An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a ... |
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov's power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner - hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she's taken. But she and best friend Mal can't outrun her enemies for long. The Darkling is determined to claim Alina's magic and use it to take the Ravkan throne. With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army. But as the truth of Alina's destiny unfolds, she slips deeper into the Darkling's deadly game of forbidden magic. to save her ... |
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Млада жена с тъмно минало... Мили отчаяно се нуждае от работа. След дълго търсене и многобройни откази късметът най-сетне ѝ се усмихва. Наета е като прислужница от богатата Нина Уинчестър, която живее в разкошна къща със съпруга си Андрю и с разглезената си и капризна дъщеричка Сесилия. Още от първия работен ден обаче Мили започва да се сблъсква с редица странности: настаняват я да живее в малка стаичка на тавана; настроенията на Нина Уинчестър се менят рязко и намекват за сериозни психически проблеми. Единственият симпатичен член на семейство Уинчестър е Андрю. Съпругът на Нина е не само красив и преуспял, но също ... |
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"Мимолетно прелестни сме на земята" е писмо от един син до майка му, която не може да чете. Написано, когато разказвачът е близо до трийсетата си годишнина, то разкрива семейната история, започнала много преди той да се роди. История, чийто корени са в далечния Виетнам и отваря врата към части от живота му, за които майка му никога не е знаела. Едновременно свидетел на тежката, но безусловна любов между една самотна майка и нейния син, книгата е и брутално честен поглед върху наболели въпроси за западното общество като раса, класа и мъжественост. Задаването на тези въпроси е потопено в пристрастяване, насилие и ... |
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Царят демон. Огромната армия на Фйерда е готова да нападне, а Николай Ланцов ще събере цялата си изобретателност и чар - и дори чудовището вътре в себе си, - за да спечели тази война. Вещицата. Зоя Назяленска е изгубила вече твърде много в тази война. Видяла е как умира учителят ѝ и как възкръсва най-големият ѝ враг, и отказва да погребе още един приятел. Кралицата на опечалените. Нина Зеник е дълбоко в недрата на врага и рискува да бъде открита и да умре, но воюва с Фйерда отвътре, от самата ѝ столица. Но жаждата ѝ за мъст може да струва на страната ѝ победата, а на нея самата - ... |
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Read from the beginning with this deluxe hardback collector’s edition of the first novel in the worldwide-bestselling "Shadow and Bone" Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo! This edition features: brand-new artwork; intricate foil iconography from the world of the book; beautiful endpapers; sprayed edges. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold-a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed. Now Alina will ... |
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The intoxicating and bloodthirsty finale to the New York Times bestselling "The Cruel Prince", nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and New York Times bestseller "The Wicked King". After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister Taryn shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, ... |
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The Japanese Bestseller. ... What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In "Before the Coffee Gets Cold", we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafe's time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, ... |
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A glorious Collector's Edition of New York Times bestselling, epic fantasy novel "Crooked Kingdom", featuring: intricate gold iconography from the world of the book; seven pieces of full-color character artwork from Monolime; a new and exclusive letter of introduction from the author; deep black sprayed edges; endpaper maps. Welcome to the world of the Grisha. Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and ... |
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The much-anticipated first book in a brand-new duology by New York Times bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Face your demons or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a ... |
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A glorious Collector's Edition of New York Times bestselling, epic fantasy novel, "Six of Crows". Beautifully designed, with an exclusive letter from the author and six stunning full-colour character portraits. This covetable hardback with red sprayed edges is a perfect gift for fans, and a perfect way to discover the unforgettable writing of Leigh Bardugo. Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist: break into the Ice Court - a military stronghold that has never been breached - and retrieve a hostage whose knowledge could change Grisha magic forever. To succeed would mean riches ... |
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"I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear." Jude has tricked Cardan onto the throne, binding him to her for a year and a day. But the new High King does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undimmed. Meanwhile, a traitor in the court is scheming against her. Jude must fight for her life and the lives of those she loves, all while battling her own complicated feelings for Cardan. Now a year and a day seems like no time at all... An intoxicating and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times ... |
