Eoin Colfer

Illustrated in a sophisticated muted palette, this is a classic quest story with a modern twist from two legendary Irish book makers, shortlisted for the Irish Children's Book Award. After his father's death, Prince Lir is tricked into embarking on a perilous quest to rescue a maiden from a dragon. The studious young prince is no warrior, but he uses his brains to make himself indispensable to the grumpy dragon. However, neither prince nor dragon have bargained on the dark magic which manipulates them both, and it may be left to the maiden herself to save them all…

IT ALL STARTED IN CHRISTMAS PAST … It’s been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers the mysterious Niko, who lives in her local London park surrounded by Christmas trees and reindeer that can fly, she steps into a Christmas story like no other. When Juniper’s mum goes missing and the park comes under threat from an ambitious park keeper, Juniper enlists Niko, who is surely Santa Claus, to help. As the countdown to Christmas begins, Juniper must find her mother, restore the festive spirit, bring to life the true magic of the season and learn to ride her very own reindeer. A brand-new festive classic, Juniper’s Christmas is a rip-roaring magical adventure filled with heart and humour – where one girl’s love might just be strong enough to save her family and Father Christmas himself.

Vtipné, originální a oddechové fantasy pro dospělé. Co se stane, když osud spojí patnáctiletého výrostka, zkorumpovaného policistu a posledního draka žijícího na zemi? Drak Vern kdysi budil děs a chrlil oheň, dnes však dává přednost seriálům na Netflixu a lenošení v křesle. Možná je vůbec posledním drakem na zemi, ale svou dračí kariéru už dávno pověsil na hřebík. Jenže jeho život se obrátí vzhůru nohama, když zachrání život mladému uličníkovi Petardovi. Nahlédněte do světa draků tak, jak ho určitě neznáte… Délka: 15 hodin 8 minut

Audiokniha Arcižár, kterou napsal Eoin Colfer. Kdysi budil děs a chrlil oheň, dnes dává přednost seriálům na Netflixu a lenošení v křesle. Možná je vůbec posledním drakem na zemi, ale svou dračí kariéru už dávno pověsil na hřebík. Nahlédněte do světa draků tak, jak ho určitě neznáte…

This is a powerful, hopeful and timely story about the real effects of climate change: two young people on different continents whose lives are catastrophically changed by global warming. A graphic novel with glorious colour artwork throughout for children of all ages - from Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children's Laureate, and the team behind Illegal, and his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels. Yuki lives in an increasingly deserted Inuit township in Nova Scotia. One day she sets out into the wilderness of the Arctic tundra planning to photograph a rare grolar bear (a terrifying grizzly-polar crossbreed created by climate change) - if she can prove it's a grolar, she can protect it from being shot. With only her faithful dog for company and adrift on a fragment of melting glacier, she finds herself being stalked across the changing wilderness by a starving grolar bear, with only her wits and her harpoon to keep her alive. Sami lives in a fishing village on the Bay of Bengal. But because of the ever-rising ocean level, each day is a struggle to survive. One night, Sami sets out to return to his old, submerged family home, alone. He takes a deep breath and dives beneath the moonlit waters, hoping to find his past. But a cyclone is coming ... Illustrated by the talented Giovanni Rigano, this moving and important graphic novel will have breathtaking full-colour illustrations throughout.

Twins Myles and Beckett, Artemis Fowl's younger brothers, return in their third and most outrageous adventure yet. For almost two years, Lord Teddy Bleedham-Drye has been plotting revenge against the Fowl Twins, who humiliated him in book one. Teddy plans to give them exactly what they deserve: permanent death. He threatens Myles with his weaponized jet and Beckett and Specialist Lazuli succeed in disarming the aircraft and causing an accident that kills Lord Teddy. But does it really? Clones, fairy magic and criminal masterminds come together in this ultimate and ridiculous showdown between the twins and their worst enemy.

Z pera autora veleúspěšné série Artemis Fowl přichází mimořádně vtipný, velesvižný román o drakovi, který holduje vodce, zbožňuje film Flashdance a žije samotářským životem v louisianských bažinách – i o divokém dobrodružství, které následuje, jakmile zkříží cestu s patnáctiletým výrostkem na útěku před místním zkorumpovaným konstáblem. Za dávných časů brázdil oblohu a rozezlenou lůzu pálil na uhel – nyní se v mokřadu nedaleko New Orleans schovává před výletními čluny a většinu času lenoší ve svém polohovacím křesle, z něhož vstává jen s největším sebezapřením. Kdysi velkolepý ohnivý drak nyní zapaluje nanejvýš cigarety Marlboro a navlečený v tričku s motivem filmu Flashdance popíjí vodku a hltá seriály na Netflixu ve skrytu někdejší rybářské chýše. Celá století budil lidský strach jako Wyvern, lord Arcižár z Arcižárského Drakohnízda – nyní je známý jako Vern. Nicméně přežil... na rozdíl od ostatních svého druhu. Ani všechna vodka na světě však nedokáže utopit osamělost, jež dřímá v jeho žhnoucím nitru. Vernovy slavné dny jsou dávno pryč. Anebo ne? Protřelý cajunský uličník žijící na okraji mokřadu, Everett „Petarda“ Moreau, dělá, co může, aby přežil, a přitom nezlomil srdce své matce, která je ztělesněním dobroty a na svého výtržnického synka je sama. Rozhodne se pracovat pro pochybného pašeráka drog – hned první noc se však stává svědkem toho, jak jeho nového nadřízeného zavraždí místní zkorumpovaný konstábl. Regence Hooke není jen špinavý policista, ale také naprosto ohavný člověk, kterému se náhodou zachtělo Petardovy mámy. Když se pokusí odstranit tajuplného svědka svého zločinu pomocí granátometu, Petarda unikne jisté smrti tím, že... ho odnese drak? Mokřad plodí zvláštní přátelství, a tak Vern chlapce, který by mohl vyzradit jeho tajemství, nakonec neusmaží, ale místo toho s Petardou uzavře dohodu. Z kluka se stane dračí přisluhovač – svému šéfovi bude vozit vodku a dělat mu společnost výměnnou za ochranu před Hookem. Než se nadějeme, svérázná trojice chvátá vstříc třaskavému zúčtování. Na jeho konci dračí druh buď nadobro vyhyne – anebo Vern znovu zakusí zašlou slávu. Eoin Colfer se triumfálním způsobem vrací k žánru neotřelé fantasy, jíž je tak proslulý. Arcižár je výjimečně chytrá a úžasně zábavná směsice komedie a akce, která okouzlí každého čtenáře.

