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She has guarded her kingdom at the edge of the world for ten years. Now she has one day left to save it. Oly is Niawa’s longest-serving Champion—a warrior bound to the Edge, where demons claw their way through a rift between realms. Gifted with supernatural strength and cursed with eternal vigilance, she has stood alone against the darkness while her kingdom slept safely behind her. But her power is failing. With the rift growing restless and her strength draining away, Oly faces a terrifying truth: when the demons return, she may no longer be strong enough to stop them. Her only hope lies in the Day of Breath—the single sacred day each year when the rift is sealed. For the first time in a decade, Oly leaves her post to beg for her power to be renewed. She never expects the impossible to happen. On the one day demons should be powerless, a new horror spreads through Niawa—parasitic creatures moving through streets, homes, and temples. As panic grips the kingdom and her strength continues to fade, Oly must uncover how the breach occurred and stop the carnage before midnight. If she fails, the rift will awaken again—and there will be no Champion left to stand against it. Dark, relentless, and emotionally charged, A Day of Breath is a gripping fantasy of sacrifice, duty, and survival, where a single woman must decide how much of herself she’s willing to give to save the world she’s already bled for. Perfect for readers who love the rich worldbuilding of Naomi Novik and the moral intensity of N.K. Jemisin, this is a story about power slipping away—and the courage it takes to fight anywayFILE UNDER: A Torn Sky | Growing Pains | Duty is Given | Follow the Leader |

Vítěz lovu může být jen jeden. Každý pátý rok, když se podzim láme v zimu, pořádají dva králové lov. Odehrává se v prastarém lese plném magie a tomu, kdo zvítězí, splní přání sám Jinokrál. Ne nadarmo se však tomuto lovu říká Divoký — kolují o něm strašlivé zvěsti a leckterý lovec se z něj nevrátil. Pozvánku navíc nezíská jen tak někdo. To ovšem neodradí Gwydiona, opomíjeného potomka mocné královské rodiny, který chce za každou cenu zabránit krutému bratrovi v nástupnictví. Na pomoc si přizve mladou lovkyni Branwen, která díky čarovnému oku vidí i to, co ostatním zůstává skryto, přesto však nedokáže pomoci své chřadnoucí matce. A pak je tu ještě Pryderi, znovunalezený královský syn, který coby nemluvně padl do spárů netvora a bojí se, že v něm už navždy zůstalo cosi nestvůrného. Když tito tři spojí své síly (a udrží na uzdě Branwenina lidožravého kocoura), možná se jim podaří zvítězit. Jenže nic není jisté, protože v lásce i na lovu je dovoleno vše.

8 HOURS TO STOP AN EXPLOSION ... 8 HOURS TO FALL IN LOVE. From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Illuminae and Aurora Rising comes a high-octane, high-chemistry, sci-fi adventure about a stowaway girl and the richest boy in the galaxy, racing against the clock to outwit a gang of mercenaries. It's 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a lifeless rock into a chaotic patch of settlements - equal parts national pride, and corporate power grab. Enter Hunter Graves: handsome, ambitious, and with spectacularly bad timing. He shows up unannounced at the United Nations base just in time for a toxin alert to set off every alarm they've got. Then the evac pods leave without him. Also stranded: Cleo, a sharp-tongued stowaway with no intention of dying today, and even less patience for overconfident trust fund boys. But the enemy of your enemy is the jerk who might just help you survive. There is no toxin. There is a team of invading mercenaries planning to blow up the base - and every trace of their crime - in eight hours. Now, Hunter and Cleo have one shot to stop the explosion, escape alive, and deal with the inconvenient fact that they're falling for each other. The clock is ticking.

