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Mesteralvók hajnala
Egykor a mesteralvók viselték az alvás terhét az emberek helyett, kik éjjel-nappal boldogan dolgozhattak és mulathattak. A Vasháborúban azonban a mesterek végleg elhagyták az embereket... azóta az álomtalan álom szedi áldozatait.
Híre megy, hogy a mesteralvók földi maradványait sorra elrabolják, de hogy ki vadászik a csontokra és mi okból, az rejtély. Dakorleonból is nyomtalanul eltűnik a védőszent, ezért a városmester Vulgarus Pokk borkereskedőt bízza meg a feladattal, hogy a közeli Korhos hadseregét hívja segítségül.
A csontcsipkéző rend 224. nővére súlyos titkot őriz: ő fedezte fel a védőszent eltűnését, s ezért nagy veszély leselkedik rá. Titokban kell kiszöknie a városból, hogy felkeresse az égi Tamarislánban Ludovik atyát, aki a legenda szerint az utolsó élő mesteralvó.A tizenhét éves Milán visszahúzódó fiú, akit leginkább a hackerség érdekel. Nagydumás haverja ráveszi, hogy egy spam üzenet nyomába eredjenek, ami nem várt következményekkel jár. Miló egy mágikus világban találja magát, ahol nem elég kiállnia a megpróbáltatásokat, de saját, rejtett képességeit is fel kell fedeznie.
Deti času
Komu patrí nová Zem?
Našu planétu sme premenili na nočnú moru. Tí, ktorí prežili, odlietajú zo Zeme v zúfalom úsilí nájsť si nový domov. Po stopách predkov sa dostanú až k najväčšiemu pokladu minulosti – teraformovanému svetu, pripravenému prijať ľudský život. Vysnívaný raj je však iný, ako sa na prvý pohľad zdá.
Blížiaci sa stret dvoch civilizácií otestuje hranice ich vlastného prežitia. Na miestach, kde je osud ľudstva zamotaný v tenkých vláknach času, hľadá vedecký tím odpoveď na otázku: Kto sú skutoční dedičia novej Zeme?
Z anglického originálu The Children of Time (Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London, 2015) preložil Michal Jedinák.
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Levá ruka temnoty
Genly Ai, vyslanec galaktického svazu Ekumen, se snaží navázat kontakt s obyvateli zimní planety Gethen, kde se lidé stávají jen krátce, jednou za měsíc, buď mužem, nebo ženou. Genly působí nejprve v království Karhide, později v totalitním státě Orgorejn, ale na celém Gethenu mu uvěří jediný člověk…
Jedna z nejslavnějších knih v historii science fiction klade zásadní otázky o vztahu mezi sexualitou a uspořádáním společnosti, ale zároveň je i mnohovrstevnatým příběhem o tmě a světle, chladu a teple, věrnosti a zradě.
The Nightshade God
'Hannah Whitten is my new favourite obsession' Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author'OH MY. THIS ENDING . . . I can now confidently say this is one of my favourite romantasy trilogies'Reader review ?The Nightshade Crown is in the hands of a ruthless god and Lore will stop at nothing to defeat him in the final instalment of this lush, romantic, Sunday Times bestselling fantasy series from breakout star Hannah Whitten. Lore has failed. She couldn't save King Bastian from the rotten god speaking voices in his mind. She couldn't save her friends from being scattered across the continent. She couldn't save her beautiful, corrupt city from the dark power beneath the catacombs. And she couldn't save herself. Banished to the Burnt Isles, Lore must use every skill she earned on the streets of Dellaire to survive the desolate prison colony and figure out a way to defeat the power that's captured everything and everyone she holds dear. But as Lore gets closer to her goal, her magic grows stronger . . . and to a woman who's always had to fight for survival, that kind of power may be hard to give up. Praise for the series:'Sinister, deadly and so seductive you won't be able to tear yourself away from this dark gem of a book' Stephanie Garber, New York Times-bestselling author'Beautifully written, lushly cinematic, unsettling, mysterious - an unputdownable story' Ali Hazelwood, New York Times-bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis'Darkly sumptuous and beautifully dangerous, The Foxglove King wraps you up in a velvet gown and then holds a knife to your throat' Ava Reid, Sunday Times-bestselling author of A study in Drowning'I am obsessed with this book! Hannah Whitten just keeps getting better and better' Katee Robert, New York Times-bestselling authorReaders are loving The Nightshade God!'This final book surpasses them all, leaving me clapping so hard my hands hurt. . . . It belongs in a special category that deserves more than ten stars. I can't express just how much I loved it!'?'Everything I could have hoped for - and more . . . the perfect, devastating and beautiful conclusion to this trilogy'?'Pull it off is actually not the accurate way to describe this finale. KNOCKED IT OUT the GODDDDDDDAAAMNNN FOUNT is more like it'?'Finished this 10 minutes ago and I'm still crying . . . . The Nightshade God is everything I've ever wanted from a fantasy novel'?'A thrilling, gut wrenching and superbly written finale to a series I will hold close to my heart'?'I don't think I can put into words just how much I loved this book, and this series . . . I truly feel like I'm in mourning now that it's over'?
