Arbonne is a lush, fertile land near the sea, and its people revere music and the Goddess Rian. In Gorhaut, the God Corannos and war are the only considerations. These two countries are on a collision course, which ends in a war where brother fight father — and a life-long friendship ends in death.

Звідки взявся наш всесвіт? Що з ним відбувається? Куди діваються світи, що його населяють? А може всесвітів багато? Відповіді на ці та інші питання знають двоє друзів, які випадково потрапили в інший, більш старий, більш розвинений всесвіт, і які пережили безліч небезпечних пригод. Звичайно, якби це був хтось інший, він би загинув. Але наші хлопці з Землі. Вони вижили, врятували світ, стали героями.

The Broken is a place where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is nothing more than a fairy tale.  The Weird is a realm where blueblood aristocrats rule and the strength of your magic can change your destiny. Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, the place between both worlds. A perilous existence indeed, made even more so by a flood of magic-hungry creatures bent on absolute destruction.

On a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, is strolling home through a silent moonlit park when she is viciously attacked. When she awakes in the hospital, she has no recollection of that brutal night. But then slowly, painfully, details reveal themselves – dreams of two figures, one white and one black, hovering over her; snatches of a strange and haunting song; the unfamiliar texture of a rough and deadly hand… In another part of the country, Martha Browne arrives in a Yorkshire seaside town, posing as an author doing research for a book. But her research is of a particularly macabre variety. Who is she hunting with such deadly determination? And why? The First Cut is a vivid and compelling psychological thriller, from the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Banks series.

One Pink Rose Headstrong Travis takes a journey that opens his eyes to the splendor of his beloved West—and his heart to Bostonian Emily Finnegan. One White Rose Steady and quiet, Douglas will do anything to protect a creature in need—and that includes the strong-willed Isabel Grant. One Red Rose Thoughtful Adam learns a powerful secret from the irrepressible Genevieve Delacroix—that true freedom only comes when he trusts his heart.

Book Ten of the Dresden FilesJim says, "Small Favor. Because, y'know, Harry still owes two."No one's tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow.An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, the Queen of Air and Darkness-and she's calling in her marker. It's a small favor he can't refuse…one that will trap Harry Dresden between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and one that will strain his skills-and loyalties-to their very limits.It figures. Everything was going too well to last…

Working the weekend shift, Caroline Mabry is confronted with a confession of murder from a charming derelict. At first sceptical, when she realizes he is the former politician Charles Mason, Caroline finds herself scrambling to investigate his long and progressively darker tale.

Интересно е, че Карл Май, човекът с «капитална фантазия», чиито герои срещаме от Северна Америка до Сибир, от делтата на река Нил до Суматра, е описал физическите и моралните качества на младата българска девойка Анка в романа си «През страната на скипетарите» така, както малцина писатели са съумели да открият това. И другите образи на българи са също положителни. А в следващия том «Жълтоликият» Май споменава за българския цар Симеон, за Златния век в развитието на българската култура. (Веселин Радков) «През страната на скипетарите» Кара бен Немзи и неговите спътници преследват банда престъпници. Неочаквано те се сблъскват с внушаващите страх «аладжи», по-късно попадат в планинска колиба, която трябва да бъде за тях капан и накрая преживяват един колкото драматичен, толкова и весел епизод в «кулата на старата майка». «През страната на скипетарите» принадлежи към шесттомно издание. Другите томове са: «През пустинята» (том 1), «През дивия Кюрдистан» (том 2), «От Багдад до Стамбул» (том 3), «През дебрите на Балкана» (том 4), «Шутът» (том 6).

In only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world…

In this latest novel from bestselling author John Verdon, ingenious puzzle solver Dave Gurney puts under the magnifying glass a notorious serial murder – one whose motives have been enshrined as law-enforcement dogma – and discovers that everyone has it wrong. The most decorated homicide detective in NYPD history, Dave Gurney is still trying to adjust to his life of quasi-retirement in upstate New York when a young woman who is producing a documentary on a notorious murder spree seeks his counsel. Soon after, Gurney begins feeling threatened: a razor-sharp hunting arrow lands in his yard, and he narrowly escapes serious injury in a booby-trapped basement. As things grow more bizarre, he finds himself reexamining the case of The Good Shepherd, which ten years before involved a series of roadside shootings and a rage-against-the-rich manifesto. The killings ceased, and a cult of analysis grew up around the case with a consensus opinion that no one would dream of challenging – no one, that is, but Dave Gurney. Mocked even by some who'd been his supporters in previous investigations, Dave realizes that the killer is too clever to ever be found. The only gambit that may make sense is also the most dangerous – to make himself a target and get the killer to come to him. To survive, Gurney must rely on three allies: his beloved wife Madeleine, impressively intuitive and a beacon of light in the gathering darkness; his de-facto investigative "partner" Jack Hardwick, always ready to spit in authority's face but wily when it counts; and his son Kyle, who has come back into Gurney's life with surprising force, love and loyalty. Displaying all the hallmarks for which the Dave Gurney series is lauded – well-etched characters, deft black humor, and ingenious deduction that ends in a climactic showdown – Let the Devil Sleep is something more: a reminder of the power of self-belief in a world that contains too little of it.

