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The Whisper of the Ravens series has taken readers by storm with its mix of crime, fantasy, humor, love and Norse gods. Now comes the long-awaited final volume in the trilogy: Part thriller, part fantasy, this book will appeal to anyone looking for supernatural stories, murder mysteries, or Norse mythology.For fans of The Raven Boys Anne''s near-death experience triggers the dreaded Fimbul Winter, heralding the arrival of Ragnarok. Now, as eternal winter grips the Nordic region, Anne and her allies are thrust into a desperate battle to thwart the end of the world. But treachery lurks within their ranks—one of her closest has betrayed her, yet she remains in the dark about their identity. As some begin to ponder if Ragnarok might be the lesser of evils, Anne faces a crucial choice: to seek aid from a place she vowed never to revisit, and from those she has wronged deeply. Will they come to her aid? Time is running out, and Anne is prepared to make unimaginable sacrifices to prevent catastrophe. Can she stop the apocalypse in time?
Red Sonja: Consumed
''Fierce and fascinating. This is the story Red Sonja has always deserved. Unmissable''FELICIA DAY''An epic debut novel from one of the most entertaining writers on the planet''TOM TAYLORIt''s time to rage, drink and fight like a barbarian! Red Sonja, the iconic She-Devil with a Sword, will meet a new generation of readers in this action-packed epic fantasy by legendary comic book writer Gail Simone, making her novel-writing debut. Hot-headed, charismatic and always unapologetically herself, Red Sonja, the ferocious She-Devil and barbarian of Hyrkania has never concerned herself with the consequences of her actions. She''s pursued all her desires, from treasure, to drink, to the companionship of bedfellows. She''s fought those who deserve it (and sometimes those who didn''t). And she''s never looked back. But when rumours start bubbling up from her homeland - rumours of unknown horrors emerging from the ground and pulling their unsuspecting victims to their deaths - she realises she may have to return to the country that abandoned her. Sonja must finally do the only thing that ever scared her: confront her past.THE MOST FAMOUS WOMAN IN COMICS WRITES THE MOST INFAMOUS BARBARIAN WARRIORESS IN THIS EXHILARIATING DEBUT NOVEL''Red Sonja and Gail Simone - she-devils with a sword and pen respectively. Don''t fret about which is mightier, just savour this glorious fantasy epic''M R CAREY''Sonja is a fearless, iconic character that crackles with heart and relatable complexities... unique, cinematic, and memorable'' ALEX SEGURA''A writer who speaks to readers of every generation'' NANCY A. COLLINS ''Simone is a total sweetheart in the form of a sharp-as-a-machete genius. And her writing delivers that right into your eyeholes''BRIAN POSEHN''Gail Simone is poised to become the writer of Red Sonja just as Robert Jordan became the writer of Conan. Hold onto your axes, it''s going to be a wild ride!''MERCEDES LACKEY''Everything Gail Simone writes - every world she explores, every character she brings life to - is infinitely improved''PATTON OSWALT''Gail Simone has won comics. And now she has come after novels''CHELSEA CAIN''Gail Simone is a living legend whose wit and characterisation is second to none''SARAH REES BRENNAN
Lover Forbidden
The aristocracy is making a run for the throne in this latest thrilling, star-crossed paranormal romance entry in J.R. Ward''s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.When Lyric goes out for the night, she''s not ready for a brush with death - and she''s really not ready for the male who comes out of nowhere and saves her. Her family, especially her father, Qhuinn, are so relieved she''s okay, but all she can think about is her mysterious savior. Without telling anybody, she seeks out Devlin, and they are immediately drawn to one another. Her near-death experience has given her a fresh appreciation for life and the desire to live it to its fullest, but she has no idea that he''s hiding a secret - or that he could be the key to ending the war between the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the lessers forever.
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House of Bane and Blood
After the death of my father, I vowed that if I ever met a member of the Attano family, I'd kill them. Instead, I married one.
Magic, smoke, and steam swirl in the air. High in their mansions, the ruling cartels play games of blood and secrets, while monsters lurk in the alleyways below.
Once I was the most powerful heiress in this city. Then the Attanos killed my father and left my family's business empire in ruins. I'll do whatever it takes to get it back...
So when the man who destroyed my world offers to pay our debts-in exchange for my hand in marriage-I have no choice but to accept.
Nicolai Attano is everything I was raised to hate. Arrogant, heartless and devastatingly handsome, he leads a group of criminals with lethal magical abilities.
