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Sparks of Bright Matter
More than anything young alchemist Peter Woulfe wants to turn lead into gold. Until he meets the elusive and alluring Sukie one hot summer night and his life changes forever. Streetwise Sukie wants to sell a mysterious stolen book to her favourite pawnbroker Nico, until she meets his beautiful wife Katia.
A gang of dangerous men pursue the missing book through the grimy underworld of 18th century London - and Katia realises the one thing she really wants is about to disappear forever.
Everyone is burning for something ... even you.
Could an encounter with a book change your life? Could this one?
A riveting story of love and transformation that takes us back and forth through time from the raging furnaces of an alchemist's lab in Georgian London to the mists and magic of a remote Irish mountain.
Empire of the Damned
Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost.
After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone.
But the last silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed.
A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine.
The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 2
The adventures of Murderbot continue in novellas three and four, collected in paperback for the first time!?Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas?? Science fiction?s favorite antisocial A.I. is back in Rogue Protocol! The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah''s SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.In Exit Strategy, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah?its former owner (protector? friend?)?submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit. But who?s going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue? And what will become of it when it?s caught?
Fate Breaker
Imagine The Lord of the Rings if the Fellowship had failed . . .
What happens when all the heroes are dead and only the morally grey misfits are left to save the world?
CHANGE YOUR FATE OR KNEEL TO IT . . .
Corayne is alone, her blade broken and her allies scattered. Her only consolation is that she now has the prince consort's sword, the last of its kind left in existence. Without it, he can't open any more portals. Without it, he can't rip the world apart at its seams.
But the queen will not be defeated so easily. She will burn the very heavens to bring down Corayne - and bring forth her demon god, ready to claim the entire realm for his own.
In the final clash between kingdoms and gods, all must rise to fight - or be destroyed.
From a sprawling cast of knights, witches, monsters, gods, and dragons to an exquisitely slow-burn villain romance, Fate Breaker is an unmissable YA epic fantasy perfect for fans of the huge worlds of Sarah J Maas and the found family quests of V. E. Schwab.
The Butcher of the Forest
A woman must rescue two lost children from a malevolent magical wood in this eerie, twisted fable. A world of uncanny creatures, deadly beauty, and shattering violence beckons...
At the northern edge of a valley ruled by a ruthless foreign tyrant lies a wild forest, home to otherworldly creatures and dangerous magic. The local people know never to enter—for no one who strays into the north woods is ever seen again. No one, that is, except Veris Thorn.
When the children of the Tyrant vanish into the wood, Veris is summoned to rescue them. She has only one day before the creatures of the forest claim the children for their own. If she fails, her punishment will be swift and merciless.
To stand a chance of surviving the wood, Veris must evade traps and trickery, ancient monsters and false friends, and the haunting memory of her last journey into the forest.
Time is running short. One misstep will cost everything.
To Challenge Heaven
The third entry into the New York Times bestselling series, To Challenge Heaven brings another thrilling adventure from the masters of military science fiction, David Weber and Chris Kennedy.In a universe teeming with predators, humanity needs friends. And fast.We''ve come a long way in the forty years since the Shongairi attacked Earth, killed half its people, and then were driven away by an alliance of humans with the other sentient bipeds who inhabit our planet.We took the technology they left behind, and rapidly built ourselves into a starfaring civilization. Because we haven''t got a moment to lose. Because it''s clear that there are even more powerful, more hostile aliens out there, and Earth needs allies.But it also transpires that the Shongairi expedition that nearly destroyed our home planet ... wasn''t an official one. That, indeed, its commander may have been acting as an unwitting cats-paw for the Founders, the ancient alliance of very old, very evil aliens who run the Hegemony that dominates our galaxy, and who hold the Shongairi, as they hold most non-Founder species, in not-so-benign contempt. Indeed, it may turn out to be possible to turn the Shongairi into our allies against the Hegemony. There''s just the small matter of the Shongairi honor code, which makes bushido look like a child''s game. We might be able to make them our friends -- if we can crush their planetary defenses in the greatest battle we, or they, have ever seen...
