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With a new introduction by Justina Robson Imagine a future where crimes can be detected before they are committed, and criminals are convicted and sentenced for crimes before committing them. This is the scenario of Philip K. Dick's classic story, which was also a major Hollywood blockbuster filmed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise. In addition to MINORITY REPORT this exclusive collection includes nine other superb short stories by the twentieth century's outstanding SF master, three of which have been made into feature films.

A Marie Claire Best Book of 2026 Exiled daughter, abandoned wife, vengeful mother. But is that where the truth lies? This is the story of Medea as you’ve never heard it before. Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece. The journey is filled with danger, and if Jason ever reaches the distant land he seeks, he faces almost certain death. Medea – priestess, witch, and daughter of the brutal king who jealously guards the fleece – has the power to save Jason's life. Will she betray her family and her home? Burning with desire for this stranger, as the gods intend, Medea chooses Jason over her kin. But their love is steeped in vengeance from the beginning, and no one – not even those closest to them – will be safe when their passion is spent . . . Based on the classic tragedy by Euripides, this is Medea as you’ve never seen her before . . .

Pôvodný zámer napísať šesť detektívnych príbehov prekazila moja túžba po dobre, spravodlivosti a odpor k neprávosti. A tou smrť nevinných ľudí rozhodne je. Takže som nakoniec päť príbehov zmenila tak, aby skončili spravodlivo a len jeden príbeh zostal klasicky kriminálny. Šesť príbehov, šesť pádov. Áno, práve pád je to, čo tieto príbehy spája. Plánovaný, neplánovaný, dobrovoľný, nedobrovoľný, karmický, aj metaforický. "Usúdila som, že sú rôzne pády, ktoré si zaslúžia vašu pozornosť. A jeden z nich je aj ten metaforický. Práve tento nevyrieši žiadny vyšetrovateľ. To musí urobiť len človek sám. A ešte jedno majú tieto pády spoločné. Na každý sa dá použiť jedna pádová otázka ako anotácia. Podobnosť s realitou je náhodná. Alebo nie? Ak by sa napriek tomu niekto v ktoromkoľvek príbehu našiel a nebude sa mu to páčiť, je načase zamyslieť sa nad sebou." Autorka Padlý anjel Kto? Čo? Kto je tá žena Čo je schopná urobiť pre peniaze, kam až zájsť? Niekedy nás opustí zdravie a to znamená, že si šťastie začalo baliť kufre. Ak ho chceme udržať, sme donútení urobiť niečo, čo by sme za normálnych okolností nikdy neurobili. Ale čo potom, keď aj tie najlepšie úmysly niečo prekazí? Začneme o sebe pochybovať. No neznamená to, že sme zlyhali. To, že prežívame výčitky alebo smútok z nás nerobí zlých ľudí. Všetko sa deje z určitého dôvodu. Aj to zlé, nás má niečo dôležité naučiť. Voľný pád Z Koho z čoho? Z koho je obeť? Z čoho mať strach? Je šarmantný, keď chce, aby ste si to mysleli. Dokáže vás opantať, len aby si vás získal. Manipuluje s myšlienkami iných. On sám určuje, čo si má kto myslieť. Nie jeho žena, alebo okolie. Podsúva informácie tak, aby