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The final novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. 'And it came to pass in those days, as it had come before and would come again, that the Dark lay heavy on the land and weighed down the hearts of men, and the green things failed, and hope died.' - Charal Drianaan te Calamon, The Cycle of the Dragon. In the Field of Merrilor the rulers of the nations gather to join behind Rand al'Thor, or to stop him from his plan to break the seals on the Dark One's prison - which may be a sign of his madness, or the last hope of humankind. Egwene, the Amyrlin Seat, leans toward the former. In Andor, the Trollocs seize Caemlyn. In the wolf dream, Perrin Aybara battles Slayer. Approaching Ebou Dar, Mat Cauthon plans to visit his wife Tuon, now Fortuona, Empress of the Seanchan. All humanity is in peril - and the outcome will be decided in Shayol Ghul itself. The Wheel is turning, and the Age is coming to its end. The Last Battle will determine the fate of the world . . 'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times

After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength. At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition's envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.

Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength. Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition's envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.

Spensa's life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell - the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What's more, she travelled light-years from home as a spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small, desolate planet home. Now, the Superiority - the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life - has started a galaxy-wide war. And Spensa has seen the weapons they plan to use to end it: the Delvers. Ancient, mysterious alien forces that can wipe out entire planetary systems in an instant. Spensa knows that no matter how many pilots the DDF has, there is no defeating this predator. Except that Spensa is Cytonic. She faced down a Delver and saw something eerily familiar about it. And maybe, if she's able to figure out what she is, she could be more than just another pilot in this unfolding war. She could save the galaxy. The only way she can discover what she really is, though, is to leave behind all she knows and enter the Nowhere. A place from which few ever return. To have courage means facing fear. And this mission is terrifying.

Epic fantasy like no other in the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive series, a hefty novella taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War. Discover the stories of often-overshadowed characters: See more of Lopen, the Windrunner, Rysn Ftori and Chiri-Chiri the last larkin. When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island of Akinah, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights who fly too near find their magic suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea. Years ago, shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a stormlight-ingesting larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri's recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the formerly one-armed windrunner, Rysn must accept Navani's quest and sail into the perilous storm from which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.

The twelfth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready. Rand al'Thor struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle, as his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself. Egwene al'Vere is a captive of the White Tower and subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. She works to hold together the disparate factions of Aes Sedai, as the days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent. Her fight will prove the mettle of the Aes Sedai, and her conflict will decide the future of the White Tower - and possibly the world itself. 'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times 'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times '[The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin 'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX The Wheel of Time The Eye of the World The Great Hunt The Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos A Crown of Swords The Path of Daggers Winter's Heart Crossroads of Twilight Knife of Dreams The Gathering Storm Towers of Midnight A Memory of Light New Spring (prequel) The Wheel of Time Companion

The thirteenth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to spill out of the Blight. Perrin Aybara is haunted by spectres from his past. To prevail, he must find a way to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it for ever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. The end draws near. It's time to roll the dice. 'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times 'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times '[The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin 'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX The Wheel of Time The Eye of the World The Great Hunt The Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos A Crown of Swords The Path of Daggers Winter's Heart Crossroads of Twilight Knife of Dreams The Gathering Storm Towers of Midnight A Memory of Light New Spring (prequel) The Wheel of Time Companion

Všechny tři novely v této knize dokazují, že Brandon Sanderson vždy dokáže přinést nové, neotřelé nápady, a zároveň mistrně popsat hluboce lidské osudy svých hrdinů. Jako rozený skvělý vypravěč tvoří podivuhodné světy i zápletky, které čtenáři milují. Novela Odvěký meč, ona Sandersonova „třetí tvář", je svérázná a odlišná od dalších nabízených příběhů, ale přesto s nimi má styčné plochy. Se Spoustou ji spojuje putování za nejistým cílem, plné nástrah a nečekaných zvratů, s Císařovou duší má společné prostředí imaginárního světa se svébytnou fyzikou a logikou postav.

Planeta Taldain je rozdělená na dvě poloviny - jedna strana se trvale koupe v paprscích žhavého slunce, zatímco druhá zůstává stále zahalená temnotou. Denní strana tradičně uctívala legendární dunmistry pro jejich magickou schopnost ovládat bílý písek, dominující celé krajině. Potom, co jejich řady zdecimoval brutální útok, se dunmistri semkli pod vedením nezkušeného Kentona, aby čelili tajným spiklencům i neskrývaným odpůrcům na Denní straně v boji o holou existenci. Magie, intriky a tajemství provázejí Kentona na každém kroku ipotom, co spojí síly s Khriss, vévodkyní z Noční strany, jejíž zájmy se zdánlivě prolínají s jeho. Do jaké míry jí ovšem může důvěřovat?

