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The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 6 (light novel)
A mysterious cabal called the Thirteen Nightblades has been running things in the Midgar Kingdom from the shadows, and its members have concealed all manner of crimes through their connections to the Cult of Diablos. How impressi—no, how terrible. These dastardly nobles commit so many evil deeds, and yet justice always evades them. That’s when a serial killer known only as “Jack the Ripper” appears, plunging the corrupt capital into chaos! In order to eradicate evil, an even greater evil is needed…
Rudá moře pod rudými nebesy, 2. vydání
Zloděj a prohnaný podvodník – Locke Lamora – a smrtelně nebezpečný Jean Tannen opouštějí rodné město a svůj dřívější život, ze kterého zůstaly pouze ruiny… A tak se rozhodnou zaútočit na nejbohatší a nejtěžší cíl na obzoru – městský stát Tal Verarr. A hlavně na Hříši, nejpřepychovější hernu, která vysoce převyšuje všechna ostatní místa určená hazardu. Nikomu se nepodařilo odtamtud ukradnout byť jen jedinou minci a současně vyváznout živý. Takové výzvě Locke nedokáže odolat… Ale s uvedením svého dokonalého plánu do života bude muset počkat. V Tal Verarru potřebuje neobyčejné schopnosti Pánů Parchantů ještě někdo a je připraven je i zabít, pokud díky tomu dosáhne svého. Než se nadějí, jsou Locke i Jean piráty, což je jistě skvělý úkol pro zloděje, jež u galéry nerozeznají ani příď od zádě… Kapitánka Zamira Drakaša má ovšem jiný názor. Mezitím Nájemágové chystají bezpodmínečně nevyhnutelnou pomstu muži, který je přesvědčen, že je může ponížit a přežít to – Lockemu Lamorovi.
Pokračování kultovní zlodějské fantasy.
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The Last Song of Penelope
Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.
Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . .
A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen. Has she been faithful to him all these years? And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure?
The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost . . .
The Fox Wife
Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .
Manchuria, 1908: A young woman is found frozen in the snow.
Her death is clouded by rumours of foxes, believed to lure people into peril by transforming into beautiful women and men. Bao, a detective with a reputation for sniffing out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman's identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they've remained tantalizingly out of reach. Until, perhaps, now.
Snow is a creature of many secrets, but most of all, she's a mother seeking vengeance. Hunting a murderer, the trail will take her from northern China to Japan, with Bao following doggedly behind.
And as their paths draw ever closer together, both Snow and Bao will encounter old friends and new foes, even as more deaths occur.
The Fox Wife is a stunning novel about old loves and second chances, the depth of maternal bonds, and ancient folktales that may very well be true.
O dracích a kněžkách
Keeva, kněžka z Víkrie, právě přišla o svého ochránce, upadne v nemilost ostatním kněžím města, pokud do roka nedokáže svou hodnotu. Je připravená pro to udělat cokoliv. Lhát, podvádět, uplácet a ponižovat se. Iris, kněžka z Ruusutu právě povýšená na lovce, nemá staršího lovce, který by ji zacvičoval. Dostane možnost pracovat s Keevou a přes protesty ostatních kněží je rozhodnutá napravit její prohřešky a udělat z ní správnou následovnici náboženství. Obě přitom zapomínají, že vliv vždy působí oboustranně.
Údolí vykoupení
Bezcitné stroje Zmarů již miliardy let likvidují rozvinuté civilizace po celé galaxii. Nyní objevily lidstvo a postupně ničí veškerý život na lidmi kolonizovaných planetách. Jedinou obranou je zběsilý útěk. Ale naděje zůstává – lidé získali hyperprostorové zbraně a snad mají šanci najít i spojence.
Možný klíč k záchraně však ovládá pseudonáboženské společenství a šílený děkan Kveiči. Zatímco po ledových pláních pochodují bizarní katedrály a ctižádostiví mladíci se bouří proti zkostnatělým starcům, stroje Zmarů se šíří lidským vesmírem.
Okamžik střetu se blíží, lidem zbývá jen minimum času na přípravu.