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
Giant turtles, impossible ships, and tidal rivers ridden by a Drowned girl in search of a family in the latest in the bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire.Nadya had three mothers: the one who bore her, the country that poisoned her, and the one who adopted her.Nadya never considered herself less than whole, not until her adoptive parents fitted her with a prosthetic arm against her will, seeking to replace the one she''d been missing from birth.It was cumbersome; it was uncomfortable; it was wrong.It wasn''t her.Frustrated and unable to express why, Nadya began to wander, until the day she fell through a door into Belyrreka, the Land Beneath the Lake--and found herself in a world of water, filled with child-eating amphibians, majestic giant turtles, and impossible ships that sailed as happily beneath the surface as on top. In Belyyreka, she found herself understood for who she was: a Drowned Girl, who had made her way to her real home, accepted by the river and its people.But even in Belyyreka, there are dangers, and trials, and Nadya would soon find herself fighting to keep hold of everything she had come to treasure.
The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 3
The adventures of Murderbot continue in the fifth and sixth novellas, collected in paperback for the first time!?No, I didn''t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn''t dump the body in the station mall.? In Fugitive Telemetry, when Murderbot discovers a body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people?who knew?)System Collapse follows the events of Network Effect, where Murderbot, ART, and the humans from Preservation are work to protect a human colony from being abducted by the Barish-Estranza Corporation. But with Barish-Estranza?s SecUnit-heavy persuasion teams, they?re going to have to hope Murderbot figures out what?s wrong with itself, and fast!
Oaths and Omissions - Monsters & Muses 3
Some women are worth waging wars over.
Lenny Primrose has lived her entire life as her rich father's puppet. Now, at twenty-three, she's no longer interested in playing his games. Unfortunately, the only way to avoid being married off to one of her father's business partners is to involve the man he fears most: the British assassin who almost killed him.
Jonas Wolfe would be content to never be in the same room as a Primrose ever again. His days are filled with contracted murder and running his pub – anything to keep from sitting around thinking about his one failed mission. But when Lenny commits a rash crime, Jonas steps in to help, and extracting himself from her family becomes impossible.
Especially when she bats her pretty green eyes, proposing a fake relationship that she vows will benefit them both. Interested in improving his public image, Jonas agrees, and it isn't long before lingering looks become scorching hot kisses. But even as the two grow closer and bond over their common enemy and undeniable chemistry, Lenny still remains distant and closed off.
Turns out she's keeping a horrible secret…one that threatens to tear apart everything they've built together. The third instalment of Sav R. Miller’s Monsters & Muses series is a dark and addictive fake dating romance, and is not to be missed by fans of Greek mythology-inspired, spicy romance tales.
Jumpnauts
A first contact SF novel, from the Hugo Award-winning author of Folding Beijing.
2080, the world is divided, dominated by two antagonistic factions, the Pacific League and the Atlantic Alliance. Tensions are high and the smallest disturbance in the status quo could set the world on fire.
And a signal flickering through deep space could be just that spark.
As three young scientists form an alliance to decode the signal, they realise that the answers don't only lie in deep space, they also lie deep in humanity's past.
What they discover will change everything: our past, present and future.
If we have one.
The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1
The first two novellas in the New York Times bestselling Murderbot series, collected in paperback for the first time!"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."First, read the story that started the Murderbot phenomenon in All Systems Red!On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ?droid ? a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as ?Murderbot.? Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is (and to watch its favorite show in its downtime.)But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it?s up to the scientists and Murderbot to get to the truth.Then, In Artificial Condition Murderbot teams up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don?t want to know what the ?A? stands for), and together, they infiltrate the mining facility where Murderbot went rogue to try to understand its past.What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks?