si ostatní mysleli to, čo chce on. A keď mu jeho plány nevychádzajú, začne byť zlý. A vtedy to môže pre niekoho dobrého skončiť tragicky. Keď dáš lásku človeku, ktorý ju nie je schopný cítiť, dostaneš za ňu bolesť, ktorú si nezaslúžiš. Na to, aby zlo vyhralo, stačí, aby dobro mlčalo. Zákerné neviniatko Komu čomu? Komu dôverovať? Čomu sa vyhnúť? Počuli ste už o toxických ľuďoch, ktorí považujú slušnosť za slabosť? Alebo ste aspoň čítali o egocentrických a neúprimných ľuďoch, ktorí slabosť druhých používajú ako zbraň na dosiahnutie vlastného uspokojenia? Ak ste len čítali, je to ten lepší prípad. Horšie je, keď sa s nimi stretnete v živote. A keď sa z takého človeka stane váš kolega, alebo partner, zažijete peklo. Našťastie platí, že: Kto čo vysiela, to prijíma. A ešte niečo: Nehnevajte sa na tých, ktorí vám ublížili. Karma si ich nájde a potrestá. A ak vás má Boh rád, dovolí vám, pozerať sa. Kto druhému jamu kope... Koho čo? Koho potrestá vyššia moc? Čo dostane za trest? Niekto sa narodí do milujúcej rodiny, niekto sa iba narodí. Nie všetci máme krásne, bezstarostné a šťastné detstvo, aj keď každé dieťa by si ho také zaslúžilo. Všetci si zaslúžia lásku, pekný domov, dobrú školu, zdravé a chutné jedlo, pekné hračky. No zatiaľ, čo jedni detstvo prežijú v značkových teniskách, iným musia stačiť čínske plátenky z charity. To však nikomu nedáva právo, byť zlým človekom. Osud mieša karty a my s nimi hráme. Lenže život nám nerozdá len tie dobré. No je dôležité, vyhrať aj s tými zlými. Ego a pád O kom o čom? O rodičoch, deťoch a priateľoch. O láske, empatii, vzájomnej úcte a určovaní hraníc. Mať niekoho blízkeho, komu môžete dôverovať až tak, že mu zveríte kľúč od svojho srdca a aj bytu, kto je pri vás vždy, keď to potrebujete, to je skutočné šťastie. Rozdávate lásku, šťastie, pohodu a smiech, no odrazu sa k vám tí, ktorí vás majú milovať, chrániť, povzbudzovať a lásku odplácať láskou, správajú, akoby ste ich citov neboli hodní, šťastie odchádza po špičkách a berie si so sebou všetko dobré, čo vo vás bolo, za čo vás mali ľudia radi a za čo ste si vážili seba samých. „Občas musíme niekoho poslať do kelu, aby pochopil, že nás môže stratiť.“ Táto rada je univerzálna. Platí medzi partnermi, rodičmi a ich deťmi, medzi priateľmi, ale aj v práci. Majme radi seba, svojich blízkych, aj priateľov, pomáhajme im, ale nezabudnime, že vytýčenie hraníc je vo vzťahoch základom. Vražedná masáž S kým s čím? S kým sa môžeme v noci stretnúť? S čím by nikto nerátal? Niekedy sa môžete aj rozdať, ale druhá strana to neocení. Myslí si, že je lepšia a má právo na niečo viac. Začne plánovať zmeny bez vás. Záleží od každého, čo je schopný tolerovať. A záleží aj od nadmernej lásky k druhému, alebo naopak, od lásky k sebe samému. Ak zhovievavosť trvá pridlho, môže prísť nespravodlivý pád a skončí to tragicky. Preto ak máte pocit, že treba niečo zmeniť, urobte tak čo najskôr. O hodinu už môže byť neskoro. Navonok dávaš najavo, že si v pohode, ale vo vnútri trpíš. To je jedna z mála vecí, ktoré nikto nevidí. Ani tvoji najbližší. No ty cítiš, že viac nezvládneš a robíš to, čo by si predtým nikdy nerobil.