Forbidden romance. Werewolves. Kilts. This sizzling bestselling sensation has the internet OBSESSED. 'Let me have you. Just once. Please.' As dark forces rise, Princess Aurora is caught between two powerful alphas. Princess Aurora may have survived the Wolf King, but now he wants her back. To take his throne, Aurora and Callum form a dangerous alliance with one of the most feared Wolves in the Kingdom, Blake. He's the enemy, but Aurora's life is bound to his. If he dies, so does she. As she fights their connection, she suspects Blake is keeping secrets. There is a bigger game at play than who sits on the Wolf Throne - one that threatens both kingdoms. With enemies closing in, Aurora may be the only one who can stop an ancient evil from rising. To survive, she must decide where she - and her heart - belong.

**This new hardcover edition of the third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Never After series has specially designed edges, an exclusive case design, and full-color art.** A woman can be great, and terrible too. Evelina Westerly has always been the bad guy. As the brains, brawn, and botanist behind her family's drug empire, she's her father's ruthless secret weapon. With her days divided between perfecting her greenhouse, seeking revenge for her sister's murder, and putting a gun to the head of anyone in her way, Evelina doesn't have time for anything else. Especially not for love. After a one-night stand with a gorgeous man at a nightclub, she's sated her urges and is back to her criminal ways. That is, until that same man shows up as the new Westerly lackey...under a totally different name. But Nicholas Woodsworth's real secret is much more dangerous than an alias. He's an undercover DEA agent, and he's hell-bent on destroying the drug trade that devastated his family. When he realizes the youngest daughter of the Westerly empire is the same woman he's been fantasizing about since that night at the club, attraction wars violently with disgust. Evelina embodies everything he's against, and he's been sent here to be her downfall. Yet the more they learn about the darkness in each other's hearts, the more alike they seem, and when hatred turns to something more, Nicholas will have to decide whether he can love a wretched woman, even if it means bringing both of their lives to ruin.

THE MAJESTIC FANTASY FILLED WITH DRAGONS, COURTLY INTRIGUE AND SAPPHIC YEARNING. 'A GLITTERING, MAGNIFICENT EPIC' Francesca May, author of Wild and Wicked Things'Stunning and addictive' Reader review ?'The climax of the book is show-stopping' Reader review ?'Captivating and clever. . . give me book two!' Reader review ?Six Wild Crowns is the fiercely powerful Sunday Times bestselling romantic fantasy - a tale of resistance, rebellion and female rage - perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and House of the Dragon. The king has been appointed by god to marry six queens. Those six queens are all that stand between the kingdom of Elben and ruin. Or so we have been told. Each queen vies for attention. Clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be Henry's favourite. And if she must incite a war to win Henry over? So be it. Seymour acts as spy and assassin in a court teeming with dragons, backstabbing courtiers and strange magic. But when she and Boleyn become the unlikeliest of things - allies - the balance of power begins to shift. Together they will discover an ancient, rotting magic at Elben's heart. A magic that their king will do anything to protect. Praise for Six Wild Crowns:'A ferocious tale of female rage and the strength of sisterhood, Six Wild Crowns is an inventive and fantastical reimagining of Henry VIII's queens - and their fight to reclaim the power stolen from them' S.A. MacLean, author of The Phoenix Keeper'A beautifully written tale of resistance, rebellion, and sisterhood, with an ending that will leave you heartbroken and breathless for more' M. H. Ayinde, author of A Song of Legends Lost'Six Wild Crowns is a beautiful feminist epic, a luscious and luminous read' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne'Enchanting and brutal. Holly Race's prose, like her queens, sizzles with power and purpose' Frances White, author of Voyage of the Damned'Fiercely imaginative and beautifully written' Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters'Six Wild Crowns is a blade sheathed in silk: slick, sensuous, yet sharp enough to cut' Lyra Selene, author of A Feather So Black'Bewitching, furious, and sharp, this is a Tudor reimagining helmed by unforgettable heroines' Kritika H. Rao, author of The Surviving Sky'Dragons and deceit and love and magic . . . this is a truly dazzling novel' Natasha Bowen, author of Skin of the Sea'Six Wild Crowns is sultry, sapphic, and seminal; an intoxicating blend of the historical and the magical that will earn itself a well-deserved place in the fantasy pantheon' Nicholas Pullen, author of The Black Hunger'Six Wild Crowns is a thoroughly delectable fantasy that celebrates sisterhood and courageous truth while exposing the active maliciousness of patriarchy. . . an intricate, powerful and utterly spectacular book. No one is ready for it' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen'Written in lush, compelling prose and set in a richly drawn world, this sexy, feminist re-imagining of the story of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour is the romantasy book I've been waiting for' Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of Darkness'Fierce and furious, this spectacular reclaiming holds a fantastical mirror up the six queens and shows that women are always stronger when united' Helen Corcoran, author of Queen of Coin and Whispers'An intricate gem of a novel bursting with ancient magic and intrigue', Molly O'Neill, author of Greenteeth

