Hľadanie: Broken Throne
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Der Nachsommer
Auf seinen Wanderungen in den Alpen begegnet der Student Heinrich Drendorf dem Freiherrn von Risach, der ihm zum väterlichen Freund wird. Auf Risachs Landgut lernt Heinrich Mathilde Tarona und deren Tochter Natalie kennen. Zwischen dem jungen Studenten un
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Heart Gear, Vol. 2
In a postapocalyptic future, a human girl and an android travel the world in search of a mythical utopia to protect those they love.
Nearly 200 years after the destruction of humanity in World War III, Roue lives a happy life exploring the ruins of civilization with her “uncle,” a robot named Zett. But when their peaceful life is threatened, Roue must trust the mysterious robot Chrome to bring her family together again.
Following the advice of new friends, Roue and Chrome set off to find Heaven Land, a gear utopia, in order to revive Uncle Zett. But when a threatening gear blocks their path, Chrome unknowingly takes on a vicious combat form that frightens Roue. What other secrets might Chrome have that he doesn’t even know himself? And when their next lead on Heaven Land brings them to Valhalla, a coliseum of warriors, what horrors will Chrome unleash when he’s forced to fight once more?
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Sons of the Blood
'Sons of the Blood is a first-rate reimagining of the struggle for the English throne between Richard III and Henry Tudor, with its vicious, ever-twisting political wheels and personal tragedies - the helpless Princes in the Tower are portrayed with particular poignancy, while the London of the 1480s is drawn with great vividness.' C. J. Sansom In the dying days of the Wars of the Roses a secret war is born. The battle for a crown is about to become a fight for the world. Bastard son, mercenary soldier, protector of the rightful king, seeker of a secret more treacherous than any in Christendom: Jack Wynter is destined to live in dangerous times. In England, the Wars of the Roses ended a decade ago with the fall of the House of Lancaster and the victory of King Edward of York. But peace sleeps uneasy in this divided realm and when the king dies unexpectedly it isn't long before old blood feuds and ambitions are awoken. In the sun-baked city of Seville, unaware of the clouds of war rising over England, Jack Wynter is cursing his fortune. Sent here by his secretive father, king's man, Sir Thomas Vaughan - with a locked chest he has been ordered to guard with his life - Jack wonders if this mission was simply a ruse to get an illegitimate, inconvenient son out of the country. But when a stranger arrives with news that his father has been arrested for treason, Jack finds himself thrust into the heart of a deadly conspiracy. What is the secret Jack has been guarding? Is it the reason for his father's fall? The only place he is going to find answers is back in England, where young Prince Edward is due to become king...unless his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester, decides to make a move for the throne. It is also where Jack's half-brother, Harry, broods bitterly over their father's apparent preference for a bastard son. Jack Wynter is coming home, to a realm of intrigue and corruption, mystery and war. Somehow, he is connected to a secret that can kill him - or make him. Its influence spans Europe and will draw him towards the very edge of the known world, and beyond, in Robyn Young's dazzling new epic. The old world is turning. A new world is rising.
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Takmer nič o takmer všetkom
Sú ľudia, ktorí tvrdia, že jestvujeme len v myslení ľudí, volajú sa filozofi. Čím by boli ľudia bez všetkého? Ničím ani by neexistovali, lenže čím by bolo všetko bez človeka? Nik by nevedel nič o tom povedať, pretože len ľudia môžu hovoriť pre tých
čo radi premýšľajú, je tu trochu filozofie, mnohé z dejín človeka a niekoľko úvah o budúcnosti.
