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Book three in the magnificent Empire Trilogy by bestselling authors Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts, now available in ebook Welcome to the final play of the game. Now revered as the Servant of the Empire, Mara of the Acoma is in more danger than ever before. Not only does she face threats from the brotherhood of assassins and the cunning spies of rival ruling houses, but she has attracted the attention of the awesome Assembly of Magicians, who sees her as a threat to their power. ...
| Автор | Janny Wurts |
‘Big-hearted, earthy and funny… A rattlingly good story’ Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold HotelWhen Nikki takes a creative writing job at her local temple, with visions of emancipating the women of the community she left behind as a self-important teenager, she’s shocked to discover a group of barely literate women who have no interest in her ideals.Yet to her surprise, the white dupatta of the widow hides more than just their modesty – these are women who have spent their lives in the...
| Автор | Balli Kaur Jaswal |
A spellbinding and surreal coming-of-age story about a young boy living on the fringe with his family – who are secretly werewolves – and struggling to survive in a contemporary America that shuns them.A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and struggles to survive in a hostile world that shuns and fears them.He was born an outsider, like the rest of his family. Poor yet resilient, he lives in the shadows with his...
| Автор | Стивен Джонс |
The first book in a new sexy, supernatural mystery series, from New York Times bestselling urban fantasy author Vicki Pettersson.Griffin Shaw used to be a PI, but that was back when gumshoes hoofed the streets . . . and he was still alive. Fifty years later, he’s a celestial Centurion, assisting the recently, and violently, dead. Yet just because he’s an angel doesn’t mean he’s a saint. One small mistake has altered fate, and now he’s been dumped back onto to the mortal mudflat to collect...
| Автор | Vicki Pettersson |
Twenty-four-year-old barista Belle Jamison dreams of a better job and a decent love life.Until a crazy scientist spikes her mocha latte! Suddenly Belle can wield the four elements—earth, wind, fire and water—with only a thought. Coffee too hot? No problem. Hair in need of a blow-dry? Done. Gorgeous government agent Rome Masters has been sent to neutralize Belle.But he's not the only one after her. Together they must outrun the rogue agents on their trail and find a way to control her powers....
| Автор | Gena Showalter |
In the dark days of war, a mother makes the ultimate sacrifice Lucy Takeda is just fourteen years old, living in Los Angeles, when the bombs rain down on Pearl Harbor.Within weeks, she and her mother, Miyako, are ripped from their home, rounded up—along with thousands of other innocent Japanese-Americans—and taken to the Manzanar prison camp. Buffeted by blistering heat and choking dust, Lucy and Miyako must endure the harsh living conditions of the camp.Corruption and abuse creep into every...
| Автор | Sophie Littlefield |
A hugely engaging adventure set in a Victorian-style world – a fantastical version of Dickens – that will appeal to fans of Susanna Clarke and Philip Pullman.Two orphans are more than they seem. And one megalomaniac will stop at nothing to find them…When Molly Templar witnesses a brutal murder at the brothel she has just been apprenticed to, her first instinct is to return to the poorhouse where she grew up. But there she finds her fellow orphans butchered, and it slowly dawns on her that she...
| Автор | Stephen Hunt |
An action-packed standalone adventure moving from present-day Paris to medieval Morgravia, the world of Fiona McIntosh's bestselling QUICKENING series. In the bookshops and cafes of present-day Paris, ex-psychologist Gabe Figaret is trying to put his shattered life back together. When another doctor, Reynard, asks him to help with a delusional female patient, Gabe is reluctant until he meets her. At first Gabe thinks the woman, Angelina, is merely terrified of Reynard, but he quickly discovers...
| Автор | Fiona McIntosh |
A triumphant close to The Requiem for Homo Sapiens – an epic tour de force that began with The Broken God and was followed by The Wild.Danlo wi Soli Ringess now has the greatest mission of his life to complete. With Bertram Jaspari’s evil Architects terrorising the universe with their killing star – the morrashar – and Hanuman’s Ringists intent on converting the rest of humanity to the Way of Ringess, Danlo must somehow try to prevent War in Heaven.Behind him travels an army of lightships,...
