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Slza temnoty
Kedysi snívala o slobode, teraz túži po krvavej pomste!
Losiela Dalenau vie, čo znamená žiť v temnote – doslova aj obrazne. Po rokoch utrpenia a útlaku sa rozhodla, že už stačilo. Odmieta dať životu ďalšiu šancu a žije len pre jediné: premôcť svojich šialených rodičov a stiahnuť ich do najžeravejšieho pekla. Má to však jeden háčik. Temný princ Reilan, dedič Noxalory, si z nej urobil otrokyňu. Žiaľ, každá pomsta má svoju cenu.
Nenávisť od vášne oddeľuje len tenká hranica. Reilan, v ktorého žilách koluje zničujúci jed, predsa nie je len jej väzniteľ – je nástrojom, ktorý môže Losiela využiť na dosiahnutie cieľa. No čím bližšie sa k nemu dostáva, aby ho zmanipulovala, tým hlbšie sa prepadá do hry plnej intríg, zakázaných túžob a krvavých tajomstiev. Každý krok vpred ju privádza bližšie k bodu, odkiaľ niet návratu.
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Paperback)
From V. E. Schwab, the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into.
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.
London, 1837.
Boston, 2019.
Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots.
One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild.
And all of them grow teeth.
Rózsa diadala
A felejthetetlen, lélegzetelállító finálé, amire minden rajongó vár!
Meg kell menteniük a világot – de vajon egymást is megmenthetik?
Kane Ravenwood, az Ónix Királyság uralkodója bármit megtenne Arwen Valondale-ért, de mi van, ha a lány már túl messzire sodródott? Kane soha nem hitte volna, hogy ennyire összetörhet, de most mégis meg kell találnia a módját, hogy beteljesítse a jóslatot, és véget vessen apja, a fae király, Lazarus uralmának. Amit eddig átélt, arra egyetlen ember sem lehet felkészülve, de ha Evendell megmentéséhez az ő élete az ár, nem habozik feláldozni magát.
Ám Kane nem sejti, hogy nincs egyedül a bosszúvágyával. Arwen többé nem az az ember, aki egykor félt harcolni: már nincs olyan áldozat, amit ne lenne hajlandó meghozni, nincs olyan ellenség, akitől meghátrálna. Semmi sem állhat az útjába, hiszen tudja, ha elbukik, mindkét birodalom elpusztul.
Régi barátaik és új szövetségeik oldalán Kane és Arwen a végső összecsapás felé haladnak, ahol sorsuk végérvényesen eldől.
Sárkányok nyelvén
MINDEN FORDÍTÁS ÁLDOZATOT KÖVETEL.
ÜDV A BLETCHLEY PARKBAN… AHOL SÁRKÁNYOK ÉLNEK.
London, 1923. Sárkányok repdesnek az égen és az utcák tüntésektől hangosak, Vivian Featherswallow azonban nem aggódik. Ő a szabályok betartása szerint él, és jelenleg egy gyakornoki pozíció megszerzésére törekszik, melynek keretében tanulmányozhatja a különféle sárkánynyelveket, miközben mindent megtesz azért, hogy a kishúgát soha ne fenyegesse a harmadik kasztba kerülés veszélye.
Mire azonban éjfélt üt az óra, Viv váratlanul polgárháborút robbant ki.
A családját hamarosan letartóztatják, a húgának nyoma vész, őt pedig idegenek keresik meg egy rejtélyes munkával: törje fel a sárkányok misztikus nyelvének titkait, melynek segítségével a megbízói megnyerhetik a háborút. Ha sikerrel jár, ő és a családja újra hazatérhetnek. Ha elbukik, mind meghalnak.
Viv választási lehetőség híján elvállalja a feladatot, ám minél közelebb kerül céljának teljesítéséhez, annál inkább ráébred, hogy eddigi életét hazugságok sora övezte. Ezután pedig döntenie kell, hogy valójában kinek is az oldalán áll a háborúban.
Reignclowd Palace
But everything changes when one day Evnie’s crafting abilities catch the attention of the nearby Reignclowd Palace.
She is asked to become their resident spellsmith… the original spellsmith suddenly ill under mysterious circumstances.
Evnie is soon put to work making and mending magical objects. Yet, problems start to appear when she realises there’s much more at stake than friendship or romance; a dragon looms over the kingdom looking for a soul to devour, and its eyes are set on their princess.