Silo 2: Zmena
Čo sa stalo predtým, než ľudstvo zaliezlo pod zem?
Niektoré tajomstvá by mali ostať pochované. Svet v roku 2049 je stále taký, ako ho poznáme dnes. Čas pokojne plynie ďalej, no kráti sa. Len hŕstka mocných vie, čo prinesie budúcnosť. Pripravujú sa na ňu. Snažia sa nás pred ňou ochrániť. Chystajú nás na cestu, z ktorej niet návratu. Na cestu, ktorá povedie do záhuby, na cestu, ktorá nás zavedie pod zem. História sila sa práve začína – a s ňou aj naša budúcnosť. Konflikt medzi Amerikou a Iránom vyvoláva medzi ľuďmi obrovskú neistotu. Mladý kongresman a architekt Donald Keene dostane od senátora Thurmana pokyn pripraviť plány obrovských podzemných síl, ktoré sa majú využiť iba v prípade katastrofy, po ktorej by sa Zem stala neobývateľnou. Koľko z toho, čo sa Donald dozvedel, je však pravda? Aké veľké nebezpečenstvo čaká svet?
Relight My Fire
The Stranger Times - winner of the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work!Some comebacks can be murder . . .Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she is until a man falls from the sky right in front of her, leaving a big old hole in the pavement for Manchester Council to fill. The obvious question of how he ended up in the sky in the first place has no obvious answers, which is where The Stranger Times come in.But this isn''t just the hunt for another story. Dark powers think Stella might have been involved and the only way she and the team can prove her innocence is to find out what the hell is really going on. And what have dodgy gear, disturbed graves and a decommissioned rock star got to do with all this?Vincent Banecroft has problems of his own in the form of a tall, dark but-definitely-not-handsome man dressed like a funeral who has been sent to make the paper''s editor atone for his sins. Once he finds out exactly what that entails, Banecroft is not keen. Being banished to a Hellscape for all eternity looks like being no fun at all, not least because he has that pale Irish skin that burns really easily . . .All that plus territorial ghouls, homicidal felines, eternal (and seemingly unstoppable) gnomes and a celebrity Who''s Who that''d put a royal wedding to shame, and you''re looking at a wild few days for The Stranger Times.Relight My Fire is the fourth book in the acclaimed and brilliantly funny Stranger Times series.Readers love Relight My Fire!''I have had a hoot reading this whole series!'' *****''Do yourself a favour, and go and read The Stranger Times books, because they’re really THAT good.'' *****''I just cannot rave enough about how much I love these books.'' *****
Otherworld
Nine tales of early Irish literature beautifully retold in a modern, evocative styleA mysterious woman appears nightly at the bedside of a prince and sings to him until he falls sick with love for her. A determined hero tracks his beloved through several incarnations, struggling to win her back. A young warrior seeks a woman who turns into a swan. These are the plots of little-known, anonymous tales composed over a thousand years ago in the monastic libraries of Ireland. In poetry and prose, they tell us what happens when human and supernatural lovers cross the boundaries between our world and the Otherworld (síd). Set in a lost time of heroes, demi-gods, warrior queens, and other folk of the Irish Otherworld (áes síde), these stories inspired some of the earliest fairy tales of France and England. What is more, they are sexier, funnier, and bloodier than better-known medieval myths and romances. In Otherworld, historian and novelist Lisa M. Bitel offers lively retellings of these Irish original myths using her expertise in Irish history and literature to guide modern readers. She traces themes and characters that link the nine magical tales, explains customs and locations, and brings out the humor. Like all storytellers--whether medieval or modern, performers or scribes--Bitel interprets the originals as she leads her readers over the boundary of reality to the Otherworld. Drawings especially created for the book by Saba Joshaghani accompany these astonishing tales.
Ochránkyně
Návrat do Přístavního města měl být pro Garaze naplněním touhy po domově. Brzy zjistí, že skutečnost je naprosto jiná, než byly jeho představy.
V sousedním království se rozhořela válka, moc čarodějnice a její početné armády stále sílí. Venkov se vyprazdňuje, lidé utíkají do měst. Na jejich místo přicházejí nestvůry, které nemají s člověkem slitování.
