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Dawnshard: A Stormlight Archive novella
Epic fantasy like no other in the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive series, a hefty novella taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War. Discover the stories of often-overshadowed characters: See more of Lopen, the Windrunner, Rysn Ftori and Chiri-Chiri the last larkin.
When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island of Akinah, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn’t fallen into enemy hands. Knights who fly too near find their magic suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea.
Years ago, shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a stormlight-ingesting larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn’s pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the formerly one-armed windrunner, Rysn must accept Navani’s quest and sail into the perilous storm from which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.
Szellemerdő
A skóciai erdő közepén áll egy ház, úgy hívják: Lichen Hall, vagyis Zuzmó Palota. A szóbeszéd szerint a hely szellemek, boszorkányok birodalma. Az ötvenes és hatvanas években ide járnak titokban a hajadon lányok szülni, hogy aztán gyermekeiket örökbefogadó szülőknek adják. Félelmetes híre ellenére állítólag jobb hely, mint az ugyanazt a célt szolgáló "intézmények".
Pearl Gorham 1965-ben érkezik a kastélyba. Ő is itt akarja világra hozni a gyermekét, mint előtte sok más fiatal lány. Ám hamarosan gyanút fog, hogy a ház lakói titkolnak valamit, és a Lichen Hall valójában nem olyan biztonságos menedék, mint ahogy remélte. A falakon belül különös penészgombák tenyésznek, a környező erdőkben furcsa jelenések leselkednek, a sötét titkokat rejtegető ház lakói pedig mindent elkövetnek, hogy titkaikra ne derüljön fény.
A skót mitológia leghátborzongatóbb oldalait megmutató gótikus thriller A világítótorony boszorkányai szerzőjének tollából.
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Čítanka Neila Gaimana
Čítanka Neila Gaimana je neobyčejnou sbírkou obsahující to nejlepší z bohaté literární kariéry jednoho z nejoblíbenějších světových tvůrců. Výběr provedli ti, kteří autorovo cenami ověnčené dílo znají bezesporu nejlépe – jeho oddaní čtenáři. Tato podmanivá kniha představuje dosud nejvšestrannějším způsobem autorovu v mnoha směrech průkopnickou, jedinečnou a především nekonečně nápaditou beletrii. Spolu s předmluvou nositele Bookerovy ceny Marlona Jamese a s krátkými ukázkami z pětice autorových románů pro dospělé obsahuje kniha téměř padesát povídek, z nichž mnohé patří mezi to nejlepší, co bylo v posledních desetiletích v rámci fantastického žánru napsáno.
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Skrinka času
Zdá sa, že je to deň ako každý iný. Zobudíte sa, dáte si kávu a vyjdete von. Lenže keď otvoríte vchodové dvere, čaká na vás malá drevená skrinka, v ktorej sa ukrýva váš osud a informácia, ako dlho ešte budete žiť. Každý človek na svete dostane v tom istom okamihu rovnakú drevenú skrinku. A svet sa zrazu ocitá v stave kolektívneho šialenstva. Všetci by chceli vedieť... Odkiaľ sa vzali tieto skrinky? Je pravda, čo sľubujú? Zrazu sa musia rozhodnúť... Chcem naozaj vedieť, ako dlho budem žiť? A ak sa to dozviem, čo s tou informáciou urobím?
Osem ľudí. Osem rôznych osudov, ktoré sa zrazu začnú meniť vďaka jednej malej skrinke. Čo sa stane s najlepšími priateľmi, ktorých spájajú spoločné sny o budúcnosti? A čo neznámy pár, ktorý si myslel, že vo vzťahu už nemusí nič riešiť? A lekár, ktorý sa nedokáže zachrániť? Prečo sa zo skrinky v rukách úspešného politika stáva sud s pušným prachom, ktorý nakoniec všetko zmení?