Glint - The Plated Prisoner Series 2
"You want to make your life easier? Then be the caged bird that you are and sing."
For ten years, I've lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas's golden castle. But one night changed everything.
Now I'm here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom's army, and I'm not sure if I'm going to make it out of this in one piece. They're marching to battle, and I'm the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.
At the heart of my fear, my worry, there's him-Commander Rip.
Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. But I know the truth about what he is.
Fae.
The betrayers. The murderers. The ones who nearly destroyed Orea, wiping out Seventh Kingdom in the process. Rip has power sizzling beneath this skin and glinting spikes down his spine. But his eyes-his eyes are the most compelling of all.
When he turns those black eyes on me, I feel captive for an entirely different reason. I may be out of my cage, but I'm not free, not even close.
In the game of kings and armies, I'm the gilded pawn. The question is, can I out maneuver them?
This is the captivating second book of The Plated Prisoner series. It's an adult epic fantasy story blending romance, intrigue, and beautiful imagery. Return to the seductive story of magic inspired by the myth of King Midas, and get caught up in the world of Orea.
Please note: There is explicit language and romance in this book, not suitable for those under the age of 18.
Exodus: The Archimedes Engine
Explore EXODUS, a new sci-fi action-adventure RPG coming soon from Archetype Entertainment featured in this epic novel from legendary author Peter F. Hamilton.
A fight for freedom among the stars...
In a past age, humanity fled a dying Earth in massive ark ships. These searched the galaxy to find a new home. Then one fleet found Centauri, a dense cluster of stars teeming with habitable planets. Now, thousands of years later, Centauri’s settlers have evolved into advanced beings known as Celestials – and their great houses rule vast star systems.
As they vie for supremacy, Earth’s ark ships continue to arrive, and humans must serve these repressive masters. But is there a better life beyond the empire? Finn is a Centauri-born human and yearns for a brighter future. So, when another ark ship arrives, previously thought lost, Finn seizes the chance to become a Traveler. These heroes explore the vast unknowns of distant space, dedicated to humanity’s survival. And they hope – one day – to find freedom.
Gild - The Plated Prisoner Series 1
'It's the arrogance of men to think so little of women. And it'll be their downfall too'
Locked away in a castle on the snowy mountains in the Sixth Kingdom of Orea, I have never known freedom.
No one can get in or out. Apart from him.
King Midas, who rescued me from the streets. Who gave me food, shelter, and his heart. Who I promised to love forever.
But when political upheaval sees me sent across kingdoms to a future I no longer understand, everything I thought I knew about King Midas is shattered . . .
The world has only ever heard his story.
Now it's time to hear mine.
Can You Take It? Infatuated Fae Book 4
From breakout TikTok sensation Jeneane O'Riley comes the highly anticipated fourth and final book in the Infatuated Fae series, full of forbidden fantasy romance, twisty betrayals, and fairy tale magic across realms.
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At what point was saving people ridiculous and not at all heroic?
Prince Aurelius of the Seelie realm has always been the hero, so it's no real surprise to him when a final act of heroism lands him in fae hell with one final task: give Caly's sister, Ana, the rest of her powers and take her to the Fates in Moirai.
It is, however, a surprise to learn that Ana isn't the eight-year-old child who died in that car with Caly so many years ago. Instead, she is a full-grown, beautiful woman - with plans to take over the Underworld as soon as she can get the pendant holding her powers from Eli.
Though Caly and Mendax can still communicate with Eli, they're of little help, as caught up as they are in running the united Fae Kingdom. So, determined to save Ana from herself, Eli embarks on a journey through the Ten Tiers of Tartarus, while being chased by the woman he can't seem to quell his attraction to. Will he make it to the other side with the pendant and remain the hero? Or will he succumb to his desires and doom them both?
The pulse-pounding finale to the Infatuated Fae series concludes this fiery fantasy tale - a rich and satisfying read for fans of dark forbidden romance and enemies to lovers novels.
Tropes
Romantasy
Enemies to Lovers
Forbidden Romance
Dark Fantasy
Captor/Captive
Secret Identity
The Infatuated Fae Series:
How Does It Feel?
What Did You Do?
Where Did You Go?
Can You Take It?
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (Hardback)
From V. E. Schwab, the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into.