Dračí nositel
Filipovo milované útočiště v srdci divočiny je ohroženo mocným podnikatelem Vladanem a jeho plány na větrnou elektrárnu. Filip se přesto domova plného dětských vzpomínek odmítá vzdát.
Po ztrátě rodiny a přátel mu zůstávají věrně po boku pouze pes Hugo s kocourem Kazimírem.
Pronásleduje ho však něčí temná přítomnost a nutí jej pochybovat o vlastním zdravém rozumu.
Jedné noci se ale všechno změní. Na Filipově zahradě přistane drak, tvor s lidskou podobou, a s ním přicházejí i děsiví tvorové toužící po lidském mase. Město se náhle mění v labyrint intrik a tajemství.
Co je zač Prvošupina, kámen zděděný po babičce?
Stojí za záhadným Vladanovým společníkem ještě někdo třetí?
A co bude Filip muset obětovat, aby ochránil svůj svět?
Jen Filip se může stát Dračím nositelem.
Ale za jakou cenu?
Robotech - The Masters Saga: The Southern Cross, Vol 7-9
The astounding third Robotech omnibus. The Robotech Masters have come to Earth and the battle-weary Robotech Defense Force must take up arms once more!SOUTHERN CROSSThe Robotech Masters have come to Earth to finish the conquest their Zentraedi warrior-slaves had begun… A battle-ravaged planet must defend itself once more. Dana Sterling, half-Human, half-Zentraedi commander of an elite Hovertank unit, must step into the spotlight of interstellar history!METAL FIREAn alien fortress has crash landed on Earth?brought down in the struggle between the Robotech Masters and Earth''s Human inhabitants. The fortress is enticing, and full of dark mysteries. Who better to brave the ship than Dana Sterling''s 15th Squadron ATACs?after all, they brought the thing down to begin with!THE FINAL NIGHTMAREThe Robotech Masters'' Protoculture Matrix is degenerating, transforming into the Flower of Life?sure to draw the savage, merciless Invid across the galaxy to Earth. But the Army of the Southern Cross vows to fight to the bitter end. And Dana Sterling rages a desperate war of her own to decipher her strange visions and the secrets of her alien heritage…
The Jasad Crown
In the thrilling conclusion to the Egyptian-inspired Scorched Throne duology, a fugitive queen may be the key to restoring her lost kingdom of Jasad, but it could cost her everything and everyone she loves. Held deep in a mountain refuge, Sylvia has been captured by the Urabi, who believe she can return their homeland to its former power. But after years of denying her legacy and a forbidden alliance with Jasad''s greatest enemy, Sylvia must win the group''s trust while struggling to keep control of both her magic and her mind. In the rival kingdom, Arin is caught between his father''s desire to put down the brewing rebellion and the sacred edicts he''s sworn to uphold. Arin must find Sylvia before his father''s army, but his search will call into question the very core of Arin''s beliefs about his family and the destruction of Jasad. War is inevitable and Sylvia cannot abandon her people again. The Urabi plan to raise the Jasadi fortress, and it will either kill Sylvia or destroy the humanity she''s fought so hard to protect. For the first time in her life Sylvia doesn''t just want to survive. She wants to win.The fugitive queen is ready to come home.
