child-is struggling with her humdrum existence as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore's Occam Aerospace Research Center. Were it not for Zelda, a protective coworker, and Giles, her loving neighbor, she doesn't know how she'd make it through the day. Then, one fateful night, she sees something she was never meant to see, the Center's most sensitive asset ever: an amphibious man, captured in the Amazon, to be studied for Cold War advancements. The creature is terrifying but also magnificent, capable of language and of understanding emotions... and Elisa can't keep away. Using sign language, the two learn to communicate. Soon, affection turns into love, and the creature becomes Elisa's sole reason to live. But outside forces are pressing in. Richard Strickland, the obsessed soldier who tracked the asset through the Amazon, wants nothing more than to dissect it before the Russians get a chance to steal it. Elisa has no choice but to risk everything to save her beloved. With the help of Zelda and Giles, Elisa hatches a plan to break out the creature. But Strickland is on to them. And the Russians are, indeed, coming. Developed from the ground up as a bold two-tiered release-one story interpreted by two artists in the independent mediums of literature and film-The Shape of Water is unlike anything you've ever read or seen.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This enthralling novel, inspired by the 2006 film, illustrates that fantasy is the sharpest tool to explore the terrors and miracles of the human heart You shouldn't come in here. You could get lost. It has happened before. I'll tell you the story one day, if you want to hear it. In fairy tales, there are men and there are wolves, there are beasts and dead parents, there are girls and forests. Ofelia knows all this, like any young woman with a head full of stories. And she sees right away what the Capitan is, in his immaculate uniform, boots and gloves, smiling: a wolf. But nothing can prepare her for the fevered reality of the Capitan's eerie house, in the midst of a dense forest which conceals many things: half-remembered stories of lost babies; renegade resistance fighters hiding from the army; a labyrinth; beasts and fairies. There is no one to keep Ofelia safe as the labyrinth beckons her into her own story, where the monstrous and the human are inextricable, where myths pulse with living blood...

Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Woodand The Cruel Princewill relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toros critically acclaimed movie. Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and New York Timesbestselling author Cornelia Funke have come together to transform del Toros hit movie Pans Labyrinthinto an epic and dark fantasy novel for readers of all ages, complete with haunting illustrations and enchanting short stories that flesh out the folklore of this fascinating world. This spellbinding tale takes readers to a sinister, magical, and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters like trickster fauns, murderous soldiers, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family. A brilliant collaboration between masterful storytellers thats not to be missed.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This enthralling novel, inspired by the 2006 film, illustrates that fantasy is the sharpest tool to explore the terrors and miracles of the human heart You shouldn't come in here. You could get lost. It has happened before. I'll tell you the story one day, if you want to hear it. In fairy tales, there are men and there are wolves, there are beasts and dead parents, there are girls and forests. Ofelia knows all this, like any young woman with a head full of stories. And she sees right away what the Capitan is, in his immaculate uniform, boots and gloves, smiling: a wolf. But nothing can prepare her for the fevered reality of the Capitan's eerie house, in the midst of a dense forest which conceals many things: half-remembered stories of lost babies; renegade resistance fighters hiding from the army; a labyrinth; beasts and fairies. There is no one to keep Ofelia safe as the labyrinth beckons her into her own story, where the monstrous and the human are inextricable, where myths pulse with living blood ...

A horrific crime that defies ordinary explanation. A rookie FBI agent in dangerous, uncharted territory. An extraordinary hero for the ages. FBI agent Odessa's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner, who becomes suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a murderer. Devastated, Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. But what troubles her most isn't the tragedy itself - it's the shadowy presence she saw fleeing his body after his death. Questioning her future with the FBI, and her sanity, Odessa accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent. What she finds there puts her on the trail of a mysterious figure who claims to have been alive for centuries, and who is either an unhinged lunatic . . . or humanity's best and only defence against unspeakable evil.

From the Oscar-winning director of Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, and Hellboy, and the authors of The Strain comes a new paranormal thriller - X-FILES meets Ben Aaronovitch. ______________________________________ A horrific crime that defies ordinary explanation. A rookie FBI agent in dangerous, uncharted territory. An extraordinary hero for the ages. Odessa's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner, who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging murderer. The shooting, justified by self-defence, shakes Odessa to her core and she is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. But what most troubles her isn't the tragedy itself - it's the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent's body after his death. Questioning her future with the FBI and her sanity, Odessa accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent in the New York office. What she finds there will put her on the trail of a mysterious figure named John Blackwood, a man of enormous means who claims to have been alive for centuries. What he tells her could mean he's an unhinged lunatic. That, or he's humanity's best and only defence against an unspeakable evil that could corrupt even the best of us...