Jsou tu ale i jiní, kteří Garazovi usilují o život. Při svém putování narazí na některé z nich, na skřety, upírky i na tajemné obyvatele bažin. Ani ve třetím pokračování nenalézá vytoužený klid.
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Onyx Storm
DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT:
Get ready for the breathtaking follow-up to global phenomenons Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from the no. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
ARE YOU READY TO BRAVE THE DARK?
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust.
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves - her dragons, her family, her home, and him.
Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.
They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find - the truth.
But a storm is coming... and not everyone can survive its wrath.
Onyx Storm (Hardback)
DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT:
Get ready for the breathtaking follow-up to global phenomenons Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from the no. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
ARE YOU READY TO BRAVE THE DARK?
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust.
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves - her dragons, her family, her home, and him.
Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.
They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find - the truth.
But a storm is coming... and not everyone can survive its wrath.
Echo of Worlds
Following the critically acclaimed Infinity Gate comes the second and final novel in the Pandominion by international bestselling M. R. Carey. A thrilling adventure set in the multiverse, it tells of humanity's expansion across millions of dimensions, and the AI technology that might see it all come to an end . . .
Two mighty empires are at war - and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes.
But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force - the Mother Mass - that could end the war in an instant, and Rupshe has assembled a team to find it. Essien Nkanika, a soldier trying desperately to atone for past sins; the cat-woman Moon, a conscienceless killer; the digitally recorded mind of physicist Hadiz Tambuwal; Paz, an idealistic child and the renegade robot spy Dulcimer Coronal.
Their mission will take them from the hellish prison world of Tsakom to the poisoned remains of a post-apocalyptic Earth, and finally bring them face to face with the Mother Mass itself. But can they persuade it to end eons of neutrality and help them? And is it too late to make a difference?
Because the Pandominion's doomsday machines are about to be unleashed - and not even their builders know how to control them.
Discover the conclusion to the spectacular Pandominion duology - an exhilarating science fiction series from the author of the million-copy bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts. Perfect for fans of The Space Between Worlds, The Long Earth and Children of Time.
Circe
With new stories and an extended introduction, this collection focuses on the enchanting Circe of Greek mythology, featuring new perspectives on long-standing stereotypes.
Enchantress, goddess, witch, predatory seductress… Inevitably, Circe has been best-known in these terms, through the male gaze of Homer, Hesiod et al., as interpreted by readers and storytellers until today. Rarely does the classic literature give us a rounded view of a woman subject to the same flaws and emotions as anyone: jealousy, desire, unrequited love; her witchcraft is perhaps not so much dreadful as awe-inspiring and led by nature. What we know of her story is piecemeal, from many sources. This enriching collection brings together new stories and ancient origins, offering a wider perspective on the whole life of the enigmatic, enchanting Circe.
Introductory essay by Imogen Dalton, and foreword by Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts. The modern authors whose stories feature in this book are: L.D. Burke, Z.D. Campbell, C.B. Channell, Mason Graham, Kay Hanifen, M.J. Harris, Elena Kotsile, Claire L. Marsh, Erin Murphy, Lourdes Urena Pérez, Elizabeth Roberts, Zach Shephard, Jamie Simpher, Theresa Tyree, and Mathieu W.R. Wallis.
About the series: Discover the mythology of humankind through its heroes, characters, gods and immortal figures. Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a legendary, mythological or folkloric figure, with new stories alongside a comprehensive introduction which tells the original tales and emphasizes ancient and modern connections, tracing history and stories across continents, cultures and peoples. New and emerging writers from open submissions reveal hidden themes, casting fresh perspectives on well known stories, complementing the specially commissioned story of the origins and the cultural background from the era. The first titles are Medusa, Odin, Anansi and Circe.
Zapomenuté světy
Jakmile vědci porozuměli pradávné technologii našich předků, otevřel se lidem svět nezměrných možností. Tajemné portály nejenže umožnily neomezené cestování na jiné světy, ale též ukončily nekonečnou krvavou válku mezi Juliánskou aliancí a Fálskou federací.