I know I can't trust him, but Nicolai claims his offer is strictly business-if I help him find the serial killer who stalks the streets on his side of the city, he will release me from our contract. As we plunge into an underworld of magic and forbidden desires, I can't deny the attraction drawing me to my new husband... or the thrilling power I feel whenever he's around.
Can I hunt down a killer and escape with my life, before the most dangerous man in the city steals my heart?
If you love morally gray love interests, warring mafia houses, dark magic, and spicy rivals-to-lovers romance, House of Bane and Blood is your new romantasy obsession. It's perfect for fans of Quicksilver, Metal Slinger and The Bridge Kingdom.
A Gyűrűháború - A Gyűrűk Ura históriája III.
A Gyűrűháború a Helm-szurdok csatájával kezdődik, tanúi lehetünk Vasudvard elárasztásának, Frodó, Samu és Gollam útjának Cirith Ungolig és Minas Tirith ostromának, valamint Denethor halálának. Követjük Aragornt a Holtak Ösvényén, vágtáján a kalózok hajóiig, látjuk, miképpen tört szilánkokra Orthanc lépcsőjén egy palantír, a legelső a mesében, amelynek mibenlétéről még a szerzőnek sem volt fogalma sem ekkor. Ráadásul felbukkan a történetben valaki, akit ,,nem én találtam ki, még csak nem is én akartam, bár kedvelem, hanem ő sétált be Ithilien erdejébe: Faramir, Boromir fivére..."
Az illusztrációk megmutatják, hogyan változott Tolkien elképzelése Orthancról és Minas Tirithről, a Banyapók odújáról és a hágóról körülötte. A térképek közül pedig kiemelkedik a Második Térkép, Gondor és Mordor ábrázolásával.
,,Hátára fektette Frodót, keresztbe tette karját a mellkasán, és mellé rakta Fullánkot. Ahogy elővette az üvegcsét, az fényesen felizzott. Megvilágította Frodó arcát, ami sápadtnak tűnt, mégis szépnek: tündeszépség ragyogott rajta, mint aki már rég túljutott az árnyakon. - Ég veled, Frodó - mondta Samu, és könnyei Frodó kezére hullottak.
De abban a pillanatban nehéz léptek dübörögtek fel a sziklapárkány felől. Harsány kiáltások és ordítások visszhangoztak a sziklák közt. Orkok közeledtek, valaki nyilván Hátára fektette idevezette őket.
- Átok arra a Gollamra! - szitkozódott Samu. - Tudhattam volna, hogy nem utoljára látjuk. Ezek az ő cimborái.
Samunak nem maradt vesztegetni való ideje. Még arra sem, hogy elrejtse vagy letakarja ura testét. Mivel nem tudta, mi mást tehetne, felhúzta a Gyűrűt, és magához vette az üvegcsét is, nehogy a förtelmes orkok kezére jusson, Fullánkot pedig a derekára kötötte. Aztán várt. Nem kellett sokat várnia."
Návrat Pradávných
Někdy vám do života vstoupí správné věci v nesprávnou dobu. Vrátil jsem se po letech, abych nalezl peklo i ráj. Přišel jsem o všechno, co jsem kdy znal. Ale uprostřed té temnoty jsem našel ji – světlo, které mě vede na mé cestě ke spravedlnosti, jež mne drží naživu v boji o pravdu a je mou nadějí, že ještě není vše ztraceno a i já mám své právo na štěstí.
Roky jsem snila o svém spřízněném druhovi a pak se objevil on: silný, odvážný… a zlomený. S každým jeho pohledem i dotekem jsem věděla, že mu patří mé srdce. Jenže milovat někoho, kdo nosí takové jizvy, znamená čelit temnotě, která obklopuje nás oba. Ovšem láska, skutečná láska, je silnější než bolest a nespravedlnost – nebo v to alespoň musím věřit.
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The Second Death of Locke
Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.
Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.
She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier's to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask.
When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation's war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret.
For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke - the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.
The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Six Deaths of the Saint.
A Sors játéka - Hades 1.
Mi vár rád, ha a Holtak Istene visszaadja a hitedet?
Hades, az Alvilág istene kérlelhetetlen törvényeiről, fényűző éjszakai klubjairól és teljesíthetetlen alkuiról híres. Hozzászokott az irányításhoz,
így egyáltalán nincs felkészülve arra, hogy a Sors istennői már kijelölték számára jövendőbeli feleségét és királynőjét - Persephonét, a Tavasz Istennőjét.