NEJLEPŠÍ LITRPG SOUČASNOSTI JE ZPÁTKY. A CARL POŘÁD NEMÁ KALHOTY. br br Světová hrobka, nejsledovanější reality show v galaxii, má jednoduchá pravidla. Přežijte osmnáct pater plných smrtících pastí a úchylných monster a možná dostanete zpátky trosky své planety. Carl, který do hry vstoupil jenom v kožené bundě a trenýrkách, a jeho mluvící kočka Princezna Rakvička se horko těžko prokydlili skrze první tři. br br Nenechat se přejet gobliním vraždobagrem, rozplést kouli sviní a zachránit osazenstvo domova důchodců ale byla ta lehčí část. Teď jsou z Carla a Rakvičky jedni z nejpopulárnějších hrobkařů a sadistická umělá inteligence s fetišem na bosá chodidla je hodlá prohnat mlýnkem na maso jménem Konečná. br br Z kdysi živoucí metropole možná zbývají ruiny, její ulice však rozhodně nejsou prázdné. Připravte se na nemrtvé cirkusáky, zfetované šlapky a prastaré kletby a nezapomeňte bít, vraždit a zabíjet! S kalhotami nebo bez, hlavě stylově!

A captivating and swashbuckling romantasy for fans of DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING and TO KILL A KINGDOM. Ximena Reale is certain of one thing: the only good pirate is a dead one. Ximena has spent her life training to become one of the black-cloaked cazadores, seafaring hunters who capture the pirates pillaging the Luzan Empire. But although Ximena is the top candidate at la academia, that will not be enough for a daughter of the notorious Reales - pirate captains who were executed for their crimes against the Empire. So when Gasparilla, the most infamous pirate in Luza's history, attacks the capital, Ximena offers to catch him in exchange for being named a cazadora. The Empire accepts, on one condition: she must compete for her cloak against Dante de León, the pompous and infuriating son of the High Minister. Knowing this is her chance to prove herself once and for all, Ximena must set out on a dangerous quest across the archipelago to hunt Gasparilla. But no matter how far she sails, her family's pirate legacy continues to haunt her, and she soon has to question the very laws she's always fought to uphold . . .

Uhorské vojsko utrpelo drvivú porážku pri Parkáne. Hordy osmanských bojovníkov pod vedením samotného veľkovezíra prekročili Dunaj a obkľúčili pevnosť Újvár - Nové Zámky. Tú v kresťanskom svete nazývajú Hradba západu a vedia, že ak padne, bude ohrozená celá ríša. Obrancovia sú odhodlaní bojovať do posledného dychu, no čelia mnohonásobnej presile. Na múroch otriasajúcich sa pod tureckou delostreľbou stojí aj kapitán Kornel Báthory. Viac než o pevnosť sa však obáva o osud svojho syna Michala, priateľa Voronina a milovanej Juliany. Tí sa stratili kdesi v kraji zachvátenom nepriateľským drancovaním. Navyše ich stopu zachytila obávaná barónka Rónayová prezývaná Vlčica. Skúsený autor Juraj Červenák v spletitom románe o najkrvavejšej vojne, aká sa kedy odohrala na území dnešného Slovenska, uzatvára príbeh viacerých postáv z epickej ságy o dobrodružstvách kapitána Báthoryho.