Az elvesztett emlékek lámpása
Létezik egy különleges fotóstúdió, ahol előbb-utóbb mindenki megfordul. Ez a hely ugyanis a túlvilág felé vezető út első állomása, ahol egy titokzatos férfi, Hiraszaka fogadja az eltávozottakat. Mindenki, aki ide kerül, egy halom fényképet kap, egyet-egyet élete minden egyes napjáról. Ahhoz, hogy valaki továbbléphessen a túlvilág felé, ki kell választania a legmeghatározóbb, legkedvesebb emlékeit ábrázoló fotókat – minden megélt évből egyet. Előfordul azonban, hogy épp a legfontosabb pillanatokról nem készül kép, vagy a meglévő fotó életlen, esetleg sérült. Ilyenkor az elhunytaknak lehetőségük van Hiraszaka kíséretében visszautazni a múltba, hogy megörökítsék, és egyben újra átéljék azt a jelentőségteljes pillanatot. Van azonban egy szigorú szabály: soha, semmilyen körülmények között nem szabad beavatkozni a múltba…
Three Shattered Souls
<p><b>THE UNMISSABLE CONCLUSION TO THE EPIC KOREAN-INSPIRED FANTASY SENSATION, THE BROKEN BLADES TRILOGY</b><br><br><b>Some betrayals cut deeper than blades. </b><br><br>The Blades were never supposed to survive this long. But after the battle in Quu Harbor, escaping is no longer enough. The most dangerous liars in the four realms have one last mission - return to Yusan and finish what they started.<br><br>But now a usurper sits on the serpent throne. And he may be more dangerous than the god-king.<br><br>With three relics of the Dragon Lord in their possession, the Blades will face the might of the four realms. Enemies will become allies. Allies will become traitors. And the ones they love most? They'll be the ones to break them.<br><br>Grief will carve the Blades into something ruthless and unrecognisable. But only by losing everything can they win this game of kings and crowns.<br><br><b>The Broken Blades series is best enjoyed in order: </b><br><b>Book #1 Five Broken Blades</b><br><b>Book #2 Four Ruined Realms</b><br><b>Book #3 Three Shattered Souls</b></p>
Dead Space - Catalyst
A prequel to Dead Space, the novel focuses on the Black Marker. This novel set centuries before the events of the main series, elaborates on the lore of the Markers established in Dead Space 2 and 3.Two hundred and fifty years in the future, extinction threatens mankind. Tampering with dangerous technology from the Black Marker?an ancient alien artifact discovered on Earth eighty years earlier? Earthgov hopes to save humanity. But the Marker?s influence reanimates corpses into grotesque rampaging nightmares. Steeped in desperation, deceit, and hubris, the history of the Markers reveals our ominous future…. Brothers Istvan and Jensi grew up under the poorest dome on Vinduaga. Jensi has always looked after Istvan, who sometimes lashes out in sudden episodes of violent paranoia. When Istvan is sent offworld to a high-security prison, Jensi is determined to follow and find a way to keep his brother safe. But the prison guards a horrible secret, one that will push both brothers to the cusp of something much greater and darker than they ever imagined.
A Rebel’s History of Mars
Kezza, an aerialist in the Martian circus, can never return to Earth – but she can assassinate the man she blames for her grim life on the red planet. Her murderous plans take an unexpected turn, however, when she uncovers a sinister secret. A thousand years into the future, Azad lives a safe but controlled life on the beautiful desert planet of Nabatea. His world is upended when he joins a crew of space-traveling historians seeking to learn the true reason that their ancestors left Mars. Separated by time and space, Kezza and Azad’s stories collide in the Martian desert.
Filthy Rich Fae - Piszkosul gazdag tündér (Éldekorált kiadás)
"Alkut kötöttél...
A te lelked az övéért...és most az enyém vagy".
Cate Holloway tisztában van New Orleans kimondatlan szabályával: mindenáron kerüld a nagyhatalmú Gage bűnözőklánt. Ez persze még azelőtt volt, hogy a fivére belebonyolódott volna a hálójukba. Cate-nek most nincs más választása, mint New Orleans sötét és fenyegető ura elé állni, és a testvére életéért könyörögni.
De Lachlan Gage olyan halálosan veszélyes, mint amilyen gyönyörű...és az egyetlen fizetőeszköz, ami érdekli, az Cate lelke.
Mert Lachlan nem egyszerűen csak egy könyörtelen bűnöző. Lachlan egy tündér. És megvannak a titkos okai, hogy magához láncolja Cate-et.