Bár vonzódik az istenhez, Persephone, az ambiciózus újságíró eltökéli, hogy leleplezi Hades kegyetlen és könyörtelen tetteit. Hades azonban lehetetlen feladattal találja magát szemben - be kell bizonyítania Persephonénak, hogy téved.
Igyekezetében sötét erők akadályozzák, mindent elkövetve azért, hogy elválasszák őket, és Hades ráébred: bármit hajlandó megtenni tiltott szerelméért, még ha ez azt jelenti is, hogy dacolnia kell a Sorssal...
The Collected Short Stories
The collected stories of Cixin Liu, international bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem.
From cosmological horror to wry satire, from first contact to the end of everything, these 32 stories explore our place in the universe, pitting the vastness of space against the fragility of humanity.
The scale of Liu's imagination is immense, exploring both the infinite and the infinitesimal, the epic and the intimate. Here, machine intelligences create art or sow terror, humanity is annihilated or created anew, alien civilizations come bearing gifts, or they come in the cold logic of universal war. Solar systems are devoured, planets are turned into spaceships, and time is reversed.
With a physicist's mind and a philosopher's heart, Liu takes us to the boundaries of the cosmos and consciousness... but that's just where his imagination begins.
Spiderlight
Allies will become enemies.
Enemies will become allies.
And the Dark Lord is waiting.
The church of Armes of the Light has long fought the forces of Darkness. And its great prophecy dictates that Dark Lord Darvezian will fall to a band of misfits armed with their wits and the Light's blessing, and led by a priestess. But to reach the Dark Lord via the 'spider's path', as the prophecy states, they'll need a spider. They'll discover that not even the power of sorcery can disguise the grotesque creature's true and appalling nature, nor its unwillingness to be part of their quest.
As priestess, mage, knight, ranger, and rogue squabble their way through a journey fraught with peril, they question whether the creature called Nth is a monster, a tool or a friend. And ahead lies a mighty confrontation. If they can survive it, it will change all their worlds forever.
Spiderlight is an exhilarating fantasy quest from Adrian Tchaikovsky, the author of Children of Time, Guns of the Dawn and the Shadows of the Apt series.
Daughter of the Otherworld
From the author of the Gael Song trilogy, an epic new historical fantasy set in the tumultuous, magical world of medieval Ireland during the time of the Norman invasion.
Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears.
Her mother's kin, the Descendants, are one of the two magical races of Ireland. But no Descendant can understand the reasons for Isolde's disappearance, and worse yet, she is giftless - born with no magical ability, a dangerous thing when the magic-rich Fomorians, ancient enemies of the Descendants, are growing in strength.
The Fomorians no longer control any Irish kingdoms, but they still desire control over the mortal world. They seek to spread their dangerous webs wider by manipulating England's Norman lords to invade Ireland.
Not yet eighteen, Isolde's world is about to change for ever. But when death and destruction seem inevitable, her true worth will show itself, for Isolde is far more than she seems.
Uncharmed
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rewitched, get ready for autumnal bliss with Uncharmed, Lucy Jane Wood’s spellbinding new cosy fantasy!
Annie Wildwood is practically perfect, in every witch way. Her life is a haze of pink, magic and impossibly high standards, but when she is tasked with mentoring a troubled teenage witch with extraordinary powers, Annie’s charmed existence is quickly thrown into utter chaos.
Set in the same enchanting world as Rewitched, Uncharmed celebrates found family, unconditional love and the joy of swapping perfectionism and people pleasing for being your true, magical self.
Among the Burning Flowers
With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree.
Take your first steps into the epic.
Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze.
It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind.
Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world.
A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries.
And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . . .
A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic events that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree.
Richly illustrated with magical artwork by Rovina Cai (@rovinacai).
The Ring Legends of Tolkien
Tolkien's One Ring, at the centre of one of the greatest fantasy tales ever told, is an undeniably iconic and powerful symbol in literature.
This deluxe edition of David Day's The Ring Legends of Tolkien is a handsome hardback with an embossed and foiled cover, gilt edges and ribbon marker.
Published in a larger format, this edition features some all-new artwork alongside the familiar, exquisite maps, sketches and paintings from a host of brilliant artists.
Tracing centuries of ancient folklore, The Ring Legends of Tolkien is a deep and highly informed investigation into the inspiration behind Tolkien's epic fantasy world, exploring the origins of the One Ring, as well as the extraordinary myths and legends that inspired Tolkien's works. The perfect gift for fans of Tolkien's world.
Also available in the series: A Dictionary of Tolkien and An Atlas of Tolkien.