Blood on the Tide - Crimson Sails 2
Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods.
As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her, a ship, and a portal home. Unfortunately, even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own-and her allies have bigger things to worry about. When they rescue a selkie, it's the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs her skin back.
Maeve didn't choose to give up her skin-it was stolen from her. Now she's in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It's terrifying…and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can't help being drawn to Lizzie.
Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve's heart is the least of her worries. The ship they're seeking belongs to the Cwn Annwn, and they don't take kindly to people who cross them. They're coming hunting, and not even Lizzie's viciousness or Maeve's knowledge will be enough to save them…
Unhallowed Halls
An American teenager joins an exclusive boarding school hidden deep in the Scottish countryside. New friendships blossom, but not everything is as it appears...
Drawing on ancient Gaelic myth, this compulsively readable dark academia fantasy is full of twists, turns and heartstopping betrayals, perfect for fans of Ninth House and The Atlas Six.
Page Whittaker has always been an outcast. And after the deadly incident that destroyed her single friendship at her old school, she needs a fresh start. When she receives a scholarship offer from Agathion College, an elite boarding school folded deep within the moors of Scotland, she doesn’t even consider turning it down.
Agathion is everything Page has ever wanted: a safe haven full of dusty books, steaming cups of tea and rigorous intellectual debate. For the first time in her life, Page has almost managed to make a close group of friends. Cyrus, Ren, Gideon, Lacey and Oak help her feel at home in Agathion's halls—the only problem is, they're all keeping secrets from her.
It seems Page’s perfect new school has dark roots—roots that stretch back to its crooked foundation, and an ancient clandestine society. Page quickly learns that not everyone at Agathion is who they say they are.
Least of all her new friends.
Spells, Strings and Forgotten Things
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
In the small town of Gold Springs, Calliope Petridi and her two sisters carefully guard the secret of their magic and the price they must pay to practise it: memories. Luckily, all Calliope wants to do is forget: the mother who left without a trace, the sisters from whom she feels increasingly distant, and most of all, the way the love of her life shattered her heart two years ago.
But when an ancient evil awakens, the fragile thread that holds the sisters together breaks. As their magic slowly begins to fade, Calliope accidentally binds herself to the handsome leader of a rival coven infamous for their ruthless pursuit of power. Battling the sizzling chemistry with a man she can't trust, Calliope must confront painful memories of her past, dark family secrets, and ancient magic in order to protect the town and all she loves.
But will she have anything left of herself?
Hunted by Fate - Megkísértve - Éldekorált kiadás
A vámpírkirály meghalt...
Szóval most menekülnöm kell a mániákus utódja elől, méghozzá egy súlyosan sebesült vámpírherceggel, akit etetni kell, és egy szobalánnyal, aki totál bele van zúgva. És én még azt hittem, hogy nincs rosszabb a szüreti játéknál…
A helyzetet tovább rontja, hogy teljesen odavagyok a vámpírhadsereg tábornokáért, aki azt a vadászokból álló csapatot vezeti, amelynek végeznie kell velem és a nem túl vidám, fura fazonokból álló, kis társaságommal.
Az egyetlen esélyünk a túlélésre, ha a szomszédos vérfarkasok befogadnak. Merem remélni, hogy nem tépnek cafatokra minket!
Velük legyőzhetjük az újonnan megkoronázott „királyt”, és megmenthetjük a Vámpírkirályságot attól, hogy visszatérjenek a régi idők, amikor a mindennapok része volt a gátlástalan kegyetlenkedés, kínzás és vérengzés. Egy kis ravaszság és rengeteg merészség kell ahhoz, hogy megkíséreljünk szövetséget kötni két, évszázadok óta háborúzó faj között.
Szerencsére én egyiknek sem vagyok híján.
A New York Times bestsellerszerző Shannon Mayer Alfa-sorozatának második, gyönyörűen éldekorált része még több izgalmat és fordulatot tartogat az olvasók számára. Cselszövéssel, feszültséggel, árulással és szívfájdalommal teli történet.
