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A sword of legend in the hands of an extremist…Skalunda Barrow, Sweden, has long been rumored to be the final resting place of the legendary Nordic hero Beowulf. And there's something of Beowulf's that charismatic and zealous right-wing politician Karl Thorssen wants very badly. Intent on getting his hands on the mythical sword Nægling, Sweden's golden-boy politico puts together a team to excavate the barrow. A team that American archaeologist Annja Creed manages to finagle her way onto. She...
| Автор | Alex Archer |
A powerful and entracing romance, set in the Celtic twilight of 10th century Ireland: a new MISTS OF AVALON for readers of historical fantasy.The forests of Sevenwaters have cast their spell over Sorcha's daughter Liadan, who, like her mother, has inherited the talent to heal and to see into the spirit world. The forest spirits warn Liadan that she must remain for ever at Sevenwaters if the sacred isles are to be won back from the Britons who took them by force. For the Lord and Lady of the...
| Автор | Juliet Marillier |
Uncovering an ancient aristocracy and its hidden secretArchaeologist and TV show host Annja Creed trades in her dig tools and dirty excavations for the sunny climes of Hollywood. Serving as a prop consultant for a popular TV fantasy series, Annja's enjoying the lights, camera and much less action. Until a scrying crystal is stolen off the set…and it turns out to be something more than a prop.The crystal, in fact, is a priceless artifact from the period of the Crusades. But in the process of...
| Автор | Alex Archer |
A dramatic reworking of the vampire myth in a way that only Brian Aldiss can…Available for the first time in eBook.When Bram Stoker was writing his famous novel, Dracula, at the end of the 19th century he received a visitor named Joe Bodenland. While the real Count Dracula came from the distant past, Joe arrived from Stoker’s future – on a desperate mission to save humanity from the undead.Following on from Frankenstein Unbound, this is a dramatic reworking of the vampire myth in a way that only...
| Автор | Brian Aldiss |
BORN AS TWINSRAISED AS ENEMIESBOUND BY DEATHCass is born a few minutes after her brother, Zach. Both infants are perfect, but only one is a blessing; only one is an Alpha.The other child must be cast out. But with no discernible difference, other than their genders, their parents cannot tell which baby is tainted.Perfect twins. So rare, they are almost a myth. But sooner or later the Omega will slip up. It will eventually show its true self. The polluted cannot help themselves.Then its face can...
| Автор | Francesca Haig |
When legend becomes deadly reality…In Prague researching the legend of the Golem, a fantastical «living» creature made of clay, archaeologist Annja Creed is faced with an even bigger mystery on her hands when someone begins murdering the homeless. And every day there's a fresh corpse.As the suspicion that Golem is behind the deaths circulates quietly on the streets of the city, Annja cannot resist unraveling the thread that binds science to superstition. According to Czech history, these aren't...
| Автор | Alex Archer |
The third volume in the classic epic trilogy of parallel worlds, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction.E. R. Eddison was the author of three of the most remarkable fantasies in the English language: The Worm Ouroboros, Mistress of Mistresses and A Fish Dinner in Memison. Linked together as separate parts of one vast romantic epic, fans who clamoured for more were finally rewarded 13 years after Eddison’s death with the publication of the...
| Автор | E. Eddison R. |
The first volume in the classic epic trilogy of parallel worlds, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction.According to legend, the Gates of Zimiamvia lead to a land ‘that no mortal foot may tread, but that souls of the dead that were great upon earth do inhabit.’ Here they forever live, love, do battle, and even die again.Edward Lessingham – artist, poet, king of men and lover of women – is dead. But from Aphrodite herself, the Mistress of...
| Автор | E. Eddison R. |
A wrecked German bomber…key to the secrets of the Third Reich?All it took was one phone call and TV show host and archaeologist Annja Creed is in mortal danger. Her producer Doug Morrell has been abducted by a greedy treasure hunter who's seeking the lost raubgold, or looted gold of Nazi Germany. The terms are simple: retrieve the bounty and Doug lives. Fail, and he dies…Now Annja and her friends must find a missing German fighter plane that was shot down over the Alps in 1945. According to...
| Автор | Alex Archer |
The quest for youth only leads to death…The Blood Countess–Elizabeth Bathory, a true monster of history–is one of the most infamous serial killers. Said to have murdered 650 young women for their blood, she believed bathing in it would preserve her vitality and beauty. It's a story that has always fascinated archaeologist and TV host Annja Creed. Something so fantastic could only be a story. So what is Annja to make of the girl she finds dying on the side of the road…from blood loss?There's...
| Автор | Alex Archer |
From the author of Neverness comes a powerful new epic fantasy series. The Ea Cycle is as rich as Tolkien and as magical as the Arthurian myths.The world of Ea is an ancient world settled in eons past by the Star People. However, their ancestors floundered, in their purpose to create a great stellar civilisation on the new planet: they fell into moral decay.Now a champion has been born who will lead them back to greatness, by means of a spiritual – and adventurous – quest for Ea’s Grail: the...
| Автор | David Zindell |
From the author of ‘Neverness’ comes a powerful epic fantasy series, the Ea Cycle, as rich as Tolkien and as magical as the Arthurian myths. This is the climactic final volume.The world of Ea is an ancient world settled in eons past by the Star People. However, their ancestors floundered in their purpose to create a great stellar civilisation on the new planet: they fell into moral decay.Now a champion has been born who will lead them back to greatness, by means of a spiritual – and adventurous...
| Автор | David Zindell |
The second volume in the classic epic trilogy of parallel worlds, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction.A lady strays from a garden path and enters a different realm. A king wages dynastic war for control of three kingdoms. As villains plot to take control of an alternate world inhabited by the souls of the dead, a mysterious, magical woman seeks her destiny, igniting a splendid pageantry of battles and quests, poisonous love and...