Krátke dejiny všetkého napísal súčasný úspešný autor mnohých kníh, súčasný francúzsky filozof Jean dOrmesson.RECENZIAKNIŽNÁ REVUE č. 19, 13. 9. 2000
Krátke dejiny všetkéhoNevie sa, čo bolo na začiatku a čo bude na konci. Každý však vie, že bol začiatok a že bude i koniec. Takto lapidárne by sa možno dal vyjadriť obsah knihy Takmer nič o takmer všetkom francúzskeho spisovateľa, ktorý bol u nás do
siaľ neznámym autorom, hoci má na konte poldruha desiatky kníh, a to nie hocijakých. Preto azda nebude neužitočné pripomenúť, že tento gróf, pôvodnou orientáciou filozof, neskôr diplomat, námestník generálneho sekretára Medzinárodnej rady pre filozof
iu UNESCO a riaditeľ denníka Figaro, si už svojím prvým románom Láska je radosť (1956) získal takú autoritu, že sa ako tridsaťročný vo Francúzsku stal "nesmrteľným", keď ho zvolili za člena Francúzskej akadémie. Kým vo Francúzsku jeho knihy fascinova
li, u nás sa pre ne nenašiel vydavateľ ani prekladateľ. Ktovie prečo, keď sa našli pre menej významných... Azda pre autorovu brilantnú kariéru, azda pre ich ľahkosť, azda pre ich nezaraditeľnosť. V každom prípade, d'Omessonova citovosť i jeho rafinov
aná ironická duchaplnosť, jeho brilantné narábanie s tradičnou formou a opatrný vzťah k modernistickým izmom, ale aj múdra rozhľadenosť v metafyzike i sociológii, by boli slovenskej próze dozaista dobrou a užitočnou inšpiráciou. Dnes sa vydanie jeho
prvého prekladu na Slovensku isto zaobíde bez fanfár, ale sotva môže nepotešiť aspoň tú hŕstku dychtivých čitateľov, čo zostali verní dobrému vkusu a čo neprestali veriť mágii slova a vzdelanému rozprávačstvu.
V d'Ormessonovom prípade ide totiž nao
zaj najmä o mágiu slova a čarovné rozprávačstvo. Lebo keď sa spisovateľ pustí do knihy, ktorú nazve románom alebo Príbehom o veľkom tresku alebo Krátkymi dejinami všetkého, musí mať v talóne bezpodmienečne o čosi viac ako myšlienku, ak má jeho pokus
zaujať prefilozofované publikum či širší okruh čitateľstva, ktoré na blúdenie jemnými labyrintmi súčasnej filozofie nemá jednoducho nervy. D'Ormesson nazve svoj opus románom a čitateľa neprestáva udivovať, že sa dal strhnúť esejistickým rozprávaním,
v ktorom vystupujú dôverne známe moralistické či filozofické kategórie (bytie, zlo, čas, Boh, hmota, zákon, tajomstvo, myslenie, reč, láska, sloboda, viera, nádej a pod.) ako postavy a že ho neoslovujú svojím dramatickým konaním ani skepsou a toporno
sťou, ale naopak - iba radosťou a ľahkosťou. A prekvapený čitateľ si vtedy nevdojak spomenie na neveľmi presné kritické kvalifikácie o tomto autorovi, ktoré mu prisudzovali čaro vyžarujúce zo zvláštnej kombinácie slasti z písania a takmer exaktnej an
alýzy, zo štýlovo čistej, elegantnej a jasnej tematizácie spoločenskej ilúzie a diskrétnej sociologickej sondy. Francúzski kritici majú pravdu: Takmer nič o takmer všetkom je bravúrne zvládnutá zložitosť, prestretá na zlatých podnosoch číreho rozpráv
ačstva. A hoci ide o filozofiu o takmer všetkom, nedozviete sa nič, čo by neskôr komplikovalo vaše takmer nič, ktoré viete o svete, o jeho dejinách i budúcnosti. Chapeau! ako hovoria Francúzi. Klobúk dolu! Veď dejiny človeku už napodsúvali toľko hoto
vých právd, že by akiste zdivel, keby ich mal len zrátať. D'Ormesson nič nepodsúva, nič nezratúva, len rozpráva a vie. "Vyhrali ste obrovskú výhru. Ste človek." Alebo: "Sláva mi! Sláva človeku!" Pravdaže, chvíľami sa môže zdať, že toto vlastníctvo čl
ovečenstva autor trochu preceňuje a nadnáša nad veci, ktoré nie sú vlastníctvom človeka, ale je priam úchvatné, ako vie vykorčuľovať zo všetkých zjednodušení a obísť slepé uličky definitívneho poznania, z ktorých - ako neraz ukázali dejiny myslenia -
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Black Cat 4 - Morte d´Arthur + CD
Le Morte d’Arthur tells the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The tale begins with Arthur’s birth, his education, and his rise to the throne. It also recounts the tragic love story of Sir Lancelot and Guinevere, the destruction of the Round Table and Arthur’s mysterious disappearance or death.