Šestnáctiletý Joel touží po tom, stát se ritmatikem. Ritmatici mají moc vdechnout život dvourozměrným křídovým obrázkům postaviček a vytvořit z nich bojeschopné bytosti, křídáky. Jako syn obyčejného křídaře a uklízečky Joel sleduje své kolegy z Armediovy akademie, kteří se připravují na svou ritmatickou kariéru jako záchrana lidstva v boji proti divokým křídákům, kteří ovládli území Nebrasku a hrozí ovládnout celé americké ostrovy. Přestože sám nemá možnost stát se ritmatikem, podaří se mu aspoň na prázdniny dostat se k profesoru ritmatiky Fitchovi jako jeho asistent. Fitch zrovna začíná pracovat na tajném úkolu, který patrně souvisí s tím, že z Armediovy akademie náhle mizí studenti. Joel a jeho kamarádka Melody se tak ocitají na stopě nečekanému objevu.

Slova Paprsku jsou druhým svazkem Archivu Bouřné záře, ambiciózního eposu v duchu klasických fantasy cyklů. Dveře Archivu otevřel první díl, Cesta králů. Přečtěte si ji a po ní svazek, který právě berete do rukou a krok za krokem budete s mrazením procházet úchvatným dobrodružstvím!

Vyjednavač je příběh dvou sester, které jsou náhodou princezny, Božího krále, za něhož se jedna z nich musí provdat, jednoho nižšího boha, kterého jeho práce moc nebaví, a nesmrtelného muže, který se snaží napravit chyby, jež udělal před staletími. V jejich světě se ti, kteří zemřeli statečně, vrací jako bohové a žijí uzavřeni v pantheonu bohů v hlavním městě Hallandrenu. Životní síla, nazývaná biochromatické kouzlo, se zakládá na úkazu zvaném Dech. S použitím Dechu a vysáváním barev z každodenních předmětů je možné provádět všechny možné zázraky a darebáctví. Bude však zapotřebí značného množství obojího, aby Vivenna a Siri, královské princezny z Idrisu, Boží král Susebron, Hymnus - zdráhavý bůh statečnosti, a tajemný Vasher Vyjednavač, dokázali úspěšně čelit všem nebezpečím.

And it came to pass in those days, as it had come before and would come again, that the Dark lay heavy on the land and weighed down the hearts of men, and the green things failed, and hope died.' - Charal Drianaan te Calamon, The Cycle of the Dragon. In the Field of Merrilor the rulers of the nations gather to join behind Rand al'Thor, or to stop him from his plan to break the seals on the Dark One's prison - which may be a sign of his madness, or the last hope of humankind. Egwene, the Amyrlin Seat, leans toward the former. In Andor, the Trollocs seize Caemlyn. In the wolf dream, Perrin Aybara battles Slayer. Approaching Ebou Dar, Mat Cauthon plans to visit his wife Tuon, now Fortuona, Empress of the Seanchan. All humanity is in peril - and the outcome will be decided in Shayol Ghul itself. The Wheel is turning, and the Age is coming to its end. The Last Battle will determine the fate of the world. . . For twenty years The Wheel of Time has enthralled more than forty million readers in over thirty-two languages. A Memory of Light brings this majestic fantasy creation to its richly satisfying conclusion. Working from notes and partials left by Robert Jordan when he died in 2007, and consulting with Jordan's widow, who edited all of Jordan's books, established fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson has recreated the vision Jordan left behind.

Planeta Taldain je rozdělená na dvě poloviny - jedna strana se trvale koupe v paprscích žhavého slunce, zatímco druhá zůstává stále zahalená temnotou. Denní strana tradičně uctívala legendární dunmistry pro jejich magickou schopnost ovládat bílý písek, dominující celé krajině. Potom, co jejich řady zdecimoval brutální útok, se dunmistri semkli pod vedením nezkušeného Kentona, aby čelili tajným spiklencům i neskrývaným odpůrcům na Denní straně v boji o holou existenci. Magie, intriky a tajemství provázejí Kentona na každém kroku ipotom, co spojí síly s Khriss, vévodkyní z Noční strany, jejíž zájmy se zdánlivě prolínají s jeho. Do jaké míry jí ovšem může důvěřovat?

The Stormlight Archive saga continues in Rhythm of War, the eagerly awaited sequel to Brandon Sanderson's #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from an epic fantasy writer at the top of his game. After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength. At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition's envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.

Háromszáz évvel a Ködszerzet-trilógia után Scadrial a modern kor küszöbén áll - vasútvonalak egészítik ki a csatornákat, elektromos világítás ad fényt az utcákon és a vagyonosok otthonaiban, az első acélvázas felhőkarcolók pedig egymással versenyezve törnek az ég felé. Az Elmúlás Pántjai az Uralkodó legendás fémelméi; a történetek szerint az Uralkodó hatalmával ruházzák fel viselőjüket. Létezésükben csupán maroknyian hisznek. Egy napon aztán egy kandra kutató tér vissza Elendelbe, és az általa készített képek mintha a Pántokat ábrázolnák, valamint szövegeket egy olyan nyelven, amelyet senki sem ismer. Waxillium Ladrian feladata, hogy délre utazzon Új-Seran városába és nyomozni kezdjen a titokzatos felfedezéssel kapcsolatban. Az úton azonban olyan információk birtokába jut, amelyek nagybátyja, Edwarn, és a Pakli nevű rejtélyes szervezet valódi céljaira vethetnek fényt...