This book has not been prepared, authorized, licensed or endorsed by J. R. R. Tolkien's heirs or estate, nor by any of the publishers or distributors of the book The Lord of the Rings or any other work written by J. R. R. Tolkien, nor anyone involved in the creation, production or distribution of the films based on the book.
Six Scorched Roses
Set in the same stunningly epic world as The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Carissa Broadbent’s Six Scorched Roses is a short romantasy novel inspired by Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout, and readers who love dark, romantic tales with bite.
Lilith has been dying since the day she was born. But, although she came to terms with her own imminent death long ago, the deaths of everyone she loves is an entirely different matter. As her town slowly withers in the clutches of a mysterious god-cursed illness, she takes matters into her own hands.
Desperate to find a cure, Lilith strikes a bargain with the only thing the gods hate even more than her village: a vampire, Vale. She offers him six roses in exchange for six vials of vampire blood – the sole hope for her town’s salvation.
But what begins as a simple transaction gradually becomes something more. Lilith is faced with a terrifying realization: it’s dangerous to wander into the clutches of a vampire . . . and, in a place already suffering the wrath of a god, more dangerous still to fall in love with one.
Discover the Crowns of Nyaxia novella that readers are obsessed with . . .
Písek, 2. vydání
Strhující postapokalyptický příběh od autora fenomenálního bestselleru Silo. Starý svět byl zasypán. Nový teď existuje jen na vršcích pohyblivých dun. V zemi skučícího větru a pekelného, všudypřítomného písku se čtveřice sourozenců pokouší dát znovu dohromady svou rodinu. Jejich otec pracoval jako písečný potápěč, jeden z těch, kdo z hlubin pouště přináší pozůstatky staré civilizace, které lidem pomáhají přežít. Ale otec zmizel. A svět, ve kterém své děti zanechal, nejspíš brzy zmizí taky...
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Pán hromu
Říká se, že když Perun poprvé políbil Vesnu, zrodila se jarní bouře. Nikdo už nemluví o tom, co se stalo, když se jejich cesty rozdělily. Kolik utrpení způsobili – sobě, svým blízkým, světu, který měli chránit.
Teď jsou zpět. Jejich domov je pryč, stejně jako vzpomínky na božské chyby.
Vesna věří v nové začátky a je rozhodnutá se postavit totalitnímu režimu země, kde se znovu narodila jako smrtelnice. Ne každý však měl to štěstí, aby zapomněl. Dávní nepřátelé touží po jejím křehkém lidském hrdle. Je čas najít spojence.
Big Time
In the not-too-distant future, Australia''s eastern states have become the world''s newest autocracy - a place where pop music is propaganda, science is the enemy and moral indecency is punished with indefinite detention. Julian Ferryman, bass player for the Acceptables, returns to Melbourne after a year overseas and reconnects with his bandmates as they prepare to record their hotly anticipated second album. On a whirlwind tour of the east coast, he gets hooked on a new designer drug, F, a powerful synthetic hallucinogen that gives users a glimpse of their own future. Rumour says, the more you take, the further you see... maybe even to the end of time. Meanwhile, the outside world is gripped by an escalating pandemic of ''extreme coincidences'' and temporal anomalies: identical football matches played sixty years apart, cancer patients reporting visions of the afterlife, and other world-altering events that all point back to the Acceptables'' mysterious second - and final - album. BIG TIME is an addictive debut about different forms of time travel: the people in our lives, the art we make together, the moments and movements that will live on long after we''re gone. It''s a psychedelic road trip across a dystopian Australia, through a world on the brink of temporal collapse, and out to the furthest reaches of time and space.
The Art of Legend
A humbled prince, a grumpy grandmaster, and a ragtag band of heroes find out what it takes to become truly legendary, in the conclusion to the epic, action-packed War Arts Saga trilogy.
A hero once believed to be the chosen one must find a new path with the help of a band of unlikely allies in the epic conclusion to The War Arts Saga, an ode to martial arts and magic from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Wesley Chu.
Once in a faraway kingdom there was a prince prophesied to be the Chosen One, who would defeat a great villain, the Eternal Khan, and save the kingdom.
But then the Eternal Khan died . . . and the prophecy was broken.
For Jian, the fated prince, this could have been a moment to succumb to despair. But instead, he chose to create his own destiny.
He studied under his curmudgeonly but beloved mentor to become a great warrior. And he banded together with some unlikely allies whose courage and determination match his own—such as Sali, a gruff warrior who is also forging a path apart from the one her culture created for her.
Because some heroes aren't simply born legends—they choose to become legendary. And great heroes do not stand alone, but are stronger together.
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.