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.
London, 1837.
Boston, 2019.
Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots.
One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild.
And all of them grow teeth.
The Robin on the Oak Throne - The Oak & Holly Cycle 2
Kierse and Graves are back in The Robin on the Oak Throne by K. A. Linde, the steamy sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling The Wren in the Holly Library. Set in an alternate New York, this addictive urban romantasy is filled with monsters, magic and heart-pounding enemies-to-lovers romance.
Love is a monstrous game . . .
The job was supposed to be simple: steal a goblin-made bracelet from the Queen of the Nymphs in her own palace. Until everything goes sideways and Kierse ends up needing help from the one person she was determined to avoid: Graves.
As enigmatic and devilishly handsome as ever, Graves’s help always comes with strings. And Kierse wants nothing more than to be in charge of her own destiny. After playing the part of pawn for ruthless men, she doesn’t want to be lured back in to his centuries-long game. But lured she is.
Since she left New York City, Kierse has been plagued with nightmares of a past she doesn’t remember. Determined to learn about her parents and her new-found identity, she puts her hopes in the temptation of the Goblin Market. If the market can provide answers, she may never have to play his game again. But resisting Graves is only the beginning – and a choice is coming that she knows could change everything . . .
Kletba krve a kamene (Hněv a oheň 2)
Romeria utekla z Ciriley s cejchem zrádkyně. Zander se vzdal koruny, aby jí zachránil život, ale přesto ji jako královnu Isloru žádný z nesmrtelných nikdy nepřijme. Teď kráčí bok po boku jako vyhnanci a sledují, jak povstává dosud nepředstavitelná hrozba. Ve snaze najít odpovědi se vydávají do Venhornského pohoří, ale vede je nejisté proroctví a jejich spojenci jim přestávají důvěřovat. A protože Romeria se jen těžko sžívá se svými novými schopnostmi a povstání smrtelníků sílí, mohlo by už být příliš pozdě.
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Star Wars: Rogue Planet
The Force is strong in Anakin Skywalker . . . so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, has entrusted the young Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training Anakin to become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan - like his murdered master, Qui-Gon - believes Anakin may be the Chosen
One, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined, idealistic apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his balance.
Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, the source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal-for the Trade Federation is interested in Zonama Sekot as well.
As the Trade Federation strikes, Obi-Wan and Anakin sense a disturbance in the Force unlike any they have encountered before. It seems there are more secrets on Zonama Sekot than meet the eye.
The search for those secrets will threaten the bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin . . . and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deepest fears and his darkest destiny.
Cursed Under London
'The sort of story you want to climb inside so you can hang out with all the characters. Hilarious, warm and kind!' Louie Stowell, author of the Loki series
In a dark alleyway in an alternative Elizabethan London, Fang's heart stops. Moments later, it magically restarts again. A grumpy traveller from the Ming empire, Fang is disappointed to discover that not only is he still alive, but he's also become another creature entirely: an immortal. The first of his kind.
That is until he meets Lazare de Quitte-Beuf, an annoyingly cheerful - and undeniably handsome - Frenchman who shares the same curse. But in a world where immortality is a coveted commodity, Fang and Lazare quickly realise that eternal life is far from a blessing. With both of their futures at risk, will they ever admit that they have finally found something - or someone - to live for?
Tropes:
Grumpy x Sunshine
Found family
Dragons, vampires and supernatural beings
Mild spice
The Spellshop - The Spellshop 1
Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a cosy fantasy tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even sweeter romance.
Every home needs a little magic . . .
Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people, and as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn't had to.
She and her assistant Caz, a sentient spider plant, have spent most of the last eleven years sequestered among the empire's precious spellbooks, protecting the magic for the city's elite. But a revolution is brewing, and when the library goes up in flames Kiela and Caz steal whatever books they can and flee to the faraway island where she grew up. But to her dismay, in addition to a nosy - and very handsome - neighbour, she finds the town in disarray.
The empire has slowly been draining power from the island, and now Kiela is determined to make things right. But opening up her own spellshop comes with its own risks - the consequence of sharing magic with commoners is death. And as Kiela starts to make a place for herself among the townspeople, she realizes she must break down the walls she has kept so high . . .
From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop is a cottagecore cosy fantasy following a woman's unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over.