Epos o protitureckých vojnách v Uhorsku, Sedmohradsku, Chorvátsku a Stredomorí v druhej polovici 17. storočia. Kapitán Kornélius Báthory, šermiar, rytier a básnik, už mnohokrát preukázal svoje vojenské kvality. Ako človek však zlyhal, keď po smrti manželky zanevrel na svojho syna a radšej dal prednosť vojenskej kariére. Dnes, keď má Michal Báthory 12 rokov, Kornel chce všetko napraviť a byť mu opäť otcom. Osud však chce, aby úprimnosť svojho pokánia dokázal veľkými obeťami a podstúpil neslýchané útrapy. Michal je totiž zajatý lúpežnými martalovcami a kým sa jeho otec vystrábi z ťažkých zranení, stopy po chlapcovi pohltí Osmanská ríša. Skončil v otroctve alebo v niektorom z janičiarskych výcvikových táborov? Je len jediný človek, ktorý vie, kam presne Michala odvliekli. A ten sa práve pripojil k tureckej invázii do Sedmohradska. Kornel sa vydáva na cestu k transylvánskej pevnosti Varadín, proti ktorej už tiahne obrovská presila Turkov… Juraj Červenák (1974), autor sci-fi a fantasy literatúry, je nositeľom viacerých cien (napr. Za najlepšiu fantasy, Za najlepšiu poviedku roka, súťaž Raketa). Preslávil sa knihami o Conanovi, černokňažníkovi Roganovi a bohatierovi Iľjovi Muromcovi. Všetky jeho knihy z rôznych dôvodov vyšli v češtine.

Po dramatickom úteku z benátskeho zajatia kapitán Kornélius Báthory a jeho druh v zbrani, kozák Stepan Voronin, smerujú do chorvátskeho Medzimuria, krvou zmáčanej pohraničnej oblasti medzi kresťanským a mohamedánskym svetom. Tu si oceľou i olovom vydobyjú priazeň chorvátskeho bána Nikolu Zrínskeho, neľútostného turkobijcu. Súhlasia s tým, že po jeho boku podniknú trestnú výpravu na nepriateľské územie, no ešte predtým musia pomôcť priateľovi, mladému šľachticovi Bojanovi Gradovičovi. V predvečer vojny ich cesta plná nástrah vedie do zlopovestnej Diablovej pevnosti, kde jedine môžu zlomiť smrtiacu kliatbu. Navyše sa z ďalekých krajov, až zo srdca Osmanskej ríše, blíži iné, neslýchané nebezpečenstvo. Epické vyvrcholenie úvodnej trilógie cyklu Dobrodružstvá kapitána Báthoryho.

Druhá časť cyklu Dobrodružstvá kapitána Báthoryho. Píše sa rok 1662. Po dvoch rokoch na tureckých galejach je z Kornela Báthoryho sotva tieň muža, ktorým kedysi bol. Zdá sa, že bezmenného otroka čaká už len smrť. Počas obliehania Kréty osmanskou flotilou sa však Báthory opäť stretáva s tureckým vzdelancom a cestovateľom Evliyom Čelebim, ktorý kresťanského rytiera vykúpi z otroctva a urobí z neho svojho pobočníka na cestách. Na rozkaz samotného sultána má Čelebi sprevádzať záhadného vezíra Kirmizi Mustafu do odľahlých končín Sýrie a možno ešte ďalej, až k ruinám dávnovekých miest hlboko v púšti. Nech už je cieľom vezírovho tajného poslania čokoľvek, bude to nebezpečná púť. Na Báthoryho, Čelebiho a ostatných striehnu nielen piráti, vzbúrenci a záhadní maskovaní zabijaci, ale možno aj nepriatelia, ktorým obyčajná zbraň neublíži.