A becsapott és elkeseredett Cate az emberek világa és a lélegzetelállító Másvilág között vívódik. A Másvilág között, amit árnyékok és titkok töltenek meg, és ahol minden egyes tündérudvar tagjai ellene szervezkednek, miközben a foglyul ejtőjének indítékai egyre rejtélyesebbé válnak, ami a kelepcébe csalását illeti.
És ha a következő harminc napban képtelen lesz visszalépni ettől az alkutól, akkor örökre a kiismerhetetlen, mégis őrjítően vonzó tündérherceg és halálos világa foglya lesz...
Blood Jade
The follow-up to Ebony Gate, the critically acclaimed debut of Vee and Bebelle''s Phoenix Hoard series.IT TAKES A KILLER TO CATCH A KILLEREmiko Soong, newly minted Sentinel of San Francisco, just can''t catch a break. Just after she becomes the guardian for a sentient city, a murder strikes close to home. Called by the city and one of the most powerful clans to investigate, she traces the killer whose scent signature bears a haunting similarity to her mother’s talent.The trail will lead her back to Tokyo where the thread she pulls threatens to unravel her whole world and bring dark family secrets to light.Meanwhile, the General rises in the East and Emiko must fight the hidden enemies of his growing army who are amped up on Blood Jade, while keeping her promises to her brother Tatsuya as he prepares for his tourney.Her duties as Sentinel and her loyalties collide when she must choose between hiding her deepest shame or stopping the General’s relentless march.Phoenix Hoard#1 Ebony Gate#2 Blood Jade
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses
A brand-new entry in the Hugo, Nebula, and Ignyte Award-nominated sapphic, cozy space-opera mystery series The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, which Charlie Jane Anders calls "an utter triumph."When a former classmate begs Pleiti for help on behalf of her cousin—who’s up for a prestigious academic position at a rival Jovian university but has been accused of plagiarism on the eve of her defense—Pleiti agrees to investigate the matter.Even if she has to do it without Mossa, her partner in more ways than one. Even if she’s still reeling from Mossa’s sudden isolation and bewildering rejection.Yet what appears to be a case of an attempted reputational smearing devolves into something decidedly more dangerous—and possibly deadly.The Investigations of Mossa and PleitiThe Mimicking of Known SuccessesThe Imposition of Unnecessary ObstaclesThe Potency of Ungovernable ImpulsesThe Centenal CycleInfomocracyNull StatesState Tectonics
The Witch Roads
Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy courier Elen?once a child slave meant to shield noblemen from the poisonous Pall?is assigned to guide him through the hills to reach his destination.When she warns him not to enter the haunted Spires, the prince doesn?t heed her advice, and the man who emerges from the towers isn?t the same man who entered.The journey that follows is fraught with danger. Can a group taught to ignore and despise the lower classes survive with a mere deputy courier as their guide?The Witch Roads is the latest epic novel by fan favorite, Kate Elliott.
A Far Better Thing
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell meets A Tale of Two Cities in H. G. Parry?s A Far Better Thing, a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution.I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse.The faeries stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faery Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity for revenge against the fae and Charles Darnay, the changeling left in his stead.It will take magic and cunning?cold iron and Realm silver?to hide his intentions from humans and fae and bring his plans to fruition.Shuttling between London and Paris during the Reign of Terror, generations of violence-begetting-violence lead him to a heartbreaking choice in the shadow of the guillotine.
Tidal Creatures
New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire takes us back to the world of the award-winning Alchemical Journeys series in this action-packed follow-up to Middlegame and Seasonal Fears.Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City?All across the world, people look up at the moon and dream of gods. Gods of knowledge and wisdom, gods of tides and longevity. Over time, some of these moon gods incarnated into the human world alongside the other manifest natural concepts. Their job is to cross the sky above the Impossible City?the heart of all creation?to keep it connected to reality.And someone is killing them.There are so many of them that it''s easy for a few disappearances to slip through the cracks. But they aren''t limitless.In the name of the moon, the lunar divinities must uncover the roots of the plot and thwart the true goal of those behind these attacks?control of the Impossible City itself.
In the Veins of the Drowning
A SEDUCTIVE SIREN ROMANTASY WITH A DARK TWIST...
TROPES:
Slow Burn Romance
Morally Grey Characters
Supressed Powers
Marriage Bond
Forced Proximity
Touch her & you
The monster is always slain...