Ha egy nemzedék legfényesebb elméi pislákolni kezdenek, s aztán végleg kihunynak - azt iszonyú nehéz elfogadni. Főleg amikor a Szitakötő, a tizenöt éve róluk írt regény újra megjelenik, valamicskét javítgatott szöveggel. Hajdani tisztánlátásom immár meglep, tévedéseim némelyike mosolyt kelt. Szárnycsattogtatás és sokféle zizegés a levegőben. Valamint - ahogyan az egyik szereplőm mondja: - sok férfisírás. Amit gyakran koedukált nevetés követ. Íme a nyolcak hiteles históriája, akik a gyerekkori hízótáborban ismerkedtek össze, s azután háromnegyed évszázadon át kísérték figyelemmel az életünket. Ami jószerivel egybeesett Magyarhon legújabbkori történelmével. Az annak idején jövőbelinek szánt utolsó fejezet 2026-ban játszódik. A Szitakötő tehát utolérte az időt. (Vámos Miklós)

Ash is a failed actress who is done trying to ‘make’ something of her life when she scrolls past an ad for Retro. The algorithm thinks she can afford recreational time travel? Then she sees the caption: Come away with us! We’re hiring. Time Travel Agents, the guides who lead ultra-wealthy explorers on trips to the past on the ‘Retro Metro’, must blend seamlessly into any historical period. Ash is a perfect fit. She’s an actress after all. Or at least she used to be. So begins Ash’s life at Retro, chaperoning rich tourists through history’s most Instagrammable eras. She wrangles bachelorette parties chasing hunky cowboys in the Old West, throws ‘'20s for your twenties’ birthday bashes at speakeasies, and rolls her eyes at Wall Street men trying their luck in the Gold Rush. For the first time in years, Ash’s life feels enviable. She barely notices the strange glitches in her memory or the way her present-day relationships are starting to slip. But as the trips intensify and her present begins to fray, Ash confronts an unsettling question: Was diving into the past ever really an escape, or just another way to lose herself?

A shaggy-dog graphic novel love story to melt the coldest of hearts. If you can't believe in a cute, funny boy who was nice to you once . . . what can you believe in? Meet Bernie and Brad, two single dogs getting by in Dog City. Bernie has just dropped out of university and Brad, working for an environmental charity, is trying not to have a meltdown about the melting ice caps. When the pair crash into one another's lives, they em(bark) on a series of dates - new food spots, terrible films, nights in and mishaps a plenty - as they realise that maybe it's not just about meeting the right match, but whether you can then make it work. Funny, anxious, and heartwarming, this is the story of two dogs trying to find hope in love, and in each other.

Bretagne az új Toszkána - csak több vajjal és almaborral. Harminc évvel ezelőtt Mark Greenside beleszeretett Bretagne-ba. Aztán - minden józan ész ellenére - kölcsönkért pénzből vett egy százéves parasztházat egy ötszáz lelkes faluban, úgy, hogy egy szót sem tudott franciául, semmit nem értett a házakhoz, és halvány fogalma sem volt arról, hogyan boldoguljon egy teljesen idegen környezetben. Azóta eltelt három évtized. Mark még mindig rendszeresen félreérti a franciákat, a franciák pedig még mindig türelmesen próbálják megérteni őt. Szomszédai vigyáznak rá: lefordítják a hivatalos leveleit, kijavítják a beszédét, és időről időre megmentik a kisebb-nagyobb katasztrófáktól. A Segítség, francia lettem! szellemes, melegszívű és ismerősen emberi történet mindazoknak, akik érezték már magukat elveszettnek vagy reménytelenül kívülállónak - egészen addig a pillanatig, amíg meg nem találták a helyüket.

Legdrágább Nyájas Olvasó! Kalandozzunk ezúttal a borús Anglia helyett korunk napsütötte Los Angelesébe! Miután jó pár kapcsolata befellegzik, Penny Popplestone vegyészmérnök megesküszik, hogy nem foglalkozik többé a férfiakkal, amíg ki nem deríti, miért csalják meg folyton. Ám az elhatározása meginog, amikor a kedvenc kávézójában a titokzatos és ellenállhatatlan vonzerővel rendelkező barista hirtelen barátkozni kezd vele. Penny igyekszik plátói szinten tartani a kapcsolatot, ám amikor Caleb megcsókolja, rájön, hogy vegyész létére ilyen elemi kémiával mindeddig nem találkozott. Belefáradva a "jó kislány" szerepbe, Penny félreteszi az óvatosságát, és kötöttségek nélküli kalandba kezd Szexi Baristával. Egyébként sincs más közös bennük, csak a forró fizikai vonzalom, úgyhogy mit veszíthet? Talán csak a szívét... Nix tempója tökéletes, a karakterei pedig szeretetre méltók, akik a szórakoztatás mellett mélységet adnak a történetnek. A főszereplő Penny inspiráló és üdítő jelenség. - Publishers Weekly

Valahol, valamikor egy diktatórikus távol-keleti országban, az állami vezetők kegyetlen kísérletet eszelnek ki: negyvenkét középiskolást egy lakatlan szigeten arra kényszerítenek, hogy életre-halálra megvívjanak egymással. Géppisztolytól kezdve a sarlón át a konyhai étkészletből származó villáig, bármilyen fegyver a rendelkezésükre áll. A Programnak csak egyetlen túlélője lehet: a győztes. Takami Kósun regénye, melyet gyakran neveznek a 21. századi Legyek urának, botrányos karriert futott be. Bár megjelenését a japán kormány is ellenezte, a regény 1999 óta több kontinensen vezette a sikerlistákat, több millió példányban fogyott el, számos feldolgozást ért meg,és számos más művet ihletett azóta világszerte.