A távoli alaszkai vadrezervátum kietlen térségeit Sloane vadőr feladata megóvni az orvvadászoktól. Amikor egy napon egy grizzly tetemére bukkan, biztos benne, hogy zsákmányra éhes gazemberek sarcolják a vidéket. Sloane azonban téved: a medvét nem vadorzók pusztították el, hanem egy földönkívüli vadász… egy Ragadozó.

The long-awaited companion to New York Times bestsellers Graceling and Fire Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck's reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle—disguised and alone—to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past. Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn't yet identified, holds a key to her heart.

When a monster named Isaac McQueen—taken down by Eve back in her uniform days—escapes from Rikers, he has two things in mind. One is to pick up where he left off, abducting young victims and leaving them scarred in both mind and body. The other is to get revenge on the woman who stopped him all those years ago.

До цієї книжки увійшли речі, написані кількома роками раніше, коли світ ще не виглядав таким приреченим, але, безперечно, вже був приречений. «Острів КРК», повість «про кохання як порятунок і свободу як прокляття», та кілька коротких новел — ото, властиво, і весь її вміст. Та ще авторські коментарі, котрі, можливо, крім самого автора, нікому не потрібні. Та ще передмова Юрія Андруховича, більше схожа на післямову до всього корпусу теперішнього українського письменства. * * * Іздрик Юрій — прозаїк, поет, культуролог, автор концептуального журнального проекту «Четвер». Живе і працює в Калуші. Іздрик — один із креаторів станіславського феномену. Творчість Іздрика-поета — це Numen, Торжество нюансованих доторків до буття, текстових тіней, з котрих вибудовується розгорнений простір-задля-уяви, необов'язковий і сповнений симпатичних ігрових монстрів. Іздрик-прозаїк тяжіє до ремінісцентної гри з читачем a la Nabokoff, коли зміст і суперзміст сховані у мікро- і макрошаради натяків та екстраполяцій, синонімічних рядів і псевдоцитат, гри у палімпсести та паліндромічне самоцитування. Нарцисизм творчості Іздрика створює достатню відстань між його іронічно-смаковою культурологічною нарацією та художніми текстами. Схильний до візуально-текстового синтезу, іздрик знайшов у цій сфері мистецтва альтернативу традиційній візіопоезії, зберігаючи при цьому значний потенціал атракційованої наративності. Остаточне перетворення Іздрика на культового письменника відбудеться, безперечно, завдяки «дев'яностикам». На тлі їх креативної неспроможності деміургія Іздрика сприймається гіпертрофовано. Володимир ЄШКІЛЄВ * * * Художнє оформлення автора

When Jack Newlin comes home to find his wife dead on the floor of their elegant dining room, he's convinced he knows who killed her – and determined that the murderer should escape detection. Making a split-second decision, he sets about doctoring the evidence in order to frame himself for the crime. And to hammer the final nail in his coffin, he hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find: Mary DiNunzio of Philadelphia law firm Rosato and Associates. Unfortunately for Jack, hiring Mary could turn out to be a big mistake. Inexperienced she may be, but Mary soon discovers that instead of defending a guilty client who claims to be innocent, she has an innocent client falsely proclaiming his guilt.

Pregnant and on the run, Rachel Malone Delcorte is the only witness to the murder of two federal agents. Mob boss Carlos Delcorte wants her baby – his grandson – and he wants Rachel dead. But as fate would have it, sheriff's deputy Jethro "J.J." Fox gets to Rachel first. After delivering her baby and seeing her safely to her billionaire grandfather's estate, he's sworn to protect the beautiful widow. Keeping mother and son safe isn't the problem for J.J. – he's used to handling the bad guys. Matters of the heart – that's a whole different story. He's always had his own agenda. One he's not sure Rachel can accept…

Detective Daniel Fox has just met with a grizzly end. The dawn of his afterlife is where our story begins. To redeem his soul and earn a place in Heaven, Daniel must first venture to the 9th Fortress: Lucifer’s primary prison in the heart of hell-fire. There the worst of the worst are contained, and Daniel’s mission is to save one particular soul from its dungeon. To help him achieve that almighty feat, the detective was given a defender-a samurai warrior called Kat-the most dangerous man who ever lived and the only one qualified, and capable of leading this perilous expedition. Together, the Kat and Fox encounter the unnatural and supernatural on their decent to the pit, and all of it trying to stop them.

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