Üleminkvisiitor Gloktal on probleem – kuidas kaitsta linna, mis on vaenlastest ümber piiratud ja kubiseb reeturitest, kui sinu liitlasi ei saa mingil juhul usaldada ja sinu eelkäija kadus jäljetult? Sellest kõigest piisab, et piinameistril tekiks soov jooksu panna, kuid kahjuks ei saa ta ilma kepita isegi kõndida. Põhjalased on tunginud üle Anglandi piiri ning külvavad jäisel maal tuld ja surma. Kroonprints Ladislal on kindel kavatsus vaenlased välja ajada ja surematu võit saavutada. On ainult...
A classic coming-of-age tale set in a vivid and richly-imagined world from Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie.‘Joe Abercrombie is doing some terrific work’ GEORGE R.R. MARTINWORDS ARE WEAPONSPrincess Skara has seen all she loved turned to ashes. She is left with only words. But the right words can be as deadly as any blade.ONLY HALF A WAR IS FOUGHT WITH SWORDSThe deep-cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to king’s minister. But now he faces the greatest...
‘Grabbed me and refused to let go’ George R.R. MartinSOMETIMES A GIRL IS TOUCHED BY MOTHER WARThorn lives to fight. But she has been named murderer by the very man who trained her to kill.SOMETIMES A GIRL BECOMES A WARRIORFate traps her in the schemes of Father Yarvi, sending her across half the world to seek allies against the ruthless High King.SOMETIMES A WARRIOR BECOMES A WEAPONBeside her is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill. A failure in his eyes and hers, he has one chance at...
A classic coming-of-age tale set in a vivid and richly-imagined world from Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie.‘A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page one and refused to let go’ GEORGE R.R. MARTINPrince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea itself. And he must do it all with only one good hand.Born a weakling in the eyes of his father, Yarvi is alone in a...
«Свободу мозгу!» — один из самых ярких бестселлеров, написанных за последнее время на тему мозга. Это увлекательная, страстная и смелая книга! Автор книги Идрисс Аберкан вводит понятие «нейроэргономики», то есть искусства правильного использования мозга. Он описывает случаи поразительного применения его возможностей: ведь люди, которые способны за секунды извлечь корень 73-й степени из числа, состоящего из 500 цифр, имеют тот же мозг, что и мы. Разница заключается в их способности правильно...