Major Pike je voják ztrhaný životem už jen přežívá a plní své povinnosti. To se ovšem změní, když je postaven před výzvu, kterou nikdo v širokém vesmíru neočekával.
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Fathomfolk
'An unforgettable, must-read fantasy' Shelley Parker-Chan
Revolution is brewing in the semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, between humans and the fathomfolk - sirens, sea witches, kelpies, and kappas - who live in its waters. This debut fantasy inspired by East Asian mythology and watery folk tales is perfect for fans of Jade City, The Bone Shard Daughter and House of Earth and Blood.
Welcome to Tiankawi - shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, that's how it first appears. But in the semi-flooded city, humans are, quite literally, on top: peering down from shining towers and aerial walkways on the fathomfolk - sirens, seawitches, kelpies and kappas - who live in the polluted waters below.
For half-siren Mira, promotion to captain of the border guard means an opportunity to help her downtrodden people. But if earning the trust and respect of her human colleagues wasn't hard enough, everything Mira has worked towards is put in jeopardy when Nami, a know-it-all water dragon - fathomfolk royalty - is exiled to the city. When extremists sabotage the annual boat race, violence erupts, as does the clampdown on fathomfolk rights. Both Nami and Mira must decide if the cost of change is worth paying, or if Tiankawi should be left to drown.
The Mars House
January Stirling was one of the principal dancers of London's Royal Ballet. Now he's a climate refugee bound for Tharsis, the notorious terraformed colony on Mars. It's a utopia for the naturalised population. For January, as a dangerous Earthstronger whose body is unadjusted to the weaker Martian gravity, it's a life sentence to hard labour and ferocious discrimination.
But he will live.
Aubrey Gale, energy trillionaire and hereditary senator, is running for election on a hardline platform to protect the native population from dangerous immigrants. The path to equality is simple, requiring all Earthstrongers who choose to come to Mars to undergo the disabling and sometimes fatal process of surgical naturalisation.
Which is no life at all.
When a disastrous media encounter plunges Aubrey and January's lives into chaos, the solution is a five-year made-for-reality-TV marriage that could secure January's future and ensure Aubrey's political success . . . but it soon becomes clear that thousands of lives hang in the balance, and nothing is as it seems.
Timely and utterly unputdownable, The Mars House is an exceptional genre-blending story about privilege, strength, life, and love across class divisions - perfect for fans of Babel by R.F. Kuang, The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, and This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
Star Wars - Stín Sithu
Luke Skywalker a Lando Calrissian se vrací v tomto zásadním románu odehrávajícím se mezi epizodami Návrat Jediů a Síla se probouzí.
Impérium je mrtvé. Téměř dvě desetiletí po bitvě o Endor uprchly pozůstatky Palpatinovy flotily do nejvzdálenějších končin galaxie. Jenže mnohým hrdinům Nové republiky se nebezpečí či ztráty nevyhýbají ani v nové éře, kdy vládne mír.
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Where Did You Go? Infatuated Fae Book 3
From breakout TikTok sensation Jeneane O'Riley comes the highly anticipated third book in the Infatuated Fae series, full of forbidden fantasy romance, twisty betrayals, and fairy tale magic.
"Maybe I want to be everything to you…your hero and your villain."
Trapped in the In-Between, Caly, Mendax, and Aurelius are fighting for their lives - they just don't know whose.
Caly's bond to Mendax from their bonding ceremony and her mortality being tied to Aurelius's from when he saved her life mean the three of them have tangled their life forces together.
And now that they know maintaining both connections is against the natural order of things, one of them must be sacrificed for the other two.
Caly can't let another one of her loved ones die, but she also needs to answer the summons so she can finally meet her father. Then, perhaps, she can be sent to the Elysian Fields to be with her mother and sister.
But her father has information that could change everything - and even if she's ready to sacrifice herself, she'll have to get through the Seelie Prince and the Unseelie Prince to do so…while also keeping them from killing each other.
The pulse-pounding third book in the Infatuated Fae series ups the stakes - and the romance - with a fiery fantasy tale for fans of dark forbidden romance and enemies to lovers tales.
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?
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.