Tokyo Revengers (Omnibus) Vol. 13-14
The decisive Christmas battle between Toman and the Black Dragons is finally over. Against all odds, Takemichi untangled a web of family drama and averted a bloody murder. But there’s still the problem of his relationship with Hina. To try and keep her safe from the violence that surrounds the world of delinquents, he broke up with her in no uncertain terms. Just how will Takemichi’s relationship echo back to a changed future, along with the lives he saved?
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Infinity Alchemist
Ash Woods isn’t supposed to perform alchemy – he’ll be arrested if anyone ever finds out. But when he’s caught by the condescending Ramsay Thorne, instead of handing him over to the reds, Ramsay surprises Ash by making him an offer: Ramsay will keep Ash’s secret if he helps her find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its reader extraordinary power.
As Ash and Ramsay work together and their feelings for each other grow, Ash discovers their mission is more dangerous than he imagined, pitting them against influential and powerful alchemists – Ash’s estranged father included. Ash’s journey takes him through the cities and wilds across New Anglia, forcing him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he and other alchemists will go to seize it.
Fans of Cemetery Boys and Iron Widow will love this LGBTQ+ romantasy reminiscent of A Deadly Education meets Six of Crows.
What Milo Saw
A BIG story about a small boy who sees the world a little differently Milo curled his thumb and forefinger together to make a small hole and held his fingers up to Al's eyes. 'Look through here. That's what I see. Kind of, only worse.' 'Wow, that must be amazing.' Milo shrugged. 'Not really.' 'I mean, it makes you focus, doesn't it? I bet you see all kinds of stuff that other people miss.' Nine-year-old Milo Moon has retinitis pigmentosa: his eyes are slowly failing and he will eventually go blind. But for now he sees the world through a pin hole and notices things other people don't. When Milo's beloved gran succumbs to dementia and moves into a nursing home, Milo soon realises there's something wrong at the home. So with just Tripi, the nursing home's cook, and Hamlet, his pet pig, to help, Milo sets out on a mission to expose the nursing home and the sinister Nurse Thornhill. Insightful, wise and surprising, What Milo Saw is filled with big ideas and simple truths. Milo sees the world in a very special way and it will be impossible for you not to fall in love with him and then share his story with everyone you know.
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Born Survivors
The Sunday Times bestseller now updated with a new foreword
Among millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka each passed through its infamous gates with a secret. Strangers to each other, they were newly pregnant, and facing an uncertain fate without their husbands. Alone, scared, and with so many loved ones already lost to the Nazis, these young women were privately determined to hold on to all they had left: their lives, and those of their unborn babies.
That the gas chambers ran out of Zyklon-B just after the babies were born, before they and their mothers could be exterminated, is just one of several miracles that allowed them all to survive and rebuild their lives after World War II. Born Survivors follows the mothers' incredible journey - first to Auschwitz, where they each came under the murderous scrutiny of Dr. Josef Mengele; then to a German slave labour camp where, half-starved and almost worked to death, they struggled to conceal their condition; and finally, as the Allies closed in, their hellish 17-day train journey with thousands of other prisoners to the Mauthausen death camp in Austria. Hundreds died along the way but the courage and kindness of strangers, including guards and civilians, helped save these women and their children.
Sixty-five years later, the three 'miracle babies' met for the first time at Mauthausen for the anniversary of the liberation that ultimately saved them. United by their remarkable experiences of survival against all odds, they now consider each other "siblings of the heart." In Born Survivors, Wendy Holden brings all three stories together for the first time to mark their seventieth birthdays and the seventieth anniversary of the ending of the war.
A heart-stopping account of how three mothers and their newborns fought to survive the Holocaust, Born Survivors is also a life-affirming celebration of our capacity to care and to love amid inconceivable cruelty.
Star Wars: The High Republic Phase Ii Vol. 1 - Balance Of The Force
A new chapter begins!
One hundred and fifty years before the fall of Starlight, another beacon burns bright in the galaxy - a beacon of faith and spirituality. Jedha. The Pilgrim Moon. The Kyber Heart. But tensions are rising in the holy city, and dark days are to come. Jedi Vildar Mac, safe and secure in who he is and what he could be, arrives just as Jedha's fragile peace begins to crumble. With one Jedi lying dead in an ancient shrine, another takes up the murderer's trail. Who is using ancient Force powers on the streets of the holy city? Why are sacred relics going missing? And why do all roads lead to the Temple of the Whills?