Imaro
Forsaken, outcast, warrior . . . Abandoned as a child, Imaro has struggled for acceptance all his life among the warrior-herdsmen tribe, the Ilyassai. Seeking answers and identity, his quest leads him across the vast continent of Nyumbani as he discovers he has powerful enemies, both human and inhuman. Hunted by relentless foes, Imaro becomes the hunter and events preordained before his birth begin to unfold. Powers are stirring in Nyumbani. As Imaro struggles to hold on to his hard-won acceptance, the warrior in him seeks the answer to the question that has haunted him all his life: Who am I?Praise for Charles R. Saunders''A writer of vivid and thoughtful fantasy'' - Scott Lynch, bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora''You can''t talk African epic fantasy without mentioning Charles Saunders'' - Nnedi Okorafor, multi award-winning author of Binti and The Book of Phoenix''One of the godfathers of Afrofuturism and black speculative fiction'' - Tananarive Due, multi award-winning author of The Reformatory and The Living Blood''A Literary Lion'' - CBC''A whole new flavour of heroic fantasy'' - Analog''Saunders'' words paint his vivid vision of the mythical continent of Nyumbani ineradicably upon his readers'' minds'' - TorDotCom''Saunders alone has appreciated the potential of Africa as a backdrop for heroic fantasy'' - Publishers Weekly''A literary trailblazer'' - New York Times
The Unkillable Princess
Sean teams up with Tamara and Indigo to find his sister in the action-packed sequel to The Immortality ThiefHaving escaped the dangers of the Nameless with the Philosopher Stone data, Sean thought his troubles were over. Until he gets a call for help from his sister Brigid--his long-dead sister. Brigid is sparse on the details, but she needs Sean to go to the Republican city of Illin to retrieve something called a "Purifier" for her. Reeling from the desperate hope that his sister is alive, Sean aims for Illin, dragging his new companions, Tamara Gupta formerly a Republican soldier, and Indigo, the Minister responsible for the destruction of Sean''s home, into the fray. But as usual, Sean hasn''t quite thought this through. The three of them are all wanted by Republican authorities, and Illin happens to be on the same planet as Sean?s old friend Senator Ketel. Y''know, the one who blackmailed and nearly murdered Sean. With every move Sean makes he discovers more intrigue, more people on his tail, and more ways that his little adventure could be the spark for war between the Republic and the Ministers. And to what end? Is it really his sister, a chance for family, and safety, on the other side?
The Fates
Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates . . .
You've heard the legends: three sisters born out of Nyx's darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity.
But immortality is a heavy burden, and Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are captivated by the gloriously human lives of the mortals below, especially those of the great warrior Atalanta and her ill-fated lover, Meleager.
However, being a Goddess of Fate doesn't make you a master of it. Will these three sisters find a way to free the couple, and themselves, from their destinies? Or will they be bound by Fate forever?
Lady of Ashes - Lady of Darkness 3
She will never be the same again
Fire and Shadows
Scarlett Semiria sacrificed everything to keep her family, her Courts, and her twin flame safe. But the cost was more than she could have ever anticipated. And now she finds herself once again forced to make a terrible choice that could leave her so broken, even the stars won't be able to bring her back.
Light and Dark
Crown Prince Callan is more than happy to leave the Fire Court behind, along with the woman who chose someone else. But to protect his people and his kingdom, he is forced to enter into a dangerous deception that could cost him everything.
Beginnings and Endings
Fae Queen Talwyn Semiria has been waiting for decades for Scarlett to return home. She had expected to find a kindred spirit. What she got was a brash assassin who does things her own way and flouts all traditional decorum. She might play nice for now, but when faced with the evil that resides across the sea, she'll take it all and sacrifice everything.
Everything hangs in the balance
One wrong move, and the scales will tip
Only ashes will remain
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.