| Автор | David Zindell |
Rebellious werecat Faythe is shocked when the bodies of murdered men begin turning up in her Pride's territory, especially as the killings can be traced back to her former life as an ordinary college student. But could a message from an old friend provide a chilling clue?Faythe knows that a past indiscretion may have led to these men's deaths. She also risks exposing her family's supernatural secret. Faced with a terrifying choice, Faythe must decide: pray the tribal council grant her mercy ; or...
| Автор | Rachel Vincent |
I’m Juliet. At least, I wanted to be. So I did something stupid to make it happen.Well, stupid and wonderful. I wanted the role of Juliet more than anything. I studied hard. I gave a great reading for it (even with Bobby checking me out the whole time). I deserved the part. I didn’t get it. So I decided to level the playing field, though I actually might have leveled the whole play.You see, since there aren’t any Success in Getting to Be Juliet in Your High School Play spells, I thought I’d cast...
| Автор | Douglas Rees |
The full sweep of the rich history of Avalon – from the fall of Atlantis to the founding of a new temple on the mist-shrouded isle of Britain – is finally revealed in this magnificent tale.The priests and priestesses of Atlantis have known for many years that the Sea Kingdoms were doomed. But now the final destruction has arrived they find themselves less prepared than they had thought for what lies ahead.Micail and Tiriki, prince and princess of the last island to fall, as well as priest and...
| Автор | Marion Zimmer Bradley |
A smart, kick-arse Urban Fantasy from a new master of the genre.Includes: Sandman Slim, Kill the Dead, Aloha From Hell and Devil Said BangLife sucks and then you die. Or, if you’re James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles.Now Stark’s back, and ready for revenge. And absolution, and maybe even love. But when his first stop saddles him with an abusive talking head, Stark discovers that the road to...
| Автор | Richard Kadrey |
Inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this tantalizing sequel to Megan Shepherd's gothic suspense novel, The Madman's Daughter, explores the hidden natures of those we love and how far we'll go to save them from themselves.To defeat the darkness, she must first embrace it.Back in London after her trip to Dr. Moreau's horrific island, Juliet is rebuilding the life she once knew and trying to forget her father's legacy. But soon it's clear that someone – or something – hasn't...
| Автор | Megan Shepherd |
Золотая эпоха пиратства. Джонни проводит свое детство в Порт-Ройал, переулки которого полны авантюристов, головорезов и женщин с плохой репутацией, ищущих удачу среди таверн и пристаней. Однажды парень узнает о существовании таинственного сокровища… И все неожиданно меняется в его жизни. Попав в экипаж ужасного пирата по имени Черная Борода, Джонни предстоит выпутываться из тысячи ловушек, выживать в кровавых рейдах, среди злых представителей диких племен и неясных предрассудков, подвергая риску...
| Автор | Eugenio Pochini |
El encuentro con Sabrina, una hermosa muchacha conocida por casualidad en Gaeta, en un cálido día de agosto, transforma la vida de Paki. Gracias a ella, Paki va a un mercado ambulante. Allí encuentra a un vendedor que, atraído por su simpatía, decide regalarle un libro dactilografiado. Paki lo rechaza, pero vista su insistencia se ve obligado a aceptar. Aquel libro es para él un gran misterio. Apenas iniciada la lectura, Paki se encuentra de frente a eventos extraordinarios, eventos que en...
| Автор | Angelo Grassia |
Nunca antes los esfuerzos del hombre se habían concentrado tanto en la búsqueda de la Verdad, de la felicidad, del sentido de la vida. Y sin embargo, sucede a menudo que, solo cuando llegamos a nuestro destino, nos damos cuenta de que el viaje que hemos recorrido era en realidad más importante que la meta misma, que no buscamos tanto que la Verdad nos enseñe o nos haga crecer, sino el camino que elegimos para lograrla. El balcón es el viaje de un joven en busca de si mismo, a través de Europa...
