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Medzi dvoma oknami vo svetle horiacich fakieľ žiarili rozmazané, asi tridsať centimetrov vysoké písmená. TAJOMNÁ KOMNATA JE OTVORENÁ. NEPRIATELIA POTOMKA, MAJTE SA NA POZORE. Na Privátnej ceste sa objaví ošumelý domový škriatok Dobby a zúfalo Harryho Pottera presviedča, aby sa do Rokfortu nevracal. Harry je presvedčený, že za tým všetkým je jeho úhlavný nepriateľ Draco Malfoy. Vďaka Ronovi a začarovanému lietajúcemu autu sa Harrymu nečakane podarí uniknúť od príšerných Dursleyovcov a zvyšok leta strávi v Brlohu. V chaotickej čarodejníckej rodine Weasleyovcov nie je núdza o prekvapenia a Harry veľmi rýchlo zabudne na Dobbyho nástojčivé varovanie. Až desivý nápis naškriabaný na stene tmavej školskej chodby Harrymu pripomenie Dobbyho desivú predpoveď, že sa budú diať hrozné veci... Jim Kay, držiteľ Medaily Kate Greenawayovej, vykúzlil v ilustrovanom vydaní druhej časti klasickej knižnej série J.K. Rowlingovej, fascinujúci čarodejnícky svet, prepracovaný do prekvapivých detailov. Túto publikáciu s nadšením privítajú nielen fanúšikovia Harryho Pottera, ale i všetci noví čitatelia

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling full-colour illustrations in this stunning new collector's edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. With paint, pencil and pixels, Kay conjures the wizarding world as we have never seen it before. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters - including Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart - await inside as Harry and his friends, now in their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, seek out a legendary chamber and the deadly secret that lies at its heart ... This beautiful, deluxe edition features an opulent page size and an exclusive pull-out double gatefold; intricate foiled line art by Jim Kay on the real cloth cover and slipcase; gilt edges on premium grade paper; head and tail bands and two ribbon markers - the ultimate must-have edition for any Potter fan, collector or bibliophile.

Tretí prípad Cormorana Strikea a jeho sympatickej asistentky Robin prináša nielen diabolsky rafinovanú zápletku s neočakávanými zvratmi, ale tiež pútavý príbeh o vzťahu obľúbenej dvojice vyšetrovateľov na križovatke osobného a pracovného života. Predstavte si, že jedného dňa dostanete balíček s odseknutou nohou... Neohrozenú Robin Ellacottovú, asistentku súkromného detektíva Cormorana Strikea, tento záhadný balík na smrť vydesí. Jej šéf je síce zvyknutý na všeličo, ale túto výstrahu neberie na ľahkú váhu. Spomenie si na štyri osoby z minulosti, ktoré sa neštítia ani najhoršieho násilia a mohli by mať tento odporný zločin na svedomí. Polícia sa zamerala na jedného z podozrivých, ale Strike čoraz väčšmi pochybuje, že práve on je vinník. Spolu s Robin začnú pátrať na vlastnú päsť a ponoria sa do temného a zvráteného sveta ostatných troch podozrivých. Ďalšie hrozné zločiny však obom sťahujú slučku okolo krku...

An utterly enchanting feast of a book, this stunning collector's edition of the full-colour illustrated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a volume to treasure for a lifetime. Brimming with rich detail and humour, Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of the wizarding world and much loved characters will captivate fans and new readers alike. In oil, pastel, pencil, watercolour, pixels and a myriad of other techniques, Jim Kay has created over 115 astonishing illustrations; there really is magic on every page. This beautiful, deluxe edition of J.K. Rowling's timeless classic features an opulent page size and an exclusive pull-out double gatefold of Diagon Alley; intricate foiled line art by Jim Kay on the real cloth cover and slipcase; gilt edges on premium grade paper; head and tail bands and two ribbon markers - the ultimate must-have edition for any fan, collector or bibliophile.

Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of the wizarding world and much loved characters in this full-colour illustrated hardback edition of the nation's favourite children's book - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Brimming with rich detail and humour that perfectly complements J.K. Rowling's timeless classic, Jim Kay's glorious illustrations will captivate fans and new readers alike. When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord's curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Leaving his unsympathetic aunt and uncle for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry stumbles upon a sinister mystery when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers, which could be valuable, dangerous - or both. An incredible adventure is about to begin!

Vážený pán Potter, s potešením Vám oznamujeme, že ste boli prijatý na Rokfortskú strednú školu čarodejnícku. V prílohe Vám zasielame zoznam všetkých učebníc a školských pomôcok. Školský rok sa začína 1. septembra. Svoju sovu nám pošlite najneskôr do 31. júla. So srdečným pozdravom Minerva McGonagallová zástupkyňa riaditeľa Život Harryho Pottera sa navždy zmení v deň jeho jedenástych narodenín, keď mu obor Rubeus Hagrid s očkami ako dva chrobáčiky doručí list s prekvapujúcou správou. Harry Potter nie je obyčajný chlapec, je čarodejník. A výnimočné dobrodružstvo sa začína... Prvé ilustrované vydanie čarovnej klasiky J.K. Rowlingovej je plné nádherných farebných ilustrácií Jima Kaya. Skutočne fascinujúca kniha, ktorú s nadšením privítajú nielen oddaní fanúšikovia Harryho Pottera, ale aj všetci noví čitatelia. Pozrite si videovizitku ilustrátora Jima Kaya:

Harry Potter je sirota, žije v izbičke pod schodmi u príšerných príbuzných a až do jedenástych narodenín si myslí, že je obyčajný chalan. Lenže potom dostane záhadné listy, navštívi ho sympatický obor a dozvie sa niečo, čo mu navždy zmení život. Je čarodejník! Takto sa začína sága o malom chlapcovi, s ktorým rástli čitatelia celé desaťročie. Už krátko po vyjdení prvého dielu zachvátila svet „potterománia“ a tá sa v nasledujúcich rokoch prehnala literárnym aj filmovým svetom. Harry Potter sa stal obchodnou značkou s nepredstaviteľnou hodnotou. Fantasy príbehy o žiakovi Rokfortskej strednej čarodejníckej školy a jeho kamarátoch Hermione a Ronovi, pôvodne určené detským čitateľom, mali ohromný úspech vo všetkých vekových kategóriách. Ožili aj na filmovom plátne v podobe ôsmich celovečerných filmov. Harry Potter sa stal v literárnom svete fenoménom, aký nemá obdobu.

Harry Potter je sirota, žije u príšerných príbuzných a až do svojich jedenástych narodenín si myslí, že je obyčajný chalan... Lenže potom dostane záhadné listy, navštívi ho sympatický obor a oznámi mu, že ho prijali na Rokfortskú strednú čarodejnícku školu. Tam sa Harry naučí hrať metlobal a stretne sa v boji so svojím úhlavným nepriateľom. Dôvod, prečo sa to všetko stane, je jasný: Harry Potter je čarodejník!

V tretej knihe ujde z čarodejníckej väznice Azkaban Voldemortov priateľ Sirius Black, ktorý jedinou kliatbou zahubil trinásť ľudí. Kde sa ukryl? Na Rokforte? Harry nie je v bezpečí ani medzi hrubými múrmi čarodejníckej školy v okruhu svojich spolužiakov. Medzi nimi je totiž zradca...

J.K. Rowling, one of the world's most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice in this artfully illustrated book. In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, Very Good Lives offers J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life, asking the profound and provocative questions: How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world-famous author addresses some of life's most important issues with acuity and emotional force. Sales of Very Good Lives will benefit Lumos, a charity organisation founded by J.K. Rowling, which works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children, and university-wide financial aid at Harvard University.

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. . . Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? A big novel about a small town, THE CASUAL VACANCY is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON .

As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON .

Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone . Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON .

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON .

When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON .