Najnovšie - Sci-fi a fantasy strana 65 z 500
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The Waiter
London, in a not-too-distant future. The city is being swallowed into the ground, the rich are still getting richer, and Waiters do the jobs you don’t have time for. They queue for your concert tickets, stay in for your deliveries and stir your risotto.Step into the shoes of an unnamed Waiter who has no recollection of who they were before their role at the Company. Now select your next job and decide whether to peek into the client’s luggage, and if you''ll risk losing work credits by helping a tired woman with her shopping. Balance your humanity with your job security at every turn, and manage your creeping desire to understand who you once were, and who you might become. You’ll want to crawl as close as possible to the edge of the maw without falling into its depths.With 12 different endings and countless journeys towards them, The Waiter creates a labyrinthine world of possibilities and parallel worlds which combine to explore queer longing, consumerism and agency in a city and a psyche on the brink of collapse.
Doctor Who: The Moon Cruise
Step right up for the most sensational cruise in the galaxy!The TARDIS lands on board a luxury space liner owned by the interstellar shipping magnate, Marilyn Moon. The Moon Cruise offers its wealthy passengers up-close views of astounding cosmic wonders and the Doctor and Belinda are soon high rolling it on the top deck. But there is a sinister side to life on board. What is the secret of the smiling, blonde-haired mannequins? What happens to the cruise ship workers when they go off shift? The Doctor soon learns that not all prisons come with bars on the windows, while Belinda faces one of the greatest cruelties in the universe – a zero-pay contract in retail and hospitality that can never be broken...
A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang
When twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa loses her grandmother, enigmatic proprietor of the Hwawoldang, she decides to respect her wishes by keeping the store going for at least a month, between the hours of 10pm and midnight. She has never learnt to make the traditional desserts herself, and hopes to learn more about her grandmother.
On her very first day at work, she is soon interrupted by one of her grandmother’s most regular visitors, who hints that Hwawoldang is no ordinary pastry shop, and its customers not entirely alive…
With each new customer at the store, Yeon-hwa is taken into their memories – but will this bring her the closure she craves, and continue her grandmother’s legacy of aiding those left in the land of the living?
Exodus (Detektiv z orbitálního města 1)
Píše se rok 2071. Kolem Země krouží desítky orbitálních měst, probíhá kolonizace Marsu. Otevírá se další startovací okno, k Marsu již brzy odletí šest kolonizačních lodí.
Mezi vystěhovalci, kteří čekají v orbitálním městě Coda? na nalodění, je i potomek českých emigrantů Niklas. Když je zavražděn jeho přítel, Niklas je okolnostmi donucen, aby pátral po vrahovi. Poznává orbitální město Coda? důvěrněji, než by si přál, a odkrývá tajemství, která měla zůstat pohřbena. Znovu a znovu si pokládá dvě jednoduché otázky. První je tato: odletím nakonec na Mars, nebo uváznu v orbitálním městě? A druhá: dokážu za těchto okolností vůbec přežít?
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Brigands & Breadknives
Return to the cosy fantasy world of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree, a new adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern.Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her!If only things were so simple . . .It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint.A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover.As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when there isn’t a job to get in the way.
Nightborn - The Hollow King 2
Like deep dark water, it pulls them down. The faint fire of magic within them flickers and dies. Their eyes turn black as night. They are nightborn now.
Grace Marchant has been many things: streetwise orphan, rebellious servant, and now beloved companion of Prince Bastien, heir to the throne of Larelwynn. But their sunlit happiness is not destined to last. The golden magic which brought them together in purest passion is threatened by strange and ancient forces. Innocent people are becoming nightborn – cruel, deadly, unrecognisable to their loved ones – and these two young lovers are the only ones with power enough to stop it.
In times of peace, striking a deal with their closest enemy would be unthinkable, but now their only hope is to ally with the neighbouring Valenti royal family: manipulative, cunning, and always with an eye on the Larelwynn throne. The partnership comes at a devastating price… if Grace wants to defeat the nightborn, she must watch Bastien marry a Valenti princess.
Grace knows she must make this heart-wrenching sacrifice for the good of the whole kingdom – but she also fears the magic in her veins, usually so warm and bright, is turning cold as deepest midnight. A beguiling darkness whispers to her from within. Is Grace herself becoming nightborn?
Time is running out. With Bastien promised to another, and a stony distance growing between them, will Grace find the source of the nightborn curse before every last soul is consumed by the darkness?
Combining sizzling romance, courtly intrigue, and heart-in-your-mouth action, this dark and addictive fantasy series is perfect for fans of Graceling and Emily R. King.
Shadowplay
'Lam vividly draws a tale like no other' SARAH REES BRENNANIn the second instalment of the Micah Grey Trilogy from the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of Dragonfall, Micah must learn two types of magic - one for the stage, and one with deadlier consequences - while navigating a tender new love. Old magics are waking. Will the world survive their return? Micah Grey almost died when he fled the circus with Drystan. Now he and the ex-clown must use Glamours to disguise themselves and hide in the once-grand Kymri Theatre, run by a once-renowned magician, Jasper Maske. Micah and Drystan wonder if Maske's stage magic is all smoke and mirrors, but when Maske's arch-nemesis challenges him-and by extension, Micah and Drystan-to a duel, they might truly discover the line between trickery and real power. Meanwhile, the Shadow still haunts Micah's steps, and as the duel draws near, Micah increasingly suffers from dark visions. Events that destroyed the ancient world are being replayed. Can Micah's latent powers break this deadly pattern that will seal all their fates? In this rich and evocative second novel of the Micah Grey series, L.R. Lam blends a coming-of-age story, queer romance, and magical powers into a charming and original fantasy world, inspired by Victorian Scotland. Readers love SHADOWPLAY '[A] gorgeously written novel with so big a heart the pages can barely contain it.' ? 'I wish I'd had this (and Pantomime) to read fifteen years ago.' ? 'I read this in two sittings - it would have been one if I hadn't needed to go to work in between.' ? 'Drystan is such a heartthrob! This series is incredibly enjoyable and I'm excited for book three.' ?
Whispers Most Deadly
ATTEND THE BIGGEST MAGICAL TOURNAMENT AND PRE-ORDER WHISPERS MOST DEADLY, THE SEQUAL TO THE MAGICALLY MYSTERIOUS WHISPERS MOST FOUL . . . --After months honing her newfound magic, Rose’s new year at Dunhollow Academy promises to be her most spellbinding yet. The academy is hosting a prestigious, once-in-a-decade tournament against rival schools. It’s a dangerous game, that many would kill to win.When Sylvie is selected to compete, Rose resolves to protect her with her life. She must ally with two of her rivals, a devilish mage and a surly healer, each with motives of their own and plenty of reasons to want her dead. But, delving into Dunhollow’s secrets and their own dark pasts, they find their hearts may prove the most dangerous opponents of all… --Readers loved the previous book:‘I wish I could give Whispers Most Foul 10 stars! This is one of the best books I’ve read this year’ ***** Reader Review‘This book has me second guessing my ability to solve mysteries!’ ***** Reader ReviewI was promised a gothic fantasy full of mystery, romance, magic and a dash of horror and it delivered! ***** Reader Review‘The dark academia aesthetic and narrative was so captivating and immersive – you can tell that Emma was writing what she knew, because she captured it perfectly!’ ***** Reader Review‘Atmospheric and full of gut-wrenching emotions’ ***** Reader Review‘The novel balances everything out, with each chapter alternating between its academic world and its supernatural elements’ ***** Reader Review
Spev drozda
Budúcnosť je ubíjajúce miesto. Ľudí je čoraz menej, a tí, čo ostali, blúdia zdrogovaní a omámení po uliciach rozpadajúcich sa miest. Z tohto sveta sa vytratilo umenie, čítanie a deti a mnohí radšej podstúpia agonickú smrť upálením, než by mali pokračovať v takejto bezduchej existencii.
„Žiadne otázky, relaxuj.“ To je nové heslo ľudí, posadnutých svojím individuálnym komfortom a pokojom, oslobodených od akejkoľvek práce vďaka robotom. Knihy, filmy a city sú už celé generácie zakázané. Až do dňa, keď sa Paul, osamelý mladý muž, vďaka starej nahrávke naučí čítať. Zmätený kontaktuje najsofistikovanejšieho robota, aký bol kedy vytvorený: Spoffortha, ktorý riadi svet z Newyorskej univerzity a márne túži po tom, čo mu je nedostupné – umrieť. Využije android tento objav na pomoc ľudstvu, alebo ho definitívne zničí?
Román Waltera Tevisa bol nominovaný na ocenenie Nebula ako najlepší sci-fi román roku a aj po desaťročiach je to pútavý príbeh zo vzdialenej budúcnosti, v ktorej vidíme dôsledky toho, čo prežívame práve dnes.
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A maszk lehull - ÚJ, ÁTDOLGOZOTT KIADÁS - Éldekorált kiadás
Sötét, ellentmondásos, míves kidolgozású fantasy - Observer
A Narancsfa-kolostor bestseller szerzőjétől
Paige újra elkerülte a halált. Kiszabadult a fogságból, és a Párizsi Scion Citadellába küldték, biztonságos helyre. Két tűz közé került: egyesek a Scion bukását készítik elő, mások az életük árán is védelmeznék a bábbirodalmat.
A titkos Domino programnak tervei vannak Paige-dzsel, de a lány saját céljait akarja megvalósítani ebben az új citadellában. A lány oldalán ott van Arcturus Mesarthim - a kettejük közötti kapocs egyre erősebb. Nekivágnak egy küldetésnek, miközben a Scion kiterjeszti hatalmát, és a szabadság egyre komolyabb veszélybe kerül.
Paige-dzsel és Arcturusszal kezdődött a forradalom - de vajon velük is ér véget?
Samantha Shannon napjaink egyik legsikeresebb fantasyszerzője. A maszk lehull a hétkötetes Csontszüret-regényfolyam negyedik könyve. Eredetileg 2021-ben látott napvilágot. A mostani kiadáshoz szerzője jelentősen átdolgozta és kibővítette.
Piszkos mágia I: A fenevad hajnala
Egy Névtelen lány, aki a szívével küzd.
Egy visszatérő álom, ami felébreszti a múltat és megváltoztatja a jövőt.
Elodie Yorros mindig is tudta, hogy a szolgaságnál többre hivatott. Taighduine lélektemetője megfoszthatta a nevétől, az emlékeitől és a szeretettől - de a reményt nem olthatta ki a szívében. Egyetlen cél vezérli: bejutni a híres Rhyfeli Hadi Akadémiára, ahol a Farkasföldi Birodalom katonáit képzik.
Elodie a járt út helyett tiltott ösvényre lép. Egy titokzatos hadnagy segítsége vajon elég lesz a túléléshez? Barátokra és ellenségekre talál, miközben beszippantja a farkaslovasok bátor és féktelen világa.
Egyre közelebb kerül önmaga megismeréséhez - de a veszély árnyékként követi. Mintha a halál istene figyelmeztetni akarná: sosem lett volna szabad a mágia közelébe férkőznie.
Vajon tisztában van vele, mire vállalkozott? Készen áll arra az életre, amit kezd megszeretni?
Egy történet, ahol a legszebb kötelékek is születhetnek fájdalomból.
The Throne of Broken Gods – Megtört istenek trónja - Éldekorált kiadás
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AHOL VANNAK ISTENEK, OTT VANNAK SZÖRNYETEGEK IS...
Amikor hamuvá égetem ezt a világot, és gonoszként festetek le, ne feledjétek, hogy tényleg megpróbáltam jó lenni… egyszer.
Dianna bosszúhadjáratot indít. Amikor embersége utolsó foszlányai is odavesznek, úgy dönt, keblére öleli a benne lakozó szörnyet, és lángba borítja a világot.
Egyedül Samkiel nem hajlandó elhinni, hogy tényleg szörnyeteggé vált, és mindent megtesz, ami a hatalmában áll, hogy megmentse őt önmagától – még akkor is, ha ezzel elveszíti őt.
Közben Kaden hadserege minden szférát fenyeget, és miriádnyi új veszedelem bukkan fel a horizonton. Samkiel nem hibázhat. És ahogy Dianna vérszomja egyre nő, kezd kifutni az időből, hogy mindkettejüket megmenthesse...