'A great comic vision, one of the few books of the world that can make us laugh aloud on nearly every page' - Anthony Burgess James Joyce's final work, Finnegans Wake, conjures up the dark underground worlds of sexuality and dream with supreme linguistic virtuosity. Here Joyce undermines traditional storytelling and the English language, and confronts the different kinds of betrayal - cultural, political and sexual - that he saw at the heart of Irish history. Dazzlingly inventive, with passages of great lyrical beauty and humour, Finnegans Wake remains one of the most remarkable works of the twentieth century. 'Here words are not the polite contortions of twentieth-century printer's ink. They are alive. They elbow their way on to the page, and glow and blaze and fade and disappear' Samuel Beckett With a new introduction by Brian Fox.

IN A WORLD THAT'S LIKE OURS BUT EVEN STRANGER . . . A TV star president is campaigning for a constitutionally dubious third term, normal Americans are falling into an unexplained weeping sickness and a wrestler claiming to be the reincarnated mystic Rasputin is making a spandex-clad entrance into politics. Meanwhile Clarence Thomas Jr. is a journalist just trying to make sense of his country as it unmoors from reality. But with violence and bullshit erupting everywhere, things seem to be approaching collapse. Or maybe it's all building to a grand gesture: something political, romantic, religious, insane and quite possibly fatal. From award-winning author Ben Fountain, Rasputin Swims the Potomac is outrageously funny, wildly imagined and razor-sharp satire. It asks: what could possibly grow out of what we have now, except for something even stranger, harder to grasp and more tumultuous? And will what comes next be better or, somehow, even worse?

Jeremy Bowen, the International Editor of the BBC, has been covering the Middle East since 1989 and is uniquely placed to explain its complex past and its troubled present. In The Making of the Modern Middle East he offers a gripping and invaluable guide, showing how it came to be and what its future might hold. In part based on his acclaimed podcast, 'Our Man in the Middle East', Bowen takes us on a journey across the Middle East and through its history. He meets ordinary men and women on the front line, and their leaders, whether brutal or benign. He explores the power games that have so often wreaked devastation on civilian populations as those leaders, whatever their motives, jostle for political, religious and economic control. Clear throughout is Bowen's deep understanding of the political, cultural and religious differences between countries as diverse as Erdogan's Turkey, Netanyahu's Israel and Palestine, whether Hamas-controlled Gaza or the West Bank. His long experience of covering events in the region make this an extraordinarily powerful account of one of the world's greatest problems.

I have one shot to build a better life—not just for me, but for my little brother still stuck in the dump I escaped from. Now that I’ve gotten to Sovereign Kings University, I have to make it worth it. Keep my head down, ignore the rich kids, and graduate. At least that was my plan before I busted a hockey player’s knee and became public enemy number one. Now the team’s golden boy captain, Alexander, leads the charge against me. Kane, the brooding defenseman never misses a chance to humiliate me. Yet, being painfully ignored by Mountain, the reserved giant of a goalie, may just hurt the most. Beneath their hostility I find sparks of desire and unexpected depth, but can I risk losing my heart to one hockey player—let alone all three? I’m certainly in for a long, hard season.

Napínavý příběh s nádechem fantastična, plný nostalgie a atmosféry starého Hollywoodu, zavádí čtenáře do kalifornských Benátek 50. let. Osamělý spisovatel tam uprostřed palem, kanálů a chátrajících domů začíná tušit, že kolem něj roste síť zločinu. Napovídají tomu podivné telefonáty, mořské chaluhy nalezené na prahu domu a řada záhadných nehod, z nichž některé končí smrtí. S pomocí detektiva Crumleyho a stárnoucí herečky nakonec dochází k překvapivému odhalení a zároveň i k pochopení vlastní tvůrčí síly.

Druhá autorova kniha přináší tentokrát soubor kratších textů. Vyhýbají se pointám, potlačují význam příběhu – a naopak cílí k zachycení „záchvěvů duše“, jež podprahově určují naše životy.