The God and the Gwisin
In the sequel to The God and the Gumiho, a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve the mystery of his brother''s murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship in this charming and clever contemporary fantasy romance.Seokga the No-Longer-Fallen is looking for his love. Since he lost Hani and was reinstated as a god, nothing has felt right - and he''s been desperately searching for her reincarnated form ever since.But when the red thread of fate leads Seokga to a cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds isn''t Hani . . . she''s Yoo Kisa, and she has no memory of him whatsoever - with seemingly no interest in regaining it either.But when the Heavenly Emperor of Okhwang is murdered, Seokga and Kisa must solve the crime before the cruise ends. And as the mystery draws them closer, they will have to decide what they truly mean to each other.There''s something bigger at play aboard the ship, something that holds the key to their fated connection - and the very fate of the world.TROPESHe Falls First ??Murder Mystery ???? Fated Mates ????Second chance????READERS LOVE IT''I don''t think I have it in me to name a better duology if I tried'' ?????''An absolutely fantastic sequel'' ?????''The world is richly developed'' ?????''SO fun, so twisty, and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time'' ?????''This love story made me feel enveloped in love'' ?????
The Wizard's Bakery
The award-winning, shocking Korean bestseller, a unique tale where magic comes at a price.''A story of choice and consequence. Unique and unorthodox'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I didn''t want to stop reading, I still don''t want the story to be over'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Don''t we all need a little magic in our lives sometimes?''Open twenty-four hours a day in a quiet Seoul neighbourhood, The Wizard''s Bakery seems like any other where you can buy bread, cakes, and pastries, with a somewhat grumpy man behind the counter.For a desperate runaway teen, it''s a refuge from a fractured home - until he discovers the pastries hold magic: madeleines to fix broken hearts, almond bars to unearth memories buried deep within and cinnamon cookies for your worst enemies.But each of these items come with a warning: the power contained in the treats inevitably alters the order of the world and can produce dramatic consequences for those who consume them, consequences that need to be weighed carefully.Under the stern eye of the bakery''s gruff wizard and his mysterious blue-haired assistant, the boy learns about the responsibility that comes with working in a bakery where every bite comes with a price.READERS ARE COMPLETELY BEWITCHED BY THIS MAGICAL TALE: ''A very profound story with a lot to take away'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Absolutely charming and unexpectedly poignant'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Magic has never been so tempting'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Bee Speaker
From the Arthur C. Clarke award winner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, comes the third instalment of the DOGS OF WAR science fiction series, a future where genetically engineered “Bioforms” have inherited not the Earth, but the Solar System. The end of the world has been and gone. There was no one great natural disaster, no all-consuming world war, no catastrophic pandemic. Only scores of storms, droughts, and selfish regional conflicts. Humanity was not granted a heroic end. Instead, it bled to death from a thousand cuts.But where Earth fell apart, Mars pulled together. Engineered men and beasts, aided by Bees – an outlawed distributed intelligence – survived through co-operation, because there was simply no alternative.Fast forward to today. A signal – ‘For the sake of what once was. We beg you. Help.’ – reaches Mars. How could they refuse? A consortium of Martian work crews gather the resources for a mission: a triumphal return to the blue-green world of their ancestors. And now here they are – three hundred million kilometres from home.And it has all already gone horribly wrong.
Queen of Mercy
“The first born of Arthur will bring his end.” When the high priestess Vyvian du Lac dies, Morgen le Fay—acolyte to the priestess, midwife to queens, apprentice to Merlin—is left mysteriously bereft of magic. She finds herself transported to the wild, ancient forest of Brocéliande, which she must cross—and survive—to save Carelon from disaster. And death itself, it seems, is close on her heels. Morgen’s daughter Llachlyn, her cousin Sir Galahad and their friend, the squire Percival, share a vision of the mysterious graal. Mawra—Arthur’s jealous, spiteful queen, with ambitions on the graal of her own—threatens to send Llachlyn to a nunnery, but with Galahad’s help she and Percival escape north to her cousin Sir Gawain’s home. Gawain and Hwyfar, who have spent ten peaceful years away from court in a forbidden marriage, are now swept back into the secrets, lies and politics of Carelon. Merlin’s darkest prophecy looms, the Council of Nine – Morgen’s secret council of sorceresses – is broken, and the battle for Arthur’s legacy has just begun…
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.