Imogen Nel is in hiding. Hiding from a cruel kingdom that believes Sirens are monstrous, blood-hungry creatures. Hiding from a king and his captain who viciously hunt her kind. Hiding from her own alluring abilities. By keeping herself from the sea, Imogen's bloodlust is dulled, and her black wings remain hidden beneath her skin.
When a neighbouring king comes to visit, Imogen can no longer hide. He knows precisely what she is, and he believes she is a lost Siren heiress who can save both their kingdoms from an even greater monster. But Imogen's magic threatens to violently reveal itself, and the two form a blood bond that protects them both. They flee the kingdom together, traversing waters teeming with the undead. As the lines between duty to their people and desire for each other begin to blur, Imogen worries her own ancestral powers may not be enough to kill what hunts her-the only way to defeat a monster may be to become one herself.
Kniha nového slunce 5: Urth Nového Slunce
V Knize Nového Slunce sepsal Severián Veliký, autarcha Společenství a právoplatný vládce Urthu, kroniku svého osudu až do chvíle, kdy nastoupil dalekou plavbu a na palubě nejzvláštnějšího plavidla v celém vesmíru se vydal čelit nejtěžší zkoušce svého života.
Nyní se nám dostává do rukou jeho zpráva o dobrodružstvích a záhadách, které jeho cestu provázely, o samotné zkoušce, již podstoupil jménem celého lidstva, a prazvláštním putování po místech považovaných za nadobro ztracená…
Gene Wolfe se po dovršení Knihy Nového Slunce ještě naposledy vrací k postavě Severiána a přímočaře zodpovídá mnohé otázky, jejichž řešení si čtenáři tetralogie mohli pouze domýšlet. Nebyl by to však on, kdyby na oplátku nepřidal vrchovatou porci nových tajemství a nerozmáchl se k alegorii přesahující nejen čas, ale i celý vesmír, jak jej známe.
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Sci-fi žáner poznáme aj pod pojmom vedecko-fantastická literatúra, poprípade science fiction. V týchto dielach sa dostaneme do budúcnosti, pričom dej sa opiera o súčasnú vedu, techniku a o predpoklady jej ďalšieho vývoja. Medzi hlavné témy sci-fi patrí pokročilá veda a technológia, prieskum vesmíru, cestovanie v čase, paralelné vesmíry a mimozemský život. Sci-fi má pravdepodobne svoje korene v antickej mytológii. Súvisí s fantasy, hororom a fikciou o superhrdinoch. Sci-fi v literatúre, filme, televízii a iných médiách sa stala populárnou a vplyvnou vo veľkej časti sveta. Nazýva sa tiež „literatúra myšlienok“ a často skúma potenciálne dôsledky vedeckých, sociálnych a technologických inovácií.
Medzi najznámejších autorov sci-fi žánru patrí Isaac Asimov, Octavia E. Butler, Arthur C. Clarke, William Gibson, Herbert Frank, Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, Margaret Atwoodová a Karel Čapek.
Fantasy literatúra sa zaoberá fiktívnymi svetmi, bytosťami a udalosťami Tento žáner obsahuje prvky nadprirodzena, mágie, mýtov, legend a imaginárnych bytostí, ako sú napríklad draci, víly, čarodejníci, orkovia a ďalší.
Fantasy literatúra vytvára bohaté a detailné fiktívne svety, ktoré sa líšia od realistického prostredia. Príbehy z tohto žánru sa často zameriavajú na hrdinské cesty, dobrodružstvá, boje medzi dobrom a zlom, epické konflikty a príbehy o nadprirodzených schopnostiach a magických predmetoch. Fantasy literatúra má dlhú a bohatú históriu, pričom mnohé jej klasické diela vznikli už v 19. a 20. storočí.
K najznámejším autorom fantasy pattrí J. R. R. Tolkien, autor kultového fantasy Pán prsteňov. Určite poznáte tiež J.K. Rowlingovú, ktorá vytvorila zázračný svet Harryho Pottera.ďalšími známymi autormi sú napríklad George R.R. Martin a jeho Pieseň ľadu a ohňa známejšia pod názvom sfilmovaného seriálu Hry o tróny, C.S. Lewis, ktorá napísal Kroniky Narnie, Terry Pratchett, Ursula K. Le Guin, či Robert Jordan.