Posledná šanca, 2. vydanie
Osamelý astronaut. Neuskutočniteľná misia. Spojenec, v akého nedúfal. Ryland Grace je posledný preživší na zúfalej misii Posledná šanca – jeho neúspech bude mať za následok koniec ľudstva i planéty Zem. Lenže Ryland Grace si to neuvedomuje. Nepamätá si ani vlastné meno, tobôž detaily misie. Práve sa prebral z veľmi dlhého spánku, nachádza sa milióny kilometrov od domova a spoločnosť mu robia len dve mŕtve telá kozmonautov. S každou novou spomienkou si uvedomuje nemožnú úlohu, ktorá pred ním stojí. Nachádza sa v malej vesmírnej lodi, ktorú skonštruovali svetové vesmírne agentúry v kooperácii so všetkými vládami na našej planéte, ako poslednú šancu ľudstva na prežitie.
Deň trifidov
Biológ Bill Masen je po operácií očí a ako jeden z mála ľudí na svete si nemôže pozrieť zvláštny meteorický roj. Všetci, ktorí toto vesmírne divadlo videli, však oslepli. Bezpečný a známy svet, ktorý Bill poznal len pred dvadsiatimi štyrmi hodinami, je navždy preč. Okrem nástrah po katastrofickej udalosti všade číhajú aj trifidy – dvojmetrové mäsožravé rastliny, ktoré dokážu kráčať a jedovatým žihadlom poľahky zabiť dospelého človeka.
Ľudstvo je v troskách a trifidy sú na ceste ovládnuť svet.
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Lacná kniha Deň trifidov (-21%)
Biológ Bill Masen je po operácií očí a ako jeden z mála ľudí na svete si nemôže pozrieť zvláštny meteorický roj. Všetci, ktorí toto vesmírne divadlo videli, však oslepli. Bezpečný a známy svet, ktorý Bill poznal len pred dvadsiatimi štyrmi hodinami, je navždy preč. Okrem nástrah po katastrofickej udalosti všade číhajú aj trifidy – dvojmetrové mäsožravé rastliny, ktoré dokážu kráčať a jedovatým žihadlom poľahky zabiť dospelého človeka.
Ľudstvo je v troskách a trifidy sú na ceste ovládnuť svet.
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Inanna
An enthralling and lyrical fantasy debut, and the first in an incredible new trilogy re-telling The Epic of Gilgamesh, perfect for readers of Madeline Miller’s Circe and Jennifer Saint’s Ariadne.
A tale brimming with warring gods, rebellious humans, and the goddess of love caught between them whose destiny has the power to transform the shape of the world.
Stories are sly things…they can be hard to catch and kill.
Inanna is an impossibility. The first full Anunnaki born on Earth in Ancient Mesopotamia. Crowned the goddess of love by the twelve immortal Anunnaki who are worshipped across Sumer, she is destined for greatness.
But Inanna is born into a time of war. The Anunnaki have split into warring factions, threatening to tear the world apart. Forced into a marriage to negotiate a peace, she soon realises she has been placed in terrible danger.
Gilgamesh, a mortal human son of the Anunnaki, and notorious womaniser, finds himself captured and imprisoned. His captor, King Akka, seeks to distance himself and his people from the gods. Arrogant and selfish, Gilgamesh is given one final chance to prove himself.
Ninshubar, a powerful warrior woman, is cast out of her tribe after an act of kindness. Hunted by her own people, she escapes across the country, searching for acceptance and a new place in the world.
As their journeys push them closer together, and their fates intertwine, they come to realise that together, they may have the power to change to face of the world forever.
The first novel in the stunning Sumerians Trilogy, this is a gorgeous, epic retelling of one of the oldest surviving works of literature.
BONUS FEATURE
An exclusive preview of Book Two of The Sumerians trilogy, book club discussion questions and more!
Dragonlance: Dragons of Fate
A courageous heroine trapped in the distant past is determined to return to her own time-without changing the shape of the world forever-as the New York Times bestselling Dragonlance series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dragons of Deceit.