The second book in the blockbusting new series from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl. The second Fowl Twins adventure starts with a bang - literally. Artemis's little brothers Myles and Beckett borrow the Fowl jet without permission, and it ends up as a fireball over Florida. The twins plus their fairy minder, the pixie-elf hybrid Lazuli Heitz, are lucky to escape with their lives. The Fowl parents and fairy police force decide that enough is enough and the twins are placed under house arrest. But Myles has questions, like: who was tracking the Fowl jet? Why would someone want to blow them out of the sky? These questions must infuriate someone, because Myles is abducted and spirited away from his twin. Now Beckett and Lazuli must collaborate to find Myles and rescue him - not easy when it was Myles who was the brains of the operation. Their chase will take them across continents, deep underground, and into subaquatic super villain lairs. They will be shot at, covered in spit, and at the receiving end of some quite nasty dwarf sarcasm. But will Beckett be able to come up with a genius plan without a genius on hand...?

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Artemis Fowl is twelve years old and he is a clever and dangerous criminal. He discovers that fairies have gold - a lot of gold - and he wants some of it. But these fairies are not the fairies you read about in children's books. They are not sweet and friendly. They have guns, and they are ready to fight.

The second book in the blockbusting new series from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl.The second Fowl Twins adventure starts with a bang - literally.Artemis's little brothers Myles and Beckett borrow the Fowl jet without permission, and it ends up as a fireball over Florida. The twins plus their fairy minder, the pixie-elf hybrid Lazuli Heitz, are lucky to escape with their lives.The Fowl parents and fairy police force decide that enough is enough and the twins are placed under house arrest. But Myles has questions, like: who was tracking the Fowl jet? Why would someone want to blow them out of the sky? These questions must infuriate someone, because Myles is abducted and spirited away from his twin.Now Beckett and Lazuli must collaborate to find Myles and rescue him - not easy when it was Myles who was the brains of the operation. Their chase will take them across continents, deep underground, and into subaquatic super villain lairs. They will be shot at, covered in spit, and at the receiving end of some quite nasty dwarf sarcasm. But will Beckett be able to come up with a genius plan without a genius on hand...?

Criminal genius runs in the family... Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day - just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl. A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain . . . Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily) . . . and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins. The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.

Artemis Fowl, dvanáctiletý kluk pocházející z kdysi zámožné zločinecké rodiny, působí díky své chytrosti jako zázračné dítě. Tátu unesli, s mámou, která to těžce nese, jsou problémy, ale on se tím nenechá zdeptat. Má totiž geniální plán! Udělá vše pro to, aby získal nezměrné bohatství na záchranu otce a obnovení majetku Fowlů. A jak jinak, když žije v Irsku v 21. století, než prostřednictvím skřítků leprikónů a té nejmodernější techniky?

Artemis Fowl, dvanáctiletý kluk pocházející z kdysi zámožné zločinecké rodiny, působí díky své chytrosti jako zázračné dítě. Tátu unesli, s mámou, která to těžce nese, jsou problémy, ale on se tím nenechá zdeptat. Má totiž geniální plán! Udělá vše pro to, aby získal nezměrné bohatství na záchranu otce a obnovení majetku Fowlů. A jak jinak, když žije v Irsku v 21. století, než prostřednictvím skřítků leprikónů a té nejmodernější techniky?

*New special film edition - includes photos of the film, an introduction from director Kenneth Branagh and a note from Eoin Colfer himself* Join the world of Artemis Fowl, the number one bestseller by Eoin Colfer. Now a major Disney film! Rumour has it Artemis Fowl is responsible for every major crime of the new century. Just twelve years old and already he's a criminal genius, plotting to restore his family's fortune with a spot of corruption and kidnapping. Kidnapping a fairy for ransom, to be precise. Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous - and extremely high-tech - fairies. But he may have underestimated their powers. They will fight back. Is the boy about to trigger a cross-species war? Let the misadventure begin.

Humor, akce i nebezpečí v napínavém příběhu, ve kterém se mísí realita s fantazií. Artemis Fowl, dvanáctiletý kluk pocházející z kdysi zámožné zločinecké rodiny, působí díky své chytrosti jako zázračné dítě. Tátu unesli, s mámou, která to těžce nese, jsou problémy, ale on se tím nenechá zdeptat. Má totiž geniální plán! Udělá vše pro to, aby získal nezměrné bohatství na záchranu otce a obnovení majetku Fowlů.

Criminal genius runs in the family... Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day - just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl. A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain . . . Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily) . . . and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins. The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.