Štvrtá časť cyklu Dobrodružstvá kapitána Báthoryho. Leto 1663. Osmanská ríša siaha až po Dunaj. Mierové rokovania zlyhali a k pohraničnému Ostrihomu prichádza obrovské turecké vojsko pod velením samotného veľkovezíra. Plánuje sa znovu oboriť na Viedeň, ale v ceste mu stojí moderná, dokonale vyzbrojená hornouhorská pevnosť Újvár - Nové Zámky. Veliteľ pevnosti Adam Forgáč dostal od panovníka jasný rozkaz: za žiadnu cenu nesmie pustiť mohamedánske hordy cez Dunaj. Kresťanskí bojovníci však stoja proti mnohonásobnej presile a strácajú sily v sporoch medzi viedenskou vrchnosťou a uhorskou šľachtou. Zdá sa, že pre útočníkov budú ľahkou korisťou. Medzitým kapitán Báthory pátra po synovi Michalovi a zachráni pred tureckým otroctvom mladú zemianku Julianu. Má vyše hlavy osobných starostí, prišiel o voľakedajšiu bojovú zručnosť a vojenské remeslo by už najradšej zavesil na klinec. Zostane však ľahostajný k výzve, aby sa pripojil k obrane vlasti a celého kresťanského sveta?

Loví nás. Útočí na naše světy a používají je jako cvičné cíle. Hvězdokupa v souhvězdí Orionu učiní každých tisíc let jednu rotaci. Ti, kteří zde vládnou, vyznávají prastarou tradici: na konci každého cyklu trénují své flotily tím, že prolévají krev nižších stvoření. Nyní se nepřátelské flotily znovu blíží. Povstalecké světy v odpověď shromáždí své vesmírné lodě, aby strašlivé hrozbě čelily. A po lidstvu se tentokrát chce, aby stanulo po jejich boku. Když Zemi zvažovali naposledy, vikingové ve svých drakkarech rabovali pobřeží Anglie. Dnes jsme o něco méně primitivní. Dnes jsme legitimním cílem. Jeden muž je vybrán, aby velel jediné pozemské lodi v Povstalecké flotile. Až válka vypukne, Leo Blake v ní bude muset zvítězit… nebo zahynout. Povstalecká flotila je první kniha z military sci-fi série Povstalecká flotila od B. V. Larsona.

'A clever romance with some OMG spoilers and a bucketload of heartache. I laughed, I cried, I fell in love. Holly always writes books that have me turning the pages as the tears fall. Another triumph' CESCA MAJOR'One Day meets The Notebook in this epic love story' CHARLOTTE BUTTERFIELD'Immersive, transportive and achingly moving, it made me laugh, cry, and turn the pages long into the night' JENNY ASHCROFT'Holly Miller does it again. Moving, beautiful and achingly romantic' BECKY HUNTER'A sweeping, gorgeous love story with a high concept edge . . . I was hooked, heartbroken, and utterly transported' ELEANOR RAYReaders are raving about international bestseller Holly Miller'There are literally tears still dripping from my chin. What an extraordinary book. It's exquisitely written, incredibly moving and impossible to put down' BETH O'LEARY'Unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect . . . just like love' JODI PICOULT'Clever, poignant and very, very special' WOMAN & HOME'It's a long time since a book made me cry, but I sobbed reading this' Reader review ? 'The love story of the decade' Reader review ?'Wonderfully original and perfectly executed' Reader review ?'Absolutely, truly, amazing' Reader review ? THEY SAY TRUE LOVE LASTS FOREVER. BUT WHAT IF IT REALLY COUL? osh is 18. Rachel is 18. From the first night they meet as freshers, Rachel and Josh know they are meant to be. An electric connection quickly blossoms into plans to spend the rest of their lives together. Josh is 29. Rachel is 29. Inexplicably, none of the men in Josh's family has lived past the age of thirty. As the fateful birthday approaches, Josh is wracked with fears: of his own death, and of leaving Rachel alone in this world. So when a genius scientist offers him a radical new treatment - which might just save Josh's future with Rachel - how can he possibly say n? osh is 29. Rachel is 31. Rachel wanted nothing more than to grow old with her soulmate, surrounded by the family they longed for. Now, faced with the impossibility of that dream, she has a heartbreaking choice to make. Does the pursuit of happiness mean more to her than true love?