A clash of powerful magical forces sets off the Graygem of Gargath, sending Destina and her companions deeper into the past than she intended-to the age of Huma Dragonsbane and the Third Dragon War. Now, after the Device of Time Journeying shatters, they must find another way back to their own era, before the Graygem alters history irrevocably and the Third Dragon War ends in defeat for the forces of good.
With the battle raging on, Destina tries desperately to make amends and prevent disaster. Raistlin and Sturm encounter their heroes, Huma and Magius, and must reconcile the myths with the men. Meanwhile, Tasslehoff-shocked that the Knights of Solamnia have never heard of dragonlances-sets out to find the famed weapons.
But as the forces of the Dark Queen close in on the High Clerist's Tower, Destina's party must return to their own timeline together-or not at all.
Méreggel átitatott varázslat - élnyomott
Korábban büszke voltam a kezemre. Most, ha megpillantom, csak arra tudok gondolni: ezzel a két kezemmel temettem el anyámat.
Nem elég, hogy elveszítette az édesanyját, Ning azzal is tisztában van: az ő hibája volt. Teát főzött, amelyről nem tudta, hogy méreg van benne - és az édesanyja ezt itta meg, ebbe halt bele. A tea, amiben méreg van, most Ning testvérét, Shut is elveheti Ningtől.
A lány értesül róla, hogy a teafőzés ősi, varázslatos művészetében mérik össze erejüket a királyság legnagyobb tudású teafőző mesterei, ezért ő is odautazik, hogy részt vegyen a versenyen. A győztes egy kívánságát a királykisasszony teljesíti - Ningnek talán ez az egyetlen esélye, hogy megmentse testvére életét.
A királyi udvart azonban csalárdság és ármányok szövik át - felbukkan egy jóképű, rejtélyes fiú, akinek megdöbbentő titkai vannak. Ning egyre mélyebben belekeveredik valamibe, és mire észbe kap, már nagyobb veszélyben van, mint testvére, Shu.
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The Queen of the Dawn
The final book in the epic romantic fantasy series 'Shadows & Crowns'.
The epic conclusion to the 'Shadows & Crowns' series
Cassia Greythorne has survived battles with gods and monsters and the crown is in her grasp. But the power of the dark god Malaphar grows ever stronger, threatening the future of their world before her reign has even begun.
Still there is hope: a way to banish him forever has been revealed. It will take Casia and her friends into a strange new realm, where they must face old enemies and race to decipher a bewildering ancient magic.
But time is short.Chaos spreads throughout the empires and the bonds between allies begin to fray. With every bloody battle, the cost of saving their world becomes clearer.
Dawn is coming. But will they survive to see the new day?
Hunted – Hajszolva (A Vasdruida Krónikái 6.)
A két druidánk most tényleg megmutatja igazi hatalmát!
Egy kétezer éves emberhez képest Atticus O’Sullivan igen gyorsan fut. Még jó, mivel nem is egy, hanem egyből két üldözője is akad: a vadászat istennői, Artemisz és Diana. A nyilaik és a parittyáik elől kitérve Atticus, Granuaile és farkaskutyájuk, Oberon átszelik a modern kori Európát, miközben a Tuatha Dé Danann segítsége után kutatnak.
A megszokott síkváltás ezúttal nem játszik, és bújócska helyett a tervük inkább csak ennyi: veszettül menekülni.
A panteoni maratonhoz az északi isten, Loki is csatlakozik.
Atticus megölése lenne az utolsó elvarratlan szál a Ragnarök, azaz az apokalipszis elszabadítása előtt. Atticusnak
és Granuaile-nek túl kell járniuk az olümposziak eszén, közben a csínytevés istenét is féken kell tartaniuk ahhoz, hogy a világgal együtt ők is megéljék a holnapot. Légy értő rajongójuk!