Mapa Jinozemí Emily Wildové
Druhý díl bestsellerové fantasy série o vědkyni zkoumající svět víl
Geniální dryádoložka Emily Wildová sklízí úspěchy se svou Encyklopedií víl a věnuje se akademické dráze na Cambridgeské univerzitě. Jejím novým vědeckým projektem je zmapování vílích říší. Emilyinu práci však záhy naruší útoky krvelačných víl, které proniknou do světa smrtelníků a nebezpečně se zaměří na jejího kolegu Wendella Bamblebyho.
Emily se musí vydat do malebného prostředí rakouských Alp s expedicí, jejímž členem je také nesnesitelně šarmantní Bambleby. Hodlají zde pátrat po kouzelných dveřích, které jim umožní tajně proniknout do říše víl, aby zabránili katastrofě.
Do příběhu vstupuje rovněž tajemný muž, který Emily pověří úkolem najít v horách legendární dryádoložku Danielle de Greyovou, jež se ztratila při podobné expedici.
Emily si opět musí poradit se znepokojivými a fascinujícími vílami, zatímco se snaží rozluštit záhadu magických dveří, ale také citů, jež chová k Bamblebymu.
Druhý díl romantické fantasy série Heather Fawcettové čtenáře opět pobaví i očaruje.
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Turns of Fate
Words have power. Intentions matter. Most people come to Destiny Park for entertainment. They come to have their cards read to tell them a bit about their future. They come to walk through a beautiful park and to eat at the hotel''s restaurant. They come in the hope of catching a glimpse of the Arcana, the paranormal beings who rule the Isle of Wyrd. But some people come to make a bargain with the Arcana - to change their fate. And some people come for dark purposes. When Detective Beth Fahey is sent to Destiny Park to inquire about a ''ghost gun,'' she will begin a strange journey on which she must learn to navigate the Arcana''s unforgiving laws and dangerous attractions. Her search will draw her into seemingly impossible cases and the secrets of her own past as tensions rise between the Arcana and their human neighbours across the river. For the Isle of Wyrd is a place where the dead ride trains to their final destinations, predators literally become prey, and seekers'' true natures are revealed in the ripples of destiny unknowingly stirred in their wakes. Who will live? Who will die? And who will be lost in between?
The Last Wish of Bristol Keats
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER!From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes the thrilling conclusion of the Courting of Bristol Keats romantic fantasy duology--LIMITED EDITION printing with stenciled edges!"Impossible to put down...A perfect read for fans of Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde series and Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing." -Library Journal (starred review)Be wary of the legends you hear. Who knows, one day you may be a legend yourself. After Bristol Keats nearly loses her beloved King Tyghan to the monsters her mother had unleashed, their love deepens to a whole new level. Together, Bristol and Tyghan work to understand and reconcile their differences, moving forward with their common goal of saving Elphame. But when a daring rescue attempt turns into a disaster, and a beloved knight dies, Bristol is forced to confront the fact that her mother is more powerful than she could have ever imagined-and more dangerous. Meanwhile, Tyghan's heart is laid bare when he encounters his former best friend and betrayer again, Bristol's own father, and must wrestle with a new secret that throws everything he thought he knew about his past into question.Bristol is Elphame's last chance for survival, but where do her loyalties truly lie? If she fully embraces the magic that has always been her birthright, she could become a different kind of monster from her mother. Is she willing to risk losing the people she loves most, if it means keeping them safe?Brimming with dark secrets, lush world-building, and addictive romance, The Last Wish of Bristol Keats is the unforgettable conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson's first adult series.
The Strength of the Few - The Hierarchy 2
The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. They still, as one, believe they know who I am. But with all that has happened-with what I fear is coming-I am not sure it matters anymore. I am no longer one. I won the Iudicium, and lost everything-and now, impossibly, the ancient device beyond the Labyrinth has replicated me across three separate worlds. A different version of myself in each of Obiteum, Luceum, and Res. Three different bodies, three different lives. I have to hide; fight; play politics. I have to train; trust; lie. I have to kill; heal; prove myself again, and again, and again. I am loved, and hated, and entirely alone. Above all, though, I need to find answers before it's too late. To understand the nature of what has happened to me, and why. I need to find a way to stop the coming Cataclysm, because if all I have learned is true, I may be the only one who can.
Star Wars: Master of Evil
After Revenge of the Sith, a newly forged Darth Vader hunts for the secrets of life and death under the watchful eye of Emperor Palpatine. In the wake of Emperor Palpatine’s rise to power, the true nature of his most sinister enforcer remains a mystery. Darth Vader is a dominant yet illusive figure: the shadow cast by a malignant Imperial regime, unknowable to even its top officials. But even as his humanity gives way to myth, Vader remains haunted by the promises of the dark side, seeking the ultimate power that his master has hinted at but withheld—the power to conquer death itself. On the volcanic world of Mustafar, Vader undertakes a dark ritual, bleeding a kyber crystal to forge his lightsaber. This act unleashes a power far greater than he anticipated, giving him a glimpse into the limitless potential of the Force. Vader is determined to follow this vision, even if it means defying his master’s orders. Yet he finds the Emperor is suspiciously supportive of his mission, even sending Vader to the Diso system to investigate rumors of a Force-wielding shaman able to raise the dead. At his side are a cadre of the Emperor’s scarlet-robed Royal Guard, led by Colonel Halland Goth—a decorated soldier with a very personal interest in Vader’s mission. Even as the Emperor’s true motivations reveals themselves, Vader falls deeper into obsession. His journey takes him far across the galaxy, chasing rumors and phantoms. But no matter how far he travels, he cannot escape the shadows within his own soul. Haunted by the echoes of his past, Vader circles the true resolution to his quest: only once all weakness is purged can he become a master of evil.
Shadowfever
?Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it?s good.? MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister?s murderer. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, Mac is plunged into a secret history: an ancient conflict between humans and immortals who have lived concealed among us for thousands of years. What follows is a shocking chain of events with devastating consequences, and now Mac struggles to cope with grief while continuing her mission to acquire and control the Sinsar Dubh?a book of dark, forbidden magic scribed by the mythical Unseelie King, containing the power to create and destroy worlds. In an epic battle between humans and Fae, the hunter becomes the hunted when the Sinsar Dubh turns on Mac and begins mowing a deadly path through those she loves. Who can she turn to? Who can she trust? Who is the woman haunting her dreams? More important, who is Mac herself and what is the destiny she glimpses in the black and crimson designs of an ancient tarot card? From the luxury of the Lord Master?s penthouse to the sordid depths of an Unseelie nightclub, from the erotic bed of her lover to the terrifying bed of the Unseelie King, Mac?s journey will force her to face the truth of her exile, and to make a choice that will either save the world . . . or destroy it.
Firefly - Aim to Misbehave
The ninth exhilarating and original Firefly novel tying into the critically acclaimed and fan-beloved series, from creator Joss Whedon, follows Mal, Book and the rest of the crew mounting a madcap heist to untangle themselves from a sinister web of lies on a backwater moon.Stranded and BrokeIt all started with the geese. The Firefly crew is eager to get paid for their latest job, but when payment arrives as a gaggle of geese instead of a purse, their stay on the planet Brome gets an indefinite extension. Don?t matter that the geese will fetch a pretty penny once they get somewhere to sell them. Without coin, they can?t buy fuel, and without fuel, they can?t get off-world. Serenity is stuck.A Figure from the PastLuckily the foreman of the local fuel refinery, Lyle Horne, wants to hire them, but not to work in the factory. A philanthropic authority known as The Governess has been kidnapping his workers. Lyle?s fixing to get them back?with the help of Mal and his crew. Only trouble is, Lyle?s got a mysterious past with Shepherd Book, one the preacher ain?t too keen to talk about.Plans Go AwryOut of options and out of time, they launch a three-pronged plan: Mal will break into her fortress of an estate to retrieve the workers, Inara and Simon will pose as potential donors to the Governess?s charity as a distraction, and Jayne will stay behind to keep an eye on Lyle. But things never do go smooth, and soon the crew finds they have more than a few geese running amuck on Serenity.
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.