Collecting STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC (2022) #1-5.
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Cheers to TV
The duo behind Cocktails of the Movies returns with dozens of delicious and easy-to-prepare drinks that will elevate your next TV watch party.
The perfect pop culture pairing, this collection of drinks inspired by iconic television characters blends old and new, spicy and sweet, strong and mellow.
Cheers to TV connects sixty cocktails to stars of the small screen. Some are invented specifically for that character, such as the Bloody Ending, inspired by Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen, or the Stringer Bell, an ode to The Wire. Others deliver a TV twist to an established cocktail—a Rusty Nail for Better Call Saul’s titular hero, for instance. Some are cocktails created by the show itself—Absolutely Fabulous’ Stoli-Bolli is sure to outlive its boozy inventor Patsy Stone. There are mocktails like the Banana Stand (honoring George Michael Bluth from Arrested Development), coffee-tinged drinks such as the Central Perk (for Friends’ Rachel), and even a rainbow slushie inspired by Pose’s Blanca Evangelista.
Along with clever, original illustrations, straightforward recipes, and engaging texts about the shows and characters, the authors cover the mixology basics: bar equipment; types of spirits, liqueurs, juices, and bitters; garnishes and glassware.
Whether you prefer appointment television or an hours-long stream-a-thon, this book will up the enjoyment factor. Just remember: sip the cocktail, binge the show.
Noragami Stray God 23
The hilarious, thrilling, sometimes tragic supernatural hit manga that inspired two seasons of beautiful anime from Studio Bones!
Ages 16 and up.
Yato is a homeless god. He doesn't even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he's set up a service to help those in need (for a small fee), hoping he'll eventually raise enough money to build himself the lavish temple of his dreams. Of course, he can't afford to be picky, so Yato accepts all kinds of jobs, from finding lost kittens to helping a student overcome bullies at school.
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The Story Smuggler
'Some smuggle cigarettes, others alcohol - or weapons.
Our contraband, being invisible, is more dangerous.
Our contraband is undetectable by scanners.
What we carry as concealed excess baggage is stories.'
In this exquisite literary gem, Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize, invites the reader on a winding journey through his own memories.
He shows us a childhood under Communism, a particularly Bulgarian variety of melancholy, the freedom and thrills found in reading and writing, and the coming of age of one extraordinary writer.
Ultimately, this profound, playful and deeply moving autobiographical text offers resounding proof of the power and importance of storytelling.
TRANSLATED FROM THE BULGARIAN BY KRISTINA KOVACHEVA AND DAN GUNN
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ENNEAD Vol. 1 [Paperback]
The full-color Boys’ Love webtoon/comic hit inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology! (Paperback Edition)
Nine powerful gods of ancient Egypt form the Ennead. When the god of war, Seth, kills his brother Osiris and takes over Egypt, he ushers in an era of chaos and cruelty. Centuries later, a new challenger appears: Horus, the child of Isis. Horus is not yet a full god, but he has the support of other deities to dethrone Seth. The conflict between Seth and Horus that begins as a series of trials warps into a complex web of deceit, obsession…and desire.
This hit Boys’ Love webtoon–a dramatic fantasy epic–is a reimagining of one of the oldest myths in human civilization. Already available in multiple languages to fans around the world, this is the very first time the graphic novel series will be printed in English, presented in beautiful full-color editions in an oversized trim! Seven Seas will release two versions of the series, which were originally drawn for different audiences: a paperback version rated Older Teen, and a deluxe hardcover version rated Mature. (Each version is standalone but has alternate depictions of some adult material.)
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The House of Doors
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of the early twentieth century. But in 1921 he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write.
His friend Robert Hamlyn offers an escape in the Straits Settlements of Penang, where Robert's steely wife Lesley learns to see Willie as he is - a man who has no choice but to mask his true self.
As Willie prepares to leave, Lesley confides in him secrets of her own, including how she came to know the charismatic revolutionary Dr Sun Yat Sen. And more scandalous still, her connection to an Englishwoman charged with murder in the Kuala Lumpur courts - a tragedy drawn from fact, and worthy of fiction.
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