| Автор | Andrea Dilorenzo |
La era dorada de la piratería. Johnny pasa su infancia en Port Royal. Sus callejuelas están repletas de aventureros, bravucones y prostitutas: todos buscan suerte entre tabernas y muelles. Un día el muchacho descubre la existencia de un misterioso tesoro … y todo cambia repentinamente. Obligado a alistarse en la tripulación del temible pirata Barbanegra, Johnny tendrá que enfrentarse a mil escollos, entre violentos abordajes, perturbadoras tribus indígenas y predicciones oscuras, poniendo en...
| Автор | Eugenio Pochini |
La rencontre avec Sabrina, une belle femme connue par hasard lors d'une chaude journée du mois d'août à Gaète, transforme la vie de Paki. Grâce à elle, Paki se rend à un marché aux puces où il rencontre un brocanteur qui, attiré par sa sympathie, décide de lui offrir un texte dactylographié. Paki refuse dans un premier temps, mais, vu son insistance, il est forcé d'accepter. Ce livre se révèle un grand mystère pour lui. La lecture à peine commencée, Paki se retrouve confronté à des événements...
| Автор | Angelo Grassia |
Una quindicina di racconti di vario genere, ma tutti assolutamente e rigorosamente con lieto fine garantito, anche se a volte improbabile. L'elenco dei racconti inclusi nella raccolta è il seguente: ALICE, QUELLA PICCOLA FIGLIA DI … DIAVOLI E SANTE E' ARRIVATA LUDMILLA IL CAMPIONE E LO STUDENTE IL GRANDE PARRUCCHIERE IL REATO L'EREDITA' AUSTRALIANA L'ONDA MALANDRINA L’AMORE AI TEMPI DI MATUSALEMME LA CASCINA IN MONTAGNA LA STORIA DI JASMIN LA VITA E' UN GIOCO, PAPA' ...
| Автор | Marco Fogliani |
I racconti, tra quelli dell'autore, sconsigliati ad un pubblico di minori non accompagnati. Se vi aspettate di trovare qui dentro racconti piccanti e pieni di sesso sfrenato, rimarrete delusi. Diciamo che semplicemente ho voluto raggruppare qui quella parte dei miei racconti (generalmente adatti a tutti) che trattano invece di temi un po' più forti, non proprio adatti per i bambini. Diciamo che una volta si sarebbero etichettati come v.m. 14 (ma i ragazzi di oggi non sono come quelli dei tempi...
| Автор | Marco Fogliani |
Una ventina di racconti particolari, non proprio gialli, non proprio polizieschi, ma che alla fine arrivano comunque in qualche modo a dover interessare la polizia. Di seguito l'elenco dei racconti inclusi nella raccolta: BIANCHI E NERI IMMOBILI GIU' LE MANI DA LUANA, PLEASE IL CASTELLO DELL'AMORE IL PANDORO LUCCICANTE IL RISVEGLIO IL SANTO DEI MIRACOLI IL SANTONE LA CONOSCEVO, O PENSAVO DI CONOSCERLA LA FAMIGLIA BALZELLONI LA FESTA D'ADDIO LA FRANA LA GITA AL...
| Автор | Marco Fogliani |
12 stories, 12 characters, 6 men, 6 women. It begins in 2015 and each story represents a country further east and 10 years before the previous one, until it goes around the world. In all of them, sex beats as a life force. Beat by beat, full of bodily sensitivity, twelve characters, six women and six men, enter worlds where reason is overwhelmed by passion, diving into the past on a continuous journey to the east. At every stop you will face real people, patients with social diseases that make...
| Автор | Juan Salanova |
Una quindicina di racconti dedicati agli scherzi del sonno – cioè i sogni – sulla mente umana, e alla loro frequente interferenza, a volte oscura e a volte sorprendente, con la realtà. L'elenco dei racconti inclusi nella raccolta è il seguente: HO IMPARATO A VOLARE IL SONNO PERDUTO LA ROSCIA UNA NOTTE DA INSONNI I NUMERI GIUSTI IL RISVEGLIO UNA NOTTE MOVIMENTATA LE MINIERE DI BABBO NATALE LA FATINA DELLE NUVOLE UNA NOTTE IN UFFICIO VECCHI LIBRI E GRANDI SPAZI SALAFINO E...
| Автор | Marco Fogliani |