Slewfoot
Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. Connecticut, 1666: An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil.
To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she can turn to for help. Together, they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan – one that threatens to destroy the entire village, leaving nothing but ashes and bloodshed in their wake. This terrifying tale of bewitchery features more than two dozen of Brom’s haunting full-color paintings and brilliant endpapers, fully immersing readers in this wild and unforgiving world.
A Game of Gods
Told in multiple POVs, A Game of Gods is the final installment in the Hades Saga by USA Today Bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair.
Hades, God of the Dead, has finally made Persephone his in every way possible. With their wedding on the horizon, the couple should be ecstatic. But Demeter is wreaking havoc on their bliss by battering the whole of New Greece with erratic and dangerous weather. At the same time, Theseus continues with his agenda against the Gods, allying with the hate-group Triad in an effort to bring down all of Olympus.
Hades refuses to allow anything to stop him from securing Persephone as his bride, but he must play a deep strategic game with the Gods of Olympus to safeguard their future. And it is not entirely clear which Gods are truly on his side.
The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help one another always.
When Oddny’s farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny is set adrift from the life she imagined—but she’s determined to save her sister no matter the cost, even as she finds herself irresistibly drawn to one of the raiders who participated in the attack. And far to the north, Gunnhild, who fled her home years ago to learn the ways of a witch, is surprised to find her destiny seems to be linked with that of the formidable King Eirik, heir apparent to the ruler of all Norway.
But the bonds—both enchanted and emotional—that hold the two women together are strong, and when they find their way back to each other, these bonds will be tested in ways they never could have foreseen in this deeply moving novel of magic, history, and sworn sisterhood.
Children of Memory
From the award-winning master of sci-fi Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin.
They dreamed of a new home
They woke to a nightmare
On Imir, Captain Holt founded a new colony on an empty world. In the process, he created hope and a new future for humanity. But generations later, his descendants are struggling to survive. As harvests worsen and equipment fails, strangers appear in a town where everyone knows their neighbour. Now the inexplicable lurks in the woods and the community fears it’s being observed – that they’re not alone.
They’d be right, as explorers from the stars have arrived in secret to help this lost outpost. Confident of their superior technology, and overseen by the all-knowing construct of Doctor Avrana Kern, they begin to study their long-lost cousins from Earth.
Yet the planet hides deeper mysteries. It seems the visitors aren’t the only watchers. And when the starfarers discover the scale of their mistake, it will be far too late to escape.
Children of Memory by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky is a far-reaching space opera spanning generations, species and galaxies.
Roadside Picnic
The Strugatsky brothers' poignant and introspective novel of first contact that inspired the classic film Stalker
Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits who are compelled by some unknown force to venture illegally into the Zone and, in spite of the extreme danger, collect the mysterious artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the Zone and the thriving black market in the alien products. Even the nature of his daughter has been determined by the Zone. And it is for her that Red makes his last, tragic foray into the hazardous and hostile depths.
The Humans
After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he was found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst an alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, (and he's a dog).
Who is he really? And what could make someone change their mind about the human race?
The Pomegranate Gate
Two worlds bound by a pomegranate gate
Toba Peres can speak but she can’t shout; she can walk but she can’t run; and she can write in five languages… with both hands at the same time.
Naftaly Cresques dreams every night of an orange-eyed stranger; when awake, he sees things that aren’t real; and he carries a book he can never lose and never read.
When the Queen of Sefarad orders all the nation’s Jews to leave or convert, Toba and Naftaly are forced to flee, but an unlucky encounter leaves them both separated from their caravan. Lost in the wilderness, Toba follows an orange-eyed stranger through a mysterious gate in a pomegranate grove, leaving Naftaly behind.
With a single step, Toba enters an ancient world that mirrors her own. There, she finds that her fate—and Naftaly’s—are bound to an ancient conflict threatening to destroy both realms.
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.