A young woman finds herself transported back in time to 1920s Tokyo just as Japan enters a dangerous new era. Yui Sanada struggles to raise her twelve-year-old brother, Hiro, while contending with a neglectful, alcoholic mother. During a trip to Ueno Park, Hiro runs away from his sister into a strange passage beneath a samurai statue. Yui chases after him and soon finds herself in a Tokyo far removed from the familiar world of 1995. When Yui emerges from the tunnel, she cannot find Hiro but meets a young woman named Chiyo and her family and learns she has travelled back through time to 1923. As feelings between the two women develop, Yui realizes she has appeared  just weeks before the devastating Great Kanto Earthquake, a terrifying event that will kill tens of thousands of people and level the city. Will Yui be able to find her brother and save her new family from the oncoming disaster? And if she does find her brother, will he be the same boy she lost in 1995?

The epic conclusion to the stirring Talmont Trilogy, perfect for fans of James Islington and John Gwynne!Romara Challys and her Falcons have suffered for the truth, enduring vast journeys across a disintegrating world to uncover the suicidally destructive nature of elobyne, the energy crystals that are both the magical power upholding the Triple Empire, and the reason that same empire is racing toward environmental catastrophe. They have found new allies, other ways to channel magic, and exposed a deadly cabal of puppet-masters - the "angelic" Alephi - who secretly rule the empire. Those successes will be their destruction. Alarmed by the Falcons' discoveries, the immortal Alephi are stepping out of the shadows and unleashing their long-held dream: a centuries-old doomsday prophecy that will leave them the undisputed masters of a whole new world, while Talmont and the rest of the empire are left in ash and ruin. The End isn't just nigh... it's now.

Alexander is the most normal and loved eleven-year-old boy you will ever meet. Until one day, he isn't. Living in the south east of England in the 1990s, Alexander's life appears stable - a warm home, a loving mother, and a familiar school routine. But beneath the surface, things begin to shift. Affection turns cold. Words are twisted. The father he once looked up to becomes a figure of confusion and fear. As the tension in the house builds, Alexander is forced to question everything: his place in the family, his worth, and whether the love he thought was unconditional ever really existed. While friendships and football offer brief moments of safety, the emotional pressure at home grows unbearable, and he's left trying to make sense of a world that suddenly seems stacked against him. Growing Pains is a raw, emotionally charged debut inspired by true events. It lays bare the hidden scars of emotional abuse and explores the quiet, persistent damage inflicted by those closest to us. Told entirely from Alexander's perspective, it captures the confusion, shame, and resilience of a child trying to survive in a home where silence is the only defence. This is book one in a powerful new series following Alexander's fight to be heard, to heal, and to find out who he is beyond the pain. A portion of profits from this book will be donated to child protection charities, including the NSPCC.

The gods are dead. All that's left are the Players . . . The performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds, and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better than anyone, after her own encounter with a Player resulted in a curse that is slowly killing her. When the Playhouse announces the spectacle of a lifetime - a chance for one mortal to steal a Player's immortality - Riven sees her last chance to live. Desperate for answers, she infiltrates the competition. There, she finds Jude, the Playhouse's brilliant, merciless Lead Player, whose charm is as dangerous as his Craft, and strikes a deadly bargain to save her life. But with time running out and the Playhouse's secrets unraveling into a disturbing picture, Riven faces a grim possibility: she might not be the hero of her story after all. In fact, she may be the villain. Because the Playhouse doesn't just tell stories. It rewrites them. And Riven's might end in blood. Caraval meets One Dark Window in this lush and dark fantasy.