| Автор | James Francis Stephens |
From the author of Neverness comes a powerful new epic fantasy series. The Ea Cycle is as rich as Tolkien and as magical as the Arthurian myths.The world of Ea is an ancient world settled in eons past by the Star People. However, their ancestors floundered, in their purpose to create a great stellar civilisation on the new planet: they fell into moral decay.Now a champion has been born who will lead them back to greatness, by means of a spiritual – and adventurous – quest for Ea’s Grail: the...
| Автор | David Zindell |
Strane cose stanno succedendo all'Egeo Inn. Voci di misteriosa musica di flauto e un'ombra cornuta catturata dalla macchina fotografica ispirano London a trascorrere una notte e vedere se c'è del vero. Ciò che trova non è un fantasma, ma qualcosa di molto più erotico. Maledetto in una vita immortale, Jacen non è preparato quando London fa il check-in nel B&B che lui e i suoi compagni satiri stanno gestendo. Per la prima volta da secoli, Jacen è disposto a infrangere le regole per una donna....
| Автор | Rebekah Lewis |
Zeus non chiede molto. ad Hermes, solo di consegnare i suoi messaggi, eseguire le sue commissioni, obbedire a ogni suo comando e, oh sì, non interferire con i Satiri mentre cercano di salvare un amico intimo e recuperare uno strumento mistico chiamato syrinx da Dioniso. Quindi Hermes non è sorpreso quando Artemide gli chiede un favore e implica qualcosa che Zeus gli ha espressamente proibito di fare. Zeus non chiede molto. ad Hermes, solo di consegnare i suoi messaggi, eseguire le sue...
| Автор | Rebekah Lewis |
The third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS‘Extraordinarily imaginative, and wholly exciting’ The TimesThe armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ringand The Two...
| Автор | Джон Толкин |
‘An immensely readable, summer holiday of a book’ Belfast TelegraphWhen Elizabeth Stewart, the only daughter of Protestant parents, announced that she wants to leave Belfast for the west coast of Ireland, her family can’t help but question her judgement. What could she possibly find in leafy Lisara that isn’t available in the city?A stranger in the village, Lizzie’s presence draws the attention of all the locals. And her charming spritely nature doesn’t escape the attention of the charming...
| Автор | Anne Doughty |
Dive under the surface to where it all started…For her entire life, Pearlina has never felt as if she belonged with her troop. Life above the surface always fascinated her, especially the humans living on land. The only opportunity for her to interact with them is during her once in a lifetime Drywalking ceremony where she must choose a human to sacrifice. Failure to complete the task will banish her from the troop for the rest of her life. Pearlina is more than prepared for the duty. That is...
| Автор | Katlyn Duncan |
Eri jest inna niż wszyscy. Nie tylko dlatego, że jako jedyna we wsi ma rude włosy. Przyjaźni się z dobrą szeptuchą Maruszą, a zwierzęta okazują jej zdumiewające posłuszeństwo. Pewnego dnia Marusza powierza dziewczynce szczególne zadanie: ochronić ostatnie smocze jajo przed złym Widukindem. To bardzo ważne, bo ten, kto będzie przy narodzinach smoka i nada mu imię, zdobędzie nad nim władzę. A nikt nie chce, by taka potężna broń trafiła w ręce bezlitosnego czarnoksiężnika… Eri wyrusza w pełną...
| Автор | Jacek Inglot |
Il se passe des choses étranges à la Aegean Inn. Des rumeurs de musique de flûte mystérieuse et une ombre à cornes filmée inspirent à London de passer une nuit dans cette auberge pour y voir si tout ce qui se racontait au sujet de cette auberge était vrai. Ce qu'elle y trouve n'est pas un fantôme, mais quelque chose de beaucoup plus érotique. Maudite dans une vie immortelle, Jacen n'est pas prêt lorsque London réserve une chambre au B&B que lui Jacen et ses collègues satyres dirigent. Pour la...
| Автор | Rebekah Lewis |
Kehre ins Wunderland zurück, wo das Abenteuer wartet … Vor einem Jahr behauptete Cadence ins Wunderland gereist zu sein, aber niemand glaubt ihr. Melody kehrt in ihr Haus der Kindheit zurück, um ihren Eltern bei dem Versuch zu helfen Cadence aus der Fantasie herauszureißen, die sie mit Grinsekatzen und einem heroischen Ritter namens Gareth erschaffen hatte. Nur findet sie sich am selben Ort wieder, von dem sie von Cadence verlangte zuzugeben, dass dieser nicht existiert, als sie einem weißen...
| Автор | Rebekah Lewis |
Que se passe-t-il lorsque le héros qui a sauvé le Wonderland (Pays des Merveilles) de la destruction du célèbre Jabberwock doit trouver un digne amant avant que la Red Queen (Reine Rouge) n'en choisisse un pour lui ? Le dernier des chats du Cheshire, Devrel, en a la solution parfaite. Il va simplement en choisir un dans le monde des humains et le lui offrir pour son non-anniversaire. Se rendant compte que ses amis lui font une blague, Cadence rentre chez elle quand elle voit un chat qui lui...
| Автор | Rebekah Lewis |
Uma jornalista tem um confronto com uma estrela do rock que ela é enviada para entrevistar, mas a tensão sexual é inegável. Quando a carreira de Cipriano está em perigo, pode Chastitu ajudá-lo ou ela ficará horrorizada quando seu segredo for revelado? Chastity Michaels não quer criticar a nova e sexy banda de rock, Um Dilema Mítico. Quando o sexy e enigmático Cirpriano Agrios cruza seu caminho pela primeira vez, eles se enfrentam horrivelmente. Eles não tem nada em comum, mas ele se torna um...
| Автор | Rebekah Lewis |