A gorgeously giftable special hardback edition of A Tale of Two Cities, abridged for readers aged 9-12 years. Bound in high-quality cloth with a dazzling new foil-stamped cover design, Puffin's Clothbound Classics are a gift that book lovers of all ages will treasure forever. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' Charles Darnay is an exiled French aristocrat, fleeing a Paris torn apart by the French Revolution. Sydney Carlton lives a decadent life in London, where the wealthy waste and the poor starve. The two couldn't be more different. Except they happen to look alike - and love the same woman. When Charles is captured after returning to Paris to save his servant, Sydney might be his only hope - but will their resemblance be enough to save his life? Gift the best-loved classics to a new generation with Puffin's stunning Clothbound Classics. Bound in high-quality cloth with dazzling new foil-stamped designs, these coveted and highly collectable hardback editions will be treasured forever. The perfect gift for book lovers and new readers alike. This is an abridged edition of the classic novel, designed for younger readers.

The best in short fiction from around the world, from celebrated anthologist and author John Freeman and award-winning novelist Rabih Alameddine In The Penguin Book of the International Short Story, writers from different nations, languages and sensibilities come together in a globe-spanning and long overdue tour of modern fiction. In 'Super-Frog Saves Tokyo', Haruki Murakami presents a man who believes a giant amphibian is enlisting him to protect his city from an impending earthquake. In 'War of the Clowns', Mozambique's Mia Couto sketches a perfect allegory for our divided culture. In the predecessor story to her iconic novel The Vegetarian, Han Kang depicts a protagonist quietly undergoing an unlikely transformation in a high-rise in Seoul. A Colm Tóibin character thinks, 'I do not even believe in Ireland', while Carol Bensimon reflects from Brazil, 'All great ideas seem like bad ones at some point'. Salman Rushdie brings us to unsettled rural India, Olga Tokarczuk to a circus exhibit, Abdellah Taia to the queer Arab world, Ted Chiang to a far-off galaxy. For a long time, it was the norm for three quarters of the stories in international anthologies to be American or English. In this collection, the work of thoughtful and accomplished translators opens the door wide for those curious about what lies beyond the Western canon and classroom. Writers from six continents, ranging from new voices to literary icons, each offer a window into a distinct point of view, both transcending and illuminating their place of origin. They offer not only captivating prose, but a reminder of the power of the imagination across space and time.

In a city of sunshine and secrets, the shadows belong to the animals. In a solar-powered future, humans live in luxury, served by unseen Little Helpers - artificially enhanced animals who maintain their perfect green cities. The animals' number one rule: 'do not bother the humans'. Yet, beneath this tranquil facade, a complex underworld of animal politics, crime and conflict thrives. Enter Skotch, a freelance raccoon investigator. Until now, his biggest problem has been a lack of work. Now, his work may get him killed. His latest case? Finding a fugitive mouse scientist. But powerful forces are also after Doctor Meece, and they're willing to kill for his secrets. Can Skotch navigate this treacherous web, outsmart rat gangsters, beat a deadly weasel assassin and keep his pelt intact? More importantly, can he find his quarry before the elusive rodent breaks Rule One in the most apocalyptic way - and shatters their fragile world? For those who loved John Scalzi's Starter Villain and Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model, Green City Wars is a crime-inspired adventure that will draw you deep into an incredible new world . . .

When you find something precious... you defend it with your life. EDEN Where I come from, there's no forgiveness for a whistleblower, even if I saved countless lives. Unemployed, with a wrecked reputation, my only option is a pity job as a leadership consultant for a secret, government-employed team of assassins. After moving clear across the country, I thought I'd feel safe from the ones who want revenge, but then I meet him. Linc. The ghost in the shadows and the most lethal assassin PALADIN employs. I should be intimidated by him, except he has the kindest eyes when he's looking at me. Still, the question remains of who should I fear more, the ones who are after me or the ones who promised to protect me? LINC I love the way she screams my name, but I like how she whispers it too. I vowed to never get attached, but Eden has a hold on me that no one has before. Forget PALADIN's rules. I refuse to let her go. I've finally found what's precious to me and now I have to keep her close. She's mine to pleasure and protect. And whoever keeps threatening Eden's life, is going to lose theirs.